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INSTRUCTION MANU AL EDR1600 16 CHANNEL DIGIT AL VIDEO RECORDER Before installing and using this unit, please read this manual carefully . Be sure to keep the manual handy for later reference.[...]
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions ii WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO Q UALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Cl[...]
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions iii PRECAUTIONS Refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers. Do not block the ventilation opening or slots on the cover. Do not drop metallic parts through slots. This could permanently damage the appliance. Turn the pow[...]
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Administrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions iii Table of Contents 1. Product Overview ………………….……………………….……... 1.1 Features…………………..……….…………..…………………... 1.2 Technical Overview…….….…….………………………….…….. 2. Front & Rear Panels ….?[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 1 1. Product Overview The PowerPlex EDR1600 is a state- of-the-art digital video recorder that brings unparalleled price/performance video surveillance, recording and playback to the CCTV systems. With parallel processing architecture, high performanc e video engine, and intelligent recording algo[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 2 1.2 Technical Overview 1.2.1 Video Input and Output The digital video recorder is designed to support either NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR standard. To make the auto detection of video standard work, at least one camera must be connected to the video input. The product features video camera inputs with a[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 3 disk, ZIP disk, etc. in .MPG format for MPEG-1 encoded video or .MOV format for JPEG encoded video. For Time- Lapse Mode Recording Time, please refer to Appendix B. 1.2.4 Motion Detection The digital video recorder continuously monitors all camera inputs for motion. When motion is detected, the [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 4 1.2.7 Expandable IDE Hard Disk Architecture All the other HDD- based digital video recorders support only 1-4 hard di sks. If those recorders do support more hard disks, they usually use RAID (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks) or SCSI disks, which are very expensive. With the Expandable IDE[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 5 2. Front & Rear Panels The following is a brief overview of the front panel and rear panel of EDR1600. Rear Panel 0. Power Switch From Rear Panel 1. Power Selector Switch: 115V AC or 230V AC selector switch. W arning: T o avoid damaging the system, set this switch before plugging in the powe[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 6 5. USB Connector: Reserved. 6. RS-232 Connector: Com 1, connects to modem. 7. Printer Port Connector: Connects to printer port devices (e.g. ZIP/printer port). 8. RS-232 Connector: Com 2, connects to PTZ camera. 9. External Hard Disk Connector: Connects to External Hard Disk Array EDA800. 10. Ma[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 7 Front Panel 25. Hard Disk Trays: Hard disk holders for HDD#1 (upper tray) and HDD#2 (lower tray). Note: Please make sure to set HDD#1 as master and HDD#2 as slave. The settings should be described on the hard disk itself or in the manual come with the hard disk. 26. Floppy Drive: 3.5”, 1.44MB.[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 8 3. System Installation The installations described below should be made by qualified service personnel or system installers. 3.1 Before Installation Please make sure to set the Power Selector Switch before plugging in the power plug to avoid damaging the EDR1600. Use a screwdriver to set the swi[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 9 3.2 Basic Connections Cameras Connect each of the camera video input connector to the video output from a camera or other composite video source. At least one camera must be connected before the system is running for the auto detection of video standard to take effect. VGA Monitor Connec[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 10 Keyboard Connect the Keyboard Connector to a standard A T keyboard. ZIP / Printer Port If the user wants to use ZIP/Printer Port to retrieve important recorded images, it must be connected to the Printer Port Connector at system startup. EDA800 Connect the External Hard Disk Connect[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 11 4. Main Screen The diagram above is the main screen display . Th e icons on the lower corner of the screen are mainly for control and configuration, those on the right corner for status indication. If any icon is grayed, it means that the specific function is not accessible in the current mode [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 12 Alarm Event Lo g – To view the event log. Config – To configure (setup) the behaviors of the system. TV Overscan/Underscan – To change the display size of the Main TV Monitor. Login – To login the system as