Swann 4500 Series User manual

Brand: Swann

Model: 4500 Series

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: User manual

Digital Video Recorder

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Important Informaon

FCC Verification

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device,

pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the

following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

• These devices may not cause harmful interference, and

• These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE

All jurisdictions have specific laws and regulations relating to the use of cameras. Before using

any camera for any purpose, it is the buyer’s responsibility to be aware of all applicable laws and

regulations that prohibit or limit the use of cameras and to comply with the applicable laws and

regulations.

FCC Regulation (for USA): Prohibition against eavesdropping

Except for the operations of law enforcement officers conducted under lawful authority, no person

shall use, either directly or indirectly, a device operated pursuant to the provisions of this Part for the

purpose of overhearing or recording the private conversations of others unless such use is authorized

by all of the parties engaging in the conversation.

WARNING

Modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user’s authority to

operate the equipment.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Make sure product is fixed correctly and stable if fastened in place

• Do not operate if wires and terminals are exposed

• Do not cover vents on the side or back of the DVR and allow adequate space for ventilation

DEFAULT PASSWORD INFORMATION

The default, all-access username is ‘admin’, the default password is ‘12345’.

To ensure your ongoing privacy, we strongly recommend setting a password as soon as possible

Choose something that you’ll remember, but that others would be unlikely to guess.

IMPORTANT NOTICE - Do NOT lose or forget your password. To ensure that your

DVR has the best security possible, password recovery has been designed to be a

complicated and time consuming process. Only a select number of staff at the Swann

Technical Support Telephone Helpdesk can assist. Password retrieval can take several

days, which means you will NOT be able to access your DVR during this time.

BATTERY INFORMATION

This product contains a removable battery. If you need to replace or dispose of the internal battery.

The battery is located on the mainboard of the DVR. It is a primary lithium CR2032 button cell.

To access, remove and/or replace the battery:

• Ensure the DVR is turned OFF. NEVER open the DVR’s case while power is connected.

• Remove the five screws holding the cover on the DVR.

• If replacing the battery, ensure that it is an exact match for size, type and capacity.

• Be sure to safely dispose of the battery. The process for battery disposal/recycling varies from

location to location, please check with the relevant local authority for method.

BATTERY SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• Do NOT attempt to open, puncture, disassemble or modify the battery in any way.

• Do NOT subject it to sudden shock or heat.

• Do NOT dispose of battery in fire.

Important Information

Contents

Important Information............................................................................................2

Contents ..................................................................................................................3

1 Getting Started .............................................................................................. 5

Turning on the DVR .................................................................................................5

Shutting Down the DVR ..........................................................................................5

Using the Mouse .....................................................................................................5

2 The Live View Screen .................................................................................... 6

Status Icons ............................................................................................................6

Channel Toolbar .....................................................................................................7

Mouse Menu ...........................................................................................................7

3 The Main Menu ...............................................................................................8

4 The Playback Menu ........................................................................................ 9

Overview of the Playback Interface ....................................................................... 9

Using the Video Playback Control Panel ...............................................................10

Smart Search .........................................................................................................11

5 The Export Menu ........................................................................................... 12

Normal .................................................................................................................... 12

How to export recordings to a USB storage device? ..................................12

Event .......................................................................................................................13

How to export motion detection recordings to a USB storage device? .....13

6 The Manual Menu ..........................................................................................14

Record .....................................................................................................................14

Manual Video Quality Diagnostics .........................................................................14

7 The HDD Menu ...............................................................................................15

General ...................................................................................................................15

How to add a NAS device or IP SAN? ..........................................................15

Advanced ................................................................................................................16

How to set a HDD quota for a camera? .......................................................16

8 The Record Menu ...........................................................................................17

Schedule .................................................................................................................17

How to change the camera’s recording schedule? ....................................17

Parameters .............................................................................................................18

Record Tab ...................................................................................................18

Substream Tab ............................................................................................. 19

Advanced ................................................................................................................20

