Settings (Record); Basic; Record Schedule; Mainstream - Night Owl F SERIES User Manual

7.3.3 Settings (Recordings)
View or modify general recording settings for your DVR system.
a. Basic: turn channel recording capabilities on or off.
Channel: select the channel you would like to configure.
Record: Enable or Disable recording capabilities for this channel.
Pre-Record: Enable or Disable pre-recording for this channel. Pre-recording is the
amount of video captured prior to an alarm being triggered.
NOTE: By default, the DVR is configured to begin recording when motion is
detected.
b. Record Schedule:
set parameters for recording situations. For example, from
this menu you can configure your camera on channel one to record from 1pm-
9pm (Scheduled) and the remaining cameras to begin recording only when motion
is detected (Motion).
Channel: select the channel to configure the recording schedule.
Normal Record: select this option to set the schedule for continuous recording.
Once selected, highlight the boxes corresponding to the day and times that the
channel should be recording. Click and drag to highlight multiple boxes green.
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Motion Record: select this option to set the schedule for motion-activated
recording. Once selected, highlight the boxes corresponding to the day and times
that the DVR should record when motion is detected. By default, motion recording
is always on.
c. Mainstream: configure or adjust the video settings to best optimize for your
connection.
Resolution: choose between WD1 (960 x 576), WHD1 (960 x 288), or
WCIF (480 x 240) resolutions based on your TV or monitor capabilities.
FPS: increase or decrease the frames per second of the streaming video
depending on your connection speed. A higher FPS will result in more data
transfer but smoother video. A lower FPS will eliminate most lag but at the
expense of video quality.
Bitrate: adjust the amount of data transferred while streaming. The default setting
is sufficient for most networks.
Audio: click the tick box to record sound if your camera is audio enabled. Audio
enabled cameras are only included in certain kit models. Audio enabled cameras
will have a white RCA plug to transmit the audio signal.
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