Sony Network Camera Recorder V 1.0 User manual

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Network Camera
Recorder
© 2004 Sony Corporation
User’s Guide
Software Version 1.0

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Table of Contents 3
Table of Contents
Introduction
Features .................................................................. 4
System Configuration ............................................ 4
System Requirements ............................................ 5
Installing Network Camera Recorder ................. 5
Let’s Use Network Camera Recorder .................. 7
1.Start the Program ............................................. 7
2.Register the Camera ........................................ 8
3.Assign a Camera to the Monitor Window ....... 9
4.Control the Camera ....................................... 10
5.Record the Camera Image ............................. 10
6.Play the Recorded Image ............................... 10
Operations
Main Window of Network Camera Recorder ... 12
Monitoring ........................................................... 13
Using the Pop-up Menu in the Monitor Window
......................................................................... 13
Controlling the Camera ...................................... 15
Panning, Tilting and Digital Zooming
(SNC-M3/M3W only) .................................... 15
Panning & Tilting Using the Preset Function of the
Camera (SNC-M3/M3W only) ...................... 15
Recording the Camera Image (Manual Recording)
................................................................................ 17
Recording Using the Recorder Toolbar ............ 17
Playing Back Recorded Images .......................... 17
Searching for Recordings ................................. 17
Displaying a Preview Image ............................. 20
Playing Back the Located Recording ............... 20
Deleting Recordings ......................................... 21
Exporting to an AVI File .................................. 22
Setups
Setting a Camera ..................................................24
Camera Manager Window ................................24
Registering a Camera ........................................24
Setting the Camera Properties ...........................25
Changing the Camera Properties ......................27
Deleting a Camera ............................................27
Assigning a Camera to the Monitor Window ....28
Selecting a Layout ............................................28
Assigning a Camera to the Monitor Window ...29
Assigning a Storage Location ..............................29
Scheduling Recordings ........................................30
Schedule Editor .................................................30
Creating Recording Schedules ..........................31
Others
Troubleshooting ....................................................33
Glossary ................................................................34
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Index ......................................................................35

Introduction
Features / System Configuration
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Introduction
Features
Network Camera Recorder is software exclusively
designed for use with Sony SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W
Network Cameras. Network Camera Recorder allows
you to monitor images of the cameras, record them and
play back the recorded data.
Monitoring of up to four cameras
This application allows simultaneous viewing of up to 4
cameras, as well as recording and playback. It also
provides for the control of the pan/tilt, and digital zoom.
Additionally, monitoring of the audio from the built-in
or connected microphone is possible.
Recording of camera image
This application allows recording of the image as well as
audio from the camera. A recording schedule can be set
by day, or by week at preset times, on each camera.
Playback of recorded data
This application allows various playback modes of the
recorded data, such as fast-forward, rewind, frame
playback, slow playback and cue to the point where
playback started.
System Configuration
Cameras are connected to a network and controlled by a
computer with Network Camera Recorder installed.
Note
Do not access the camera via Network Camera Recorder
or the Web browser while it is accessed by another
Network Camera Recorder.
Network Camera
Recorder
LAN
Network Camera
SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W
Computer
Wired or
wireless*
Router or Hub
* Wireless LAN connection is available for the SNC-M1W and
SNC-M3W only.
Internet
Network Camera
Recorder
Computer
Network Camera
SNC-M1/M1W/M3/M3W
Internet

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System Requirements / Installing Network Camera Recorder 5
System Requirements
OS
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4,
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2,
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Processor
Intel Pentium III, 1 GHz or higher
Memory
256 MB or more
Network
10 BaseT or more
Disk space required for installation
150 MB or more
Disk space required for recording (for one
hour)
JPEG (images only, frame rate: 10fps)
MPEG4 (images only)
Audio
The required disk space depends on the settings,
recording scenes, status of communication line, etc. The
above are reference values.
Installing Network
Camera Recorder
To install Network Camera Recorder, open the software
package and perform the following procedure.
For installation, you should log in the computer as the
Power User or Administrator.
1 Double-click NCR_Setup.exe of the package.
The installation wizard appears on the screen.
2 Click Next.
The User Interface Languages dialog appears.
Select the language you want to install.
Note
Once you have selected and installed the language,
you need to reinstall the program to change the
language.
Image Quality QQVGA QVGA VGA
Level 1 110 MB 310 MB 960 MB
Level 5 170 MB 490 MB 1,500 MB
64 kbps 2048 kbps
30 MB 900 MB
16 kbps 24 kbps 32 kbps 40 kbps
7 MB 11 MB 14 MB 18 MB

