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Stream SVR recordings using the SVR Timeline with Smart View

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Alarm.com Stream Video Recorders (SVRs) have a remote interface on the Alarm.com customer website or Alarm.com app. Users can stream playback from specific times, adjust playback speed, see important sensor activity, and save/download clips.

For more information about saving/downloading clips, see Download clips from a Stream Video Recorder.

The ADC-SVR122, ADC-SVR210, ADC-CSVR126, and CSVR20XXP/CSVR21XXP Pro Series devices can also play video back locally. For more information about using the Stream Video Recorders' local interfaces, see Play back video locally to a TV.

View SVR recordings

For additional options to search recorded video, see Thumbnail Search for SVR and Onboard Timeline and Advanced Video Search.

Note: By default, the SVR Timeline will automatically display footage starting from 30 minutes prior to when it is accessed.

  1. Log in to the Alarm.com customer website.
  2. Click Video.
  3. Click SVR Timeline.
  4. Using the Select Camera Group dropdown, select a camera group if desired.
  5. Click Play  to stream recordings.

    SVR timeline.png

Note: For Third-Party Cameras and Pro Series Alarm.com Cameras, the SVR Timeline on the Alarm.com customer website displays a darker shade when the camera observes a significant amount of motion via pixel change as shown in the following image:

Motion indicators on SVR timeline.png

  1. Click sound-mute.svg to turn on the sound volume if audio is available for a recording.
     
    Note: The option to turn on sound will only appear if a single camera is selected for viewing and the recording contains audio. If a camera group is selected for viewing, users will not be able to turn on audio for any of the recordings.
  1. Log in to the Alarm.com app.
  2. Tap Video.
  3. Tap Live.
  4. Tap Camera View on the desired camera to view SVR/CSVR/Onboard Recording footage.

    SVR smart view time through the app
  5. Tap sound-mute.svg to turn on the sound volume if audio is available for the recording.

Playback controls

Basic controls
  • Play  play footage.
  • step-forward.svg skip forward 30 seconds.
  • step-back.svg skip backward 30 seconds.
  • 1x refers to the currently selected playback speed.
  • Date choose a specific playback date.
  • Pan tilt video digitally zoom to look more closely at the playback. For more information about the digital zoom feature, see the Digital Zoom section in Live video streaming.
Timeline scale controls
  • HOUR and DAY buttons are available to adjust the timeline scale using the Alarm.com customer website.
  • Details skip ahead by the current timeline scale.
  • Collapse skip back by the current timeline scale.
Basic controls
  • Play  play footage.
  • step-forward-15.svg skip forward 15 seconds.
  • step-back-15.svg skip backward 15 seconds.
  • 1x refers to the currently selected playback speed.*
Timeline scale controls
  • Date choose a specific playback date or time.
  • Pinch the timeline to zoom in or expand the range of the displayed timeline.
  • Tap a marker on the Smart View Timeline to jump to that point in time. 

Additional features available using the Alarm.com customer website

Hotkey navigation
Timeline event filters using the Alarm.com customer website:
  1. Click Healthcheck.svg to expand the activity card.
  2. Click Filter.
  3. Using the available dropdown menus, select the desired event filters.
  4. Click Apply.

    Activity card.png

Additional features available using the Alarm.com app

Timeline navigation
  • Tap a marker on the Smart View Timeline to jump to that point in time.
  • Scroll back and forth on the timeline to move through the activity feed history.
  • Pinch the timeline to zoom in or expand the range of the displayed timeline.
Timeline event filters using the Alarm.com app:
  1. Tap Filter.
  2. Tap to select the desired event filters.
  3. Tap Apply.

    Smart view timeline filters using the app

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