Speco Technologies CS4, CS8 manual Recording Video, Recording Audio, Playing Recorded Video

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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 4-channel model). When set to High, the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 120 ips (60 ips for 4-channel model). When set to Very High, the DVR has a maximum recording speed of 60 ips (30 ips for 4-channel model).

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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Contents Page Page Compliance Notice of FCC Weee Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Table of Contents Operation Instruction Channel Digital Video Recorder List of Illustrations Vii Operation Instruction Viii Technical Overview FeaturesTypical DVR installation Required Installation Tools Package ContentsNetwork Port Factory Reset SwitchAudio In/Out Video OutRS485 Port Alarm Input/OutputPower Cord Connector Menu Button Front Panel ControlsCamera Buttons Copy ButtonEsc Button Play/Stop ButtonRemote Control Buttons Power LEDUSB Port Playback Buttons Login/Logout ButtonID Button Sequence ButtonPTZ Button Alarm ButtonLayout Button Zoom ButtonInitial Unit Setup Turning on the PowerLogout screen Setup ScreenInformation System SetupChannel Digital Video Recorder Date/Time Date/Time setup screenStorage Holiday setup screenStorage Information setup screen User Storage Status setup screenOperation Instruction EZ Setup screen EZ SetupDate/Time Setup Internet Connection LAN Setup Recording Setup ShutdownRecord Very High resolution Schedule Panic Record setup screenDwell in the Settings column, the DVR Pre-Event Alarm-In Event SetupAlarm-In Actions 1 setup screen Motion Detection Motion Detection Actions 1 setup screen Video Loss Motion Detection Actions 2 setup screenVideo Blind DVR checks to see if anything is blinding the camera Text-In Text-In Device setup screenOperation Instruction System Event Text-In Actions setup screenHealth Check setup screen Event Status Network Network SetupNetwork setup screen IP Address Gateway Subnet Mask Dvrns setup screen Help Desk Notification Speco Remote setup screenHighlight the + and press the button to add a mail recipient Notification SNS setup screen Camera Devices SetupHighlight the PTZ tab, and the PTZ setup screen displays Audio Alarm-OutDigital Deterrent Alarm-Out Schedule setup screenOperation Instruction Display Display OSD setup screenMain Monitor setup screen Remote Control setup screen Remote ControlOperation Instruction Live Monitoring OperationFreeze Live Monitoring Menu DisplayAlarm SequenceCamera Menu Active Cameo Mode SetupSearch Mode Login/LogoutCovert Camera Zoom ModePTZ Mode Event MonitoringZoom In / Out Recording Video Recording AudioPlaying Recorded Video Search menu Searching VideoSearch Menu Display SearchGo To Export Data Source ExitEvent Log Search Operation Instruction Record Table Search screen Record Table SearchMotion Search Configuration Digital Deterrent section for more detailsChannel Digital Video Recorder Text-In Search screen Text-In SearchClip-Copy screen Clip-CopyOperation Instruction Preparing the USB hard disk drive in Windows USB Hard Disk Drive PreparationSearch Example Text-In Search ExamplesSpeco Remote Operation Instruction Web Monitoring Mode  Change Camera Title Changes the camera name Web Search ModeChannel Digital Video Recorder System Log Notices Problem Possible Solution Error Code NoticesTroubleshooting System Upgrade Related Clip Copy RelatedMap of Screens Video SpecificationsGeneral