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if the system is not set to overwrite, it will stop recording.
4. Alarm Recording
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Alarm recording will not start by manually pressing the REC button.
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Alarm recording can only be activated by an alarm input signal or a sensed motion, so it is very
important to check whether the connection of the alarm input equipment is correct (for all its
physical components), stable, reliable, and the alarm and sensors are properly setup. Refer to
Alarm Connection in the SYSTEM CONNECTION section, and Sensor Setup and Motion
Detection settings in the SYSTEM SETUP section of this manual.
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The precondition of whether the alarm recording can be activated by an exterior input signal or
by motion is that the system must be set via the SCHEDULE SET. Also, in the menu of Alarm
Setup, for alarm triggering, the Alarm Enable of the channel(s) must be set to “ON”. And
finally, for motion alarm triggering, the Motion Enable of the respective channels must be set to
“ON”. The Area Set for each channel must be defined for motion detection. Refer to the
SYSTEM SETUP sections of this manual.
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Under an “off-schedule” status, the system will not start alarm recording. Setting the Schedule
ON or OFF is achieved by pressing the Schedule key on the front panel, not through a System
Setup menu and screen windows. Under a Schedule-ON situation, “S” will display on the screen.
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Alarm video recording cannot stop by simply pressing the REC button, but will stop by removing
the set Schedule. Once the system is set on schedule, the schedule may not be removed randomly,
there is a password protection (if set up that way) to remove Schedule. In that case, only after
inputting the correct password, the schedule settings can be turned off (cancelled).
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Check the Alarm recording setup before recording; confirm video quality and frame rate,
remember that the record settings cannot be modified during the recording process.
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As long as the alarm triggering
input signal
is effective (active), the
alarm recording
continues.
After the alarm input signal becomes ineffective, the duration set up by “Alarm/Motion
Recording Time” (defined in the SENSOR SETUP menu for SENSOR RECTIME) becomes
effective, and when that extra time has expired, the alarm recording automatically stops. Again,
to manually stop the alarm recording, the only way possible is by removing the setup Schedule as
explained above.
5. Time Recording
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Time recording will begin and end automatically according to pre-determined time periods.
Recording is associated to a fixed timetable, for example, working hours or after hours recording
with fixed start/stop times. It is setup via the SCHEDULE SETUP menu for a weekly schedule.
See Schedule Set in the SYSTEM SETUP section of this manual.
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To start the Time Recording function, prepare a recording schedule beforehand and set it up as
explained above. Press the Schedule key on the front panel to set Schedule ON. The schedule
symbol “S” will display on the screen. Without pressing the Schedule button, the Time Recording
parameter setup will not work.
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Time Recording is effective if the system is set up according to a Schedule.
