Pelco C1554M-A (4/05) VIEWING ARCHIVED VIDEO

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VIEWING ARCHIVED VIDEO
To view archived video in a custom window:
•You must belong to, and be logged in under, a user group that permits you to view archived video in custom windows. Refer to User Groups
for more information.
•The workspace must have Archived Video selected as permitted content. If you have permission to work with workspaces, you can edit the
workspace and set the types of permitted content. Refer to Workspaces for more information.
•The system administrator must set up the server to allow archived video in that window.
LOCATING ARCHIVED VIDEO
There are two common approaches to locating archived video:
•Using the date/ time of an archived alarm or event: The video you want to view coincided with an alarm or event that is archived, and
you know the approximate date/time of the alarm or event. For example, you might want to view the video recorded when a door alarm was
triggered.
In this scenario, you use an estimate of the date/time to locate the alarm or event in the Session Manager, then drag the alarm or event
from the Session Manager to the custom window to copy the selection to the window.
You can only use this approach if the system administrator has set up the server to associate the camera with the alarm. Your system
administrator should instruct you in whether you can use this approach. Refer to Locating Archived Video via an Archived Alarm or Event for
instructions.
•Using the date/ time only: You know the approximate date/time of the video you want to view, but there is no corresponding alarm or
event archived.
In this scenario, you use the Event Picker in the custom window to zero in on the date/time as closely as you can, then you browse to locate
the desired archives. Refer to Locating Archived Video via the Date/Time Only for instructions on using this approach.
Locating Archived Video via the Date/Time Only
Follow this approach when you know the approximate date/time of the video you want to view, but there is no corresponding archived alarm or
event.
1. Change the window mode to Archived Video. Refer to Custom Window Pop-up Menu for instructions.
2. Use the custom window’s Event Picker to select a date/time as close to the date/time of the archive as possible, either by building a date/
time from the year down, or by zooming to a time unit. Refer to Event Picker - Building a Date/Time and Zooming to a Time Unit for
instructions. The selected date/time appears in the bottom row of the Event Picker.
Figure 101. Selecting a Date and Time
3. Click the date/time in the bottom row of the custom window’s Event Picker. If a camera is switched to the window, VMX300(-E) loads and
plays the archived video for that camera, cued to the date/time selected in the Event Picker, provided the video exists.