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Table 18: Main and minor record types 
Major types  Minor types 
All  All 
Alarm  All, Alarm input, Alarm output, Start motion detection, Stop motion 
detection, Start tamper-proof, Stop tamper-proof  
Notification  All, Video loss alarm, Abnormal video signal, Illegal login, HDD full, HDD 
error, IP conflicted, Network disconnected, Abnormal record, Input/output 
video standard mismatch 
Operation  All, Power up, Local operation shutdown, Abnormal shutdown, Local 
operation restart, Local operation login, Local operation logout, Local 
operation configure parameters, Local operation upgrade, Local operation 
PTZ control 
Information  All, Local HDD information, HDD S.M.A.R.T., Start recording, Stop 
recording, Delete expired record 
 
Figure 28: View log window 
 
To play back video from the system log: 
1.  Click System Settings > Log Search in the menu toolbar. 
2.  Select the search start and end times. 
3.  Under Major Type and Minor Type, select an option from the drop-down list. 
The minor type list of options available depends on the option selected under 
major type. 
4.  Click the Search button. A list of results appears. 
5.  Select a file and click: 
- Details: Displays information on the log or recording. For a recording, it lists 
such information as start time, type of information, camera number, and gives 
a description on the types of events recorded and when record time was 
stopped. 
- Play: Click to start playback of the selected recording.  
- Export: Click to archive the selected file to a USB device. The export 
window appears.