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    DX7100 Series Digital V ideo Recorder C642M (11/03) ® OPERA TION/PROGRAMMING[...]

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    2 C642M (11/03) CONTENTS Section Page GETTING ST ARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 DISPLA Y MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 3 PRESETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 HOW TO MOVE TO A PRESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 C642M (11/03) LIST OF ILLUSTRA TIONS Figure Page 1 Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Camera Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 5 GETTING ST ARTED Y ou will need to install your unit before using this manual. Refer to the installation manual supplied with the DX7100. Once the system is installed, open the front door of the DVR and press the power switch. If, during the initial start-up, you are asked to configure part of your system, follow the on-screen instr[...]

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    6 C642M (11/03) Figure 1. Display Mode 1 Camera Name and Recording Status – The colored circle located to the right of the on-screen camera name indicates the recording status of the camera. RED indicates that the video is being recorded continuously , BLUE means recor ding was triggered by motion detection, YELLOW indicates sensor input recordin[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 7 7 COPY Button (Backup) – Click the COPY button to format a CD-RW disk and to copy data to the internal CD-RW drive. Refer to the section on How to Backup Video Files for more information. 8 EXIT Button – Click the EXIT button to exit the DX7100 program and shutdown the system. CAUTION: Do not turn off the power switch on the DX7[...]

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    8 C642M (11/03) SYSTEM SETUP To set up the DX7100 digital video recorder , click the SETUP button located in the DISPLA Y mode. The SETUP mode appears on the screen. T o exit the SETUP mode and return to the DISPLA Y mode, click the EXIT button. WARNING: The DX7100 server stops recording and all remote site users are disconnected during system setu[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 9 Figure 2. Camera Setup Menu 1 CAMERA NAME Box – T o name a camera click the camera selection button for that camera. Up to 70 characters can be entered in the box. 2 SIGNAL TYPE – Set the NTSC/P AL format for all cameras. NOTE: The NTSC/P AL switch located on the back panel of the DVR must also be set for the correct signal. Ref[...]

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    10 C642M (11/03) COLOR SETUP If required, use this screen to adjust the contrast, brightness, and color level settings of a scene. Figure 3. Color Setup Menu 1 CAMERA Selection Box – Select a camera from the drop down menu. 2 CON (Contrast) Slider Bar – Drag the slider on the CON bar to change the contrast. Proper adjustment will allow maximum [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 11 SCHEDULE SETUP T wenty-four group schedules can be programmed to include the following: Cameras to record Day and time to record Recording mode (continuous, motion, or sensor) Evaluate the amount of movement at the surveillance site before programming a group schedule. Use one of the following recording modes: Continuous – Contin[...]

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    12 C642M (11/03) 2 ST ART TIME – Program the time to start recording. If you want Group 1 to start recording at 6:30 in the morning, use the arrow keys and set the ST ART TIME to 3 END TIME – Program the time to stop recording. If you want Group 1 to stop recording at 5:30 in the evening, use the arrow keys and set the END TIME to 1 SCHEDULE (G[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 13 SCHEDULING EXAMPLE Record four cameras with motion detection from Monday through Friday , 8:00 A . M . - 6:00 P . M .; Saturday , 8:00 A . M . - 2:00 P . M .; and no recording on Sunday . Step 1 – Select Group 01 and set the ST ART TIME to 8:00 and END TIME to 18:00. Step 2 – Check MON, TUE, WED, THU, and FRI in the DA Y OF WEE[...]

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    14 C642M (11/03) Step 5 – Select Group 02 and set the ST ART TIME to 8:00 and END TIME to 14:00. Step 6 – Check SA T in the DA Y OF WEEK section. Step 7 – Select 01, 02, 03, and 04 in CAMERA section. Step 8 – Select 01, 02, 03, and 04 in MOTION section. Ve r. 1 . 3[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 15 SPEED SETUP Use the Speed Setup window to program the recording rate for each camera and to program the pre-alarm function for motion and sensor recording modes. NORMAL SPEED MENU Figure 5. Speed Setup Menu 1 NORMAL Button – Opens the recording speed menu for continuous recording. Y ou cannot program motion, sensor , or pre- alar[...]

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    16 C642M (11/03) NOTE: Items 4-9 affect the Normal, Motion, and Sensor menus. They should be set only once. 4 IMAGE QUALITY Slider Bar – Sets the quality of the recorded image. Image quality affects storage capacity and transmission rate. More bandwidth and storage capacity is required for high quality images. 5 MOTION EXT . (Extended) DURA TION [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 17 1 3 2 MOTION SPEED MENU Figure 6. Motion Speed Menu 1 MOTION Button – Opens the motion speed menu. Use this menu to set motion detection and pre-alarm recording speeds. 2 Motion Recording Speed Slider Bar – Sets the recording rate for motion detection. 3 Pre-alarm Function Slider Bar – Programs the pre-alarm function for indi[...]

