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    INST ALLA TION & OPERA TING MANUAL POWER DISK A.REC T.REC MUX DVR MONITOR REC PAUSE/ STEP PLAY REW FWD STOP DIGITAL RECODER KV-HD01A Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual complete.[...]

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    1 T a ble of Content s SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................... 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................ 5 DISCLAIMER .................................................................................................. 6 IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS .[...]

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    2 5. MAIN MENU ............................................................................................. 30 5.1 TIME/ TITLE ............................................................................................................. 31 5.2 RECORD TIMER.............................................................................................[...]

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    3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The lightening flash with arrowh ead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dange rous voltage” withi n the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient m agnitude to constitute a risk of elec tric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilatera[...]

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    4 CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is inco rrectly replaced. Replace only with the sam e or equivalent type recommended by the m anufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instruct ion. In the spaces provide d below , record the Model a nd Seri al No. located on the rear panel of your Digit al Video Recorder . M[...]

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    5 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read the following safety precaution s carefully before using the product. T hese instructio ns contain valu able information on safe and proper use that will prevent harm an d damage to the operator and other p e rsons. Make sure that you fully underst and the following details (indications, graphi c symbols) befor[...]

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    6 • Observe the following when installing. • Do not put the product on an inflammable material such as carpet or blanket. • Do not put the product in a narrow space, since the heat generated from the product ma y be difficult to emanate. • Do not put an inflammable material on the product. If you do not follow above, the heat generated by t[...]

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    7 IMPORT ANT PRECAUTIONS COPYRIGHTS Using surveillance camera s to record certain ima g es, and the subsequent public ation, distribution or exhibition of such images, including, but not limited to, items in art exhibit s , performing arts, photographs and printed m aterials, may require the permissi on of the owners of the right s to said images, [...]

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    8 1. PRODUCT FEA TURES 1.1 Product Introduction This DVR uses hard di sk drives instead of VCR tapes to store di gital video image s. It enables you to enjoy the extreme flexibility of digital image arch iving instead of clu msy tape management, and is absolutely compatible with most multiplexers in the market. Equipped with a wide range of compreh[...]

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    9 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW 2.1 Front V iew 23 22 21 20 1 Hard-disk drive comp artment. This compa r tment allows you to inst all a drive for backup purposes or additional storage. Make sure the drive is well secured with the mounting scre ws in the mobile rack before you put the rack into the compartment. And remember to turn on the po[...]

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    10 PLA Y button: Press to play back a recorded video from the har d disk. While playing back the re corded video at faster or slower speeds than the re corded spe ed, press this button to return to the regular playback speed. STOP button: Press this to stop playing back a recorded video. FWD button: Press this to play a recorded video in the forwar[...]

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    11 2.2 Rear V iew MUX MAIN MONITO R IN Connector: This BNC connector is used to connect the live video output from a multiplexer to the unit. VIDEO IN Connector: This BNC connector is used to connect the video output from a camera or a multiplexer to the unit. S-VIDEO IN Connec tor: This connector is used to con nect the S-video out put from a came[...]

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    12 2.3 T erminal Block 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALM.IN GND ALM.RST REC GND FULL ALM.OUT GND SW.OUT 1. ALM IN: (INPUT) This is an alarm input, which can be programm ed in the menu system to Normal ly Open or Normally Closed. (Active low , 5V) 2. GND: Ground Contact. 3. ALM RST : (INPUT) This terminal connect s to an alarm-clear dev ice for clearin g the al[...]

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    13 3. INST ALLA TION 3.1 Basic Connection CONNECTING WITH A SINGLE CAMERA (OR A QUAD PROCESSOR) Please set the MUL TIPLEXER option to OFF on the REC Setting p age in the main menu. (Please refer to section 5.3 MUL TIPLEXER option) Single Ca mera Monitor CONNECTING WITH A MUL TIPLEXER T o match the multiplexer’s recording spe ed, please set the MU[...]

