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You can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views.
Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the
STOP
button, and the PTZ Preset
dialog box will appear. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the
button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the preset name. Press the
REC
button to load the PTZ
preset and the
Preset View
dialog box will appear. Select the desired preset and press the
button to load the preset.
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.
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. Here is a brief description of some of the
settings:
•
Stop
or
Overwrite
when the hard disk drive is full. The factory default is
Stop
. The DVR
can be set to continue recording once the hard disk drive is full. It does this by recording
over the oldest video.
•
Simplex
or
Duplex
. The factory default mode is
Simplex
recording. In the Simplex mode
you can either record or play back video, but you cannot do both at the same time. In the
Duplex mode, you can both record and play back video at the same time. The advantage to
the Simplex mode is that you can record at 60 NTSC images per second; while Duplex mode
has a recording maximum of 30 NTSC images per second (50 and 25 images per second
PAL).
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.
