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TEST PRODUCT TEST MaxxOne - D8308 DVR What’s in the box? DVR Power supply Remote control & batteries USB mouse Software CD Quick-Start guide User manual Spare case screws Drive screws NOTE: This PSI Product Test was carried out by an independent third party, not editorial staff. The manufacturer had no input in the review or the final result One of the D8300 range available from ShopMassive in the UK, the D3808 “Hawk” DVR has the capability to record 8 analogue inputs and 4 IP streams. The analogue inputs can be any mix of SD, AHD and TVI format signals. The Hawk is available as a 4 or 8 input recorder with a capacity of 2 or 4 IP streams in addition to the analogue inputs. If only IP cameras are utilised then a maximum of 6 or 12 streams can be recorded respectively. Getting started The DVR was supplied with no hard drive fitted, though the documentation supplied suggests that this will be an option when fully released. Internally the DVR comprises one main board that holds all of the main components, with a small sub-board that attaches to the side of the main board for the RCA/phono audio connectors; 8 input and 1 output on this model. Only one SATA drive connector and power lead is available on the PCB. For the testing, a WD 1TB drive was fitted. It was noted that there is no fan within the case so one of the newer low power hard drives would be preferred to keep the temperature as low as possible. After over 24 hours of operation temperatures remained relatively low with the three heatsinks between 47° and 54°C and a drive temperature of 37°C at a 26°C ambient. At power-up the screen gives a MaxxOne ‘splash’ screen display during start-up and then shows a 12 way split camera display. At first use a “Startup Wizard” window is overlaid and a smaller warning window prompted that the new disk was unformatted. Accepting the warning message takes you to the Password set-up window. This forces you to use a password on the device, but only notifies you after entry that the password must be exactly 8 digits in length. It does not appear to force a complex password but this is advisable. The ‘Wizard’ process then takes you through formatting the hard drive, Network Configuration, Email Configuration, IP Camera set-up, Record Schedules and then General System Configuration (Time & Date, Language and Video Format). A tick box can be activated to prevent the Wizard from running during subsequent system start-ups. Software The disc supplied with the unit has three folders; the first “Mobile documentation” holds a single page ‘App Quickstart Guide.pdf’ and a Readme.txt file. The second is “Software for Mac” holding a ‘MaxxOne CCTV Viewer.dmg’ file and ‘Video Player.dmg’ file. The third folder is “Software for Windows” and this has three sub folders, “AVI Generator” holding ‘AVIGenerator.exe’ and its Readme.txt file, “MaxxOne CCTV Viewer” holding a 45 page ‘Guide.pdf’ client software manual and the MaxxOne CCTV Viewer.exe’ file and finally “Video Player” that holds the ‘Video Player.exe’ file and its Readme.txt. The AVI generator programme is included to allow conversion of the recorder’s native h.264 file format to AVI for distribution without the need for the Video Player software. The Video Player software does need to install files on the PC so cannot simply be run from the disc. Operation Once set up, the DVR is very straightforward to operate by USB mouse control. Taking the mouse to the bottom of the screen or clicking the right mouse button brings up a series of Icons at the bottom of the screen. These in turn, access the Main Menu, Manually Lock the screen, Select screen display formats, Switch Stream, Review Policy, Mute, Playback and Info. 14 www.psimagazine.co.uk
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