RECORDING
Images from a camera will be recorded on the
Note:
External recording devices can be used as copy areas for images recorded on the hard disk. It is impossible to record images on the external recording devices directly.
Instant Recording
Ensure all the cameras are connected and that time and date have been set correctly.
Before you start recording, first check the repeat recording settings in the recording menu of the system setup, and then make the recording settings.
1.Press the REC button on the front panel and then press the channel button you want to record. The button indicator turns red and the recording type indicator turns green on the selected channel screen of the main monitor.
2.Press the REC button on the front panel and then press the channel button you want to stop record- ing. If you stop instant recording, the recording mode will be changed into the scheduled record- ing mode (Continuous/ Alarm/ Motion records). If the schedule is not set, the button indicator turns green and the recording type indicator turns white on the selected channel screen of the main moni- tor.
Notes:
•You can record instantly with the left mouse button.
1.Move the cursor to the desired channel screen on the main monitor.
2.Click the recording type indicator with the left mouse button and recording starts. Click it once again and the instant record stops and the recording type indicator will be changed into the scheduled recording mode (Continuing/ Alarm/ Motion record). If the schedule is not set, the recording type indicator turns white.
•You can instant record that the channels scheduled such as alarm, motion or continuous.
•Once you stop instant recording, the recording type indicator will be changed to the scheduled record- ing mode.
•You can not record the Instant and Continuous recording in following conditions.
- A HDD is not attached. - A HDD is not formatted.
- The channel has no video input for display.
- Overwrite sets to “OFF” and normal partition is full.
- On the HDD setting, the event partition is set to 0%.
- The continuous record is not set.
•You can not record the Alarm and Motion recording in following conditions.
- A HDD is not attached. - A HDD is not formatted.
- The channel has no video input for display.
- Overwrite sets to “OFF” and event partition is full.
- On the HDD setting, the event partition is set to 100%.
- The schedule (Alarm/Motion) record is not set.
•HDD partition according to a recording type.
- Normal Partition: It is the space in the HDD that stores the continuous and instant recorded data. Once the normal partition is set to 0% (the event partition is 100%), you can not record the contin- uous or instant recordings.
- Event Partition: It is the space in the HDD that stores the alarm and motion recorded data. Once the event partition is set to 0%, you can not record the alarm and motion recording.
•Priority of record.
Instant record > Alarm/Motion record > Continuous record.
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