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    18 C642M (11/03) 1 3 2 SENSOR SPEED MENU Figure 7. Sensor Speed Menu 1 SENSOR Button – Opens the sensor speed menu. Use this menu to set the sensor detection and pre-alarm recording speeds. 2 Sensor Recording Speed Slider Bar – Sets the recording rate for sensor detection. 3 Sensor Pre-alarm Function Slider Bar – Program the pre-alarm functio[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 19 MOTION DETECTION SETUP Motion detection recording saves hard drive space and makes it easier to search and retrieve recorded data. Use the motion detection menu to select the motion detection areas of a scene. Figure 8. Motion Detection Setup Menu 1 CAMERA Selection Box – Select the camera for motion detection setup. 2 BEEP Selec[...]

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    20 C642M (11/03) P ASSWORD SETUP DX7100 has four levels of password protection to prevent unauthorized changes or use of the system. The following are the four password levels: Server Administrator Set the password to access the Setup mode. Search User Set the password to access the Search mode. PTZ/Backup User Set the password the access the PTZ a[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 21 P AN AND TIL T SETUP No settings are required to set the pan and tilt protocol for the DX7100. The only protocol available is D protocol. Figure 10. Pan and Tilt Protocol Menu Ve r. 1.3[...]

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    22 C642M (11/03) UPDA TE PROGRAM To update system software, do the following: 1. Click the Update Program button. 2. Select the drive and folder with the update software. 3. Select the update file labeled Setup and then click Open. 4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. When update is finished, the system will shutdown and then autom[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 23 PRESET BUTTONS CAMERA PATTERN BAR PRESET BAR Figure 11. PTZ Menus HOW TO OPERA TE PTZ To control pan, tilt, and zoom functions and to set patterns, preset tours, and presets, click the PTZ button in the DISPLA Y mode. The PTZ mode appears on the screen. T o exit the PTZ mode and return to the DISPLA Y mode, click EXIT .[...]

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    24 C642M (11/03) PTZ CONTROLS To operate pan/tilt/zoom functions on controllable systems, do the following: 1. Select a camera. a. Move the mouse pointer to a camera view . Click the left mouse button. A green box appears around the view . The camera number (1 through 16) appears in the center of the pan and tilt control (refer to Figure 12). b. If[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 25 PA TTERNS The DX7100 can be programmed for one pattern for each camera. A pattern is a user -defined, viewable camera path with a definite beginning and end. The pattern can consist of any standard pan and tilt or lens commands. Once defined the pattern is easily activated with the press of an on-screen menu button. The pattern wil[...]

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    26 C642M (11/03) PRESET TOURS A preset tour is a programmed sequential execution of multiple preset positions. HOW TO PROGRAM A PRESET TOUR 1. Click the PTZ button in the DISPLA Y mode. The PTZ mode appears. 2. Click PRESET . The preset bar appears (refer to Figure 11). 3. Select a camera by moving the mouse pointer to the desired camera view and c[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 27 SEARCH To search recorded data on the hard disk drive or internal CD-RW drive, click the SEARCH button located in the DISPLA Y mode. The SEARCH mode appears on the screen. T o exit the SEARCH mode and return to the DISPLA Y mode, click EXIT . Figure 13. Search Mode 1 Y ear and Month to Search – Displays year and month to search. [...]

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    28 C642M (11/03) 5 Playback Buttons – Use to search saved data. In fast playback, the DX7100 plays back one camera at 16X normal speed, four cameras at 8X normal speed, eight cameras at 2X normal speed, and sixteen cameras at normal speed. PREVIOUS IMAGE GO TO THE FIRST IMAGE RECORDED ON HDD STOP NEXT IMAGE GO TO LAST IMAGE RECORDED ON HDD PLA YB[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 29 DA TE AND TIME SEARCH 1 Click the Camera button if the camera buttons are not shown in the lower -left corner of the screen. 2 Select the cameras you want to search. The default setting of the DX7100 turns all cameras on. If you do not want to search all cameras, click the individual camera buttons to turn off the ones you do not w[...]

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    30 C642M (11/03) SLIDER SEARCH The slider search is similar to the time and date search but provides additional information to help you narrow your search. The slider bar shows the types of video (normal, motion, and sensor) that have been recorded. 1 To do a slider search, follow steps 1-4 in the time and date search, and then click the Slider but[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 31 INDEX SEARCH 1 Click the INDEX SEARCH button. A blank Index List (3) appears. 2 Select the year , month, and day . 3 Select the event type (motion or sensor) to search. Enter the ST ART TIME and END TIME of search. In the fall when there is a change from daylight time to regular time, there will be two hours of recording between 1 [...]

