User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - 1 Introduction
 - 2 Basic Operation Guide
 - 3 Wizard & Main Interface
 - 4 Camera Management
 - 5 Live Preview Introduction
 - 6 PTZ
 - 7 Record & Disk Management
 - 8 Playback & Backup
 - 9 Alarm Management
 - 10 Account & Permission Management
 - 11 Device Management
 - 12 Remote Surveillance
 - Appendix A FAQ
 - Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity
 - Appendix C Compatible Device List
 
Record & Disk Management 
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Pre-alarm Record Time: set the time to record before the actual recording begins. 
Post-alarm Record Time: set the time to record after the actual recording is finished. 
Expiration  Time:  set  the expiration  time for  recorded  video. If  the set  date  is overdue, the 
recorded data will be deleted automatically. 
7.2    Encode Parameters Setting 
Click StartSettingsRecordEncode Parameters to go to the interface as shown below. Set 
the encode, resolution, FPS, bitrate type, quality, max bitrate and audio of main stream for each 
camera  in  “Event  Recording  Settings”  and  “Schedule  Recording  Settings”  interfaces.  Click 
“Apply” to save the settings. You can set the record stream of each camera one by one or batch 
set them for all cameras. 
Click  StartSettingsRecordStream  Settings  to  go  to  “Sub  Stream”  interface.  Set  the 
encode, resolution, FPS, bitrate type, quality and max bitrate of sub-stream for each camera in 
the interface and then click “Apply” to save the settings.   
7.3    Schedule Setting 
7.3.1    Add Schedule 
Click  StartSettingsRecordRecord  ScheduleEdit  Schedules  to  go  to  the  interface  as 
shown  below.  “24ⅹ7”,  “24ⅹ5”  and  “24ⅹ2”  are  the  default  schedules;  you  cannot  edit  or 
delete “24ⅹ7” while “24ⅹ5” and “24ⅹ2” can be edited and deleted. Click the schedule name 
to display the detailed schedule information on the left side of the interface. The seven rows 
stand for the seven days in a week and each row stands for 24 hours in a day. Blue stands for 
the selected time and gray stands for unselected time. 










