Digital Video Recorder User Manual
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Video Quality: Set the video quality of recording, with 6 levels configurable.
The Stream Type, Resolution, Bitrate Type and Video Quality are not configurable for the Main
Stream (Event) of the IP Camera.
Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of recording.
Max. Bitrate Mode: Set the mode to General or Custom.
Max Bitrate (Kbps): Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording.
Max. Bitrate Range Recommended: A recommended max. bit rate range is provided for
reference.
Max. Average Bitrate (Kbps): Set the max. average bit rate which refers to the average
amount of data transferred per unit of time.
Video Encoding: only H.264 can be seleted for the video encoding.
Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable H.264+ to enable this function. Enabling it helps to ensure
the high video quality with a lowered bitrate.
After enabling the H.264+, the Bitrate Type, Video Quality, Max. Bitrate Mode, Max.
Bitrate(Kbps) and Max. Bitrate Range Recommend are not configurable.
The H.264+ is not supported simultaneously with SVC.
For the connnected IP camera, the H.264+ should be supported by the camera and added
to the DVR with the supported protocol.
You should reboot the device to activate the new settings after enabling the H.264+.
Step 4 Click More Settings to configure more parameters.
Figure 5-4 More Settings of Record Parameters
Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example,
when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5
seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.