Device Menu; Hdd; Ptz; System Menu - Night Owl F SERIES User Manual

7.4 Device Menu

7.4.1 HDD

Check available memory on your DVR HDD and set recording parameters to
optimize storage.
Select: if multiple drives are installed, choose the HDD you would like to
customize.
Overwrite: by default, the Auto setting will overwrite the earliest footage once the
HDD is full. Choose one of the other options to overwrite footage at the end of the
desired time duration, starting with the earliest data. Off will record until the HDD
has reached capacity.
Format HDD: click this button to format the selected drive. Keep in mind,
formatting the HDD will erase all video files from the HDD.

7.4.2 PTZ

Configure settings on your DVR to control a PTZ-enabled camera.
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Channel: choose the channel with a PTZ-enabled camera. Not all cameras are PTZ
enabled.
Protocol: select Pelco-D or Pelco-P depending on the camera protocol. Both the
DVR and camera should be set to the same setting.
Baudrate: indicate the frequency of communication to the PTZ camera. We
recommend leaving the default setting which is 9600.
DataBit: select the amount of data to send during each transmission. 8 bits is
standard for all modern data transmissions.
StopBit: select the amount of extra data to send each time a direction is sent to
the camera. The stopbit serves as a buffer between commands and should be 1
(by default) when utilizing Night Owl's AHD PTZ camera.
Parity: detects corrupt commands sent to and from the PTZ camera. This should
generally be left Disabled.
Cruise: Enable or Disable the PTZ cruise function, which allows the camera to
automatically scan the area periodically with no manual input.
Address: enter an ID number for the PTZ camera, greater than 0. If using multiple
PTZ cameras, ID numbers cannot be the same.

7.5 System Menu

7.5.1 General

Set or adjust basic DVR settings such as the time, date, and language.
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