English 3CONTENTS1 BEFORE USE .................................................5Notes on handling the internal HDD ...............5Notes on installation locations ........................5The hard disk and cooling fan are consumablecomponents. ...................................................6Important recordings .......................................6Protection of the hard disk ..............................6Backup battery ................................................62 NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS .........7Front panel ......................................................7Rear panel ....................................................103 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ...... 11Basic connections ........................................ 11Connecting RS-485 terminals ...................... 11Connecting SANYO protocol devices(Dome Cameras) .......................................... 13Connecting an amplifier ............................... 13Connecting ALARM IN terminals ................. 13Connecting SENSOR ALARM OUTterminals ....................................................... 14Connecting CONTROL terminals ................. 14Connecting the power cord .......................... 141 PREPARING FOR USE ................................15Operation display area ..................................15Changing the position of the operationdisplay area ...................................................16Changing the language .................................16Setting the time .............................................17The internal hard disk ...................................182 VIEWING VIDEO FROM A CAMERA ..........19Viewing on a full screen ................................19Viewing on quad screens ..............................19Viewing on multi screens(9 screens/ 16 screens) ................................20Viewing on plus screen .................................20Viewing with automatic screen selection ......21Viewing on the monitor 2 ..............................213 RECORDING ................................................23Normal recording ..........................................23Timer recording .............................................23Alarm recording .............................................24Pre-alarm recording ......................................254 PLAYBACK ..................................................26Playing video on a full screen .......................26Fast-forward and fast-rewind playback .........26Changing the playback speed .......................27Enlarging the playback video ........................27Viewing still images .......................................28Performing frame advance(forward or reverse) ......................................29Playing video on multiple screens .................295 SEARCHING FOR RECORDED VIDEO ..... 30Alarm search ................................................ 31Alarm thumbnail search ............................... 32Time/date search ......................................... 32Archive area search ..................................... 34Motion detection search ............................... 346 SAVING (COPYING) RECORDED VIDEO ..... 38Copying video to the hard disk’sarchive area ................................................. 39Copying video to a CompactFlash card orMicrodrive ..................................................... 41Printing images from CompactFlash cards(quick print) .................................................. 43Copying video to CD-R/RW ......................... 45INTRODUCTIONOPERATION