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NOTE: The PIP display mode will not be supported in the search mode.
Previous Group, Next Group
Selecting or (Previous Group or Next Group) in the Mouse Display menu moves to the previous or
next page. It is the same as pressing the
GROUP
button on the front panel.
OSD
Selecting (OSD) in the Mouse Display menu toggles OSD On and Off.
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.
H.264
or
MPEG-4.
The factory default codec is
H.264
. When set to
H.264
, the DVR can record more
images by compressing more effectively than using MPEG-4. However, the recording speed might decrease
depending on the display option and DVR’s operation mode. Refer to the
Chapter 3 — Configuration,
Record Menu
and
Display Menu
for details.
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 120 ips (100 ips PAL). When set to
High
,
the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 60 ips (50 ips PAL). When set to
Very High
, the DVR has
a maximum recording speed of 30 ips (25 ips PAL).
Pressing the
PANIC
button starts panic recording of all cameras, and pressing the button again stops panic
recording. If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Record Screen, panic recording will stop automatically
according to the preset duration as long as 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.
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
Pressing the
PANIC
button starts panic recording of all cameras, and pressing the button again stops panic
recording. If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Record General setup screen, panic recording
will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as 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.
