Pelco dx8100 manual Part Description

Table A describes the parts of the DX8100 application window.

		Table A. Parts of the DX8100 Application Window
Item	Part	Description
	Title Bar	Displays the DX8100 application title.
	Menu Bar	Provides access to drop-down menus.
	Toolbar	Provides access to display, setup, export, and search tools.
	Site Tree	Displays top-down, hierarchical management of DX8100 resources, such as servers, cameras, alarms, and relays.
	View Panels	Display live and playback video from attached cameras. A view panel consists of view panes.
		• View pane: A view pane is a division of a view panel. Each view pane contains only a single camera channel.
		Up to 36 view panes can fit in a single view panel.
		• View panel: A view panel is made up of the entire DX8100 viewing area. View panels are divided into
		multiple panes. A panel can display from one to 36 individual cameras.
		For additional information about view panels and panes, refer to Switching Between Standard and Extended
		Panel Views on page 30.
	PTZ Control Panel	Allows users with access rights to operate camera lens control features and to program PTZ presets, patterns,
		auxiliary outputs, and tours. This panel is hidden in the extended view mode. In this case, select the standard
		view mode to display the PTZ control panel. For information about how to select view modes, refer to Switching
		Between Standard and Extended Panel Views on page 30.
	Index View Panel	Allows users with access rights to search motion and alarm events within a 24-hour period specified in the
		playback timeline. By default, this panel is not displayed.
	Playback Timeline	Displays a 24-hour timeline marked with color-coded video events. Allows users with Standard User access rights
		to select a date and time for playback. This panel is hidden in the extended view mode. In this case, select the
		standard view mode to display the playback timeline. For information about how to select view modes, refer to
		Switching Between Standard and Extended Panel Views on page 30.
	Playback Control	Provides buttons for users with access rights to control video playback. Includes forward and reverse playback
	Panel	and still image. It also provides controls for playback speed and volume. This panel is hidden in the extended
		view mode. In this case, select the standard view mode to display the playback timeline control panel. For
		information about how to select view modes, refer to Switching Between Standard and Extended Panel Views
		on page 30.
	PTZ OSD Menu or	This control provides two functions depending on whether the DX8100 is operating in Live view or playback
	Digital Zoom	mode:
	Control	• Live view mode: Provides whether the DX8100 is operating in Live view or playback mode: users with
		access rights to operate PTZ OSD features. For information about using the PTZ OSD menu controls, refer to
		Using the PTZ OSD Menu Control on page 58.This panel is hidden in the extended view mode. In this case,
		select the standard view mode to display the playback zoom control. For information about how to select view
		modes, refer to Switching Between Standard and Extended Panel Views on page 30.
		• Playback mode: Provides users with access rights to operate digital zoom features. This panel is hidden in
		the extended view mode. In this case, select the standard view mode to display the playback zoom control. For
		information about how to select view modes, refer to Switching Between Standard and Extended Panel
		Views on page 30.
	Status Bar	Displays the current date and time, recorder processing status, disk status indicator, user name (of the current
		logged in user), and total amount of recorded video.
		NOTE: As the storage array of the DX8100 fills beyond its capacity, video is deleted in a first-in, first-out (FIFO)
		fashion. The disk status indicator on the status bar shows the amount of disk space used by recorded video. The
		red indicator marks the current recording position of the disk array, blue indicators mark parts of the array that are
		storing previously recorded video, and clear indicates that no video has been recorded in that area of the array.

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