2.3System Information and Channel Selection

2.3.1System information

You can display system settings information as shown in FIGURE 3.3 A below at any time by pressing the Display button 8 . In the playback mode, the recorded video information is displayed. In the live or recording mode, the Manual Recording information is displayed. Each sequential press of the Display button displays a different message detailed in the following example. By default, the unit displays time, date, and an indicating bar of capacity status on a monitor as shown.

Default Display

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

01/01/2005 12:00:00

CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4 are titles for the corresponding channels, changeable in the setup menu.

Capacity Status:

(Capacity Used) (Capacity Remaining)

01- 01-2005 12:00:00

(Date) (Time)

Press the Display button 8 once; the DVR will display the following sample message plus the default display. Press the Display button

8again; the unit will not display any OSD message. Press the button one more time to go back to the default display.

FIGURE 3.3 A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1+2 :59G

12.4 HR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUALITY :

NTSC

 

RATE :

 

20 F/S

 

 

HD SIZE

REC

 

 

1

20G

10.0%

2

39G

0.0%

IP :

10 / 01 / 2004 15:10:30

(1+2: 59G): Total capacity of installed hard disk, 59 GB.

(12.4 HR): Total 12.4 hour recording time available.

(

 

): Timer record activated.

 

(

 

): Alarm record activated.

(QUALITY: BEST): Record quality setting, BEST.

(NTSC ): NTSC system.

(RATE: 6 HR): Setting of Record time mode, 6 hours.

(20 F/S): Record speed setting, 20 fields/sec.

(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

): Audio function activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

): Indicates which HDD is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(

9K ): The image file size.

(

HD ): Hard disk compartment.

( SIZE 20G): The capacity of the installed hard disk.

( REC ): Percentage of system recording.

( PLAY ): Percentage of system playback.

( IP : 192 . 168 . 1 . 90 ): Network IP Address

192.168.1.90

( ): External signal.

( x ): Cannot operate now.

2.3.2 Channel Selection

CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, Quad( ), and the Seq./Save button are used to select the video channel and zoom in factor. The following table shows the functions in a different mode.

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DVR-3024 specifications

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