Holiday ....................................................................................................................20

9 The Camera Menu..........................................................................................21

OSD .........................................................................................................................21

Image ......................................................................................................................22

Motion .....................................................................................................................23

How to set up the motion detection area? ..................................................23

Privacy Mask ..........................................................................................................24

Video Tampering ..................................................................................................... 24

Video Loss ...............................................................................................................25

Video Quality Diagnostics .......................................................................................25

10 The Configuration Menu ..............................................................................26

General ...................................................................................................................26

General Tab .................................................................................................. 26

DST Settings Tab ..........................................................................................27

More Settings Tab ........................................................................................ 27

Network ..................................................................................................................28

Extranet Access Tab ....................................................................................28

General Tab .................................................................................................. 29

PPOE Tab ......................................................................................................30

NTP Tab .......................................................................................................30

Email Tab ......................................................................................................31

SNMP Tab ..................................................................................................... 32

NAT Tab ........................................................................................................33

Other Settings Tab .......................................................................................34

Live View .................................................................................................................35

General Tab .................................................................................................. 35

View Tab .......................................................................................................35

Contents

Exceptions ..............................................................................................................36

User .........................................................................................................................37

11 The Maintenance Menu ................................................................................38

System Information ................................................................................................38

Device Tab ....................................................................................................38

Camera Tab .................................................................................................. 38

Record Tab ...................................................................................................39

Network Tab .................................................................................................39

HDD Tab........................................................................................................40

Log Information ......................................................................................................40

Log Search Tab ............................................................................................40

How to search for specific system information logs? ................................40

How to export system information logs? ....................................................41

Log Export Tab ............................................................................................. 41

Import/Export ........................................................................................................42

How to export your current configuration file? ..........................................42

How to import a configuration file? .............................................................42

Upgrade ..................................................................................................................43

Local Upgrade Tab .......................................................................................43

How to upgrade DVR firmware using a USB device? .................................43

FTP Tab ........................................................................................................43

How to upgrade DVR firmware by FTP? .....................................................43

Default ....................................................................................................................44

Net Detect ............................................................................................................... 44

HDD Detect .............................................................................................................45

S.M.A.R.T. Settings Tab ................................................................................45

Bad Sector Detection Tab ............................................................................ 45

12 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 46

13 Warranty Information .................................................................................. 48

Contents

Geng Started

Turning on the DVR

The DVR starts automatically whenever it is supplied power via the

connected power adapter.

Shutting Down the DVR

If you intend to turn off the DVR, we recommend doing it through the

Shutdown menu. This helps to ensure the integrity of the data on the hard

drive. You can also logout or restart the DVR via the Shutdown menu. Simply

right-click on the Live View Screen > select Menu > select Shutdown and

then select your desired option as shown below.

Using the Mouse

The easiest way to operate the DVR is to use the included USB optical mouse

- we put together the look and feel of the menu system specifically for

mouse-friendly navigation.

Description

Left Button Single-click to:

• Select an item or confirm a choice

• Select channel and show the Quick Camera Toolbar

Double-click to:

• Switch between single and multiviews in live view

Right

Button

Display mouse menu in live view

Exit current menu screen and return to main menu/live

view.

Scroll

Wheel

• Display previous/next video channel in live view

(single channel display only)

• Select previous/next item in mouse menu.

Note: Wireless mice and Bluetooth devices are NOT compatible with the DVR.

Use the USB optical mouse supplied.

Getting Started

The Live View Screen

After you have completed the initial setup of your Digital Video Recorder (DVR)

through the Setup Wizard, whenever you power on your DVR, the first thing you’ll see

is the Live View screen. Live View is the default display mode of the DVR. It is where

you can watch live images from your cameras and do things on your DVR.

Read this chapter to learn about the Live View status icons and how to control and

manage your DVR using the channel toolbar and mouse menu.

Status Icons

Status icons appear when something is happening on the channel screen. At a

glance, you can quickly get useful information on your DVR and cameras’ status.

