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When playing video, the DVR displays the text-in data if there is any text input. The 
text-in information displays on the image.
NoteThe text-in displays only in full screen.
NoteMake sure that Text-In is turned On during OSD setup if you 
want to display the text-in information on the playback image 
(see OSD (On-Screen Display) Setup, page 58).
Figure 4-6 Playback (Text-In) Screen
Playback Controls
Table 4-1 Playback Controls 
Press this button … To do this …
Left Arrow
WPlay video backward at high speed. Pressing the button again 
toggles the playback speed from WW , WWW, and WWWW. The 
screen displays WW , WWW, and WWWW respectively.
NoteEntering Fast Backward Playback mode from Live Monitoring 
mode can be password protected.
Right Arrow
XPlay video forward at high speed. Pressing the button again toggles 
the playback speed from XX, XXX, and XXXX. The screen 
displays XX, XXX, and XXXX respectively.
After selecting ENTER/PAUSE, press the Up arrow to advance to the 
next image.
After selecting ENTER/PAUSE, press the Down arrow to review the 
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Digital Zoom Playback Mode
Press the PTZ button while in Playback mode to enter Digital Zoom Playback mode. 
The image pauses and a bright small box is laid over the image. This box indicates the 
spot to be enlarged. To enlarge that spot, move the position of the box using the Arrow 
buttons, and then press  . The enlarged screen displays  . Press PTZ again to 
release the Digital Zoom Playback mode and return to Playback mode.
NoteYou cannot enter Digital Zoom Playback mode when the 
selected camera is set up as Cover 1 or Covert 2 and not played 
back. ENTER/PAUSEPause the video on the screen. The screen displays  
Camera Buttons 1 to 4Display that camera at full screen.
QUAD/SEQChange the display format from full screen to quad (2x2) mode.
NoteChanging the display format from quad (2x2) to full screen is 
not available.
NoteWhen playing recorded video at maximum speed with very 
high image quality, playback of recorded audio may be 
occasionally interrupted.
Shuttle RingThe Shuttle Ring only functions in Playback mode. Turn the ring 
clockwise to play video forward. Turn the ring counterclockwise to 
play video backward. Playback speed varies with the amount the ring 
is turned. The playback speeds are  Wx0.5,  WW,  WWW, and 
WWWW,  Xx0.5, X, XX,  XXX, and XXXX.
When you release the ring, it snaps back to the center position and 
the video pauses.
Jog DialThe Jog Dial only functions when playback video has been paused. 
Turn the jog dial clockwise to play video forward image-by-image. 
Turn the jog dial counterclockwise to play video backward 
image-by-image.
NoteWhen playing recorded video at maximum speed with very 
high image quality, playback of recorded audio may be 
interrupted occasionally.
NoteYou cannot change the system setup from a remote site 
during Playback mode. Table 4-1 Playback Controls (cont’d)
Press this button … To do this … 
						

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Figure 4-7 Digital Zoom Screen
Searching Video
Press MENU while in Playback mode to display the Search Menu.
Figure 4-8 Search Menu
Digital Zoom Enlarged Digital Zoom
Option Function
Go to First Displays the first recorded image
Go to Last Displays the last recorded image
Date/Time Search… Searches by date and time (see Date/Time Search for 
more details)
Calendar  Search… Searches using a calendar (see Calendar Search for more 
details)
Event Search… Selects video from the event log (see Event Search for 
more details)
Text-In Search… Searches text input strings (see Text-In Search for more 
details)
Clip Copy… Clips a video segment and saves it 
						

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Date/Time Search
Figure 4-9 Date/Time Search Screen
1. Move the cursor over the date and then press  . 
You can use the Arrow buttons or the Jog Dial to adjust the numbers.
2. Move the cursor over the time and then press  . 
You can use the Arrow buttons or the Jog Dial to adjust the numbers.
3. After you have set the date and time you want to search, highlight OK and then 
press  . The selected date and time displays. (If no video was recorded at the 
selected time, you will see a blank screen.)
4. You can now use the Arrow buttons, Jog Dial, and Shuttle Ring controls to review 
the surrounding video.
Calendar Search
Figure 4-10 Calendar Search Screen
1. Days with recorded video display on the calendar with white numbers. You can 
highlight the days with recorded video by using the Arrow buttons. After you have 
highlighted a day, press   to select it.
2. A time bar displays at the bottom of the calendar. Hours in which video was 
recorded will be highlighted with blue. Highlight the time bar and select the time 
using the left and right Arrow buttons. Time adjusts in 30 minute increments.
3. After you have set the date and time you want to search, highlight Go and then 
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4. You can now use the Arrow buttons, Jog Dial, and Shuttle Ring controls to review 
the surrounding video.
Event Search
The DVR maintains a log of each time the Alarm Input port is activated. The Event 
Search screen displays this list.
Figure 4-11 Event Log Screen
1. Use the Arrow buttons to highlight the event for which you would like to see video.
2. Press   to extract the event video and display the first image of the event. 
3. Press the Arrow buttons to start playing the event video segment. 
Press ENTER/PAUSE to pause the video. Press again to return to live monitoring. 
You can also narrow your event search by selecting Query… and setting up the new 
search condition.
Figure 4-12 Event Search (by Event) Screen 
						

