3. Camera Setup

1.Use the directional buttons [] to select “CAMERA” menu. Then, press the [ENTER]

button to display “CAMERA”.

2.Use the Left/Right buttons [] or Number button to select the Camera you wish to configure.

3.Use the Down [T] button to move to the specified options and use the Left/Right

buttons [WX] to select other items.

4.Use the [-, +] buttons to change values.

ITEM

DEFAULT

ADJUSTMENT

 

No

y If the Covert Mode is “YES” the selected camera is invisible

COVERT

 

from all live displays, playback and Network but continues to

 

 

record. Covert cameras are viewable after changing to “NO”.

 

 

 

BRIGHTNESS

50%

y The brightness of each camera can be adjusted by pressing the

 

[-,+] buttons.

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRAST

50%

y The contrast of each camera is adjustable by pressing the [-,+]

 

buttons.

 

 

 

 

 

COLOUR

50%

y The colour of each camera is adjustable by pressing the [-,+]

 

buttons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera #

y A combination of 12 alphanumerics can be entered to label each

TITLE

 

camera. Press the appropriate Numeric button to type in a

 

 

camera title. See the table on the next page.

 

 

 

P/T/Z MODEL

None

y Select P/TZ camera model to control.

 

 

 

P/T/Z ID

Camera No

y Select appropriate channel for the PTZ camera. Camera ID

 

means Camera address.

 

 

 

 

 

5.Save changes and exit the menu, press the [ENTER] button.

Exit the menu without making changes, press the [CANCEL] button.

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Genie BDVR-16, BDVR-8, BDVR-4 manual Camera Setup

BDVR-4, BDVR-8, BDVR-16 specifications

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