Menu System; Overview Of The Menu System; Accessing The Menu From The Unit; Quick Install - Bosch DVR4C1161 Installation Manual

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Menu system

You access all the parameters used to set up the unit via the
menu system using the keys on the front of the unit itself.
The PC-based Configuration Tool application allows you to
access the menu system from a remote computer.

4. 1 Overview of the menu system

The main menu gives access to seven major menu groups.
Each of these groups has a submenu tree where the values
and functions can be selected. The seven menu groups are:
Quick Install. The Quick Install is the easiest way to set-up
the unit, activating all cameras to record with the same
settings and conditions.
Camera Setup. The Camera Setup menu is used to program
the individual cameras.
Recording. The Recording menu is used to configure
dynamic recording conditions such as image quality and
recording rate.
Event Setup. The Event Setup menu is to configure the
alarm inputs and motion detection.
System Settings. The System Settings menu is used to
configure various system parameters.
Profiles. The Profiles menu is for setting the time frame for
the four available profiles.
Disk Manager. This menu is used for the storage system
including internal hard disk settings.
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Accessing the menu from the unit

To open the menu (in live mode only):
1. Press the MENU key.
2. The main menu appears on the monitor.
If the administrator password is enabled, the DVR asks for a
password when the main menu is activated.
4.2 Quick Install >
The quick install menu provides easy setup of recording and
time. For recording, all four cameras are configured to
record with the same settings and conditions. If the current
time or date is changed and applied, the time of the
previously recorded images is shifted so that no images are
lost.
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4.3 Camera Setup >
Use the Camera Setup menu to access the submenus for
setting the camera names, for locking cameras and for
controlling cameras.
>> NAME
• To select a character, press up and down scroll keys.
Press the right scroll key to move to the next position.
>> STATUS
• Each camera can be toggled On (default) and Off.
>> TYPE
• PAL or NTSC. The TV format is auto-detected. Mixing
of PAL and NTSC cameras is not supported.
>> COLOR
• Color mode of each camera is selectable B/W, Color or
Auto (default). If Auto is selected, the DVR itself
determines if black and white or color cameras are
connected.
>> AGC, BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST
• AGC (automatic gain control) is toggled On or Off.
• Brightness and Contrast is controllable in 19 levels
(from -9 to +9) with a slider. Default is 0.
>> DETECT VIDEOLOSS
• Videoloss detection can be toggled On (default) and Off
for each camera.
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