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The following table 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 28.
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 on how to select view modes, refer to Switching Between
Standard and Extended Panel Views on page 28.
Index View Panel Allows users with access rights to searc h 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 on how to select view modes, refer to Switching
Between Standard and Extended Panel Views on page 28.
Playback Control
Panel Provides buttons for users with access rights to control video playback. Includes forward and reverse playback 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 on how to
select view modes, refer to Switching Between Standard and Extended Panel Views on page 28.
PTZ OSD Menu or
Digital Zoom
Control
This control provides two functions depending on whether the DX8100 is operating in Live view or playback mode:
•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 on using the PTZ OSD menu controls, refer to Using the PTZ
OSD Menu Control on page55.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 on how to select view modes, refer to Switching
Between Standard and Extended Panel Views on page28.
•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 on how to select view modes, refer to Switching Between Standard and Extended Panel Views on
page28.
Status Bar Displays the current date and time, recorder processing status, d isk 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.