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    32 C642M (11/03) HOW TO BACKUP VIDEO FILES V ideo files can be backed up on an internal CD-RW drive. BACKUP WINDOW Figure 18. Backup (COPY) Window 1 SELECT DRIVE Box – Lists drives with files available for backup. 2 STORED ITEM(S) Box – Lists all files stored in the selected drive. 3 ADD Button – Adds stored files to ITEM(S) TO BACKUP box. 4 [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 33 7 STORAGE INDICA TOR IS NOW LABELED BACKUP HOW TO BACKUP (COPY) TO THE CD-RW DRIVE 1. From the DISPLA Y mode of the DX7100, click the COPY button. The backup window appears. 2. Select a drive from the SELECT DRIVE box. After several minutes a list of files will appear in the STORED ITEM(S) box. 3. Use the left mouse button to selec[...]

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    34 C642M (11/03) REMOTE SITE SOFTW ARE DESCRIPTION Free remote site software is included with the DX7100 to provide remote site viewing of live and recorded video. The software is compatible with Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP , and Windows NT ® 4.0 Service Pack 6. Figure 20. DX7100 Series Remote User Software Installation Menu IMPORT ANT : [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 35 Figure 21. Setup Screen 1 Date and T ime Indicator – Displays current date and time on the local machine. 2 CLIENT ADMIN P ASSWORD Box — Enter the Administrator password. The first time the remote site software is used, the system administrator should enter a password to prevent unauthorized access to this screen. Entering a pa[...]

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    36 C642M (11/03) 7 ADDRESS Box – Enter the IP address or phone number of the site. 8 CONNECTION P ASSWORD Box – Enter the Connection User password of the server , if the server has one. 9 SEARCH P ASSWORD Box–– Enter the Search User password of the server , if the server has one. 10 CHANNEL NAME Box – Click the left and right arrow button[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 37 Figure 22. On-Line Mode 1 Date and T ime Indicator – Displays current date and time. 2 SEARCH Button – Searches and plays back recordings by date and time. 3 PTZ Control Button – Controls pan, tilt, and zoom functions. 4 CONNECT/DISCONNECT Button – Connects to the domain site or disconnects from the domain site. If an Admin[...]

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    38 C642M (11/03) 7 RELA Y OUTPUT Buttons – T urn relays connected to DX7100 DVR on or off. 8 DOMAIN/IP ADDRESS T ext Box – Displays address of domain site. 9 SITE NAME T ext Box – Displays name of domain site. 10 Screen Division Buttons Displays a single camera. Displays cameras 1-9. Not available in non-overlay mode. Displays cameras 1-4. Di[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 39 Figure 23. PTZ Controls DOWN CAMERA RIGHT LEFT UP PTZ CONTROL MODE To operate pan, tilt, and zoom functions on controllable systems, do the following: 1. Click the PTZ button in the ON LINE mode. The PTZ mode appears. 2. Select a camera. a. Move the mouse pointer to a camera view . Click the left mouse button. A green box appears a[...]

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    40 C642M (11/03) PA TTERNS The DX7100 can be programmed for one pattern. A pattern is a user -defined, viewable camera path with a definite beginning and end. The pattern can consist of any standard pan and tilt or lens commands. Once defined the pattern is easily activated with the press of an on-screen menu button. The pattern will run continuous[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 41 PRESETS A preset is a user -defined camera position using pan, tilt, zoom, and focus commands. The DX7100 Series DVR has programming capacity for 12 preset locations. NOTE: The selected camera is indicated by the number displayed in the center of the PTZ controls. Refer to Figure 23. How to Move to a Preset 1. Click the PTZ button [...]

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    42 C642M (11/03) Figure 25. Pattern and Preset Bars PA TTERN BAR PRESET BAR PRESET BUTTONS CAMERA PRESET TOURS A preset tour is a programmed sequential execution of preset positions from the DX7100 DVR. How to Run A Preset T our 1. Click the PTZ button in the ON LINE mode. The PTZ mode appears. 2. Click PRESET . The preset bar appears (refer to Fig[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 43 Figure 26. Search Mode 1 Date and T ime Indicator – Displays current date and time. 2 Search Date Selection Boxes – Select month and year to search video. 3 Search T ime Selection Boxes – Select the time (hour and minute) to search video. 4 Selected Camera Box – Shows the camera selected for a single camera view or when usi[...]

