Digital Video Recorder
User Manual
UD.6L0202D1874A01
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder
This user manual is intended for users of TVI DVR. It includes instructions on how to use the Product. The
software embodied in the Product is governed by the user license agreement covering that Product.
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surveillance purposes to ensure that your use of this product conforms.
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Regulatory information
FCC information
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with
the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC
Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase
of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info.
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is
marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg).
For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more
information see: www.recyclethis.info.
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Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:
• Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
• Unit is designed for indoor use only.
• Keep all liquids away from the device.
• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it
may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.
• Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.
• Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
• A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or
equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery
manufacturer.
CHANGE THE DEFAULT PASSWORD
The default password (12345) for the Admin account is for first-time
log-in purposes only. You must change this default password to better protect against security risks,
such as the unauthorized access by others to the product that may prevent the product from
functioning properly and/or lead to other undesirable consequences.
For your privacy, we strongly recommend changing the password to something of your own
choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters,
numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
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Series
Model
Type
DS-7100HGHI-SH
DS-7104HGHI-SH
DS-7108HGHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-7100HQHI-SH
DS-7104HQHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-7100HGHI-E1
DS-7104HGHI-E1
DS-7108HGHI-E1
DS-7116HGHI-E1
Network DVR
DS-7200HGHI-SH
DS-7204HGHI-SH
DS-7208HGHI-SH
DS-7216HGHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-7200HQHI-SH
DS-7204HQHI-SH
DS-7208HQHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-7200HGHI-E1
DS-7204HGHI-E1
DS-7208HGHI-E1
DS-7216HGHI-E1
Network DVR
DS-7200HGHI-E2
DS-7208HGHI-E2
DS-7216HGHI-E2
Network DVR
DS-7300HGHI-SH
DS-7304HGHI-SH
DS-7308HGHI-SH
DS-7316HGHI-SH
DS-7324HGHI-SH
DS-7332HGHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-7300HQHI-SH
DS-7304HQHI-SH
DS-7308HQHI-SH
DS-7316HQHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-8100HGHI-SH
DS-8104HGHI-SH
DS-8108HGHI-SH
DS-8116HGHI-SH
DS-8124HGHI-SH
DS-8132HGHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-8100HQHI-SH
DS-8104HQHI-SH
DS-8108HQHI-SH
DS-8116HQHI-SH
Network DVR
DS-9000HQHI-SH
DS-9004HQHI-SH
DS-9008HQHI-SH
DS-9016HQHI-SH
Network DVR
Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.
The figures in this manual are for reference only.
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
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Product Key Features
General
Connectable to HD-TVI and analog cameras;
Connectable to the Coaxitron camera/dome with long transmission distance;
Connectable to IP cameras;
The IP camera connection is not supported by DS-7100;
Each channel supports dual-stream. Main stream supports up to 1080P resolution and sub-stream
supports up to WD1 resolution;
The DS-7100-E1 and DS-7200-E1/E2 support up to 720P resolution.
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality,
etc.
Encoding for both video stream and video & audio stream; audio and video synchronization during
composite stream encoding;
Watermark technology.
Local Monitoring
HDMI/VGA output at up to 1920*1080 resolution;
1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36 screen live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable;
Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle live view are also
provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted;
Quick setting menu is provided for live view;
The selected live view channel can be shielded;
Motion detection, video-tampering detection, video exception alarm, video loss alarm and VCA alarm
functions;
Privacy mask;
Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern;
Zooming in/out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
For DS-7100HGHI-SH/E1, DS-7104HQHI-SH and DS-7200HGHI-E1 series, 1 SATA hard disk can
be connected;
For DS-7200HGHI&HQHI-SH and DS-7200HGHI-E2 series, up to 2 SATA hard disks can be
connected;
For DS-7300HGHI&HQHI-SH series, 4 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected;
For DS-8100/9000-SH series, 8 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected.
(Each disk with a maximum of 6TB storage capacity.)
8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected;
Support eSATA disks for recording or backup;
Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection;
Support HDD sleeping function;
HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W);
HDD group management;
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channels.
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Recording and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration;
Cycle and non-cycle recording modes;
Normal and event video encoding parameters;
Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm and
VCA;
DS-7100 does not support VCA triggered recording type.
8 recording time periods with separated recording types;
Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for schedule
and manual recording;
Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection);
Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags;
Locking and unlocking of record files;
Local redundant recording;
Searching and playing back record files by camera number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.;
Smart playback to go through less effective information;
Zooming in for any area when playback;
Reverse playback of multi-channel;
Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating
by dragging the mouse on the progress bar;
4/8/16/24/32-ch synchronous playback.
Backup
Export data by a USB, SATA or eSATA device;
Export video clips when playback;
Management and maintenance of backup devices.
Alarm and Exception
Configurable arming time of alarm input/output;
Alarm for video loss, motion detection, video tampering, abnormal signal, video input/recording
resolution mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record exception, HDD error,
and HDD full, etc.;
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and
alarm output;
VCA detection alarm (line crossing detection and intrusion detection) is supported;
DS-7100 does not support VCA alarm.
Support coaxial alarm;
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Other Local Functions
Manual and automatic video quality diagnostics;
Users can operate by mouse and remote control;
Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating account and define their
operating permission, which includes the permission to access any channel;
Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching;
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Manually triggering and clearing alarms;
Importing and exporting of configuration file of devices;
Getting cameras type information automatically.
Network Functions
1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for DS-7100-SH, DS-7204/7208HGHI-SH; 2
self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100/9000 series, with three working
modes configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance; and 1 self-adaptive
10M/100M/1000M network interface for other models;
IPv6 is supported;
TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™ and
HTTPS are supported;
Extranet access by HiDDNS;
Support access by EZVIZ Cloud P2P;
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast;
Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM;
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading files
broken transfer resume;
Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters;
Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status;
Remote keyboard operation;
Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse;
Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading;
Remote system restart and shutdown;
Support upgrading via remote FTP server;
RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission;
Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host;
Remotely start/stop recording;
Remotely start/stop alarm output;
Remote PTZ control;
Remote JPEG capture;
Two-way audio and voice broadcasting;
Embedded WEB server.
Development Scalability
SDK for Windows and Linux system;
Source code of application software for demo;
Development support and training for application system.
