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DS-7700NI-SP Series NVR

USER’S MANUAL

Version 3.3

DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual

Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User’s Manual

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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.

Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance

This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips

Before connecting and operating your DVR, 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 DVR.

• 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 DVR 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.

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CONTENTS

C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 9

Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 9

Product Features .............................................................................................................................. 10

Rear Panel......................................................................................................................................... 12

Product Application Diagram .......................................................................................................... 17

Operating Your DVR ............................................................................................................................ 18

Using the Front Panel Controls ...................................................................................................... 18

Using a USB Mouse ......................................................................................................................... 23

Using the Soft Keyboard ................................................................................................................. 23

C H A P T E R 2 Activating Your DVR ............................................................................................... 25

C H A P T E R 3 Getting Started ......................................................................................................... 44

Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR ............................................................................................. 44

Startup Your DVR ............................................................................................................................. 44

Shutdown Your DVR ........................................................................................................................ 44

Rebooting Your DVR ....................................................................................................................... 45

Locking Your DVR ............................................................................................................................ 45

Setting Date and Time ......................................................................................................................... 46

Checking the Status of Your DVR ..................................................................................................... 47

C H A P T E R 4 Live Feed .................................................................................................................... 52

Watching a Live Feed .......................................................................................................................... 52

Understanding Live Feed Icons ..................................................................................................... 52

Operating the Live Feed .................................................................................................................. 53

Using Display Menu ............................................................................................................................. 59

Configuring Live Feed Displays ......................................................................................................... 62

Setting Camera Order ......................................................................................................................... 64

Channel-Zero Encoding ...................................................................................................................... 65

C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings........................................................................................................ 68

Configuring Settings for Recording.................................................................................................... 68

Configuring Recording Settings ..................................................................................................... 68

Configuring Record Schedule ........................................................................................................ 70

Configuring Holiday Settings .............................................................................................................. 75

Configuring Settings for Capturing .................................................................................................... 76

Configuring Capture Quality Settings ............................................................................................ 76

Configuring Capture Schedule ....................................................................................................... 76

C H A P T E R 6 Playback ..................................................................................................................... 78

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Playing Back a Recording ................................................................................................................... 78

Understanding the Playback Interface .......................................................................................... 78

Searching for Recorded Files ......................................................................................................... 79

Playing Back Recorded Files.......................................................................................................... 80

Playing Back Multiple Channels ..................................................................................................... 81

Smart Playback..................................................................................................................................... 82

Smart search ..................................................................................................................................... 83

Playing Back Pictures .......................................................................................................................... 83

Playing Back Tags ............................................................................................................................... 84

Playing Back POS events ................................................................................................................... 86

C H A P T E R 7 Backup ........................................................................................................................ 88

Backing up Video Clips ....................................................................................................................... 88

Selecting Video Clips ....................................................................................................................... 88

Backing up Video Clips ................................................................................................................... 89

Backing up Recorded Files ................................................................................................................. 92

C H A P T E R 8 System Configuration ............................................................................................. 94

Configuring Network Settings ............................................................................................................. 94

Configuring General Settings ......................................................................................................... 94

Configuring DDNS ............................................................................................................................ 95

Configuring SNMP ........................................................................................................................... 96

Configuring UPnP ............................................................................................................................. 97

Configuring More Settings .............................................................................................................. 97

Managing User Accounts .................................................................................................................... 99

Changing Password ......................................................................................................................... 99

Adding a New Remote/Local User .............................................................................................. 100

Changing the permission of User ................................................................................................ 101

Deleting a User ............................................................................................................................... 103

Editing a User ................................................................................................................................. 103

Switch User ..................................................................................................................................... 103

Resetting Password ........................................................................................................................... 105

Reference: Password Strength Requirements .............................................................................. 111

Configuring PTZ Cameras ................................................................................................................ 115

Configuring Basic PTZ Settings ................................................................................................... 115

Customizing PTZ Presets, Patterns and Patrols ....................................................................... 116

Configuring Alarms and Exceptions ................................................................................................ 118

Setting up Motion Detection.......................................................................................................... 118

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Configuring Alarm Inputs ............................................................................................................... 121

Configuring Alarm Outputs............................................................................................................ 122

Configuring Exceptions ................................................................................................................. 123

