Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- Basic Setup
- DH230: Front Panel
- DH230: Rear Panel
- DH250: Front panel
- DH250: Rear Panel
- Remote Control
- Using the System
- Getting Started
- Recording
- Playback
- Search
- Setting up Sequencing
- Setting up Motion Recording
- Using the Main Menu
- Backup
- CMS-DH Central Management Software
- System Requirements
- Prerequisites
- Installing CMS-DH
- Starting CMS-DH
- Adding a Virtual DVR
- Creating New Group Folders & Sub folders
- Configuring General System Settings
- Adding Users
- Recording Video to the hard drive
- Playing back recorded video
- Remote Search
- Local Search
- Schedule Recording
- Schedule Backup to Local Hard Drive
- Configure Backup to FTP Server
- Taking Screen Captures
- Viewing File Download Status
- Changing viewing modes
- Sequencing
- E-Map
- Adding Multiple E-Maps
- Viewing DVR Health
- Closing windows
- Locking Windows
- DVR Log
- Upgrading the firmware remotely
- Configuring Post Event Action Tab
- Configuring Alarm Output
- Configuring other Post Action Events
- POS Data Search
- Running CMS-DH on multiple monitors
- iSMS Client (Remote Viewing on the Mac)
- Using the iSMS Client
- Configuring the iSMS Client
- iPhone: Digi iMobile Touch App
- Android: Digi iMobile Touch Lite App
- Installing the BDVRViewer App on your Blackberry
- Appendix A: System Specifications
- Appendix B: Setting up Remote Viewing
- Appendix C:Digimerge Auto Port Forward Wizard
- Appendix D: Setting Up DDNS Service
- Appendix E: Setting Up Mobile Access
- Appendix F: Connecting PTZ Cameras
- Appendix G: Connecting Additional External Monitors
- Appendix H: Connecting Motion / Alarm Devices
- Appendix I: Full Connectivity Diagram
- Appendix J: Replacing the Hard Drive
- Appendix K: Using Listen-in Audio
- Appendix L: Remote Viewing using Internet Explorer
- Appendix M: DH230/250 Series Touch Screen Monitor Setup
- Troubleshooting
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Recording Video to the hard drive
CMS-DH allows you to record video to your local hard drive. The amount of video that you can
record depends on the size of your computer’s hard drive.
To record video:
1. During live view, click the Rec butt
on ( ). The Rec button turns red.
NOTE: If y
ou want to capture a single channel of video, double-click the channel to view the
channel in full screen mode, then click the Rec button.
NOTE: If y
ou want to capture all channels, ensure that you are viewing the DVR in split screen
mode, and then click the Rec button.
2. Click the Rec but
ton ( ) again to stop recording.
NOTE: The fil
e is saved into the default save directory of the CMS-DH software. To locate the
save directory of the video files, click File>Setup, and look under Download Folder to determine
where the file is saved.