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You can save camera position settings as “presets” so that you can go directly to desired views.

Once you have the camera at the desired settings, press the

STOP button, and the PTZ Preset

dialog box will appear. Select the number you want to assign to the preset and press the

button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the preset name. Press the REC button to load the PTZ

preset and the Preset View dialog box will appear. Select the desired preset and press the

button to load the preset.

Recording Video

Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 — Installation, it is

ready to record. Unless you change the setup, the DVR will start recording when you press the

REC button and will continue recording until the hard disk drive is full.

Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory settings,

you will want to take advantages of the DVR’s many tools. See Chapter 3 — Configuration for

detailed descriptions of the recording mode options. Here is a brief description of some of the

settings:

• Stop or Overwrite when the hard disk drive is full. The factory default is Stop. The DVR

can be set to continue recording once the hard disk drive is full. It does this by recording

over the oldest video.

• Simplex or Duplex. The factory default mode is Simplex recording. In the Simplex mode

you can either record or play back video, but you cannot do both at the same time. In the

Duplex mode, you can both record and play back video at the same time. The advantage to

the Simplex mode is that you can record at 60 NTSC images per second; while Duplex mode

has a recording maximum of 30 NTSC images per second (50 and 25 images per second

PAL).

NOTE: The DVR only records video when the red REC on the display is lit. The DVR is

NOT recording if only the red LED on the REC button is lit. When the DVR is set for Time-

lapse or Event recording, the red LED on the REC button indicates the unit is ready to

record. The red REC on the display will light and a red dot appears on the monitor when

the clock reaches a scheduled recording time and the DVR starts recording video.

Recording Audio

If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio when video is recording.

NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when

recording audio.