No image on screen
NVR & DVR
- Hold the right mouse button down for ~8 seconds (until you hear a beep), this will force change the resolution.
- Repeat up to 4 times until image is displayed.
No online connection via Powerline Adaptor
NVR & DVR
- Connect the recorder LAN port directly to a router LAN port via Ethernet.
- Login to the recorder, navigate to: "Settings" > "Network" > "TCP/IP" > Enable "Obtain IP automatically". Once the recorder obtains new IP settings (IPv4 address will likely change from the default: 192.168.1.200) take recorder back to the powerline adaptor and reconnect.
Recorder not online when a new broadband router is fitted
NVR & DVR
- Login to the recorder, navigate to "Settings" > "Network" > "TCP/IP", deselect "Obtain IP automatically", click Apply, then re-select it and click Apply again. This prompts the recorder to find new IP settings from the new router.
No camera audio on DVR
- Login to the recorder, navigate to "Main menu" > "Camera" > "Camera Signal". Locate the "Audio Over Coax" column and enable for each camera requiring audio.
No image from a Dahua camera on Viper DVR
- Login to the recorder, navigate to "Settings" > "Camera" > "Camera signal" — change the "signal type" for the Dahua camera channel to CVI.
- If the Viper DVR does not support CVI, the camera needs to be manually changed to TVI mode using a Dahua DVR or Test Monitor.
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