Configuring E-mail Settings .............................................................................................................. 125

Configuring Hot Spare Settings ....................................................................................................... 126

To setup hot spare settings: ............................................................................................................. 126

Configuring POS (Point of Sale) Settings ....................................................................................... 127

C H A P T E R 9 Camera Management ................................................................................. 135

Configuring Cameras ......................................................................................................................... 135

Adding and Removing IP Cameras ............................................................................................. 135

Adding and Removing Analog Cameras .................................................................................... 139

IP cameras List Import and Export .............................................................................................. 140

PoE Information .............................................................................................................................. 141

Configuring Privacy Mask ................................................................................................................. 142

Configuring Tamper-proof ................................................................................................................. 142

Configuring Video Loss ..................................................................................................................... 144

Configuring OSD Settings ................................................................................................................. 144

Configuring Video Quality Diagnosis ............................................................................................... 145

Configuring VCA ................................................................................................................................. 146

C H A P T E R 10 RAID Configuration ............................................................................................. 148

Configuring Array and Virtual Disk .................................................................................................. 148

One-touch Configuration ............................................................................................................... 148

Manually Creating Array and Virtual Disk ................................................................................... 149

Rebuilding Array ................................................................................................................................. 152

Automatically Rebuilding Array .................................................................................................... 153

Manually Rebuilding Array ............................................................................................................ 153

Repairing Virtual Disk ........................................................................................................................ 154

Deleting Array / Vitual Disk ............................................................................................................... 155

Deleting the Virtual Disk ................................................................................................................ 155

Deleting the Array ........................................................................................................................... 155

Migrating and Expanding .................................................................................................................. 156

Upgrading Firmware .......................................................................................................................... 158

C H A P T E R 11 Disk Management ................................................................................................ 160

Managing Disks .................................................................................................................................. 160

Checking Disk Status ..................................................................................................................... 160

Setting Network HDD ......................................................................................................................... 160

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Formatting Disk................................................................................................................................... 162

Enabling HDD Overwrite ............................................................................................................... 162

Enabling HDD Sleeping mode...................................................................................................... 163

Enabling eSATA Auto Archive...................................................................................................... 163

Managing eSATA ............................................................................................................................... 163

Configuring Quota Mode ................................................................................................................... 164

Managing HDD Group ....................................................................................................................... 164

Disk Clone ........................................................................................................................................... 166

HDD Detect ......................................................................................................................................... 167

S.M.A.R.T ............................................................................................................................................ 167

Bad Sector Detection ......................................................................................................................... 167

Managing Files ................................................................................................................................... 169

Searching for Recorded Files ....................................................................................................... 169

Searching for Event Files .............................................................................................................. 170

Searching for Captured Picture .................................................................................................... 171

Searching for POS event files ...................................................................................................... 172

Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files .......................................................................................... 176

C H A P T E R 1 2 DVR Management ............................................................................................... 177

Managing System............................................................................................................................... 177

Upgrading the System Firmware ................................................................................................. 177

Restoring Default Settings ............................................................................................................ 178

Exporting & Importing Configuration ............................................................................................... 180

Viewing System Logs ........................................................................................................................ 181

Network detection............................................................................................................................... 183

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C H A P T E R 1 Introduction

Overview

Thank you for your purchase of DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series Hybrid Digital Video Recorder (HDVR)/NVR. To get detailed information about the HDVR/NVR, please read through the Installation’s Manual and this User’s Manual thoroughly.

The DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 series HDVR/NVR is a new generation product developed by HIKVISION. Built on an embedded platform and combining the latest advanced H.264 video encoding and decoding technologies, the DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 series HDVR/NVR contains the perfect combination of rock-solid reliability and high performance.

Figure 1 DS-9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR

Figure 2 DS-9600NI-XT NVR

Figure 3 DS-7700NI-SP Series NVR

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Product Features

Compression

 Connecting the network cameras, network dome and DVS.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Up to 64 network cameras can be added.  Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image

quality, etc.

 The video input/output quality is configurable.  Each channel supports two kinds of compression parameters, the continuous and event,

which can be configured locally and remotely.

 Encoding for both audio/video composite stream and video stream; audio and video

synchronization during composite stream encoding.

 Support watermark.