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Table of Contents
Product Key Features ................................................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 12
1.1 Front Panels ................................................................................................................................... 13
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ...................................................................................................... 23
1.3 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 26
1.4 Input Method Description .............................................................................................................. 27
1.5 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 2 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................. 31
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR ...................................................................................... 32
2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration..................................................................................... 34
2.3 Changing Default Admin Password ............................................................................................... 38
2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 39
2.4.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras............................................................................................. 39
2.4.2 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols ........................ 43
Chapter 3 Live View ...................................................................................................................................... 45
3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 46
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 47
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation .......................................................................................................... 48
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ............................................................................................. 48
3.2.3 Main/Aux Output Switching ................................................................................................ 49
3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .......................................................................... 50
3.3 Channel-zero Encoding ................................................................................................................. 52
3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 53
3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ................................................................................................ 55
3.6 User Logout ................................................................................................ ................................ ... 56
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ................................................................................................................................ 57
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 58
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns......................................................................................... 60
4.2.1 Customizing Presets ............................................................................................................. 60
4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................................................................................................................... 60
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ............................................................................................................. 61
4.2.4 Calling Patrols ..................................................................................................................... 62
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................... 63
4.2.6 Calling Patterns .................................................................................................................... 64
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit ........................................................................................... 64
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ............................................................................................................. 65
4.2.9 One-touch Park .................................................................................................................... 66
4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 67
Chapter 5 Recording Settings ....................................................................................................................... 68
5.1 Configuring Recording Parameters ............................................................................................... 69
5.2 Configuring Record Schedule ....................................................................................................... 72
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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record .......................................................................................... 75
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record ............................................................................................ 77
5.5 Configuring VCA Record .............................................................................................................. 79
5.6 Configuring Manual Record .......................................................................................................... 81
5.7 Configuring Holiday Record ......................................................................................................... 82
5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording ................................................................................................ 84
5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording ........................................................................................ 86
5.10 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 87
Chapter 6 Playback ........................................................................................................................................ 89
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 90
6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ..................................................................................................... 90
6.1.2 Playing Back by Time .......................................................................................................... 93
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ............................................................................................. 93
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................ 95
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search ............................................................................................. 97
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ............................................................................................. 99
6.1.7 Playing Back External File ................................................................................................ 101
6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ................................................................................................. 102
6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ........................................................................................... 102
6.2.2 Digital Zoom ...................................................................................................................... 102
6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel ................................................................................... 102
Chapter 7 Backup ........................................................................................................................................ 104
7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................................. 105
7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search ................................................................................. 105
7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search .............................................................................................. 108
7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips ..................................................................................................... 111
7.2 Managing Backup Devices .......................................................................................................... 114
Chapter 8 Alarm Settings ............................................................................................................................ 116
8.1 Setting Motion Detection............................................................................................................. 117
8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................................. 119
8.3 Detecting Video Loss................................................................................................................... 122
8.4 Detecting Video Tampering ......................................................................................................... 124
8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm ................................................................................................................. 126
8.6 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics .................................................................................. 130
8.7 Handling Exceptions ................................................................................................................... 131
8.8 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 133
8.9 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .......................................................................... 135
Chapter 9 Network Settings ........................................................................................................................ 136
9.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 137
9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ................................................................................................... 139
9.2.1 Configuring Extranet Access ............................................................................................. 139
9.2.2 Configuring PPPoE Settings .............................................................................................. 143
9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server .................................................................................................... 143
9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ............................................................................................................ 144
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9.2.5 Configuring NAT ............................................................................................................... 145
9.2.6 Configuring More Settings................................................................................................. 147
9.2.7 Configuring HTTPS Port ................................................................................................... 148
9.2.8 Configuring Email ............................................................................................................. 149
9.3 Checking Network Traffic ........................................................................................................... 150
9.4 Configuring Network Detection .................................................................................................. 152
9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............................................................................ 152
9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ................................................................................................. 152
9.4.3 Checking Network Status ................................................................................................... 154
9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics .............................................................................................. 154
Chapter 10 HDD Management............................................................................................................ 156
10.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................ 157
10.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................ 159
10.3 Managing eSATA ........................................................................................................................ 161
10.4 Managing HDD Group ................................................................................................................ 162
10.4.1 Setting HDD Groups .......................................................................................................... 162
10.4.2 Setting HDD Property ........................................................................................................ 163
10.5 Configuring Quota Mode............................................................................................................. 165
10.6 Checking HDD Status ................................................................................................................. 166
10.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information ............................................................................................... 167
10.8 Detecting Bad Sector ................................................................................................................... 168
10.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .................................................................................................. 169
Chapter 11 Camera Settings ............................................................................................................... 170
11.1 Configuring OSD Settings ........................................................................................................... 171
11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask........................................................................................................... 172
11.3 Configuring Video Parameters .................................................................................................... 173
Chapter 12 DVR Management and Maintenance ............................................................................. 174
12.1 Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 175
12.2 Searching and Exporting Log Files ............................................................................................. 175
12.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ........................................................................................... 178
12.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................................... 179
12.5 Upgrading System ................................................................ ....................................................... 180
12.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device .................................................................................. 180
12.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ............................................................................................................. 180
12.6 Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................................................... 181
Chapter 13 Others ................................ ................................................................ ................................ 182
13.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port................................................................................................... 183
13.2 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 184
13.3 Configuring DST Settings ........................................................................................................... 185
13.4 Configuring More Settings .......................................................................................................... 186
13.5 Managing User Accounts............................................................................................................. 187
13.5.1 Adding a User .................................................................................................................... 187
13.5.2 Deleting a User .................................................................................................................. 189
13.5.3 Editing a User .................................................................................................................... 189
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Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................... 191
Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 192
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 193
List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras .............................................................................................. 196
List of Compatible Third-party IP Cameras ................................ ........................................................... 197
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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No.
Icon
Description
1 Indicator turns red when DVR is powered up.
2 Indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
3
Indicator blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
Power indicator turns yellow when the power switch on the real
1.1 Front Panels
Figure 1. 1 Front Panel of DS-7100
Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel
Figure 1. 2 Front Panel of DS-7204/7208HGHI-SH
Figure 1. 3 Front Panel of DS-7216HGHI-SH
Please refer to Figure 1.2 and Figure 1.3 for the front panel of DS-7200HGHI-E1/E2.
Table 1. 2 Description of Front Panel
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No.
Name
Function Description
panel is turned on.
STATUS
Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to
HDD.
Tx/Rx
Tx/Rx indictor blinks yellow when network connection is
functioning properly.
2
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote
3
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
Power indicator turns yellow when the device s running.
STATUS
Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or
written to HDD, and turns yellow when the SHIFT function is
realized.
Tx/Rx
Tx/Rx indictor blinks yellow when network connection is
functioning properly.
2
Composite
Keys
SHIFT
Switch between the numeric or letter input and functions of the
composite keys.
1/MENU
Enter numeral “1”;
Access the main menu interface.
2/ABC/F1
Enter numeral “2”;
Enter letters “ABC”;
The F1 button when used in a list field will select all items in
the list.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light and when
the image is zoomed in, the key is used to zoom out.
In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to
switch between main and spot video output.
3/DEF/F2
Enter numeral “3”;
Enter letters “DEF”;
The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
In PTZ control mode, it zooms in the image.
4/GHI/ESC
Enter numeral “4”;
Enter letters “GHI”;
Exit and back to the previous menu.
5/JKL/EDIT
Enter numeral “5”;
Enter letters “JKL”;
Figure 1. 4 Front Panel of DS-7200HQHI-SH
Table 1. 3 Description of Front Panel
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No.
Name
Function Description
Delete characters before cursor;
Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch;
Start/stop record clipping in playback.
6/MNO/PLAY
Enter numeral “6”;
Enter letters “MNO”;
In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback
interface.
7/PQRS/REC
Enter numeral “7”;
Enter letters “PQRS”;
Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface;
manually enable/disable record.
8/TUV/PTZ
Enter numeral “8”;
Enter letters “TUV”;
Access PTZ control interface.
9/WXYZ/PREV
Enter numeral “9”;
Enter letters “WXYZ”;
Multi-channel display in live view.
0/A
Enter numeral “0”;
Shift the input methods in the editing text field. (Upper and
lowercase, alphabet, symbols or numeric input).
3
DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between
different fields and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to
speed up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right
button will select the next and previous record files.
In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through
channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
ENTER
The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the
menu modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will
advance the video by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
4
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such
as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
5
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control.
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No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.
READY
Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is
functioning properly.
STATUS
Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote
control with the address from 1~254;
Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used;
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or
by the IR remote control with the address of 255;
Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote
control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same
time , and the SHIFT button is not used;
Indicator turns orange : (a) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote
control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time
and the SHIFT button is used as well; (b) when the DVR is
controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and
the SHIFT button is used.
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written
to HDD.
Tx/Rx
Tx/Rx indictor blinks in green when network connection is
functioning properly.
2
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.
3
Composite
Keys
SHIFT
Switch between the numeric or letter input and functions of the
composite keys. (Input letter or numbers when the light is out;
Realize functions when the light is red.)
1/MENU
Enter numeral “1”;
Access the main menu interface.
2/ABC/F1
Enter numeral “2”;
Enter letters “ABC”;
The F1 button when used in a list field will select all items in the list.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light and when the
image is zoomed in, the key is used to zoom out.
In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch
between main and spot video output.
3/DEF/F2
Enter numeral “3”;
Enter letters “DEF”;
The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
In PTZ control mode, it zooms in the image.
4/GHI/ESC
Enter numeral “4”;
Enter letters “GHI”;
Figure 1. 5 Front Panel of DS-7300HGHI-SH and DS-7300HQHI-SH
Table 1. 4 Description of Front Panel
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No.
Name
Function Description
Exit and back to the previous menu.
5/JKL/EDIT
Enter numeral “5”;
Enter letters “JKL”;
Delete characters before cursor;
Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch;
Start/stop record clipping in playback.
6/MNO/PLAY
Enter numeral “6”;
Enter letters “MNO”;
In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface.
7/PQRS/REC
Enter numeral “7”;
Enter letters “PQRS”;
Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface;
manually enable/disable record.
8/TUV/PTZ
Enter numeral “8”;
Enter letters “TUV”;
Access PTZ control interface.
9/WXYZ/PREV
Enter numeral “9”;
Enter letters “WXYZ”;
Multi-channel display in live view.
0/A
Enter numeral “0”;
Shift the input methods in the editing text field. (Upper and
lowercase, alphabet, symbols or numeric input).
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DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different
fields and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up
and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select
the next and previous record files.
In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through
channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
ENTER
The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu
modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the
video by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
5
POWER
Power on/off switch.
6
JOG SHUTTLE Control
Move the active selection in a menu. It will move the selection up
and down.
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different
channels.
In the Playback mode, it can be used to jump 30s forward/backward
in video files.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
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No.
Name
Function Description
7
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
8
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control.
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Status
Indicators
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
READY
Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the DVR is
functioning properly.
STATUS
Indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote.
Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and orange when
IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by the IR remote
control with the address of 255.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written
to HDD.
Tx/Rx
Tx/Rx indictor blinks in blue when network connection is functioning
properly.
GUARD
Indicator turns blue when the device is armed;
Indicator does not light when the device is disarmed;
The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the
ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.
2
Alphanumeric Buttons
Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control
mode.
Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.
Switch between different channels in Playback mode.
The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is
recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission
status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.
3
Control
Buttons
DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different
fields and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up
and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select
the next and previous record files.
In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through
channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
Figure 1. 6 Front Panel of DS-8100-SH
Table 1. 5 Description of Front Panel
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No.
Name
Function Description
ENTER
The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu
modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the
video by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
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JOG SHUTTLE Control
Move the active selection in a menu. It will move the selection up
and down.
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different
channels.
In the Playback mode: the outer ring is used to speed up or slow
down the record files and the inner ring is used to jump 30s
forward/backward in records files.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
5
POWER
Power on/off switch.
6
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
7
Composite
Keys
ESC
Exit and back to the previous menu.
Arm/disarm the DVR in live view mode.
REC/SHOT
Enter the Manual Record setting menu.
In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ
preset by pressing Numeric button.
It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.
PLAY/AUTO
Enter the Playback menu;
Auto scan in the PTZ Control mode.
ZOOM+
Zoom in the PTZ camera in the PTZ Control setting.
A/FOCUS+
Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.
It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase
alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
EDIT/IRIS+
Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a
Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.
On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.
In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera.
In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.
Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.
MAIN/SPOT/Z
OOM-
Switch between main and spot output.
In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.
F1/ LIGHT
Select all items on the list when used in a list field.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to switch between play and reverse play.
F2/ AUX
Cycle through tab pages.
In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch between channels.
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No.
Name
Function Description
MENU/WIPER
Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after
successful login).
Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key
beep.
In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if
applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control interface.
PREV/FOCUS-
Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode.
In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction
with the A/FOCUS+ button.
PTZ/IRIS-
Enter the PTZ Control mode.
In the PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the iris of the PTZ
camera.
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IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control.
9
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.
No.
Name
Function Description
1
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
READY
Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the device is functioning
properly.
STATUS
Status indicator turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote (if
the device ID# is 255, the indicator is off when the device is controlled
by an IR remote).
Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR
remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to
HDD.
MODEM
Reserved for future usage.
TX/RX
TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning
properly.
GUARD
Guard indicator turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this
time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected.
Figure 1. 7 Front Panel of DS-9000HQHI-SH
Table 1. 6 Description of Control Panel Buttons
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The indicator turns off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm
status can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC button for
more than 3 seconds in live view mode.
2
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote
3
Front Panel Lock
You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.
4
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.
5
Alphanumeric Buttons
Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.
Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.
Switch channels in Playback mode.
The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is
recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission status; it
is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.
6
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
7
ESC
Back to the previous menu.
Press for arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.
REC/SHOT
Enter the Manual Record setting menu.
In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ
preset by pressing Numeric button.
It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.
PLAY/AUTO
The button is used to enter the Playback mode.
It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.
ZOOM+
Zoom in the PTZ camera in the PTZ Control setting.
A/FOCUS+
Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.
It is also used to switch input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet,
symbols and numeric input).
EDIT/IRIS+
Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a
Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.
On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.
In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera.
In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.
Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.
MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM-
Switch main and spot output.
In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.
F1/ LIGHT
Select all items on the list when used in a list field.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to switch play and reverse play.
F2/ AUX
Cycle through tab pages.
In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch channels.
MENU/WIPER
Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful
login).
Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep.
In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if
applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control toolbar.
PREV/FOCUS-
Switch single screen and multi-screen mode.
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In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with
the A/FOCUS+ button.
PTZ/IRIS-
Enter the PTZ Control mode.
In the PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the iris of the PTZ camera.
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DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields
and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and
slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the next
and previous record files.
In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
ENTER
The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu
modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the
video by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
9
JOG SHUTTLE Control
Move the active selection in a menu. It will move the selection up and
down.
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.
In the Playback mode: the ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward
in video files.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
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POWER ON/OFF
Power on/off switch.
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No.
Name
Description
1
POWER
Power on/off the device.
Power on/off the device by pressing and holding the button for 3 seconds.
2
MENU Button
Press the button to return to the main menu (after successful login).
Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep.
In PTZ Control mode, the MENU button will start wiper (if applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control interface.
3
REC Button
Enter the Manual Record setting menu.
In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset
by pressing Numeric button.
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations
The DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 8.
Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.
Figure 1. 8 Remote Control
The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Refer to Table 1. 7, they
include:
Table 1. 7 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons
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No.
Name
Description
It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.
4
DIRECTION Button
Navigate between different fields and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and
slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the next
and previous record files.
In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
ENTER Button
Confirm selection in any of the menu modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video
by a single frame.
5
PTZ Button
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
6
DEV
Enables/Disables Remote Control.
7
Alphanumeric Buttons
Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.
Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.
Switch between different channels in the Playback mode.
