User’s Manual
Recording Video
Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in
Chapter 2 — Installation
, it is
ready to record. Unless you change the setup, the DVR will start recording when you press the
REC
button and will continue recording until the hard disk drive is full. The factory default is
Stop
when the hard disk drive is full. The DVR can be set to continue recording (
Overwrite
)
once the hard disk drive is full. It does this by recording over the oldest video.
Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory settings,
you will want to take advantages of the DVR’s many tools. See
Chapter 3 — Configuration
for
detailed descriptions of the recording mode options.
NOTE: The DVR only records video when the red
REC
on the display is lit. The DVR is
NOT recording if only the red LED on the REC button is lit. When the DVR is set for
Time-lapse
or
Event
recording, the red LED on the REC button indicates the unit is ready
to record. The red
REC
on the display will light and a red dot appears on the monitor
when the clock reaches a scheduled recording time and the DVR starts recording video.
Recording Audio
If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio when video is recording.
NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when
recording audio.
Playing Recorded Video
Once video has been recorded, you can view it by pressing the
PLAY/PAUSE
button. When
playing video for the first time, the DVR will display the most recent image. When playing
video subsequent times, the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image.
NOTE: Only the administrator level user can view the covert cameras. The covert
cameras in the playback mode are determined by the current camera setting.
Pressing the
PLAY/PAUSE
button again will freeze the video on the screen.
RW (Rewind) Button
Pressing the
RW
button plays video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles
the playback speed from
,
and
. The screen displays
,
and
respectively.
Entering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring mode can be password
protected.
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