User guide

500-1421E rev1.2 NVeDVR User Guide 5
• The Preview Mode screen displays the date, time, camera name, camera status icon and the camera’s image, if
the camera is connected and operational.
• Press the “F3” key on the DVR Front Panel Controls or “A” on the remote control to display or hide the camera
status bar. It is off by default. When this bar is visible, it will cover the camera name.
• Status icons displayed at the bottom of the screen represent the condition of each camera connected to the DVR. In
this case there are 16 circles and each one represents cameras 1 – 16 on this 16 camera DVR, starting from the
left.
• The circles change colors to represent the condition of each connected camera . When a working camera is
connected to a channel, the corresponding status circle will switch back and forth from Record to Alarm Status to
display dual conditions.
Record Status Bar
Circle Color Status Description
White No video signal.
Yellow Video input.
Pink Manual recording.
Green Real time recording.
Blue Motion detect recording.
Red External alarm recording.
Alarm Status Bar
Circle Color Status Description
White Video signal lost.
Yellow View tampering alarm.
Pink Motion and External alarm.
Green No alarm.
Blue Motion alarm.
Red External alarm.