Night Owl Optics Digital Video Recorder User Manual

User’s Manual 

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After connecting the power adapter and turning on the power, the system will boot-up and start 
initializing. 

After initialization, the main interface will load. When there are 
video inputs, the interface will display live images from the 
cameras. In the main interface, if you use the mouse to 
double-click the live image of any channel, the image will be 
maximized to full screen, by double-clicking again, the display 
will return to multiple channel mode displaying image from 
multiple cameras; clicking the right button of the mouse, will 
load the Pop-up Menu; by clicking the left button of the mouse 
to select options; when clicking any area outside the menu, you 
will close the Pop-up menu. 

Use the system’s graphical onscreen display to navigate menus and configure options and settings. 

1.  Date & Time: Displays the date and time on the system. 
2.  Channel Title: Displays the customizable name for the channel. 

3. 

: Displays the current recording status of the system: R=Normal recording; 

M=motion recording; H=

HDD problem; and I=Alarm recording. 

4. 

: Displays channel number

. 

 

: By default, passwords are disabled on the system. You do not need to enter a 

password when accessing any system menus. However, for security purposes, it is highly 

recommended to enable passwords on the system using the Password Menu. 

For details, see “Managing Passwords”