Does anyone have a user manual for an AVTECH 777M DVR?

I had a call out to look at one tonight & the owner hasn't got a manual for it. He inheritted the unit when he bought the shop & is a bit baffled.

The unit was alarming when I got there with all lights lit & the power button was inoperative.

I eventually managed to sort the problem (for how long I don't know) by disconnecting the hard drive then reconnecting & rebooting. It would appear that the unit went screwy on December 6th at 05:30am.......

Any advice you could provide on this unit would be gratefully recieved.

Anything here to help? : - http://scorpiontheater.com/cpcamtechsupport.aspx

Anything here to help? : - I was back tracking referring sources on my website when I was brought to this post.

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In regards to AVtech / CPCam DVRs locking up:

This can be avoided to some degree by using a battery backup system with line filtration.

This is common in Florida during the summer time with thunderstorms, and lighting. It can happen when the power company changes from one generator to another. It can also happen if there are any compressors, or large electrical loads that start up on the same power circuit as the DVR

Most times you can just pull the plug on the DVR, and wait a few seconds, and then replug it back in. It should not happen to much unless there is a lot of issues with the power company, or the electrical system.

What do you think?

Edited October 12, 200817 yr by Chorlton
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