Appendix B) How to Upgrade Firmware
AppendixB)HowtoUpgradeFirmwareToimprovetheproductperformanceinthesoftwareaspect,youmayupgradethefirmware.
Toupgradethefirmware,prepareaUSBmemorystickandfollowtheinstructionsbelow.
① AttheSystemmenuunderSystemSetup,select"TESTMODE,"andthenpressENTER.
② TheDVRrebootsitself,andthenenterstheDVRDIAGNOSTICSMENUautomatically,displaying
thescreenbelow.
③ PlugUSBdeviceintotheUSBport,createan"UPGRADE"folderintheUSBmemorystick,and
thencopyandpastethenewfirmwaretothefolder.Makesuretonamethefirmwarefolder
"UPGRADE".Otherwise,theDVRwillnotdownloadthefirmwarefromthememorystick.
④ AttheDVRDIAGNOSTICSMENU,selectUSBUPGRADE.Thefollowingscreendisplaysasthe
firmwareisautomaticallyupgraded.
⑤ Oncetheupgradeisfinished,theDVRautomaticallyrebootsitself.Afterareboot,theDVRenters
theDVRDIAGNOSTICSMENUagain.SelectBOOTAPPLICATIONintheDVRDIAGNOSTICSMENU.
⑥ TheDVRonceagainrebootsitself,andthenentersthenormalmonitoringscreen;thisindicates
thefirmwareupgradeissuccessfullyfinished.
⑦ Others:Theproductdoesnotsupportthefirmwareupgradeoverthenetworkbecauseitcarries
risksofcausingcriticalerrorstotheproduct,incaseitisdisconnectedfromthenetwork,dueto
thingssuchasconnectionerrors,whileupgrading.
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