Bosch Divar Archive Player User manual

Divar - Archive Player
Operation Manual
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Divar
Digital Versatile Recorder
Divar Archive Player
Operation manual
Contents
Getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introducing the main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Viewing images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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Getting started
The Divar Archive Player allows you to view archived video recordings on a PC
that have been archived from the Control Center application. It also provides
you the opportunity to check the authenticity of the archived video.
System requirements
Operating platform: A PC running Windows 98, Windows Millennium,
Windows NT 4.0 (SP4), Windows 2000 or Windows
XP.
For the Archive Player, the minimum PC requirements are:
•Processor: 450 MHz Pentium II (or equivalent)
•RAM memory: 64 MB*
•Free hard disk space: 10 MB
•Video system: 800x600 with 16-bit color.
* depends on operating system
Installation
When you archive a video, the Archive Player is automatically copied to the
same directory as the archive file. Separate installation of the Archive Player is
not necessary. If you copy your archive file to a CD or DVD afterwards, make
sure that you also copy the ArchivePlayer.exe file as well.
When you use an external CD/DVD writer, the software required to play a
video segment on a PC (the Archive Player) is copied to the disk when a local
archive is made. To ensure that this software is present in the Divar, use the CD-
ROM delivered with the external CD/DVD writer to load the latest version of
the Archive Player into the Divar.
Starting the program
Double click the ArchivePlayer.exe file to start the program.
To open a video archive
When you start the program, a list of available archive files is displayed.
(Archive files are identified by the .dvr extension used in their name.)
1. Select the archive file you wish to view.
> If you cannot see the file you want to open, scroll down the list or choose the right
location.
2. Click Open.
To exit the program, click Exit.

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Introducing the main window
The main window is shown when you select an archive file. The left side of the
window has four buttons that are always available.
Open button
To open an archive, click Open . The Open video window appears. Select
a different archive file and click OK in the Open video window.
Export button
To export an archive to an .AVI file on the local PC hard disk:
1. Click Export .
> The Export pop-up window appears.
2. To change the default location, browse to the location in the PC file system
where you want to store the export file.
3. To change the file name, type a new name for the file.
4. Click Save to start saving the export file.
During export, a progress bar monitors the progress. All controls are
unavailable during the export process.
Help button
Click Help at any time to get help. A pop-up help window appears.
Exit button
To stop using the Archive Player, click Exit .
Understanding the camera icons
Camera icons are shown in the top right of the screen. The camera icons show
the number of the camera connection. Only those included during archiving are
available. The status and type of camera is indicated by the type of icon used.
Camera selected (yellow).
Camera not selected - Shows camera is available for selection.
Camera not available.
Interpreting icon colors
•Disabled functions are shaded.
•Active selections are colored yellow.

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Viewing images
Assigning cameos
A cameo is a single camera picture in a multiscreen display.
To assign a camera to a cameo:
1. Click on a cameo.
> The selected cameo has a yellow border.
2. Click on a numbered camera icon.
> The selected camera icon is yellow.
To undo a cameo assignment:
1. Click on a cameo.
> The icon of the camera assigned to this cameo is selected.
2. Click the selected camera icon.
> The cameo is blank when the camera assignment is removed.
Camera views
To switch the display mode:
1. Click one of camera view icons to change the cameo display configuration.
> Single , Quad and full screen display modes are available.
2. To change the zoom factor, drag the zoom slider.
When zoom is selected, left click on the cameo to zoom in; right click to zoom
out. Click, hold and drag in the cameo to move the image around.
ATM /POS transactions
To view ATM/POS transactions archived with a Divar 2 connected to a ATM/POS
bridge:
1. Click the transaction icon .
> The transacton viewer window opens.
> The data associated with the selected camera is displayed.

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Using the playback controls
Play
Click Play to play forward recorded video in the playback window.
> The playback speed depends on the setting of the speed slider .
> Some frames may be dropped depending on the PC speed and the playback
speed.
Play Reverse
Click Play Rev to play recorded video in reverse in the playback window.
> The playback speed depends on the setting of the speed slider .
> Some frames may be dropped depending on the PC speed and the playback
speed.
Playback Speed
The slider controls the speed of the continuous reverse and continuous forward
play. The All value means that no images are dropped at the fastest rate
provided by the system.
Still
Click Still to pause playback.
> The last image is shown as a still in the playback window.
Step forward
The step function is only enabled in the still mode.
1. Click Step forward to advance the image one frame.
2. Hold it down to continue stepping at a maximum rate of 3 images per second.
Step backward
The step function is only enabled in the still mode.
1. Click Step backward to move the image one frame back in time.
2. Hold it down to continue stepping at a maximum rate of 3 images per second.

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Capturing a still image
You can capture still images from the fullscreen display of a camera and save
them to the PC hard disk in a bitmap format.
To save an image from the active cameo to the PC hard disk:
1. Click the single icon to view the images from one camera.
2. Click Still to freeze the image.
3. Click Capture .
> The Snapshot pop-up window appears.
4. To change the default location, browse to the location in the PC file system
where you want to store the image file.
5. To change the file name, type a new name for the file.
6. Click Save.
The snapshot has a resolution of 720x484 pixels in NTSC and 720x576 pixels in
PAL. Authentication information is shown under the image.
Finding an image
1. Fill in a time and date.
2. Click Go
> A single still image is shown of the first camera at the specified time and date.
Checking authenticity
1. Click Check to verify the authenticity of the archive.
> A progress bar can be displayed if the check takes some time.
> An information window indicates the authenticity of the archive.
Verifying individual frames
For authenticity verification of individual frames, pause playback and then click
the information icon in a cameo. This opens the Authenticity information
window. This window shows details of the video frame shown in the cameo
when it was clicked.

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