QSD42908 User’s Manual
Chapter 4 Basic Operation Guide
4.1 Power on
Note: Please make sure the power supply is the correct one for the DVR and the AC adapter is connected correctly. Before switching DVR on, please connect one monitor to VOUT or VGA interface, otherwise you can not see graphic user interface and can not operate the DVR.
If【POWER】light is off, please do the following:
Step1:
Step2: Switch on the power button on the rear panel.
If【POWER】light is red, just press【POWER】button to start DVR.
When DVR is started,【POWER】light is green. On the monitor or VGA display, DSP and HDD initialization process will be shown.
The first line represents DSP initialization. If the DSP icon is “×”, it means there is a DSP initialization error, please contact administrator at once.
The second line represents HDD initialization. If the HDD icon is “×”, it means
the HDD is not installed or not detected. If HDD is not detected, please contact administrator.
Note: If HDD is not installed or not detected, DVR will beep an alarm. You can disable the beeping in “alarm” menu
4.2 Preview
DVR will enter into preview mode after it is started.
On preview screen, you can see date, time, camera name and camera status icon.
Set system date and time in “Camera” → “Date OSD” menu, please refer to
Chapter 5.5;
Change camera name in “Camera” menu, please refer to Chapter 5.5
On the screen, it will display record and alarm status of each camera. As shown in fig 4.1, These two types of status will switch over automatically.
Press【A】key to display or hide the camera status bar.
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