Operation Manual

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RECORDING SETTINGS
Check the storage mode of the HDD: Menu > HDD > General.
1. Click Advanced
2. If HDD mode is Quota: Set maximum record capacity and
maximum picture capacity. If HDD mode is Group: Set the
HDD group.
Configure encoding parameters to define image quality
including stream type and resolution. Enter the Record
Settings interface to set recording parameters:
Menu > Record > Parameters.
1. Configure parameters according to table below. (this option
is only available when the HDD mode is Group) and whether
you want to record audio.
2. Click Apply.
Configuring Encoding Parameters
Before you start
Make sure the HDD has already
been installed and initialized.
Setting Function
Pre-Record Time set to record before a scheduled event
Post-Record Time set to record after a scheduled time or event
Expired Time
The longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD
before deleting. “0” will keep a file from being deleted.
Redundant Record Enable to save record and captured picture in redundant HDD
Record Audio Enable / Disable audio recording
Video Stream
Choose between main stream or sub-stream (Sub-stream
allows longer record time with the same storage space)
Enable 960 Mode
Only supported by analog cameras. Enabling the 960 mode to
enable the WD1 resolution for the main stream, otherwise, the reso-
lution supports up to 4CIF. And the option does not supported by TVI
cameras, while the WD1 resolution is available all the time.
To set sub-stream parameters, enter sub-stream tab page.
1. Use the dropdown lists to set each parameter.
2. Click Apply.
NOTE
:
(Optional) If the parameters can also be
used for other cameras, click Copy to copy the
settings to other channels.
You can Copy the same settings
to the cameras with same signal,
e.g., the channel No. 1-3 connect
to the TVI cameras, and the channel
No.4 connects to an analog camera, and
then the settings of channel No. 1 can
be only copied to channel 2 and 3.
NOTE
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