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs.  HDMI output and VGA output at up to 1920*1080P resolution.  1/4/6/8/9/16 –division 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 is also provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.

 The selected live view channel can be shielded.  Motion detection, tamper-proof, video exception alert and video loss alert functions.  Manual video quality detection and handling.  Privacy mask.  Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.  Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 Up to 16 disks (8 SATA hard disks and 8 network disks) and 1 eSATA disk can be

connected.

 Each SATA hard disks and network disks with a maximum of 4 TB storage capacity and

eSATA with less than 2 TB capacity.

 Support eSATA disk for recording or backup.  HDD group management.  HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.  Support S.M.A.R.T and bad sector detection.

Recording, Capture and playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration.  Continues and event video encoding parameters.  8 recording periods with separated recording types configurable.  Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time

for schedule.

 Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).

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 Customization tags, searching and playing back by tags.  Locking and unlocking record files.  Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end

time, etc.

 Smart search for the motion event when playing back.  Zooming in when playback.  Reverse playback for multi-channel.  Supports pause, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,

locating by dragging the mouse.

 Up to 16-ch synchronous playback.  Smart playback feature.  Continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures.  Support select main stream, sub stream or transcoded stream as recording stream.

(transcoded stream only for NVR )

Backup

 Export video data by USB, or eSATA device.  Export video clips when playback.  Management and maintenance of backup devices.  Automatic backup by eSATA devices.  Disk clone by eSATA devices.

Alarm and Exception

 Alarm for Video loss, Motion detection, Tampering, HDD Full, HDD Error, Network

Disconnected, IP Conflicted, Illegal Login, Video Signal Exception, Input/Output Video

Standard Mismatch, Recording/Capture Exception, etc.

 Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audible warming, notifying surveillance center,

sending email and alarm output.

 Automatic restore when system is abnormal.  Support push alarm notification

Other Local Functions

 Users can operate device by front panel, mouse, remote control, and control keyboard.  Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating accounts and define

their operating permissions, which includes the limit to access any channel.

 Operation, alarm exceptions and information log recording and searching.  Import and export device configuration information.

Network

 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces(1 network interface for DS-7700NI-

SP ), and various working mode is configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault

tolerance, etc.

 IPv6 is supported.  TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, UPnP, NFS, and iSCSI

are supported.

 TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.  Auto/manual port mapping and automatically discovered by UPnPTM.

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 Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.  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.  Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host.  Remotely start/stop recording.  Remotely start/stop alarm output.  Upgrade by remote FTP server is supported.  Remote PTZ control.  Remote JPEG capture.  Two-way voice talk and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server.  Support N+1 hot spare function (NVR and H-DVR support this function).  Support ANR(Automatic Network Replenishment) technology  Support Virtual Host function.

Development Support

 SDK for Windows and Linux system.  Source code of application software for demo.  Development support and training for application system.

Rear Panel

Figure 4 DS-9100/9000HFI-ST

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Figure 5 DS-9000HWI-ST & DS-9000HFI-RT

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No.

Item

Description

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

LOOP OUT

BNC connectors for video loop output.

VIDEO SPOT OUT

BNC connectors for video output.

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

1. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, it is used for live view only;

2. When either HDMI or VGA is connected, it is used as the spot video output for live view, playback, recording and PTZ controls;

3. When neither HDMI nor VGA is connected, it is used as the main video output for live view and menu operations.

AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output.

LINE IN

RCA connector for voice talk.

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input. (Audio 1-4)

AUDIO IN

DB26 connector for audio input. (Audio 5-16)

RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS-232 devices.

VGA

DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

HDMI

HDMI video output connector.

eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.

LAN Interface

Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).

Termination Switch

RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance.

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pin connects to R+ and R- pin of PTZ receiver respectively.

Controller Port

D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first device’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next device.

ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

GROUND

Ground (needs to be connected when device starts up).

AC 100V~240V

AC 100V~240V power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

USB

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

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Figure 6 DS-9600NI-ST/RT

Figure 7 DS-9600NI-XT

Figure 8 DS-7700NI-SP

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No.

Item

Description

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for CVBS and VGA audio output.

LINE IN

RCA connector for audio output.

RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS-232 devices.

VGA

DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

HDMI

HDMI video output connector.

eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.

LAN Interface

Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).

