
I Series Network Video Recorder User Manual, 030117NA
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Chapter 2
Introduction
NOTE:
Screenshots in this manual are for reference only; your NVR’s screenshots may look different.
2.1
DS-96xxNI-I8 Series Front Panel
Figure 1 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series
Table 1 – Panel Description
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Status
Indicators
ALARM
Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected
READY
Turns blue when the device is functioning properly
STATUS
Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote
Turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard are used at same time
HDD
Flickers red when data is being read from or written to HDD
MODEM
Reserved for future usage
Tx/Rx
Flickers blue when network connection is functioning properly
GUARD
Turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected
Turns off when the device is unarmed (the arm/disarm status can be changed by pressing and holding on
the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode)
2
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control
3
Front Panel Lock
Locks or unlocks the panel by the key
4
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W disk
5
Alphanumeric Buttons
Switches to the corresponding channel in live view or PTZ control mode
Inputs numbers and characters in edit mode
Switches between different channels in playback mode
Turns blue when the corresponding channel is recording; turns red when the channel is in network
transmission status; turns pink when the channel is recording and transmitting
6
USB Interfaces
USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive
7
Composite
Keys
ESC
Returns to the previous menu
Press to arm/disarm the device in live view mode
REC/SHOT
Enters the Manual Record settings menu
Press this button followed by a numeric button to call a PTZ preset in PTZ control settings
Turns audio on/off in the playback mode
PLAY/AUTO
Enters the playback mode
Automatically scans the PTZ control menu
ZOOM+
Zooms in the PTZ camera in the PTZ control setting
A/FOCUS+
Adjusts focus in the PTZ Control menu
Switches between input methods (upper and lower case alphabet, symbols and numeric input)
EDIT/IRIS+
Edits text fields. When editing text fields, it also deletes the character in front of the cursor
Checks checkbox fields
Adjusts the iris of the camera in PTZ control mode
Generates video clips for backup in playback mode
Enters/exits the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD
MAIN/SPOT/
ZOOM-
Switches between main and spot output
Zooms out the image in PTZ control mode