Owner's manual

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Contents
1
Configuring Main System ............................. 4
1.1 Getting Started.......................................................................................................4
1.1.1 Main Screen
...................................................................................................6
1.1.2 Enabling the Reco
rding..................................................................................8
1.1.3 Playing Back
Video ........................................................................................9
1.2 System Configuratio
n .........................................................................................10
1.2.1 Configuring Global Recording Parameters ..................................................
11
1.2.2 Setting Data Storage....................................................................................
17
1.2.3 Adjusting Individual Camera ........................................................................
20
1.2.4 Setting Day and Night Recording Mode.......................................................24
1.2.5 Geo
Mpeg4 Advanced Settings ................................................................... 25
1.2.6 Selecting Screen Layout ..............................................................................
27
1.2.7 Launching from System Tray .......................................................................28
1.2.8 Installing
Cameras and
Audios .................................................................... 29
1.2.9 Setting Auto Reboot .....................................................................................
30
1.2.10 Setting Text Overlay...................................................................................
31
1.3 Audio and Video Settings ...................................................................................
32
1.3.1 Setting Video Source and Resolu
tion ..........................................................32
1.3.2 Fixing Aspect Ratio
......................................................................................33
1.3.3 Adjusting Video Attributes............................................................................34
1.3.4 Lis
tening to Live Audio.................................................................................
38
1.3.5 Hard Disk Calculator
....................................................................................39
1.3.6 Turbo Mode..................................................................................................41
1.4 Camera Monitoring..............................................................................................
43
1.4.1 Snapshot ......................................................................................................43
1.4.2 As
sociate Monitoring....................................................................................
44
1.4.3 Daylight Saving Time Recording
..................................................................45
1.5 Account and Passw
ord.......................................................................................47
1.5.1 Creating an User Account............................................................................48
1.5.2 Changing
Password on Login ......................................................................
50
1.5.3 Retrieving Password Through E-mail ..........................................................
51
1.5.4 Preventing Unauthorized Syst
em Termination ............................................52