Chapter 4 - Operation; Turning On The Power; Live Monitoring; Figure 41: Live Monitoring Menu - Speco D4CX Operation Instruction Manual

Chapter 4 — Operation
NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters
2 and 3.
The DVR's controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and playing back video.
However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. You can establish recording schedules
based on time of day and day of the week. The DVR allows you to search through the recorded video using much more
sophisticated tools than those available with VCRs. Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are
remote control and viewing, and recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video.
The front panel controls are described in Chapter 3 — Configuration.

Turning on the Power

Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 — Installation, it is ready to record.

Live Monitoring

As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin showing live video on the attached monitor and
playing live audio through the attached speaker. The default mode is to display all cameras at once. Pressing any
camera button will cause that camera to display full screen. It displays live video and plays live audio until the user
enters another mode.
While in the live monitoring mode, pressing the
right edge of the screen. Pressing the
pressing the arrow buttons.
NOTE: The Live Monitoring menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer on the right edge of the
screen.
button displays the following Live Monitoring menu on the
MENU
ESC button hides the menu. You can navigate through menus and items by

Figure 41: Live Monitoring menu.

Digital Video Recorder
Login/Logout
Display
Previous Group
Next Group
Freeze
Alarm
Digital Deterrent
Panic
Sequence
Camera Menu
Search
Setup
Status
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