
ALIEN616 User’s Manual V2.0.5
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1.4 DVR Operation
There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front
Panel Controls, the included IR (Infra-Red) Remote, a Mouse or the Keyboard.
1.4.1 Using the Front Panel Controls
Your DVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. DVR Front Panel Controls
The controls on the front panel include:
1. Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.
2. IR Receiver: Receiver for IR remote.
3. USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
4. Status Indicators: Status indicators for different features of the DVR.
• Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
• Ready: Ready indicator turns blue when DVR is functioning properly.
• Status: Status indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR
remote. Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple
when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
• HDD: HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to
HDD.
• Modem: Reserved
• TX/RX: TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is
functioning properly.
• Guard: Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed, off when the
device is unarmed. The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and
holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in Preview mode.
5. Alphanumeric Buttons: Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of
the DVR. Some uses include:
• Switching to the corresponding channel in Preview or PTZ Control mode.
• Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode.
• Switching between different channels in Playback mode.
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