
4- & 8-Channel Digital Video Recorder
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Chapter 3 Configuration
NOTE: Your DVR should be completely installed before proceeding. Refer to
Chapter 2
Installation
.
Front Panel Controls
Figure 3 8-Channel DVR front panel.
Camera Buttons
HDD LED
Alarm Out LED
Arrow Buttons
Play/Pause Button
Menu Button
PTZ/Zoom Button
Panic Button
Search Button
USB Port
The front panel looks and operates much like a VCR combined with a multiplexer. Many of the
buttons have multiple functions. The buttons on the infrared remote control, while laid out differently,
perform the same functions as those on the front panel. The following describes each button and
control. Take a few minutes to review the descriptions. You will use these to initially set up your
DVR and for daily operations.
NOTE: A separate Alarm button is not provided. Pressing any button on the front panel or
remote control resets alarm output including the internal buzzer when the alarm is activated.
However, when you are in the menu or PTZ mode, you have to exit the menu or PTZ mode
first to reset alarm output.
NOTE: The infrared sensor is just to the left of the
CAMERA 1
button. Make certain that
nothing blocks the sensor, or the remote control will not function properly.
NOTE: You can also use a USB mouse to navigate through the screens and menus much
like you would on a computer.
Camera Buttons (1 to 8)
Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full screen, and
pressing the button again toggles between different display formats. The available formats are:
PIP, 2x2, 1+5, 1+7 and 3x3. Buttons 1 to 8 are also used to enter passwords.
In the PTZ mode, pressing the button 1 zooms in the screen and the button 2 zooms out the screen,
and pressing the button 3 focuses near and button 4 focuses far.