Operation Manual

User Manual of Network Video Recorder
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1.1 Front Panel
DS-8600NI-E8 Series
Figure 1. 1 DS-8600NI-E8 Series
Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Status
Indicators
ALARM
Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
READY
Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that 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
Blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
MODEM
Reserved for future usage.
Tx/Rx
Blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.
GUARD
Guard indicator turns blue when the device is in armed status; at
this time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected.
The indicator 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
3
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.
4
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.
5
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
6
Composite
Keys
ESC
Back to the previous menu.
Press for Arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.
REC/SHOT
Enter the Manual Record setting menu.
In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a
PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.
It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.