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Recording and Playback
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Chapter 5 Recording and Playback
The GV-Video Server can record down video/audio directly to the attached USB mass
storage device. And you can play back the recorded files on the GV-System or over the
TCP/IP network.
5.1 Recording
To enable the recording function:
1. Attach the USB mass storage device to the GV-Video Server. See 4.8.2 Storage
Settings .
2. To set up the pre-recording, post-recording or audio recording, see 4.1.1 Video
Settings .
3. To set up the schedule for video recording or I/O monitoring, see 4.5 Recording
Schedule .
4. If you select the motion detection as recording mode, configure the areas for motion
detection. See 4.1.2 Motion Detection .
5. If you select I/O monitoring to trigger the recording, configure the operation of I/O
devices. See 4.2.2 Input / Output Settings .
6. To start recording and I/O monitoring, see 4.4 Monitoring .
The GV-Video Server will start recording in case of motion detection, I/O trigger, or during
the scheduled time.
5.2 Playback
Two methods are available to play back the video files recorded at the GV-Video Server:
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Playback using the USB mass storage device by attaching it directly to the GV-
System
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Playback using the Remote ViewLog function over the TCP/IP network