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SECTION 6: OPERATING THE DVR1 SERIES
Operating the DVR1 requires general knowledge in three areas:
• Recording
• Playback
• Searching
Certain operating parameters must be set/programmed as part of initial startup of the DVR1. These activities are
outlined in the following section.
6.1
Initial Startup
On initial power-up of the DVR1, the following settings must be programmed:
• Time/Date
• Alarms
• Password
Please refer to
Main Menu Programming,
Section 4
for detailed information regarding these functions.
6.2
Recording
To begin recording, press
REC
. The message,
RECORD
appears briefly in the upper left-
hand corner of the primary monitor. The unit always starts recording at the end of the
previously recorded data.
Recording continues until one or more of the following occurs:
• Another mode is selected.
• The disk is full (
No Overwrite
and
Overwrite Once
modes). See
Section 5.3
for details regarding
Disk
Overwrite
modes.
• Video loss is detected. In the event of video loss,
VIDEOLOSS
will be indicated in the upper left-hand corner of
the primary monitor.
Figure 6A - LCD in Record Mode
Normal Recording
The unit records at the normal record speed until an alarm condition is detected. The normal record
speed is indicated on the LCD and can be altered using
Up/Down Record Speed
, or in the menu
system.
For information about altering the normal record speed from the menu system, see
Section 4.5
.
The normal record speed can be altered while the unit is recording. The unit continues recording
while the menu system is active.
Alarm Recording
When an alarm condition is detected, the unit automatically switches to the alarm record speed.
The alarm condition is indicated in several ways:
• The
word
ALARM
is displayed on the primary monitor, in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
• The
red
LED Alarm Indicator
on the front panel of the unit is lit.
• The internal buzzer sounds, if activated via the menu. For information about activating the internal
buzzer during alarms, see
Section 4.3
.
• By an external device connected to the alarm output of the unit (if the unit is configured with an
alarm output).
• The alarm record speed cannot be changed using
Up/Down Record Speed
on the front panel; it must be changed
via the menu system. See
Section 4.5
for details.
• The front panel LCD displays the record speed during an alarm condition. The unit returns to the normal record
speed once the alarm condition ends.
REC
Record Button
Record Speed
Buttons
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REC
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2
3
4
1.
Current Time
2.
Current Date
3.
Record Mode Indicated
4.
Normal Record Speed in
Pictures per Second
REC SPD
Alarm
Indicator
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