View AFU and file transfer progress
Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus, Pearl Nano
You can view Automatic File Upload (AFU) and file transfer information from the following places:
- the Admin panel.
- the touch screen menu (Pearl-2, Pearl Mini).
- the front screen menu (Pearl Nano).
View file transfer status using the Admin panel
- Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
- From the Configuration menu, click Automatic File Upload. If there are files to be uploaded, they appear in the queue.
View file transfer status using the touch screen (Pearl-2, Pearl Mini)
- Enable and configure Automatic File Upload, or configure the system to manually move or copy recorded files to an inserted USB drive. A file upload indicator icon is shown on the video preview screens and on the Single Touch control screen.
- The background of the file upload indicator icon blinks green when the system is actively uploading files to the external destination.
- The background color of the file transfer indicator alternates between blinks yellow when the system encounters an error while uploading files to the external destination. Tap the icon to see more details about nature of the error.
View file transfer status using the Pearl Nano front screen menu
- Configure and enable Automatic File Upload, or configure Pearl Nano to manually move or copy recorded files to an inserted USB drive. A file upload indicator icon is shown on the video preview screens of Pearl Nano and on the front screen of Pearl Nano. Press the left arrow key repeatedly on the control key interface until the Menu screen displays.
- The background of the file upload indicator icon blinks green when Pearl Nano is actively uploading files to the external destination.
- The background color of the file transfer indicator alternates between blinks yellow when Pearl Nano encounters an error while uploading files to the external destination.
- Use the arrow keys to highlight Copy to USB drive and press the check mark key to view the Copy to USB drive progress.