Quick Start Guide
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Network Video Recorder Quick Start Guide 
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Chapter1 Description of Panels 
1.1  Front Panel 
DS-9600NI-I8 
Figure 1. 1 Front Panel     
Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel 
No. 
Name 
Function Description 
1 
Status 
Indicators 
ALARM 
Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. 
READY 
Turns blue when the device is functioning properly. 
STATUS 
Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote. 
Turns red  when controlled by a keyboard and purple when  IR 
remote and keyboard is used at the same time. 
HDD 
Flickers red when data is being read from or written to HDD. 
MODEM 
Reserved for future usage.   
Tx/Rx 
Flickers blue when network connection is functioning properly. 
GUARD 
Turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this time, an 
alarm is enabled when an event is detected.   
Turns  off  when  the device  is  unarmed.  The arm/disarm  status 
can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC button for 
more than 3 seconds in live view mode. 
2 
IR Receiver 
Receiver for IR remote control.   
3 
Front Panel Lock 
Locks or unlocks the panel by the key. 
4 
DVD-R/W 
Slot for DVD-R/W disk. 
5 
Alphanumeric Buttons 
Switches  to  the  corresponding  channel  in  live  view  or  PTZ 
control mode. 
Inputs numbers and characters in edit mode. 
Switches between different channels in playback mode. 










