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User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR

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.

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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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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.

This manual is applicable to the following models:

DS-7204HVI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7224HVI-SH, DS-7232HVI-SH; DS-7204HFI-SH, DS-7208HFI-SH, DS-7216HFI-SH; DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH, DS-7216HWI-SH, DS-7224HWI-SH, DS-7232HWI-SH; DS-7204HVI-SV, DS-7208HVI-SV, DS-7216HVI-SV; DS-7204HWI-SV; DS-7208HWI-SL, DS-7216HWI-SL; DS-7304HFI-SH, DS-7308HFI-SH, DS-7316HFI-SH, DS-7324HFI-SH, DS-7332HFI-SH; DS-7304HWI-SH, DS-7308HWI-SH, DS-7316HWI-SH, DS-7324HWI-SH, DS-7332HWI-SH; DS-7324HI-SH, DS-7332HI-SH; DS-8124HCI-SH, DS-8132HCI-SH; DS8124HFSI-SH, DS-8132HFSI-SH; DS8124HWSI-SH, DS-8132HWSI-SH.

This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual.

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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.

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Product Key Features

General

 PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Encoding at up to WD1 (PAL: 960×576, NTSC: 960×480) resolution for DS-7200HWI-SH,

DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7300HWI-SH, DS-7300HI-SH, DS-8100HCI-SH and DS-8100HWSI-SH models; and up to 4CIF resolution for DS-7204/7208/7216HVI-SH, DS-7200HFI-SH, DS-7300HFI-SH, and

DS-8100HFSI-SH models.

 Each channel supports dual-stream.  Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image

quality, etc.

 Input and output video quality is configurable.  Normal and event recording parameters configurable per individual camera.  Encoding for audio/video composite stream or video stream; audio and video synchronization

during composite stream encoding.

 Watermark technology.

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI/VGA and CVBS outputs.  HDMI/VGA output at up to 1920×1080P resolution.  1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36-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 view is 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, tamper-proof, video exception and video loss alarm functions.  Privacy mask.  Multiple PTZ protocols supported; setting and calling of PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.  Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 1 SATA hard disk can be connected to DS-7200HVI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7204HFI-SH,

DS-7204HWI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7200HWI-SL models, 2 SATA hard disks to DS-7208/7216HFI-SH, DS-7208/7216HWI-SH, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH and DS-7224/7232HWI-SH models, up to 4 SATA hard disks to DS-7300-SH, and up to 8 SATA hard disks to DS-8100-SH; with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity for each disk.

 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.  HDD group management.  Support HDD standby function.  HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).  HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.

Recording and Playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration.

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 Normal and event video encoding parameters.  Multiple recording types: manual, normal, motion, alarm, motion/alarm and motion & alarm.

Note: The alarm, motion/alarm and motion & alarm recording types are provided for

DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7224/7232HWI-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

 8 recording time periods with separated recording types.  Pre-record and post-record for motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule

and manual recording.

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

etc.

 Smart search for the selected area in the video.  Zooming in when playback.  Playing reversely.  Support pause, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating

by dragging the mouse.

 4/8/16-ch synchronous playback.

Backup

 Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA storage device.

Note: The eSATA is supported by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

 Export video clips when playback.  Management and maintenance of backup devices.

Alarm and Exception

 Configurable arming time of alarm input/output (for DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and

DS-8100-SH models).

 Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard

mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.

 Alarm event triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center and

sending email.

 Automatic restore when system is abnormal.

Other Local Functions

 Operable by mouse, IR remote control or front panel (for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH).  Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and

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

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

Network Functions

 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for DS-7204/7208/7216-SH/SV/SL, and 1

self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for DS-7224/7232-SH, and DS-7300-SH, and 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100-SH models.

 IPv6 is supported.  TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTSP, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, UPnP™, NFS,

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and iSCSI are supported.

 TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of 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 locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.  Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.  Remote system restart.  RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission.

