User guide
Introduction
700-0075 R002 1–9
1.5. Accessing DVR Configuration and Operation Controls
There are two methods of accessing MX4 DVR configuration menus:
• locally via OSD and LCD monitor, see “On-Screen Display Access” on
page 1–10.
• remotely via vMax Web browser interface and Ethernet/wireless connection,
see “vMax Web Access” on page 1–12.
There are three ways of accessing MX4 DVR content playback and archiving
features:
• locally via OSD and LCD monitor, see “Operation” on page 3–1.
• remotely via vMax Web browser interface and Ethernet/wireless connection,
see “Operation” on page 3–1.
• via vMax View video management software and DVR drive interface, see
“vMax View and DVR Drive Interface” on page 3–4. See also:
•Explorer™ MX4 Basic and Plus Mobile Digital Video Recording (DVR)
System Installation and Configuration Guide, 700-0077
•vMax View User Guide, 700-0137
The following table shows which methods support video configuration, playback, and
archiving.
To do this… Use...
On-screen display
with trackball
mouse or remote
control
(Figure 1-7)
vMax Web remote
access with
Internet Explorer
(Figure 1-9)
DVR Drive
Interface &
vMax View
(Figure 3-1)
Configure the DVR menu settings.
x
Playback and view recorded video with single channel view
or multiple views.
Search for video from a Segment, an Events list, or by time
and date.
Archive video to .avr file format.
Archiving options — each individual channel can be
archived as an
AVI file and individual images saved to .bmp
or .jpg files
x