Operation Manual

User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100-SH Series DVR
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3.2 Operations in Live View Mode
In live view mode, the following functions can be realized:
• Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor.
• Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
• Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each
screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch.
Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.
• Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.
• Start Recording: start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels.
• Aux/Main Output Switch: the DVR will check the connection of the output interfaces to define the
main and auxiliary output interfaces. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, or either one is
connected, it is used as the auxiliary video output for live view, recording and PTZ controls; When both
HDMI and VGA are not connected, it is used as the main video output for live view playback, recording,
PTZ control and menu operations.
When the aux output is enabled, you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output,
while no operation is allowed for the main output.
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation
For the DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models, you can operate the front panel buttons to realize the
following functions in live view:
Table 3. 2 Front Panel Operation in Live View
Functions
Front Panel Operation
Show single screen
Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the
screen for channel 2.
Show multi-screen
Press the PREV/FOCUS- button.
Manually switch
screens
Next screen: right direction button.
Previous screen: left direction button.
Auto-switch
Press Enter button.
All-day playback
Press Play button.
Switch main and aux
output
Press F1 button and Enter button.
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View
In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu: