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The Recording Options Overview allows you to:

•Define the Recording Mode to use for the entire system. This will determine how quickly the recordings will be reduced, before eventually being deleted. Select the appropriate radio but- ton for Normal, Extended or Extended - Long. Please see Recording Storage and Reduction, on page 50 for detailed information on the recording mode.

•Set a maximum Store Time for all the recordings from each connected camera, in hours, days or with no limit. This is useful if, for example, the laws in your country require you to delete recordings after a certain amount of time has elapsed.

Note: The priority assigned to an individual recording is also a factor in determining how long it will be saved for. For more information, see Priority, on page 52.

Creating a Simple Event

The tools for creating an event are found among the administration tools under Recording Options. Follow these steps to create a simple event that runs only at certain times, with no alarms configured:

1.Click on Event Settings.

2.Click on Add an Event. The list will be updated with your new event. Click on the Edit button to the right.

3.Select the radio button for During Time Period under Event is Activated. Selecting this will reveal the Time Period Settings. Select the days of the week and the start and stop times for the event. Note that these Time Period settings will be used every week, for as long as the event is enabled.

4.Enable the event by checking the box provided. Give your event a suitable name by filling in the Name field.

5.Select the Priority that will apply for the event. This determines for how long the recordings created by the event will be saved at a higher frame rate. See also Priority, on page 52.

6.Select the camera that the event will record from by checking the appropriate box under Record from Camera. If several cameras are selected, the event will create recordings from each camera. A unique ID number is appended to each recording so that they can easily be distinguished from each other.

7.Set the Desired Recording Frequency to the required setting.

8.Finally, click the Save button.