EN Setup Wizard Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Welcome to the Setup Wizard! The Setup Wizard automatically runs the first time you start your DVR and will guide you through all the important settings you need to get your DVR up and working. Please be patient as it can take a moment for the wizard to appear after turning on your DVR.
1 Choose your Language Choose the language you want the menu system to be displayed in, and then click Apply to continue.
2 Turn off Setup Wizard Uncheck the Start wizard when device starts? option. Once you have completed the Setup Wizard, you do not require it to run again the next time you start your DVR. If you want to re-launch the Setup Wizard in the future you can always do so by selecting the Enable Wizard checkbox in the the Configuration menu screen, and then rebooting the DVR. Click Next to continue.
3 Set New Password We recommend changing the DVR’s default password of 12345 to a new password. To do so, select the New Admin Password box, enter 12345 into the Admin Password field, and then enter your new password into the New Password and Confirm fields. Click Next to continue.
4 Set Date & Time It’s important that your DVR has the correct time and date, as well as the correct time zone to ensure recorded events are properly time stamped and schedules are triggered at the right time. Click Next to continue. Time Zone: Select the time zone that you’re in. Date Format: Select the preferred date format. System Date: Set the current date. System Time: Set the current time.
5 Configure Daylight Saving Time (DST) You can configure your DVR to automatically adjust its time for Daylight Savings in your time zone. You can set when daylight saving time starts and ends, for example - 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of a particular month. Enable the Enable DST checkbox and adjust accordingly. If Daylight Savings is not observed in your region, leave the Enable DST checkbox unchecked. The Enable NTP option is checked by default.
6 Configure Email Details Sender’s email, eg. “yourDVR@gmail.com” Sender’s email password Enter “smtp.gmail.com” Change to “465” for Gmail Sender’s name. For example, “John’s DVR” The Email address, eg. “yourDVR@gmail.com” You can configure your email account details so that the DVR can send you email alerts when events occur. We recommend using Gmail because it works well with your DVR and it’s free! If you don’t have a Gmail address, go to www.gmail.
7 Live View Screen Live View is the default display mode for the DVR. Each camera that’s connected to the DVR will be displayed here. You can check the status and operate your DVR and cameras with the icons and menus on the Live View screen. Quick Camera Toolbar Quickly access regularly used DVR features by leftclicking with the mouse on one of the live video channels available. *Buttons shown here may vary by model. For more information, consult the user manual supplied with your DVR.
8 Live View Icons & Controls Menu Bar 1. Open the Main Menu. 2. Open a single channel for viewing in full screen mode. 3. Select a multi-screen viewing option, which allows you to see multiple video feeds at once. 4. Display the previous set of channel(s). 5. Display the next set of channel(s). 6. Turn on sequence mode to automatically switch between channels at specific intervals (also known as Dwell Time) when you are on single channel and certain multi-channel screen modes. 7.
