TROUBLESHOOTING

If problems with the unit persist even after you’ve followed the suggestions below, please disconnect the power cord and contact Pelco’s Technical Support Group at 800-289-9100.

 

 

Description of problem

Please consult the following

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unit will not turn on.

Is the power cord properly plugged in?

 

 

 

Is the LOCK indicator light on?

 

 

 

Is the TIMER REC indicator light on?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power is on, but the unit will not

Is the LOCK indicator light on?

 

 

operate.

Is the POWER button blinking? (The unit cannot be operated when the POWER button is blinking and it’s

 

INSTALLATION

 

the same when the other buttons and indicators are blinking.)

 

 

It is possible that the safety features are in operation.

 

 

Restart the unit by pressing the RESET button located at the back of the unit using a ballpoint pen or similar

 

 

object.

 

 

Is the REMOTE communication indicator light on (DX3016 models only)? Press the REMOTE communica-

 

 

tion button to turn off the light.

 

 

 

 

 

Images are not appearing on the

Are the monitor and camera(s) connected correctly?

 

 

monitor.

Is the unit receiving an input signal from the selected camera?

 

 

 

Check this by setting the unit to SPLIT 9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The quality of the monitor picture is poor.

Is the connecting cord connected correctly?

 

 

 

Is the camera’s focus adjusted correctly?

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unit will not start recording.

Is there any recording space left on the disk?

 

 

 

The unit begins recording only after the specified recording time. Was the unit stopped during the specified

 

 

 

recording time?

 

 

 

Is the PRE ALARM REC indicator light on?

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unit will not stop recording.

Is the LOCK indicator light on?

 

 

 

Is the unit running in Timer Recording mode? If so, cancel the Timer Recording and press the TIMER REC

 

RECORDING

 

button once again.

 

 

 

 

The unit will not perform Repeat

Is the unit running in Repeat Recording mode?

 

Recording.

 

 

 

 

 

The unit will not perform Timer

Are the date and current time set accurately?

 

 

 

 

Recording.

Are the Recording Start-/End-times and the recording interval set correctly?

 

 

 

If the recording interval has been set correctly, then has the recording medium been placed in the unit?

 

 

 

Has the recording medium’s write-protect been removed?

 

 

 

Is the HDD Repeat Recording setting set on REC•STANDBY?

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unit will not perform Alarm

Is the unit in stand-by mode?

 

 

Recording.

Are the peripheral switches, etc., connected correctly?

 

 

 

 

 

PLAYBACK

The unit will not perform playback.

Is the LOCK indicator light on?

 

 

Has the image data been erased?

 

 

Has the playback device been selected correctly?

 

 

Is the PRE ALARM REC indicator light on?

 

 

 

 

PERIPHERALRECORDING

 

The copying device/archive device does

Has the recording medium been inserted correctly into the unit?

 

not respond.

Is the unit currently in the middle of loading the recording medium?

 

 

Has the playback device been selected correctly?

DEVICE

 

 

Power is on, but I cannot get past the

Has the peripheral recording device been selected correctly?

“SETTING UP ...” display.

Is the peripheral recording device’s SCSI ID number set correctly?

 

Is the SCSI terminator switch off?

 

 

The unit will not backup all of the data

Inspect the recording medium.

on the hard disk.

Check the amount of available recording space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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