First Alert 8800 - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
1 Safety ........................................................................................................................... 1
Safety Precautions ........................................................................................................................... 1
FCC Compliance ............................................................................................................................. 1
Disposal ........................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Getting to Know Your 8800 DVR ................................................................................ 3
Check Package Contents.................................................................................................................. 3
Product Features .............................................................................................................................. 3
Product Overview ............................................................................................................................ 4
DVR Front Panel ..................................................................................................................... 4
DVR Rear Panel....................................................................................................................... 5
Remote Control........................................................................................................................ 6
3 Setting Up .................................................................................................................... 7
Installing a Hard Disk Drive............................................................................................................ 7
Basic Hardware Installation............................................................................................................. 8
PTZ Control Connections (Option) ......................................................................................... 8
Mounting a Camera ................................................................................................................. 9
Installing and Connecting the Cameras and DVR ................................................................... 9
4 Getting Started .......................................................................................................... 11
Start Up.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Main Menu .................................................................................................................................... 12
Displaying the Status Bar, Tool Bar, or Single Channel View............................................... 12
Status Bar ............................................................................................................................... 13
Tool Bar ................................................................................................................................. 14
Tool Bar Menu Options ................................................................................................................. 15
System Configuration ............................................................................................................ 15
Manual Recording.................................................................................................................. 15
Video Playback ...................................................................................................................... 16
Video Backup......................................................................................................................... 18
PTZ Control (Option) ............................................................................................................ 19
Screen View Modes ............................................................................................................... 21
Screen Layout Adjustment..................................................................................................... 22
Channel Status Display .......................................................................................................... 23
5 DVR Settings.............................................................................................................. 24
System Configuration Menu.......................................................................................................... 24
System ........................................................................................................................................... 26
Language................................................................................................................................ 27
Video Standard....................................................................................................................... 27
VGA Setting........................................................................................................................... 27
Time Format........................................................................................................................... 27
Time Setting........................................................................................................................... 28