Playback viewer
Figure 20. Video Playback viewer
Any camera under a video network is available for selection from an option list in the top left corner of the view. Depending on the camera type, controls are available for configuring or adjusting the camera.
Video controls
Figure 21. Video controls
Video playback controls
| Control | Description |
|---|---|
 Fast Play Reverse
|
Incrementally speeds up the reverse play speed with each click. The on-screen play indicator shows the current play speed
while this function is being used.
The rewind speed defaults to 4x. Use the camera’s Property Sheet view to change this speed. Clicking this button once rewinds at 4x. Clicking it again increases the rewind speed to 8x. The maximum rewind speed is 16x. |
 Fast Play Forward
|
Incrementally speeds up the forward play speed with each click. The on-screen play indicator shows the current play speed
while this function is being used.
Fast forward speed defaults to 4x. Use the camera’s Property Sheet view to change this speed. Clicking this button once advances at 4x. Clicking it again increases the fast forward speed to 8x. The maximum forward speed is 16x. |
 Skip Reverse/Skip to the start or previous clip
|
While playing video, this function skips backward to the beginning of the current track and starts playing automatically.
The rewind speed defaults to 1x. Use the camera’s Property Sheet view to change this speed. Clicking this button once rewinds at 1x. Clicking it again increases the rewind speed to 2x, 4x, etc. The maximum rewind speed is 16x. |
 Skip Forward/Skip to the end or next clip
|
While playing back video, this function skips forward to the next recorded track and starts playing automatically.
Slow forward play back defaults to 1x. Clicking it again increases the slow forward speed to ex, then 4x, etc. The maximum forward speed is 16x. |
 Play
|
Initiates playback and resumes playback following a pause. |
 Pause
|
Discontinues playback at the current location. |
 Live
|
Switches from a playback video display to a live video display (still in the Video Playback view). |
Event controls
Event Controls
| Control | Description |
|---|---|
 Browse events
|
Opens the Browser Events window. |
 Play From Time
|
Initiates playback from a specific time. |
Video indicators
The driver displays these indicators in the video playback window:
- (L) indicates Live Video.
- X1,X2….. indicate the play back speed.
- Fast-Forward, Skip, Play and Pause indicate the video playback mode.
- Slow- Light blue, Medium- Medium blue and Fast- Dark blue indicate the pan, tilt and zoom degrees.
- A text message displays on the screen at times to indicate the connection status.
Find Event
This function opens the Time Index window, which allows you to select an event according to a specific date and time in terms of day, month, year, and time. A calendar icon in the window presents an interactive calendar for browsing to and selecting the desired date.
Figure 22. Time Index window
