Chapter 3: Operating instructions

Item

Name

Description

4

USB ports

Connect USB devices.

 

 

 

5

CD/DVD drive

Insert media for archiving.

 

 

 

6

Archive button

Begin archiving or displays the Archive screen.

 

 

Press once to begin copying a video segment for export

 

 

while in playback mode. Press again to stop copying.

 

 

See “Archiving recorded files” on page 36 for more

 

 

information.

 

 

 

7

Status LEDs

Display device status and conditions. See “Status

 

 

LEDs” below for more information.

 

 

 

8

Function buttons

Change the DVR 31 operating mode. For example,

 

 

press PTZ to go into PTZ mode. See “Operating

 

 

modes” on page 17 for more information.

 

 

 

9

Playback controls

Control video playback speed.

 

 

 

Status LEDs

The LEDs on the front panel of the DVR are described as follows.

Table 3: Status LED descriptions

LED

Name

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Steady indicates that the correct power is connected to the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network

Blinking indicates that the DVR is connected to a network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarm

Steady indicates that an alarm is triggered.

 

 

 

REC

Record

Blinking indicates that the DVR 31 is recording. Steady indicates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hard drive failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the mouse

Use the USB mouse provided with the DVR 31 to carry out the same operations as the front panel and remote control. Connect the mouse to the DVR 31 by plugging the mouse USB connector into one of the USB ports on the front panel. The mouse is immediately operational and the pointer should appear.

Click the left mouse button to enter or confirm a selection. This is similar to pressing Enter button on the front panel. Click the right mouse button to the exit setup menus and save the settings. Use the scroll wheel to change values. Mouse sensitivity can be adjusted in the Systems menu.

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Samsung 31 user manual Using the mouse, Status LEDs, Name Description, Status LED descriptions