User`s manual
Hikvision USA, Inc. DS-7208/7216HVI-S DVR User Manual
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Operating Your DVR
There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the
included IR (Infra-Red) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft-Keyboard.
Using the Front Panel Controls
Your DVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in Figure 3.
The controls on the front panel include:
1. IR Receiver: Receiver for IR remote.
2. USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk
Drive (HDD).
3. Status Indicators: Status indicators for different features of the DVR.
• Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
• Ready: Ready indicator turns blue when DVR is functioning properly.
• Status: Status indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote. Indicator turns red when
controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
• HDD: HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
• Modem: Reserved
• TX/RX: TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.
• Guard: Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed, off when the device is unarmed. The
arm/disarm state can’t be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in
Preview mode.
Fig 3: DS-7208HVI-S (Top), DS-7216HVI-S (Bottom)