User manual

4.2 Recording Setup

Camera Setup:

Click on the camera to be set up. Then click the

Camera Setup

button

to enter the

Camera Setup window.

Camera Name:

The system automatically sets the default names as Camera11, Camera12, Camera13, and Camera14 for a

CamSS

4 channel

card or Camera11 and Camera12 for a

CamSS

2 channel Audio/Video card. The name may

be changed if so desired.

Check video lost:

Every camera has an independent check function of video lost. When the option is selected, any reason that the

camera loses signal may trigger the alarm function. However, the

Enable alarm

option must be selected. (As

illustrated below).

Image quality:

This function lets you adjust the image quality by clicking and holding the left mouse button and dragging the

mouse down to the left or the right to the desired quality. High image quality means low compression ratio (i.e.

a larger amount of data). By contrast, low image quality means high compression ratio (i.e. a smaller amount

of data).