Videoswitch Vi605 - Manual (Page 30)

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Summer/Winter Time
When this option is set to Automatic, the internal clock automatically moves forwards an
hour during March and back an hour in October for daylight saving. No adjustment by the
user is required when the clocks change. The times and dates suit most European
countries.
The Summer and Winter time modes may also be set manually if required.
9.2 Record
This part of the menu lets you define the period that images are retained for, the rate and
the image quality of recorded images.
It also includes timers so that recording can be started and stopped at various times of day,
or the record rate can be altered at various times of day. Separate weekday and weekend
timers are provided so that weekends can be treated differently to weekdays.
Auto Record Mode
The AUTO record mode is the default record mode that allows you to simply specify how
many days you wish images to be retained for. The DVR will do all the necessary image
rate calculations to make sure that this is achieved.
Non-Alarm Record Settings
These menu settings apply when no alarm or activity event is in progress.
Days
Set the number of days that you wish images to be retained for before being over-written.
The rate at which images are recorded will be adjusted automatically to achieve this period.
If a longer retention period is selected, the rate at which images are recorded will slow
down.
If a shorter retention period is specified, the rate at which images are recorded will speed up
(up to the maximum of the DVR).
The hard drive capacity also affects the image rate for a given retention period, a larger
drive capacity resulting in a quicker record rate.
Image quality also affects record rate, a higher quality being at the expense of reduced
record rate.
Use the INFO-4 screen to see the actual image rate, accessed by pressing the [MON] key 4
times while in the HELP mode.
Non-Alarm Cameras (Auto)
Use the [>], [<], [^] and [v] keys to select which cameras that are to be recorded in non-
alarm conditions.
Normally, all blocks should be set such that all connected cameras are recorded.
Use the [TAG] key to set the default state.
Record Timers
Recording may be restricted to certain times of day. These times may be different for
Weekdays and Weekends.