Night Owl Poseidon-DVR - Manual (Page 19)

User’s Manual
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6.2.1.2 Motion
To configure the Motion Detection function of the
DVR, click “MAIN”
 “Recording Functions”  “Motion”
to enter the Motion Detect Setup window.
Channel
: Choose the channel you would like to configure
to have specific motion detection function.
Motion Detection:
Enable or Disable Motion Detection of
the selected channel.
Sensitivity
: Choose the level of sensitivity of motion
detection. 1 is the least sensitive.
Detection Area:
Click this button of the corresponding
channel to select the area you want to have motion
detection. The channel is separated into a 15*10 area.
When any movements in the selected area are detected,
recording or alarm will be triggered. The semi-transparent
area means no motion detection will be performed in those
areas.
Copy
: Duplicate the setting of the selected channel to
other channels
Red = Motion Detection Enabled
Clear = Motion Detection Disabled
NOTE:
You can click and drag the mouse cursor when selecting/deselecting the motion
area
.
6.2.1.3 Alarm
To configure the Alarm mode of each channel, click
“Main Menu”  “Record Settings”  “Alarm” to enter into
“ALARM SETUP” menu.
MD Alarm:
Set action when motion is triggered.
HDD Loss:
Set action when HDD is operating irregularly.
HDD Space:
Set this to trigger the alarm(s) when the
“HDD Overwrite” option is disabled and the HDD is full.
Video Loss:
Set this to trigger the alarm when any of the
camera signal is distorted or loss.
Post Recording
: Configure these options for how long the
DVR will record after alarm is triggered.
PreRecord
: Your DVR temporarily store the 5 seconds of
video before any alarm is triggered. Set this to “ON” if you
would like the pre-recorded 5 seconds to be saved to your
HDD also.