Dedicated Micros Digital Sprite 2 User manual

• Enter the time From and time To or select Time Now.
• Use the camera keys to include / exclude cameras.
• Press the Event key to see the filtered event log.
Tip: It is advisable to filter the events before displaying them when recording over a number of days.
Activity Data Search
It is possible to carry out an advanced search on recorded video images to find a specific incident or a section
of the recording containing activity. This filter process allows the Operator to select the search parameter
Activity data. It is then possible to highlight the area of the image for activity. The Digital Sprite 2 will then find
all associated recordings for review.
Note: The Activity Data search will be possible whether the Detection option is enabled or disabled as the unit
will continually record video images. It is possible to highlight a section of the recorded video and create a
post recording event by using this feature.
Search Type
The search type allows you to select between Activity Data or Event Log.
Event type
If Activity Data has been selected then edit the activity grid to identify the area of interest on the selected
camera. If Event Log is selected it is possible to select between alarms, system, VMD or all of these to locate
an image.
Filter from
Select the time and date of the first event to be displayed. If there is no event at the selected time, the next
nearest event is displayed.
Filter to
Select the time and date of the last event to be displayed. If there is no event at the selected time, the next
nearest event is displayed.
Time now
Moving the cursor onto the ‘time now’ text changes the ‘Filter to’ option to the current time and date.
Camera select
Use the camera keys to toggle the camera in or out of the filter, associated events will be displayed.
In the example above only cameras 1 to 4 will be displayed in the event log.
The Digital Sprite 2 will search the hard disk for the relevant recorded images as configured. Once it has
generated a list of 20 (PAL units) or 18 (NTSC units) events the Event Log will be displayed.
Note: The search can be cancelled at any time by tapping the Event key; any event found up to that point will
only be displayed in the Activity List.
Search Type Activity Data
Setup
Event Log
Event Type
Filter from
Filter to
Time now
Camera Select
00:00
12:00
01:01:1999
01:01:2000
All / Alarm / System / VMD
123456789
Operating
EVENT COPY
GOTO
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
LIVE PLAY SPOT
RECORD
MENU
MODE
POWER / IR INDICATOR
16 way model shown
Playing back images from the disk
Playback
• To playback images tap to rewind to the desired location and then press. This will put the
Digital Sprite 2 into Play mode.
• When in playback, tap or to rewind or fast forward, multiple taps will increase the search speed.
• Tap ll to pause the current image. Tapping or whilst paused will frame advance or rewind.
• Pressto return to play mode.
• Pressing again will switch the unit into review mode.
Play Mode
Play mode will display real time viewing of recorded images, to maintain real time the unit can drop frames
if necessary.
Review Mode
Review mode is a review of all recorded images, the unit will slow down to ensure every images is displayed.
Goto time
Press and hold(GOTO) to play back from a specific time or date. Enter the required time and date using the
cursor keys, and press.
Tip: The images are updated in the background automatically when the time and date is adjusted.
Exit playback
Tap the Mode key to exit playback mode. The play LED will be off.
Using the Event log
Alarms and activity detection are tagged and stored in the event log for easy retrieval. Each event is labelled
with event type (alarm or activity), its camera title, time, and date. To view an event from the event log:
• Tap Event to display the Event Log.
• Use and to select the event required, the selected event is displayed in the preview window.
•Tapto view the event in full screen.
• Tap Mode to exit the Event Log.
Tip: Use and to page through the Event Log.
Filtering the Event log
It is possible to filter the list of events displayed in the Event Log, the filter options are: search type, event
type, time and date and camera input.
• With the Event Log displayed press the Event key again. Note: The Event Filter option can be accessed
from Live mode by pressing and holding the Event key.
• Use the and to select the Search Type.
• Highlight the Event Type and use or to scroll through the options.

Viewing cameras on the Spot monitor
To select control of the spot monitor, press the Mode key (or Spot key on the remote keyboard) this will toggle
the unit between Main and Spot mode which is indicated on the main monitor (SPOT) and the front panel
LED’s. Press a camera key to display the corresponding image on the spot monitor or tap the Sequence key
to sequence the cameras. To edit the Spot monitor sequence, press and hold the Sequence key. Select the
cameras that are to be included in the Spot monitor sequence.
