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5 System Operation and Configuration
This chapter describes in detail how to view live video, play back, search and backup video
and set system configurations, etc.
Live
When successfully logged in, the
Live
screen is displayed. On this screen, you can view live
video, check alarm log, switch layout and scenario, manage cameras and disks, record
manually, control PTZ, etc.
To play the live video, drag the target camera icon from the “Devices” list to the target video
window. The
Live
screen is displayed as shown in the following figure:
Figure 5-1 Live Screen
After successfully logged in, all the connected cameras start scheduled
recording by default. To stop or set the scheduled recording, refer to the
“
Record Setup
” section on page
61
.