How to Playback Recordings and Export – DCS-250

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NOTE:  This document assumes you have schedule recordings setup and you have video footage ready to view and /or export

Step 1 – Once the above has been confirmed, then click on the following:

Execute Playback System

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Step 2 – There are two methods of selecting previous recordings either by a “Quick Search” or a “Refined Search”.

Quick Search

From “Event Color Display Settings”, click “General Motion” to show a red line (as below) and drag over the time-line the recording duration you would like to view

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Refined Search:

Select the following in order; Date, General Motion, End Time, Start Time, Select Camera

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Click “OK”

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Step 3 – Click on “Cue In”

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Step 4 – Drag the time-bar to a desired time length for the video

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Step 5 – Once selected, click “Cue Out”

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In our example we have selected from 15:47:42 to 16:04:07

Step 6 – Click “Export Video / Audio”

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Step 7 – You may be presented with the following message.

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If so, click “OK”

Step 8 – Click on the icon to search for file path D-Link and search to where you would like to export. Give a name, in our example “Export Test” with the extension AVI Files (*.avi)

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Click “Save as”

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Export Video/Audio Settings:
Export File Path: Z:\Export Test.avi
Export Format: AVI (original format)

Date Time Period:
Start Time: 2015/04/17 15:47:42
End Time:  2015/04/17 16:04:07
Export Audio: Selected (If applicable with camera)

Click “OK”

Step 9
– You will be prompted with the following “Warning”

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Click “Yes”

Step 10 – Once agreed, you should see the progress of the .AVI file exporting… 

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Step 11 – Once exported, you should get the following “Confirmation”. You may open this directly by clicking “Yes” or going directly to where you had previously set to save to in Step 8

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Or
right-click on the exported .AVI file (In our example it was “Export Test.avi”

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Step 12 – You should see a separate screen showing and playback in progress

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