Numb-nuts

Wow, if I'd known that, I might have bought mine with that feature, how interesting.. thanks for that. I used to have the 894 and that was a great little tool, except that when I looked at some varifocal cameras the display would flash madly and I wasn't able to use the screen. I still keep it as a back up just in case but as a primary tool I think it's had it. I just wish the new one had the rubber boot that the orange one has.

Do us all a favour and BUILD one and post pictures, then you'll see what I'm talking about and so will everyone else.

I haven't the slightest clue what you are talking about.

What fanciful nonsense

ARE YOU FOR REAL?

If you have any other devices connected disconnect them temporarily while you establish a connection. After you establish a connection, how you proceed will depend on which router you have

comment withdrawn......sorry Ewan, too much lubrication

Copycat....!

You are too modest Milkisbad.... As Spike Milligan once said everybody gotta start somewhere (or was that Eccles) Frankly it suffers less voltage drop as you say it also suffers less from ground loop and appears to be more stable. The other thing I like about 24V AC is that it combines well with cat5 and baluns giving a flawless performance. The other thing I notice is the power supplies either work of they don't, no rolling lines just either good picture or nothing. Very often they use a toroidal transformer in the boxed PSU's and are not regulated but rather are fused to offer OV protection. Unfortunately they seem to be significantly more expensive that 12V DC units which has to be a choice factor. right...? The concensus of opinion so far as I can tell is 24 V AC where possible especially over distance born out by volt drop calculators and I have tried to follow that wherever I can, certainly hasn't introduced any problems for me, but having said that neither has 12V DC except for the odd faulty PSU. It would be interesting to hear other's preference and 'experience' in the field which is what REALLY counts.

Hi if your OS is showing up then you need to look at camera power supply. I would also undo all camera connections on dvr Test each camera same way as you did dvr direct to tv

That is of course not to say thate there are not still 240V AC cameras on the market, frankly in my experience MOST CCTV installers opt for 12 V DC or 24V AC cameras where the choice is available and 12V DC otherwise. This is just my gut feeling, I have no supporting evidence of this. Forgive my laughing at your mistake, we all make em (I got an mains jolt today, it wasn't funny at the time but I can look back and laugh now, I won't do that again) and as I said thankfully no harm came to you, but it was the way you worded your post that made me split my sides. Wish that you would have come to this forum for help before ruining your camera and risking your life into the bargain. The good news is that you WONT do that again. (I hope ! )

That's more a sign of lack of maintenance, the installation looks perfectly sound to me. Some dummy has moved the housing obviously and the owners can't be bothered to spend money or time on getting it sorted out or their CCTV system has long since gone out of commission. Thats like advertising 'EASY BUSINESS TO ROB' to the criminal fraternity. Why don't they take out a small ad in Jailhouse Times?

Me and my shaaaaaadow...

Call an alternative technician or the worry might ruin their holiday and it will be YOUR fault

A ski mask usually attracts the notice of LEOs pretty much anywhere. Not in Austria or Switzerland

You are doing something wrong

It;s like booking tickets to a football game and watching the game on your portable TV from your seat.

why put all that crap on your face, why wrong with a good old balaclava or ski mask? What DUMMY thought that one up?

Wouldn't a window be better?

If your installer uses IC Realtime he get excellent technical suport from them which in turn gives you excellent after sales support. Yes they are hiindeed high end and yes you pay a little more but you have an excellent organization behind the supplier and that adds value. Obviously the installer is particular about his supplier which in itself recommends him to you in my book.

A-H

There is no guilt in having a tight budget for whatever reason. From the perspective of shopping at the lower end, there's no shame there either, just remember to lower the expectations accordingly. Don't expect bells and whistles. Don't expect to be reading number plates or identifying individuals by their facial features, (clothing maybe) unless they are right in front of a strategically placed camera. With a realistic expectations you can then move forward and not be disappointing. In my experience, clients want to spend little and expect a lot. When something happens and the system doesn't meet their expectations the first person to blame is the person that supplied the system. They NEVER blame their budget but frankly thats the root of the problem of end users being disappointed with the performance. A budget system can be used to good advantage if you understand it's limitations.

A big bang eh? was that like an electrical bang the sort you get when something explodes? Yeah I think that even without the benefit of seeing the camera you would be safe to assume that plugging a 24V ac camera into a mains socket would have some detrimental effect on the camera The explosion bang might also be a good indicator of the cameras condition. Just thank your lucky stars you weren't sent into orbit yourself. The camera has at least some useful function as a dummy. You could empty it out and fix it to the wall where it will serve two distinct purposes. Most usefully as dummy camera. a visual deterrent Then it will serve as a reminder not to be such a dummy Still at least you lived to tell the tale, which we are all grateful for EPIC I think I bust a rib laughing!

You have to open the correct ports in your router firewall and if you have a dynamic IP address, (public IP) then you have to use a DDNS hostname aswell. It works in your LAN because you do not have to 1 find your LAN 2 pass through the firewall to the correct LAN device, Find your network, pass the firewall, open your account, view your cameras.