Note: RS-232 serial port is provided for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

 Alarm event and exception information can be sent to the remote host.  Remotely start/stop recording.  Upgrade by remote FTP server.  Remote PTZ control.  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

C H A P T E R 1 ...................................................................................................................... 12

Introduction............................................................................................................................. 12

1.1 Front Panel ................................................................................................................. 13

1.2 IR Remote Control Operations................................................................................... 18

1.3 USB Mouse Operation ............................................................................................... 20

1.4 Input Method Description .......................................................................................... 20

1.5 Rear Panel .................................................................................................................. 21

1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device ............................................................... 26

C H A P T E R 2 ...................................................................................................................... 27

Getting Started ....................................................................................................................... 27

C H A P T E R 3 ...................................................................................................................... 32

Live View................................................................................................................................. 32

3.1 Introduction of Live View .......................................................................................... 33

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode .................................................................................. 34

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation ..................................................................................... 34

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ....................................................................... 34

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor ............................................................................ 35

3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching ........................................................................... 36

3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode..................................................... 36

3.3 Configuring Live View Settings................................................................................. 39

3.4 Channel-zero Encoding .............................................................................................. 41

3.5 User Logout................................................................................................................ 42

C H A P T E R 4 ...................................................................................................................... 43

PTZ Controls .......................................................................................................................... 43

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .......................................................................................... 44

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns ..................................................................... 44

4.2.1 Customizing Presets ........................................................................................ 44

4.2.2 Calling Presets................................................................................................. 45

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ........................................................................................ 46

4.2.4 Calling Patrols ................................................................................................. 48

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ...................................................................................... 49

4.2.6 Calling Patterns ............................................................................................... 50

4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar .................................................................................................. 51

C H A P T E R 5 ...................................................................................................................... 52

Record Settings....................................................................................................................... 52

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters ............................................................................. 53

5.2 Configuring Record Schedule .................................................................................... 56

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record ...................................................................... 59

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record ........................................................................ 61

5.5 Configuring Manual Record ...................................................................................... 64

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5.6 Configuring Holiday Record...................................................................................... 65

5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................................................................................. 67

5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ......................................................................... 69

5.9 Files Protection .......................................................................................................... 70

C H A P T E R 6 ...................................................................................................................... 73

Playback.................................................................................................................................. 73

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ......................................................................................... 74

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ................................................................................ 74

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ..................................................................................... 77

6.1.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search........................................................... 79

6.1.4 Playing Back by Event Search ........................................................................ 82

6.1.5 Playing Back by Tag ....................................................................................... 86

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log .......................................................................... 89

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ................................................................................ 91

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ........................................................................ 91

6.2.2 Smart Search ................................................................................................... 91

6.2.3 Digital Zoom ................................................................................................... 94

C H A P T E R 7 ...................................................................................................................... 95

Backup .................................................................................................................................... 95

7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................ 96

7.1.1 Quick Export ................................................................................................... 96

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search.............................................................. 98

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search ......................................................................... 101

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips ................................................................................ 104

7.2 Managing Backup Devices ...................................................................................... 106

C H A P T E R 8 .................................................................................................................... 110

Alarm Settings ...................................................................................................................... 110

8.1 Setting Motion Detection ......................................................................................... 111

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms .............................................................................................. 114

8.3 Detecting Video Loss ............................................................................................... 117

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering...................................................................................... 118

8.5 Handling Exceptions ................................................................................................ 119

8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions .............................................................................. 120

8.7 Tri ggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually....................................................... 122

C H A P T E R 9 .................................................................................................................... 123

Network Settings .................................................................................................................. 123

9.1 Configuring General Settings................................................................................... 124

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ............................................................................... 126

9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ......................................................................... 126

9.2.2 Configuring DDNS ....................................................................................... 127

9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ............................................................................... 130

9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ....................................................................................... 130

9.2.5 Configuring UPnP™ ..................................................................................... 131

9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host .................................................................. 133

