The System Setup Menu
Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
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Most of the time, there isn’t much you’ll need to change here. However, a few
settings might need tweaking from time to time, particularly when you’re fi rst
confi guring the DVR. So here’s a quick rundown of what’s what.
DATE/TIME:
Allows you to set the date and time. The DVR will retain an accurate
time even whilst turned off - there is a small battery attached to the main circuit
board. It may be the case that if the DVR is switched off for an extended period
(for example, weeks or months at a time) that this battery may be exhausted. In
this case, you will need to setup the DVR again.
PASSWORD:
For enabling/disabling password control to access the DVR, and
choosing what this password is. This password will not necessarily be the same as
the one you use for remote access (see the section on
Remote Access
, pages 50 -
55, for more details).
VIDEO:
For changing your video standard (i.e. PAL or NTSC) and selecting the
resolution of the VGA output.
LANGUAGE:
For changing the language of the on screen display.
INFO:
Displays information about the DVR: specifi cally, it shows the current version
of the software and hardware that the DVR is running, as well as the media access
control (MAC) address.
MAINTAIN:
Defi ne and implement an automatic maintenance schedule for the
DVR. It is important that the DVR be rebooted on occasion to prevent errors - this
function lets you program an automatic schedule of rebooting which the DVR will
follow.
The SYSTEM SETUP menu.
The SYSTEM SETUP menu is where most
of the advanced settings for the DVR
hide out.
The Playback Interface
Assuming that you’ve used the default
installation paths, you can access the
playback software by selecting the desktop
icon named
Playback Software
, or fi nding
the program group of the same name in
your Start Menu.
This will take you to the default interface
of the playback software, as shown to the
right.
Opening Files:
Open the File menu, and choose “
Open Local
Folder
”. Navigate to the USB drive you have
backed up footage to, and select the folder on
that drive called “
RecordFile
”.
Playback Controls:
The playback controls are located in the menu
named “Play”.
The Play, Pause, and Stop options work as their
counterparts would on a DVD player. Decrease
Rate and Increase Rate work like fast-forward
and slow motion functions.
Use the Backward Frame and Forward Frame for
precise control - they will move back or forward
the smallest amount possible (the frame rate is
determined by the settings used to record the
video).
Use the Capture Picture function to save a
single picture as a bitmap (BMP) fi le. The Mute
function will disable audio playback. OSD refers
to the on-screen display.
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