Live Mode; Overview Of The Main Menu - GE TruVision DVR 10 Quick Start Manual

Live mode

The TVR 10 automatically enters live mode when powered
on. Live mode is the normal operating mode of the unit.
From live mode, you can switch to playback mode or enter
the menu system.
While in live mode, the TVR 10 displays the status of each
video channel at the bottom of the screen. See Figure 4
below. Right-click the mouse, and then click Show/Hide
Status (or press the # button on the remote control) to
activate or deactivate the status bar.
Figure 4: Live mode example
Camera status
Each icon represents a camera. The icon color shows the
camera status. Table 3 below gives the status color code.
Table 3: Camera status icon color descriptions
Icon Color Status description
White No video signal
Yellow Standby recording (when recording upon alarm and/or
motion)
Green Recording
Blue Motion detection
Red Alarm

Overview of the main menu

The main menu lets you set up the TVR 10 or change the
default settings to suit your installation. You must be in live
mode to access the main menu. To display the main menu,
right-click the mouse, and then click Main Menu You can
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also press the MENU button on the front panel or the
remote control.
Access to different dialog screens varies depending on your
access privileges. Most screens will only be available to
system administrators.
The main menu has eight commands. Each command
displays a screen that lets you modify a group of TVR 10
settings.
Figure 5: Main menu
Table 4: Main menu descriptions
Command Function
Display Configures the login password request, menu
timeout, video standard, time and date, and
multiscreen layout.
Camera Configures the camera names, video adjustment,
advanced camera settings, time and date on-screen
position, and motion detection.
Recording Configures the recording mode, image resolution,
recording rates, bit rates, and pre- or post-event
recording settings.
Network Configures the standard network settings, e-mail,
and advanced network settings.
Alarms Configures the alarm input type, alarm rules, alarm
output type, PTZ linkage, and notification settings.
PTZ Configures PTZ protocols and PTZ addresses.
User Configures users, passwords, and access rights.
Utilities Configures the firmware upgrade, hard drive
settings. Lets you view logs, acknowledge alarms,
restore to factory settings, reboot, and power off.
Refer to the user manual for more information.
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