The Record Setup Menu - Swann DVR4-1200 User Manual

The Record Setup Menu

In the RECORD SETUP submenu you can choose which channels will be active during
recording, change the recording quality, enable & disable audio, select record more
and Chunk Size (the maximum size of each recorded file). This menu contains
many of the most important settings on the DVR, and correctly configuring them
is important to the ongoing smooth operation of the unit.
Using the drop-down menus in the CHANNEL line, you can turn the recording
functions for a channel ON or OFF. Turning a channel OFF in this way means that
it will never be recorded until turned ON again. This can be set independently of
the channel being enabled/disabled in live-viewing mode (that is, a channel can be
seen but not recorded or vice-versa).
The term "Resolution" refers to how many pixels (the individual little dots which
together make up an image) will be recorded in your image. The highest setting
D1 will use a resolution approximately equal to that of a DVD, whereas CIF will use
one quarter this many pixels. HD1 offers a middle-ground between these settings.
Higher resolutions give sharper images, but each frame of video takes up more
space on your hard drive. Thus, the DVR will record fewer images per second
(frames) at high (D1) resolution. Lower resolutions, particularly CIF, do not have
nearly as much detail, but will record many more images per second.
The higher the quality selected, the more detail will appear in your footage. Best
quality video takes up more space on your hard drive than normal quality. Good
quality offers a compromise between the size of and amount of detail in your
footage.
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Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
Turning Channels ON or OFF
Resolution and Quality
The RECORD SETUP
MENU of the DVR. In this
picture, the mouse cursor
is currently highlighting the
D1 resolution button.