American Dynamics DV16000 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual page 170

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Intellex
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Archive Operation
Digital Video Management System Installation and Operating Instructions
Select one of the following options and click Next:
NOTE: The unit always writes its name on the archive tape.
Since all images on a tape are identified with the same
Intellex unit, we recommend that you append images
from only one Intellex unit to each tape.
Append to the end of the tape. — Select this option to
continue the archive after the last saved image on the tape. At
times, an archive operation may not fill a tape. This option
lets you use your archive tapes more fully.
Overwrite the images on the tape. — Select this option to
write to the tape as if it is blank.
Use a different tape. — Select this option to eject the tape.
Start over with step 1.
Click Cancel to cancel the operation and return to the main
screen. Click Help to display online help for the screen.
4. Select one of the following:
Next — Click to begin backing up the image database in the
background. The unit closes this screen and returns to the
main screen.
The unit displays the Archive progress bar at the bottom of
the main screen. The bar indicates how much recording space
has been used on the tape. Then you can estimate when to
insert a new tape.
NOTE: If an accidental interruption occurs during background
archiving, see
chapter.
The unit only interrupts normal operation when the tape is
full.
Click Cancel to cancel the operation and return to the main
screen. Click Help to display online help for the screen.
5. To interrupt the backup, refer to
Archiving.
6. When the tape is full, the unit flashes the Alarms indicator
on the front panel. It also energizes alarm output 16 if the
Message Alert option is selected (see
Recovering from an Interruption
Interrupting Background
Alarm
in this
Setup). Then it
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