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Configuring Settings for Recording 33
Figure 22. Recording Quality Settings Menu
2. Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper
left of the menu. If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings,
select
All Cameras from the list .
3. Select the Encoding Parameters mode to configure. Either Continuous or On
Event can be selected.
4. Select the camera resolution in the Resolution drop down menu The options
for the camera resolution includes 4CIF, DCIF, 2CIF, CIF and QCIF.
5. Select the recording Frame Rate to use for the designated camera. A rate of
30 all the way down to 1/16 of a frame can be selected.
6. Set the picture quality using the Picture Quality slider. A preview of the
selected picture quality will be shown on the right preview screen. Increasing
the picture quality will also increase the bit rate of the video feed. The resolu-
tion and frame rate of the feed will be adjusted automatically.
7. Select the Pre-record time. The pre-record time is the time in seconds to also
record before a recording is triggered. Setting the pre-record time to MAX will
allow the DVR to use up to the maximum available buffer space for recording.
8. Select the Post-record time. The post-record time is the time in seconds to
also record after a recording has ended.
9. Enter the Files Removed After time. The Files Removed After time denotes
the amount of days that files will be deleted after its initial recording. Setting
the time to 0 will allow the DVR to only delete and overwrite files when the
HDD is full.
10. Repeat steps 3-9 for other Encoding Parameters mode.