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Figure 4-13 Event Search (by Camera) Screen
1. Highlight the box beside Search by and then press   to toggle between Event 
and Camera. 
2. You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the 
start and stop times and dates.
When you select Search by Camera, select the target cameras and event 
options.
When you select Search by Event, select event options for each device.
3. After you set your desired search conditions, highlight Find and then press   to 
display the search results in the Event Log screen. Select Cancel to exit the 
screen without saving the changes.
Text-In Search
The DVR maintains a log of each time there is text input. The Text-In Log screen displays 
this list. 
Figure 4-14 Text-In Log Screen
1. Highlight the event for which you would like to see video.
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3. Press the arrow button to start playing the text-in video segment with the text-in 
data on the image.
4. Press ENTER/PAUSE to pause the video. Press ENTER/PAUSE again to return 
to live monitoring.
You can also narrow your event search by selecting the Query… button and setting up 
the new search condition.
Figure 4-15 Text-In Search Screen
You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can set the start and 
stop times and dates.
1. Select the target cameras to search text-in data.
2. Highlight the Case Sensitive box and press   to toggle between On and Off. If 
the Case Sensitive box is turned On, the DVR distinguishes between upper and 
lower case letters.
3. Highlight the Load Query box and press   to load the saved Query settings.
4. Highlight the Save Query box and press   to save the current Query settings. 
Enter the title for the current Query option using the virtual keyboard. 
5. Highlight the Clear Query box and press   to delete the current Query settings.
6. Highlight the Name box and enter the text to search using the virtual keyboard.
7. Highlight the Comp. box and enter the comparison operator using the virtual 
keyboard.
8. Highlight the Value box and enter the comparison value using the virtual 
keyboard.
NoteThe Column and Line can be used for more specific search of 
the text-in data. Column indicates the location of each individual 
category, and Line indicates the line where the category is 
located. Change the number of Column and Line by highlighting 
it and using the Up and Down arrow buttons to increase and 
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9. Enter AND or OR in the box under – heading for more specific text-in data search.
10. After you set your desired search conditions, highlight Start and then press   to 
display the search results in the Text-In Log screen. Select Close to exit this 
screen and return to the previous screen. 
						

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USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation
This appendix covers how to prepare the USB-IDE hard disk drive for computers using 
either Windows 2000 or Windows 98 operating systems.
Preparing the USB-IDE Hard Disk Drive In Windows 
2000
NotePreparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows XP is 
almost identical to Windows 2000.
1. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB cable.
2. Turn on your computer.
3. The USB device icon should display on the Taskbar.
4. If the USB-IDE hard disk drive is partitioned or has data, it will show up in My 
Computer as a hard disk drive icon. Check the file system by right clicking on the 
icon and checking under Properties 
➤ General ➤ File System. If the file 
system is not FAT32 format, format the USB-IDE hard disk drive using the FAT32 
format.
5. If the USB-IDE hard disk drive is not partitioned, go to Administrative Tools in 
Control Panel and start Computer Management. Open Disk Management in 
Storage and right click an unallocated region of the USB-IDE hard disk drive. 
Then, click Create Partition. 
6. In the Create Partition wizard, click Next, then Primary Partition, and follow the 
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NoteThe partition size should be less than 32 GB because of 
Windows operating system limitations.
After formatting is complete, the USB-IDE hard disk drive will be added to My 
Computer.
7. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to the DVR. 
Preparing the USB-IDE Hard Disk Drive In Windows 98
NotePreparing a USB-IDE hard disk drive under Windows ME is 
almost identical to Windows 98.
1. Connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to your computer using the USB Cable.
2. Turn on your computer. The Add New Hardware wizard window displays.
3. Install the device driver for the USB backup device following the instructions 
provided with your USB hard disk drive.
4. If the USB-IDE hard disk drive is partitioned or contains data, it will show up in My 
Computer as a hard disk drive icon. Check the file system in Properties 
➤ 
General 
➤ File System. If the file system is not FAT32 format, format the 
USB-IDE hard disk drive with FAT32 format.
5. Run the FDISK utility by clicking Start then Run. Type fdisk and then click OK.
6. At the MS-DOS command prompt, type Y and click  
Enter on the keyboard. 
7. In the FDISK Option menu, select 5. Change current fixed disk drive. 
8. Select the appropriate letter corresponding to the USB-IDE hard disk drive.
9. In the FDISK Option menu, select 1. Create DOS partition or Logical DOS 
Drive. 
10. In the Create DOS Partition or Logical DOS Drive menu, select 1. Create 
Primary DOS Partition. Type Y to use all available space and click  (enter). 
Click ESC to exit the screen after the USB-IDE hard disk drive partition is created.
11. Restart your computer and verify the newly created drive is in My Computer.
12. Right click the newly created hard disk drive icon and select Format.
13. In the Format Screen, select Full as the Format type and click Start.
14. After formatting is complete, connect the USB-IDE hard disk drive to the DVR.