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3 Click Next.
The License Agreement dialog appears.
Read the License Agreement carefully, and if you
accept the agreement, select I accept the terms of
the license agreement. You cannot continue the
installation if you do not accept the agreement.
4 Click Next.
The Choose Destination Location dialog appears.
The default destination location is set to
“C:\...\Sony\Network Camera Recorder”.
To change to another location, click Browse... ,
navigate to a folder in which to install the program,
and click OK. Then click Next to display the Select
Program Folder dialog.
5 Click Next.
The Select Program Folder dialog appears.
The default folder is set to “Network Camera
Recorder.”
To change to another folder name, enter your
preferred name in the text box.
6 Click Next.
Installation of the program starts.
When installation is finished, the Register
Network Camera Recorder's Icon dialog
appears.
To create the icon on the desktop, select Register
Icon to Desktop.
7 Click Next.

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The InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog
appears.
Click Finish to complete installation.
If the message requiring restarting appears, restart
the computer.
To uninstall Network Camera Recorder
To uninstall Network Camera Recorder, follow the
normal uninstall procedure for Windows.
Even if Network Camera Recorder has been uninstalled,
the setup and recorded data are not deleted. To delete
these data, delete the installation folder and the path
specified for the storage location manually.
Let’s Use Network
Camera Recorder
This section introduces the basic operations of Network
Camera Recorder step by step for a user using the
software for the first time after installation.
For detailed operations, read the “Operations” and
“Setups” chapters on pages 12 and after.
Operation procedures
1. Start the program.
To view the image of the camera…
2. Register the camera.
3. Assign a camera to the monitor window.
After the image of the camera is displayed…
4. Control the camera.
5. Record the camera image.
6. Play the recorded image.
Notes
• Before using, connect the camera to the network and
turn ON the power.
• For using Network Camera Recorder, you should log
in the computer as the Power User or Administrator.
1. Start the Program
Select All Programs from the Windows start menu,
then select Network Camera Recorder and Network
Camera Recorder in sequence.
You can start the program by double-clicking the
Network Camera Recorder icon on the desk top, if
provided.

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Network Camera Recorder starts and the main
window appears.
To exit the program
Click in the upper right corner of the main window.
2. Register the Camera
To monitor the image of the camera, first you need to
register the camera on Network Camera Recorder.
1 Click (Camera Manager) in the main window.
The Camera Manager window appears.
2 Click (Add Camera).
If the icon is not green, click Cameras. The
(Add Camera) icon turns green and is enabled.
The Add Camera dialog appears.
3 Select or enter the parameters in the Add Camera
dialog.
• Enter the same IP address as that used for
monitoring the camera using Web brower.
• The port number is 80 by default. For details on
the port number, refer to the User's Guide of the
Network Camera.
For details on the settings, see “Registering a
Camera” in the “Setups” chapter (page 24).
Click
Camera Manager
Add Camera
Cameras
Select a camera type. Camera name
Camera IP address Port number

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4 Click OK,
The camera is now registered.
5 Click in the upper right corner to close the
Camera Manager window.
Tip
For registration of two or more cameras and the setting
of camera properties, see “Setting a Camera” in the
“Setups” chapter (page 24).
3. Assign a Camera to the Monitor
Window
As the second step for monitoring, you need to assign
the registered camera to the monitor window.
As no camera has been assigned by default, “NO
CAMERA” is displayed on the monitor screen.
1 Right-click on the monitor window of the main
window.
A pop-up menu appears.
2 Click Select Camera... in the pop-up menu.
The Select Camera dialog appears.
3 Click on the name of the camera you want to
monitor.
Registered
camera name
Properties of the
registered camera
Pop-up menu
Click on the camera name.