The following table describes what the icons represent:

Icon Description

Indicates that an alarm event such as motion detection, video loss or

tampering has occurred.

Indicates that the DVR is is currently recording video from this

camera. This icon will be the same whether the recording was

scheduled, initiated manually or triggered by motion (though the

Alarm Bell icon will also be present if there’s motion detected).

(Optional - Event Hint setting must be enabled in the “Exceptions”

screen in the Configuration menu.)

Indicates that an alarm event or exception has occurred. Click the

icon to access the Alarm/Exception Information log where you can

find specific details about the event.

Indicates that the channel displaying this has lost the feed from

the corresponding camera. This may be caused by a disconnected/

damaged cable, the camera may have lost power or the camera may

have been de-registered from the channel. This also appears if you

do not have a camera connected to the channel.

The Live View Screen

Channel Toolbar

The Channel Toolbar is a ‘shortcut’ to commonly used DVR functions which you can

use to operate a particular channel. Whether you want to playback recordings, zoom

in on the image or just adjust the camera’s image settings, the Channel Toolbar is a

quick and convenient way to keep up with what’s happening on your cameras.

To open the Channel Toolbar, simply left-click on the channel you would like to

operate.

Button Description

Recording: Start or stop live recording.

Instant Playback: Playback the last 5 minutes of recorded video.

Audio On: Enable or disable live audio.

PTZ Control (This function is model-dependent): Display the control

panel to operate a PTZ camera that’s connected and configured

correctly with the DVR.

Digital Zoom: Enter Digital Zoom mode. Use the PIP (Picture-in-

Picture) screen at the bottom right corner to select a different area

to zoom in. You can also click and drag to draw a particular area to

zoom in.

Image Settings: Make adjustments such as brightness, contrast,

saturation, hue , sharpness and denoising, to how image coming

from your camera appears on the screen, or select from one of the

preset image modes.

Close the toolbar.

Mouse Menu

The Mouse Menu lets you adjust the channel display format, start recording

instantly, watch recorded videos from the current day, and more. It is also where

you can access the DVR’s Main Menu to configure and manage settings for many of

the DVR functionalities.

Open the Main Menu

Open a single channel for viewing in full-screen mode. The slide-out menu

contains a list of channels to choose from.

Select a multi-screen viewing option, where you’ll be able to see multiple video

feeds at once.

Display the previous set of channel(s).

Display the next set of channel(s).

Turn on sequence mode to automatically switch view between channels at

specific intervals (also known as Dwell Time).

Begin Normal or Motion Detection recording on all channels immediately,

regardless of the current recording schedule.

Allows you to set the video output mode to one of the following - Standard,

Bright, Gentle or Vivid.

Playback all recordings of the current day from the selected channel.

Display the “PTZ Control Panel” (this function is model-dependent.)

Stop the beeping of the current audible warning.

To display the Mouse Menu,

right-click on the Live View

screen.

The Main Menu

The main menu lets you access many of the DVR’s great features. You can

customize camera names, keep track of recent events, create recording

schedules, configure advanced motion detection settings, check up on the

the hard drive’s condition and change other DVR settings.

Button Description

Playback: Search and watch all video recordings by channel, type of

recording, date or time period.

Export: Copy or backup footage from the DVR. You’ll need a

compatible USB Flash Drive to store the data (FAT32 file format only).

Button Description

Manual: Access manual controls for the recording function of the

DVR.

HDD: Check on the status of your DVR’s installed hard drive and

adjust the settings.

Record: Set up recording schedules for the cameras and customize

how the DVR records footage and “encodes” the files.

Camera: Configure various camera settings such as OSD information,

display, motion detection, privacy mask and more.

Configuration: Access general DVR system settings, including date

and time, network, live view display, exception handling and user

accounts.

Maintenance: Find general information about your DVR system. This

is also where you can perform various system maintenance tasks

including upgrading the DVR’s firmware, resetting the DVR to its

default settings, and running hard drive diagnostic tests.

