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"Failed to start playback. NetSDK returns error. (Smart PSS)"

If software commands do not clear the exclusive lock, the NVR firmware is hung. "Failed to start playback

| Code | Meaning | |------|---------| | -1 | Unknown (often exclusive lock) | | -2 | Timeout (network congestion) | | -3 | Invalid handle (session already closed) | | -10 | Permission denied (user lacks playback rights) | | -14 | No more playback channels (limit reached) | "Failed to start playback

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"Failed to start playback. NetSDK returns error. (Smart PSS)"

If software commands do not clear the exclusive lock, the NVR firmware is hung.

| Code | Meaning | |------|---------| | -1 | Unknown (often exclusive lock) | | -2 | Timeout (network congestion) | | -3 | Invalid handle (session already closed) | | -10 | Permission denied (user lacks playback rights) | | -14 | No more playback channels (limit reached) |

Here is how to fix this issue, ordered from the easiest solution to the most thorough.