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Spot Tab
This allows select feeds to be viewed on a separate monitor that is connected to the DVR but may be in
another room, for example. There will be no menu access on this auxiliary display.
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Only one channel can be displayed at a time on
this monitor. You may create groups of channels or
designate a single channel as a group. A channel
may be placed within more than one group. Select
the order of the channels and their dwell time. Use
the left and right arrows to switch between groups.
Mask Tab
Set up masks on individual cameras to block out select areas on each screen. This is to grant privacy
in situations when other users may be able to view the camera feeds and you wish to restrict viewing of
certain areas or activities.
Click on the Setting button next to a given
camera to apply a mask to its view.
Up to three areas may be masked in an image.
Simply click and drag to cover the area. To delete,
double-click on a mask.
Right-click to exit the screen, your masks will be
saved.
The masks will appear on that channel’s image in
the live area as well as on recordings.
4.3 RECORD CONFIGURATION
Hybrid DVRs are set to record in real-time (30 frames per second) in the appropriate format (7200p or
960H/D1 depending on the technology of the channel. On the QT604, Channel 1 will record in HD while
on the QT608, channels 1 and 2 are the SDI HD channels. All other channels will record in the smaller
formats. Your DVRs analog channels are set to record in the 960H format (see Section 2.5). If you
purchase additional analog cameras that are not the 960H format, you may wish to set the recording
format to D1 to avoid distortion of the video. There are five sets of options;
Enable, Record Bitrate,
Time, Stamp and Recycle Record. If you
Enable
Enable
Snap
Snap
Record Bitrate
Record Bitrate
Recycle Record
Recycle Record
Time
Time
Stamp
Stamp
Default
Default
Apply
Apply
Exit
Exit
CH Resolution
fps
Encode Quality Max Bitrate
1
2
3
4
CH Resolution
fps
Encode Quality Max Bitrate
1
2
3
4
All
All
Remaining : 0 (CIF), 0 (D1).
Remaining : 0 (CIF), 0 (D1).
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBR
CBR
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
30
30
CBR
CBR
Higher
Higher
1536 kbps
1536 kbps
D1
D1
RECORD
RECORD
Enable Tab
Select some or all of the cameras to record to the
DVR. Depending on your DVR model, you can
set up to 16 cameras to record audio in addition
to video. This will require cameras equipped with
microphones or separate microphones co-located
with the camera(s). You can globally select all the
cameras regardless of their individual settings by
selecting the All box below each column.
Record Bitrate Tab
Set up the resolution, quality, encoding, quality and
maximum bitrate of the video stream according to
your needs. You can set each camera individually,
or globally by using the All function at the bottom
of the window.
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NOTE! While each camera can have its resolution and frame rate set
independently of the other cameras, the DVR may limit the frame rate available to
a camera based on the settings of other cameras.
Parameter
Options
What it Means
Resolution
D1, CIF
720P
D1 = Full TV resolution, CIF = 1/2 D1. D1 takes more
room on the hard drive than CIF
1080P = Full HD resolution. Only available on the SDI
channel(s).
FPS
1-30
Frames per second. More frames makes for smoother
video but takes up more room on the hard drive.
Encode
VBR, CBR
Variable Bit Rate versus Constant Bit Rate. VBR provides
better image quality for video with motion in it, but at the
expense of a larger file size.
Quality
Lowest
– Highest
Only available when VBR is selected. The higher the
quality, the more drive space required. CBR’s default
setting is for higher quality.
Max Bitrate
256-2084kbps
This sets the maximum bitrate that each camera will
record at with VBR encoding selected.