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9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ................................................................................... 133

9.2.8 Configuring RTSP......................................................................................... 134

9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ............................................................. 134

9.2.10 Configuring Email....................................................................................... 135

9.3 Checking Network Traffic........................................................................................ 138

9.4 Network Detection ................................................................................................... 139

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ...................................................... 139

9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ............................................................................ 139

9.4.3 Checking Network Status.............................................................................. 140

9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ......................................................................... 142

C H A P T E R 1 0 ................................................................................................................. 143

HDD Management ............................................................................................................... 143

10.1 Initializing HDDs ................................................................................................... 144

10.2 Managing Network HDD ....................................................................................... 146

10.3 Managing HDD Group........................................................................................... 149

10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups ................................................................................... 149

10.3.2 Setting HDD Property ................................................................................. 150

10.4 Configuring Quota Mode ....................................................................................... 152

10.5 Checking HDD Status ............................................................................................ 154

10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information ......................................................................... 155

10.7 Detecting Bad Sector.............................................................................................. 156

10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms............................................................................. 157

C H A P T E R 11 .................................................................................................................. 158

Camera Settings ................................................................................................................... 158

11.1 Configuring OSD Settings ..................................................................................... 159

11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask ..................................................................................... 160

11.3 Configuring Video Parameters ............................................................................... 161

C H A P T E R 1 2 ................................................................................................................. 162

Device Management and Maintenance .............................................................................. 162

12.1 Viewing System Information ................................................................................. 163

12.1.1 Viewing Device Information....................................................................... 163

12.1.2 Viewing Camera Information...................................................................... 163

12.1.3 Viewing Record Information ...................................................................... 164

12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information ........................................................................ 164

12.1.5 Viewing Network Information .................................................................... 165

12.1.6 Viewing HDD Inform ation ......................................................................... 165

12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files .......................................................................... 166

12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files............................................................... 168

12.4 Upgrading System .................................................................................................. 170

12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ........................................................... 170

12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP ....................................................................................... 170

12.5 Restoring Default Settings ..................................................................................... 172

C H A P T E R 1 3 ................................................................................................................. 173

Others.................................................................................................................................... 173

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13.1 Configuring General Settings................................................................................. 174

13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ............................................................................. 174

13.3 Configuring DST Settings ...................................................................................... 176

13.4 Configuring More Settings..................................................................................... 177

13.5 Managing User Accounts ....................................................................................... 178

13.5.1 Adding a User ............................................................................................. 178

13.5.2 Deleting a User............................................................................................ 180

13.5.3 Editing a User.............................................................................................. 181

13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin..................................................................... 182

C H A P T E R 1 4 .......................................................................................................... 184

Appendix ............................................................................................................................... 184

Glossary ......................................................................................................................... 185

FAQ ................................................................................................................................ 186

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C H A P T E R 1

Introduction

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1.1 Front Panel

DS-7200-SH and DS-7200HVI-SV:

The front panel of DS-7200-SH/SV series DVR is shown in Figure 1.1:

Figure 1.1 Front Panel of DS-7200-SH/SV

Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

POWER

POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.

STATUS

STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading/writing.

Tx/Rx

Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote.

DS-7300-SH:

The front panel of DS-7300-SH is shown below:

Figure 1.2 Front Panel of DS-7300-SH

Table 1.2 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

POWER ON/OFF

Power on/off switch.

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote control.

USB

Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

DVD-ROM

Slot for DVD-ROM.

5 POWER

Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.

READY

Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is functioning properly.

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No. Name Function Description

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

STATUS

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.

Enter numeral “1”;

1/MENU

2ABC/F1

3DEF/F2

4GHI/ESC

5JKL/EDIT

Access the main menu interface. 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. 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. Enter numeral “4”; Enter letters “GHI”; Exit and back to the previous menu. 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.

