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Recording On An AlienDVR

Once you have connected a DoorKnox system or
a DoorKnox camera to an Alien DVR you need to
configure the DVR to record as efficiently as possible.

Setting Up A Single Door Camera

If you have a door camera connected directly to the
DVR you will need to enable audio and set what
action (if any) you wish the alarm input to trigger.

1 First we need to enable the audio. From the main 2 Next we need to enable the alarm input. From the
menu enter the 'Video' menu and select main menu enter the 'Setup' menu. Select 'Alarm'
'Encoding' on the left. Choose the door camera on the left and then select the 'Alarm Input' tab.
from the drop down list and change the main Select the alarm from the 'Alarm Input No.' drop
stream 'Stream Type' to 'Video & Audio'. Finally tick down list. Tick 'Enable' and then click 'Apply'. You
'Record Audio' and then click 'Apply'. Remember can also rename the alarm if you wish to
the camera's microphone is always on when the something more meaningful such as 'DoorKnox'.
camera is powered.

Note On Alien DVRs the audio inputs are directly
linked to the video inputs. For example, if the
door camera is connected to Video Input 1 the
audio form the camera needs to be connected to
Audio Input 1.

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