Copying images to a CD/DVD-R or FTP Server
Recorded images stored on the unit’s internal hard drives can be copied to an external media for archive
purposes, including CD-R/DVD-R and an FTP Server. To copy images to a CD-R/DVD-R or FTP:
1. Press and hold the Copy key to display the following screen.
Copy Images
Copy destination FTP
Copy from time
Copy to time
Watermarking
Unprotect on archive
12:01:00 01/12/2001
12:02:00
Enabled
Disabled
01/12/2001
Copy destination It is possible to either copy images to a
CD writer or to a remote FTP Server using file transfer
protocol.
Copy from time Select the start time you wish to copy
images from.
Copy to time Select the time you wish to copy images to.
Watermarking A unique watermark can be added to the
images as it is copied to it’s destination.
Unprotect on archive If an image has been manually or
automatically protected it is possible to remove this protect
when the image is archived, to ensure archived images will
be over-written.
2. If images are to be copied to the internal CD/DVD writer, insert a blank CD-R or DVD-R into the CD/DVD
drive and select the CD-R/DVD option.
If the images are to be copied to an FTP Server ensure the FTP settings have been configured in the
‘Record Options - Archive on Event’ Menu.
3. Use the cursor keys to change the time to copy To and From.
4. Tap the Menu key to display the following menu:
Disk Archive List
Disk type CD Capacity (MB): 702
Add next Archive & VerifyClear List Archive
CD Use [---------------------] 4% Full
From To
12:00 01/12/01 12:01 01/01/2001
Next 12:01 01/12/01 to 12:02 01/12/01
FTP Archive List
Add next Clear List Archive
From To
12:00 01/12/01 12:01 01/01/2001
Next 12:01 01/12/01 to 12:02 01/12/01
Add next Add the selected times to the archive list.
Clear list Removes all entries from the list.
Archive This will start the archive process to the CD.
Archive& Verify This is only displayed when CD/DVD is selected. If you want to verify archiving has been
successful, select this option.
Copy Playback Images
It is also possible to copy images that are being reviewed in playback mode directly to the Disk Archive List for
burning to the internal CD/DVD writer. To copy images in playback:
1. Press to rewind (search) the recorded images to the start position of the images that are to be copied.
2. Press the Copy key on the front panel of the unit.
3. Press or until the recording reaches the end point of the required video recording.
4. Press the Copy key to stop the copy process.
The recorded images will be added to the Disk Archive List and can be selected to be saved to the
internal CD/DVD.
Viewing single cameras
Full
Pressing a camera key will display a full screen image of that camera.
Zooming an image
Press the same camera key to toggle zoom on and off.
When zoom is enabled, use to scroll around the image.
Freezing an image
Double tap the camera key or press the Hold key on the remote keyboard to toggle freeze frame
on or off.
Viewing multiple cameras
Picture in Picture
Press the PIP key to toggle the main and PIP image.
Press and hold the PIP key to edit the display, use to select the segment, press the
required camera key to fill that segment.
Press Menu to exit.
Quad
Press the QUAD key to switch to quad display.
Press and hold the QUAD key to edit the display, use to select the segment, press the
required camera key to fill that segment.
Press Menu to exit.
Multi-screen
Press the Multi-screen key to toggle between 9-way, 8+2, 12+1*, and 16-way* displays.
Press and hold the Multi-screen key to edit the display, use to select the segment,
press the required camera key to fill that segment.
Press Menu to exit.
Note: It is possible to have Live, Play and Review images displayed in the same multiscreen. With
a segment highlighted, select the camera to be viewed (Live mode), press to put the unit in
Play mode for the selected camera, press again to put the unit in Review mode for the selected
camera.
*16 channel version only.
Sequencing cameras
Sequence
Press the Sequence key to toggle the main monitor sequence on or off.
Press and hold the Sequence key to edit the full screen sequence.
Use the camera keys to include or remove cameras from the sequence.
Press Menu to exit.
Note: The Spot monitor sequence can only be activated or edited in Spot mode.
Note: A User Write Once option will be displayed in the Copy Images menu if the option has been enabled in
the system menus. This option will allow the Operator to reset the write once option.