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    14 3.2 System Information Y ou can display system settings information as shown on T able 3.2 A below at any time by pressing the DISPLA Y button . However , when the unit is displaying a deco ded image from a multiplexer , you must first switch the unit to encoded image displaying (The pi ctures is switching swiftly and the light of MUX/ DVR butto[...]

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    15 3.3 Up dating System Sof tware If the system software of the unit needs to be upgrade d, please take the followin g steps to safely update it. Important: Before carrying out the following procedures, please ensure the floppy disk is working and the file of system software is int act (The size of the file should be up to 170 K.) 1. Turn off the u[...]

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    16 3.4 V ideo format (NTSC/P AL) selection If the video format (NTSC/PAL) of the unit needs to be changed, pleases take th e following steps. If the unit is currently set to NTSC; 1, Push sto p button. 2, Hold down the and pause buttons simultaneously. 3, OSD massage "SET PAL, PLS RESTART" appears. 4, Restart the unit. The video format is[...]

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    17 4. BASIC OPERA TIONS This section shows you how to operate and manage the unit when it gets in the way . 4.1 Configuring Recording Settings Recording Ti me settings (Recording Rate and Picture Quality Setting) Recording time will vary depen ding on the image size, recording rate, and the cap acity of hard-disk drive. This unit ship s with a 80GB[...]

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    18 P AL System Possible Recording Time HDD=80 Gigabytes Refresh Rate (Field/Sec) 50 25 12.5 6.25 3.13 1.56 0.89 0.31 0.21 0.16 HIGH 14 hr 28 hr 54 hr 1 12 hr 224 hr 448 hr 784 hr 2240 hr 3360 hr 4480 hr ST ANDA RD 22 hr 44 hr 88 hr 176 hr 352 hr 704 hr 1232 hr 3520 hr 5280 hr 7040 hr Image Quality BA SIC 28 hr 56 hr 1 12 hr 224 hr 448 hr 896 hr 156[...]

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    19 4.2.2 Timer Recording T imer recording provides two periods of time each d ay in a weekly t able which programs the DVR to turn on and off at specified time s. This way the DVR will st art an d stop recording ac cording to the programmed schedule. Ple ase take the f o llowing step s to program the scheduled re cording. (1) Press the SETUP button[...]

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    20 MAIN MENU TIME/ TITLE RECORD TIMER RECORD ALARM COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GO TO TIMER P AGE RECORD TIMER REC ENABLE TIMER--------- ---------- --------- SET MAIN P AGE SET REC TIMER REC SCHEDULE ST ART END ST ART END S : 00-00:00-00 00:00-00:00 M: 00-00:00-00 00:00-00:00 T : 00-00:00-00 00:00-00:00 W: 00-00:00-00 00:00-00:00 T : 00-00:00-00 00:0[...]

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    21 4.2.3 Alarm Recording T ake the following steps to activate the programm ed alarm recording. For ALM REC RA TE , ALM REC QUALITY , ALARM ST A TUS , ALM DURA TION , and PRE-ALARM settings, please refer to section 5.4 for more details. (1) Press the SETUP button to enter the MAIN MENU . (2) Select A LARM and press the ENTER / SAVE ENTER/SA VE butt[...]

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    22 NOTE: The st atus of recording operations as sho w ed the diagrams below when an alarm t akes place. 1 2 3 4 Manual or Exter nally T riggered Recordin g Al arm T a kes Plac e Actu al Record ing Speed No rma l Ala rm Nor ma l Tim e r Reco r di n g Actu al Record ing Speed Al arm T a kes Plac e Tim e r Reco r di n g Actu al Record ing Speed Al arm[...]

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    23 4.3 Playback Operations This section shows you how to operate the fast, slo w , and single-picture playback functio ns, and details how the unit is to playback a file in dif ferent ope ration status. Please refer to the following pa ragraphs specifying the relevant det ails. When playing a file, the monitor should display a flashi ng PLA Y messa[...]

