Calendar search

C3™ CMS offers many options to search archived video. Calendar search will be covered in this Quick User’s Guide (see full manual for entire suite of search options).

Calendar Search – Helps to locate an event from a specific date and time 1. Choose camera view that contains the archived event from the Resource Tree.

2. Click Show Calendar icon button in lower left corner of screen. The Calendar will appear above Timeline. Click into date on Calendar desired to view. Today's date will be highlighted in orange. Days with recorded data will appear in yellow text.

3. Select a desired date in the Calendar. Timeline zoom will automatically change to reflect the selected date.

4. Select a desired hour above the Calendar. The Timeline will reflect a 24-hour scale to display the selected hour.

5. Click into Timeline or use Playback buttons on bottom left of screen to play/view archived video.

Export recorder video (cont.)

C3™ CMS provides powerful and flexible export capabilities. See C3™ CMS user’s manual for more option details.

You can export video evidence to your local computer or to removable media, in a video file.

• Perform a search to find the video you want to export (see search/view archive video).

Tip:

Start and end points can be set after you right click the Timeline and select "Backup Start Set" and "Backup End Set". 1. Select the desired camera view.

2. Select the desired time segment region in Timeline and right-click to select "Backup Start Set" and "Backup End Set".

3. Select the directory path to save the exported file.

4. You can chose to include the backup player with the exported file. 5. Confirm the start and end time and click on "Backup Start". The progress bar will indicate when the backup is completed.

C3™ CMS

Quick User’s Guide

This Quick User’s Guide provides the steps you need to view live video, search and view archived video and export recorded video evidence to your local computer or to a removable media device.

Contains the following sections: • View live video • Add a new site • Search/view archive video • Exporting recorded video

Note:

Depending on your individual access rights, you may not be able to view all of the functionality documented in this guide.

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View live video

1. In the main view, select a camera listed in the Resource Tree located in the Side Panel.

2. Do any of the following: • Double click on desired camera from the Resource Tree.

• Click and drag the desired camera view to the center of the Main View.

The camera video opens in the Main View field and fills the screen.

View live video (cont.)

Quick Buttons •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   Layout controllers: •   •   •   •   Layout tabs Close layout Open a new layout Start a sequence view of all layouts Software controllers: Open a new C3™ CMS client page Screen recording Volume control Mute Open software settings View version information Minimize window View window in full screen Exit C3™ CMS Layout controllers

Main View

Viewing grid Software controllers Resource Tree

Adding a site

C3™ CMS supports up to 255 VMAX® A1 Plus™, VMAX® IP Plus™ and VMAX® A1™ recorders. To add a new site to your resource tree: 1. Right-click the on tree on the left and Add/Edit Site. 2. In the new pop-up window, you can use the auto search feature to locate all supported devices in the network. Any devices found can then be added to your resources by selecting them and clicking the "Add>" button. 3. You can also manually add new sites by clicking on the "New Site" button on the top right. Enter the site's information, including the IP address, ports, number of channels, username and password.

4. You can also organize your sites by groups. You can create a new group by clicking on "New Group" and entering the necessary information. See the full user manual for more information. Playback controllers Adjustable timeline Live/playback views Snapshot and PTZ camera control