ELRO FA420DVR 4-ch digital recorder + 500 gb hard disc USERS MANUAL - Manual (Page 31)

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Figure 4.1 Recording Settings
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Channel
】
Select proper channel for Channel Setup. Choose ALL if applying the settings to all
channels;
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Redundancy
】
Select redundancy function to have dual backups of the video files, i.e. record the
video to both hard drives simultaneously. The DVR needs have two hard drives installed with one
set as the read/write disk and the other as redundant disk (refer to Chapter 4.5.1 Hard Drive
Management for more details);
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Length
】
Set the time duration of each video file. Default is 60 minutes;
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Pre-Record
】
Capture the moments 1-30 seconds before an event
（
actual time could be different
depending on the bit stream
） ；
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Record Mode
】
Set recording status. There are three statuses: Configured, manual, and off
；
Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule
: Record in accordance to the recording types (general, test and alarm) and time
period defined;
Manual: Regardless the current status of the channel, select “Manual” will start general
recording on all channels
；
Stop: Regardless the current status of the channel, select “Stop” will stop the recording on
the corresponding channel
；
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Time Period
】
Set time period for general recording. Recording will only start in the time range
defined
；
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Recording Type
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Set recording types. There are three types
：
general, test, and alarm.
Regular: Conduct general recording in the defined time period. The type of video file is