Administrator, Supervisor or Operator. Sequence Mode / Static Page Mode – To t[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 13 There are 4 kinds of devices in the status indication. The displaying order is Camera, Alarm Output, Hard Disk, Alarm Input, then back t o Camera. Each status bar stands for the status of one device, the bottommost for ID#1. There are 5 different colors: GR AY/BLACK – Not existent or not inst[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 14 There are 4 kinds of event logs: Alarm, Motion, Video Loss, and Power On/Off. To view the event Log display , please click on the Log icon. The screen will be shown as below: If you logged in as Administrator, the Delete button and Delete All button will be enabled. Click o n the Delete button [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 15 6. Setup (Administrator) To login as an Administrator, please click on the Login icon, and enter the appropriate Administrator’s Login name and Password (the factory default value for both of them is admin ). To setup the behaviors of the system, please click on the Config icon. The configura[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 16 6.1 Time Type Setup The behavior for the system is the same when it’s in the same time Type (or Time Mode). Please refer to Camera Setup and Motion Setup for how they depend on Time Type. There are 2 default Time Types, On duty and Off duty , in the system. However, you may configure up to 16[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 17 6.2 Day Type Setup The daily behaviors for the system are the same for those days configured as of the same Day Type. There are 2 default Day Types, WORK DA Y ( Monday through Friday) and HOLID AY (Saturday and Sunday), in the system. However, you may configure up to 16 Day Types to suit your n[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 18 6.3 Calendar Setup The Calendar setup is provided for the administrator to set the Day Type of each calendar day . I t’s designed to be a Perpetual Calendar. However, up to 10 years of calendar days can be configured at any specific time. Operations: After the Calendar menu item is selected, [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 19 6.4 Alarm Action Setup The Alarm Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds to the triggered alarm from the Alarm Inputs. There are up to 16 Alarm Actions that correspond to 16 (Focus) Cameras for most applications. For each Alarm Action, you may configure[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 20 Focus Camera – To define the camera that will respond to this Alarm Action. The default settings are Camera 1 for Alarm Action 1, Camera 2 for Alarm Action 2, and so o n. Pre- record – Pre- record time to define how long (in seconds) before the Alarm Action is triggered the Focus Ca[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 21 Call Display – I f i t i s ch ec ke d, the Call Monitor will switch to the Focus Camera when the Alarm Action is triggered. Otherwise, the Call Monitor will switch among all the installed cameras as usual. Log – Log to event log list or not. Please refer to Log Display for the detai[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 22 6.5 Motion Action Setup The Motion Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds to the detected motion for the cameras. There are up to 8 Motion Actions that correspond to 8 Alarm Outputs for most applications. The Focus Camera is always the camera with the [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 23 6.6 Video Loss Action Setup The Video Loss Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds to the detected video loss for the cameras. There are up to 8 Video Loss Actions that correspond to 8 Alarm Outputs for most applications. The Focus Camera is always the [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 24 6.7 Hard Disks Full Action Setup The Hard Disks Full Actions allow the administrator to define how the digital video recorder responds when the hard disk drives reach the maximum storage capacity . Operations: After the HDDs Full Action menu item is selected, the HDDs Full Action Setup dialog b[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 25 Alarm Out – To define which Alarm Output will be triggered when th e hard disk capacity is full. NC and NO signals are available, please refer to Alarm Out Setup. Click on the Down arrow butto n to select one of the Alarm Outputs (AO 1-8) . Output – Alarm Out output state when the h[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 26 6.8 Camera Setup The Camera Setup allows the administrator to define the behaviors for each Camera at each Time Type. There are up to 16 Cameras connected to the system. For each Camera and each Time Type, you may configure the behaviors as shown on the screen and described below. Operations: A[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 27 Recording Quality For All Cameras – The ra nge is 0- 10, with 0 the lowest (rough) quality , 10 the highest (fine) quality . The default va lue is 5 . Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to adjust the value. Compression Method For All Cameras – MPEG (MPEG-1) o r JPEG-CIF (JPEG), resolutio[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 28 6.9 Alarm In Setup The Alarm In Setup allows the administrator to define the behaviors for each Alarm Input at each Time Type. There are up to 24 Alarm Inputs connected to the system. For each Alarm Input and each Time Type, you may enable/disable and select its corresponding Alarm Action. F or[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 29 Normal State – NC or NO, please ch eck the signal types connected to the Alarm Input Terminal on the rear panel of the system. Use the Down arrow button to select the signal type. Enable Alarm Action – Check to Enable Alarm Action for the selected Alarm Input at the sel ected Time T[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 30 6.10 Alarm Out Setup The Alarm Out Setup allows the administrator to define the tag name for each Alarm Output. There are up to 4 Normally Closed (NC) signals (AO 1-4) and 4 Normally Open (NO) signals (AO 5- 8) for the system. Operations: After the Alarm Out menu item is selected, the Alarm Out[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 31 6.11 Display Sequence Setup The Display Sequence Setup allows the administrator to define the Sequence Mode display . Please refer to Chapter 4 for Sequence Mode display . Fo r the definition of the Display Pages in each Display Sequence, please refer to Display Page Setup. Operations: After th[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 32 6.12 Display Page Setup The Display Page Setup allows the administrator to define the Display Pages in Sequence Mode display and Static Page Mode display (please refer to Chapter 4). Operations: After the Display Pages menu item is selected, the Display Page Setup dialog box will be shown on th[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 33 Static Page Mode – To set the Display Pages for Static Page Mode display . Sequence No – To select the Sequence Number in Sequence Mode display . Use the Down arrow button to select the number. Page No - To select the Page Number for the selected Sequence Number in Sequence Mode[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 34 6.13 Motion Setup The Motion Setup allows the administrator to configure how motion detection works for each Camera at each Time Type. Fo r each Camera and each Time Type, you may configure the Detection Area (1 6x12 grids) and Sensitivity as shown on the screen and described below. Operations:[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 35 Camera – Use the Down arrow button to select the camera. T im e T yp e - Use the Down arrow button to select the Time Type. Set – To set the Detection Area – active at down position. Clear – To clear the Detection Area – active at down position. Video Window – Showin[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 36 6.14 Password Setup The Password Setup allows the administrator to set the new Login names and Passwords for the Administrator, Supervisor and Operator. The default (Login, Password) for the Administrator is (admin, admin), the Supervisor (Supervisor, Supervisor), the Operator (operator, operat[...]
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Admi nistrator’ s Guide and Operating I nstructions 37 6.15 System Configurations The Syste m Co nfig ura tions Setup allows the administr ator to set up the comm uni catio n, ma in mo nit or sh arpne ss-ad ju st ing , dayl ig ht sa vin g time , TV syst em and backu p the conf igur atio ns to flop py disket te or restore the configur ations fro m[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 38 Gateway IP address – Enter the corresponding IP address while the gateway is enabled. - Dial In Configuration Modem – Click on the Detail button to define the Local and Remote IP address. Login Name/Password – Enter the desired Login Name and Password fo r Dial In function. - [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 39 and then select one of the options from Download to floppy or Upload from floppy . To revert all the configuration setting to default value, click on the Factory Setting bottom. Main Monitor Sharpness – The slider bar is for adjusting the sharpness of the images shown on the main monitor [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 40 7. Date/Time Setup (Administrator) If you are an Administrator, please click one the Time displaying on the Main Screen to enter the Date/Time Setup for the system. The date is in YYYY/MM/DD format, whilst the time in military hour format (HH:MM:SS). The built -in real time clock will be update[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 41 8. Image Playback and Archive (Administrator , Supervisor) On the Main Screen, please click on the Playback Panel icon, the screen will be shown as below: The icons on the lower corner of the screen are changed to the icons for video playback and archive, those on the right corner not changed ([...