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    24 NOTE: The playback speed w ill be displayed on the screen. Ho w ever , when playing a recorded video from a multiplexer , the playback speed only display on encoding (multiplexing) mode. Press the MUX / DVR button to s w itch between decoding and encoding mode. 4.3.2 Slow Forward/Reverse There are 4 speeds available for a sl ow playback: 1/2, 1/[...]

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    25 SEARECH FULL LIST ALARM LIST TIME SEARCH HD 1 2001-02-01 12: 20 A 2001-02-01 13:30 2001-03-02 14:20 2001-03-02 14:20 R 2001-03-02 14:20 HD 2 T 2001-02-01 13:30 4.3.4 Play Back Recorded Video from a HDD of the mobile rack T o play back a recorded vi deo from a HD3, take the following step s: (1) Press setup button to enter the main menu. (2) Sele[...]

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    26 SEARCH FULL LIST ALARM LIST TIME SEARCH A 2001-02-01 12: 20 A 2001-02-01 13:30 A 2001-03-02 14:20 SEARCH FULL LIST ALARM LIST TIME SEARCH TIME SEARCH MM DD YEAR HH MM 08 17 2001 00:00 4.4.2 Alarm list Search T ake the following steps to proceed with the alarm list search function. (1) Press the SEARCH button to enter the search mode. (2) Select [...]

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    27 4.5 Dat a Backup 4.5.1 Backup Operations There are three ways available to duplicate t he recorded video fro m HD 1 and HD 2 to HD 3. Please take the following step s to proceed. (1) Set HD 3 to BACKUP first. T ake the following step s. Press the SETUP button to enter the setup mode and select the DISK . Highlight DISK and press the ENTER / SAVE[...]

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    28 ALARM: Dup licating all the alarm-event recorded vide o from HD 1 and HD 2 to HD 3. S tay on the DISK SETTING page. Use the Up/Down buttons to highlight BACKUP ; select ALARM, then press the ENTER / SAVE ENTE R/SA VE button to proceed. SELECT : Duplicating a p articular recorded video from HD1 and HD 2 to HD3. S tay on the DISK SETTING page. Use[...]

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    29 4.5.2 Archive Clips into Floppy Disk Please take the following step s to archive a critical image in a floppy disk. (1) Insert a 1.44 floppy disk into the floppy slot. (2) S tart playing back the recorded video. (When pl aying back recorde d video made by a multiplexer , you must to get into the multiplexing mode and display picture by picture t[...]

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    30 5. MAIN MENU There are 7 submenus to the MAIN MENU to guide you through the setup of the DVR. The following sections will instruct you step by step now to configure the operation setting and options. Press the SETUP button to access the MAIN MENU. Once inside the menu system, the on-screen menu allows you to set up the key features of the unit. [...]

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    31 5.1 TIME/ TITLE This device is able to print inerasable system time and title information dire ctly onto images during recording. Thi s page allows use rs to set the time and desired title, and to decide if the function is to be activated. The entrie s are listed as follows. TIME ST AMP : The T ime S tamp option i s used to stamp the syst em tim[...]

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    32 5.2 RECORD TIMER The unit provides a weekly table, co nsisting of two periods of time each day for sche duled recording. This option allows you to set the time each day that the unit will star t and stop recording. REC ENABLE : The rec enable option is us ed to enable / disable the programm ed scheduled recording. ON: Enables the scheduled recor[...]

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    33 5.3 REC SETTING This page all ows you to set recording rate and recording quality , and to enable you to continue recording when the disk is full. REC RA TE: This option is used for adjusting the num ber of pictures recorded every se cond into a hard disk. The recording rate cont rols the frequency at whi ch the number of video picture s can be [...]

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    34 5.4 ALARM SETTING This menu allows users to program the config urat ion of alarm recording only when an alarm i nput is activated. The device will record as long as the alarm input is activated. ALM OPERA TION: The ALM OPERA TION option is used to determine whether to activate/deactivate the alarm recording when it detect s an alarm input. ON: T[...]

