Night Owl Optics Digital Video Recorder, Zeus-DVR5 Main Interface, Using The Onscreen Display

User’s Manual

CHAPTER 5: DVR START UP 5.1 System Initialization

After connecting the power adapter and turning on the power, the system will boot-up and start initializing.

5.2 Main Interface

After initialization, the main interface will load. When there are video inputs, the interface will display live images from the cameras. In the main interface, if you use the mouse to double-click the live image of any channel, the image will be maximized to full screen, by double-clicking again, the display will return to multiple channel mode displaying image from multiple cameras; clicking the right button of the mouse, will load the Pop-up Menu; by clicking the left button of the mouse to select options; when clicking any area outside the menu, you will close the Pop-up menu.

USING THE ONSCREEN DISPLAY

Use the system’s graphical onscreen display to navigate menus and configure options and settings.

1.Date & Time: Displays the date and time on the system.

2.Channel Title: Displays the customizable name for the channel.

3.Record Status: Displays the current recording status of the system: R=Normal recording; M=motion recording; H= HDD problem; and I=Alarm recording.

4.Channel number: Displays channel number.

NOTE: By default, passwords are disabled on the system. You do not need to enter a password when accessing any system menus. However, for security purposes, it is highly recommended to enable passwords on the system using the Password Menu.

For details, see “Managing Passwords”

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