Termination Switch

RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance.

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pin connects to R+ and R- pin of PTZ receiver respectively.

Controller Port

D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first device’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next device.

ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

GROUND

Ground (needs to be connected when device starts up).

AC 100V~240V

AC 100V~240V power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

USB interface

Universal Serial Bus(USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive(HDD).

Network Interfaces with

POE function

Network interface for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.( DS-7700NI-SP POE NVR only)

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Product Application Diagram

Figure 9 Product Application Diagram

Note:

DS-9600NI-ST/ DS-9600NI-RT/DS-9600NI-XT/DS-7700NI-SP can only connect network cameras.

Operating Your DVR

There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the included IR (Infrared) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard.

Using the Front Panel Controls

Your DVR/NVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in the following figure:

Figure 10 9000/9600 HDVR/NVR Front Panel Controls

Figure 11 DS-9600NI-XT Front Panel Controls

The controls on the front panel include:

1. Status Indicators:

• Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.

• Ready: Ready indicator turns blue when DVR is functioning properly.

• Status: Status indicator turns blue when DVR 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

• TX/RX: TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.

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• Guard: Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed, off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in Preview mode.

2. IR Receiver: Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in

2. Batteries (2 x AAA) must be installed before operation.

3. Front Panel Lock: You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.

4. DVD-ROM: Slot for DVR-ROM.

5. Alphanumeric Buttons: Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of the DVR. Some

uses include:

• Switching to the corresponding channel in Preview or PTZ Control mode.

• Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode.

• Switching between different channels in Playback mode.

6. USB Ports: Connects USB mouse or USE flash memory devices.

7. Control Buttons:

• ESC Button: The ESC button is used to escape to the previous menu and to arm/disarm the DVR in Preview mode.

• REC/SHOT Button: The REC/SHOT button is used to enter the Quick Schedule Recording interface. If used when controlling a PTZ, pressing the REC/SHOT button and then a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset.

• PLAY/AUTO Button: The PLAY/AUTO button is used to enter the Playback menu. It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback menu and auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.

• ZOOM+ Button: The ZOOM+ button is used to zoom the PTZ camera in when in the PTZ Control menu.

• A/FOCUS+ Button: The A/FOCUS+ button is used to adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu. It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). It can also be used to clear entire masked areas, such as in the Motion Detection and Privacy Mask menus.

• EDIT/IRIS+ Button: The EDIT/IRIS+ button is used to 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 EDIT/IRIS+ button will tick the checkbox. In PTZ Control mode, the EDIT/IRIS+ button opens up the iris of the camera. In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.

• MENU/WIPER Button: Pressing the MENU/WIPER button will return the user to the Main menu (after successful login). Pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep. The MENU/WIPER button will also bring up Sensitivity Interface settings. In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if applicable).

• F1/LIGHT Button: The F1/LIGHT button when used in a list field will select all items on the list. In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.

• F2/AUX Button: The F2/AUX button is used to cycle through tab pages. It will also bring up the Channel & OSD Position settings.

• MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- Button: The MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- button is used to switch to the control of spot output. In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom the camera out.

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• PREV/FOCUS- Button: The PREV/FOCUS- button is used to 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. It can also be used to select entire masked areas, such as in Motion Detection and Privacy Mask menus.

8. Direction/Enter Buttons:

• Direction Buttons: The Direction buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus. In playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to fast-forward and rewind recorded video. The left and Right button will select the next and previous day of or pause the video. In Single Play mode, pressing the Enter button will advance the video by a single frame.

• Enter Button: The Enter button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can be used to tick checkbox fields. In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. In Single Play mode, pressing the Enter button will advance the video by a single frame.

9. Jog Shuttle Control: The Jog Shuttle control can be used to move the active selection in a menu. In the playback mode, the outer ring is used to speed up/slow down the video. The inner ring can be used to jump 30 seconds forward/backward in a video. In Preview mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.

10. Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.

Figure 12 7700 NVR Front Panel Controls

The controls on the front panel include:

1. Status Indicators:

• Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.

• Ready: Ready indicator turns blue when DVR is functioning properly.

• Status: Status indicator turns blue when DVR 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

• TX/RX: TX/RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.

