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Setup
A Accessing the DVR menus
The Main Menu offers the following Setup Features:
CAMERA: Setup name display, position, image
view, and record quality of each channel (camera).
RECORD: Enable recording & audio, set resolution
& quality, recording mode and file size.
NETWORK: Setup Network access (Remote
Internet Monitoring).
SEARCH: Find files for playback and backup.
DEVICES: Manage & format hard drive and USB
devices. Setup alarms, PTZ cameras, mobile phone
access and motion detection.
SYSTEM: Setup time, date, password and video
mode.
Push MENU from the DVR front panel, or remote.
From the Main Menu, select CAMERA. Here you
can setup the name display (up to 8 characters)
and position of each channel (camera). Select
COLOR SETUP to adjust the image brightness,
saturation, contrast and hue settings of each
channel (camera). You can also choose whether
each channel can be previewed in LIVE MODE
and/or RECORDING MODE.
B Setup Image View and Record Quality
To navigate through the DVR menu, three options are available:
1. DVR Front Panel: Use the DIRECTION keys to move the cursor and the
SEL key to select
2. Remote Control
3. USB Mouse (included)
C Setting up the DVR to Record:
This system offers three modes for recording:
1. Manual 2. Time Schedule 3. Motion Detection
From the main menu, select RECORD to enter into the Record Setup menu (C1).
CHANNEL: “ON” enables video to record from the respective camera. If the
channel is set to “OFF”, video from that channel will not record.
RESOLUTION: D1= 704x480, HD1= 704x240, CIF=352x240
QUALITY: Best, Good, Normal
Using higher resolution and quality settings, results in better video quality, but
takes up more space on the hard drive. Choosing lower settings, results in lower
video quality, but takes up less space on the hard drive.
AUDIO: If audio is ENABLED, sound will be recorded with the video from the
channels, and will have audio output on playback mode. If audio is DISABLED,
sound will not record, and will have no audio output on playback mode (Audio
cameras or a microphone is required to record the sound).
REC MODE: Sets DVR to record on Manual, Motion Detection, and Time
Schedule Recording Detailed (instructions below).
PACK TIME: Choose the time length of all recorded files: 15, 30, 45, 60 min
(Max = 60 min).
Manual Recording:
From the Record Setup screen, set the Rec Mode to “ALWAYS”. Your DVR
will continuously record, and separate files will be created with the Pack Time
Intervals you selected.
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