10. Left and Right Button: The left and right button can be used to move the active selection in a menu. It will move the
selection left and right. In the Playback mode, the buttons can be used to speed up/slow down the video. In preview
mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.
The controls on the front panel includes:
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.
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.
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Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same
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time.
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
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state can't 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:
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.
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Figure 3. DS-9000/9100 Series DVR Front Panel Controls
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