Displays And Icons; Live View (All Channels) - Night Owl THD301 Series User Manual

6.3

Displays and Icons

The following sections will describe the main screens you will access for login,
playback, recording and configuration.
6.3.1

Live View (All Channels)

After you have completed the initial setup of your DVR through the Startup Wizard,
whenever you power on your DVR, the first thing you will see is the Live View screen.
Live View is the default display mode of your DVR. It is where you can watch live
images from your cameras and access the DVR Menu. Read through this section
to learn about the Live View status icons and how to control and manage your
DVR using the Channel Toolbar and Mouse Menu.
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1. Motion Detection Icon: Indicates that an alarm event such as motion
detection, video loss or tampering has occurred.
2. DVR status Recording Icon: Indicates that your DVR is currently recording
video from this camera. This icon will be the same whether the recording was
scheduled, initiated manually or triggered by motion.
3. Time OSD: Current time of your DVR.
4. Camera Name OSD: Current name of each Camera/Channel.
5. Video Loss Icon: Indicates that the specific channel has lost the feed from the
corresponding camera. This may be caused by a disconnected/damaged cable, the
camera may have lost power or the camera may have been de-registered from the
channel. This also appears if you do not have a camera connected to the channel.
6. System Exception Icon: Indicates that an alarm event or exception has
occurred. Click the icon to access the Alarm/Exception Information log where
you can find specific details about the event.
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