
4CH/8CH/16CH DVR
Quick Start Guide
1. Packing........................................P. 3
2. Hard Disk Installation................P. 4
3. Front Panel Controls..................P. 6
4. Rear Panel Connectors..............P. 7
5. Live Operations….....................P. 10
6. Playback Operations................P. 13
7. PTZ Operations……...................P.14

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1. DVR
2. Quick Start
3. IR Remote Control
4. Battery
5. CD
6. Hard Disk Mount
7. Screws
8. Power Adaptor
9. SATA Cord
Note: Standard shipping products do not include HDD

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Step1) Take out the screws as pictures show.
Back panel 3 screws
Step 2) Open the cover follow the arrow direction.

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Step3) Connect SATA & Power wire to Hard Disk and put it on the rack mount.
Step 4) Put the cover back and fix it with 3 screws as Step 1 indicated.
Note: After installation, please initialize Hard Disk before starting to record. For more detailed
information, please check out User Manual Utility Setup for reference.

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Power: Power is on.
HDD: Hard disk is in use.
LAN: Connected to the internet (in red: Remote user logged in).
REC: Recording.
PLAY: Playing back.
In LIVE mode, press to display the BACKUP menu. In SETUP
mode, press to return to previous page.
In LIVE mode, display with picture in picture format.
In LIVE or PLAYBACK mode, enlarge the display of a channel.
In LIVE mode, display PTZ menu.
In LIVE mode, freeze the screen.
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In SETUP mode, press to move cursor up. In PLAYBACK
mode, press to slow down.
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In SETUP mode, press to move cursor down. In PLAYBACK
mode, press to stop playing back.
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In SETUP mode, press to increase value. In PLAYBACK mode
press to play forwards.
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In SETUP mode, press to reduce value. In PLAYBACK mode,
press to play rewind.
Port for USB external devices (Rear port for USB mouse device)
In LIVE mode, press to display menu. In PLAYBACK mode, press
to pause playback.
Enable / Disable key tone.
In LIVE mode, display UTILITY menu.
In LIVE mode, display STATUS menu.
Play back in normal speed.
Input sensor for the remote control.
In SETUP mode, press to enter sub menu. In Live mode, switch to
full screen display.

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4CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS
BNC input ports for cameras, 4 in total.
RCA output port for audio signal.
RCA input port for audio signal.
BNC port for the main monitor.
Port for USB mouse device (Front port for USB external
devices)
Socket for a DC 12V input.

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8CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS
BNC input ports for cameras, 8 in total.
RCA output port for audio signal.
RCA input port for audio signal.
BNC port for the main monitor.
Port for USB mouse device (Front port for USB external
devices)
Socket for a DC 12V input.

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16CH REAR PANEL CONNECTORS
BNC port for the main monitor.
BNC input ports for cameras, 16 in total.
RCA input port for audio signal.
RCA output port for audio signal.
External SATA hard disks port for expanding recording space.
Port for USB mouse device (Front port for USB external
devices)
Socket for a DC 12V input.

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You can monitor all the channels, listen to audio signal and have some related operations under
LIVE mode. This paragraph describes the IR remote control, mouse operation and on screen
graphical icons under LIVE mode.
Table 5-1 Functions of remote control under LIVE mode
Start playing back the most recently recorded segment.
Switch to full screen or multi split display.
Enable/ Disable setup Menu.
Enable/ Disable backup menu.

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Table 5-2 Graphical icons that will display after right-clicking your mouse under LIVE
mode
Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following
four menu icons.
Resting the cursor on this icon will bring up the following
five display icons.
ZOOM, double the screen size.
LOCK, activate the key lock.

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Table 5-3 Description of on screen graphical icons in LIVE mode
Motion detected on the channel
Video loss detected on the channel
Connected to the LAN cable.
Freeze is on, screen is frozen
Shows the current hard disk space has been used
(99% mean used 99%, remain 1%)
Lower right of each CH will show the current time
Record and snap shot file saving path setup
Enable / Disable Shortcut Toolbar

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Switch to PLAYBACK mode by pressing “PLAY” under the LIVE mode, the graphical icon
will show up on the upper center of the screen and the operation panel ( see below picture) will
show up at right lower corner of the screen. You can drag the panel by mouse to place it on any
location of your screen.
Table 6-1 Remote control functions under the PLAYBACK mode
Switch to full screen, quad
Play back at normal speed.
Play back at slower speed. The speed will be slowed to 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, by
each pressing of the button till the slowest limitation of the normal speed.
Fast rewind. Each press increases the speed to the next level. There are
six speeds: 2x, 4X, 8X, 16x, 32X and 64X.
Fast forward. Each press increases the speed to the next level. There
are six speeds: 2x, 4X, 8X, 16x, 32X and 64X.
Table 6-2 The mouse operation under the PLAYBACK mode
「▲ / SLOW」, slow playback
If you want to monitor single channel, please choose a channel and click left
button of mouse two times.

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Switch to the PTZ mode by pressing “PTZ” button under the LIVE mode. The PTZ icon
will appear on upper left side of screen and the control panel will appear on the down right side
of screen.
Table 7-1 Mouse operation under the PTZ mode
Leave PTZ Mode,back to the LIVE mode
Pre-set number N. (0~255)
Set current PTZ location at pre-set number N.
「TOUR」, press to activate pre-set tour*
「PIP」, Set current PTZ location as the start of line-scan. *
「FREEZE」, Activate line-scan. *
「ZOOM」, Set current PTZ location as the end of line-scan. *
To move PTZ in 360°
PTZ zoom in; PTZ zoom out
PTZ focus in; PTZ focus out.
PTZ IRIS open, PTZ IRIS close.
Below functions need support from specific PTZ manufacturer.
Please check user manual of your PTZ for more detail.
AUX 1~8,「AUTO」Key + Number key「1~8」
「Backup」, Customized function。
* PTZ communication protocols from different brands aren’t compatible 100%
sometimes. Therefore, some of these functions may be unavailable.