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Advanced Conguration
Advanced Conguration
If you’re reading this page, it means that either:
• You’ve got the DVR setup, but its standard recording
program isn’t for you. Fair enough - we cater to all
requirements here.
• You’re interested in what other options and
capabilities the DVR has. Excellent - the answer is “a lot”.
• Everything works except just that one thing that isn’t
right but you don’t know where the option is. Darn.
We’ll try and get you xed up by the end of this page.
There are some sections of Advanced Conguration that we
think are of benet for most DVR owners to know about - in
particular, the Alarm settings and the Email Conguration of
the DVR.
By Default...
• The DVR has motion recording enabled on every channel,
congured to operate at an average level of sensitivity.
• To be a little more likely to record a border-line motion
event than not (we think it’s better to get a false trigger
than miss an event).
• To record video each time it detects a motion event, but
does not notify you via email (all events will be listed in
the log).
To alter the DVR’s default behaviour, you’ll need to change
some of the advanced settings.
You can do this by using the MyDVR PC software (as detailed
earlier, see “MyDVR: Conguration Overview” on page 20, or
you can use the DVR’s built-in interface.
Quick Reference
Some of the more common reasons to have a look in the
Advanced Conguration include:
Altering the Recording Schedule
The recording schedule is one of the most important things to
get right when conguring the DVR. More information about
the schedule can be found at:
• “Recording: Schedule” on page 32
Conguring the Auto-Email Functions
If you want the DVR to notify you via email when it detects a
motion event, then you’ll need to congure:
• “Network: Advanced: Email Settings” on page 41
• “Alarm: Motion Detection - Action” on page 45
• “Alarm: Motion Detection Notes” on page 44
Altering the Motion Detection Settings
If you want to change the way the DVR handles motion, then
you’ll need to look at:
• “Alarm: Motion” on page 42
• “Alarm: Motion Detection Conguration” on page 43
You want to connect a PTZ Device
If you got your camera as part of a kit with the DVR, then
there shouldn’t be much conguration required. Follow the
instructions in your Swann PTZ Camera manual.
If the camera did not come with the DVR, then you’ll probably
need to change the PTZ Conguration page. See:
• “Device: PTZ” on page 48
Note: All screen-shot examples are from the 8-CH model.
The 4-CH model will allow you to select and display up to
4 cameras at once, and the 8-CH model will allow you to
select and display up to 8 cameras at once.