4- & 8-Channel Digital Video Recorder
Recording Video
Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 ─ Installation, it is ready to record. The DVR will start recording based on the settings you made in the Record setup screen. See Chapter3 ─ Configuration.
Recycle On or Recycle Off. The factory default is Recycle On. It does this by recording over the oldest video once the hard disk is full. Setting the DVR to Recycle Off causes it to stop recording once the hard disk is full.
Standard (CIF), High (Half D1) or Very High (D1). The factory default resolution is Standard. When set to Standard, the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 240 ips (120 ips for
Selecting 
(Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu starts panic recording of all cameras, and pressing the button again stops panic recording. If you set the Panic Recording Duration in the Record Screen, panic recording will stop automatically according to the preset duration as long as 
(Panic) in the Live Monitoring menu is not selected.
NOTE: When the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used, panic recording will not operate.
Although you will be able to record without changing the unit from its original factory settings, you will want to take advantages of the DVR’s many tools. See Chapter 3 ─ Configuration for detailed descriptions of the recording mode options.
Recording Audio
If the DVR was set up to record audio, it will record audio from up to four inputs when video is recording. The DVR will not record audio when the recording speed is set to less than 1 ips.
NOTE: Make certain you comply with all local and federal laws and regulations when recording audio.
Playing Recorded Video
If a user who has Search authority logs into the system, the user can view recorded image. Once video has been recorded, you can view it by pressing the PLAY/STOP button. When playing video for the first time, the DVR will display the most recent image. When playing video subsequent times, the DVR will start playing video from the last recalled image. Recorded audio will be played when the DVR displays a camera with recorded audio in full screen mode.
NOTE: Only the administrator and users with Covert Camera View authority can view video from covert cameras. The covert cameras in the playback mode are determined by the current camera settings.
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