Part 2 Configuring the DVR Software | Swann DVR4-5500 instruction

DVR4-5500™

Operating Instructions

Part 2: Configuring the DVR Software

Before we can start recording video, we need to take a moment to configure some of the settings on the DVR. We need to set the DATE & TIME, and then assign a PASSWORD for you. To do this, we need to use the infrared remote control which came with the DVR – here’s a quick overview of the remote and what the assortment of buttons on it do. Don’t be intimidated by the mass of buttons – most of them operate in a very similar way to the remote control on a DVD player or VCR, and many of them you’ll probably never need to touch.

2.1 Layout of the Infrared Remote Control

IR LED

POWER DVR / PC DVR / PTZ

4 5 6

7 8 9

LCD adj.

SEQ

Stop Slow Snap Pause

Home Stop Audio Zoom

Auto Preset Speed Goto

Zoom Focus

POWER: Turns the DVR and screen on and off.

Press once to enter “power-saving” mode, turning OFF the monitor, leaving the DVR ON. Press and hold to turn OFF the DVR. If the DVR is recording, it will ask you to confirm the shutdown procedure. Press once when DVR is OFF to turn it ON again.

NUMERICAL PAD: 0 – 9

Press to switch channel, much like a TV. They can also be used to enter DVR password. In PTZ mode, used with the Goto key to access pre-set options.

LDC adj.: Adjust Screen Settings

Press once to enter the LCD screen configuration menu. Changes made here will affect viewing conditions on screen, but will not alter the way that the DVR records images. The screen icon above will be shown whilst in LCD Adjustment Mode.

Menu: Enter the main menu

Press once to enter the menu, and once to exit the menu again. Whilst you are in a submenu, this button will take you back to the main menu.

: Multi-camera Monitoring

Toggles the number of video inputs displayed onscreen at once. As this DVR has only four video inputs, the additional buttons for nine or sixteen cameras have been disabled.

SEQ: Sequential Viewing Mode

Press once to cycle between active video inputs. Video channels which are inactive or have been assigned “covert” will not be displayed. Press again to stop cycling.

Arrow Keys: Basic Navigation

When in the menu, navigates between available options. Up and down arrows change settings once they are highlighted.

When in viewing mode, up and down change the channel, just like a regular TV.

Enter:

When in the menu, press to select an item or enter a sub-menu.

LIST:

Press once to see a list of recorded events, divided into categories.

Playback Keys: PLAY, REW (Rewind), FF (Fast-Forward), STOP, SLOW, PAUSE Controls the playback of recorded videos. They operate in the same way as a regular VCR or DVD player.

Snap: Capture a Still Image (Snapshot)

Used to take still images from the video, which are saved directly to an attached USB flash drive. (A USB device must be attached for this function to work correctly.)

Audio: Toggle Audio Monitoring Mode

Live monitoring mode: You will be able to overhear any audio the system is recording live.

No audio icon displayed: Audio is recorded, but not heard in the live window.

Zoom: Increase/Decrease Digital Zoom

Enlarges the image on the selected channel. Will not operate when the viewing mode is set to “default”. Will not change what the camera sees and records, just enlarges the displayed image.

Additional Buttons:

You might notice that there are several buttons on the remote not discussed here. This is not an omission on the part of the manual, but a function of the DVR remote. The remote control is designed to function with several DVR models. As such, the remote does have buttons which do not directly relate to your DVR. Don’t worry about these\ buttons – they will not do anything when pressed.