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Playing AVI Archive Clips

It is recommended that you install the FFDSHOW codec included on the CD that came with your unit on your windows PC to properly review backed up or archived video. You can have a date and time overlay on your AVI video by installing the FFDSHOW codec as described below:

1.Insert the Honeywell RAS CD provided with the HRDE4X4 DVR into the CD drive on the PC you want to playback clips with.

2.Open the Codecs folder.

3.Double-click the file ffdshow-xxx.exeto run the codec installation program (where xxx is the file date).

4.Follow the installation wizard prompts to install the FFDShow program with the default settings.

5.Once FFDSHOW is installed, enable Text Overlay of time and date on your video by enabling Video decoder Subtitles as follows on your windows PC.

a.Open FFDSHOW (Start All Programs FFDSHOW Video Decoder Configuration).

Figure B-1 FFDSHOW Video Decoder Configuration

b.Enable Subtitles, select Apply and close the window.

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Honeywell HRDE4X4 manual Playing AVI Archive Clips, Figure B-1 Ffdshow Video Decoder Configuration