Honeywell 4 Channel Manual

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Normal Setup Screen
Figure 3-4 Normal Setup Screen
Press MENU to enter the Normal Setup screen. If the Quick Setup screen displays, turn 
it off as described above. The Normal Setup screen gives you access to all the DVR 
setup screens.
System Information
Use the System Information screen to name the Site Description (name), assign a unit 
ID number, select the language to use, and upgrade the software. 
Highlight System Information (MENU 
➤ System ➤ System Information) and press 
 . The System Information screen displays.
Figure 3-5 System Information Screen
1. Highlight Change and press  . The System Information Change screen displays. 
						

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Figure 3-6 System Information Change Screen
2. Highlight the box beside Site Description and press  . A virtual keyboard 
displays.
Figure 3-7 Virtual Keyboard
3. Use the Arrow keys to highlight the first character you want in the Site Title field 
and then press  . That character appears in the title bar and the cursor moves to 
the next position. You can use up to 20 characters including spaces in your title.
Press   to toggle between the upper and lower case keyboards.
Press   to backspace to the previous character.
Press   to delete entered characters. 
After you have entered your title, highlight Close and then press  .
4. Highlight the box beside Unit ID and then press  . 
Change the number by highlighting it and using the Up and Down Arrow buttons 
to increase and decrease the number. The Unit ID number is used to identify the 
unit when it is networked with other DVRs.
NoteYou cannot use the same number for two or more DVRs that are 
within the same network.
5. Highlight the box beside Language and press  . A drop-down list displays the 
available languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German). Highlight the 
desired language and then press  .
 
  
						

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6. The box beside H/W Version and S/W Version displays current hardware and 
software versions of the DVR.
NoteYou can upgrade the software only in the System Information 
Change screen. 
Only the System Administrator can upgrade the software. 
You cannot upgrade the software during clip copy.
To upgrade the software:
a. Connect the USB device containing the upgrade package file to the DVR. 
Highlight Upgrade… and press  . The System Upgrade screen displays 
showing the upgrade package file name.
NoteIf no hard disk drives are installed in the DVR, the Upgrade… 
button will be disabled.
NoteIf the file system on the USB -IDE hard disk drive or USB flash 
drive is not FAT16 or FAT32 format, format the device using 
FAT16 or FAT32 format.
Figure 3-8 System Upgrade Screen
b. Select Start and then enter the Admin password to start the upgrade. 
c. The system restarts automatically after the upgrade is complete. The software 
starts running after restarting the unit.  
						

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NoteOnly the system administrator can upgrade the software.
You cannot upgrade the software during clip copy.
7. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and pressing  . Selecting Cancel 
exits the screen without saving the changes.
Date/Time Setup
Highlight Date/Time in the Main Menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ Date/Time) and then 
press  . The Date/Time setup screen displays.
Figure 3-9 Date/Time Screen
CautionIf you set a date and time that is older than some of your recorded 
images, any images with dates and times later than the new 
setting will be deleted.
1. Highlight the first box beside Date/Time and then press  . The individual sections 
of the date highlight. 
Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons or the Jog Dial to change the number. Use 
the Left and Right Arrow buttons to move between month, day and year. 
After you have the correct date, press .
2. Highlight the second box beside Date/Time and press . The individual sections 
of the time will highlight. 
Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons or the Jog Dial to change the number.
Use the Left and Right Arrow buttons to move between hour, minutes and 
seconds. 
After you have the correct time, press . 
						

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NoteThe clock will not start running until you have restarted the unit, 
so you may wish to set the time last.
3. Highlight the box beside Time Zone and press . Select the time zone you are in 
from the list and press .
4. Highlight the box beside Daylight Saving Time and press . Pressing  toggles 
between On and Off. 
5. Highlight the Holiday Setup… box and press . You can set up holidays by 
highlighting Add: and pressing . The current date displays.
6. Highlight the month and day and change them by using the Up and Down Arrow 
buttons. Press   to add the date. Dates can be deleted by highlighting the X 
beside the date and pressing  .
NoteHolidays that do not fall on the same date each year should be 
updated after the current year’s holiday has passed.
Figure 3-10 Holiday Setup Screen
To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the screen 
without saving the changes.
Highlight the Time Sync… box on the Date/Time Setup screen, and  . You can 
synchronize the DVR time with any standard time servers that are available in most time 
zones and countries, or synchronize time between two different DVRs. 
						

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Figure 3-11 Time Sync Screen
Highlight the box beside Automatic Time Sync and then press   to toggle between 
On and Off.
Highlight the box beside SNTP Server and then press  . Change the numbers by 
highlighting them and using the Up and Down arrows to increase or decrease the 
number value.
Highlight the box beside Interval and then press  . Set the time interval for 
synchronization from 30 to 300 minutes.
The box beside System Clock displays the DVR time setting.
The box beside Server Clock displays the time setting of the time server. Highlighting 
the Update button and then pressing  updates the server clock.
NoteThe Server Clock displays – when the DVR cannot load the time 
information from the time server.
The box beside Next Synchronization displays the time when the next synchronization 
is scheduled. If you want to synchronize the time instantly, highlight the Now… button 
and then press  .
CautionWhen selecting Now…, any video with a later time and date will 
be lost if the time and date of a time server is earlier than the last 
recorded image of the DVR. 
						

