Operating Your Dvr; Using The Front Panel Controls - HIKVISION DS-9000 Series User Manual

User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR

Operating Your DVR

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

Using the Front Panel Controls

Front Panel of DS-9000/9100-S DVR:
Figure 6. DS-9000/9100-S DVR Front Panel Controls
The controls on the front panel include:
1. Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.
2. IR Receiver: Receiver for IR remote.
3. USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard
Disk Drive (HDD).
4. Status Indicators: Status indicators for different features of the DVR.
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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.
5. Alphanumeric Buttons: Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of the DVR. Some uses 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.
6. Control Buttons:
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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.
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