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Recording with the DVR 100 on the AV100 series

Pre-record screen

Setup parameters

1. Before starting the recording, you

2. In most situations, the DVR will

should adjust the recording parameters

work fine without the user having to

via [F2] Setup button. You should see

adjust the settings.

movement on the sound level bar

clicking on [F2] Setup, you can adjust

indicating that sound will be recorded.

a number of parameters before you

Adjust the sound level with the

start the recording.

RIGHT and LEFT buttons.

below for descriptions. Click on [F1]

back... to go back to the pre-record

screen.

To make a video recording,

• First, go to the folder you want to make your recording in.

• Press the [F3] Rec'rd to enter the pre-record screen.

• If <AVI> does not appear above the [F1] button, click on [F1] until <AVI> appears. AVI is the

video file type that the Jukebox Multimedia will create.

• Click on [F2] Setup to make adjustments before you start the video recording.

During recording

3. Click on [F3] Start to start the

recording. While recording, you will

However, by

see the length of time of the recording

in the top right of the screen. This text

and other screen text will stay on the

See the table

screen during the recording but will

not be part the recording itself. Click

[F3] Stop to stop the recording.

Change Name Allows you to change the filename before the recording begins.

Source

Composite, S-Video, Auto. You can choose which video input you want the

DVR to create your video file from. Normally, with a good video signal, you can

set it to Auto, and the DVR will scan the two inputs to see which one has valid

video information.

Format

Auto, 4:3, 5:3, 16:9, 2.35. This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the DVR

will record. For most situations you should set this to auto.

Pictures/sec

High, Low. If you choose High, the DVR will record at 30 frames per second in

the North American NTSC standard and 25 frames per second in European PAL

standard. On low, it will record at 15 frames/sec and 12.5 frames/sec (half speed).

Bitrate

500 kb/s, 1000 kb/s, 1500kb/s, 2000 kb/s. Use this to set the encoding quality

(similar to the idea of JPEG image quality settings). The higher the encoding

rate, the higher the image quality but also the more hard drive space is used.

Brightness

Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image brightness

Contrast

Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image contrast

Saturation

Use this to de-emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image

Hue

Use this to change the color spectrum in the recorded image

Set Default

Change the above settings to the factory default settings

Settings

Change the regular system settings

• Concerning the video standard, the DVR will automatically recognize if the incoming video

signal is NTSC (American), SECAM, or PAL (European). There is no need to set anything.

• Click on [F1] back.. to go back to the pre-record screen.

• Click on LEFT and RIGHT to adjust the input sound level. Too far to the right will often give

a overdriven distorted quality. Too far to the left may make for a very soft sound. Try a few

recordings to get a sense of what is the best sound level.

• Click on [F3] to start recording and then Click on [F3] to stop the recording.

• If you click on the PLAY/PAUSE button during the recording, the recording will pause and

show the last frame before the pause. You will only hear the sound from the source video.

When you click the PLAY/PAUSE again to recommence the recording, you will then see the

moving video image on the screen.