
Recording video to the hard disk
The internal hard disk is automatically formatted with recording area, normal recording, recording conditions, etc. Before starting recording, verify the recordable duration for normal recording (List of recording rate and recording times: P83). The formatting can be modified using "Recording settings". (P39)
Recording format verificationAThe total capacity of the hard disk and each area can be verified. (P43)Video from all cameras connected to the video input terminals of the DVR can be recorded with one touch of a button.
1Press the REC/STOP button while a live image is displayed.
"REC" appears on the operation display, and recording starts.
| Alarm | 
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| recording | Archive area | 
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80%
Normal recording area
| <RECORDING AREA SET> | 
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| TOTAL CAPACITY | : | 82GB | |
| NORMAL RECORDING AREA | : | 80 | % | 
| AREA FULL RESET | 
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| ALARM RECORDING AREA | : | 19 | % | 
| AREA FULL RESET | 
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| ARCHIVE AREA | : | 1 | % | 
| AREA FULL RESET | 
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CAUTION : WHEN THE AREA SETTING IS CHANGED, THE WHOLE AREA WILL BE INITIALIZED !
 REC/STOP
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| 2 Press the REC/STOP button for approximately 3 | 
| seconds to stop recording. | 
| The "REC" display disappears. | 
BThe settings for recording image quality (ENHANCED), audio recording, recording rate, and programmed recording can be verified. (P49)
<NORMAL REC MODE SET>
| PICTURE QUALITY | : ENHANCED | 
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| AUDIO RECORDING | : OFF | |
| REC RATE | : 12.5FPS ( 35H) | |
| REC PROGRAM GROUP | : OFF | |
COverwrite setting for each recording area can be verified. If overwrite is set, and the recording area is full, the oldest video is overwritten by new in the order of recording. The default setting is ON, which enables overwrite, thus provides for continuous recording. (P46)
<RECORDING CONDITIONS SET> NORMAL RECORDING AREA
| OVERWRITE | : ON | 
| ALARM RECORDING AREA | 
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| OVERWRITE | : ON | 
| REMAINING DISK WARNING | : ** | 
| SERIES RECORDING | : OFF | 
| AUTO DELETE | : OFF | 
| • | Press the PLAY/STOP button to start | 
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 | playback. (P18) | 
| • | Playback is possible during recording. (P18) | 
bOther recordings
In addition to normal recording, the following types of recordings can be used. These methods require some settings and installation. Refer to the appropriate pages.
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Automatically records the video within the preset timeframe.
☞Alarm recording (records to the alarm recording area) P55
Automatically records when an alarm is input from the external alarm switch or the motion sensor.
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Records video and audio directly before the alarm input. This information can be used for analyzing the circumstances of the alarm occurrence.
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bRegarding network downloads
When downloading image data of the DVR via the network, an archive capacity area of approximately 2GB is necessary for best quality images. (40,000 images without audio)