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I do not have a solution, but I would like to get to the bottom of this issue. What browser are you using, and what is the user level setting by chance?

That is a great idea! If you are not sure of what the pyramid products is then look for "IR extender" on the box.

Are you sure you are in Supervisor User Level??

BINGO! I figured it out finally!! The AVC 760 has to have supervisor rights, or the highest user setting. This goes for EclipseCCTV's new DVR the MaxPro 4. This is the same for AVTech DR 040. FOR REMOTE OPERATION SEE TABLE: http://scorpiontheater.com/nubix4st.aspx

The AVC 760 has to have supervisor rights, or the highest user setting. This goes for EclipseCCTV's new DVR the MaxPro 4. This is the same for AVTech DR 040. fOR REMOTE OPERATION SEE TABLE: http://scorpiontheater.com/nubix4st.aspx

That is interesting! I will log that in my head for future use! I am glad that I was someone close to what was wrong. This tells me that I am on the right path if I ever see a different problem with the same symptons. Thanks for the feedback. That helps alot! Take care!

It will be easy to find someone to install third party equipment. What will be hard to do is to get someone to come back out when you have problems with the equipment. They will come back to fix the wiring, or to fix something related to the install, but they will not come out to help you "relearn the menu" because the police are standing there wanting the video footage, and you are having problems navigating the menu, or problems creating a backup to hand to them. You may have to ask what it would cost to provide support. That is more valuable then the install itself. I would try to find someone who can provide the equipment at a budget more to your likeing. The reason it is so expensive it that we are required to carry insurance, and workmans comp (brutally expensive). Plus for every install you have to buy caulk, new drill bits, low voltage trim rings, blank wall plate with a hole for the wires to come out of, 9/16 staples, drywall screws, concrete screws, butt splices, electrical tape, plastic anchors, and zip ties. This will cost big $ easy without trying! A two story house is not for the light hearted. You really have to know some construction techniques, and you have to have real world experience to run wires. For hidden wire installs, and not wrapping wires around a two story house then you will have to remove can lights on the first floor, and use rods to pull the wire to where it needs to go. You need to know where closets are on the first floor, and on the second floor so that you can run wires up, (or down). What lines up between the floors. Is there an AC closet that is above dead space (behind wall niches ect), or a pantry? One one high end install we had to rip up the carpet on the second floor, and cut between the joists, and we ran the wires under the second story floor. The flooring was reinstalled, and the carpet was tacked back down. This is what the customer wanted, and this may not be what you want, but it is a thought. Do not mount cameras on the roofline, and have them look down. You will only see the bald spot on your crook! Bring them down, and run the wires right! For every group of installers there will be the one that gives the other a black eye. Be very careful, and do due diligence. I would even recommend having a quick background check performed on the installer who agrees to install third party equipment. Protect yourself! Trust no one! That includes me! Get it in writing what he will install, and how he will install it. Write down what you will be responcible for, and what he will be responcible for. If you cannot afford an attorney then at least go to your bank and have them notorize the paper, and have both of you sign it. This will help you in small claims court. What do you think?

History of CCTV Links wanted http://scorpiontheater.com/history.aspx Thanks

Welcome to the threads! See you on the forum!

Hello! Welcome to the threads! Have you contacted a CCTV company local to you so that they can come out and do a site survey? They can make equipment recommendations based on your budget, and the environment that the equipment is going in to. What did they say? Is this a situation where you are electronically oriented, and you would rather do it yourself? See you on the forum!

There is a third option, but we will leave that one under a pile of toilet paper!

You can put an IDE 500GB hard drive in to it. I use Western Digital Caviar. I am not saying it is the best. I am only saying that they work in the DVR.

http://www.xantech.com/Infrared/Infrared/DLPCRTIrKits/29110DBKIT/ http://www.xantech.com/products/software/IR_Trouble_Shooting_Guide.pdf What do you think?

