Chapter 2
Installing and Using the Camera Utility
The controls and their functions are described below.
Control | Function |
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| Play/Pause Click this button to toggle |
| the video between play and pause. |
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| Playback Speed Click and drag the |
| wheel clockwise to increase the speed of |
| the video playback, or counterclockwise |
| to decrease the speed of the video |
| playback. When the wheel is centered |
| (with the indicator at the top position), |
| the video will play at normal speed. |
| Frame by Frame Click these buttons to |
| go back (left arrow) or go forward (right |
| arrow) exactly one video frame. |
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| Previous/Next Click these buttons to |
| view the previous (left arrow) or the |
| next (right arrow) recording. |
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| Zoom Move the slider to the right of |
| this icon to zoom into the current video |
| display. The zoom factor cycles from 1x |
| to 16x. |
| Snapshot Click this button to capture a |
| still image of the current video display. |
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| Print Click this button to print the |
| current video image. |
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| Sound Click this button to toggle the |
| sound off or on. Move the slider to the |
| left to decrease the volume or to the |
| right to increase the volume. |
Memory Status
This section of the View Recordings window indicates, in hours and gigabytes (GB), how much hard disk space is available for recorded video.
Memory Status
Video Playback
The section at the bottom of the View Recordings window is used to locate video for playback.
Video Playback
To locate and play a recording:
1.If you want to see all available recordings, toggle the button above the timeline to View all recordings. If you want to see only those recordings which were triggered by motion detection, toggle the button to View by motion detection only.
2.Using the calendar to the right of the timeline, select the date of the recording you want to view. (Bolded dates have recordings.)
3.The timeline displays blue bars where recordings are available. To display video from a specific time, click and drag the marker above the timeline to any point above a blue bar. The marker will display the date and time of the point you have chosen.
4.The video plays, starting from the point you have chosen.
Setup
The Setup screen is accessed by clicking the Setup icon. There are three tabs along the top of the Setup screen: Cameras, Recording Options, and Settings. By default, the Cameras tab is selected when the Setup screen is opened. These tabs display screens whose functions are described below.
Setup > Cameras
Click the Cameras tab to set up a network Camera.
Setup > Cameras
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