MultimediaRecord Function

1Contents:
Overview …………………………………………………………………………Page 3
How to Configure a Record and Stop Button …………………………… Page 4
How to Configure a Record/Stop function using Multi Command /Button………Page 8
How to Configure for Event Recording …………………………………Page 10
How to Play a Recorded file ……………………………………………… Page 122

OVERVIEW
Record video images and audio using either of the following method:•Use a REC (Record) Button / Commando Maximum recording time is 30 seconds
o No settings / configuration required in WindOI-NV2 software.
 Simply create a REC / Stop button or command to trigger therecording process.

•Use Event Recordingo Event Recording can be triggered on any screen (it acts globally).
o Settings are required for Event Recordingo Maximum recording time is 30 seconds
 Record 15 seconds max. before the event occurred and 15 max
after the event occurred ( when assigned bit changes from off toon status). Review image below.

3How to Configure a REC (Record) and Stop Button.
1. Go to Home tab, select Buttons and then Key Button (drop it on the base screen).
Double click to configure the properties of the Key Button.

2. In the Properties of Key Button, click the Browse button. Select Multimedia
Function and then the Rec button.
Click the OK button to close the properties of the key button.

43. To create a Stop button, first follow step 1 (above).
In the Properties of Key Button, click on Browse. Select Multimedia Function andthen select the Stop button.

4. At this point, the configuration is done. You may download this program.
To trigger the Rec and Stop button, you must go to that base screen where you had
placed the buttons at and trigger them.

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5. To place a video monitor display on the same screen with Rec and Stop button. Hereis a way to configure the video display to be in monitor only.
Go to Home tab, select Data Displays and then Video Display (drop it on the basescreen and double click to configure the properties).

6. In the Properties of Video Display, select “Display images from the video input”
under Action mode.

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7. You may remove the buttons below the display since they will not be needed in thevideo monitor display. To delete the buttons, do a right mouse click on the display,select Ungroup, delete the buttons. The end result is shown below.

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How to Configure Record and Stop button using the Multi- Button or Multi Command function.
1. To configure a Multi Button, select Home tab – Buttons – Multi Button

In Multi Button Properties, select the Action Mode and select Command Type: Key.
Click Add button to select the type of button.

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Click the Browse button. In Key Browser, select Multimedia Function. Select Rec orStop button.

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1. Select Home tab – Commands – Multi Command

2. Select Key as the Command type. Click the Add button.

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Click the Browse button. In Key Browser, select Multimedia Function. Select Rec or
Stop button.

Lastly, assign a Trigger Condition (enter the device type) to trigger either Record or
Stop function.

10How to Configure for Event Recording:
1. Go to Configuration tab – select Multimedia

2. In Multimedia Settings, select Record tab. Next, follow the steps below.

Click the OK button when all settings are done.
3. You may now download the project.
In the example above, address LM 0, is the assigned trigger device. Thus, if
you trigger LM0 (i.e. system fault occurred) on any screen, it will immediately
start recording. It will record 15 seconds of event before and 15 seconds ofevent after the bit is triggered.

11How to Play a Recorded File
1. Create a new base screen. Next, select Home tab – Buttons – Goto Screen
Button.

2. In Properties of Goto Screen Button, select “Open File Screen for movie files”.
In this example, the button will be labeled as “Select A file”.

123. Go to Home tab , select Data Display and select Video Display.

4. In the Properties of Video Display, select “Play a movie or recorded file from FileScreen”

Click the Ok button to close the properties.

134. Here is the final display on the screen. You may now download this project.
Click the “Select A File” button to select the recorded file to be played on theVideo Display.

Limitations when using Event Recording:– When doing an event recording, you must wait till the event recording issaved in the SD card, then REC Button can be used or play a movie file.
– To monitor the event recording status bit, use LSD 155-0
 If bit LSD155-0 is ON, keep in mind you can not play a movie fileor press the REC button.
 If bit LSD155-0 is OFF, then you can play a movie file or press theREC button.

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