Yes, and no. A CCTV store may have heavy duty drives designed for 24/7 use. Staples is probably going to have entry level quick sale HD. Then again I do not see staples selling hard drives. Would this be a hard drive inside of a product that is sold at Staples? I use Western Digital Caviar HD for AVTech AVC 760, and other DVRs. I have never had a problem. Knock! Knock! On wood. I would ask what is your budget? Can you afford to spend more? Is it worth it in your case to spend more? I would rather see someone downgrade, and then turn around and buy the best UPS battery backup money can buy to protect an entry level DVR. We would have to have model and manufacture info to truley answer your question. Yes it does matter. Only for operational success, and longevity, otherwise you can use a regular hard drive although it may not be recommended. You should follow your manual, or manufacture quide lines!

I hope you enjoy the other links, downloads, tricks, and whitepapers!

Does Supervisor work with your AVC 761?

A manual for this DVR has never been created. There is no place on the internet that you can find it.... .......Hold on, my wife is handing me a note.... ..Oh! Apparently there is a manual, and it is available on the internet, and there is a copy on my site in various languages. OOPs! Sorry! Ok! Here you go! http://scorpiontheater.com/cpcamtechsupport.aspx

Nice to meet you too! You must be a programming expert!

Here are some links to poke around with. http://scorpiontheater.com/troubleshooting.aspx http://scorpiontheater.com/htlinks.aspx What you are asking for can be more expensive then entry level devices. Imagine carry 10 bags of potatoes. Each potato represents a pixal on your screen. In reality you will need many more bags of potatoes to match your screen. Now carry all of these bags and walk for one mile. That is how hard the processors are working in DVRs to bring you this picture, and to record the picture. Compression is used to reduce the amount of information to a hard drive, and to send it over the internet. You do not see it as much nowadays, but not to long ago in the entry level market there were some compressions that were so bad that the video looked "blocky". The video would have squares in it. This is very bad compression. The better the compression the more it costs. This is why you see DVRs with small screens, (or less potatoes to carry). You can get a full screen. They will take the small screen and then they will "stretch" it to make it fit the whole screen. The video is very pixalated, yet it looked perfect when it was in a smaller size. The higher the design of the DVR, the better these problems are resolved. Are you ready to spend $3000, and $4000 for a DVR? I did not think so. Here is where you need to come up with a budget for what you are willing to spend. There are many machines in your budget. You can have perfect pictures, but it will give you screen shots rather than moving video like a DVD. You can have moving pictures like a DVD, but it may have some degration in the video. You can also lower the FPS (Frames Per Second) to save more information on your hard drive. 15 FPS will look like a DVD, and you will not notice that it is not at 30FPS. Now your selection gets harder. your budget will dictate your selection mostly though. Good luck! What do you think?

I want to see the look on their face when you ask them to perform an exorcism on a DVR!

MS621FE http://www.sii.co.jp/compo/catalog/battery_en.pdf http://www.acte.dk/log/nyhed/seiko2.pdf http://www.sii-components.com/bm/html/documents/precautions_battery_e.pdf http://www.xhl.com.cn/xhl/downfile/other-3v/s3539a.pdf ?? ftp://ftp.sii.co.jp/pub/ic/spd_cat/e/RTC_04_10E.pdf http://www.sii-ic.com/en/param_chrt.jsp?subcatID=5 http://www.vaima.cn/admin/DownLoad/UploadFiles/200841714532072231.pdf

This happens during power outages, and unplugging the DVR, or turning it off at the power button. The DVR is resetting to a default date, and now you cannot use your search to find video right? There is a battery on the bottom and it is a MS621 Rechargable Litium Batt. Note: Replacing this battery voids the warranty automatically. You should send it back to your dist/sellar to have authorized repair to keep your warranty!!!!!!

What is MMS? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia_Messaging_Service I would be interested in more details. What are you using it to do? What ISP are you using, and what cellular company are you using?

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