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DISPLAYING AND HIDING THE SYSTEM MENUS
Press the Menu key to display and hide the on-screen menus.
The first time you display the menus, the DVR5100 displays the main menu. If you navigate to a lower-level menu and t hen close the menu
display, the DVR5100 retains that information and returns you to the same menu the next time you press the M enu key. To hide an on-screen
menu, press the Menu key again.
Figure 11. DVR5100 Main Menu
NAVIGATING TO AND SELECTING A MENU ITEM
There are three ways to navigate within a menu and select an item:
• Use the joystick to move between the on-screen icons.
• Press a function key that is identical in color to a menu item.
• Turn the jog (inner dial) of the jog/shuttle to move across a menu or up and down a list.

JOYSTICK

To navigate to and select a menu item:
1. Move the joystick left or right to a menu item. The yellow cursor denotes the highlighted menu item.
2. Press the Enter/Shift key to select the highlighted menu item. To return to a previous menu, move the joystick to the on-screen Back
icon , and then press the Enter/Shift key.

FUNCTION KEYS ON THE CONTROL PAD

The DVR5100 Control Pad contains four color-lit function keys. The color of each key corresponds to the color of its icons displayed on the
monitors linked to the DVR5100. This color-matching design lets you navigate the on-screen menus without looking down to read keyboard text
labels. The colors always appear in the same order from left to right: blue, yellow, green, and red.
Figure 12. Control Pad Color-Coded function keys
To navigate through the different levels in menus or to select an item:
1. Press the color-coded function key t hat corresponds to the on-screen menu item. For example, to select the blue icon on the screen, press
the blue function key on the front panel of the DVR5100.
2. To return to a previous menu, turn the jog shuttle to the left. After you make a selection, the DVR5100 presents a menu or displays a dialog.