Shutdown: If you want to shut down or reboot the DVR, or simply

log out of the user account you’re logged in as, select the Shutdown

button. To ensure the integrity of your data and recordings, always

select Shutdown when powering off the DVR.

The Playback Menu

Overview of the Playback Interface

Playback Type

You can choose what video

recordings to playback.

Options are Normal (i.e.,

Manual and Scheduled),

Event (i.e., Motion), Tag,

Smart and External File.

Video Screen

Video recordings are played

here when you click Play

from the Playback toolbar

below, If you have selected

more than one camera, the

Video screen will appear

in a multiview format. You

can easily view a particular

camera in full-screen by

simply double-clicking on

the camera’s screen. To

return to the multiview

display, double-click on the

screen again.

Calendar

Appears when you

select Normal playback.

Highlighted dates indicate

recordings are available for

viewing on these days from

the selected cameras.

Video Playback Control Panel

You can perform various playback operations such

as pause, slow and reverse/forward. You can also clip

interesting parts of the video recording and save to

external USB storage media. For more details, see

“Using the Video Playback Control Panel” on page 10.

Camera Selection

You can search for

recordings from one or

more cameras.

Full Screen Display

Show the Video Screen only

and hide everything else..

The Playback Menu

Using the Video Playback Control Panel

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18

Item Description

1 For Normal playback, this Indicates the start time of the first available video

recording and the end time of the last video recording made.

2 The video timeline. You can click any point of the video timeline to quickly scan

through video events.

3 Mute: Turn off sound from the video.

4 Start/Stop Clipping: Clip interesting parts of the recorded video by setting the

mark in and mark out points on the video recording. When a video file is playing,

click the Start Clipping button at the mark in point and click it again at the mark

out point. Multiple mark in and mark out points can be applied.

5 Save Clip(s): Display the Clips Export screen where you can export your video

clips to a USB flash drive or USB hard drive.

6 Add Default Tag: Tags are descriptive keywords you can add to your video

at certain time positions to record information such as people or activity. By

adding tags, you can easily find the video content that you want to view. Click this

button to add a default tag called TAG. To add a customized tag, click the Add

Customized Tag button on the right of this button. You can add up to 64 tags on a

single video.

7 Add Customized Tag: Enter a name for the tag you are adding.

8 Tag Management: Edit or delete tags that you have added to the current video.

9 Zoom In: Enter Digital Zoom mode. Use the PIP (Picture-in-Picture) screen at the

bottom right corner to select a different area to zoom in. You can also click and

drag to draw a particular area to zoom in.

10 Playback the video in reverse.

Item Description

11 Stop playback.

12 Pause playback. Click again to resume playback.

13 Rewind video by 30 seconds.

14 Fast forward video by 30 seconds.

15 Slow down video playback (x1/2, x1/4, x1/8, Single Frame)

16 Speed up video playback (x2, x4, x8, xMAX)

17 For Normal playback, start playing the previous day’s recordings.

For Event playback, start playing the previous motion detection recording.

For Tag playback, start playing the previous tagged event.

18 For Normal playback, start playing the next day’s recordings.

For Event playback, start playing the next motion detection recording.

For Tag playback, start playing the next tagged event.

19 represent normal event recording (manual and schedule) segments on the

video timeline.

represents motion detection event recording segments on the video timeline.

20 Zoom in (to show shorter. detailed time period) or out of the video timeline.

The Playback Menu

Smart Search

Smart Search allows you to select an area of the video that may have detected

motion. The DVR will then display these areas of motion with a green highlight on

the timeline (see above). This makes it very easy to navigate to the sections of video

that has motion recording related to that area.

How to use Smart Search?

1. From Playback Type at the top left of the Playback Interface, select Smart.

2. From Camera Selection, select a camera.

3. On the calendar, select a date. Highlighted dates indicate recordings are

available for viewing on these days from the selected camera.

