User manual

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 Manual – Under manual recording the DVR records regardless of any condition.
Recording begins once a channel is selected under Manual and confirmation is made.
 Stop – All recording (manual or schedule) will cease or not begin once the channel is
selected and confirmation is made.
c. Independent settings can be made for each channel. White indicates the recording option
is selected for that channel; black indicates the recording function has been disabled for
that channel. If ALL is selected then the recording function is selected for all channels.
d. After settings are completed the user must click OK and exit.
Auto Recording
Automatic recording can take 3 forms:
 Regular – The default setting is 24 hours, non-stop recording after the DVR’s initial boot.
 Detection – Allows automatic recording when the camera detects motion in a given area,
the camera is blinded or there is video signal loss.
 Alarm – Allows the automatic recording when an external event triggers an alarm (e.g., a
door opening).
The setting of automatic recording conditions per channel is done via the Record Config screen.
Go to Main Menu, click the Record icon, then the Record Config icon and a screen similar to the
one below will be displayed.
a. CHANNEL – From the drop-down menu select the corresponding channel or select ALL if
the configuration is to be applied to all channels.
b. REDUNDANCY – If the DVR has two hard disk drives Redundancy allows the writing of
the video file to both drives. Click and highlight the Redundancy check box if desired.
NOTE: Using redundancy will double hard disk usage, essentially cutting recording time in half.
c. LENGTH – Using the mouse enter the duration of each video file. 60 minutes is the
default.