Operating instructions

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A
e symbol A will display in red when the unit has been set up to record audio. (is will display
even if there is no microphone connected to the DVR).
e alarm symbol will display blue when the DVR is set up for alarm recording and there is no
alarm condition. When there is an alarm condition it will turn red.
e alarm symbol will display red when there is an alarm condition and the DVR is set to sensor
recording mode.
e alarm symbol will appear yellow when there is an alarm condition, but the DVR is set to record
in motion or continuous mode.
DVR temperature indicator. is will display blue when the DVR is operating on or below the tem-
perature level set in the program. When the DVR temperature rises above the set limit, it displays
red and turns on internal fans. If the temperature does not return to blue, steps must be taken to
cool the unit or severe damage may occur which will render the unit unusable.
HDD indicator. e hard disk drive indicator will display in blue when the amount of hard disk stor-
age is below the amount set in the DVR. It will change to a yellow color when it gets close to the level
set in the DVR system alarm menu. It will turn red when it goes over the amount set.
FPS
FPS displays the frames per second that the DVR is recording for a particular camera.
Crest provides channel swapping function for user’s convenience. One channel position can be
swapped with another by clicking and dragging one channel to another. e swapped positions
are not permanent. e swapped channels are returned to their original positions when the user
chooses another screen division or the DVR is rebooted.
Channel Swapping