4. Click Play to start video playback.

5. Click Smart. This displays the Smart Screen Interface. Read the next section

to learn how to set up smart search areas in the recording.

How to define Smart Search areas?

By default, all areas of the video screen are highlighted for smart motion detection.

To define your smart search areas:

1. On the toolbar, click Delete to clear the red grid boxes on the screen.

2. Click and drag to select the area you want to search for motion. You will see

a grid of red boxes over the selected area. Repeat this step to highlight more

areas of the screen.

3. On the toolbar, click Play to confirm your selection and start playback.

The DVR will fast-forward the video until it arrives at the section where there

is action on the defined smart search areas. After the DVR finishes playing the

smart motion event, it will fast forward the video again until the next smart

search segment, and so on. Alternatively, you can also click any green segments

on the video timeline to quickly skip ahead to any smart motion event .

The Export Menu

Normal

When a video is recorded, it is stored as a file on the DVR’s hard drive. You can copy video

recordings on the DVR’s hard drive to an external storage device such as a USB flash drive.

How to export recordings to a USB storage device?

1. Connect a USB storage device to the USB port on the back of the DVR.

2. Specify the channel(s), record type, file type and time period to search for recordings.

3. Click Search. The DVR shows you all of your recordings matching your search criteria,

when they were recorded and what channel they were recorded (see screenshot on the

right).

4. Select the recordings you want to copy, and then click Export, or to select all recordings,

click Export All. The DVR displays the Export screen.

5. In the Device Name list, make sure your USB device is the current selection. You can

also create a new folder in your USB device to store your DVR recordings by clicking New

Folder.

6. Click Export.

7. Select Video and Log, and then click OK to begin copying the selected recordings to

your USB storage device. Wait until the “Export finished” message is displayed before

removing your USB storage device.

Note: If you require a media player to watch video files on your computer, repeat step 6, select

Player and then click OK to copy a media player application to your USB device.

The Export Menu

Event

You can copy only recordings that were triggered by the DVR detecting motion to an external

storage device such as a USB flash drive.

How to export motion detection recordings to a USB storage

device?

1. Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the back of the DVR.

2. Specify the time period and channel(s) to search for motion detection recordings.

3. Click Search. The DVR shows you all motion detection recordings matching your search

criteria, when they were recorded and what channel they were recorded (see screenshot

on the right).

4. Select the recordings you want to copy. You can preview selected recordings and find

details such as file size by clicking Details.

5. Click Quick Export. The DVR displays the Export screen.

6. In the Device Name list, make sure your USB device is selected. You can also create a new

folder in your USB device to store your DVR recordings by clicking New Folder.

7. Click Export.

8. Select Video and Log, and then click OK to begin copying the selected recordings to your

USB storage device. Wait until the “Export finished” message is displayed before removing

your USB storage device.

The Manual Menu

Record

You can override any default recording schedules in place. The recording schedule

for each connected camera can be changed. Clicking the OFF/ON button next to

Analog will manually start/stop recording on all cameras. You can also manually

control recording on each camera individually by clicking the OFF/ON button next to

the camera name.

Note: If you reboot your DVR, all manual recordings on the cameras will be

cancelled.

Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

You can check on the quality of the camera’s video signal. Simply select the cameras

you want to check, and then click Diagnose. If your camera is performing normally,

you should see the result as “Normal”; however if the result show up as “Blurred

Image”, “Abnormal Brightness” or “Colour Cast”, you should inspect the camera’s

video cable connection for signs of damage or any loose points.

The Manual Menu

The HDD Menu

General

You can initialize the hard drive(s) in the DVR. Don’t initialize a drive that already has

data on it, as the initialization process will erase any information on the drive. You

also have the option of adding up to eight Network-attached storage (NAS) drives or

one IP based storage area network (IP SAN) disk that you can record to.

Option Description

Add Set up and configure details for your NAS drive / IP SAN.

Init If you install a new hard drive in the DVR, it must be initialized

before it can be used.