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4 Click OK.
The image of the camera appears in the monitor
window.
Tip
You can simultaneously display the images of two or
more cameras in the monitor window. For details, see
“Assigning a Camera to the Monitor Window” in the
“Setups” chapter (page 28).
4. Control the Camera
After monitoring is achieved, you can control the
camera angle (pan and tilt) and digital zoom. (Pan and
tilt are operable on the SNC-M3 and SNC-M3W only.)
For these operations, use the buttons on the Pan & Tilt
toolbar.
For details on the function of each button, see
“Controlling the Camera” in the “Operations” chapter
(page 15).
5. Record the Camera Image
You can record the image of the camera you are
monitoring.
For recording, use the buttons on the Recorder toolbar.
Tips
• You can preset a recording schedule such as the date
or the days of the week and perform the recording
automatically according to the schedule. For details,
see “Scheduling Recordings” in the “Setups” chapter
(page 30).
• The default storage location of recordings is set to
“C:\Program Files\Sony\Network Camera
Recorder\Recordings\”. For changing the storage
location, see “Assigning a Storage Location” in the
“Setups” chapter (page 29).
6. Play the Recorded Image
You can search for the recording stored in the computer
and play back the recorded image.
1 Click (Search Recording) in the main window.
The Search Recording window appears.
Image of the camera
Pan & tilt
control buttons
Digital zoom control
buttons
To start recording
To stop recording
Search Recording

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2 Click on the camera name on the camera tree.
The properties of the recordings are displayed in the
list view.
Tip
If the properties of the recording you want to play
back do not appear in the list, search for it using the
and buttons. You can also use the and
buttons for searching recordings. For details,
see “Searching for Recordings” in the “Operations”
chapter (page 17).
3 Double-click on the recording data you want to play
back.
The display goes back to the main window and the
image of the selected recording appears in the
monitor window.
4 Click N(Play) on the Playback toolbar.
Playback starts.
By clicking x(Cue to Begin), the display goes
back to the image at the beginning of the recording
and playback stops.
5 To return to monitoring the camera image, click
(Return to Camera(s)) on the Playback
toolbar.
Tips
• The buttons on the Playback toolbar allow various
playback modes such as fast-forward, rewind, frame
playback, slow playback, and cue to the beginning.
For details, see “Playing Back the Located Recording”
in the “Operations” chapter (page 20).
• You can also view the playback in the preview window
of the Search Recording window and control it using
the Playback toolbar displayed in the Search
Recording window.
Properties of the recordingCamera name
To stop playback To start playback
To return to the camera image

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Main Window of Network Camera Recorder
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Operations
Main Window of Network
Camera Recorder
When you launch Network Camera Recorder for the
first time, the following main window is displayed.
This section explains the configuration of the main
window.
1Help menu
Provides version information on the application of
Network Camera Recorder.
2Main toolbar
Provides access to the major functions of the
Network Camera Recorder application.
For the function of each button, see the explanation
page for each function.
Camera Manager (page 24)
Storage Location (page 29)
Select Layout box (page 28)
Schedule Editor (page 30)
Search Recording (page 17)
Toggle Recorder Toolbar (page 17)
Toggle Playback Toolbar (page 20)
Toggle Pan & Tilt Toolbar (page 15)
Toggle Pan & Tilt Presets Toolbar (page 15)
Audio Mute (page 14)
3Functional Toolbars
Allows control of the camera.
The display of each functional toolbar is enabled or
disabled by the specific toggle button on the main
toolbar.
Recorder Toolbar (page 17)
Playback Toolbar (page 20)
Pan & Tilt Toolbar (page 15)
Pan & Tilt Presets Toolbar (page 15)
4Monitor window
Displays the image of the camera or the playback
image. There is no image by default.
5Status bar
Gives a summary of the current activities of the
application and error messages.
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Operations
Monitoring 13
Monitoring
This section explains the procedure of monitoring from
the selected camera.
Before monitoring, you need to register the camera(s) in
the Network Camera Recorder application and assign
the camera(s) to the monitor window.
For registration of cameras and assignment to the
monitor window, see the “Setups” chapter on page 24.
1 Start Network Camera Recorder to display the main
window.
For starting, see “1. Start the Program” on page 7.
The image(s) of the camera(s) appear(s) in the
monitor window according to the selected layout.
2 Control the camera using the Pan & Tilt toolbar
and Pan & Tilt Presets toolbar.
For details, see “Controlling the Camera” on page
15.
To monitor audio
When a microphone is connected to the selected camera,
you can monitor the audio together with the camera
image.
If you are monitoring multiple cameras, click on the
monitor window showing the image of the camera
whose you want to monitor. The audio of the selected
camera is heard.
Using the Pop-up Menu in the
Monitor Window
Right-clicking in the monitor window with a camera
image displays a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu allows
you to change the monitoring camera and the display
items in the monitor window, etc.
To change the camera in the monitor
window
1 Select Select Camera… from the pop-up menu.
The Select Camera dialog appears.
2 Select the camera you want to monitor, then click
OK.
The image in the monitor window changes to the
image of the selected camera.
Note
If the application cannot establish communication with
the selected camera, the message “NO CONNECTION”
appears in the monitor window. Check the registered
data of the camera and the network status.

