Genie GDVRH-604 User Manual

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Make sure to set up your Date and Time before starting to Record.   

1.  Use Left/Right buttons [

] to select on “Time” menu tab. The menus are displayed 

with options in the left-hand column and settings in the right hand column. A cursor 

(highlighted menu) can be moved using the directional buttons [

]. Press the   

[-, +] buttons to change the values. 

 

Zone: Refer to <Appendix 1: Time Zone Chart> 

Selects the time zone where the DVR is located. Time Zone contains DST (Daylight 

Saving Time) ON. If you choose Time Zone with DST, there is no change in the 

system time stamp for recorded data. When the Daylight Saving End date and time 

occurs the DVR’s time goes back one hour.   

Format: Select Date display format.   

[ MM/DD/YYYY 

 DD/MM/YYYY  YYYY/MM/DD ]

 

3) NTP SYNC: The internal time of DVR can be synchronised with an external time 

source using NTP (Network Time Server) Configuration. If the NTP option is ON, the 

DATE and Time option is inactivate.   

4) NTP Server: Allows you to use a public or private NTP server. Enter the IP address 

of the server or domain. The default setting is public “pool.ntp.org”. 

<Note> Time Sync. Interval: Min 64 sec. Max 1024 sec.     

Test whether NTP Server works or fails. 

6)  Date & Time: Set current time and date.   

 

2.    Save changes and exit the menu, press the [MENU] button.   

Exit the menu without making changes, press the [CANCEL] button.