Operation
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8 Operation
NOTE
This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to
Sections please refer to the Installation Manual and 7: Configuration.
The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are
recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over
recording and playing back video. You can establish recording schedules based on
time of day and day of the week. The DVR allows you to search through the
recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than those available with VCRs.
Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are remote control and
viewing, and recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded
video.
The front panel controls are described in Section 7: Configuration.
8.1
Turning on the power
Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in the Installation Manual,
it is ready to record.
8.2
Live Monitoring Menu
As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin showing live
video on the attached monitor. The default mode is to display all cameras at once.
Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen. It displays
live video and plays live audio until the user enters another mode.
While in the live monitoring mode, pressing the
Menu
button displays the following
Live Monitoring menu at the top of the screen. Pressing the
Menu
button again hides
the menu. You can navigate through the menus and items by pressing the arrow
buttons. The Live Monitoring Menu can also be displayed by moving the mouse
pointer to the top of the screen.