UK CCTV Complete Newbie

[Gazza 0]

Hi All,

 

I have an AV760 I'm still trying to get the hang of. It's fun learning something new though

 

I am having a few problems with it but then I wouldn't be me if I wasn't

 

I live in London and work in IT, ride motorbikes, like pies and beer and that's about it really

 

Regards,

Gazza

[scorpion 0]

What kind of problems are you having with the DVR?

 

Welcome to the forum!

[Gazza 0]

Hi Scorpion,

 

The problems are getting less and less the more I use it. I think that's because the manual leaves out certain things. Like allowing detection and motion alarms doesn't set it to record the movements. I think the manual would be better linking these dependencies.

 

However, that's just me. I do have probelms accessing it from outside my own network (I have punched the port through the firewall) via work PC's because it doesn't respond in a timely fashion. And if I try from my Orange phone it just takes me to their casino pages (?) when I enter the password and login. Maybe I'll pick a different port in case it is that.

 

I'm getting used to it though and things are slowly coming online

[scorpion 0]

If your motion detection screen is pink then it is not recording. Pink is used for motion masking such as trees, bushes, ect.

 

If your screen is clear, and you can see your camera video then that is the correct setting.

 

 

 

select ADVANCE

select DETECTION Move the cursor to the second column marked DET, make sure it says ON for all of the cameras that you have hooked up.

 

Now move the cursor to the third column marked AREA. On cam one press enter. If the page is pink then this is not seeing "motion", if it is clear than it is looking for motion to trigger recording.

 

Here is the hard part to describe. Find where the cursor is blinking (probably around the center of the screen somewhere) using the left arrow move it to the far left of your screen, using the up arrow go all the way to the top of the screen. Press enter (this marks a starting point), move the cursor down to the bottom of the screen, (do not touch any buttons except arrow/directional buttons), when you get to the bottom of the screen use the right arrow, and move the cursor to the right.

 

Here is what you should be seeing. When you pressed enter at the top of the screen the square went from pink to clear, as you pressed the arrow down the whole column became clear. As you used the right arrow the screen slowly became clear as you worked your way to the right.

 

When you get to the right side of the screen you can move your hand in front of a camera and you will see all of the squares "activating" as it follows your movements. Press ENTER to stop the selection process. You are now good to go for motion detection.

 

Press MENU to back out of camera one area, and press the down arrow to get to camera two area. Press ENTER, and repeat steps for each camera.

 

Here is a trick. If you have some outdoor cameras, and you have some bushes, trees, ect, then you can set up motion masking. Now the bushes, and trees will not trigger your cameras.

 

Move the cursor to where you want to start a motion area. Start at the top of this area, press enter, go down as many squares as you need then work your way to the left or right to make a "motion" box. Press enter to stop the selection process. You can now freely move the cursor. Go to your next area that you want motion detection, and make your box, rectangle, or just go wild to get all of the nooks, and cranny around moving objects.

 

Press menu to get out of AREA, press menu to get out of Detection.

 

Go to RECORD

go to manual record

press enter. It should say YES

Press menu to get out of the menu pages.

[Gazza 0]

Thanks Scorpion, that makes perfect sense and when you run through it on the box, it's spot on

 

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[scorpion 0]

If I ever get a chance to go to London I will look you up for a pie, and a beer!! LOL!!

 

What is the next "event" that I can resolve for you?

 

Do you want the box to beep every time someone triggers the motion activation, or would you like it to be as quiet as a church mouse?

 

Any other issues?

[Gazza 0]

If I ever get a chance to go to London I will look you up for a pie, and a beer!! LOL!!

 

What is the next "event" that I can resolve for you?

 

Do you want the box to beep every time someone triggers the motion activation, or would you like it to be as quiet as a church mouse?

 

Any other issues?

 

No worries pies and beer on me

 

Yes, I'd like to keep the images when they detect motion but no beepy beep thanks

[scorpion 0]

Press menu

select ADVANCE

select ALERT

go about 4 lines down select MOTION

PUSH ENTER

Change it to NO

Press menu to get out of menu pages.

 

Now you will not hear any beeps when your "cameras" detect motion.

[Gazza 0]

You're a CCTV God... Thanks

[scorpion 0]

No. I am just a humble "public" servant.

 

Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate it.

[RickA 0]

Hey Scorpion, have you requested double wide doorways yet?

[scorpion 0]

LOL!

 

You mean for my head?

 

 

That is what my wife says!!!!