Remote control for Dahua DHI-NVR42A08-8P

[Anthony Wise]

All, I just got a Dahua DVR and it is working well. It came with a remote and I am wondering if it actually has a IR receiver in it or not. It is a 'Lite Series Model' DHI-NVR42A08-8P. Anyone know? I have tried the remote and it seems to do nothing at all ... Just curious. Might use remote IR to control from upstairs for basic functions (its in the basement and hooked to TV in Family room).

 

[afhuss01]

All, I just got a Dahua DVR and it is working well. It came with a remote and I am wondering if it actually has a IR receiver in it or not. It is a 'Lite Series Model' DHI-NVR42A08-8P. Anyone know? I have tried the remote and it seems to do nothing at all ... Just curious. Might use remote IR to control from upstairs for basic functions (its in the basement and hooked to TV in Family room).

I've never had good luck with Dahua remotes. I don't even tell customers it's an option, I'll just buy them a cheap wireless mouse if they want it (generally go with a "cheaper" mouse that doesn't require downloading drivers).


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[Anthony Wise]

Yeah, they look kinda cheap and from a few other posts the UI looks horrible for 10ft interface. Not sure if the mouse is an option as I want to integrate with my current HTPC setup and remote. Do you know if this NVR has the capability -- and possibly the remote is broken? Like I said absolutely nothing happens when using it ... Its hard to tell from the online specs.

 

[nayr]

my 4216-4k has no IR receiver on it, if you take the lid off it should be obvious if it has an IR sensor connected to the front.

 

[afhuss01]

Yeah, they look kinda cheap and from a few other posts the UI looks horrible for 10ft interface. Not sure if the mouse is an option as I want to integrate with my current HTPC setup and remote. Do you know if this NVR has the capability -- and possibly the remote is broken? Like I said absolutely nothing happens when using it ... Its hard to tell from the online specs.

I don't know anything about HTPCs. Are you just trying to get live feed on there, via a video input or through a LAN connection and GUI?


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[BLKMGK]

Ouch, I was looking at the 4216-4K and the 5216-4k and ASSumed they were remote capable. They have two USB ports with one being USB3 for settings backup? Never occured to me they wouldn't be remote capable but it's true the specs don't mention it. D'oh! Which NVR are we talking about specifically?