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#START NIGHTOWL DVR SETUP PRO#
#START NIGHTOWL DVR SETUP PASSWORD#

Still, the lag was less apparent compared to a wireless camera like the Arlo Pro 4, probably because there's no Wi-Fi involved on the sending end. When you watch a livestream on the mobile app, you can expect a short lag depending on your internet speed. Still, renters in apartments (like the small apartment where we tested) might see a little motion blurring close to the camera with people walking directly in front of it. If you view the video on a monitor connected to the DVR, it looks crisp without any noticeable motion blur at a distance. Compared to wireless cameras like the Ring Stick Up Cam and Wyze Cam Outdoor, the quality doesn't hold up considering those are easier to install. With Night Owl in particular, we found the color wasn't great in dim rooms and just decent in bright spaces. (We didn't test this, but it's true for most wired surveillance systems.) In our case, the included cameras topped out at 1080p, which is standard for security cameras these days. Still, we suspect it supports a variety of wired add-on cameras with lower resolutions as well. The DVR supports recording resolutions up to 1080p. If you have any questions, please visit and contact us.Video quality is a tricky subject when dealing with DVRs like the one Night Owl uses. We hope that this video has helped to demonstrate the easy initial setup of CCTV Camera Pros 4 channel H.264 DVR. To remove the button menu from the screen, press and hold the menu button on the DVRs key pad.Using the mouse, you can select these by pointing and clicking on them. Notice the menu buttons in the middle of the screen.Click ESC two more times to exit the menu system and return to the live view of your cameras.When you are done click on the ESC text.You can also click on the ALL text to change all hours and days together. You can select each two hour increment of each day of the week to specify and of the record modes.

There is a color coded legend on the bottom of this screen which show what the different colors mean.

On this screen, you can setup the DVR to record continuously, on motion activation, on alarm activation, or on motion or alarm activation.

With a 500GB hard drive this DVR supports between 24 and 159 days of recording. Notice that when you adjust these settings the time remaining fields adjust in real time to show you how many days, hours, and minutes, that the hard drive will support with the current settings.

On the record setup screen you can adjust the quality and framerate setting of the DVR.

Select Record from the main menu, then select record setup.

Click ESC again to go back to the main menu.

Click ESC or press the menu button to go back to the configuration screen.

When prompt for the password, click enter.

On the HDD management screen select and click clear.

From the configuration menu select HDD management.

Next we will initialize the hard drive.

When you are done, click on the ESC text or click the menu button on the DVR or remote.

You can use the mouse, wireless remote control, or the keys on the DVR itself to do all of this.

On the time/date setup screen choose the date format that you want to use, then setup the time and date.

Select configuration from the main menu, then select time/date setup.

First we will setup the date of the DVR.

#START NIGHTOWL DVR SETUP PASSWORD#

When prompt for the password, just press enter as there is no password setup yet. Press the menu button on the DVR or remote control.

The DVR will boot up and you should see a live view of your cameras on the screen. Next, plug the power cable into the DVR and connect to a power source.You should start by connecting the DVR to a monitor and the security cameras that you will use with your surveillance system.In this video we will cover the initial setup of our four channel H.264 stand alone economy DVR. Video TranscriptWelcome to CCTV Camera Pros video instructions series.