8
ESC Button
Back to the previous menu.
Press for Arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.
9
PLAY Button
The button is used to enter the All-day Playback mode.
It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.
10
PREV Button
Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode.
In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the
A/FOCUS+ button.
Troubleshooting Remote Control:
Make sure you have install batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at
the IR receiver in the front panel.
If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot.
Steps:
1. Go into Menu > Settings > General > More Settings by operating the front control panel or the mouse.
2. Check and remember the DVR No.. The default DVR No. is 255. This number valid for all IR remote
controls.
3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.
4. Enter the DVR No. in step 2.
5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.
If the Status indicator on the front panel turns blue, the remote control is operating properly. If the Status
indicator does not turn blue and there is still no response from the remote, please check the following:
1. Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed.
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2. Batteries are fresh and not out of charge.
3. IR receiver is not obstructed.
If the remote still cannot function properly, please change the remote and try again, or contact the device
provider.
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Name
Action
Description
Left-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu.
Menu: Select and enter.
Double-Click
Live view: Switch between single-screen and multi-screen.
Click and Drag
PTZ control: Wheeling.
Privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.
Live view: Drag channel/time bar.
Right-Click
Single-Click
Live view: Show menu.
Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.
Scroll-Wheel
Scrolling up
Live view: Previous screen.
Menu: Previous item.
Scrolling down
Live view: Next screen.
Menu: Next item.
1.3 USB Mouse Operation
A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse:
Steps:
1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR.
2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible
reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list
from your provider.
The operation of the mouse:
Table 1. 8 Description of the Mouse Control
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Icons
Description
Icons
Description
English
Capital English
Numbers
Symbols
Lowercase/Uppercase
Backspace
Space
Enter Exit
1.4 Input Method Description
Figure 1. 9 Soft Keyboard
Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:
Table 1. 9 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons
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No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC interface for TVI and analog video input.
2
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
3
VGA
DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
4
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector.
5
AUDIO IN
RCA connector.
6
Network Interface
Connector for network
7
USB Port
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
8
GND
Ground
9
Power Supply
DC 12V power supply.
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC interface for TVI and analog video input.
2
AUDIO IN
RCA connector
3
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector
4
VGA
DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
5
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
6
USB Port
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
7
Network Interface
Connector for network
8
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices.
9
Power Supply
12V DC power supply.
1.5 Rear Panel
Table 1. 10 Description of Front Panel
Figure 1. 10 DS-7100
Figure 1. 11 DS-7200HGHI
Figure 1. 12 DS-7200HQHI
Table 1. 11 Description of Front Panel
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10
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
11
GND
Ground
12
Alarm In/Out (for
DS-7200HQHI-SH
only)
Connectors for alarm inputs and alarm outputs.
Figure 1. 13 DS-7316HQHI-SH and DS-7316HGHI-SH
Figure 1. 14 DS-7332HGHI-SH
Figure 1. 15 DS-8116HGHI-SH
Figure 1. 16 DS-8132HGHI-SH
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No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC interface for TVI and analog video input.
2
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.
CVBS output is not provided by DS-7324/7332HGHI-SH and
DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH series.
3
AUDIO IN
RCA connector
4
USB Port
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
5
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH provides HDMI1 and HDMI2 interfaces.
6
VGA
DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and
menu.
7
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector.
8
Network Interface
Connector for network
9
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and Rpins of PTZ receiver respectively.
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading
devices, the first DVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the
D+, D- pin of the next DVR.
Connector for alarm input.
Connector for alarm output.
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Power Supply
100 ~ 240V AC power supply.
11
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
12
GND
Ground
13
LINE IN
BNC connector for audio input.
14
eSATA
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RW.
15
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.
Figure 1. 17 DS-8100/9000HQHI-SH
Table 1. 12 Description of Front Panel
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2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR
Purpose:
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR.
Before you start:
Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.
Starting up the DVR
Steps:
1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
2. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel, and the Power indicator LED should turn on indicating that
the unit begins to start up.
3. After startup, the Power indicator LED remains on.
Shutting down the DVR
Steps:
There are two proper ways to shut down the DVR. To shut down the DVR:
OPTION 1: Standard shutdown
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
Figure 2. 1 Shutdown Menu
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.
4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel when the note appears (for DS-7200 and DS-7100 series).
Figure 2. 2 Shutdown Tips
OPTION 2: By operating the front panel (for DS-7300 and DS-8100 series)
1. Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds.
2. Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication.
3. Click the Yes button.
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Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down.
The device remains standby mode after shutting down, and the POWER indicator turns red; you can
turn on the device by pressing the POWER button on the remote control.
Rebooting the DVR
While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 2. 1), you can also reboot the DVR.
Steps:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.
2. Click the Logout button to log out or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR.
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2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration
By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 3.
Steps:
1. Please select the system language in the drop-down list on your demand.
Figure 2. 3 Language Selection
2. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the DVR. If you do not want to use
the Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next
time by leaving the “Start wizard when device starts?” checkbox in checked status.
Figure 2. 4 Start Wizard Interface
3. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2. 5.
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Figure 2. 5 Login Window
4. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.
You are highly recommended to change the default password right after the first login to avoid safety
problem.
5. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and
confirm the password in the given fields.
6. Click the Next button to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 6.
Figure 2. 6 Date and Time Settings
7. After the time settings, click Next button which will take you back to the General Network Setup Wizard
window, as shown in Figure 2. 7.
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Figure 2. 7 General Network Configuration
1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for DS-7100-SH, DS-7204/7208HGHI-SH; 2 self-adaptive
10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100HQHI&HGHI-SH series, with three working modes
configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance; and 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M
network interface for other models.
8. Click Next button after you having configured the network parameters, which will take you to the
Advanced Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2. 8.
Figure 2. 8 Advanced Network Configuration
9. Set the parameters of port No., EZVIZ Cloud P2P, Auto UPnP or DDNS if required.
10. Click Next button after configuring the advanced network parameters, which will take you to the HDD
Management window, shown in Figure 2. 9.
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Figure 2. 9 HDD Management
11. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD.
12. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 10.
Figure 2. 10 Record Settings
13. Click Copy to copy the recording setting to other cameras.
14. Click OK to save the settings and exit the wizard.
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2.3 Changing Default Admin Password
This product has default user name and password credentials for first time access. You must change these default
credentials to protect against unauthorized access to the product. You may change the password in the Login
interface.
Steps:
1. In the Login interface, enter the default admin password (12345) for the first login and click OK to
continue.
Figure 2. 11 Login Interface
The default password (12345) for the Admin account is for first-time log-in purposes only. You
must change this default password to better protect against security risks, such as the
unauthorized access by others to the product that may prevent the product from functioning
properly and/or lead to other undesirable consequences.
2. The system will remind you to change the default password. Click Yes to enter the following interface to
edit the new password.
Figure 2. 12 Change Default Password
For your privacy, we strongly recommend changing the password to something of your own
choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters,
numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
3. Click OK to finish changing the password.
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2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras
This section is not available for the DS-7100 series DVR.
2.4.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras
Purpose:
Before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list
of the device.
Before you start:
Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network,
please see Chapter 9.1, 9.3 and 9.4.
OPTION 1:
Steps:
1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right-click menu.
DS-7200 Series DS-7300 and DS-8100/9000 Series
Figure 2. 13 Right-click Menu
2. Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface.