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To turn off the image of the camera from
the monitor window
Select Remove Camera(s) from the pop-up menu. The
image of the selected camera disappears from the
monitor window and the message “NO
CONNECTION” appears.
To return to monitoring the camera image
To change the display in the monitor window from
playback of the recorded image to camera monitoring,
select Return to Camera(s) from the pop-up menu.
To select the items to be displayed in the
monitor window
The camera name and the date and time can be displayed
in the monitor window.
1 Right-click in the monitor window to display the
pop-up menu.
2 Select View from the pop-up menu, then right-
click.
The View submenu is displayed.
3 From the submenu, click on the item you want to
show in the monitor window to make the
checkmark visible.
To hide the item, click on it again to clear the
checkmark.
Display in the monitor window
To scale the monitoring image to fit the
monitor window
You can scale the image in the monitor window using
Scale to Window and Keep Aspect in the pop-up menu.
Scale to Window: Click on this item to make the
checkmark visible to enable scaling of the camera
image according to the size of the monitor
window.
Click on it again to clear the checkmark, and the
image size is fixed to that set by the camera. In this
position, the camera image may be larger than the
monitor window, and the portion of the image
beyond the monitor window cannot be seen.
Keep Aspect: Click on this item to make the checkmark
visible to keep the aspect ratio of the scaled image.
This item is enabled only when Scale to Window
is selected. When Scale to Window is cleared, the
image is displayed in the size set by the camera,
always keeping its aspect ratio.
To mute the sound
Clicking the (Audio Mute) button on the main
toolbar mutes the monitoring or playback sound.
Click on again to cancel muting.
Camera name
Date & time

