User`s guide

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Motion Search

The Motion Search feature allows a user to search a given camera's recordings for motion in

precise areas of the scene. For example, if a camera has a view of 3 doors, you can search

for motion on door number 2 only, ignoring the other doors in the same scene.

Using Motion Search

1. In Playback, choose a camera and drag-and-drop that camera onto a screen area. Go to

the time period that you want to view to start your Motion Search.

2. Click the Search tab.

3. The scene is now paused on your screen.

4. Use the mouse to draw a rectangle around the area of the scene that you want to search

for motion.

5. In the Search panel you can narrow down the search to a specific time frame and set the

motion sensitivity.

6. Click the Search button to find the first 9 results and display them on the display area.

(If you do not get any results, increase the sensitivity. If you are getting false-positives,

reduce the sensitivity.)

7. In order to continue searching the timeline past the initial 9 results click the Next

button.

8. Click the Calendar tab to exit Motion Search Mode.

Motion Search Results

The Search Results tab is located at the top of the Cameras list. A list of searches performed

in the current session is kept, and by clicking the + button you can select a particular result

item.

 A Result Set is listed as [Camera Name] Search [Date Time]

 To view a set of saved Motion Search result images, right click on the Result Set and

select Image List.

 Use the Next and Previous buttons to view more results from the search.

 Playing a Result: From the Image List, you can select a result image and click the Play

button at the top of the screen to playback that recording.

 Bookmarking a Result: From the Image List you can create a Bookmark of a given result

by clicking the Bookmark button at the top of the screen.

Note: Camera image clarity can affect Motion Search motion detection in a variety of ways.

Analog noise or 'snow' in the video signal is detected as motion in most cases. Sudden

changes in lighting conditions or even falling rain counts as motion, too. You can decrease

the sensitivity to reduce the chance of false-positives due to environmental effects.