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    35 ALM TYPE: The ALM TY PE option is used to set a type of alarm input corresponding to the sensor si gnal in use. NO: Normally Open. This is to be used with the type of alarm sensor , whose contact remains o pen in normal conditions and closes in case of activation. NC: Normally Close. This is to be used with the type of alarm senso r , whose cont[...]

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    36 5.5 COMMUNICA TION The COMMUNICA TION option is used to configur e status of the communi cation port when the connected with an external device. RS232: The RS232 option is used to determine the activation/ deactivation of the RS232 communication port for externally triggered recording. T o reco rd video into the hard-disk drive connect the REC e[...]

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    37 5.6 DISK SETTING REFORMA T: The REFORMA T option is used to clear out all of the data in the hard disk drive. Y ou will be required to enter the pre-set password before pr oceeding with clearing out the data. Enter th e standard p assword “9999” if you don’t set your individual password. T o set your individual password, pl ease refer to s[...]

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    38 5.7 SYSTEM The SYSTEM P AGE is used for accessi ng the hist ory of operation status, setting the p assword, resuming factory default, and dete r mining the menu display backgr ound. LOG : This log shows the history of the operation st atus in chronological order . The op eration status is described to the right of the time of each entry . There [...]

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    39 BUZZER : The BUZZER option is used to determine the embe dded buzzer sounding a tone to signal the following situations. A tone last s about two seconds long. Situation St atus Alarm Alarm take s place Video Lo ss Video loss t akes place Disk Full Disk is full Load Default Load factory default Buzzer Buzzer set to ON Key Lock Enable/disable key [...]

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    40 6. SPECIFICA TIONS Image System NTSC P A L Resolution 720 x 480 pixels 720 x 576 pixels Video Input BNC x 2, S-Video x 1 Video Outpu t BNC x 2, S-Video x 1 Storage Med ia UP to 3 IDE Hard Disks (One mobile Rack) Image Format M-JPEG Critical Image Archiving 1.44MB FDD Recording Rate Up to 60 fields/sec Up to 50 fields/sec Image Compression High/ [...]

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    41 APPENDIX 1. -- RS-232 Protocol 1.Setup 1.1 Use Null Modem cable (The st andard RS-232 9 Pi n Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged, see pin configuration chart bel ow for details) to connect the COM 1 on the rear p anel of the unit to a PC. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS-232 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS-232 RX TX GND RT S CTS RX TX GND RTS CTS 1.2 Set the RS-232 o[...]

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    42 2.1 Keys and signals PC Send: <0x41>, <0x01>, <Key V alue>, <0x4f> < The value for a specific front p anel key > KEY_PLA Y 1 KEY_STOP 3 KEY_P AUSE 4 KEY_POWER 5 KEY_REC 6 KEY_SETUP 7 KEY_ENTER 8 SET_DEF AUL T 9 (reserved) KEY_SEARCH 10 KEY_DISPLA Y 1 1 KEY_UP 13 KEY_DOWN 14 KEY_LEFT 15 KEY_RIGHT 16 KEY_SCAN_F 19 KEY[...]

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    43 2.2.3 Set Time (Second Category=0x02) PC Request: <0x41>, <0x02>, <0 x02>, <0x07>, < 7 T ime V alue >, <0x4f> The following case is an ill ustration of < 7 Time V alue> 2001/06/20 17:05:00 = <0x D1>, <0x07>, <0x06>, <0x14>, <0x1 1>, <0x05>, <0x0 0> DVR Act: Chang[...]

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    44 APPENDIX 2. -- System Default M A I N M E N U TIME/ TITLE RECORD TIMER RECORD ALARM COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GO TO TIME/ TITLE P AGE T I M E / T I T L E TIME ST AMP : OFF TIME SETTING : SET TITLE ST AMP : OFF TITLE SETTING : SET MAIN P AGE REC TIME ST AMP MAIN MENU TIME/ TITLE RECORD TIMER RECORD ALARM COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GO TO TIMER P [...]

