Recording and Playing Streams ........... 48

Initial Setup and Configuration ....................... 48
Setting up a VN‑Matrix Codec
as a Decoder ............................................ 48
Setting up a VN‑Matrix Codec
as an Encoder .......................................... 49
Switching a Codec
between Encoder and Decoder ................ 50
Recording a Stream ....................................... 50
Recording Preparation ............................... 50
Initialize Recording ..................................... 51
Stop Recording ......................................... 51
Playing a Recorded Stream ........................... 52
Playback Preparation ................................. 52
Initialize Playback ....................................... 53
Pause Playback ......................................... 53
Stop Playback ........................................... 53
Start and Finish Times ............................... 53
Auto Repeat .............................................. 53
Using Bookmarks .......................................... 54
File Structure ............................................. 54
Playback of Bookmarked Streams ............. 54
Deleting Bookmarks .................................. 54

About Alarms ........................................55

Overview ....................................................... 55
Alarms Page .................................................. 56
Filter Settings ............................................. 56
Alarm Type ................................................ 57
Alarm Severity............................................ 57
Applying Alarm Filter Settings .................... 57
Alarm List .................................................. 58
Alarm Logs Page ........................................... 59
Alarm Reference Tables ................................. 60
Alarm Type Description
— Encoder ............................................... 60
Alarm Type Description
— Decoder ............................................... 61
Alarm Type Description
— System Controller ................................ 61

Reference Information .........................62

Included Parts ............................................... 62

Firmware Updates .................................63

Preparing the Firmware .................................. 63
Gathering Firmware Installation Information .... 64
Installing the Firmware ................................... 65

Browser Configuration ......................... 68

Microsoft Internet Explorer
(version 7 or above) ...................................... 68
Mozilla Firefox (version 1.3 or above) ............. 71

Mounting ............................................... 72

Tower Installation ........................................... 72
Rack Installation ............................................ 72
UL Guidelines for Rack Mounting ............... 72
Rack Mounting .......................................... 73
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