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Starting a Record

Note

Ensure that a microSD card is inserted before starting a record. This microSD card must not be in read-only (or locked) mode.

You may start a record via the unit panel, the web interface, or the camera's REC button.

Unit Panel

To start a record:

  1. From the Home menu, click on

    Record icon
    . The video preview appears on screen and the selected record profile is displayed.
    When clicking on
    Left arrow icon
    or
    Right arrow icon
    , the Record menu displays additional information.

    A icon
    Selected Record Profile
    B icon
    Auto-record (OFF/ON) Toggle Switch
    C icon
    Selected Destination Profile

    • To select another Record profile:

      1. Click on the field.
      2. Click on another Record profile.
    • To modify the Auto-forward mode:

      1. Click on the toggle button.
    • To select another Destination profile:
      1. Click on the
         field.
      2. Click on another Destination profile.
  2. Click on
    Record icon
    to start the Record. The video preview appears on the screen:

    A icon
    Audio bars indicating audio levels
    B icon
    Record duration
  3. Click on

    Left arrow icon
    to display more information about the record action.

    A icon
    Remaining recording time possible on SD card
    B icon
    Space used on SD
    C icon
    Source Standard
    D icon
    Record Duration

    In case of a Record and simultaneous Forward, another screen appears when you click on the unit panel:

    A icon
    Network Bitrate
    B icon
    Record Duration
    C icon
    Amount and percentage of data already forwarded (if option enabled)

To stop the Record:

  1. Click on
    Right arrow icon
  2. Click on
    Record off  icon
    > Stop Record.

To stop the Forward:

  1. Click on
    Right arrow icon
    .
  2. Click on
    Forward off icon
    > Stop Forward.
Web Interface

To start the Record:

  1. On the Dashboard, in the Streams section, click the 

    Settings icon
    icon to check that the unit settings are configured and selected as required:

    Note

    If you enable the Auto-forward option, the video file is automatically forwarded during the record.
  2. Click
    Record icon
    to start the Record.

To stop the Record:

  1. Click
    > Stop.

To stop the Forward:

  1. Click
    > Stop.
Camera

Note

Before starting a record, make sure that the REC button, the Record profile, and the Destination profile have been configured. Please see Configuring the Camera's REC Button and Adding a Record Profile.

  • Press the camera's REC button.

The Record is in progress.


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