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PLAYBACK
Clicking on the Playback tab at the top of the monitoring window will open the Search and
Playback window. This operates along the same lines as the Search function described in
Section 3.5 Search and Playback in the User Manual.
Checking the box next to a file in the File List window will allow you to download it to your
computer’s hard drive. Use the More button to more conveniently download multiple files at
one time.
The Watermark feature allows you to “tag” a le that has been saved to your computer while
Return closes the File List search.
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As with the system’s Search and Playback window,
you can search for a video record based on the timeline
at the bottom of the screen or by clicking the File List
button in the lower right portion of the window.
You can search and review up to nine channels at a time
using the screen viewing mode options, also located in
the lower right of the window.
When using the timeline, simply click on a colored area
to start the video. In file search mode, set your start time
at the top, or scroll through the list of events recorded
by that channel. Click on the one you wish to view.
Playback controls are provided below the viewing area.
In multi-screen mode, only the channel outlined in green
will be affected by the controls. As with the Preview
window, double clicking on a channel in multi-screen
mode will bring it to a single-channel view. However,
double-clicking on it again will bring it to full-screen
mode where it occupies the entire monitor. Double-click
a third time to return it to its original position.
Image View Options
This row of buttons along the bottom of the Real-Time Monitor area allow you to set how you
will view the video feeds in addition to how many screens will be displayed simultaneously.
Some settings will display more channels than a single DVR can connect to, but if you are
controlling multiple DVRs of the same type using Q-See’s Centralized Management System
(CMS) you will be able to display the signals from multiple DVRs simultaneously. When you do
not have as many cameras as channels displayed, the empty channels will remain grayed out
and display “No Signal” in the upper left where the IP, bitrate and channel data would normally
appear.
The first three buttons in the row deal with image quality and size, while the remaining buttons
will configure the display to show 1-36 images.
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Symbol Button Function
Image Quality This raises or lowers the quality of the image
Latency/Fluency Allows you to prioritize image quality versus
smoothness of the video
Full Screen Selecting this will expand the entire display to fill
the full screen, hiding all the controls.
In the case of the Image Quality and Latency/Fluency buttons, only the channel highlighted
in green will be affected.
In multi-screen mode, a channel can be clicked and dragged to another location. This is
useful in those modes where one or two screens are larger than the others. The channel being
replaced will move to the old location of the one that was moved.
Double clicking on a channel will bring that to single screen mode. Double clicking on it again
will return to the previous multi-channel format.