Maxtor Digital Multiplex Recorder - Manual (Page 10)

Connect the AC Power Cord with Power Adapter and plug into an electrical outlet. The Red LED indicator light will be
ON and the DMR is in Standby mode. 1.
Press the Power button. The POWER LED will turn from red to orange, and other red LED indicators will turn ON. It
takes approximately 5 to 15 seconds to boot the system with the message : “ HDD Detecting ”. On connecting, the
POWER LED will change to green color, and the Alarm LED will be ON. 2.
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Before using the DMR, please have the HDDs installed ready. (refer to Appendix #1 for installation or removal of HDDs).
START THIS UNIT
Basic Operation
OPERATION
3. Before operating the DMR, please set up the system time first. (for setting system time, please refer to page.12).
NOTE : When “HDD not found” message shows up, please refer to appendix # 1. It may result from the
improper installation of the HDD.
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RECORDING
The DMR offers a variety of recording modes, such as continuous recording, scheduled time, or by events. You can set up
recording speed and resolution. You can set these options by selecting MENU / RECORD before recording, please refer to
page.13. Under the recording status, if power is off accidentally, recorded video will still be stored in the HDDs. DMR will
return to original recording situation after power is on again.
On the screen, you will find the date, time, HDD recording type, the amount of available GB left in the HDDs memory and
the letter “M” represents the method of recording that is occurring.
(OW : HDD Overwrite)
NOTE : 1. When the HDDs are full under O/W Recording mode, previous recorded
files may be overwritten without further warning notices.
2. XXGB on the left side means the left space in the Master HDD and that at the right side means
the left space in the Slave HDD.
3. If the HDD’s capacity is only 5 GB left, it will buzz for 3 seconds; so as in 4GB, 3GB, 2GB and
1GB. If the O/W Recording mode(NOTE 1) is on, it won’t have the warning buzzer.
There are 4 recording modes in which Recording can occur : Alarm, Timer, Manual and Motion Trigger.
1. ALARM RECORDING
DMR is triggered by an alarm input. Indicated by the letter “A” and will show diagram on the triggered channel.
2. TIMER RECORDING
Recording is scheduled by a Timer. Indicated by the letter “T”.
3. MANUAL RECORDING
Recording is initiated by manually pressing the REC button. Indicated by the letter “M”.
4. MOTION TRIGGER RECORDING
Recording is triggered by motion detection. Indicated by the letter “D”. And show diagram on the triggered channel.