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Digital Video Recorder User Manual

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters

Before you start:

1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.

(Menu>HDD>General)

Figure 5. 1 HDD- General

2. Click Advanced tab to check the storage mode of the HDD. (Menu>HDD>Advanced>Storage Mode)

1) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed information, see

Chapter 12.4 Configuring Quota Mode.

2) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter 5.9

Configuring HDD.

Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced

Steps:

1. Enter the Record Parameters interface to configure the encoding parameters.

Menu>Record>Parameters

Figure 5. 3 Record Parameters

2. Set the parameters for recording.

1) Select the Record tab to configure.

2) Select a camera from the camera dropdown list.

3) Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Continuous) and the Main Stream (Event):

Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video & Audio.

Resolution: Set recording resolution.

 If the configured encoding resolution conflicts with the resolution of the front-end camera, the

encoding parameters will adjust automatically to meet the front-end camera. E.g., if the resolution

of the front-end camera is 720p, then the encoding resolution of the main stream will adjust to 720p