User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Key Features
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Chapter 3 Live View
- Chapter 4 PTZ Controls
- Chapter 5 Recording Settings- 5.1 Configuring Recording Parameters
- 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule
- 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record
- 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record
- 5.5 Configuring VCA Record
- 5.6 Configuring Manual Record
- 5.7 Configuring Holiday Record
- 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording
- 5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording
- 5.10 Files Protection
 
- Chapter 6 Playback
- Chapter 7 Backup
- Chapter 8 Alarm Settings
- Chapter 9 Network Settings
- Chapter 10 HDD Management
- Chapter 11 Camera Settings
- Chapter 12 DVR Management and Maintenance
- Chapter 13 Others
- Appendix
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 
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No. 
Name 
Function Description 
7 
USB Interface 
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB 
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). 
8 
IR Receiver 
Receiver for IR remote control. 
Figure 1. 6 Front Panel of DS-8100-SH 
Table 1. 5 Description of Front Panel 
No. 
Name 
Function Description 
1 
Status 
Indicators 
ALARM 
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. 
READY 
Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the DVR is 
functioning properly. 
STATUS 
Indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote.   
Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and orange when 
IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time. 
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by the IR remote 
control with the address of 255. 
HDD 
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written 
to HDD. 
Tx/Rx 
Tx/Rx indictor blinks in blue when network connection is functioning 
properly. 
GUARD 
Indicator turns blue when the device is armed; 
Indicator does not light when the device is disarmed; 
The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the 
ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode. 
2 
Alphanumeric Buttons 
Switch  to  the  corresponding  channel in  Live  view or  PTZ  Control 
mode. 
Input numbers and characters in Edit mode. 
Switch between different channels in Playback mode. 
The  light  of  the  button  is  blue  when  the  corresponding  channel  is 
recording;  it  is  red  when  the  channel  is  in  network  transmission 
status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting. 
3 
Control 
Buttons 
DIRECTION 
The  DIRECTION  buttons  are  used  to  navigate  between  different 
fields and items in menus. 
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up 
and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select 
the next and previous record files. 
In  Live  View  mode,  these  buttons  can  be  used  to  cycle  through 
channels. 
In  PTZ  control  mode,  it  can  control  the  movement  of  the  PTZ 
camera. 