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Series
Models
Number of Connectable IP Cameras
Default (without disabling
analog channel)
Max. Number (by disabling
all analog channels)
DS-7200HGHI-E1
DS-7204HGHI-E1
1-ch
1-ch
DS-7208HGHI-E1
2-ch
2-ch
DS-7216HGHI-E1
2-ch
2-ch
DS-7200HGHI-E2
DS-7208HGHI-E2
2-ch
2-ch
DS-7216HGHI-E2
2-ch
2-ch
DS-7200HGHI-SH
DS-7204HGHI-SH
1-ch
1-ch
DS-7208HGHI-SH
2-ch
2-ch
DS-7216HGHI-SH
DS-7200HQHI-SH
DS-7204HQHI-SH
2-ch
2-ch
DS-7208HQHI-SH
DS-7216HQHI-SH
DS-7300HGHI-SH
DS-7304HGHI-SH
1-ch
5-ch
DS-7308HGHI-SH
2-ch
10-ch
DS-7316HGHI-SH
2-ch
18-ch
DS-7324HGHI-SH
8-ch
32-ch
DS-7332HGHI-SH
DS-7300HQHI-SH
DS-7304HQHI-SH
2-ch
6-ch
DS-7308HQHI-SH
10-ch
DS-7316HQHI-SH
18-ch
DS-8100HGHI-SH
DS-8104HGHI-SH
1-ch
5-ch
Figure 2. 14 Adding IP Camera Interface
For the DS-7200 series DVR, 1-ch or 2-ch IP cameras can be added, and for the DS-7300/8100/9000
series DVR, 1 more IP camera can be added by disabling 1 analog channel, and up to 32 IP cameras
can be added. Please refer to the following table for the number of connectable IP cameras for
different models.
Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons
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Series
Models
Number of Connectable IP Cameras
Default (without disabling
analog channel)
Max. Number (by disabling
all analog channels)
DS-8108HGHI-SH
2-ch
10-ch
DS-8116HGHI-SH
2-ch
18-ch
DS-8124HGHI-SH
16-ch
32-ch
DS-8132HGHI-SH
DS-8100HQHI-SH
DS-8104HQHI-SH
2-ch
6-ch
DS-8108HQHI-SH
10-ch
DS-8116HQHI-SH
18-ch
DS-9000HQHI-SH
DS-9004HQHI-SH
6-ch
10-ch
DS-9008HQHI-SH
10-ch
18-ch
DS-9016HQHI-SH
18-ch
32-ch
Icon
Explanation
Icon
Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
Add the detected IP camera.
The camera is connected.
The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.
Delete the IP camera
Advanced settings of the camera.
Update the IP camera
Please refer to the Appendix for the list of compatible IP cameras.
3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button
to add the camera.
Or you can click the Add All button to add all the detected online IP cameras.
Table 2. 2 Explanation of the icons
4. To add other IP cameras:
1) Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.
Figure 2. 15 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface
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Icon
Explanation
Icon
Explanation
Edit basic parameters of the camera
Add the detected IP camera.
The camera is connected; you can
click the icon to get the live view of
the camera.
The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.
Delete the IP camera
Advanced settings of the camera，
Update the IP camera
2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be
added.
3) Click Add to add the camera.
OPTION 2:
Steps:
1. Enter the Camera Management interface.
Menu> Camera> Camera
Figure 2. 16 Main Menu
2. Repeat the step 3 and 4 of OPTION 1 to add the camera.
Figure 2. 17 IP Camera Management Interface
Table 2. 3 Explanation of the icons
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3. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No. in the pop-up window,
as shown in the following figure, and click OK to finish adding.
Figure 2. 18 Selecting Multiple Channels
2.4.2 Editing the Connected IP Cameras and Configuring
Customized Protocols
After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the
basic setting of the IP cameras.
Steps:
1. Click the icon to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.
Figure 2. 19 Edit the Parameters
Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the
channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list.
2. Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface.
To edit advanced parameters:
Steps:
1. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon.
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Figure 2. 20 Network Configuration of the Camera
2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera.
Figure 2. 21 Password Configuration of the Camera
3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface.
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Icons
Description
Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm)
Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record)
Alarm & Record
Event/Exception (motion detection, sensor alarm or exception information. For details,
see Chapter 8.7 Handling Exceptions.)
3.1 Introduction of Live View
Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter
Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many
times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.
Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are
alarms occur as soon as possible.
Table 3. 1 Description of Live View Icons
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S.N
VGA/HDMI1
HDMI2
Main output
Auxiliary output
1 √ √
VGA/HDMI1
HDMI2
2 √ ×
VGA/HDMI1
3 × √
HDMI2
S.N
VGA/HDMI
CVBS
Main output
Auxiliary output
1 √ √
VGA/HDMI
CVBS
2 √ ×
VGA/HDMI
3 × √ CVBS
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode
In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below.
• Single Screen: show only one screen on the monitor.
• Multi-screen: show multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
• Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen
on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell
Time.
• Start Recording: normal record and motion detection record are supported.
• Quick Set: select the output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
• Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.
• Aux/Main output switch: the DVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and
auxiliary output interfaces. When the aux output is enabled, the main output cannot do any operation, and
you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output.
The DS-7100, DS-7200, and DS-7324/7332HGHI-SH models do not support Aux/Main output switch.
The priority level for the main and aux output for other models is as follows:
For the DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH
The DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH provides HDMI1, HDMI2 and VGA interfaces, and the priority level for the main
and aux output is HDMI1/VGA>HDMI2. See the table below.
Table 3. 2 Priorities of Interfaces for DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH
√ means the interface is in use, × means the interface is out of use or the connection is invalid. And the
HDMI1, VGA and HDMI2 can be used at the same time.
For Other Models
The priority level for the main and aux output is HDMI/VGA>CVBS. See the table below.
Table 3. 3 Priorities of Interfaces for Other Models
√ means the interface is in use, × means the interface is out of use or the connection is invalid. And the
HDMI, VGA and CVBS can be used at the same time.
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Functions
Front Panel Operation
Show single screen
Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the
screen for channel 2.
Show multi-screen
Press the PREV button.
Manually switch
screens
Next screen: right direction button.
Previous screen: left direction button.
Auto-switch
Press Enter button.
Playback
Press Play button.
Name
Description
Menu
Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.
Single Screen
Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown
list.
Multi-screen
Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.
Previous Screen
Switch to the previous screen.
Next Screen
Switch to the next screen.
Start/Stop
Auto-switch
Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.
The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.
Start Recording
Start recording of all channels, Normal Record and Motion Detection Recording
are selectable from the dropdown list.
Add IP Camera
A shortcut to enter the IP camera management interface.(For HDVR series only)
Quick Set
Output Mode is configurable with Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid options.
Playback
Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected
channel immediately.
PTZ Control
A shortcut to enter the PTZ control interface of the selected camera.
Aux Monitor
Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is
disabled.
If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected, the mouse
operation is disabled; you need to switch back to the Main output with the F1 button on front
panel or VOIP/MON button on IR remote control and then press the Enter button.
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation
This function is not supported by DS-7200HGHI and DS-7100 series.
Table 3. 4 Front Panel Operation in Live View
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View
Table 3. 5 Mouse Operation in Live View
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DS-7200 Series DS-7300 and DS-8100/9000 Series
Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu
The Add IP Camera is not supported by DS-7100 series DVR.
3.2.3 Main/Aux Output Switching
The DS-7100-SH, DS-7200-SH, and DS-7324/7332HGHI-SH models do not support Aux/Main output switch.
When the HDMI/VGA or HDMI1/VGA (DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH) output is configured as the main output, you
can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS or HDMI2 (DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH) output as the
main output.