How to add a NAS device or IP SAN?

1. Click Add.

2. In the Type list, select the type of network storage: NAS or IP SAN

3. Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings.

For NAS:

a. In the NetHDD IP Address field, enter the IP address.

b. Click Search to search for available NAS drives based on the IP entered.

c. Select the NAS drive from the list of NAS drives found. For example,

d. Click OK to finish adding the configured NAS drive.

The HDD Menu

For IP SAN:

a. In the NetHDD IP Address field, enter the IP address .

b. Click Search to search for available IP SAN drives based on the IP entered.

c. Select the IP SAN drive from the list of IP SAN drives found. For example,

d. Click OK to finish adding the configured IP SAN drive.

Advanced

You can configure a quota on the HDD for each camera that is connected to the DVR.

Each camera can be allocated a certain amount of space on the HDD.

How to set a HDD quota for a camera?

1. In the Camera list, select the camera you want to configure a HDD quota for.

2. In the Max. Record Capacity field, enter the maximum record capacity in

Gigabyte (GB) to be allocated for the selected camera. You can also copy the

current quota setting of the selected camera to other cameras. Simply click

Copy, select which cameras, and then click OK.

3. Click Apply.

Note: Default Max. Record Capacity is set to 0, which means there is no limit to the

amount of hard disk space each cameras can use.

The Record Menu

Schedule

You can specify when the DVR records video and under what modes for each

channel. By default, all channels are armed to use Motion Detection as their

recording mode.

The schedule presented on-screen applies to one channel only over one whole week.

There is a 24-hour timeline for each day of the week. Each square in the timeline

represents an hour in the 24-hour period.

Be careful when programming your schedule. It’s one of the most important aspects of

setting up your DVR, and if it’s wrong in any way, it could lead to disastrous complications

later.

When defining a recording schedule, there are 3 types of recording to choose from:

Recording

Mode

Description

Continuous

(Blue)

The DVR will constantly record for any period. You won’t miss

anything, but constant recording will fill your hard drive very

quickly. Typically, we suggest Motion as a better recording mode

for most users.

Motion

(Green)

The default and recommended recording setting. The DVR

will only record when it detects something moving in front of a

camera, and will then only record footage from the camera(s) that

do detect motion.

It is recommended that Motion Detection is properly configured

for the channel(s) you want to associate with it. See for more

information about setting up and configuring Motion Detection.

None (Black) The DVR will not record anything.

How to change the camera’s recording schedule?

1. In the Camera list, select a channel.

2a. To set a recording mode for a specific time and day, first select the mode and

then click the corresponding square(s) in the timeline. The colour of the square

changes to the assigned recording mode. To quickly cover a large portion

of time squares, you can simply click and drag the mouse over the squares

corresponding to your desired days and times.

2b. You can also set up a daily recording schedule by clicking Edit. On the Edit

screen, select the day, and then specify up to 8 different time periods the

desired start/end time and the associated recording mode. Repeat this step for

the other days of the week. You can also easily copy the current daily recording

schedule to other days of the week by clicking Copy and then selecting number

corresponding to the days of the week. For example, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday,

and so on. Remember to click OK to save your settings.

3. (Optional) Use the Copy button to quickly assign identical schedule layouts to

multiple channels at once. It copies the schedule from the channel you’re editing

to one or more other channels.

Note: To disable the recording schedule for a particular channel, simply uncheck the

Enable box.

The Record Menu

Parameters

You can customize how the DVR records footage and “encodes” the files. “Encoding”

is a term which refers to the compression algorithm used by the DVR.

Record Tab

Option Description

Camera Select the camera you want to configure.

Camera

Resolution

The video resolution and frame rate of the selected camera.

Encoding

Parameters

You can change Main Stream settings for both Continuous and Event

recordings, and it is recommended to select the same settings for

both recording types.

Stream Type What kind of data you want the stream to contain. The cameras

included with the DVR stream video only.

