PS-7900 Series User Manual
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2.
Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu. If all cameras are to be
configured with the same settings, select
All Cameras
from the list
.
3.
Select the
Encoding Parameters
mode to configure. Either Continuous or On Event can be selected.
4.
Select the camera resolution in the
Resolution
drop down menu The options for the camera resolution includes
4CIF,CIF and QCIF.
5.
Select the recording
Frame Rate
to use for the designated camera. A rate of 25 all the way down to 1of a frame can be
selected.
6.
Set the picture quality using the
Picture Quality
slider. A preview of the selected picture quality will be shown on the
right preview screen. Increasing the picture quality will also increase the bit rate of the video feed. The resolution and
frame rate of the feed will be adjusted automatically.
7.
Select the
Pre-record
time. The pre-record time is the time in seconds to also record before a recording is triggered.
Setting the pre-record time to MAX will allow the DVR to use up to the maximum available buffer space for recording.
8.
Select the
Post-record
time. The post-record time is the time in seconds to also record after a recording has ended.
9.
Enter the
Files Removed After
time. The
Files Removed After
time denotes the amount of days that files will be
deleted after its initial recording. Setting the time to 0 will allow the DVR to only delete and overwrite files when the
HDD is full.
10.
Repeat steps 3-9 for other Encoding Parameters mode.
11.
Select the Save button to save the recording quality settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu. Selecting
the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings.
Note
:
When resolution is 4CIF,Frame rate can only be set as 12 all the way down to 1.
3.1.2 Configuring a Quick Recording Schedule
A quick recording schedule allows you to set one time period per day for recording.
To setup a quick recording schedule:
1.
Enter the Quick Schedule Configuration menu, shown in Figure 25 by going to Main Menu > Recording
Configuration > Quick Schedule Configuration.
Figure 25. Quick Schedule Configuration Menu
2.
Select the camera to configure from the camera drop down menu. If all the cameras are to be configured with the
same settings, select
All Cameras
from the list.
3.
Check the
Enable
checkbox to enable the recording schedule. If the checkbox is unchecked, the recording
schedule will be disabled.
4.
Check the
24/7
checkbox if you would like to record continuously or on event for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you wish to schedule different time frames for Monday through Sunday, leave the
24/7
checkbox unchecked
and skip to step 6.
5.
Select
Recording Type
for 24/7 recording and move on to step 8. Recording type includes
Continuous
for
continuous recording or
On Event
for recording when an event is triggered (i.e. from detected motion).
6.
Select the start and stop time for each day of the week. The start and stop time are listed using a 24 hr cycle (i.e.
18:00 is equivalent to 6:00pm).
7.
Select
Recording Type
for each day of the week. Recording type includes
Continuous
for continuous recording or
On Event
for recording when an event is triggered (i.e. from detected motion) for the selected time period.