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    45 M A I N M E N U TIME/ TITLE RECORD TIMER RECORD ALARM COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GO TO COMM P AGE C O M M S E T T I N G RS232 : SLA VE NET ENABLE : OFF NET SETTING : SET MAIN P AGE SET RS232 M A I N M E N U TIME/ TITLE RECORD TIMER RECORD ALARM COMMUNICA TION DISK SYSTEM GO TO DISK P AGE D I S K S E T T I N G REFORMA T : HD 1 HD 3 USAGE : BACKUP[...]

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    46 APPENDIX 3. -- O.S.D Message No. O.S.D Message Meanings 1 NO DISK No hard disk detected af ter power on 2 BA TTER Y LOW Suggest user to change battery and set system time 3 LOADING System Boot up 4 VIDEO LOSS Video lo ss 5 VIDEO IN n Video inp ut source 6 KEY LOCKED Key lock function is on 7 KEY UNLOCKED Key lock function is of f 8 BACKUP n1 / n[...]

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    47 APENDIX 4. -- NETWORK VIEWING Y ou can access live images or recorded image s from any desktop over a TCP/IP networking environment by supported network viewer of KV -HD01, which is ex clusively designed for KV -HD01 users. System Requirement s The network viewer can b e operated in a PC with the following requirement s. Minimum Intel Pentium 23[...]

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    48 RJ-45 PIN configuration for Ethernet Ph ysical specification for Ethernet Browsing image over the network The Network V iewer can perform the following functions. View live image and still JPEG image. Pla y back recorded images. Save JPEG-image locally . Change regular record, event record, and Timer pr operties Please take instructions as follo[...]

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    49 Picture A Picture B T ype the IP address of the KV -HD01 Enter the pre-set password of KV -HD01 PROXY ADDRESS: T ype the address of proxy to use when accesses the Internet using a Proxy sever . PORT : T ype the designated port setting. Click to start your Network Viewer .[...]

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    50 Vie wing Image If both the IP and p assword you entered are correc t, the network viewer appears as shown below . QUIT : Click to exit the program at any time. System st atus indicators Green Light: KV -HD01 working no rmally . Red Light: KV -HD01 is bu sy . HDD 1: Accessed HDD of the KV -HD01 PLA Y LIST : Click on a specific list of the recorde[...]

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    51 Changing The Record & Timer properties The network viewer allows you to chang e regular record , event record, and T imer settings of the KV -HD01 over the network. Changing Record Properties RA TE: Open the drop-down list to set a desired recording rate, which will change the current recording speed of the KV -HD01. QUALITY : Open the drop-[...]

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    52 Change the Timer properties Archive Images to the computer OK: Click to save the settings CANCEL: Click to resume pre-settings. EXIT : Click to leave the current page . Set starting hour Set starting minute Set ending hour Set ending minute Indicating box of accessed drive of the computer . Indicating box of accessed folder of the computer . Ind[...]

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    53 3. Open the Image V iewer Open the ST ART menu, point to Program , T oshiba Network Viewer and click T oshiba Netw ork V iew er . The dialog box appears as shown below . Select Single Image V iew System to start the Image V iewer . Click to start your Image Vie w er.[...]

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    54 Viewing a still JPEG-image This is image integrity-protect sof tware. If an image isn’ t originally made by a KV -HD01, the Image Viewer will not display image and a message “ W rong file, Can’t open it ” will appear on the screen which will protect archived jpeg images from rep roduction and interpolation. Images display area QUIT : Cli[...]

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    55 LIMITED W ARRANTY DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER Promptly register your product with T o shiba on-l ine at www .toshiba.c om/t aisisd . By registering your product you will be eligible for periodic u pdates, announcements, and sp ecial offers applicable for your product. Y ou will have access to extended warranty options, upgrades (as ap plicable), usef[...]