Watcher XL Plus – User Interface Overview
The main screen of the XL Plus has many different icons. Here is an image of the screen and the definitions of the icons below.
- Live Preview Screen – Displays live video from selected devices.
- Split View Button – Allows you to select how many live screens are displayed.
- System Settings Button – Opens the Settings menu.
- Playback Button – Opens Playback feature for viewing and backing up recorded video.
- Group View&Setting Button – Opens display group settings.
- Manual Record Button – Turn on/off manual recording for all cameras connected.
- Capture Image Button – Takes a snapshot image of the currently selected camera and saves it to the specified location in System Settings. Images can be viewed and copied in Playback.
- Channel Setting Button – Opens the Camera Settings menu.
- Device Management Button – Opens the Device Manager to add a new camera.
- Lock Screen Button – Locks the system and prompts for a username and password.
- Power Button – Shutdown or restart the system.
- Log Info Panel – Detailed log of operations (off by default).
- Info Panel – Details about the CPU usage, time/date, and HDD status. –The HDD has an error. Disk_Formatting_icon –The HDD is formatting. Disk _Empty_icon –The HDD is empty. Disk_Writing_icon –The HDD is writing. Disk_Full_icon –The HDD is full. Disk_Used_icon –The HDD is used but not full.
- Device List Panel – Displays each connected device and its record status.
- Color/Audio Adjust Panel – Allows adjustment of color and audio settings of selected camera.
- PTZ Control Panel – Controls for PTZ cameras.
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