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Operating Your DVR
There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the included IR
(Infrared) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard.
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Figure 5. DS-8100HCI-ST DVR Front Panel
The controls on the front panel include:
1. Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.
2. IR Receiver: Receiver for IR remote.
3. USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB
Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
4. Status Indicators: Status indicators for different features of the DVR.
• Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
• Ready: Ready indicator turns blue when DVR is functioning properly.
• Status: Status indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote. Indicator turns red when
controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
• HDD: HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
• Modem: Reserved.
• TX/RX: TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.
• Guard: Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed, off when the device is unarmed. The
arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds
in Preview mode.
5. Alphanumeric Buttons: Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of the DVR. Some uses include:
• Switching to the corresponding channel in Preview or PTZ Control mode.
• Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode.
• Switching between different channels in Playback mode.
6. Control Buttons:
• ESC Button: The ESC button is used to escape to the previous menu and to arm/disarm the DVR in
Preview mode.
• REC/SHOT Button: The REC/SHOT button is used to enter the Manual Record interface. If used
when controlling a PTZ, pressing the REC/SHOT button and then a Numeric button will call a PTZ
preset.
• PLAY/AUTO Button: The PLAY/AUTO button is used to enter the Playback menu. It is also used
to turn audio on/off in the Playback menu and auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.
• ZOOM+ Button: The ZOOM+ button is used to zoom the PTZ camera in when in the PTZ Control
menu.
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