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Table of Contents
PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................................1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................1
TECHNICIAN NOTES...............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................3
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................................................................3
FEATURES...............................................................................................................................................................4
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS...............................................................................................................................7
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS.....................................................................................................................................8
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND LEDS .................................................................................................................8
DVR/HVR .............................................................................................................................................................8
EVR/HVR..............................................................................................................................................................9
REAR PANEL CONNECTORS...............................................................................................................................10
DVR/HVR ...........................................................................................................................................................10
EVR/HVR............................................................................................................................................................11
PCI Card Configuration ......................................................................................................................................12
x120 x60 PCI Configuration...........................................................................................................................12
x120R PCI Configuration ...............................................................................................................................12
x240 8 and 16 Channel PCI Configuration.....................................................................................................12
x240 32 Channel PCI Configuration ..............................................................................................................13
x480 PCI Configuration..................................................................................................................................13
GETTING STARTED...................................................................................................................................................15
IDENTIFYING INCLUDED COMPONENTS............................................................................................................16
OPTIONAL COMPONENTS ...................................................................................................................................17
KEYBOARD SETUP ...............................................................................................................................................18
MOUSE SETUP......................................................................................................................................................18
MONITOR SETUP ..................................................................................................................................................19
POWER SETUP......................................................................................................................................................19
CONNECTING A VIDEO SOURCE TO THE DVR..................................................................................................20
CONNECTING SENSORS TO THE DVR...............................................................................................................21
CONNECTING CONTROL OUTPUTS TO THE DVR.............................................................................................21
LOOPING OUTPUTS..............................................................................................................................................22
LOOPING OUTPUT TERMINATION.......................................................................................................................22
CONNECTING A PTZ CAMERA.............................................................................................................................23
Attaching the RS-422 Adapter (x120 and x60 models).......................................................................................23
Attaching the RS-485 Adapter (x120R, x240 and x480 models) ........................................................................23
HARD DRIVE ARRAY.............................................................................................................................................24
Swapping a Hard Drive.......................................................................................................................................24
DVR BASICS...............................................................................................................................................................27
TURNING ON THE DVR.........................................................................................................................................28
TURNING OFF THE DVR.......................................................................................................................................28
USING THE DVR UTILITY......................................................................................................................................29
Exporting DVR Settings......................................................................................................................................29
Importing DVR Settings......................................................................................................................................29
Changing Video Format......................................................................................................................................30