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CONTENTS

Preface ....................................................................... 4
About the user manuals ......................................... 4
System requirements for a PC ............................... 4
Trademarks and registered trademarks ................. 5
Abbreviations ......................................................... 5
Restrictions upon display of images ...................... 6
Before using this product ........................................... 7
Video Motion Detection (VMD) function ................. 7
Time display of recorded images ........................... 7
Black screen displayed when playing recorded
images .................................................................... 7
Recording mode ..................................................... 8
Event type .............................................................. 8
Major operating controls and their functions ............. 9
Front view ............................................................... 9
About the operation window .................................... 14
Monitor 1 .............................................................. 14
Monitor 2 .............................................................. 15
Basic operation ........................................................ 20
Operations using the buttons on the front
panel ..................................................................... 20
Operations using a mouse ................................... 23
Login operation at startup ........................................ 27
Monitor live images from cameras ........................... 28
Select a monitor (monitor 1/monitor 2) ................ 29
Display images on a 1-screen .............................. 30
Display/Hide the camera title and the
status bar ............................................................. 30
Display images on a multiscreen .......................... 32
Display images from multiple cameras
sequentially (sequence display) ........................... 34
Record images ......................................................... 35
Recording areas on the hard disk drive ............... 35
Record images (Manual recording) ...................... 36
Emergency recording ........................................... 37
Play recorded images ............................................... 38
Play images from a designated point ....................... 43
Play image recorded at a designated time and
date ...................................................................... 43
Search and play ........................................................ 45
Search and play recording events (recording
event search) ........................................................ 45
Search filter .......................................................... 45
Search for copied recorded images and play
(copy data search) ................................................ 48
Copied data list window ....................................... 48
Search for time and date when a motion was
detected from recorded images and play (VMD
search) .................................................................. 51
Event function .......................................................... 56
Event action .......................................................... 56
Cancel the alarm action ....................................... 57
Suspend the alarm action .................................... 58
Cancel the error action ......................................... 58
Copy recorded images ............................................. 59
Operation and configuration when connecting the
recorders in cascading connection .......................... 62
Configuration ........................................................ 62
Operation using the buttons on the front panel ... 63
Operate using the system controller .................... 63
Operate the camera ................................................. 64
Display the camera control panel ......................... 64
Panning/Tilting ..................................................... 65
Zooming .............................................................. 65
Focus adjustment ................................................. 66
Iris adjustment ...................................................... 66
Preset position function ....................................... 67
Auto functions (Auto panning, etc.) ...................... 69
Operate the setup menu of the camera ............... 70
Disk management ................................................... 71
Delete images recorded on the hard disk drives
manually ............................................................. 71
Format (initialize) an SDHC/SD memory card ...... 73
Configure the network settings ................................ 74
Configure the network settings of the recorder.... 74
Configure the network settings of the PC ............ 74
Network security of the recorder .............................. 76
The security function of the recorder ................... 76
To enhance the network security ......................... 76
Display the operation window .................................. 77
About the operation window .................................... 78
Top Page .............................................................. 78
[Control] button .................................................... 79
Status display area ............................................... 81
Download operation area ..................................... 82
[HDD] tab .............................................................. 82
[CAM] tab ............................................................. 83
Monitor live images from cameras ........................... 85
Display images on a 1-screen .............................. 85
Display images on a multiscreen .......................... 87
Display images from multiple cameras
sequentially (sequence display) ........................... 88
Record images ......................................................... 89
Record images (Manual recording) ...................... 89
Play recorded images ............................................... 90
Play image recorded at a designated time and
date .......................................................................... 92