Playing back the recorded data
Basic playback
This function is used to playback recorded data. This unit allows recorded data to be played back using various methods. The basic playback described below is the most common method for playback.
step1. Press the PLAY button inside of the front door.
•Playback starts.
•After turning the power on, the oldest recording data is played back first. Otherwise, playback resumes at the stopped position of the previous playback spot.
STOP PAUSE REV. PLAY PLAY
JUMP TO END | SPEED |
When the “Playback Device Repeat Setting” is set to
“Repeat Off,” playback stops when reaching the physical end of the HDD or end point of the recording section. When the “Playback Device Repeat Setting” is set to “Repeat On,” recorded data is played back repeatedly. (System Menu 
Memory 
Recording Data Readout Setting)
[To change the playback device:]
Search)
Main: Plays back the contents from the main HDD device.
Normal: Normal recording area
Alarm: Alarm recording area
LPA: Long
Copy 1: Plays back the recorded contents of the copy 1 device.
“SerialBus,” “DVD/CD,” “USBmemory” Copy 2: Plays back the recorded contents of the copy 2 device.
“Internal,” “SerialBus,” “DVD/CD”
“Alarm” appears when “Alarm Recording Area” is set to other than “0 %.” (System Menu 
Memory 
Data Management Setting for Main Memory)
“LPA” appears when “Long 
Memory 
Data Management Setting for Main Memory)
• Playback of the selected device starts.
When you press the PAUSE/JUMP TO END button during
the playback is stopped, the still frame playback picture around the end point of the latest recording is displayed.
step3. To pause playback, press the PAUSE button.
•To resume playback, press the PAUSE button again or press the PLAY button.
step4. To stop playback, press the STOP button.
•When executing playback again, the playback starts from the stopped position of the previous playback.
Pressing the OUTPUT A/B button on the front panel
switches the multiplexer video output. When OUTPUT A is selected, the button light indicator is off. When OUTPUT B is selected, the button light indicator is on, and the buttons related to playback function are operated for the monitor screen connected to the OUTPUT B connector. Pressing the OUTPUT A/B button again switches the multiplexer output to OUTPUT A.
The playback of each camera may not be executed at a constant speed depending on the recorded condition.
During the split screen display, the playback speed may be slower than the speed used for recording.
When playing back on both OUTPUT A and B, the playback speed may be affected and become slower.
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