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FortiRecorder 2.4.2 Administration Guide
Time periods in the time line panel are color-coded:
•
Yellow
— A system event such as a software update, system reboot, or camera reboot.
Recordings cannot be stored while FortiRecorder is unavailable.
•
Light blue
— The lightest blue denotes previously recorded clips, the darker blue
denotes temporary recording (see descriptions below), the darkest blue denotes
manually initiated recording. If a camera is not currently recording a continuous or motion
detection-triggered video, operators can manually trigger the camera to record video
using the
Control
pane.
Bright blue
— A bright blue tag over a video clip represents
recording with an attached annotation/marker. While a camera is recording, you can
insert markers with notes about what is currently being seen. If the camera is not
recording, after you enter the marker and click
Insert Marker
, the camera will start to
record.
•
Red
— A motion detection-based recording that was not initiated by schedule.
• A white/blank space means there is no recording at that period of time.
About temporary recording
If the camera is not scheduled to record, but you are watching live feed from the camera, the
video feed from the camera will be temporarily recorded in memory but not saved on the hard
drive. When you stop watching the live feed from that camera, the temporary recording will be
deleted. However, if you initiate manual recording while watching the live feed from the camera,
the temporary recording will be saved on the hard drive.
To watch the recorded video
1.
Go to
Monitor > Video Monitor.
The recorded video clips are in the
Event Monitor
area and
the video clips for each camera appears as a time line.
2.
Be default, the time frame is minimized. To easily select a video clip, use the scroll wheel on
your mouse to zoom in a time frame. Ensure that the mouse cursor is centered in the area
that you want to zoom in. See the following pictures:
