Speco Technologies CS16 Chapter 4 Operation

16-Channel Digital Video Recorder

Chapter 4 — Operation

NOTE: This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to Chapters

2 and 3.

The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are recording and pl aying back video.

However, you have much greater control over recording and playing back video. You can establish recording schedules

based on time of day and day of the week. The DVR allows you to search through the recorded video using much more

sophisticated tools than those available with VCRs. Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are

remote control and viewing, and recording video at the same time you are watching previously recorded video.

The front panel controls are described in Chapter 3 — Configuration.

Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Chapter 2 — Installation, it is ready to record.

As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin showing live video on the attached monitor and

playing live audio through the attached speaker. The default mode is to display all cameras at once. Pressing any camera

button will cause that camera to display full screen. It displays live video and plays live audio until the user enters

another mode.

While in the live monitoring mode, pressing the MENU button displays the following Live Monitoring menu at the top

of the screen. Pressing the ESC button hides the menu. You can navigate through menus and items by pressing the

arrow buttons.

Display

Freeze

Sequence

Camera Menu

Alarm

Digital Deterrent

Panic

Setup

Search Mode

Figure 65 — Live Monitoring menu.

NOTE: The Live Monitoring menu also can be displayed by moving the mouse pointer to the top of the screen.

Selecting (Display) in the Live Monitoring menu displays the following Display Menu.