Page 19/67Chapter IV Basic Operation4.1 Turn onCheck whether the current and voltage of power supply accord with the digital video recorder before turning it on.Check whether video recording device is connected and whether the connection is proper. Check whether monitor isconnected to VOUT port or VGA port on rear panel. Connect properly and then turn on the recorder. Press Power buttonon front panel to turn on the recorder. Note: If the hard disk has been used and “Hard disk hasn’t been formatted. Format now?” is displayed; click“Yes” to format the hard disk and then you can record video normally. Click “No”, the hard disk won’t be formatted andyou can’t record video normally.4.2 Turn off Press the Power key on front panel to turn off the recorder.The recorder shouldn’t be turned off in backup process; otherwise the backup recording will be lost.Prompt: Cut off the power supply of recorder first and then turn off the peripheral devices. If you won’t use the recorderfor a long time, remove the power cord from outlet4.3 Time adjustYou need to set date/time before record video. Only set time can you search recorded files timely. Prompt: Stop the video recording when set date/time.Step 1 Press [Menu] key to enter system menu. If password protection is enabled, the “Input PWD” windowswill popup when you press [Menu] key and you need to enter valid password. (Default password: 88888888) If passwordprotection is disabled, you can press [Menu] key to enter menu setting interface directly.