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Activity Data - It is possible to carry out an advanced search on recorded
video images to find a specific incident or an section of the recording
containing activity. Selecting Activity Data will allow the operator to create a
activity zone over the selected camera and then the Digital Sprite 2 will review
recorded images, looking for activity data within the selected area. Select
‘Setup’ to configure the activity grid, the configuration process is as described
in the ‘Activity Grid Setup’.
Note: The Activity Data search will be possible whether the Detection option is
enabled or disabled, and the unit is continually record video images.
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 a camera in or out of the filter. The Log will
update and associated events will be displayed. In the example screen shown,
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.
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 sequence, press and hold the Sequence key. Select the
cameras that are to be included in the Spot 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
external media for archive purposes, these include 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
User write once
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Disabled
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Copy destination
It is possible to either copy images to a CD/DVD writer or to a
remote FTP Server using file transfer protocol.
Copy from time
Select the 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 images as they
are copied.
Unprotect on archive
If an image has been manually or automatically protected, it is
possible to remove this protection as the image is archived to
ensure archived images can be over-written.
User Write Once
This option will only be displayed if the option has been
enabled in the system menus. This will allow an operator to
reset the Write Once.