Table D. View Menu Commands (Continued)

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

Cycle Views Setup

Opens a submenu with the following choices:

 

Dwell time change: Opens a submenu with the following choices for assigning permission to a user

 

 

group, allowing the selected user group to change the dwell time:

 

 

Restricted User Group

 

 

Standard User Group

 

 

Power User Group

 

Dwell time: Opens a submenu of dwell times with the following choices:

 

 

2 Sec.

 

 

5 Sec.

 

 

10 Sec.

 

 

30 Sec.

 

 

60 Sec.

 

 

Extended View

Enlarges the video image displayed in the view pane.

 

 

Index View

Opens the Event Index pane.

 

 

System Health View

Opens a submenu with the following choices:

 

Status View

 

Log View

 

 

Display Deinterlaced Image

Selects the deinterlace mode for enhancing the display of video images.

 

 

 

 

Export Menu

The following table describes the DX8100 Export menu commands.

 

Table E. Export Menu Commands

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

Interrupt Export

Immediately concludes an export process. If the Interrupt Export command is executed before the scheduled

 

backup time, the system will save the backed up data until the time the Interrupt Export command is

 

executed.

 

 

Cancel Export

Immediately cancels the export process and no backed data is retained.

 

 

Favorite Menu

The following table describes the DX8100 Favorite menu commands.

 

Table F. Favorite Menu Commands

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

Add to Favorites

Opens the Add to Favorites dialog box, where you can create and store a favorite to a specified folder.

 

 

Organize Favorites

Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box, where you can do the following:

 

• Create a new folder.

 

• Rename the folders.

 

• Move favorites to a specific folder.

 

• Delete a favorite or favorite folder.

 

 

Help Menu

The following table describes the DX8100 Help menu commands.

 

Table G. DX8100 Help Menu Commands

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

DX8100 Help

Opens the DX8100 Help system.

 

 

About

Provides model and version information for the DX8100 application.

 

 

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dx8100 specifications

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