Help Menu

Table G describes the DX8100 Help menu commands.

 

Table G. DX8100 Help Menu Commands

 

 

Command

Description

 

 

DX8100 Help

Opens the DX8100 Help system.

 

 

About

Provides model and version information for the DX8100 application.

 

 

DX8100 TOOLBAR

This section describes the DX8100 toolbar. Table H describes the DX8100 toolbar buttons.

 

 

Table H. DX8100 Toolbar Buttons (1 of 2)

 

 

 

Button

Name

Description

 

 

 

 

Live

Enters the display mode and opens the DX8100 main window, where live and playback video is

 

 

displayed:

•Live mode: Allows all users to view live video.

•Playback mode: Allows users with playback access rights (Standard User by default) and higher to play back recorded video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search

Enters the search mode and opens the Search window, providing access to search features. Users with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard User access and higher are allowed to search video data using specific criteria.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setup

Enters the setup mode and opens the Setup dialog box to the Camera page (default view), and allows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

access to the other pages. Users with Power User access and higher are allowed to set up the features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and options for the HVR.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Export

Enters the export mode, where you configure the export options and parameters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print

Enters the print mode, where you print the selected video image.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Division

Displays one camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Division

Displays four cameras simultaneously (quad display).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Division

Displays nine cameras simultaneously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 Division

Displays 16 cameras simultaneously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 Division

Displays 25 images. Each HVR accommodates up to 32 cameras. You can display images from the local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and remote DX8100 HVRs. Use the expansion unit to increase DX8108 from 8 to 24 camera inputs or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the DX8116 from 16 to 32 camera inputs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36 Division

Displays 36 images. Each HVR accommodates up to 32 cameras. You can display images from the local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and remote DX8100 HVRs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6, 10, 13 Division

Displays images as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 6 Division (1+5): One larger and five smaller images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 10 Division (2+8): Two larger and eight smaller images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 13 Division (1+12: One larger and 12 smaller images

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dx8100 specifications

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