Swann manual Overview, Channel Monitoring and Recording, Powerful H.264 Compression

Overview

Congratulations on your purchase of this Swann DVR!

You’ve chosen a versatile, powerful and great value security monitoring and recording solution for your home or business. Let’s just take a moment to talk about some of the great features that the DVR offers and some of the things to think about before installing the system.

8 Channel Monitoring and Recording

The DVR can monitor and record eight channels simultaneously. You can configure the recording modes for each of the eight channels independently. For example, you could have four channels recording on a schedule, two recording constantly and two armed to record on motion. Or any other combination you can think of!

Powerful H.264 Compression

The advanced video codec used by the DVR, called H.264, offers high quality video files at a fraction of the size of older video codecs such as MPEG-2 or similar. Basically, this means you can store more footage on the DVR’s hard drive, and that the quality of that footage can be significantly higher than many older video formats. H.264 has been engineered to provide the highest level of data compression possible (saving space on your hard drive) whilst maintaining a high image quality.

Powerful Networking and Remote Access Features

The DVR features an Ethernet port, which can be used to connect the DVR to your local area network (LAN). With the addition of a high-speed Internet service, this allows you to remotely access the DVR from any high-speed Internet terminal on Earth! If that isn’t convenient enough, the DVR also features mobile device support, allowing you to connect to it from a device running:

•iOS (iPhone 3GS or later, iPad)

•Android (version 2.1 or higher)

•BlackBerry OS (version 5)

•Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6.1 (or higher) Professional

•Symbian (S60, 3rd or 5th edition)

Multiple Monitor Connections

Not only does the DVR come with multiple video out ports (allowing you to connect it to two televisions at once) it also comes with a VGA output, allowing you to connect the DVR to a computer monitor. The VGA connection allows for a much higher quality picture than traditional composite video connections, boasting resolutions of up to 1440 x 900 pixels.

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