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DS-7200/DS-7300/DS-8100 Series DVR USER’S MANUAL
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Configuring Settings for Recording
There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a recording schedule,
triggering a recording by motion detection and/or a sensor alarm, and manually starting the recording.
Configuring Recording Settings
Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first. These settings can be found
in the Recording Configuration menu, shown in Figure 21.
Figure 21. Recording Configuration Menu
The first set of settings to configure in this menu is the recording quality settings. To configure the recording
quality settings:
1. Enter the Recording Quality Settings menu by going to Main Menu > Recording Configuration > Recording
Quality Settings. The Recording Quality Settings menu is shown in Figure 22.
Figure 22. Recording Quality Settings Menu
2. Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu. If all cameras
are to be configured with the same settings, select All Cameras from the list.
3. Select the Encoding Parameters mode to configure. Either Continuous or On Event can be selected.
4. Select the recording camera resolution in the Resolution drop down menu. The options for the camera
recording resolution include 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF and QCIF.
5. Select the recording Frame Rate to use for the designated camera. A rate of 30 all the way down to 1 of a
frame can be selected.
6. Set the picture quality using the Picture Quality slider. Increasing the picture quality will also increase the
bit rate of the video feed. The resolution and frame rate of the feed will be adjusted automatically.
7. Select the Pre-record time. The pre-record time is the time in seconds to also record before a recording is
triggered. Setting the pre-record time to MAX will allow the DVR to use up to the maximum available buffer
space for recording.
8. Select the Post-record time. The post-record time is the time in seconds to also record after a recording has