SEON Explorer DX-HD, User Manual

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vMax Web Operation
700-0190 R003 3–13
To Archive Video Segments
1. In the Select drop down menu, select the Record or Record2 video stream.
The Explorer DX-HD DVR records two streams of video, one for low bandwidth remote viewing,
and one with higher video speed, quality, and resolution settings for creating archives. When
accessing the DVR with vMax Web, the Record2 video stream is selected for use with low
bandwidth connections while viewing live video.
Higher video speed, quality, and resolution settings will provide clearer pictures and will require
more storage space and longer archiving time. These settings are adjustable in the Configuration
tab's Record menu.
See the DX-HD DVR Install and Setup Guide, 700-0189 for specific details when configuring
DVR function settings.
2. Select the check box(es) for the camera(s) to archive.
3. In the Archive Range area, select the archive start and end dates and times.
4. Click Archive.
5. In the Save As window, choose a file saving location and enter a file name.
vMax Web saves archives in the Seon DVR format, preserving all video and telemetry data, which
for security purposes can only be viewed with Seon Design’s vMax View application.
6. Click Save.
The progress bar appears while the archive is being created.
7. In the confirmation dialog, click OK when the archive is complete.
The archive is ready to be viewed with the vMax View archive viewer.
3.3.1.1. Archive Segmentation
Downloaded archives larger than 2 GigaBytes are segmented when downloaded from the DX-HD
DVR. The segments are saved as separate archive files with the following naming convention:
• Archive.avr (original)
• Archive-002.avr (next segment)
• Archive-003.avr (next segment)
If your archive seems too short it could have been segmented.
vMax View has an option to stitch together segmented archive video if required.
3.3.2. Viewing DX-HD Video Archives
View the archive using the vMax View software application. When the application is installed, double
click the archive file to open it in vMax View. See the vMax View User Guide, 700-0137. for detailed
procedures.