HIKVISION DS-7204HI-S, DS-7204HI-VS Technical Manual

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

1

DS-7204HI-S Series Net DVR

Technical Manual

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

2

Notices

The information in this documentation is subject to change without notice and does

not represent any commitment on behalf of HIKVISION. HIKVISION disclaims any

liability whatsoever for incorrect data that may appear in this documentation. The

product(s) described in this documentation are furnished subject to a license and

may only be used in accordance with the terms and conditions of such license.

Copyright © 2006-2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

This documentation is issued in strict confidence and is to be used only for

the purposes for which it is supplied. It may not be reproduced in whole or in

part, in any form, or by any means or be used for any other purpose without prior

written consent of HIKVISION and then only on the condition that this notice is

included in any such reproduction. No information as to the contents or subject

matter of this documentation, or any part thereof, or arising directly or indirectly

therefrom, shall be given orally or in writing or shall be communicated in any

manner whatsoever to any third party being an individual, firm, or company or any

employee thereof without the prior written consent of HIKVISION. Use of this

product is subject to acceptance of the HIKVISION agreement required to use this

product. HIKVISION reserves the right to make changes to its products as

circumstances may warrant, without notice.

This documentation is provided “as-is,” without warranty of any kind.

Please send any comments regarding the documentation to:

[e-mail]

Find out more about HIKVISION at www.hikvision.com

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

3

Contents

1. Overview

2. Model Description

3. Features

4. Specifications

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

4

1. Overview

DS-7204HI-S series network digital video recorder is a digital surveillance

product applies an embedded MCU and Linux OS, along with the most advanced

technology in the information industry, such as video and audio encoding/decoding,

hard disk recording and TCP/IP. The firmware is burned into the flash, making the

product more stable and reliable.

DS-7204HI-S series devices combine the advantages of both a digital video

recorder (DVR) and a digital video server (DVS). It can be used as a standalone

video surveillance product, as well as to build up a powerful surveillance network.

DS-7204HI-S Net DVR can be widely used in the verticals of banking,

telecommunications, transportation sectors, and manufacturing.

DS-7204HI-S/HI-VS Front Panel

DS-7204HI-S Rear Panel

DS-7204HI-VS Rear Panel

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

5

2. Model Description

DS-7204HI-S: 4-ch video input and 1-ch audio input. No VGA output. SATA

HDD supported. 1-ch composited video output and 1-ch spot video output.

DS-7204HI-VS: 4-ch video input and 1-ch audio input. One VGA output. SATA

HDD supported. 1-ch composited video output and 1-ch spot video output.

Note: The default DVRs are without HDD.

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

6

3. Features

3.1 Compression

 H.264 video compression in real-time (PAL: 25FPS, NTSC: 30FPS).

Each channel is independent.

 One channel audio input and output. Each channel is independent with

OggVorbis compression at a bit rate of 16Kbps.

 Multi-area motion detection.
 On-screen display (OSD) and changeable OSD & Logo position.
 Supports both constant bit rate and variable bit rate.
 Supports dual-stream, and the sub stream can support CIF/QCIF

resolution.

 2 stream types, including video & audio and video only. Either

composited stream or video-only stream can be selected.

3.2 Local Functions

3.2.1 Recording

 Supports SATA HDD which can support up to 2000GB memory.
 HDD S.M.A.R.T. technology
 Supports FAT32 file system
 Multiple record types, including manual recording, all time,

motion detection, alarm, motion & alarm, motion or alarm,

command.

 Cycle and none cycle recording mode.
 Backup recorded files and clips with USB flash disk or USB hard

disk.

3.2.2 Preview & Playback

 Supports one composited video output and one spot video

output

 DS-7204HI-VS can support one VGA output.
 Sensitive area masking.
 View tampering alert.
 Supports video signal loss alert.
 Supports play forward, backward, pause, frame-by-frame, etc.
 User-defined preview layout.
 Supports one playback channel.
 Playback by files or by time.
 Display local recording status.

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

7

3.2.3 PTZ

 Several PTZ protocols supported
 Preset, sequence and cruise

3.2.4 Alarms

 Exception alarm, motion detection alarm, external alarm, etc.

3.3 Network

 Supports TCP, UTP, Multicast, DHCP, etc
 PPPoE for ADSL dialup.
 Remote parameters setup
 Remote download and playback the recorded files in DVR.
 Remote upgrade the DVR firmware
 Network PTZ control
 IE to preview and configure DVR.
 View and search log through client software

3.4 Others

 Supports network voice talk.
 IR remote control
 Multi-level user management.
 Automatically recovery from abnormal conditions.
 Network SDK and client demo source code available

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

8

4. Specifications

DS-7204HI-S

DS-7204HI-VS

Video compression

H.264

Preview resolution

PAL: 352×288 ; NTSC: 352×240

Playback

resolution

QCIF/CIF

Video input

4

Video input

interface

BNC (Electrical Level: 1.0Vp-p, resistance: 75Ω)

Composite video

output

1 channel, BNC (Electrical Level: 1.0Vp-p, resistance: 75Ω)

Spot video Output

1 channel, BNC (Electrical Level: 1.0Vp-p, resistance: 75Ω)

Frame rate

PAL:1/16 to 25FPS, NTSC: 1/16 to 30FPS

Audio compression

OggVorbis

Audio compression

rate

16Kbps

Audio input

1

Audio input

interface

RCA (Electrical Level: 2.0Vp-p, Resistance: 1KΩ)

Audio output

1 channel, RCA (Linear Electrical Level, Resistance: 600Ω)

Stream type

Video/Video&Audio

Bit rate

32Kbps to 2Mbps, self-defined

HDD interface

1 SATA interface can support 1 SATA HDD up to2000GB in total

Communication

interface

1 RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive Ethernet Interface

1 RS-485 interface

USB interface

1 USB interface, USB2.0

VGA interface

Unavailable

1 VGA interface can support

resolution:

800×600/60Hz,

1024×768/60Hz,

1280 ×1024/60Hz

External alarm in

4

Relay output

1

Voice talk

1 channel, RCA (Electrical Level: 2.0Vp-p, Resistance: 1KΩ)

Dual stream

Available

Power supply

12VDC

Model

Item

Hikvision Technical Manual

©2006 – 2010 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.

9

Power

consumption

≤10W (without HDD)

Operating

temperature

-10℃ to +55℃

Relative humidity

10% to 90%

Size

315×230×45 mm

Weight

< 8Kg (without HDD)

PAL: 176×144(QCIF), 352×288(CIF), 704×288(2CIF), 528×384(DCIF), 704×576(4CIF);

NTSC: 176×120(QCIF), 352×240(CIF), 704×240(2CIF), 528×320(DCIF), 704×480(4CIF).