Honeywell 8 Channel Dvr Manual

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DVR Operation
Searching for Video
Use the SEARCH function to search for a particular section of recorded footage.
To prevent unauthorized viewing of footage, only users with ADMIN or MANAGER user 
levels can play back footage. 
Searching for Video
1. Log on as ADMIN. See Logging On on page 28. 
2. Navigate to SEARCH   on the control panel, then click  .
The SEARCH window appears.
Figure 3-1 SEARCH Window
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The DVR uses a calendar and timeline search method for quick access to recorded footage.
The calendar displayed on the left in Figure 3-1 shows the current month. Days highlighted 
in blue have recorded footage. 
The timeline on the right shows a 24-hour status of all channels for the selected day. 
The recorded time displays with a different color for each recording type.
Table 3-1 Recording Type Indicator Colors
Searching the Calendar
1. Press   to enable the SEARCH BY DATE/TIME window. 
2. Use the cursor keys to highlight the calendar, then press   to select. 
3. Use the cursor keys to navigate to a day.
The timeline display changes to show recorded footage for the selected day. 
4. Press   to select a day. The timeline field becomes active. 
5. Use the cursor keys to drag the timeline to select the desired time segment, then 
press   to select. 
6. Click PANO, then press  to play in Thumbnail mode; click PLAY, then press   to 
play in Multi View mode.
Searching in PANO Mode
When you press   after selecting PANO mode, the PANO playback window appears.  Recording Type Color
Panic White
Motion Green
Timer Sky blue
Alarm Red
Pre-Recording Pink 
						

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Figure 3-2 PANO Playback Window
Each channel screen contains a 3-hour segment of recorded data. 
Select a channel, and you can play back the recorded video at a speed of up to 64x. See 
Changing the Playback Speed on page 74 for more information. 
Searching in MULTI VIEW Mode
Press   after selecting PLAY.
The playback window appears.
Channel Time frame
CH1 00:00 - 03:00
CH2 03:00 - 06:00
CH3 06:00 - 09:00
CH4 09:00 - 12:00
CH5 12:00 - 15:00
CH6 15:00 - 18:00
CH7 18:00 - 21:00
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Figure 3-3 Playback Window
This is the Multi View PLAY mode. The default playback mode is a 16-screen display. 
Figure 3-4 Playback Controls
Switching to Viewing a Single Channel
Press DISPLAY (See Figure 3-4) or use the CHANNEL SELECTION buttons on the front 
panel or the remote control to select a channel for displaying on a single screen, or to 
choose other multi screen formats. 
Changing the Playback Speed
During playback, turning the SHUTTLE WHEEL (see Figure 2-1) steadily clockwise 
increases the playback speed by up to 64 times. 
During playback, turning the SHUTTLE WHEEL steadily counter-clockwise will reverse 
playback with an increasing speed up to 64 times. 
Viewing Footage Frame by Frame
When playback is paused, use the JOG RING (see Figure 2-1) or the fast forward or fast 
reverse buttons to accurately move the footage forward or backward frame by frame. 
You can use a mouse or the DVR front panel controls to control playback speed and 
direction. 
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Marking Recorded Video During Playback for Archiving
During playback, you can reserve recorded data that you want to archive. 
1. Click   at the point in the recorded video when you want to start archiving. 
Video playback stops and the INFORMATION window appears. 
Figure 3-5 INFORMATION Window
2. Enter a TAG name, then click START. 
The display returns to playback format and playing recorded video. 
3. Click   at the point at which you want archiving to end. The INFORMATION window 
appears again. 
4. Click one of the following buttons: 
Note You must reserve data so it can be retrieved later for Archiving. 
NoteReserved data will be reserved on the hard disk drive. You can use the 
RESERVED DATA MANAGEMENT function on the ARCHIVING menu to see 
the reserved data. See Using RESERVED DATA MANAGEMENT to See 
Archived Data on page 79. 
Button Function
RESERVEClick to reserve the currently selected data. See note below.
CONTINUEClick to reserve more data. The display returns to playback mode. 
STARTClick to start reserving data.
STOPClick this button first to reserve current data. Then you can select 
RESERVE. 
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Exiting Playback Mode
To exit the playback mode and return to the Search window (see Figure 3-1), press  .
To exit the Search window and return to Live View, press   again. 
Searching for Events
The DVR event log stores events such as motion- and alarm-activated recording, and video 
loss. 
1. Log on as ADMIN. See Logging On on page 28. 
2. Navigate to SEARCH   on the control panel, then click  .
The SEARCH window appears.
Figure 3-6 SEARCH Window
3. Navigate to SEARCH BY EVENT, then click  .
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Figure 3-7 SEARCH BY EVENT Window
4. Select a channel and a condition, and then use   to change the settings. 
5. Click SEARCH to begin the search.
Playing Event Footage
Use the cursor keys to navigate the search log (see Figure 3-7), then click   to select an 
event. 
The playback window appears. 
Figure 3-8 Playback Window
Playback begins with the time of the selected event, and continues until you stop playback. 
You can use the SHUTTLE WHEEL, JOG RING, and playback buttons during playback. 
Search 
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To stop playback and return to Live View, press   repeatedly. 
Archiving Data
Administrators can archive data to a USB memory stick or a CD/DVD. To protect 
unauthorized viewing and distribution of footage, only users with ADMIN level of authority 
(see Configuring User Authority on page 51) can archive data.
Using NEW ARCHIVING to Archive Data
1. Press BACKUP on the front panel or use a mouse click ARCH on the control bar.
The ARCHIVING window appears.
Figure 3-9 ARCHIVING Window
2. Query to find recorded video: 
a. Select the channel(s) you want to query by clicking on the box to enable or 
disable the check mark.
b. Select a time by clicking on the time field you want to change, then using the 
up/down arrows   to find the desire value. 
c. Click QUERY.
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3. Enter a TAG name in the TAG field. 
4. Click RESERVE or BURN.
The BURNING window appears after you click BURN.
Figure 3-10 BURNING Window
5. Select a DEVICE and a BURNING TYPE, then click START in the BURNING menu.
Using RESERVED DATA MANAGEMENT to See Archived Data
1. Press BACKUP on the front panel or use a mouse click ARCH on the control bar.
The ARCHIVING window appears. See Figure 3-9. 
2. Click RESERVED DATA MANAGEMENT on the left side of the ARCHIVING window.
The RESERVED DATA MANAGEMENT window appears. 
Figure 3-11 RESERVED DATA MANAGEMENT Window 
						

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The AVI ARCHIVING LIST displays the AVI archiving data that was reserved from the 
NEW ARCHIVING menu or archived during a search/playback session. See Marking 
Recorded Video During Playback for Archiving on page 75.
Select a clip by name in the AVI ARCHIVE LIST, then click BURN. 
3. Select a DEVICE and a BURNING TYPE, then click START in the BURNING menu. Table 3-2 AVI ARCHIVING LIST Functions
Button Function
INFORMATIONView the detailed information of reserved AVI data. 
DELETEDelete the reserved AVI data. 
BURNBackup the selected AVI data.