Steps:
1. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI (1)/VGA output screen, and the following message
box pops up:
Figure 3. 2 Switch Main and Aux Output
2. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Cancel to
cancel the operation.
3. Select the Menu Output Mode to Main CVBS or HDMI2 from the right-click menu on the monitor.
4. On the pop-up message box, click Yes to restart the device to enable the CVBS output or HDMI2 as the
main output.
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Icons
Description
Icons
Description
Icons
Description
/
Enable/Disable
Manual Record
Instant Playback
/
Mute/Audio on
PTZ Control
Digital Zoom
Image Settings
Live View
Strategy
Close Live View
You can select the Menu Output Mode under Menu>Configuration>More Settings to Auto, or HDMI (1)/VGA
and then restart the device to switch the main output back to HDMI (1)/VGA output.
3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode
On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you point the mouse to the
bottom of the screen.
Figure 3. 3 Quick Setting Toolbar
Table 3. 6 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons
Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no
record during the last five minutes.
Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. Click and draw to select the area to zoom in,
as shown in Figure 3. 4.
Figure 3. 4 Digital Zoom
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Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.
Four modes are selectable according to the real situation:
• Standard: for general lighting conditions (default).
• Indoor: the image is relatively smoother.
• Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other two modes.
• Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high.
Figure 3. 5 Image Settings
You can adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness and denoising.
You can also click Default to restore the default settings and click Copy to copy the image settings to other
analog cameras.
Refer to the Chapter 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters for details.
Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.
Figure 3. 6 Live View Strategy
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3.3 Channel-zero Encoding
This chapter is not applicable to DS-7100 and DS-7200 series DVR
Purpose:
Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client
Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image
quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.
Steps:
1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.
Menu> Configuration> Live View
2. Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab.
Figure 3. 7 Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding
3. Check the checkbox after Enable Channel-Zero Encoding.
4. Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate.
5. Click the Apply button to activate the settings.
After you set the Channel-Zero encoding, you can get a view in the remote client or web browser of 16
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3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings
Purpose:
Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface,
dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
Steps:
1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.
Menu> Configuration> Live View
Figure 3. 8 Live View-General
The settings available in this menu include:
• Video Output Interface: Designates the output to configure the settings for. The DS-7100-SH,
DS-7200, and DS-7324/7332HGHI-SH provide HDMI/VGA outputs, DS-8124/8132HGHI-SH
provides HDMI1/VGA and HDMI2 outputs, and other models provide HDMI/VGA and CVBS
outputs for selection.
• Live View Mode: Designates the display mode to be used for Live View.
• Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling auto-switch
in Live View.
• Enable Audio Output: Enables/disables audio output for the selected camera in the live view mode.
• Volume: Adjust the volume of the audio output.
• Event Output: Designates the output to show event video; if available, you can select a different
video output interface from the Video Output Interface when an event occurs.
• Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.
2. Set the camera order.
1) Select View tab.
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Figure 3. 9 Live View- Camera Order
2) Click a window to select it, and then double-click a camera name in the camera list you would like to
display. Setting an ‘X’ means the window will not display any camera.
3) You can also click to start live view of all channels in order and click to stop live view of all
channels. Click or to go to the previous or next page.
4) Click the Apply button.
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3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics
Purpose:
The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results
from a list.
Steps:
1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface.
Menu> Manual >Manual Video Quality Diagnostics
Figure 3. 10 Video Quality Diagnostics
2. Check the checkboxes to select the channels for diagnostics.
3. Click the button Diagnose, and the results will be displayed on a list. You can view the video status and
diagnostics time of the selected channels.
Figure 3. 11 Diagnostics Result
Connect the camera to the device for the video quality diagnostics.
Three exception types can be diagnosed: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast.
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3.6 User Logout
Purpose:
After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to
enter user name and password to log in again.
Steps:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu>Shutdown
2. Click Logout.
Figure 3. 12 Shutdown
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4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done
before you control the PTZ camera.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.
Menu >Camera> PTZ
Figure 4. 1 PTZ Settings
2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list.
3. Click the RS-485 Settings button to set the RS-485 parameters.
Figure 4. 2 PTZ- General
4. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.
All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.
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For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to HIKVISION-C (Coaxitron).
Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera/dome.
When the Coaxitron protocol is selected, all the other parameters like the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity and
flow control are not configurable.
5. Click Apply button to save the settings.
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4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns
Before you start:
Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.
4.2.1 Customizing Presets
Purpose:
Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes
place.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu>Camera>PTZ
Figure 4. 3 PTZ Settings
2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset; and the zoom
and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well.
3. Enter the preset No. (1~255) in the preset text field, and click the Set button to link the location to the
preset.
Repeat the steps2-3 to save more presets.
You can click the Clear button to clear the location information of the preset, or click the Clear All button
to clear the location information of all the presets.
4.2.2 Calling Presets
Purpose:
This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place.
Steps:
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1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or
select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.
2. Choose Camera in the dropdown list.
3. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 4 PTZ Panel - General
4. Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field.
5. Click the Call Preset button to call it.
When the Coaxitron camera/dome connected and the PTZ protocol is selected to HIKVISION-C
(Coaxitron), you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera/dome. Use the
directional buttons on the PTZ control panel to operate the menu.
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols
Purpose:
Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving
on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the
steps above in Customizing Presets.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu>Camera>PTZ
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Figure 4. 5 PTZ Settings
2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol.
3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol.
Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration
4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed
of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which
the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the
corresponding key point. The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to
the next.
5. Click the Add button to add the next key point to the patrol, or you can click the OK button to save the
key point to the patrol.
You can delete all the key points by clicking the Clear button for the selected patrol, or click the Clear
All button to delete all the key pints for all patrols.
4.2.4 Calling Patrols
Purpose:
Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path.
Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or
select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.
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2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 7 PTZ Panel - General
3. Select a patrol in the dropdown list and click the Call Patrol button to call it.
4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it.
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns
Purpose:
Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement
according to the predefined path.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu > Camera > PTZ
Figure 4. 8 PTZ Settings
2. Choose pattern number in the dropdown list.
3. Click the Start button and click corresponding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ camera, and
click the Stop button to stop it.
The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.
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4.2.6 Calling Patterns
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.
Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or
select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.
2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 9 PTZ Panel - General
3. Click the Call Pattern button to call it.
4. Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it.
4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit
Purpose:
The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range.
This function is supported by some certain models.
Steps:
1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
Menu > Camera > PTZ
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Figure 4. 10 PTZ Settings
2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click
the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit.
The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on the left
side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should be no more than 180º.
4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to call the linear scan in the predefined scan range.
Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to
enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 11 PTZ Panel - One-touch
3. Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it.
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reboot to make settings take effect.
4.2.9 One-touch Park
Purpose:
For some certain model of the speed dome, it can be configured to start a predefined park action (scan, preset,
patrol and etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).
Steps:
1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to
enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.
Figure 4. 12 PTZ Panel - One-touch
3. There are 3 one-touch park types selectable, click the corresponding button to activate the park action.
Park (Quick Patrol): The dome starts patrol from the predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in order after the
park time. The undefined preset will be skipped.
Park (Patrol 1): The dome starts move according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time.
Park (Preset 1): The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time.
The park time can only be set through the speed dome configuration interface, by default the value is
5s.
