11 Playback
Search mode is used to navigate and playback recorded video files on the system.
11.1 Playing Back Video from the Hard Drive
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From live view, right-click and then click Playback.
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Log in using the system user name and password if prompted.
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Configure the following:
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Use the calendar on the right to select the date to playback.
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Check channels you want to play back. Click the grey icon beside each selected channel to select Mainstream (M) or Substream (S) video quality.
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Click inside the video bar to select the playback time. The system will begin playing back at the selected time.
11.3 Playing Back from a USB Drive
If you have video files saved to a USB thumb drive (not included) or external hard drive (not included), you can play them
back using the system.
To play back from a USB drive:
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Connect the USB thumb drive (not included) or USB external hard drive (not included) with video files on it into a USB port
on the system.
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From live view, right-click and click Playback.
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Log in using the system user name and password if prompted.
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Click From HDD and select From IO Device. Click Browse to open the USB drive and manually select the video file.
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Double click the video file you would like to open.
11.4 Using Smart Search
Smart Search makes it easy to review motion events in specific zones of your video stream. Select the areas that interest
you and Smart Search plays your recording from the time when your camera detects motion in those areas. To set up smart search: