Pearl Nano User Guide

About the front screen and control key interface

Pearl Nano's front screen and control key interface has multiple uses, including confidence monitoring, basic configuration, diagnostics, plus quick access streaming and recording control.

When you power on , the Channel view displays the Auto channel by default. In this example, the auto channel shows a video source that is connected. Dashes in the footer indicate there is no record medium installed yet (i.e. no SD card or SATA M.2 SSD installed) and no streams are configured for the channel. Otherwise, the record and stream timers would appear at the bottom of the screen.

If no video sources are connected or your sources aren't sending a signal, the Channel view shows the no signal image.

If you don't see the Channel view displayed on the front screen, press the left arrow key (or the right arrow key) on the control key interface to cycle through the different views. You can use the control keys to change views on the front screen and navigate the front screen menu. Pressing the check mark key selects a highlighted menu option.

The Record and Stream control keys on the front panel are used to start and stop recording or streaming, respectively. Their color and brightness change under different conditions.

Front panel record and stream control key conditions

Icon	Description
	Record control key used to stop and start recording the channel. Glows solid white when an SD card (or SATA M.2 SSD) is installed and formatted. Glows solid red when the channel is actively recording. Flashes red on/off if there is an error while recording. Solid off (white) when no storage medium is installed and formatted, or when Pearl Nano is powered off.
	Stream control key used to stop and start streaming the channel. Glows solid white when a stream is configured for the channel. Glows solid blue when the channel is actively streaming. Flashes blue on/off if there is an error while streaming. Solid off (white) when no stream is configured for the channel or when Pearl Nano is powered off.

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Description

Record control key used to stop and start recording the channel.

Glows solid white when an SD card (or SATA M.2 SSD) is installed and formatted.
Glows solid red when the channel is actively recording.
Flashes red on/off if there is an error while recording.
Solid off (white) when no storage medium is installed and formatted, or when Pearl Nano is powered off.

Stream control key used to stop and start streaming the channel.

Glows solid white when a stream is configured for the channel.
Glows solid blue when the channel is actively streaming.
Flashes blue on/off if there is an error while streaming.
Solid off (white) when no stream is configured for the channel or when Pearl Nano is powered off.

A default No Signal screen appears if no video sources are connect to Pearl Nano for the Auto channel to pick up. The No Signal screen also appears if the channel's layout does not include the video source when the Auto channel has been renamed and is no longer functioning as an automatic channel.

By default, full access to the front screen and control interface is enabled. To control access to the front screen and control interface, you can set a PIN using the Admin panel. When a PIN is set, the front panel controls are locked. Users must unlock the screen to access the different views on the front screen and to start/stop streaming or recording using the Record and Stream control keys.

A virtual keyboard for entering the PIN appears on the front screen; however, you can connect an external USB keyboard if Pearl Nano is configured to allow that.