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Controlling the Camera 15
Controlling the Camera
You can control pan, tilt and digital zoom of the camera
during monitoring, or move the camera to the preset
position.
Panning, Tilting and Digital
Zooming (SNC-M3/M3W only)
Use the Pan & Tilt toolbar to control the camera.
To display or hide the Pan & Tilt toolbar, click the
(Toggle Pan & Tilt Toolbar) button on the main toolbar.
1Camera name box
Displays the name of the camera to be controlled.
Click the box to display the Select Camera dialog
for changing the camera to be controlled.
2Pan & Tilt direction buttons
Click the button to move the camera in the direction
shown on the button.
3Pan & Tilt center button
Click the button to move the camera to the center
position.
4Digital zoom in button
Click the button to zoom in.
× 1.25, × 2, × 2.5, × 3, × 4, × 5, × 6, × 7, × 8, × 9, ×
10, × 15, × 20 and × 25 are available.
5Digital zoom out button
Click the button to zoom out.
6Digital zoom cancel button
Click the button to cancel digital zoom and return to
normal monitoring (× 1).
Note
During digital zooming, the pan & tilt function of the
camera does not operate properly. The camera only pans
and tilts within the ×1 image area using the pan and tilt
direction buttons.
Panning & Tilting Using the Preset
Function of the Camera (SNC-M3/
M3W only)
The SNC-M3/M3W is equipped with the preset function
to store up to 8 camera positions.
You can move the camera to the preset position specified
in the camera using the buttons on the Pan & Tilt
Presets tool bar. Storing new positions is also possible.
To pan & tilt using the Pan & Tilt Presets
toolbar
To display the Pan & Tilt Presets toolbar or hide the
display, click the (Toggle Pan & Tilt Presets
Toolbar) button on the main toolbar.
1Preset select box
Select the preset name indicating the preset position
to which you want to move the camera from the
drop-down list, and the camera moves to the
selected position.
2Preset number buttons
Click the button indicating the preset position to
which you want to move the camera, and the
camera moves to the selected position.
The buttons without the preset position stored are
grayed out.
3Customize Presets button
When you want to change a preset position or store
a new preset position, click this button to display
the Pan & Tilt Presets dialog.
For details, see “To store new preset positions” on
page 16.
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To store new preset positions
You can store up to 8 preset positions.
1 Click the (Customize Presets) button on the
Pan & Tilt Presets toolbar.
The Pan & Tilt Presets dialog appears.
2 Select the camera from the drop-down list of the
Select Camera box.
3 Observing the preview image, move the camera to
your preferred position using the pan & tilt control
buttons.
4 Click the preset position number in the list to which
you want to store the current position.
5 Enter the preset name in the Preset Name box
within 32 characters.
6 Click the (Update Selected Preset Position)
button.
The current position is stored as a preset position.
To store other preset positions, repeat steps 2 to 5.
7 Click the Close button to close the dialog.
To edit or delete a preset position
1 Click the (Customize Presets) button on the
Pan & Tilt Presets toolbar.
The Pan & Tilt Presets dialog appears.
2 Select the camera from the drop-down list of the
Select Camera box.
3 Select the preset position you want to change or
delete and click the (Move Camera to
Selected Preset) button.
The camera moves to the selected preset position.
4 Change the required item(s).
a. To change the preset name: Enter a new name
in the Preset Name box, then click the
(Update Selected Preset Position) button to
store the new name.
b. To change the position of the camera: Move
the camera to the preferred position using the
pan & tilt control buttons, then click the
(Update Selected Preset Position) button to
store the new position.
c. To delete the preset position: Click the
(Clear Selected Preset Position) button.
Note
Clicking the button saves the current camera
position, and the preset name if entered. Therefore,
you need to move the camera to the preset position
even when you want to change the preset name
only.
5 Click the Close button to close the dialog.
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Recording the Camera Image (Manual Recording) / Playing Back Recorded Images 17
Recording the Camera
Image (Manual
Recording)
You can record the current images during monitoring or
take a snapshot.
This section explains how to record manually using the
buttons on the Recorder toolbar.
For a scheduled recording, see “Scheduling Recordings”
on page 30.
Recording Using the Recorder
Toolbar
To display or hide the Recorder toolbar, click the
(Toggle Recorder Toolbar) button on the main toolbar.
Record: Click the button to start recording.
Stop: Click the button to stop recording.
Snapshot: Click the button to take a snapshot
of the current image and store it in the bmp
(bitmap) format.
Tips
• The recorded images and snapshots are stored in the
previously specified location of the computer.
For specifying the storage location, see “Assigning a
Storage Location” on page 29.
• To search for a record, see “Searching for Recordings”
on page 17.
Playing Back Recorded
Images
You can search for recorded data and view playback
either in the preview window of the Search Recording
window or in the monitor window of the main window.
Searching for Recordings
For searching for a file of recorded data, use the Search
Recording window.
To display the Search Recording window, click the
(Search Recording) button on the main toolbar.
Notes
• To view the playback image on the monitor window,
you need to click on the monitor window to select it
(to be framed in yellow) before displaying the Search
Recording window. If it is not selected, the located
recording will not be displayed in the monitor
window.
•WhentheSearch Recording window is displayed, the
audio of the image displayed in the monitor window of
the main window cannot be heard. Only the audio of
the image being played back in the Search Recording
window is heard.
• Snapshots cannot be searched for.
Search Recording window
1Search Recording toolbar
The buttons on this toolbar are used to search for
recordings.
View Recording TimeLine
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View Recording List
Previous Date
Date Picker box
Next Date
Zoom In Date & Time
Zoom Out Date & Time
Refresh Recordings
Preview Selected Recording
Mark In for Exporting
Mark Out for Exporting
Export Recording
Delete Recording
Cleanup Recordings
Open Recording File
2Camera tree
Displays the cameras registered in Network
Camera Recorder in a tree configuration.
Select the camera to limit the recordings to be
searched for by the camera.
3List view or Timeline view
The recordings are listed or shown on the timeline.
4Thumbnails of recording
Thumbnails of the selected recording file are
shown.
5Preview window
Displays the image of the selected recording.
Note
The searched data is not updated during recording. To
update the file list, click the (Refresh Recordings)
button on the Search Recording toolbar.
To search by camera
To search for a recording made with the specified
camera, select the camera from the camera tree.
To select multiple cameras, hold the <Shift> key and
left-click the mouse.
The data recorded by the selected camera(s) are shown
on the list view or timeline in the Search Recording
window.
To search by date and time
To search for a recording made on a specified date and
time, select the date and time with the calendar or date
picker. The data recorded on the specified date and time
are shown on the list view or timeline in the Search
Recording window.
To specify the date and time with the calendar
Click on the date picker box, and the calendar appears.
Click the date you want to specify on the calendar. You
can also specify the time by selecting it from the Time
box under the calendar. Then click OK.
To go back to the calendar of previous months, click the
button. To go to the calendar of upcoming months,
click the button.
To limit/expand the searching range
To search for a recording using a time scale more precise
than the current one, click the (Zoom In Date &
Time) button on the Search recording toolbar. To use a
time scale less precise than the current one, click the
(Zoom Out Date & Time) button.
Examples of searching range
2004: recordings in 2004 (year)
December 2004: recordings in December, 2004
Week 50 2004: recordings in the 50th week of 2004
Wednesday 15 Dec 2004: recordings on Wednesday,
December 15, 2004
15 Dec 2004 13:31:19: recordings at 13:31:19 on
December 15, 2004

