8/16 Channel Digital Video Recorder
you cannot access this menu unless you stop record or play first.
OVER WRITE: if set to “YES”, the DVR will automatically overwrite the HDD from the
beginning when the HDD is full. If set to “NO”, the DVR will automatically stop recording when
the HDD is full. If there are two HDD in the DVR, when the MASTER HDD is full, the video will
store to the SLAVE HDD, and when the SLAVE HDD is also full, the DVR will overwrite the
MASTER HDD if set this to yes, otherwise it will stop recording.
REC SPEED: the recording frame rate of the DVR, factory default setting is 30F/SEC under
NTSC (25F/1SEC under PAL). This means the DVR records the events at the speed of 30 shots of
frames per second. The higher of the record frame rate, the more natural look will be displayed on
the screen when you playback the footage. The lower of the record frame rate, the more you can
save the space on the hard disk. The highest frame rate is 120F/SEC(PAL is 100F/SEC) when the
resolution is in 320 mode
REC QUALITY: There are four different video quality settings: VERY LOW, LOW,
NORMAL, HIGH. The higher of the video quality, the clearer images you can get when you
playback. The lower of the video quality, the more you can save the space on the hard disk drive.
RESOLUTION: the record picture size of the DVR have two modes: 360 and 720, default is
360. In 720 mode, the recorded picture is twice the size of that in 360 mode. In 360 mode the REC
speed is 120F/SEC NTSC (PAL is 100F/SEC) and the maximal REC speed in 720 mode is
60F/SEC NSTC (PAL is 50F/SEC).
PB SPEED: the frame rate of playback, default is NO USE, which means the same as record.
14. Audio ch Setup
When the cursor moves to Audio CH Set, push the Enter button, the Audio CH Setup window will
appear, as illustrated below.
There are four audio input channels, for each channel you can select anyone of the 16 channels.
Although there are four audio input channels, you can only record from one channel’s audio at the
same time. To setting the audio correctly, you have to select one channel within these four
channels in the Record Setup menu.
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