# Status and monitoring

Pearl Nano lets you monitor audio and check the status of your Channel, live streams, and recordings.

### Confidence monitoring using the front screen

Have complete confidence about what you're capturing, streaming, and recording. The Channel view displays your video sources in a custom layout that you can configure using the custom layout editor.

The Channel view opens by default when you turn on Pearl Nano.

The audio VU meter uses quasi-peak ballistics with samples averaged every 10 ms. The maximum average audio level in each 100 ms period is displayed using colored bars.

- RED = 0 to -9 dBFS

- Yellow = -9 to -18 dBFS

- Green = -18 dBFS and lower

If an error occurs while streaming or recording, an error message appears in the header bar and the word **Error** replaces the related timer in the footer. At the same time, the Stream (or Record) control key on the front panel of Pearl Nano visibly flashes.

You can also monitor a specific video input from the front screen. If the video input source has no video signal, the no signal screen displays.

To monitor a different video input or return to the Channel view, press the **left arrow** key on the control key interface to cycle through the different views. To toggle the content displayed in the header and footer bars on and off, press the **check mark** key on the control key interface.

### View system status using the front screen menu

Find the serial number, check the installed firmware version of Pearl Nano and more on the System Status screen using the front screen and control key interface.

The System Status screen displays basic system information that's useful when first setting up your Pearl Nano.

**Table 34 System status parameters**

| **Label** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| IP address | The IP address assigned to Pearl Nano. Use this IP address to connect to the Admin panel. |
| Firmware | The firmware that is currently loaded on Pearl Nano. |
| Uptime | How long Pearl Nano has been powered on displayed as **hh:mm**. |
| CPU load | The current amount of CPU load (%). |
| SD card or SSD | The amount of storage available. **SD card** only displays if a SATA M.2 2280 SSD is not installed. When an SSD is installed, the field displays **SSD** instead of SD card. |
| USB storage | Displays the amount of storage available on a USB storage device that is connected to Pearl Nano. |

> product: pearl-nano · topic: other · source: pearl-nano-userguide.md · updated: Oct 7, 2026