4. Click the button again to inactivate it.
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Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Direction button and
the auto-cycle button
Zoom+, Focus+,
Iris+
Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-
The speed of the
PTZ movement
Light on/off
Wiper on/off
3D-Zoom
Image Centralization
Menu
Switch to the PTZ
control interface
Switch to the
one-touch control
interface
Switch to the general
settings interface
Previous item
Next item
Start pattern / patrol
Stop the patrol /
pattern movement
Exit
Minimize windows
4.3 PTZ Control Panel
To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported.
OPTION 1:
In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button.
OPTION 2:
In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or
choose the PTZ Control icon , or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu.
Click the Configuration button on the control panel, and you can enter the PTZ Settings interface.
In PTZ control mode, the PTZ panel will be displayed when a mouse is connected with the device. If no
mouse is connected, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the window, indicating that this
camera is in PTZ control mode.
Figure 4. 13 PTZ Panel
Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ panel icons
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5.1 Configuring Recording Parameters
Before you start:
1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
(Menu>HDD>General)
Figure 5. 1 HDD- General
2. Click Advance to check the storage mode of the HDD.
1) Whether the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed information,
see Chapter 10.5 Configuring Quota Mode.
2) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter 5.9
Configuring HDD Group for Recording.
Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced
Steps:
1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters:
Menu>Record>Parameters
Figure 5. 3 Record Parameters
2. Set the parameters for recording.
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1) Select the Record tab to configure.
2) Select a camera number in the camera dropdown list.
You can configure the stream type, the resolution, the video quality and other parameters on demand
for Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event) respectively.
The Input Resolution of camera connected will be displayed in the live view for 5 seconds when the
camera is connected, or the DVR is powered on. The input resolution includes the resolution and
frame rate of the camera, e.g. 1080P25.
3) You can configure the advantage parameters, including pre-record, post-record time, expired time,
redundant record (this option is only available when the HDD mode is Group) and whether you want
to record audio.
• Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an
alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera
records it at 9:59:55.
• Post-record: The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For example, when
an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it
records till 11:00:05.
• Expired Time: The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if the
deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will
not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the
HDD.
• Redundant Record: The redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the
record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For
detailed information, see Chapter 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording.
• Record Audio: Check the checkbox of Record Audio to record the sound, otherwise record the
image without sound.
• Video Stream: Main stream and sub-stream are selectable for recording. When you select
sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space.
• Enable 960 Mode: The option is supported by analog cameras. Enabling the 960 mode to enable
the WD1 resolution for the main stream, otherwise, the resolution supports up to 4CIF. And the
option does not supported by TVI cameras, while the WD1 resolution is available all the time.
4) Click Apply to save the settings.
5) You can copy the settings to other channels by clicking Copy, if the setting can also be used for other
cameras.
You can copy the same settings to the cameras with same signal, e.g., the channel No. 1-3 connect to the TVI
cameras, and the channel No.4 connects to an analog camera, and then the settings of channel No. 1 can be only
copied to channel 2 and 3.
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Figure 5. 4 Copy Camera Settings
3. Set encoding parameters for sub-stream.
1) Select the Substream tab.
Figure 5. 5 Sub-stream Encoding
2) Select a camera in the camera dropdown list.
3) Configure the parameters.
4) Click Apply to save the settings.
5) (Optional) If the parameters can also be used to other cameras, click Copy to copy the settings to other
channels.
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5.2 Configuring Record Schedule
The DS-7100 models support the continuous and motion triggered recording only, DS-7200HGHI models
support continuous, motion and VCA triggered recording types, and other models support continuous, alarm,
motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm and VCA triggered recording types.
Purpose:
Set the record schedule, and then the camera will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured
schedule.
Steps:
1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.
Menu> Record> Schedule
DS-7100-SH and DS-7200HGHI-SH
Other Models
Figure 5. 6 Record Schedule
2. Choose the camera you want to configure in the Camera dropdown list.
3. Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule.
4. Configure the record schedule.
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1) Click Edit.
2) In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.
3) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.
Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule- All Day
4) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.
Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule- Set Time Period
Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other.
Repeat the above steps 1)-4) to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be
set to other days, click Copy.
Figure 5. 9 Copy Schedule to Other Days
The Holiday option is available when you enable holiday schedule in Holiday settings. See Chapter 5.7
Configuring Holiday Record.
5) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.
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Draw the schedule
1) Click on the color icon to select a record type in the event list on the right-side of the interface.
Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule
Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below.
Figure 5. 11 Descriptions of the Color Icons
2) Click and drag the mouse on the schedule.
3) Click on the other area except for the schedule table to finish and exit the drawing.
You can repeat step 4 to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels,
click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.
5. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.
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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record
Purpose:
Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event
takes place, the DVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can
trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notifying the
surveillance center, sending email and so on.
Steps:
1. Enter the Motion Detection interface.
Menu>Camera>Motion
Figure 5. 12 Motion Detection
2. Configure Motion Detection:
1) Choose camera you want to configure.
2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection.
3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection for all
the area shot by the camera, click Full Screen. To clear the motion detection area, click Clear.
Figure 5. 13 Motion Detection- Mask
4) Click Handling, and the message box for channel information pops up.
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Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Settings
5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.
6) Click Apply to save the settings.
7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.
3. Configure the schedule.
Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule, while you may choose Motion as
the record type.
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5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record
The DS-7100 and DS-7200 series do not support the alarm input.
Purpose:
Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.
Steps:
1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.
Menu> Configuration> Alarm
Figure 5. 15 Alarm Settings
2. Click the Alarm Input tab.
Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input
1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.
2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type.
3) Check the checkbox of Setting.
4) Click the button.
Figure 5. 17 Alarm Handling
5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.
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6) Check the checkbox to select channel.
7) Click Apply to save settings.
8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters.
If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.
Figure 5. 18 Copy Alarm Input
3. Configure the schedule.
Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule, while you may choose Alarm as
the record type.
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5.5 Configuring VCA Record
Purpose:
The DS-7200/7300/8100/9000 support the VCA (line crossing detection and intrusion detection) triggered
recording.
The VCA settings and VCA event triggered recording is supported by 1 analog camera for
DS-7200/7300/8100HGHI models and 2 analog camers for DS-7200/7300/8100/9000HQHI models.
DS-7100-SH does not support VCA.
Steps:
1. Enter the VCA settings interface and select a camera for the VCA settings.
Menu> Camera> VCA
Figure 5. 19 VCA Settings
2. Configure the detection rules for VCA events. For details, see the step 2 in Chapter 8.5 Detecting VCA
Alarm.
3. Click the icon to configure the alarm linkage actions for the VCA events.
Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record when VCA alarm
is triggered.
Click Apply to save the settings
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Figure 5. 20 Set Trigger Camera of VCA Alarm
The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras.
4. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set VCA
as the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule.
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5.6 Configuring Manual Record
Purpose:
Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. Using manual record, you don’t need to set a schedule
for recording.
Steps:
1. Enter the Manual settings interface.
Menu> Manual
Figure 5. 21 Manual Record
2. Enable manual record.
Click the status icon before camera number to change it to .
Or click the status icon of Analog to enable manual record of all channels.
3. Disable manual record.
Click the status icon to change it to .
Or click the status icon of Analog to disable manual record of all channels.
After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled.
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5.7 Configuring Holiday Record
Purpose:
Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan
for recording on holiday.
Steps:
1. Enter the Record setting interface.
Menu>Record
2. Choose Holiday on the left bar.
Figure 5. 22 Holiday Settings
3. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.
1) Click to enter the Edit interface.