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NoteWhen the time difference between the DVR and the time server is 
more than one minutes, the DVR might not synchronize the time 
to prevent any unexpected loss of recorded video data. If you 
want to synchronize the time manually, select Now… .
Highlight the Run as Server box and then press   to toggle between On and Off. When 
it is On, the DVR you are setting up runs as a time server.
To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the screen 
without saving the changes.
Highlight the box beside Date Format and press  . A list of date formats displays. 
Highlight the format you wish to use and then press  . The choices are:
MM-DD-YYYY
DD-MM-YYYY
YYYY-MM-DD
MM/DD/YYYY
DD/MM/YYYY
YYYY/MM/DD
To change the time format, highlight the box beside Time Format and then press . 
The DVR toggles between 12 Hours (AM/PM) and 24 Hours (military time).
To save your changes, highlight OK and then press  . Select Cancel to exit the screen 
without saving the changes.
System Check Screen
Use the System Check screen to check the status (fault condition) of the DVR. Highlight 
System Check in the Main Menu (MENU 
➤ System ➤ System Check) and then 
press  . The System Check setup screen displays. 
Figure 3-12 System Check (Config) Screen 
						

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1. Highlight the box under the On/Off heading and then press  . This toggles 
between On and Off. 
When it is On, the DVR reports a fault condition if it does not detect any recording 
or if there is no alarm during the designated time.
2. Highlight the box under the Interval heading and then press  . A slide bar 
displays allowing you to set the check interval from 1 Hour to 30 Days by using 
the Left and Right Arrow buttons.
3. The Status field displays the fault conditions. 
Good means that there was recording or an alarm occurred during the 
designated time. 
Bad indicates that there was no recording or no alarm occurred during the 
designated time.
4. Highlight the Alarm Out / Notify tab and the System Check - Alarm Out / Notify 
screen displays.
Figure 3-13 System Check (Alarm Out / Notify) Screen
5. Highlight the box under the Alarm Out heading and press  . A drop menu 
displays available alarm outputs for the recording problem.
6. Highlight the desired alarm output from the external alarm out terminal or internal 
buzzer, and press  .
NoteAlarm Out cannot be set to Check Point System.
7. Highlight the box under Notify and press  . This toggles between On and Off. 
When it is On, the DVR notifies the remote site of its System (Good) and Record 
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Storage Screen
Highlight Storage in the Main Menu (MENU ➤ System ➤ Storage) and then press 
 . The Storage setup screen displays. 
Figure 3-14 Storage Screen
The Type field displays the type and capacity of storage devices.
The Status field displays the device status or fault conditions. Options are:
Good
Disk Bad
S.M.A.R.T.
Alert
High Temperature
Not installed
NoteIf the DVR senses S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and 
Reporting Technology), Alert, or High Temperature, the 
S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Information screen displays. When this 
happens, we recommend that you replace the hard disk drive, 
usually within 24 hours.
The S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Information screen only displays in 
Live Monitoring mode.
The °C field displays the temperature of the storage device.
The Usage field displays the device usage. You can set the DVR to react to storage 
problems by activating an internal buzzer or external alarms, display a warning 
message and/or notifying a PC running RAS (Remote Administration System).
1. Highlight the box beside the Storage Problem Action: Alarm Out/Notify and 
then press . You can select Beep, the External Alarm Out Terminal you want to 
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2. Highlight S.M.A.R.T. Setup... and then press . The S.M.A.R.T. Setup screen 
displays. 
NoteIf no hard disk drives are installed in the DVR, the S.M.A.R.T. 
Setup… button is disabled.
Figure 3-15 S.M.A.R.T. Setup Screen
Your DVR shows the conditions of hard disk drives when the installed IDE hard 
disk drives support S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring program. 
a. Highlight the box beside Use. Press  to toggle between On and Off.
b. The Last-check field shows the date and time information of the last storage 
check.
c. Highlight the box beside Period and select from Daily, Weekly, or Monthly 
for the checking period.
NoteWhen you select Weekly or Monthly, the Day of Week or Day of 
Month fields will be activated under the Period field. Select the 
check day or check date.
d. Highlight the box beside Check Time and adjust the numbers as desired 
using the Arrow buttons.
e. Highlight the box beside Temperature Threshold and adjust the numbers as 
desired using the Arrow buttons.
f. Highlight the box beside Sensor Unit and select from Celsius or Fahrenheit.
g. If you want to check the storage status instantly, highlight Check Now, and 
then press .
h. You can save your changes by highlighting OK and then pressing . 
Selecting Cancel exits the screen without saving the changes.