Operating Your Dvr - HIKVISION DS-9000 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
(Infra-Red) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard.
Using the Front Panel Controls
Your DVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. DVR Front Panel Controls
The controls on the front panel include:
Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.
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IR Receiver: Receiver for IR remote.
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USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB
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Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
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.
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
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when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same 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
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arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3
seconds in Preview mode.
Alphanumeric Buttons: Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of the DVR. Some uses
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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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