---
title: "Admin and Debug Modes"
product: "LumiScan VGR"
component: "lumiscan-vgr"
version: "1.8.4"
display_version: "1.8.4.6"
latest_version: true
language: "en"
url: "https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr/1.8.4/admin-mode.html"
---

# Admin and Debug Modes – LumiScan VGR

LumiScan VGR provides additional modes for configuration, testing, maintenance, and diagnostics. These modes can be activated using the keyboard shortcuts shown in Table 3.

**Table 1. Table 3: Keyboard Shortcuts**

| Keyboard shortcut | Effect |
| --- | --- |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Switches to admin mode. |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Switches to debug mode. |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Displays the current build version. |

## Admin Mode

Admin mode is intended for configuration, testing, and maintenance.

Press **Ctrl + Shift + A** to activate or deactivate admin mode.

When admin mode is active, additional controls and views become available. These include the admin controls and Scene tab functions described in [Table 4](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr/1.8.4/user-interface.html) (A1 to A14 and Sc1 to Sc6).

![LumiScan VGR user interface in admin mode showing the camera image and additional camera, robot, and processing controls](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr/1.8.4/_images/adminmodus1.png)

![LumiScan VGR admin interface showing Scene settings, active device selection, and administrative controls](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr/1.8.4/_images/Screenshot_2024-02-26_160405.png)

![LumiScan VGR user interface showing the captured image and additional administrative controls](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr/1.8.4/_images/Screenshot_2024-02-26_160226.png)

## Debug Mode

Debug mode provides additional diagnostic information and visualizations that are useful during initial configuration and troubleshooting.

Press **Ctrl + Shift + D** to activate or deactivate debug mode.

When debug mode is active:

- The console log level is changed to debug. The console then displays the same detailed output that is written to the log file.
- A yellow auto-exposure polygon is displayed in the **Image** tab. This can be useful when configuring and checking the initial exposure parameters.
- The export options in the **Admin Settings** group (A1) can generate additional diagnostic output.

Debug mode is not required during normal operation.