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Using the Main Menu
5. Under REC. SIZE, select
15MIN
,
30MIN
,
45MIN
, or
60MIN
.
NOTE:
Record Size sets the file size for recorded
video files on the system. Instead of recording
data as one large file, the system will divide the
data into blocks of 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes. This
makes the recorded data easier to search.
6. Click
APPLY
. Click
CLOSE
in the
confirmation window.
7. Click
EXIT
in every menu until all windows
are closed.
Setting a Recording Schedule
By default, the system is set to record
continuously. You can program the system to
record according to a customized recording
schedule.
The Schedule Grid shows the days of the week
and hours 0~23. You can set Alarm Recording
(Red), General (Normal) Recording (Green), or
No Recording (Blue) to each time block of each
day.
To set a recording schedule:
1. Open the Main Menu and click
RECORD
.
2. Under REC. MODE, select
TIMER RECORD
.
3. Click
SCHEDULE
. The Schedule menu
opens.
4. Under CHANNEL, select
specific channels
or select
ALL
.
5. Below the grid, click either
ALARM
(red),
GENERAL
(Green), or
NO RECORD
(Blue)
and then click a time block on the desired
day.
6. Use the
FROM/TO
drop-down menus to
copy the schedule of one day to another.
For example, if you want your schedule for
Monday to be the same on Wednesday:
under FROM select
MON
, under TO select
WED
, and then click
COPY
.
7. Click
SAVE
.
8. Click
EXIT
in each menu until all windows
are closed.
Example
You want your system to record continuously
on all channels from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday to
Friday. You also want Alarm/Motion recording
from 5 PM to 9 AM. You do not want the system
to record Saturday or Sunday.
NOTE:
By default, the system is set to record
continuously 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To set the recording schedule:
1. Open the Schedule menu.
2. Under CHANNEL, select
ALL
.
3. Click the
blue NO RECORD block
below
the grid. A checkmark will appear in the
block.
4. Under SUN, click blocks
00~23
. The
blocks will turn blue.
5. Under FROM, select
SUN
. Under TO select
SAT
, and then click
COPY
.
6. Click the
red ALARM block
below the grid.
7. Under MON, click blocks
00~8
and blocks
18~23
. The blocks will turn red.
8. Under FROM, select
MON
. Under TO select
TUE
, and then click
COPY
. Repeat for
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Your
completed schedule should the same as
the schedule in figure 11.2.
9. Click
SAVE
. Click
CLOSE
in the
confirmation window.
10. Click
EXIT
in all menus until all windows
are closed.
Figure 11.1 Recording Schedule
Figure 11.2 Customized recording schedule