Chapter 6: Searching files
Search and play back recordings by time and
video type
You can search recorded video by time and video type, such as continuous recordings,
alarms, and all recordings. Video can be played back simultaneously across several
cameras.
To search archived video files:
1. In live view right-click the mouse on the desired video pane and select
Search
Video
. The Search menu appears.
2. Select the desired cameras, record type, file type as well as start and end times of
the recording.
3. Click
Search
. The list of search results appears.
4. Click
to play back the search results:
To immediately access archived footage:
1. In the Search menu, click the “Time & Date” tab.
2. Select the desired cameras, record type, file type as well as start and end times of
the recording. Up to four cameras can be selected.
3. Click
Go
. The simultaneous playback of up to four cameras for the indicated time
will start.
Search and play back recordings by event
You can search recorded video by event type: text insertion, intelligent alarms, and
alarm input.
To play back search results:
1. In live view right-click the mouse on the desired video pane and select
Search
Video
. The Search menu appears.
2. In the Search menu, click the “Event” tab.
3. Select the desired event type as well as start and end times of the recording.
4. Select the desired alarm inputs or channels.
If you selected “Intelligent Alarm” as the event type, select the required IP cameras.
5. Click
Search
. The list of search results appears.
6. Select the desired video from the list.
7. In the search results window, you can:
- Click
Play
to playback the footage
- Click
Archive
to archive results
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