Interlogix DVR 42 User Manual - Manual (Page 92)

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To configure recording settings:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Video Schedule > Encoding > Record .
2. Select the camera you want to configure.
3. Configure the following recording settings:
• Encoding Parameters: Select one of the stream types: Mainstream (TL-
Hi, Mainstream (TL-Lo), Mainstream (Event), Mainstream (Alarm), or
Substream.
• Stream Type: Select the type of stream to record, either video or video
and audio.
• Resolution: Select the resolution of the recording. Options include: WDR,
4CIF, 2CIF, CIF, and QCIF.
• Bit rate Type: Select Constant or Variable.
• Video Quality: Select the quality at which to record. If “Variable” was
selected as the bit rate type, this option is unavailable.
• Frame Rate: Select the recording frame rate.
• Max Bitrate Mode: Select the general default or customized option.
• Max Bitrate (Kbps): If the customized maximum bit rate mode was
selected, enter the value here. It must be between 32 and 4096 kbps. It is
calculated from the frame rate and time required.
• Pre-record: This is the time the camera starts recording before the event.
Select the time in seconds to start pre-recording before the event.
The maximum pre-recording times available depend on the constant bit
rate. See “Maximum pre-recording times” on page 156 for more
information.