Quick Start Guide Manual

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Design Your Surveillance System
Determine the areas that require coverage
A common wide angle lens (4mm) on a camera will have an approximate viewing angle of 60°
Stand at the camera position, look in the direction the camera will aim and cover one eye, this will provide a
rough idea of the coverage area
Order a 4, 8, or 16-channel DVR and the number of cameras depending on your needs
The Talos DVRs store video on SATA hard drives with capacity up to 1TB
The hard drive is user installed
Determine the size of hard drive needed
4-channels recording 24/7 will record approximately 5 weeks on a 1TB HDD
8-channels recording 24/7 will record approximately 3 weeks on a 1TB HDD
16-channels recording 24/7 will record approximately 1.5 weeks on a 1TB HDD