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FILE SEARCH
To search files recorded onto your computer’s hard drive, select the Local Playback tab and
set the parameters of your search - type of record, the date of the event, and the channels you
want to review.
Searching for files stored on monitored DVRs is done through the Remote Playback tab and
requires you to also select which system will be searched.
Due to bandwidth concerns, you can only
search four cameras at a time in Remote
Playback regardless of how many screens
are selected in the viewing mode.
Local Playback also gives you the option
of searching files recorded onto the
hard drive by systems that are no longer
being monitored by CMS. These files can
be accessed by selecting the formerly
connected system’s name in the Deleted
Device Channel area at the bottom of the
Search Channel Window.
When selecting the date in the drop-down
calendar, dates that have recorded events will
be shown in bold.
Once you have selected the type of record,
the date of the event and the channels,
(along with which system to search in the
Remote Playback search) press the Search
button.
Selecting files for playback
Once you have clicked the Search button, a streaming bar will appear above the Preview
Window to show that the search is progressing. If there are video records that meet your
criteria, you will see the time periods that the videos were recorded appear as yellow blocks
of time in the Playback Timeline at the bottom of the Control Center window. On the right
edge of the Preview Window, there is a vertical tab which will slide to the left when you
hover your mouse over it. This will show the exact time and nature of the alert that triggered
the recording along with the camera that recorded it.
You can begin playback of a record in a single screen by clicking on it.
Alternatively, you can move the playback indicator along the timeline to watch the video from
all the channels that recorded at that time.
Please note that search times may be longer when searching for files on monitored systems
as opposed to files stored locally on your computer. Your network connection speed at both
your computer and the DVR can affect the amount of time it takes to conduct the search as
well as loading a file for playback.