Sanyo VA-SW8000 user manual Using the Time Scale Panel

Using the Time Scale Panel

The Time Scale Panel is a useful tool that has been added to the VA-SW8000 allowing you to quickly jump backwards or forwards along the timeline of recorded video (see pages 21- 22 in the user manual). In the live mode the Time Scale displays the current Time & Date. By clicking and dragging the scale to a previous time point, or by double clicking on the point you wish to go to it is possible to quickly jump to a previous point in time. This feature allows you to start playback from the Time Scale. A pull down menu beneath the active time display allows you to select the unit of time the scale controls. The options are Day, Hour, or Minute. When a given unit is selected the graduations on the Time Scale will change to reflect that unit of time measurement. In live mode playback can be started by sliding the scale to the right, in play back mode you can also slide the scale right to go back further, or slide the scale to the left to move play forward in time.

The Time Scale Panel can also be used to quickly set blocks of download time from the currently selected DVR in the viewing window (see pages 48-58 in the user manual).

To download video drag or double click a point on the Time Scale before your desired start point and wait for playback to start. When playback reaches your start point click the “Start Point” button. This will set the download start point and the button will turn red. Drag the Time Scale, or double click a point where the download will end. A green band will connect the start point to the end point defining the download range. Click the “End Point” button to define the download ending, the button will turn blue. You now have the option to preview the defined video download segment by selecting the “Preview” button. Or start the download immediately by selecting “Download”. Selecting “Download” will bring up the download window which will display visual confirmation the download range is valid by showing the first and last frames of the download segment. The “Browse” button allows selection of a folder to download the video to, or the storage path can be manually typed into the “File name” field. Click “Add” to place the defined segment in the download list. You can also preview defined clips from the download list by selecting an item on the list and selecting “Preview”.

Once the video segment appears in the download list you can return to the viewing window and use the Time Scale Panel for selection of additional video segments to add to the download list (Batch Mode). Up to twenty defined segments of video can be added to the list. Or click the download button to immediately start downloading any items displayed in the list. When video is downloaded to a directory on the PC hard drive there will be two files created with the same name as the download but having separate file extensions. The two extensions are .mp2 & .idx, these must both remain together if the video file is moved to another location or the video file will reported as invalid when played back with Sanyo software. There is also another application downloaded to the directory called the MP2 viewer. This file and it’s two associated .dll files is a stand alone player application able to playback clips from the Sanyo MPEG2 DVRs independently of the VA-SW8000 application. Any PC with a Video card fully supporting Direct X 9.0c or higher should be able to playback video clips from our application with this application. To play back downloaded video files within the VA-SW8000 application you can use the “FILE” button found on the Control Panel. This application allows you to browse available folders on the PC, add them to a play list (up to 100 files can be selected), and select “OK” to start play back in the order they appear in the list.

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