AI NVR Physical Overview

Button

Icon

Description

Power Button

Press and hold this button for five seconds to shut off or power on the NVR. Use the switch on the back of the NVR to initially power the device.

USB

 Front panel USB 2.0 Port.

Up/1,

Down/4

  Activate current control, modify setup, move up and down in a menu

  Increase/decrease numeric functions.

  Tilt camera up and down using PTZ menu (if applicable).

Left/2,

Right/3

  Move left or right in a menu.

  When viewing playback, use these buttons to scan forwards or backwards.

Enter

OK

  Confirm a current operation

  Go to default button

  Go to menu

Escape

       ESC

  Go to previous menu or cancel a current operation.

  When using playback, used to restore real-time monitor mode.

Record

REC

   Manually stop/start a recording. Use the directional keys or numeric keys to select the recording channel.

Shift

SHIFT

I In a textbox, click this button to switch between numeric characters or provide capitalization to a word, etc.

Play/Pause/5

 Click this button to pause or resume playback. In text mode, input number 5.

Reverse Playback/ Pause/6

 During playback or pause mode, click this button to reverse playback.

 In reverse playback, click this button to pause. In text mode, input number 6.

Fast Forward/7

 Various fast speeds and normal playback. In text mode, input 

 number 7

Slow Motion/8

 Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback. In text mode, input

 number 8.

Next/9

In playback mode, press to playback the next video. In menu setup, go downward in a dropdown list. In text mode, input number 9.

Previous/0

In playback mode, press this button to playback the previous video. In text mode, input number 0.

Function

FN

   One-window monitor mode, click this button to display assistant

    function: PTZ control and image color.

   Backspace function: in numeric control or text control, press and hold for 2 seconds to delete the previous character before the cursor.

   In motion detection setup, working with FN and direction keys to

     realize setup.

   In text mode, press this button to switch between numeric, capitalization, etc.

USB 2.0 port

USB 2.0 port. Connect a mouse, USB storage device, etc.   

Network port

10M/100Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet port.

HDMI

HDMI Output

High definition audio and video signal output port. 

VGA

VGA video output port

VGA video output port. Outputs analog video signal. This connects to the monitor to view analog video.   

GND

Ground end

Power Port

 DC12V, DC48V Depending on model.

MIC IN

Audio input port

Bidirectional talk input port. This is used to receive the analog audio signal from the device such as a microphone.   

MIC Out

Audio output port

Audio output port. This is used to output the analog audio signal to devices such as an external RCA speaker.    

⚫  Bidirectional talk output.

⚫  Audio output on 1-window video monitoring.  

⚫  Audio output on 1-window video playback.   

PoE Ports

PoE ports

Built-in switch on certain compatible devices.

For PoE series products, you can use this port to provide power to a PoE camera.