2. DVD-ROM: Slot for DVR-ROM.

3. Direction/Enter Buttons:

• Direction Buttons: The Direction buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus. In playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to

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fast-forward and rewind recorded video. The left and Right button will select the next and previous day of or pause the video. In Single Play mode, pressing the Enter button will advance the video by a single frame.

4. Control Buttons:

• 1/MENU: Enter numerical “1”; Access the main menu interface.

• 2ABC/F1: Enter numeral “2”; Enter letters “ABC”; The F1 button can be used to select

all items on the list; In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the PTZ camera; In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch between main and spot video output.

• 3DEF/F2: Enter numeral “3”; Enter letters “DEF”; In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button

can be used to zoom in (zoom+) the PTZ camera; The F2 button can be used to cycle through tab pages.

• 4GHI/ESC: Enter numeral “4”; Enter letters “GHI”; Exit and back to the previous menu.

• 5JKL/EDIT: Enter numeral “5”; Enter letters “JKL”; Delete characters before cursor;

Select the checkbox and ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback.

• SHIFT: Switch of compound keys between the numeric/letter input and functional control.

• 6MNO/PLAY: Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”; In Playback mode, it is used for

direct access to playback interface.

• 7PQRS/REC: Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface; manually enable/disable record.

• 8TUV/PTZ: Enter numeral “8”; Enter letters “TUV”; Access PTZ control interface.

• 9WXYZ/PREV: Enter numeral “9”; Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-camera display in live

view; In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be used to delete the selected tag.

• 0/A: Enter numeral “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase

alphabet, symbols and numeric input). In Playback mode, this button can be used to add the default tag.

5. Jog Shuttle Control: The Jog Shuttle control can be used to move the active selection in a

menu. In the playback mode, the outer ring is used to speed up/slow down the video. The inner ring can be used to jump 30 seconds forward/backward in a video. In Preview mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.

6. Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.

7. USB Ports: Connects USB mouse or USE flash memory devices.

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Figure 13 IR Remote Control

The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Referring to Figure 13 IR Remote Control, they include:

1. POWER: Turn on/off DVR.

2. DEV: Enable/Disable Remote Control.

3. Alphanumeric: Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel.

4. EDIT: Same as JKL/EDIT button on front panel.

5. A: Same as A/FOCUS+ button on front panel.

6. REC: Same as REC/SHOT button on front panel.

7. PLAY: Same as MNO/PLAY button on front panel.

8. INFO: Same as ZOOM+ button on front panel.

9. VOIP: Same as MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- button on front panel.

10. MENU: Same as MENU/WIPER button on front panel.

11. PREV: Same as PREV/FOCUS- button on front panel.

12. DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons: Same as DIRECTION/ENTER buttons on front

panel.

13. PTZ: Same as PTZ/IRIS- button on front panel.

14. ESC: Same as ESC button on front panel.

15. RESERVED: Reserved.

16. F1: Same as F1/LIGHT button on front panel.

17. PTZ CONTROL Buttons: Buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ

camera.

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18. F2 Button: Same as F2/AUX button on front panel.

Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation. If there is no response:

1. Using the front control panel or the mouse, go into Menu > System Configuration > General > More Settings.

2. Check and remember DVR ID#. The default ID# is 255. This ID# is valid for all IR controls.

3. Press the DEV button on the remote.

4. Enter the DVR ID# from step 2.

5. Press the ENTER button on the remote control.

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.

2. Batteries are fresh and not out of charge.

3. IR receiver is not obstructed.

4. No fluorescent lamp is used nearby.

Using a USB Mouse

A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse:

1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB ports 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, please refer to the recommended device list from your provider.

The buttons on the mouse corresponds to:

1. Left Button:

8. Single-Click: Select a component of a menu, such as a button or an input field. This

is similar to pressing the ENTER button on the remote/front panel controls.

9. Double-Click: Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode in Preview/

Playback mode.

10. Click and Drag: Clicking and dragging the Left mouse button can be used to control

the pan/tilt of a PTZ camera as well as to vary the position of digital zoom area and camera OSD. It can also be used to set the alarm areas.

2. Right Button:

11. Single-Click: Shows pop-up menu in preview interface. Exit to return to the previous menu. Using the Soft Keyboard

When a mouse is used to perform task on the DVR, clicking on a text input field will bring up the Soft Keyboard, shown in Figure 14 Soft Keyboard.

