8 Playback
You can view and back up recorded video on the recorder.
To access playback:
8.1 Using Playback
Play back video recordings from a specific date and time.
To search for and play back videos:
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Open the Playback menu:
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Click
on the right side of the Date to select the date to search for video recordings from.
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Check off the channels you would like to search for recordings from on the left-side of the screen.
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Click
to search for recordings.
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Recordings that fit your search criteria appear. Double-click an event to begin playback.
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Note
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Recordings appear as thumbnails by default. Use the viewing buttons in the bottom-right corner to toggle between thumbnail
(
) and list view (
).
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8.2 Playback Controls
Once you have started playing a video clip, the playback controls appear as shown below.
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Event List: Shows all video clips that fit your original search criteria. Double-click any event to begin playback, or check multiple
events to perform a backup.
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Backup and Playback Buttons:
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Click
to play the currently selected video clip.
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Click
to backup one or more clips to a USB flash drive (not included).
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Note
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To backup multiple files at once, you must click the check boxes to select multiple video clips in the event list. For more
details on performing a backup, see
9 Search & Backup
.
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Return: Return to previous screen to perform a new search.
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Full Screen
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Fast-Backward: Click to fast-backward playback by double-speed. Click repeatedly to rewind as fast as 8x the normal speed.
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Slow Play: Click to slow playback by half-speed. Click repeatedly to play as slow as 1/16 of normal speed.
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Play / Pause: Click to pause or play.
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Step: Click to playback frame by frame.
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Stop
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Fast-Forward: Click to fast-forward playback by double-speed. Click repeatedly to play as fast as 8x the normal speed.
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Digital Zoom: Click
, then click-and-hold on a camera image during playback to zoom in on the selected area. Right-click to return to regular
playback.
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Video Clip: Quickly save a section of video to a USB flash drive (not included). For full instructions on using the Video Clip, see
9.1.2 Video Clip Backup
.
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Audio: Click to open the volume control setting. Click the (audio icon) to mute / unmute.
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Manual Capture: Click to take a snapshot.
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Timeframe: Use the timeframe options to view a smaller or larger time period.
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Timeline: Continuous recordings are shown with colored bars to represent different types of recording (legend shown in the bottom-left
corner of the display).
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Video Playback Area: Double-click any channel to view in full screen.
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Exit Playback: Return to the previous screen.