Configuration: General - Swann DVR16-1500 Instruction Manual

Configuration: General

Language: The language that the DVR's menus, alerts and
other communications will use. Multiple languages are
available.
Lets you change the Video Out
CVBS Output Standard:
display from NTSC to PAL. NTSC is used in countries with
60Hz power such as the United States and Canada. PAL is
used in countries with 50Hz power such as Australia and
the United Kingdom.
Resolution: The number of 'little dots' that make up an
image. This should be set as high as possible, but equal
to or lower than the maximum resolution your screen/
monitor can display. Things change a little depending on
what kind of monitor you're using, and how it's connected.
The DVR has four formats available, in two different aspect
ratios:
Square (4:3) - 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024
Widescreen (16:9) - 1280 x 720 (720p) or 1920 x 1080
(1080p)
Square Monitor via VGA:
correctly align the DVR's output on your screen. Using a
widescreen format will 'stretch' the image vertically.
Widescreen Monitor via VGA:
widescreen (16:9) format. If your monitor can't display that
resolution, you might need to enable letter-boxing on your
monitor and use a 4:3 format.
Use one of the 4:3 formats to
If possible, use the
Time Zone: Particularly important if you've enabled NTP
- set this to the time zone where you happen to be. For
example, people in eastern Australia (Canberra, Sydney
and Melbourne) choose GMT+10:00, whilst the Eastern
Time zone in the USA and Canada is GMT-05:00. (GMT
stands for Greenwich Mean Time - it's the baseline that
keeps all the different time zones in sync.)
Date Format: The format of the date (DD/MM/YYYY or MM/
DD/YYYY and so on).
System Date: This can be edited manually, or set to update
automatically by using NTP (see 'Configuration: Network:
NTP' on page 16).
System Time: This can be edited manually, or set to update
automatically by using NTP (see 'Configuration: Network:
NTP' on page 16).
Mouse Pointer Speed: Move the slider to increase or
decrease the mouse pointer speed.
Enable Wizard: When checked, the DVR will automatically
run the setup wizard when the DVR is switched on. The
wizard itself contains the option to disable it.
Enable ID Authentication:
require a username and password to access, even for local
users.
When enabled, the DVR will
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