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    44 C642M (11/03) 7 FDD Button – Saves recorded image to 3.5-inch diskette. Playback must be stopped before button can be used. Print Button – Prints image. Playback must be stopped before button can be used. AVI Button – Creates and saves an A VI file to a backup storage device. Playback must be stopped before button can be used. Refer to the[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 45 DA TE AND TIME SEARCH 1 Click the Calendar button if the calendar is not shown in the lower -left corner of the screen. 2 Enter the year and month in the Search Date selection boxes. Click the up or down arrow buttons to make a selection. 3 Enter the hour and minute in the Search T ime selection boxes. Click the arrow buttons up or[...]

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    46 C642M (11/03) Figure 28. Slider Search a 1 2 2 3 SLIDER SEARCH The slider search is similar to the time and date search but provides additional information to help you narrow your search. The slider bar shows the types of video (normal, motion, and sensor) that have been recorded. 1 To do a slider search, follow steps 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the time [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 47 REMOTE UPDA TE SOFTWARE UPDA TE 1. Click the Remote Update button. 2. Enter the Administrator Password if there is one for the remote site. 3. Click SOFTW ARE. The following warning message appears: “All the connections with the server will be lost.” 4. Click Y es. Choose the update file. 5. Click Open. The update begins. 6. Wh[...]

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    48 C642M (11/03) Figure 31. Emergency Agent Window Emergency Agent software alerts the remote site client of any triggered alarm at the surveillance site. When an alarm is triggered, a pop-up window appears on the monitor of the remote site client. The window displays a detailed list (date and time) of all images recorded during the alarmed event. [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 49 BACKUP VIEWER SOFTW ARE Use the Backup Viewer software to search images stored on a CD-ROM or har d drive on your computer . HOW TO INST ALL THE BACKUP VIEWER 1. Start Windows. 2. Close all programs, including any antivirus programs. 3. Insert the Remote Users Software CD into the CD-ROM drive. 4. The Windows Setup wizard starts. F[...]

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    50 C642M (11/03) Figure 33. Backup Mode Selection 3. Select the number of cameras you want to view . 4. Select the media type, either CD-ROM or HDD. DA T and DVD are not supported. If you choose HDD, then select the hard drive. 5. Deselect the Overlay Mode if your computer is using Windows NT or if your video card does not support multiple layers. [...]

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    C642M (11/03) 51 Figure 34. Backup Viewer 1 Date and T ime Indicator – Displays current date and time. 2 Y ear and Month Selection Boxes – Displays the year and month to search. Use the up and down arrows to select a date. 3 Day Search Selection Box – Days with recordings are highlighted with a yellow circle. The day selected is highlighted b[...]

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    52 C642M (11/03) 6 EXIT Button – Exits Backup Viewer . 7 Playback Buttons 8 Close CD T ray Button – Closes CD tray . Playback must be stopped before button can be used. This button does not appear if you are viewing data from a hard drive. 9 Open CD T ray Button – Opens CD tray . Playback must be stopped before button can be used. This button[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 53 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 e 6 a 1 DA TE AND TIME SEARCH 1 Click the Camera button if the camera buttons are not shown in the lower -left corner of the screen. 2 Select the cameras you want to search. The default setting of the DX7100 turns all cameras on. If you do not want to search all cameras, click the individual camera buttons to turn off[...]

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    54 C642M (11/03) SLIDER SEARCH The slider search is similar to the time and date search but provides additional information to help you narrow your search. The slider bar shows the types of video (normal, motion, and sensor) that have been recorded. 1 To do a slider search, follow steps 1-4 in the time and date search, and then click the Slider but[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 55 1 2 BACKUP VIEWER INDEX SEARCH 1 Click the INDEX SEARCH button. 2 A blank Index List appears. Select the event type (motion or sensor) to search. Enter the ST ART TIME and END TIME of search. Click the Camera button, if the cameras are not shown in the lower -left corner of the screen. Select a camera to view . Only one camera can [...]

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    56 C642M (11/03) WA TERMARK TOOL The Watermark T ool allows you to verify if an original image has been altered. The W atermarking Viewer software is available on the Remote Site Software CD. If the image has not been altered the following message will appear in the lower left corner of the window: “The Image has not been altered.” Refer to Fig[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 57 Figure 38. The Image Has Not Been Altered Figure 39. The Image Has Been Altered[...]

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    58 C642M (11/03) A VI BACKUP A VI files can be made in the SEARCH mode of the server , the ON LINE and SEARCH modes of the remote site software, and from the Backup Viewer . 1. Click the A VI Backup button. The AVI Backup dialog box appears. 2. Enter the destination drive, name of file, and the number of minutes you want to backup. 3. Select either[...]

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    C642M (11/03) 59 REVISION HISTORY Manual # Date Comments C642M 11/03 Original version. ® Pelco, the Pelco logo, Spectra, Genex, Esprit, Camclosure, Legacy , and Coaxitron are registered trademarks of Pelco. ® DirectX, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. © Copyright 2003, Pelco. ® Pentium and Celeron are r[...]

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