User’s Manual
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Pre-Event
Highlight
Pre-Event
in the Record menu and press the
button, and the
Pre-Event
setup screen appears. If you do
not have Event set up in the Record Schedule, a message will display alerting you to this fact.
Figure 43 — Pre-Event setup screen.
When the DVR is in the Event Record mode it is possible to
have it record images before the event occurs. The
Pre-Event
screen allows you to define how to handle pre-event recording.
You can turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event
recording. The image speed can be set from 1.00 to 30.00 ips
(25.00 ips PAL), image quality can be selectable from
Very
High, High
,
Standard
and
Basic
, and image resolution can
be selectable
from Very High (D1)
,
High (Half D1)
and
Standard (CIF)
.
You can set the amount of time to record prior to the event
by adjusting the
Dwell
. You can set the
Dwell
from 5 seconds
to 30 seconds. The longer the dwell set, the fewer maximum
ips can be set.
NOTE: When the DVR is in the Time or Time & Event mode, it ignores the pre-event settings and follows the
time settings.
Event Setup
Figure 44 — Event menu.
Alarm-In
Highlight
Alarm-In
in the Event menu and press the
button. The
Alarm-In
setup screen appears.
The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs
associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the
Alarm-In
screen. You can turn each input On or Off by
highlighting the alarm number and pressing the
button.
Each input can be given a title. Highlight the desired Title
box and press the
button. A virtual keyboard appears
allowing you to enter a title name.
Each input can be set as
NO
(normally open) or
NC
(normally
closed).
Figure 45 — Alarm-In Settings screen.
You can set up the DVR to start panic recording whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. Highlight
the box beside
Panic Record
and press the
button. A list of Alarm Inputs appears, and you can select which alarm
input you want associated with panic recording. The DVR will continue panic recording until an input on the selected
alarm input is released as long as the
PANIC
button is not pressed to stop the panic recording.