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To select the previous or next timeline
To move forward the date and time displayed in the date
picker box, click the (Next Date) button. To move
backward the date and time, click the (Previous
Date) button.
The display moves forward or backward in units of the
selected time scale.
To search for a recording from the list
view
1 Click the (View Recording List) button on the
Search Recording toolbar.
The recordings made by the selected camera(s) or
within the selected searching range are displayed in
the list.
2 Show the recording you want to play back in the
list.
To sort the recordings, click on the header item.
3 Double-click on the recording.
The playback image appears in the monitor
window.
Items in the list view
Camera: Displays the name of the camera used for
recording.
Type: Displays the type of recording: or
.
Start: Displays the recording start date and time.
End: Displays the recording end date and time.
Duration: Displays the recording duration.
Filename: Displays the file name of the recording.
# Files: Displays the number of files into which the
recording is separated.
Start Available: The available playback start time is
displayed here, because some files at the
beginning of the recording may have been
overwritten by the “Old file overwriting” function
and the start time has changed.
For details on the “Old file overwriting” function,”
see “Assigning a Storage Location” on page 29.
To search for a recording using the
timeline
1 Click the (View Recording TimeLine) button
on the Search Recording toolbar.
The recordings made by the selected camera(s) or
within the selected search range are displayed on
the timeline.
2 Scroll the timeline to show the recording you want
to play back.
a. Click the or button. The timeline is
zoomed in or out around the indicator (red line).
b. Double-click the yellow header section.
Double-click the left button to zoom in the
timeline, or double-click the right button to
zoom it out.
For example, if you double-click the left button
on Wednesday when a week is displayed, the
timeline is zoomed in to display only 24 hours
of Wednesday.
3 Double-click on the recording.
The playback image appears in the monitor
window.
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Indicator (red line)

Operations
Playing Back Recorded Images
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Displaying a Preview Image
You can display a preview image of the selected
recording in the preview window of the Search
Recording window. You can also view the playback in
the preview window.
1 Search for the recording you want to preview.
For details on searching, see “Searching for
Recordings” on page 17.
2 Click to select the recording.
3 Click the (Preview Selected Recording) button
on the Search Recording toolbar.
The first frame of the selected recording appears in
the preview window and the Playback toolbar is
displayed.
4 To play back, use the buttons on the Playback
toolbar.
Playing Back the Located
Recording
You can play back the located recording using the
Playback toolbar.
For searching for the recording, see “Searching for
Recordings” on page 17.
Playback toolbar
To display the Playback toolbar, click the (Toggle
Playback Toolbar) button on the main toolbar.
To return to monitoring the camera image
Click the (Return to Camera(s)) button on the
Playback toolbar.
Date/time and timeline
The date and time of the recording is displayed on the
upper part of the timeline. The header “M” indicates
manual recording, and “S” indicates scheduled
recording.
If you click the indicator (red line) on the timeline or
click and drag it, playback starts from the indicator
position.
Note
When some part of the recording has been deleted by the
“Old file overwriting” function, the arrow indicating the
export start position is displayed on the timeline of the
Playback toolbar. The arrow shows the beginning of the
recording that remains and there is no data to the left of
the arrow.
For details on the "Old file overwriting" function and
export, see “Assigning a Storage Location” on page 29.
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Preview image
Indicator (red line)