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Figure 14 Soft Keyboard

The buttons on the soft keyboard represents:

Switch to Uppercase: Switch to uppercase input.

Symbols/Number: Switch to symbols and numbers input.

Backspace: Delete the character in front of the cursor.

Enter: Confirm selection.

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Device Type

Model Number

Firmware Version

Value Series IP Camera

DS-2CD2xxx

V5.3.0

Smart Series IP Camera

DS-2CD4xxx

V5.3.0

NVR/Hybrid

DS-9016HWI-ST DS-96xxNI-ST DS-7716NI-SP/16

V3.1.5

Plug-n-Play NVR

DS-76xxNI-EI(E2)/P

V3.1.0

Turbo DVR

DS-72xxHGHI-SH DS-73xxHQHI-SH DS-90xxHQHI-SH

V3.1.6 Super NVR

DS-96128NI-E24/H DS-96256NI-E24/H

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C H A P T E R 2 Activating Your DVR

To ensure the highest level of protection, Hikvision has launched a login procedure that requires users to create a new password for the admin account upon the first login to all devices. The password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers, lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and special characters. At least two types of the above-mentioned characters are required to activate the device. The system will check the password strength; “Risky” passwords will not be accepted.

Device Firmware with Secure Activation

NOTE: DVRs/NVRs starting with the latest firmware (see chart, above) WILL NO

• Local Activation

LONGER HAVE A DEFAULT PASSWORD. The user must activate the NVR by creating a password for the admin account, which can be done in one of four ways:

1. Power on the DVR/NVR.

- An activation message will appear on the screen prompting the user to activate the device (Figure 15).

- The username field will be greyed-out with the username set to admin.

2. Type in a password of your choosing (see “Password Strength Levels” table on page 37 for guidelines).

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- The password strength will be displayed, accompanied by a color indicator:

• Level 0–Risky (red indicator): Not acceptable

• Level 1–Weak (red indicator): Acceptable

• Level 2–Fair (orange indicator): Acceptable

• Level 3–Strong (blue indicator): Acceptable

- Activation will not be allowed unless the password is of acceptable strength

(Figure 18, Figure 19, and Figure 20).

3. Retype the password into the “Confirm Password” field.

Figure 15 Activation Window



NOTE: The strength level indicator colors can vary by activation process, model number,

and device type.

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NOTE: The password strength is shown with a color indicator

Figure 16 Risky (Inadequate) Strength Password

Figure 17 Invalid Password Message

Figure 18 Weak (Adequate) Password Strength

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NOTE: The password strength is shown with a color indicator

Figure 19 Fair (Adequate) Password Strength

Figure 20 Strong Password Strength

3. After an acceptable password has been created, a confirmation message will appear on the screen (Figure 21).

4. Press the OK button to proceed.

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Figure 21 Activation Confirmation Message

• SADP Software Activation (v2.2.3.5 or higher)

1. Launch the new version of the SADP software (v2.2.3.5).

- The software will display all Hikvision devices on the network.

- A new field called “Security” will display whether the DVR/NVR is active or

not (Figure 22).

2. If the DVR/NVR is “Inactive,” highlight the DVR/NVR and enter a new password

into the “New Password” field on the bottom right of the screen (Figure 23). See “Password Strength Levels” table on page 37 for guidelines.

- The password strength will be displayed, accompanied by a color indicator:

• Level 0–Risky (no indicator): Not acceptable

• Level 1–Weak (pink indicator): Acceptable

• Level 2–Medium (yellow indicator): Acceptable

• Level 3–Strong (green indicator): Acceptable

- Bar length indicates strength level.

- Activation will not be allowed unless the password is of acceptable strength

(Figure 25, Figure 26, Figure 27). If the password is unacceptable strength (“Risky,” Figure 9), a warning box will be displayed (Figure 10).

3. Retype the password into the “Confirm Password” field.

4. After the password has been entered and confirmed, press the OK button to display the pop-up confirmation window (Figure 14).

5. Press the “X” in the top right corner of the pop-up confirmation window to dismiss the window.

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Risky Password

The “Strength Meter”

does not light up

Figure 22 Security Field

Figure 23 Password Field with “Risky” Unacceptable Password

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