Night Owl Optics 4BL, Night Owl manual Motion

User’s Manual

5.2.1.2 Motion

To configure the Motion Detection function of the DVR, click “MAIN”  “Recording Functions”  “Motion” to enter the Motion Detect Setup window.

Channel: Choose the channel you would like to configure to have specific motion detection function.

Motion Detection: Enable or Disable Motion Detection of the selected channel.

Sensitivity: Choose the level of sensitivity of motion detection. 1 is the least sensitive.

Detection Area: Click this button of the corresponding channel to select the area you want to have motion detection. The channel is separated into a 15*10 area. When any movements in the selected area are detected, recording or alarm will be triggered. The semi-transparent area means no motion detection will be performed in those areas.

Copy: Duplicate the setting of the selected channel to other channels

Red = Motion Detection Enabled

Clear = Motion Detection Disabled

NOTE: You can click and drag the mouse cursor when selecting/deselecting the motion area

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5.2.1.3 Alarm

To configure the Alarm mode of each channel, click “Main Menu”  “Record Settings”  “Alarm” to enter into

“ALARM SETUP” menu.

MD Alarm: Set action when motion is triggered.

HDD Loss: Set action when HDD is operating irregularly.

HDD Space: Set this to trigger the alarm(s) when the “HDD Overwrite” option is disabled and the HDD is full. Video Loss: Set this to trigger the alarm when any of the camera signal is distorted or loss.

Post Recording: Configure these options for how long the DVR will record after alarm is triggered.

PreRecord: Your DVR temporarily store the 5 seconds of

video before any alarm is triggered. Set this to “ON” if you would like the pre-recorded 5 seconds to be saved to your HDD also.

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