Mydvr: Configuration Overview; Recording: Schedule - Swann Digital Video Recorder Manual

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MyDVR: Configuration Overview

Display: Channel Settings (see page 28)
Channel Name (Check Box): Whether the channel's name will
be displayed on screen or not.
Channel Name: The title you'd like to give that camera.
Record Data: Whether the overlays (Channel Name, Date and
so on) will be recorded onto the video with your images.
Mask (Check Box): Turns the masking function on or off.
Mask (Setup): Creates a black privacy overlay which masks part
of your images. Will affect recordings.
Recording: General (page 30 for more)
Encoding Parameter: Choose from the main-stream or sub-
stream to configure.
Main Stream: The way the DVR will internally process and
record video.
Sub Stream: The way the DVR will encode and send video to a
remote device (such as the PC you're using to access the DVR).
Record Audio (Check Box): Turn the audio recording function
on or off. Note: Record Audio must be specifically enabled for
the SubStream if you require audio via a remote connection.
Resolution: How many pixels (little dots) make up your image.
This SDI DVR is always set to 1080P (1920x1080)
Frame Rate: How many images per second the DVR will capture.
"Realtime" is 30fps (NTSC) or 25fps (PAL).
BitRate Limit: The maximum size that your video files will be.
The higher this is set, the better recordings will look - however,
they'll also fill the hard drive faster.
Recording: Advanced Config (see page 31)
Overwrite: Whether the DVR will erase old recordings to make
room for new ones, or not.
Pre-record: Whether the DVR will cache and save footage that
occurs immediately before an alarm/motion event.
Delay: How long after an alarm event or motion the DVR will
continue to record for.
Pack Duration: The amount of video that will be stored as a
single "pack". Unless you have very specific requirements, leave
this at the default value.
Recording: Schedule (see page 32)
The schedule presented on-screen applies to one channel on
one specific day of the week only.
Use the Copy To functions to quickly assign identical schedule
layouts to multiple days/channels at once.
Be careful when programming your schedule. It's one of the most
important aspects of setting up your DVR, and if it's wrong in any
way, it could lead to complications later.
Note: Do NOT select Normal and Motion/Alarm-based
recording at the same time on the same channel - this can
cause conflicts in the way that the DVR interprets footage and
event information.
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