Important safety information ........................................................................................................................................ 71
Explanation of symbols .................................................................................................................................................. 71
Intended use .................................................................................................................................................................. 71
General .......................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Power supply ................................................................................................................................................................. 71
Overload/over voltage .................................................................................................................................................... 72
Cable .............................................................................................................................................................................. 72
Care and maintenance ................................................................................................................................................... 73
Accessories .................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Start-up .......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Children .......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 74
General information ....................................................................................................................................................... 74
Unpacking the device ..................................................................................................................................................... 74
Recorder scope of delivery ............................................................................................................................................ 74
Device overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 75
Front ............................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Rear of the 4-channel recorder ...................................................................................................................................... 75
Rear of the 8-channel recorder ...................................................................................................................................... 75
Status displays ............................................................................................................................................................... 76
LED illumination ............................................................................................................................................................. 76
General .......................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Operating with a mouse ................................................................................................................................................. 76
On-screen keyboard ...................................................................................................................................................... 76
Quickstart guide ............................................................................................................................................................. 77
Before you start .............................................................................................................................................................. 77
Installing the hard disk drive .......................................................................................................................................... 77
Make the connections .................................................................................................................................................... 77
Starting the device ......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Configuring the device ................................................................................................................................................... 77
Setup wizard ................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Setting up the system .................................................................................................................................................... 79
Administrator set up ....................................................................................................................................................... 79
System time and date .................................................................................................................................................... 79
Network settings ............................................................................................................................................................ 80
Hard disk drive management ......................................................................................................................................... 81
Setting up network cameras .......................................................................................................................................... 81
Camera recording .......................................................................................................................................................... 81
Live view ......................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................ 82
Status symbols ............................................................................................................................................................... 82
Pop-up menu with mouse operation .............................................................................................................................. 82
Selection bar in the camera image ................................................................................................................................ 83
Playback in live view ..................................................................................................................................................... 84
General .......................................................................................................................................................................... 84
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