System information

Recording
Recording settings provide you access for
congurationofcamera,framerateandres-
olution, audio recording, recording schedule
and watermark.
Procedure Using the Remote Controller or
Control Panel:
1. In SETUP, use [UP] or [DOWN] to select Recording.
2. Press [ENTER], [SELECT] or [RIGHT] to expand the sub-menus.
3. To view/modify settings under the sub-menus, use [UP] or [DOWN] to select the sub-menu and
press [ENTER] or [SELECT].
4. In the sub-menu, navigate by pressing [UP] or [DOWN], [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to choose which option
to modify.
5. Press [ENTER] or [SELECT] to select a sub-menu.
Camera
Under Camera settings, you may set cam-
era status and video quality per camera
or change camera settings ALL at once. If
you choose to disable a camera, you will
not be able to see the video in LIVE VIEW.
Recording will also not be possible for dis-
abled cameras.
For Quality of the video recording, you can
choose from Low, Medium or High. In gen-
eral, the lower the quality of the video re-
cording, the more video you can save on
your hard disk. The higher the quality of
the video recording, the less video you can
save on your hard disk.
Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel:
1. In SETUP, select Recording->Camera.
2. In Camera Setup, use [UP], [DOWN], [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to navigate through the menu.
3. Use [ENTER], [SELECT], [+] or [-] to change the values. For Status, you can choose either Enabled
or Disabled. For Quality, you can choose from High, Medium or Low. Note that all changes you make
are always saved.
4. When you are done, press [SETUP] or [BACK].
Note that in a 16-channel DVR, pressing [DOWN] while the current selection is camera 8 will switch the display to
cameras 9 to 16. To go back to cameras 1 to 8, press [UP] while the current selection is camera 9.
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Frame Rate
Frame Rate setup allows you to set record-
ing frame rate per camera. Frame rate de-
termines the number of still pictures taken
per second. The more frames taken per
second, the smoother the motion of the
video when played back. In NTSC video
format – the standard used in the United
States, 30 frames per second is consid-
ered real-time. In PAL video format – the
standard used in Europe, 25 frames per
second is considered real-time.
In this DVR, there are two types of frame rates in effect: Normal and Event. The frame rate under set
under Normal will be the frame rate used by the DVR when there are no events – motion-triggered
events, sensor-triggered events or forced-recording events. When there are events, the frame rate set
underEventwillbeusedinstead.Theeffectisamoreefcientuseofharddiskspace.
Procedure Using the Remote Controller or Control Panel:
1. In SETUP, select Recording->Frame Rate.
2. In Frame Rate Setup, use [UP],
[DOWN], [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to navi-
gate through the menu.
3. Use [ENTER], [SELECT], [+] or [-] to
change the values. In NTSC video sig-
nal type, the range of possible values
is from 2 to 30. In PAL, the range of
possible values is from 2 to 25. Note
that all changes you make are always
saved.
4. When you are done, press [SETUP] or
[BACK].
NOTES:
1. Ensure that total recording speed for 4 channels is not greater than 120fps 25/30fps CIF.
2. For an 8-channel DVR, ensure that total recording speed is not greater than 240fps 25/30fps CIF. An alert will
appear if you set the DVR to run more than its record speed.
3. The Normal frame rate should be less than or equal to the Event frame rate.
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