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5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters
Before you start:
1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
(Menu>HDD>General
2. Click Advance to check the storage mode of the HDD.
1) Whether the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed information,
see Chapter 10.5 Configuring Quota Mode.
2) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter 5.8
Configuring HDD Group for Recording.
Steps:
1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters:
Menu>Record>Encoding
2. Set the encoding parameters for recording.
1) Select the Record tab to configure.
2) Select a camera number in the camera dropdown list.
You can configure the stream type, the resolution, the video quality and other parameters on demand
for Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event) respectively.
The Input Resolution of camera connected will be displayed in the live view for 5 seconds when the
camera is connected, or the DVR is powered on. The input resolution includes the resolution and
frame rate of the camera, e.g. 1080P25.
3) You can configure the advantage parameters, including pre-record, post-record time,
expired time, redundant record (this option is only available when the HDD mode is
Group) and whether you want to record audio.
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Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For
records it at 9:59:55.
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Post-record: The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For
records till 11:00:05.
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Expired Time: The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in
not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the
HDD.
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Redundant Record: The redundant record is to decide whether you want the
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Record Audio: Check the checkbox of Record Audio to record the sound,
example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-
record time as 5 seconds, the camera
example, when an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the
post-record time as 5 seconds, it
the HDD, if the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the
expired time to 0, and then the file will
camera to save the record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the
redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 5.7
Configuring Redundant Recording.
otherwise record the image without sound.
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