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Baxall Vivid Digital Video Recorder User Manual
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MANUALLY SET UP NETWORK CONNECTION (OPTIONAL)
This step only applies if DHCP is not being used and the Vivid DVR network connection needs to be configured manually.
Otherwise, skip to Configure Individual Cameras.
1. Press the menu key to re-enter the Vivid menu system. The Hardware setup option will be highlighted and this should be
selected by pressing the enter key.
2. Navigate down to the networking option using the down arrow key, then select the highlighted Networking option by
pressing the enter key (note that the Ethetnet option needs to be enabled before the following options are visible).
3. Navigate down to the Use DHCP option using the down arrow key and, once it is highlighted, select this option using the
right arrow key. A drop down list will be displayed, use the arrow keys to select the No option and press enter (No is the
default setting).
4. Navigate down the Networking menu display using the down arrow key until the IP addresses option is highlighted, press
the right arrow key to select this option.
5. Using the information you previously recorded in section 3, use the arrow keys to navigate to and select each IP address
that needs to be set in turn.
6. When the address you want to enter is highlighted press the right arrow key. This brings up the input box for each address.
7. Use the right arrow to move along the address and the up and down arrow keys to increase or decrease the numbers until
the correct address is displayed. Alternatively, the camera number keys (1 to 9) can be used to enter numbers.
8. When you have correctly entered an address press the enter key to confirm it. This will close the address input box.
9. Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the next address and so on until all the required addresses are correctly input.
10. When all the addresses are complete press the menu key to exit the Vivid DVR menu system.
CONFIGURE INDIVIDUAL CAMERAS (OPTIONAL)
If required you can alter the picture size (quality) and record rate for each individual camera you have connected to the Vivid
DVR.
The easiest way to do this is to press and hold the camera key of the camera you want to configure. After entering the
password, this will take you to the camera recording menu for the camera concerned.
Picture Size (Image Quality)
1. To set the picture size, press the down arrow until the picture size option is highlighted and press the enter key to enter
edit mode.
2. Use the up/down arrow keys to either increase the file size (improve recorded picture quality) or reduce the file size
(decrease the recorded picture quality).
3. Press the enter key once you have selected the file size required.
Note: Larger image file sizes take up more hard disk space, so your system will record better pictures but for less elapsed time.
Smaller image sizes take up less hard disk space, so your system will record reduced quality pictures but for a longer time.
Recording Rate
1. To set the record rate, after you have set the image file size, use the arrow keys to highlight Normal pics/sec for Daytime
recording.
2. Once highlighted, press the enter key.
3. Press the up/down arrow keys to increase or decrease the record rate and press the enter key when the correct rate is
selected.
Notes: A higher record rate generates more pictures to save to hard disk. Therefore, a higher record rate will provide pictures
at more frequent intervals but reduce the elapsed time for which the system can record.
The Vivid DVR is a multiplexed system. In other words its total maximum record rate of 50pps (PAL) and 60pp (NTSC) for a
720x240 image have to be shared between the various cameras on the system.
Finally
When you have finished setting the image file size and the record rate for the camera selected, select Next page. Repeat for
the next camera as required until all the cameras you wish to individually set up have been configured.
Once you have finished adjusting the image file size, the recording menu will give you an estimate, based on image size,
record rate, hard disk size and other system parameters, of the elapsed time for which your system will record with those
settings.
Setting image file size and record rate is a practical compromise between picture quality and pictures per second versus
available hard disk space and the time for which the system can record.
Experiment with the settings of your Vivid DVR to achieve the best picture quality and recording rate for your application needs.
Press the enter key to exit the Vivid DVR menu system.
Congratulations, you have now completed the basic installation and set up of your Vivid DVR. Please take time to get familiar
with the basic operation of your new system before accessing and setting up the advanced features of your Vivid DVR. If you
need to access, more advanced system functions please see the next sections for details.
For require further detail on any aspect of your Vivid DVR please refer, in this order, to:
• Your local Baxall Ltd distributor, dealer or installer,
• The Baxall on-line support pages at
www.baxall.com/vivid, or
• Baxall Ltd technical support on: [phone].