tomcctv

you cant format it on the dvr ......... it has to be taken out again. when you first start up the nano it goes into HD set up .......... with you not having a monitor connected you have missed the set up and you will only see the HD set up screen again if you install a new HD or one that has not been in the dvr before. Not sure why you stated this as its not correct. I sourced a monitor this afternoon and connected it all up again. All you have to do to format is select setup, system and then click Add underneath hard drive selection. That allows you to format the drive without problem. System all up and running now without removing the HDD. i started it just so as you know you mist the initial start up screen . which you first get when you switch the dvr from new. but as you had no monitor attached you mist it. ........... so know you have to manual set up your dvr settings.

how have you done a factory reset on a mobotix ..... are you sure you have not just done a reset. ???

you cant format it on the dvr ......... it has to be taken out again. when you first start up the nano it goes into HD set up .......... with you not having a monitor connected you have missed the set up and you will only see the HD set up screen again if you install a new HD or one that has not been in the dvr before.

Hi Andy. if you have installed the HDD with no monitor and you have switched on and not followed the on screen set up ............ you will need to re format your HD before you can use it again in the dvr.

That may well do the trick. Where would I get one? were are you based.

CMS3000 is a central monitoring software. which is no good for you. the one you have down loaded is avermedia. you need the free download from avtech (only though support) or something like this that supports avtech. http://www.avermedia.com/AVerDiGi/Product/Detail.aspx?Id=196

Is that a bad thing? I don't have a DVR. All I have is the camera. do you not have the software that came with the camera. ???

CM3000 is very good and works well for remote recording and loging into 16 dvrs at a time. but your dvr is AVTECH

hi. the only thing you need to look for is software or nvr that supports POS. how many registers. and what make.

you might find it better to use a video server with a SD card. so as you can save footage. but if you dont need that then i would go with the axis covert camera. just connect to your router and go. and you will get support and warranty unlike Ebay.

hi 02 dont make routers. 02 is just you isp can you post a pic of your router

Hi is this the same router ???

like bean00 i have not seen much about for the cctv industry but i do know people that have used this for covert. HD 1.3MP Covert Hidden Camera. link sent.

Too complex. He doesn't want an additional device. Either the iPhone accesses the camera directly or a simple NVR does the job of sending it to the phone. It's only going to be 1 camera. hi. a dvr is just as complex to set as 1 camera.... your idea of just using 1 camera does have problems. first recording (you need recording) ok your going to use an alarm system to send you a sms. then you are going to log in with your iphone to watch what is happening. what you will see is nothing. you are forgetting about time delay. 90 secs for your sms. then you have to switch off your alarm via phone ........ if you dont as you are connecting to your camera via your iphone you can guarantee another sms will come and your iphone will go back to the message screen. you could be looking at 10 minutes from alert to iphone footage. dvr. you can have images direct to your phone ... and you have the footage if the dvr is hidden well

sounds like you have the small cat5 24awg. are you just using 1 core for + and - power. you sould use 1 pair of your cat5 for video and the other paires split for power for your camera i.e 3 for + and 3 for -

Hi tomcctv, Thanks for the quick reply i set the hard drive to overwrite when it gets full and has been overwriting since i got it, I actually thought it was the hard drive so took it out and put it in my pc to format it as i didnt know the system formatted its self just wondering now if i have formatted it on my pc in the wrog format ntfs or fat32. Il give it a go without the hard drive in and let you know the outcome thanks again hi. looking at your screen shot. it says H/D full and at the bottom dvr paused. the maplins dvr does have a setting for overwrite. but no it just formats when full. .... i thing your settings have changed and it has gone to stop (pause) when H/D full

hi chris. looks like your h/drive is full. first remove the H/drive and see if your dvr starts up. and if it does switch off again and install your h/drive back and it will format .... its a problem with maplins.

were are you based. the lifts might be 1979 .... but with bulding regs i think you will find the control gear is alot more upto date than 32 years old.

can you post a link to your mobitex camera. i was going to say just to use a hybrid card for everything. but no one supports mobitex cameras.

what make is your dvr. so you have your mobotix on your pc and you standard cameras on a dvr ???

are you putting both cards into the same pc. ??? you cant put lite and standard together. and how old are your cards and software.

this subject has come up many times. you need to talke with the lift company first before you do anywork on a lift. 9 times out of 10 the lift will have a service contract on it. if you do any work you could void the contract. start off on the right foot first and work with the lift company.

no one has jumped to conclusions. we understand he has a bad roll of cable. but other have also picked up power at 650ft (200m) is also going to be a problem with power on 12v dc

try your setting with your local ip and port. keep things simple first before you use your ddns. on Foscam website USA. they have a statment. "we do not or any distributors of foscam sell our product though ebay or amazon. you will be buying a copy and we ask that you dont purchase from either of these sites and we do not support these cameras " now foscam software is self detect on install. if yours has not done this then you may have a copy. do a reset on your cameras. install foscam disk and it will search auto for your cameras.

have you tried putting a volt meter across your BNCs (outer and inner pin) and see if readings are the same. (everything powered up)