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Configure Record Settings 
There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a recording schedule, triggering a 
recording by motion detection and/or a sensor alarm, and manually starting the recording. 
 
Before Record Settings   
Before configuration, please make sure your DVR has been installed with HDD and has completed its initialization, 
otherwise, access Menu > HDD Management to install the HDD and perform initialization first.   
Note: Please refer to Initializing HDDs for specific instructions for initializing HDD. 
Initializing Record Settings 
1.  Click Menu > Setting > Record to access the Record Settings dialog box, shown in Figure 1. 
 
 
Figure 1. General Record Settings 
 
 
2.  Select the camera you want to configure.   
Note:
 DS-7604NI-S/M and DS-7604NI-S models provide no analog camera connection; please 
select IP Cameras for configuration. 
3.  Configure the following settings:   
•  Encoding Parameters: Set the encoding parameters to be Normal or Event.   
•  Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video & Audio. 
•  Resolution: Set recording at resolution of 4CIF, DCIF, 2CIF, CIF or QCIF selectable.   
•  Bit Rate Type: Set the bit rate type to be Variable or Constant.         
•  Video Quality: Set the video quality of recording, with 6 levels configurable.      
•  Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of recording.   
•  Max Bit Rate: Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording.   
4.  Click the Set button under More Settings to configure more recording settings, as shown in Figure 2.