New to forum and searched. Hope ya'll can help me out...
Bought a cheapo 8-CH standalone DVR last year and installed a HD. The 500GB drive I installed was bad, so I replaced last week w/a 300GB spare I had. Still did not seem to be recording, tho I am sure the replacement used drive is good. I went and "reset things to default" and now the display (cable out to my 61" TV) is only black/white and extends beyond the bottom of the screen.
Have gone through all menus and even to a different input on the TV, but still not color and does not seem to be recording.
Any "duh" things I am missing (other than having bought a cheapo DVR)?
DVR Specs... 8-CH H.264, etc, etc... Model # DVR 9218LV3, with only 4 cameras installed/connected.
Basically, am in a "safe" neighborhood and use the outside cameras as a deterrent. The 4-ch DVR I replaced was fine ('cept) for the bad drive), but I have since disposed of it. Am putting the house up for sale soon and would like to use a s a selling point, as well as turn over a working system (without investing much more).
Thanks in advance!
-Elvis