Resolution We recommend setting the resolution for the video recordings to be

the same as your camera’s resolution.

Option Description

Frame Rate The number of frames per second (fps) that the DVR will record.

The default (and maximum) is referred to as “Full Frame” and is

30fps (NTSC) or 25fps (PAL).

Reducing the number of frames per second will not save hard

drive space but potentially will improve the data-rate per frame

(depending how you set the bitrate - see the next option).

Video

Quality

The actual amount of data that the DVR uses to record video.

Options are low, medium and high quality. The higher the bitrate,

the more space each recording takes up on the hard disk. Generally

speaking, recordings encoded at higher bitrates will be of better

quality, especially when recording movement.

Pre-record The number of seconds the DVR will record before the scheduled

time or event occurs. For example, setting this to 30 seconds will

enable recording for a motion event that occurred at 12:00:00 to

actually contain footage from 11:59:30.

If you’re using Motion Detection (recommended) based recording as

your primary recording method, then it’s a really good idea to use

Pre-Record - sometimes, if an event is fast enough, it might have

left view before the DVR can trigger a recording. With Pre-Record,

there’s almost no chance you’ll miss it.

Post-record The number of seconds the DVR will continue recording after the

scheduled time or event occurs. For example, setting this to 30

seconds will enable recording for a motion event that occurred at

12:00:00 to stop recording at 12:00:30.

Expired

Time (day)

The number of days to keep a video recording on the hard drive

without it being overwritten. The default value 0, instructs the DVR

to auto overwrite.

Video

Stream

Select whether to use Main Stream or Sub Stream settings

to record video. Substream settings can be configured on the

Substream tab.

Note: You can easily copy the current main stream recording settings of the selected

to other cameras. Simply click Copy, select which cameras, and then click OK.

The Record Menu

Substream Tab

Option Description

Camera Select the camera you want to configure.

Stream Type What kind of data you want the stream to contain. The cameras

included with the DVR stream video only.

Resolution A fraction of the Main Stream, and what you’ll see over the Internet

or via a mobile device. Typically, the Substream resolution will be of

significantly lower quality and bitrate than the main stream.

Frame Rate The number of frames per second (fps) that the DVR will record.

The default (and maximum) is referred to as “real-time” and is

30fps (NTSC) or 25fps (PAL).

Reducing the number of frames per second will not save hard

drive space but potentially will improve the data-rate per frame

(depending how you set the bitrate - see the next option).

Option Description

Video

Quality

The actual amount of data that the DVR uses to record video.

Options are low, medium and high quality. The higher the bitrate,

the more space each recording takes up on the hard disk. Generally

speaking, recordings encoded at higher bitrates will be of better

quality, especially when recording movement.

Note: You can easily copy the current substream recording settings of the selected

to other camera. Simply click Copy, select which cameras, and then click OK.

The Record Menu

Advanced

The Overwrite option is enabled by default. This allows the DVR to be able to record

events as they happen. If the hard drive is full, the DVR will record over recordings

already stored on the hard drive. The DVR will always record over the oldest files on

your hard drive first.

Note: We recommend exporting important recordings off the HDD regularly before

they’re overwritten. For details on exporting recordings, see “The Export Menu” on

page 12.

Holiday

There will be occasions when you don’t want the DVR to record using its normal

programming. Perhaps you require it to record more, or less, or just at different

times.

The Holiday Settings screen allows you to define periods of time where the DVR will

employ an alternate recording mode. You can define up to 32 holiday periods. These

periods can be categorized by date, week or month.

To set up a holiday recording schedule:

1. Double-click an unused holiday row.

2. In the Holiday Name field, enter a name.

3. Select the Enable checkbox.

4. Select the Mode (date, week or month)

5. Select the holiday’s start and end dates.

6. Click OK to save your holiday settings.

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Swann 4500 Series User manual

Brand: Swann

Model: 4500 Series

Category: Digital Video Recorders (DVR)

Type: User manual

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