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Digital Video Recorder
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Recording Video
Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 — Installation , it is ready to record. The DVR
will start recording based on the settings you made in the
Record
setup screen. See Chapter3 — Configuration.
Recycle On
or
Recycle Off
. The factory default is
Recycle On
. It does this by recording over the oldest video once
the hard disk is full. Setting the DVR to
Recycle Off
causes it to stop recording once the hard disk is full.
Standard (CIF)
,
High (Half D1)
or
Very High (D1).
The factory default resolution is
Standard
. When set to
Standard
,
the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 480 ips (240 ips for 8-channel model). When set to
High
, the DVR has a
maximum recording speed of 240 ips (120 ips for 8-channel model). When set to
Very High
, the DVR has a maximum
recording speed of 120 ips (60 ips for 8-channel model).
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.
Panic Recording
Selecting (Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu or pressing the
PANIC
button starts panic recording of all cameras,
and selecting or pressing the button again stops panic recording. If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the
Panic Record setup screen, panic recording will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as is
not selected or the
PANIC
button is not pressed.
NOTE: When the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used, panic recording
will not operate.
Recording Audio
If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio from up to four inputs when video is recording.
NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio.
Playing Recorded Video
If a user who has
Search
authority logs into the system, the user can view recorded image. Once video has been recorded,
you can view it by pressing the
PLAYBACK
button.
The DVR supports the Triplex function: monitoring, recording and playing back at the same time. Pressing the
PLAYBACK
button when in one of the multi-view formats enters the Triplex mode and displays the Select Playback Camera menu.
Selecting
All Channels
plays back video of all cameras. The DVR maintains the same display format
as it does in the live mode except for the PIP format. You can also change the screen layout in the same
way as you do in the live mode.
Selecting the camera number under
Triplex
enters the Triplex mode and plays back video of the selected
camera. When in the single-screen display format, the camera currently displayed on the screen will
be selected and when in the PIP display format, the camera displayed on the PIP screen will be selected
for the search channel. During the Triplex mode, the DVR maintains the same display format as it does
in the live mode. A red outline surrounding the video and the camera title indicates the search channel.
While in the Triplex Mode, the DVR continues recording cameras as they were set up in the recording
schedule. Also, live monitoring will continue except for the camera that has been selected for playback.
Figure 71 — Select Playback Camera menu.