22_ System Setup
HARDWARE
This category applies to the external devices that form your DVR system. External devices like cameras, audio devices,
sensors, alarms, monitors, keyboards, and POS devices Setup. These options can be used to confi gure a security
system to meet your operating environment.

Camera

Use this menu to enable/disable individual cameras and to confi gure the brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation levels
of the video source. In addition, select whether to enable PTZ use and assign covert attributes to video feeds.
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Video Display window
Displays the selected camera video feed.
Changes to camera settings can be verifi ed from
this window.
2 Information
Displays information about the selected camera
channel.
3 Attribute
Confi gure the camera name, mode, PTZ setting,
and covert channel.
4 picture Adjustment
Use this feature to adjust the video signal's brightness,
contrast, hue, and saturation levels. Clicking on the
Default button will return all settings to default. Automatic
Gain Control is a feature that automatically adjusts the
brightness level for the camera.
The screen adjustment functions cannot be
expected to improve the quality on a low
quality video signal. Also make sure that
the camera and monitor have been setup
correctly before making video adjustments.
5 Linked Alarm In
Select which sensor to link with the selected
camera. When an event is detected, the selected
sensor will initialize the camera to commence
video recording.

Camera Attribute

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Name: Enter a name (Suggestion: Camera location).
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Camera: Enable or disable the selected camera.
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PTZ: Enable or disable PTZ use for the selected
camera.
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Setting: Click the setting button to access PTZ
protocol setup and communication
confi guration options.
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Covert Channel: Enable or disable Covert Channel
option for the selected camera.
Covert Channel is a feature that
hides the selected camera's video
feed. This feature is particularly
useful when you don’t want selected
users/people to view the camera
feed, recording or location.
When monitoring video feeds from a
remote location, covert video feeds are
viewable by authorized users.
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