Swann DVR8-Net-Plus Installation Manual page 4

Basic Operation (continued)
If Schedule mode is disabled the system will not start recording on alarm. Setting schedule on
or off is achieved through pushing the SCHEDULE
through the System Setup menu and window. When the unit is in
character " " will display on the screen. Alarm video recording can't be stopped by pushing the S
RECORD or STOP button while Schedule Mode
set to on that the schedule cannot be accidentally stopped there is a password protection to stop
Schedule Mode . You must press the SCHEDULE
Schedule Mode off.
Check Alarm Recording setup before recording; confirm the video quality and the frame rate, as
the record setting can't be changed during the recording process.
As long as the alarm input signal is correctly set the alarm recording will continue during the period
of time set up by A/M REC TIME , and when the outside the time period the alarm recording
automatically stops.
5.Time Recording
Time recording starts and stops recording automatically according to the pre-arranged time period.
It is applied to a fixed timetable, for example business hours time recording (or outside business
hours time recording) with fixed start/stop time.
To start the Time Recording function you must have a record schedule setup beforehand. When
this is done, push the SCHEDULE button on the front panel to set schedule mode to on and the
schedule symbol " " will display on the screen. The S
you activate Schedule Mode .
To make Time Recording mode active the system must be set to
period is set to " " in T Record Schedule setup.
In Time Record mode, you must push the
time recording.
Because Time recording is reliant on the system being set with the correct time, you must adjust the
time to your correct local time before using this function.
6.Playback
Push the PLAY button and the system will begin to play the images recorded from the start of the
most current recording.
If the recording is playing, push the PAUSE
resume normal play.
To use Fast Forward playing or Fast Backward
the recording is playing to see faster playback. Push the
playing from the current place.
Continuous pushing of the FORWARD button will change the fast-forward between five levels of
speed ( X2 X4 X8 X16 X32 , , , , ) in sequence. Continuously pushing the
fast backward playback between four levels of speed (
During playback mode, press the Single Frame Forward
the button in to continually play one frame at time while the button is held.
During playback mode, press the Single Frame Rewind
hold the button in to continually play one frame at time while the button is held.
Push the PLAY button again to resume normal playback speed, or push the
playing.
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button on the front panel or remote, but not
Schedule Mode active, the
is active. To ensure that once Schedule Mode
button then enter the correct password to turn
Time Recording mode will not work unless
Schedule Mode active and that
SCHEDULE button then enter the password to stop
button to pause playing, push the PLAY button again to
playing, push the FORWARD or REW
PLAY button to return to normal speed
REW button will change the
X2 X4 X8 X16
, , , ) in sequence.
button to play a frame at a time, and hold
button to play back a frame at a time, and
STOP button to stop
Basic Operation (continued)
7.Search Play
Push the Search button to display the Search Play window on the screen.
TIME SEARCH:
EVENT SEARCH:
is
START STOP SEARCH:
Push the UP or
menu you have highlighted. Push the
8. Time Search
Move the cursor to
appear, as illustrated as below.
Push the LEFT
push the ENTER
return to the Search Play
If the time you enter doesn't match recorded video, the DVR will automatically play the video
closest to the time you enter.
START: the first time you record.
END: the end time of the last recording, you must enter a time between start and end. If the HDD
has been overwritten, the start time may not be correct.
9. Forgotten your password
Press the menu button on the front of the DVR, when prompted for a password, press the "mode"
button 12 times.
button while
search recording by the time you enter.
search recording by event list.
search recording by start and stop segments.
DOWN button to move the cursor, then push the
SEARCH button again to quit the search menu.
Time Search , then push the ENTER button and the
or RIGHT button to move the cursor, push
button to start play from the time you selected. Push the
menu.
ENTER button to enter the sub
Time Search window will
+ and button to modify the time, then -
SEARCH button again to
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