DS2 Setup Guide

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DS2
Event Search Filter
It is possible to lter the search by selecting a
particular function (alarm, activity or system) within
the time and date and on a specic camera. To enter
this option, with the Event Log displayed press the
EVENT button again. This will display the Event
Search Filter menu.
Tip:
You can enter this menu by pressing and holding
the EVENT button.
To search for an event:
Press and hold the Event key, the Search Setup
screen will be displayed.
Event Search Filter
Search Type
Event Type
Filter From
Filter To
Time Now
Event Log
All
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Search Type
It is possible to select a search on the Event Log of
the unit or Activity Data.
Event Type
The option here is dependant on the selected option
in Search Type.
Event Log
It is possible to lter the recorded images to nd
images associated with the following options:
• Alarm - any external alarms that have
associated recorded images.
• System - any system functions that has
associated video recordings.
• Activity - Activity triggered recorded images.
• All - this will select all of the above options
and nd all associated recordings.
Activity Data
It is possible to review recorded video to detect
activity data within a certain area of the video image.
Selecting activity data will allow the Operator to create
a activity zone over the selected camera and then
action the unit to review recorded images looking for
activity data within the selected area.
Select setup to congure the activity grid, the
conguration process is as described in the Activity
Grid Setup..
Filter from
Enter the time and date you wish to search from. The
default is the earliest recorded time of the disk.
Filter to
Enter the end time and date for the search.
Time Now
This will set the Filter To value to the current time and
date.
Once the Event Search Filter screen has been
completed press the rewind button to begin the lter,
the following screen will be displayed.
Please wait
Reading Disk
Press Event to cancel
The unit will search the hard disk for the relevant
recorded images as congured. 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
Event List.
Use the up and down cursor buttons to move the
highlight up or down the list of events. The image in
the bottom left corner will be automatically updated as
the highlight is moved over the events.
From this screen you have access to the following
options:
Play an event back full screen
Highlight the relevant event and press play to play it
back full screen. Tap the Event key to return to the
same event list.
Copy an event to the Archive List
Highlight the event that is to be copied and press the
Copy button on the front panel of the unit. The event
will be copied to the archive list.
Refer to Copy Images to CD for more information.
View more events
To view more than a page of events scroll down
the list to the bottom, the unit will search further
back in time and a new list with earlier events will
be displayed. If there are no more events to be
displayed an ‘end bar’ =================== will
be displayed.
Start a new search
If you wish to start a new search lter, tap the Event
key to exit the Event Log, then re-enter data in the
Event Search Filter menu.