Bosch 400 User Manual

Video Recorder 400 Series

Quick install | en

Bosch Security Systems

F.01U.137.406 | v1.0 | 2009.12

To get the unit quickly operational, make the connections 
described below and then enter the relevant data in the Quick 
install menu. The Quick install menu appears the first time the 
unit is started.

1.

Connect the cameras to the VIDEO IN BNC connectors 
(automatically terminated).

2.

Connect monitor A to the VGA MON A output 
(supporting 800x600, 1024x768, or 1280x1024).

3.

Connect USB mouse to a USB port.

1.

Connect monitor B to the MON B BNC connector.

2.

Connect up to 4 audio signals to the AUDIO IN RCA 
(CINCH) inputs.

3.

Connect the AUDIO OUT RCA (CINCH) output to the 
monitor or an audio amplifier.

4.

Connect up to 4 ALARM IN inputs (via the supplied 
terminal blocks).

5.

Connect up to 4 ALARM OUT outputs (via the supplied 
terminal blocks).

6.

Connect a pan/tilt/zoom control unit to the RS-485 port 
(via the supplied screw terminal block).

7.

Connect to your network via the RJ-45 Ethernet port.

8.

Connect a “Bosch RS232 to Bi-phase converter” to the 
RS-232 port if required.

Switch on all connected equipment.
–

Connect the power cord to the unit.

The Quick install menu opens the first time the unit is used. Fill 
in the basic settings in the three tabs to get the unit 
operational. The unit begins recording automatically when the 
Quick install menu is closed.
To open the Quick install menu at any other time:

1.

Press the menu 

 key to bring up the System Control 

Bar.

2.

Press the menu 

 key again to enter the main menu.

–

The main menu appears on monitor A.

3.

Select System, then the Configuration submenu, and 
finally Quick install.

Use the supplied USB mouse. Alternatively, use the following 
front panel keys:

–

Use the enter 

 key to select a submenu or item.

–

Use the arrow 

 

 

 

 keys to 

move through a menu or list.

–

Use the exit 

 key to go back or to switch off the 

menu.

After bootup, the unit presents the log in screen over a quad 
display. The default User ID is ADMINISTRATOR, the default 
password is 000000 (six zeros).

The Quick install menu contains three tabs: International, 
Continuous Recording, and Network. Click the Exit button to 
exit the Quick install menu. Changing Quick install settings 
overwrites customized settings. 

Set the Continuous Recording Resolution, Quality, Frame rate, 
Covert, and Audio for each profile in the table.

Select the language for the menu from the 
list.

Select a time zone from the list.

Select either a 12 or a 24 hour clock format.

Fill in the current time.

Select from three date formats which show 
either the month (MM), the day (DD), or the 
year (YYYY) first.

Fill in the current date.

Enter a DVR name to be used in the 
network.

Enable DHCP to have IP address, subnet 
mask, and default gateway assigned 
automatically by the network server. 
The actual values are displayed.

Fill in the IP, subnet mask, and gateway 
addresses when DHCP is disabled.