PART 5 - ACCESSING THE DVR’S MENUS
PART 6 - SETTING UP CAMERAS FOR VIEWING AND
RECORDING
Choose MENU by right clicking on the mouse or by pushing the MENU button on the
DVR front panel or remote control.
The Main Menu offers the following Setup Features:
SEARCH
: Search for recorded video on
the system.
RECORD:
Enable recording & audio, set
resolution & quality, recording mode and
file size.
HDD
: Display hard drive status and format
the internal hard drive of the system.
BASIC
: Open the Basic Setup Menu,
which lets you set the system language,
date and time,
Device IDs and passwords,
and configure audio and video settings.
ADVANCE
: Opens the Advanced Setup Menu, which lets you view system info, configure
alarm, PTZ, mobile, and network settings.
EXIT
: Closes the Main Menu.
From the Main menu, select BASIC then
DISPLAY. Here you can setup the name
display (up to 8 characters) and position
of each channel (cameras). Select COLOR
SETUP to adjust the image brightness, sat-
uration, contrast and hue settings for each
channel (camera). You can also choose
whether each channel can be previewed in
LIVE MODE and/or RECORDING MODE.
This System offers 3 modes for recording:
1. Manual 2. Time Schedule 3. Motion Detection.
PART 7 - RECORDING
From the main menu, select RECORD to
enter into the Record Setup menu (shown
on the left).
RECORD:
“ON” enables video to record
from the respective camera. If the channel
is set to “OFF”, video from that channel will
not record.
RESOLUTION
: CIF/HD1/D1 (D1 only
works for Channels 1 and 2)
BITRATE
: Select HIGH, MEDIUM, or
LOW
FRAMERATE
: Select 1 to 30 frames per
second
Using higher Bitrate settings results in better video quality, but takes up more space on the
hard drive. Choosing lower settings result in lower video quality, but takes up less space
on the hard drive.
AUDIO:
If audio is ENABLED sound will be recorded with the video from the channels,
and will have audio output in playback mode. If audio is DISABLED, sound will not record,
and there will be no audio output in playback mode (Audio cameras or a microphone is
required to record the sound).
REC MODE:
select POWER UP or TIMER RECORD. If you select POWER UP, the system
will record continuously (Normal Recording) when the system is powered on. If you select
TIMER RECORD, you have to set a recording schedule on the system.
REC SIZE:
Choose the time length of all recorded files: 15, 30, 45, 60 min. (Max = 60 min)
NEXT PAGE:
Takes you to the settings for cameras 5 through 8.
