4- & 8-Channel Digital Video Recorder
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y
Screen Group –
The number of screen group displays when the DVR is not in the 3x3 and 1+7 modes
of the 8-channel DVR, and 2x2 mode for the 4-channel DVR.
y
Free Space –
The icon
displays when the DVR is in the Recycle mode, and the percentage of available
storage space displays when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode.
y
Date/Time –
The current date and time information displays.
y
User Name
The name of the current user logged in displays.
y
Camera No.
The camera number displays at the top-left corner of each camera screen.
y
Camera Title
The camera title displays at the top-left corner of each camera screen.
y
Record –
The record related icons display on each camera screen.
y
Audio –
The icon displays when the DVR can play live audio.
y
PTZ –
The icon
displays on each PTZ camera screen.
y
Text-In –
The text input strings display on the screen. You can adjust the
Display Dwell
time (sec.)
for the text input strings displayed on the screen.
You can adjust the transparency of the setup screens by highlighting
Transparency
and using
the Left and Right arrow buttons.
Highlight the
Main Monitor
tab, and the
Main Monitor
setup screen appears.
NOTE: Any cameras that are Off, have lost video or are set to Covert (unless the user has
authority to view covert cameras) will be excluded from the Cameo sequence.
You can define the screen layout in a variety of formats and set the DVR to sequence through the
different screen layouts (pages) so that all the cameras will be displayed. You can also set up the
DVR to display one camera or a group of cameras all the time while cycling through the remaining
cameras in a “cameo” window. This can be done with one camera displayed full screen while
displaying the cameo window as a PIP (picture in picture), or displaying the cameras in a grid
pattern with the bottom right window as the cameo.
Highlighting
OSD Margin…
and pressing the
button displays
how OSD text will be displayed on the monitor. You can adjust
the horizontal and vertical margins so that text and icons will not
be hidden beyond the edges of the monitor.
Figure 37 Main Monitor setup screen.
Highlight the box beside
Mode
and press the
button. You can select between Full
Sequence and Cameo Sequence. (8-ch Model
Only)
Pressing the
MENU
button on the front panel
for three seconds or longer or the
SEQUENCE
button on the remote control causes the DVR to
sequence cameras, and the DVR can sequence
cameras in two modes: “Full” and “Cameo”.
In the Full mode, the DVR sequences through
the cameras and displays them full screen. In
the Cameo mode, the bottom right window in
a multi-screen format sequences through the
cameras.