Operating Your Dvr; Using The Front Panel Controls - HIKVISION DS-7300HWI-SH Series User Manual

Operating Your DVR

There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the
included IR (Infrared) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard.

Using the Front Panel Controls

Your DVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in the following figure:
The controls on the front panel include:
Power Button:
1. Powers DVR on/off.
Status Indicators:
2.
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Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
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Ready: Ready indicator turns blue when DVR is functioning properly.
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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.
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HDD: HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
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Modem: Reserved
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TX/RX: TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.
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Guard: Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed, off when the device is unarmed.
The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more
than 3 seconds in Preview mode.
Alphanumeric Buttons:
3.
include:
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Switching to the corresponding channel in Preview or PTZ Control mode.
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Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode.
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Switching between different channels in Playback mode.
IR Receiver:
4. Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure
5. Batteries (2XAAA) must be installed before operation.
USB Ports:
5. Connects USB mouse or USE flash memory devices.
DVD-ROM:
6. Slot for DVR-ROM.
Control Buttons:
7.
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ESC Button: The ESC button is used to escape to the previous menu and to arm/disarm the
DVR in Preview mode.
Figure 4 DVR Front Panel Controls
Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of the DVR. Some uses
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