Using The Front Panel Controls - HIKVISION DS-8104AH(L) I-S Series User Manual

HIKVISION DS-8104AH(L)I-S User‟s Manual

Using the Front Panel Controls

Your DVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. DVR Front Panel Controls
The controls on the front panel include:
1. USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB
Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
2. Status Indicators: Status indicators for different features of the DVR.
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Power: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
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Ready: Ready indicator turns green when DVR is functioning properly.
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Status: Status indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote.
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Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
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Modem: Reserved.
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HDD: HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
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Link: Link indictor is blue when network connection is functioning properly.
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Tx/Rx: TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.
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NumLock: Press SHIFT button, the NumLock indictor will turn on to blue, the control buttons will
be used to input letters and numbers. Press SHIFT button again, the NumLock indictor will turn off,
and the control buttons will resume.
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Ch1-Ch4: Channel status indictor is blue when recording is functioning, red when networking is
functioning, orange when recording and networking are both functioning.
3. Control Buttons:
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