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9BChapter 10: Recording
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Chapter 10
Recording
This chapter provides instructions on how to define the recording settings of your
DVR. This chapter covers how you can configure your initial recording settings,
schedule recordings, protect your recorded files, and set up your HDD for
redundancy.
Initializing recording settings
Before you can set up your DVR to begin recording, you must first configure
general recording settings for the analog cameras.
Ensure that the HDD has been installed and initialized before configuring the
recording settings. See Chapter 13 “HDD management” on page 121 for more
information.
See “Calculating the maximum permitted frame rates and bit rates” on page 89
to calculate the maximum frame and bit rates.
To configure recording settings:
1. Click the Video Schedule icon in the menu toolbar.
2. Select Encoding > Record.
3. Select the camera you want to configure.