To access the archive playback mode, click the icon in the bottom right corner of the Web server viewing tile or the icon on the Web Server client toolbar. The archive playback control panel will be displayed.

Elements of the playback control panel are described in the table.

Element Image

Description

Comments

1

Recording date filter

Editable field used to filter displayable recordings by date

2

List of recording segments

Lists recording segments made on the date indicated on the recording date filter

3

Playback position indicator

CC Shows the current playback position in the frame against the selected recording segment

4

Playback control panel

Controls video playback

5

Camera indicator

Indicates the camera status and calls up the feature menu of the video surveillance window

6

Quit archive playback mode

Quits archive playback mode and returns to video surveillance

An algorithm for browsing through the archive may be as follows:

  1. Select, appropriately, the camera, the archive of which will be accessed, using the feature menu of the video surveillance window.
  2. Select the day during which the required archive was recorded, specifying the appropriate date in the recordings date filter.
  3. Select the video sequence segment based on the time tag out of the list of recording segments.
  4. Playback the selected segment, using the control panel.

The  button starts playing back the selected recording segment, the  button stops playback. 

The  and  buttons are used to rewind and fast forward the recording segments in the playback mode, as well as to list the frames in the pause mode. If the recording playback is stopped using the  button, then the  button is for going to the beginning of the recording and the  button is for going to the end of the recording. To shift to the pause mode, press the  button, to restore playback – press the  button.