Figure 5. 23 Edit Holiday Settings
2) Check the checkbox of Enable.
3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.
There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. By Month, By Week,
and By Month are selectable.
4) Set the start and end date.
5) Click Apply to save settings.
6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.
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4. Configure the record schedule.
Please refer to the Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule, while you may choose Holiday in the
Schedule dropdown list, or you can draw the schedule on the timeline of Holiday.
Figure 5. 24 Edit Schedule- Holiday
Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped each other.
In the time table of the channel, both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed.
Repeat the above step 4 to set Holiday schedule for other channel. If the holiday schedule can also be used to
other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply the settings.
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5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording
Purpose:
Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the
redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability.
Before you start:
You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to
Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. There should be at
least another HDD which is in Read/Write status.
Steps:
1. Enter HDD Information interface.
Menu> HDD
Figure 5. 25 HDD General
2. Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.
1) Set the HDD property to Redundant.
Figure 5. 26 HDD General-Editing
2) Click Apply to save the settings.
3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
3. Enter the Record setting interface.
Menu> Record> Parameters
1) Select the Record tab.
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Figure 5. 27 Encoding Parameters
2) Select Camera you want to configure.
3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record.
4) Click Apply to save settings.
If the encoding parameters can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to
apply the settings.
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5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording
Purpose:
You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group.
Steps:
1. Enter HDD setting interface.
Menu>HDD>Advanced
2. Select Advanced on the left bar.
Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information,
please refer to Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group.
3. Select General in the left bar.
Click to enter editing interface.
4. Configuring HDD group.
1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.
2) Click Apply to save your settings.
3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups.
5. Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group.
1) Select Advanced on the left bar.
Figure 5. 28 HDD Advanced
2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group
3) Check the channels you want to save in this group.
4) Click Apply to save settings.
After you have configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording settings following the procedure
provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.
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5.10 Files Protection
Purpose:
You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being
overwritten.
Protect file by locking the record files
Steps:
1. Enter Playback setting interface.
Menu> Export
Figure 5. 29 Export
2. Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to .
3. Configure the record type, file type, start time and end time.
4. Click Search to show the results.
Figure 5. 30 Export- Search Result
5. Protect the record files.
1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to ,
indicating that the file is locked.
The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked.
2) Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.
Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only
Before you start:
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To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.4 Managing
HDD Group.
Steps:
1. Enter HDD setting interface.
Menu> HDD
Figure 5. 31 HDD General
2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.
Figure 5. 32 HDD General- Editing
3. Set the HDD to Read-only.
4. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.
You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the
property to R/W.
If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the DVR cannot record any files. Only live view mode
is available.
If you set the HDD to Read-only when the DVR is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next
R/W HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.
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6.1 Playing Back Record Files
6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel
Purpose:
Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.
OPTION 1
Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.
Figure 6. 1 Instant Playback Interface
OPTION 2
Steps:
1. Enter the Playback interface.
Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure 6.
2.
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DS-7100 and DS-7200 Other Models
Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View
The DS-7100, DS-7200, and DS-7324/7332HGHI-SH provide no Aux Monitor option.
Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back recording files of the channel under single-screen live view mode.
Under multi-screen live view mode, the recorded files of the top-left channel will be played back.
For the DS-7300/8100/9000, pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding camera
during playback process.
2. Playback management.
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in
Figure 6. 3.
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Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Button
Operation
/
Mute/Audio on
/
Start/Stop clipping
Save clip(s)
Add default tag
Add customized tag
Tag management
Digital Zoom
/
Pause/
Play Reverse
Stop
30s backward
30s forward
Previous day
Slow forward
Fast forward
Next day
/
Scaling up/down
time bar
Process bar
Full Screen
Exit
Video type bar
Normal playback
Adjust the audio
volume
Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface
Click the channel(s) if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback
of multiple channels.
Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback
Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar
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The indicates the start time and end time of the record files.
represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion, alarm,
motion | alarm, motion & alarm).
Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames.
6.1.2 Playing Back by Time
Purpose:
Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel
switch are supported.
Steps:
1. Enter playback interface.
Menu>Playback
2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.
Figure 6. 5 Playback Calendar
In the Playback interface:
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
Please refer to Chapter 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel for the playback interface and toolbar description.
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search
Purpose:
Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (motion detection, alarm
input or VCA). Channel switch is supported.
Playback by alarm input search is not supported by DS-7100 and DS-7200HGHI series DVR.
DS-7100 does not support VCA type.
Steps:
1. Enter the playback interface.
Menu>Playback
2. Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface.
3. Select Alarm Input, Motion, Line Crossing Detection, Intrusion Detection as the event type, and
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specify the start time and end time for search.
Figure 6. 6 Video Search by Motion Detection
4. Click Search, and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list.
5. Select and click button to play back the record files.
You can click Back to return to the search interface.
If there is only one channel triggered, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of
this channel.
If several channels are triggered, clicking button takes you to the synch playback interface. Check
checkbox to select one channel for playback or select multiple channels for synchronous playback.
The max. number of channels for synchronous playback supported varies to different models.
Figure 6. 7 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback
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6. Event playback interface.
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Event
Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files.
Pre-play: The time you set to play back before the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the
recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back from 9:59:55.
Post-play: The time you set to play back after the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the
recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back till 11:00:05.
7. You can click or button to select the previous or next event. Please refer to Table 6.1 for the
description of buttons on the toolbar.
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag
Purpose:
Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during
playback. You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.
Before playing back by tag:
1. Enter Playback interface.
Menu>Playback
2. Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to Chapter 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel for the detailed
information about searching and playback of the record files.
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Figure 6. 9 Interface of Playback by Time
Click button to add default tag.
Click button to add customized tag and input tag name.
Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.
3. Tag management.
Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).
Figure 6. 10 Tag Management Interface
Steps:
1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface.
2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface.
You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command.
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Figure 6. 11 Video Search by Tag
3. Click button to play back the file.
You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.
Pre-play and post-play can be configured.
You can click or button to select the previous or next tag. Please refer to Table 6.1 for the
description of buttons on the toolbar.
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search
Purpose:
The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you
select the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video containing motion or VCA information, and
mark it with green color on the playback process bar. The filtering rule of record files and playback speed for
the non-related and related video can be configured on your demand.
The playback by smart search is not supported for IP cameras.
Steps:
1. Enter the Smart Playback interface.
2. Select a camera in the camera list and select a date in the calendar and click the button to play.
3. Click the on the toolbar to enter Smart Search mode. The smart search toolbar appears at the bottom
of the screen.
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Figure 6. 12 Draw Area for Smart Search
The VCA event is not supported by DS-7100 series.
4. Click and drag the mouse to draw area(s) for smart search of VCA event or motion event.
Line Crossing Detection
Click the button , and click on the video display screen to specify the start point and end point of the
line.
Intrusion Detection
Click the button, and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection. Only one
region can be set.
Motion Detection
Click the button and then click and draw the mouse to set the detection area manually. You can also
click the button to set the full screen as the detection area.
5. Click the to search, and then the result will be displayed as in the progress bar of the Smart
Playback interface.
Or you can click the button to clear all the set areas.
6. Click the button to play
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Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Button
Operation
Smart search
Stop
/
Pause play/ Play
Process bar
/
Scaling
up/down the
time line
Video type / picture
Figure 6. 13 Smart Playback Interface
Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to
locate special frames.
About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event
recording; represents smart search recording.
Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs
Purpose:
Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs.
Steps:
1. Enter Log Information interface.
Menu>Maintenance>Log Information
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