Remote Monitoring Guide

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Adjust - This will open a new window with four sliders which allow you to adjust the
Brightness, Contrast, Color Saturation and Hue of that channel’s video. These settings will not
affect the recorded video.
Audio/Talk - If you have audio-equipped cameras, or a microphone co-located with a
camera, you can listen to the audio from that equipment. Similarly, if you have a microphone
connected to your computer and a speaker located near to the camera’s location, you can
use that to communicate. The system is not “duplex” like a telephone where you can talk and
hear at the same time, but rather it is like a CB radio or walky-talky where you will need to turn
off your microphone to hear any response. Depending upon network speeds, there may be a
lag, or delay between the time you say something and the person on the other end will here it.
Save as Video Task - You can save a camera as a “Video Task” that will create a shortcut
to that camera which can be accessed through the Tasks pulldown at the lower left of the
Preview window (Item 6 in Picture 3-72).
Full Screen - This will bring the camera viewing windows to full screen by hiding the control
areas on the top, right and bottom. If you are viewing in a four-camera split screen, for
example, the four screens will occupy the available space on the computer monitor. Press
Esc on the keyboard or right-click with the mouse to return to normal viewing mode.
VIDEO SEARCH AND PLAYBACK
Using Smart PSS to search for video recorded on your NVR functions in the same manner as
the search and playback function on the NVR itself.
STEP 1. Select the camera(s) you want
to search. The Calendar below the
camera list will highlight those dates
with recorded video in green. The
current date will be highlighted in
blue. Depending on network speeds,
it may take a few moments for the
Calendar to update.
STEP 2. Select the date to review and
press Search. The timeline at the
bottom of the window will show
colored blocks representing video
that has been recorded.
STEP 3. Click on a colored block to
begin playback. The playback
controls operate in the normal
manner. The slider is used to speed
up or slow down the playback rate.
As with Preview mode, the screen with the
green frame is considered the “active” screen
for purposes of using the controls.
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1 Device List Choose which camera(s) you wish to search
2 Snapshot/
Record Bar
Lists recorded files. Files can be downloaded to your computer
Take snapshot (saved to computer’s hard drive)
Closes channel
3 Calendar Shows which days have video records
4 Download
Manager
Opens list of videos saved to computer’s hard drive
5 Playback
Controls
Controls playback function in selected screen.
Starts playback of other channels with video recorded at the
same time.
6 Volume Control Requires an microphone to be connected to that channel
7 Multi-Screen
Mode
Slider adjusts between single-screen view and 36-screen view with
10 configurations possible.
8 Screen Aspect
Ratio/Full Screen
Change the aspect ratio (height vs. width) of the on-screen view.
Click to bring window to full screen. Pressing ESC will return to
normal window view.
9 Timeline Shows videos recorded on that date.
Arrows to right of camera name filter results based on method of
recording.
Magnifying slider adjusts scale of timeline for precise selection of
video