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Fig. 5.20 Setup preview mode

Step 2: Preview properties:

Preview mode: For preview mode item, you can use [↑] [↓] key to select one

mode. The DVR has 4 channels; there are “1 Screen” and “4 Screen” options.

Switch time: That is screen preview switch time. You can use [↑] [↓] keys to

select switch time. There are many options, including “5 Seconds”, “10 Seconds”, “20

Seconds”, “30 Seconds”, “1 Minutes”, “2 Minutes”, “5 Minutes” and “Never”. If you

select “Never”, the preview screen will not be switched automatically.

Audio preview: If you enable audio preview (“”), when you preview single

camera, DVR will play the audio of 1

channel.

Preview layout setup: There is a square frame divided into many windows. If

you select “4 Screen” preview mode, this frame is divided into 4 windows. Each

window represents one camera. You can move “Active Frame” among the windows.

There is one bar under the square to display the preview order of all cameras.

First select the biggest screen preview mode, for example, for 4-channel DVR,

select “4 Screen” preview mode so that all windows are display in the square.

Secondly, move “Active Frame” to one of these windows, press numeric keys to

input camera index. The small window will display that camera number. In this way

you can change the display order. If you press 0, then the corresponding window will

not display live video.

After you define the camera preview order, you can select preview mode to meet

your demand.

Save setup: Press “Confirm” button to save preview properties. Press “Cancel”

or [ESC] key to abort.

5.12 Recording Setup

In main menu, there is an icon named “Recording”. You can enter recording

menu as follows: