Swann H.264 manual Operating the DVR Locally, Default Password Information, English, Basic Setup

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Operating the DVR Locally

The camera icon indicates that this camera is currently recording. This icon will be the same whether the recording was scheduled, initiated manually or triggered by motion (though the motion icon will also be present if there’s motion detected).

The motion icon indicates that the DVR is detecting motion coming from this camera. It doesn’t necessarily mean it’s recording (the camera icon will be there, too, if that’s the case!).

Video Loss indicates that the channel displaying this has lost the feed from its camera. This may be caused by a disconnected/damaged cable, the camera may have lost power or the video standard might be wrong (PAL/NTSC).

If you see this icon on-screen (it’ll be lurking in the lower right corner by default) it indicates that something has gone wrong. Click the icon to access the Event Log where you’ll get more information about exactly what has gone wrong.

To open the Menu Bar:

•Right click with the mouse on the live viewing screen. or

•Press the MENU button on the DVR.

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1)Menu: Opens the main menu.

2)Single Camera View: Shows images from one camera in full-screen.

3)Quad-Camera (2 x 2) View: Divides the screen into four viewing windows, each showing images from one camera.

4)Next Camera(s): Cycles the cameras displayed in viewing mode.

5)Start/Stop Tour: Starts or stops auto channel switching.

6)PTZ Control: Opens the PTZ control window.

7)Digital Zoom: Increases the size of things in view, at the cost of visual quality.

8)PIP: Picture-in-picture. Allows you to view two channels at once, with one full screen and the other as a small overlay.

9)Manual Record: Initiates manual recording.

10)Playback: Opens the Search: Playback (page 33) menu.

11)Audio On/Off: Enables or disables the audio function of the DVR.

12)Run Start-up Wizard: Runs the initial start-up wizard.

Basic Setup

Default Password Information

To ensure your privacy, this DVR supports password protection.

The default, all-access username is “admin”. If the DVR asks you to log in before you’ve set a password, enter

admin as your username and leave the password blank. This will give you access to all areas of the DVR. The password function is disabled by default. However, if you’re asked for a password, the default is “12345”.

To ensure your ongoing privacy, we strongly recommend setting a password as soon as possible. Choose

something that you’ll remember, but that others would be unlikely to guess.

If you do manage to lock yourself out of the DVR, you’ll need to contact us at the Swann Technical Support

Telephone Helpdesk - the number is on the back cover.

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