Chapter 8. Scheduling and Recording Video
When Events Occur in Multiple Channels Simultaneously
If events occur simultaneously in multiple channels and the Event settings exceeds the DVR's maximum recording performance:
∙the Normal settings value is retained and
∙the channels with events drop their Event frame rates settings to record the events.
However, the
8. 7 Setting Up To Record
You set up
Recording allows you to choose a program to record. The resolution, frame rate, and quality will vary depending on program you select.
Manual Recording
Manual Recording becomes activated when the recording mode is set to Manual & Event. Select a program and press the REC button to begin recording.
Schedule Recording Settings
Schedule Recording records video automatically at a scheduled time according to the chosen program settings. Set the recording mode to Schedule & Event then select a program for a
scheduled date and time.
Schedule | If your record mode is Schedule & Event, you set your Schedule option here. If you | |
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record mode is Manual & Event, you select your Program here. | ||
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Event Duration | Set the | |
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Repeat Record | If set to On, when there is no more space for recording to the hard disk, recording | |
Mode | continues by overwriting the previously recorded data. | |
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Warning Level | Set a level of disk capacity. When capacity for all disks connected to the DVR | |
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| How many days of recorded video you want kept available. For example, if you set | |
Record Data | this to 2 days, then a week later (when you have 7 days of video recorded) only | |
Retention | the most recent 2 days of that video is available for playback. Settings are Off, 24 | |
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Playback | Available only when the recording resolution is set to Full D1. If set to On, | |
Deinterlace | decreases any image shaking when Full D1 video is paused. | |
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Audio | If set to On, when there is no more space for recording to the hard disk, recording | |
continues by overwriting the previously recorded data. | ||
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Setting Up a Schedule
When you select the Schedule submenu, you can set up a recording schedule for every hour of the day, every day of the week.
You can select one or more programs from among the 26 available, labeled from A to Z. Figure 8. 3 below shows an example that uses only Program A.
| Figure 8.7.1 Record Submenu “Schedule & Event” Record Mode Setting |
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Option | Description |
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Record Mode | or |
Weekly grid
showing hours
running from
Midnight to
Midnight
Data fields: Index, Day, Program, Time
Manual & Event. |
Figure 8.7.2 Schedule submenu on Record Setup Menu
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