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Adjusting the Picture
Adjust the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation by clicking the designated buttons.
Click
Default
to reset them to the default settings.
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Troubleshooting: Whatever the screen looks like, will determine what the
recorded image looks like. Be wary of this.
:
Utility Buttons
Aut
o: When
Auto
is clicked, SmartGuard sequences the cameras in order. Whenever you
click the button, the state toggles. You can also set the switching interval manually in the
Setup dialog box. When a camera is locked, the sequence will skip the locked camera.
Mode Selectio
n: The record mode is selected when
Rec
is clicked. SmartGuard goes to view
only mode automatically when it is unable to record (for example, when the hard disk is
full). This is apparent when the hard drive disk usage is full.
Not
e: The IDR records only in accordance with the recording schedule, which is set manually
in the Setup dialog box (refer to the Setup section in this chapter). Before the IDR is
commissioned, you must be fully aware of the recording schedule.
Note also that clicking Rec prepares the IDR for recording. In this state, the IDR will follow the
recording schedule.
The IDR provides four different recording modes: view only mode, time-lapse mode, event-driven
mode, and time and event mode.
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View only mode: No recording.
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Time-lapse mode: Full-time recording used mainly in daytime hours.
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Event-driven mode: Records when a related sensor is activated. It is used commonly at night and
saves on hard drive space.
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Time and event mode: Combination of time-lapse and event-driven modes. The IDR records
slowly in normal time and starts to record faster when a related sensor is activated (refer to
the recording speed in the Setup dialog box