Dvr layout, Front panel back panel – Swann DVR8-2500 User Manual
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Front Panel
Back Panel
1. Power Indicator - Lights on
when DVR powered 
2. Infra red sensor 
3. Hard drive indicator - Lights 
when hard drive is active (flashes
when recording, searching etc.)
4. Menu/ESC - Used to enter the 
main menu or exit a sub menu.
5. PTZ - Press in live view to see 
pop up menu. 
6. Next Channel - Press to go to 
next channel in live view or playback
7. Previous Channel - Press to go 
to previous channel in live view or 
playback
8. All - Press to view all channels in 
split-screen mode.
9. Rewind - Press to rewind a 
recording / press to move cursor left. 
10. Pause - Press to pause a record-
ing. During single display mode 
press to activate sequence mode.
(AUTOSEQ must be set).
11. Play - Press to begin playing 
most recent recording.
12. Fast foward - Press to fast 
forward a recording / press to move 
cursor right.
13. Stop - Press to stop a recording.
14. Record - Press to begin record-
ing.
Note: will not function if the cameras 
are not activated in CAMERA SETUP 
AND RECORD SETUP.
15. Up arrow - Move cursor up in 
menus. 
16. Left arrow - Move cursor left 
in menus.
17. Down - Press to move cursor 
down.
18. Right arrow - Press to move 
cursor right in menus.
19. Select - Press to select an op-
tion/enter a sub menu.
1.Channel Inputs 1 to 8
2. Video Output
3. Audio Input
4. Audio Output
5. USB Mouse Ports
6. USB Port 
7. LAN Port
8. VGA port
9. Alarm/Sensor Connections
10. Power Connector
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