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3. Live Preview
3.1 Live Preview On-screen Display
The Live Preview mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up. It is also at
the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC multiple times (depending on
which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live Preview mode.
3.2 Live Preview Icons
Some icons are provided on screen in Live Preview mode to indicate different camera
and monitor status. These icons include:
Main Output
Aux Output
Event Alarm:
Indicates video loss, video tampering, motion detection or
relay alarm.
Record
: Indicates the current channel is recording. The recording may
havebeen started manually, from a schedule, and/or triggered from motion or
alarm.
Event Alarm & Record
Figure 1.
Live Preview Icons
3.3 Live Preview Operation
In Live View mode, you can operate the following functions:
1. Display Single Camera:
• By Front Panel/Remote:
Use Alphanumeric buttons.
• By Mouse:
Select
Single Camera
in right-click menu.
2. Multi-camera Preview:
• By Front Panel/Remote:
Press
PREV
button.
• By Mouse:
Select
Multi Camera
in right-click menu.
3. Manual Switch:
• By Front Panel/ Remote:
Press the
Left
arrow button to access the
previous screen; press the
Right
arrow button to access next screen.