redisol

Hi! I have this Avtech KPD674 and 3 cameras connected. Motion detection works fine on camera 1 and 3 but somehow motion detected on camera 2 does not appear not the list. This camera is located in an office and has more traffic than the other cameras but I can't seem to find the recorded video even after seeing the motion detection icon appeared. I adjusted the sensitivity and still the same. I'm just wondering if this is a problem with the camera or the DVR settings??

Anybody here can help me? I tried moving the camera on another port in the dvr, adjusting the sensitivity and updating the firmware but still no go. It will record the detected motion only for a few minutes, then no more. It's weird because the detection icon is on when there's motion.

Thanks. I don't remember the actual specs but it's one of those generic type with Sharp CCD which looks similar to this: Anyway, I managed to improve the video somehow by removing the front glass housing and tilting it downwards a little. The glare is still there but it's not as bad as before. At least I can now view the parts without the glare.

I used to have a fairly usable video from my camera pointing at the gate until the government installed a very bright lamp post just outside the gate. Now, my camera is almost blind at night and all I can see is a blob of bright light. I tried to adjust the brightness settings but this doesn't seem to help. Is there a way to correct this? Would a camera with auto iris help?

I'm planning to upgrade my outdoor cable from coax to UTP due to problems with interference. I inadvertently used a cheap low quality coax for my setup and I figured I might as well replace them with UTP. The two cameras are located about 30meters away from my DVR. If I want to use a single UTP for the two cameras which are about a meter apart facing opposite directions, what is the correct way to do it? It is ok to strip the UTP at around 1/2meter for the tip and feed two pairs to camera 1 and another two pairs to camera 2 like this? Will this solve my interference problem?

Thanks. I guess you're right - it would be better to use a junction box. I think the cause of my interference is the low quality coax cable. I used a cheap one and I believe the outer conductors are not made of copper - aluminum? Will I be better off replacing it with a better coax? I used this ordinary cctv camera in waterproof housing. I may not use utp to feed the power since I already have an existing line and I can still use it.

I just purchased a 4ch h264 dvr. Every went well except the video viewer software won't run on my pc. Whenever I click on the icon, nothing happens. My PC is a bit old. pentium4 w2ghz running on Windows xp. Could this be the cause of the problem? The older software video server e for my old dvr the broke down ran on my pc without problem. Can I still use this software for my new dvr?

I get this please wait- HDD scanning" error whenever I try to access my DVR. Does this mean my HD is broken or my DVR is malfunctioning? I tried installing the HD on my PC and was able to reformat the drive and I managed to read and write some test files. I tried testing the drive using Seagate's SeaTools and the drive passed the test BUT whenever I restart my PC the BIOS SMART utility tells me the drive has problem. I'm going have the drive RMA'ed if it's really the cause of the problem but how can I confirm this? I have no extra HD to test the DVR.

I just got my replacement HDD (IDE) but I'm still running into some problems. Whenever I plug in my HDD I get the ff: Master: ok -> Fixing HDD -> ok Slave: NA Detecting Slave 2 HDD Ok then it cycles back to: Master: ok Slave:NA Detecting Slave 2 HDD: NEASE Format Master: Ok Slave: NA Detecting Slave 2 HDD: NA HDD error Beeps and goes back to self test I tried setting my HDD as master and slave but still the same. Does it have something to do with the HD formatting or is the DVR busted? The completes the boot-up procedure if no HD is installed.

Thanks. I was finally able to confirm that the HDD was indeed broken by using the DOS version of Seatools. I had it RMA'ed and is now on it's way back to Seagate. Now my concern is since Seagate will be sending me a refurbished replacement HDD, I suppose it will come back in formatted state? How do I unformat it so the DVR will be able to read it?

I ordered an Avtech Avc760 online from Taiwan since it's way cheaper there than here in the Philippines. My problem now is the OSD is in Chinese. I read the instruction manual (in English) and I somehow crawled my way to the OSD language selection menu. When I try to change the language, nothing happens. I guess the unit is for Taiwan market. Is there a way to get an english language osd upgrade? I tried to email avtech but I'm not getting any response. Thanks

Oh thanks! Stupid me, I tried hitting as many random keys to do that but I missed the obvious one.

I view the video from my AVC760 through my 19" widescreen pc monitor using Video Server E software. The video occupies only about a third of the screen and I find it too small. I just realized that there is full screen view and I find it useful. The problem is I can't seem to get out of full screen. I can't access the controls and the minimize icon so the only way I can get out or make the screen smaller is to use the task manager and kill the program. Is there any other way to do this? I searched the manual and there seems to be no mention on how to do this. Thanks

Yup. No other choice except Chinese

Thanks. I think that's the same firmware I updated my unit with but somehow I'm still stuck at Chinese; [/img]

Thanks. I already tried following the instructions but it seems the unit I've got does is locked to traditional Chinese. There are no other option in the menu but Chinese.

Scorpion, Thanks for the firmware you sent me but unfortunately, I think this will not change the osd to English. I already tried upgrading using a similar firmware and it did not change the language. I think the osd languange comes in another file... Regards redisol

BurstElement, Will this work for my AVC760 with Chinese OSD? Do AVtech DVR's allow firware downgrades? I need to change my firmware to English but I'm not sure if the firmware from the link is newer or older than my DVR's fw.

Hi! I just finished installing 3 cameras to my new avtech 760 dvr in my home and noticed that the video from one of the cam is very noisy w/ lots of interference patterns. I managed to trace the source to the catv signal which is connected to the same tv set I'm using as a monitor. The noise disappears whenever I disconnect the cable from the dvr to tv set or when I disconnect the catv cable. Is there any way to fix this? I tried replacing the cable and connector from the DVR to the TV set and the noise is still there. Thanks

Thanks. i've been using the ap software for the meantime but it would be much easier if the osd is in english since not all functions are available in the ap. My supplier from Taiwan claims that the language can be changed to English. But when I insisted that it can't, he just referred me to the Avtech website.

Sorry but I'm totally clueless when it comes to networking... I bought an Avtech AVC760 to monitor the activities in our home. But since my current broadband provider is under NAT and blocks the needed ports, I will not be able to use it for internet monitoring. So what I want for now (until I shift to a better dsl provider) is to be able to access the dvr from my local network. I don't need internet monitoring for now anyway. Now my question is do I really need to go through those steps in the manual like applying for dydns account, etc.? Could anybody help me with the step-by-step/shortcut procedure on how to do this? My router (dlink 624 Airplus G+) is on DHCP mode with 3 PC's (wire) + 2 wireless connected to it.