Defining Programs - Samsung SVR-1670 User Manual

Chapter 8. Scheduling and Recording Video
This chapter provides information about :
• Scheduled Recording, which records video automatically at a scheduled time
• Manual Recording, which records video manually by pressing the REC button
• Event Recording records video automatically when events occur.
The chapter also discusses the confi guration settings including programming schedules, advanced
camera and audio setup.
8. 6 Defi ning Programs
8. 7 Setting Up To Record
8. 6 Defi ning Programs
You can defi ne 26 programs—lableled from A to Z—and specify particular frame rates, video quality
and resolution for each. You then use these programs for both Manual and Schedule recording.
To set up a program :
1. Access the Program submenu, on the Record Setup menu of the OSD.
Channels 1-8
are listed on
the left grid.
Figure 8.6.1 Program submenu on the Record Setup Menu
2. For Program option, select any letter from A-Z .
- The settings for that program display. For each pre-set Program, the settings for all channels
are identical. You can edit any setting within any Program.
- Each channel has two recording modes: Normal and Event. Normal recording proceeds until
an event occurs. When an event occurs, the recording shifts into the Event Recording settings
you have specifi ed.
- For both Normal and Event recording, there are three settings: Resolution, Frames per Second
and Quality. All are further explained in the table below.
3. Notice that you can highlight any setting on any channel (the background turns red) and then
adjust the setting.
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Channels 9-16
are listed on
the right grid.
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This table describes the settings :
Option
CH (Channel) The channel number
The recording resolution. Three resolutions are available:
∙ D1 (704 x 480)
R (Resolution)
∙ Half D1 (704 x 240)
∙ CIF (352 x 240)
Frames per second, from 1 to 30fps
F (fps)
The maximum frame rate varies depending on settings.
The recording quality: Q5, Q4, Q3, Q2, and Q1.
Q (Quality)
For Event Recording, Q3 or higher is recommended.
This box displays the maximum frame rate available for the selected resolution. For
example, if CIF 30fps appears in this box, it means that you can select up to 30fps
Maximum R/F
for the CIF resolution of a selected channel. D1 30fps means that you can select
up to 30fps for the D1 resolution.
About Recording Performance & Capacity
Recording performance for the SVR-1670 is CIF 480fps for both Normal and Event Recording.
∙ When both recording modes are in effect, recording performance must not exceed CIF 480fps.
The resolution and maximum frame rate vary depending on the number of enabled channels.
∙ D1 (704 x 480) = 2 x Half D1 (704 x 240) = 4 x CIF (352 x 240)
∙ 120 D1 compressed frames = 240 Half D1 compressed frames = 480 CIF compressed frames.
Event Settings Limitations
When every channel is set up to record Normally at CIF 30fps, the Event settings for the fi rst
channel are limited to CIF 30 fps, Half 15 fps, and D1 7fps.
If you want to set the Event settings to D1 30fps, the Normal settings of the other channels must
be changed to total CIF 360fps or less.
Freeing Up Capacity
You can free up capacity by disabling unused channels. If a channel is disabled, its surplus CIF
30fps becomes available for other use.
∙ To disable a channel, go to the Display Setup menu on the OSD: Select the Channel Number,
then for the Status option select Disable. If disabled, the channel is grayed-out on the Program
menu and is uneditable.
Setting a channel's resolution to 0 fps does not free up space because the channel still
uses 2-3 recording frames per second—even when set to 0fps—for tasks such as network
communications.
When Events Occur in Multiple Channels Simultaneously
Digital Video Recorder
Description
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