Night Owl 16BL-DVR-5GB - Manual (Page 20)

User’s Manual
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6.2.2 Playback
To search by file, click the “FILE LIST” button. This option will allow you to view all of the
available files by channel and type (all, normal, or alarm).
You can select a file and push the SEL button to playback the file, or use the FWD button and
down button to select options or backup the recorded file you selected. You can also put a
check mark in the box at the end of multiple files if you want to backup more then one file at
a time.
Back (Last page): Indicates the last page of recording history you have searched. When you
view other pages, clicking the “Last page” button will take you to the Last page of the
searched files.
All (Select All): Allows you to select all of the events on the current page.
Inverse (Select Invert): Allows you to revert the selected and unselected events on the
current page except those you have currently selected.
Backup: If you want to backup one recording from the file list, use the Detail Files List to find
recorded video on your system and copy it to a USB flash drive (not included).
To play a recorded video, select “Main Menu” 
“Playback” Functions to open the RECORD SEARCH
menu.
To search for a file, enter specific date and click
“SEARCH”, you will find all the recordings of that day.
You can play video Forward at 2x, 4x, and 8x speeds,
Slow play at 1/2x, 1/4x, 1/8x, or normal play, pause and
play frame by frame using the playback control bar, and
adjust volume by clicking or sliding tune control bar.
When playback is finished, system will return to previous
menu.
Click the “Alarm Config” button to configure the
alarm settings in detail.
MD Alarm: Set action when motion is triggered.
I/O Alarm: Set action when external alarm is triggered.
HDD Loss: Set action when HDD is operating
irregularly.
HDD Space: Set this to trigger the alarm(s) when the
“HDD Overwrite” option is disabled and the HDD is full.
Video Loss: Set this to trigger the alarm when any of
the camera signal is distorted or loss.
ALARM Time: Configure these options for how long the
external and built in buzzer will react when alarm is
triggered.
Pre Record: Your DVR temporarily store the 5 seconds
of video before any alarm is triggered. Set this to “ON”
if you would like the pre-recorded 5 seconds to be
saved to your HDD also.
First：Indicates the first page of recording history you have
searched. When you view other pages, clicking [First] button
brings you back to Page one.
Last (Previous page): When viewing event list, clicking
“Previous page” button will take you back to page before the
one you are currently viewing (except the first page).
NEXT (Next page): When viewing event list, clicking “Next
page” button will take you to the page after the one you are
currently viewing (except the last page).