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 42 Select HDD & Range – To select the playback Hard Disk and the playback range in that Hard Disk. Click on it, and the Select HDD & Range dialog box will be shown on the screen as described in the next paragraph. Play Saved Video – To preview the retrieved images in the floppy disk, Z[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 43 Archive Video – Toggle button to enable/disable retrieving playback video to floppy disk, ZIP disk, etc. When the video is playing back and Archive i s enabled (button at DOWN position), the Retrieval Device and Camera dialog box will be shown, please follow the instructions to retrieve the v[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 44 8.1 Select HDD & Range Dialog Box When the user click on the Select HDD & Range icon on the Playback Panel, the Select HDD & Range dialog box will be shown on the screen. The system provides user to search the image either by HDD location or by time. Use the Down arrow of the upper [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 45 Options to Play – To playback all recorded video images, or to playback only motion or alarm detected video images of the assigned location. Start/End Section No – 32 MB/Section or 32 Slices/Section for the system. Use the Down arrow button to select the Start/End Section No. St[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 46 To search by time, the diagram will be shown as below. Use the Down arrow to select the desired start date and time, click on the Submit button to start searching. The other items are the same as the above description. Search b y Time 01 08 10 50 10 10 V 01-01-01 2001/8/13 Mon, 18:46:50 N Y N N[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 47 9. Remote Control Through Local Network, Intranet, Internet or dial-in functions, users are able to view the live video, image playback and upload/download the configuration file of EDR 1600 from any PC in anywhere. The remote computer does not need to have the EDR1600 software or any special h[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 48 time shown on each window refers to the time on EDR1600 system clock. The following is the brief description of each item above. Upper Panel Upload – To upload the configuration fi les to EDR1600 . After the configuration file is uploaded, you must reboot the EDR1600 s ystem. Click on the[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 49 selected playback cameras will be played and displayed on its corresponding video window. – To pause the playback image. Slider Bar – Showing the current playing position for image playback. Click on it and drag the mouse to play the video from anywhere in the selected range. Note. 1 The be[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 50 New model for 60FPS(NTSC) / 50FPS(PAL) recording rate The V1.20 (and later version) software can support 60FPS(NTSC) / 50FPS(PAL) recording rate on a high- e nd EDR1600 model. The new model has a “ 2x/fps ” label on its front panel. Please contact your supplier for the new model. Note 1: Fo[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 51 HDD#2 if the former “thinks” the later is absent!) W e strongly recommend that you use IBM’s hard disks as HDD#1 (master) because they are very consistent and stable for hot-swap. Note 2: If it happens that HDD#2 is not accessible, please power off both HDD#1 and HDD#2, and then power on [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 52 Video Format NTSC/EIA or PAL/CCIR, auto- sensing Video Input 16 camera inputs with loop through (BNC), 1Vp-p/75ohm Video Output Main Monitor 1 D-SUB 15-pi n computer monitor output 1 BNC composite video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm (option) 1 mini- din S- video output, 1Vp-p/75ohm (option) Call Monitor [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 53 Weight 20KG Operating T emperature 0 o C ~ +45 o C[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 54 Appendix B – Time Lapse Mode Recording Time NTSC PAL day hour min. day hour min. day hour min. 30 25 7 5 20 52 2 12 40 15 12.5 14 10 1 17 45 5 1 21 10 8.3 21 16 2 14 38 7 14 3 6 5 1 1 1 2 6 4 8 2 41 21 52 4 3 2.5 2 22 52 8 16 48 25 6 49 2 1.7 4 1 0 18 13 1 12 37 22 13 1 . 2 1 7 9 1 0 2 11 75 [...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 55 NTSC PAL day hour min. day hour min. day hour min. 30 25 9 53 1 7 50 2 7 29 15 12.5 18 14 2 15 40 4 14 58 10 8.3 27 21 3 23 30 6 22 26 6 5 1 21 35 6 15 10 11 13 24 3 2.5 3 19 10 13 6 20 23 2 48 2 1 . 7 5 1 6 4 51 92 13 03 41 61 2 1.2 1 9 11 55 33 3 49 57 19 0 1 0.83 11 9 30 39 18 59 69 8 24 0.6[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 56 Appendix C – Simulated Keyboard There are situations that the user will be asked to enter a numeric or alphanumeric string. So, a Simulated Keyboard is designed for the user to use the mouse for all the op erations. Please refer to the following diagram for the details. Appendix D – Q &[...]
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Admin istrator’s Guide and Operating Instructions 57 Q: How to setup time- lapse recording? A: Please setup the Normal Recording rates for the Cameras at different Time Types. The normal recording rates are also t ime- lapse recording rates. Q: How to setup event recording? A: Please setup the Alarm Recording rates for the Cameras at different Ti[...]
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