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CHAPTER 2 CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS
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FRONT PANEL
ITEM NAME
FUNCTION
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POWER (
Behind flip-down
panel)
Puts the DVR into standby mode or wakes it up from standby
mode.
2
USB PORT (
Behind flip-
down panel)
Used for external USB backup devices. The mouse
will not function in this port.
3
NUMBER PAD
Enter channel numbers.
4
MENU
Opens the Main Menu
5
BACKUP
Opens Backup Menu
6
DIRECTION
Navigates through selections in menus
7
RECORD
Begins manually recording on all channels
8
SEARCH
Enters Search Mode
9
INDICATOR LIGHTS
Shows status of the DVR Functions and the Hard
Drive
10
VIEWING MODE
Change between 1, 4, 8 and 16-screen viewing mode
11
10+ BUTTON
Input channels numbers above 10 by pushing this button
followed by the second digit.
12
PTZ
Enter PTZ mode in live view
13
AUDIO
Turn audio on or off in live view if audio input devices are
attached.
14
INFO
Displays system information
15
ENTER
Confirms selection in menus or input in fields
16
PLAYBACK CONTROLS
REW
- Rewind
PLAY
- Opens the Playback interface. Pauses or resumes
playback
FF
- Fast Forward
STOP
- Quits Playback mode
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CONTROL KNOB
Outer ring navigates through menus
Inner knob increases or decreases speed of fast forward or
rewind.
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BACK PANEL
ITEM NAME
FUNCTION
1
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for telvision or monitor
2
VIDEO IN
BNC connectors for up to 16 cameras
3
LOOP OUT (2)
Output each channel to a separate monitor. Each port
handles 8 channels.
4
SPOT OUT
Connect to another monitor as an auxiliary output
channel. This monitor will only display video and will
have no menu access.
5
AUDIO IN
16 channels of audio input
6
AUDIO OUT
Audio output for amplified speaker
7
MICROPHONE IN
Connect a microphone
8
VGA PORT
VGA output for 19” or larger monitor
9
HDMI
HDMI video output
10
USB PORT
For the USB mouse
11
LAN
Network (ethernet) port
12
eSATA (2)
Connection for external eSATA hard drive for backup
13
ALARM IN
Connect up to 16 external sensors
14
ALARM OUT
4 Channel relay output for external alarms
15
PTZ
Connections for Pan-Tilt-Zoom speed dome cameras.
Y = “+” Z = “-”
16
K/B
Connector for a PTZ keyboard
17
POWER SOCKET
Attachment point for power cord
18
POWER SWITCH
Use to turn on the DVR as well as to turn off after
powering down from within the GUI
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FAN
Cooling fan exhaust port. This should not be blocked.
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