English 3CONTENTS1 BEFORE USE..................................................5Notes on handling the internal HDD ................5Notes on installation locations .........................5The hard disk and cooling fan areconsumable components. ................................6Important recordings ........................................6Protection of the hard disk ...............................6Backup battery .................................................62 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS ......... 7Front panel ...................................................... 7Rear panel....................................................... 93 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ....... 10Basic connections ......................................... 10Connecting an amplifier ................................ 10Connecting ALARM IN terminals .................. 10Connecting SENSOR ALARM OUTterminals........................................................ 11Connecting control terminals......................... 11Connecting the power cord ........................... 111 PREPARING FOR USE.................................12Operation display area...................................12Changing the position of the operationdisplay area....................................................13Changing the language..................................13Setting the time ..............................................14The internal hard disk ....................................152 VIEWING VIDEO FROM A CAMERA ...........16Viewing on a full screen .................................16Viewing on multiple screens ..........................16Viewing with automatic screen selection .......17Viewing on the monitor 2 ...............................183 RECORDING .................................................19Normal recording ...........................................19Timer recording..............................................19Alarm recording..............................................20Pre-alarm recording .......................................214 PLAYBACK ...................................................22Playing video on a full screen ........................22Fast-forward and fast-rewind playback ..........22Changing the playback speed........................22Enlarging the playback video .........................23Viewing still images........................................24Performing frame advance(forward or reverse) .......................................24Playing video on multiple screens..................255 SEARCHING FOR RECORDED VIDEO ...... 26Alarm search ................................................. 27Alarm thumbnail search ................................ 28Time/date search .......................................... 28Archive area search ...................................... 30Motion detection search ................................ 306 SAVING (COPYING) RECORDED VIDEO... 34Copying video to the hard disk’sarchive area .................................................. 35Copying normal recording area, alarmrecording area, or archive area video to aCompactFlash card or Microdrive ................. 36Viewing images copied to a CompactFlashcard on a PC ................................................. 38INTRODUCTIONOPERATION