Operation
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Siemens AG
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05.2010
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Front panel buttons and LEDs
Power LED
The Power LED is lit when the unit is On.
HDD LED
The HDD LED flickers when the DVR is recording or searching video on the hard disk
drive.
Alarm LED
The Alarm Out LED is lit when alarm output or internal buzzer is activated.
Network LED
The NETWORK LED is lit when the unit is connected to a network via Ethernet.
Clip Copy LED
The Clip Copy LED is lit when the DVR is clip-copying.
Camera buttons
(1 to 16)
Pressing the individual camera buttons will cause the selected camera to display full
screen. Buttons 1 to 9 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, pressing the button 3 focuses near and button 4 focuses far, and pressing the
button 5 moves to the preset and button 6 saves the preset.
Zoom/PTZ button
Pressing the Zoom/PTZ button enters zoom mode and a rectangle appears on the screen.
You can use the arrow buttons to move the rectangle to another area. Pressing the
(Enter/Pause) button zooms in the image in rectangle.
Pressing the button for two seconds or longer allows you to enter PTZ mode.
Display/Spot button
Pressing the Display/Spot button toggles different display formats. The available formats
are: PIP, 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4.
Pressing and holding the button for two seconds or longer allows you to select which
cameras will display on the Spot monitor.
Group/Sequence button
When in the live mode, pressing the Group/Sequence button changes the screen from the
current camera group to the next camera group, and the screen displays the page
number. Pressing and holding the button for two seconds or longer displays live channels
sequentially.
Menu/Cameo button
Pressing the Menu/Cameo button enters the Setup screen. You will need to enter the
authorized user and password to access Setup. Pressing the button also closes the
current menu or setup dialog box. In the Playback mode, pressing the button displays the
Search menu.
Pressing and holding the button for two seconds or longer enters the cameo mode. The
yellow outline surrounding the video indicates the active cameo, and pressing the arrow
buttons moves the active cameo. Pressing the desired camera button in the active cameo
edits the cameo and displays the video of selected camera. Pressing the
(Enter/Pause)
button exits the Active Cameo mode. Selecting
Exit Group Edit
in the cameo menu
displayed when pressing the Menu/Cameo button also exits the Active Cameo mode.
Panic button
Pressing the Panic button starts panic recoding of all camera channels, and displays
on the screen. Pressing the button again will stop panic recording.
Clip Copy button
Pressing the Clip Copy button allows you to copy video clips.
Alarm button
The Alarm button has two functions. First, it will reset the DVR’s outputs including the
internal buzzer during an alarm. Second, it will display the event log when you are in the
live monitoring mode unless there is an active alarm. This operation can be user password
protected.
Playback button
Pressing the Playback button enters the playback mode, and pressing the button again
exits the playback mode. When entering the playback mode, video is paused. Pressing
the Right arrow button plays back video at regular speed. The screen displays when the
DVR is in the Pause mode and the screen displays when the DVR is playing back
video.
Enter/Pause button
In the live monitoring mode, pressing the
button freezes the current screen and the
screen displays
icon. When in the playback mode, pressing the
button pauses
playing video. When in the setup mode, pressing the
button selects a highlighted item
or completes an entry that you have made
Up, Down, Left, Right Arrow
buttons
These buttons are used to navigate through menus and GUI.
The Up and Down arrow buttons are also used to change numbers by highlighting a
number in the menu and by increasing or decreasing the number’s value.
The Left and Right arrow buttons are also used to play back images in the playback mode.
Pressing the Right arrow button plays video at regular speed, and pressing the button
again toggles the playback speed from x2, x3 and x4. Pressing the Left arrow button plays
video backward at high speed, and pressing the button again toggles the playback speed
from x2, x3 and x4.
