Night Owl 4BL-DVR-1TB User Manual
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6.2 Main Menu
Right-click the mouse, a pop-up menu will be displayed on 
the screen. Click “MAIN MENU” button on the pop-up 
menu to enter into Main Menu. You can also use the Menu 
button on the front panel to open the Main Menu. When 
using the front panel buttons, use the FWD and REW 
button to move in the menu, and use the SEL button to 
select the icon. Use the ESC button to return to previous 
window. In Main Menu, you can change settings such as 
Record Settings, Playback, Network, Camera, or System 
settings such as Hard Disk Drive, Video Output, System Maintenance etc.
6.2.1 Recording Functions
6.2.1.1 Record Setup
Select
Main Menu  Record Settings  Record
Functions to open the RECORD SETUP menu. The 
adjustable options are as follow: 
Record
: Allows you to turn each channel ON/OFF.
Quality
: Choose between “Good”, “Better”, and “Best”
resolution. 
Frame Rate
: Choose the frame rate of your recording.
Audio
: Allows you to Enable/Disable the audio port if you have audio enabled camera
installed. 
Record Mode
: Choose between Time Schedule Record or Continuous. Time Schedule
will allow you to set motion detection or record at a specific time of day/night. 
File Size
: Set the file size limit of each recorded clip.
Copy
: Use this option to duplicate the setting of one channel to another
Resolution
: Choose between “D1” (Highest), “HD1” (Mid), and “C1F” (Low) resolutions.
Note
: Select Time Schedule Record and the select Schedule to access the below menu.
SCHEDULE recording options include ALL, CH-1, CH-2, 
CH-3, CH-4 respectively. Please select the option you 
need to record according to the schedule, the channel you 
have set will be highlighted in “Blue” and channels you 
have not set will be “Grey”. 
To setup weekly schedules, click on the box of the corresponding time. Choose between 
Motion, Continuous, or No Recording and then click on each box in the schedule time line 
that you want to apply the select record type to. You can also use the “From – To” pull-down 
menus and Copy button to copy settings from one day to another. After you have 
completed the schedule, click “Apply” button to save the settings. 
 
You can also click on the Default button to use the system defaults. The system default 
settings are: 
 
Alarm all time on = Motion Detection = ON