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    Intelle x ™ Digital Recor der Quick Ref erence Guide[...]

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    Intelle x ™ Digital Recorder Notice The information in this manual was current when published. The manufacturer reserves the right to r evise and impr ove its products. All specifications are ther efor e subject to change without notice. Cop yright Under copyright laws, the contents of this manual may not be cop- ied, photocopied, repr oduced, tr[...]

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    Quick Ref erence Guide MAIN DISPLA Y SCREEN 5. Utility — Click to access the Utility Options scr een. 6. Ar chive — Indicates the amount of used and available recor ding space on the tape. 7. Image Area — Live images ar e displayed here in the selected scr een format. 8. Ar chive — Click to access the Archiv e Op- tions screen. 1 . Front P [...]

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    Intelle x ™ Digital Recorder F ront P anel Controls and Indicators 14. 1–16 (Cameras) — Pr ess or click to dis- play a specific camera in the 1x1 format. The indicator for the displayed camera is lit. 15. Alarm Indicator — This indicator is lit when alarm events have occurred, but have not been reviewed. 1 6 . Play/P ause — Contr ols spee[...]

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    Quick Ref erence Guide T o perf or m this action: Do this: Change the screen format Click or press a scr een format button ( 1x1 , 2x2 , 3x3 , 4x4 ). Display system status Click or pr ess Status . Display cameras sequentially Click or press Seq . Log in Enter your PIN. Click OK . Log out Click Utility . Click Log Out . Click Ye s . Shut down the un[...]

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    Intelle x ™ Digital Recorder PLA YBACK SCREEN 1. Front P anel — The unit’s front panel is repr oduced on the playback screen (see Playback Controls and Indicators ). 2. Full Scrn — Click to hide the playback controls and indicators and to display the image area full scr een. 3. Camera Name — Displays the name of the displayed camera. 4. S[...]

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    Quick Ref erence Guide 9. Image Area — The unit displays playback images in this area of the scr een. 10. Close — Click to close this screen and return to normal operation. 1 1 . Playback State — Displays Play or P ause , playback speed ( 1x to 5x ), and di- rection (forwar d or reverse). 12. Help — Click to display help information. 13. Pl[...]

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    Intelle x ™ Digital Recorder Sensormatic Video Pr oducts Division 6795 Flanders Drive San Diego, California 92121 TEL: 619-642-2400 800-854-2057 F A X: 619-642-2440 PLA YBACK OPERA TION T o perf or m this action: Do this: Display the playback screen From the main screen, click or press Pla y/P ause . Review an alarm Click Alarms . Click the alarm[...]