Pelco DVR5100 Table T. Display Settings, Pane. By default, overscan is set to 10%, Top Left

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Table T. Display Settings

Setting

Description

Default Setting

 

 

 

 

Format: Lists the available monitor formats: VGA, NTSC, PAL.

VGA

Output

 

 

Overscan adjust: Adjusts image overscan in relation to the border surrounding the video

10%

 

 

pane. By default, overscan is set to 10%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera name: Displays the camera name in the area selected (example, Top Left).

Top Left

 

 

 

On-Screen Display

Recording status: Displays the recording status in the area selected (example, Top Right).

Top Right

 

 

 

 

Date & time: Displays the date and time in the area selected (example, Bottom Left).

Bottom Left

 

 

 

 

Table U. General Camera Settings

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Default Setting

 

 

 

Camera list

Camera numbers 01–20. Camera 01 (#1) is the default name and can be modified.

01 (20)

(Channel# - Name)

 

 

 

 

 

Name

The camera name selected in the camera list pane. The camera name can be modified.

Select from list

 

 

 

Camera number

Assigns a unique number for the specified camera. Each camera must be assigned a unique

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number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have fewer cameras connected than your DVR5100 supports (for example, seven

 

Disable camera

cameras on an 8-channel DVR), disable the unused channels by clicking “Disable camera.”

No default setting

Disabling a camera removes it from the sequence (unavailable), the camera list, and all

 

 

 

setup screens (Schedules, Storage, and Seq Monitor).

 

 

 

 

Covert camera

Select “Covert camera” to operate the camera in covert mode. The DVR5100 records video

Disabled

from the camera but does not display the video if a camera is set to covert operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Capture Audio to enable audio for the specified camera. If the camera is equipped

 

Capture Audio

with a microphone, you can record audio along with the video, and you can listen to it

Disabled

 

during playback.

 

 

 

 

Hardware Settings

 

 

 

 

 

Camera type

Assigns the camera type associated with the camera selected in the Camera List pane. The

Fixed

available options are: fixed, pan/tilt, and dome.

 

 

 

 

 

PTZ control mode

Assigns the PTZ control mode. The available options are: Disabled, Coaxitron, Extended

Disabled

Coaxitron, Protocol D, and Protocol P.

 

 

 

 

 

Address

Assigns a unique address for the specified camera.

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Allows the specified camera to be terminated. If available, enable or disable video

 

Video termination

termination by clicking the check box. Video termination lessens the effects of ghost

75 ohms

 

images on the final device when several video devices are connected together in a chain.

 

 

 

 

IP Camera

 

 

 

 

 

 

After selecting an IP camera from the list, the IP camera dialog block appears. (The IP

 

IP Address

camera block is displayed only when an IP camera is selected from the camera list.) If the

No default setting

desired IP camera is disabled, you can either type the IP camera address or click the Assign

 

 

 

From List command.

 

 

 

 

Add/Edit

Displays the Add/Edit IP Addresses dialog box. You can add, edit, and delete IP camera

No default setting

Addresses…

addresses from this dialog box.

 

 

 

 

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DVR5100 specifications

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