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Watcher Total Protection XL Series User Manual
Camera Setup
The Camera Setup screen is to set the individual settings for each camera connected to the system. The
only cameras these settings do not control are any IP Cameras. See the section on setting up IP cameras
for instructions on how to adjust those cameras.
1.) Start on the Main DVR screen.
2.) Click on Setup button ( ).
3.) Click on Camera Setup button.
Selected Camera –Choose the camera to set the parameters. IP Cameras will not be in this list.
Camera Description –Input the description for easy identification and basically re-naming the camera.
Will display camera name on main viewer screen.
Camera Type –Should always be set to NTSC for America and surrounding areas. Everywhere else
including Canada should be setup to PAL.
Camera –Can enable or disable the camera.
SubStream Frame (fps) –Sets the sub stream recording frame rate in frames per second.
BitRate –Set the recording mode. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR).
VBR –Allows each frame to be recorded at a dynamic bit rate depending on the image
complexity, activity, and color.
CBR –Allows each frame to be recorded at a fixed bit rate, regardless the scene activity. In many
cases this limits the detail (resolution). The benefit of CBR is its ability to accurately estimate the
total video capacity when recording the video.
Frame Rate (fps) –Set the recording frame rate for each camera.
SubStream Image Size –Select the resolution to the SubStream Image.
Image Size –Set the resolution for the local recording.
