Setting Up To Record - Samsung SVR-1670 User Manual

Chapter 8. Scheduling and Recording Video
If events occur simultaneously in multiple channels and the Event settings exceeds the DVR's
maximum recording performance :
∙ the Normal settings value is retained and
∙ the channels with events drop their Event frame rates settings to record the events.
However, the SVR-1670 provides D1 30 compressed frames for all channels; it can record
programs at a manually selected resolution and frame rate at all times.

8. 7 Setting Up To Record

You set up recording—either Manual or Schedule—from the Record Setup tab of the OSD.
Recording allows you to choose a program to record. The resolution, frame rate, and quality will vary
depending on program you select.
Manual Recording
Manual Recording becomes activated when the recording mode is set to Manual & Event. Select a
program and press the REC button to begin recording.
Schedule Recording Settings
Schedule Recording records video automatically at a scheduled time according to the chosen
program settings. Set the recording mode to Schedule & Event then select a program for a
scheduled date and time.
Figure 8.7.1 Record Submenu "Schedule & Event" Record Mode Setting
Option
Schedule & Event
Record Mode or
Manual & Event.
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Schedule
If your record mode is Schedule & Event, you set your Schedule option here. If you
Or
record mode is Manual & Event, you select your Program here.
Program
Pre Event Duration/ Set the Pre-Event Duration (1-5 seconds) and Post-Event duration (1-60 seconds)
Post Event Duration for recording an event.
Repeat Record If set to On, when there is no more space for recording to the hard disk, recording
Mode continues by overwriting the previously recorded data.
Set a level of disk capacity. When capacity for all disks connected to the DVR
Warning Level
reaches this level, you receive a system warning.
How many days of recorded video you want kept available. For example, if you set
Record Data this to 2 days, then a week later (when you have 7 days of video recorded) only
Retention the most recent 2 days of that video is available for playback. Settings are Off, 24
hours, and 2 to 31 days.
Playback Only available when the recording resolution is set to Full D1 and Frame is set to
Deinterlace 10 or below. For example, fl ickering will decrease if Full D1 video is paused.
Audio Set Audio option such as Audio Recording, Gain, Sync Video Channel and so on.
What is Deinterlacing?
Deinterlacing is the process of converting interlaced video, which removes weaving traces
generated when blending even and odd video lines to acquire smooth image.
Setting Up a Schedule
When you select the Schedule submenu, you can set up a recording schedule for every hour of
the day, every day of the week.
You can select one or more programs from among the 26 available, labeled from A to Z. Figure 8.
3 below shows an example that uses only Program A.
Weekly grid
showing hours
running from
Midnight to
Midnight
Figure 8.7.2 Schedule submenu on Record Setup Menu
Digital Video Recorder
Data fields:
Index, Day,
Program, Time
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