The Setup screen from the Live sub-menu shows live camera images and allows you to dictate how a camera's details and image are visually displayed during live view and on recorded files.
Having the camera's live images displayed is a great advantage as it allows you to see changes in real-time.
Settings available will differ depending on recorder, camera type and camera model.
Camera
The Setup screen will display the camera selected in the Live sub-menu. You can configure a different camera by selecting it from the drop down list.
Channel Name
You can give each channel a more relevant name such as "Gate" rather than the default CH1, IP CAM1 etc. Clicking inside the Channel Name field will display the virtual keyboard so you can enter a new channel name of up to 40 characters.
Date Format
You can change how the date is displayed in Date Format drop down list. There are 3 options to choose from, MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD or DD/MM/YYYY.
Time Format
You can choose if the time is displayed on the cameras image in 12 or 24 hour format using the Time Format drop down list.
Covert
The Covert tick-box is an easy way to set a channel up for covert recording. When the Covert tick-box is checked the camera's footage is still recorded but it will not appear in live view displays.
Show Name
When this tick-box is selected the channel name will be overlayed on the camera's image during live view and an on recorded footage. To hide the channel name just untick this option.
Show Time
When this tick-box is selected the time will be overlayed on the camera's image during live view and an on recorded footage. To hide the time just untick this option.
Picture Settings
You can also adjust the camera's image in the in the Setup screen to get the best picture possible. You will see sliders for the Hue, Brightness, Contrast and Saturation. Each slider can be set from 0 to 255 and you will see the effect your adjustments have in real-time on the live images. When you are happy with your settings click the Apply button to save them. To return the picture settings back to their default values just click the Default button.
Saving Changes
Once you have configured your camera click Apply to save a refresh the live images in the right hand side with your new settings.