HIKVISION DS-8600 User Manual

User Manual of Network Video Recorder
52
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode
In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below.
• Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor.
• Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
• Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on
the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch.
Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.
• Start Recording: continuous record and motion detection record are supported.
• Output Mode: select the output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
• Add IP Camera: the shortcut to the IP camera management interface.
• Playback: playback the recorded videos for current day.
• Aux/Main output switch: the NVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and
auxiliary output interfaces. The priority level for the main and aux output is HDMI>VGA>CVBS. This means
if the HDMI is used, it will be the main output. If the HDMI is not used, the VGA output will be the main
output. See the table below.
Table 3. 2 Priorities of Interfaces
HDMI
VGA
CVBS
Main output
Auxiliary
output
1
√
√
√
HDMI
VGA
2
√
×
√
HDMI
CVBS
3
×
√
√
VGA
CVBS
4
×
×
√
CVBS
 √ means the interface is in use, × means the interface is out of use or the connection is invalid. And the
HDMI, VGA and CVBScan be used at the same time.
When the aux output is enabled, the main output can’t do any operation, and you can do some basic operation on
the live view mode for the Aux output.
For DS-7600NI-ST/SP, there is only one audio output, the VGA output has a higher priority over CVBS output.
When you enable the audio in both the CVBS and VGA audio output, the audio from the audio out interface is for
VGA.
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View
Table 3. 3 Front Panel Operation in Live View
Functions
Front Panel Operation
Common Menu
Quick access to the sub-menus which you frequently visit. Up to 5 sub-menu
options are supported.
Menu
Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.
Show single screen
Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the
screen for channel 2.

HIKVISION DS-8600 Specifications

General

Brand	HIKVISION
Model	DS-8600
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English