Enter numeral “6”;

6MNO/PLAY

7PQRS/REC

8TUV/PTZ

Enter letters “MNO”; In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface. Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface; manually enable/disable record. Enter numeral “8”; Enter letters “TUV”; Access PTZ control interface.

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No.

Name

Function Description

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.

DIRECTION

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 speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file. In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels. In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

ENTER

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 ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame. In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

JOG SHUTTLE Control

Move the active selection in a menu. The inner ring will move the selection up and down; the outer ring will move it left and right. In Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video files. The outer ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video. In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels. In PTZ control mode, in can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

DS-8100-SH:

The front panel of DS-8100-SH is shown below:

Figure 1.3 Front Panel of DS-8100-SH

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Table 1.3 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

POWER ON/OFF

Power on/off switch.

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote control.

USB

Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

DVD-ROM

Slot for DVD-ROM.

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.

Channel Status LED Indicators

The button lights in 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.

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 All-day Playback mode.

ESC

Exit and back to the previous menu. Arm/disarm the DVR in live view mode.

REC/SHOT

Enter the Manual Record interface. Turn audio on/off in Playback mode; In PTZ control mode, pressing the REC/SHOT button and a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset.

PLAY/AUTO

Enter the Playback menu; Auto scan in the PTZ Control mode.

ZOOM+ Button

In PTZ control mode, the ZOOM+ button is used to zoom in the PTZ camera.

A/FOCUS+

Adjust focus in the PTZ Control mode. 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.

MENU/WIPER

Return to the Main menu (after successful login); Turn off audible key beeper by pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds; Start wiper (if applicable) in PTZ Control mode.

F1/LIGHT

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

The F2/AUX button is used to cycle through tab pages.

MAIN/SPOT/ZO OM-

Switch to the control of spot output; In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the PTZ camera.

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 PTZ Control mode, it is used to close the iris of the PTZ camera.

DIRECTION

The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items

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No.

Name

Function Description

in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file. In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels. In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

ENTER

JOG SHUTTLE Control

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1.2 IR Remote Control Operations

The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.4.

Note: Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.

Figure 1.4 Remote

Control

Table 1.4 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons

No.

Name

Description

POWER

Power on/off the device.

DEV

Enables/Disables Remote Control.

Alphanumeric Buttons

Switching to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode. Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode. Switching between different channels in All-day Playback mode.

EDIT Button

Editing 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 button will tick the checkbox. In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.

A Button

Switching between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).

REC Button

Entering the Manual Record settings menu. In PTZ control settings, press the REC button and then you can call a

PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.

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No.

Name

Description

PLAY Button

Entering the All-day Playback menu.

INFO Button

Reserved.

VOIP/MON Button

Selecting all items on the list; In live view or playback mode, it can be used to switch between main

and auxiliary video output.

MENU Button

Back to the Main menu (after successful login).

PREV Button

Switching between single screen and multi-screen mode.

DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons

Navigating between different fields and items in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button are used to speed up and slow down the playing of recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the recorded video of 30 reverse and 30s forward. In live view mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.

PTZ Button

Enter the PTZ Control mode.

ESC Button

Back to the previous menu Pressing for arming/disarming the DVR in Live View mode.

RESERVED

Reserved.

F1 Button

Selecting all items on the list when used in a list field. In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.

PTZ Control Buttons

Adjusting the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.

F2 Button

Cycle through tab pages.

Troubleshooting Remote Control:

Note: Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote

control at the IR receiver on 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 to Menu > Configuration > General > More Settings by operating the mouse.

2. Check and remember the device No. The default No. is 255. This device No. is valid for all the IR

remote controls.

3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.

4. Enter the device No. from step 2.

5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.

If the remote control is operating properly, but 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.

If the remote still can’t function properly, please change a remote and try again, or contact the device provider.

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1.3 USB Mouse Operation

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

1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device.

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 device list from your provider.

The operation of the mouse:

Table 1.5 Description of the Mouse Control

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 single-screen and multi-screen.

Click and Drag

PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom. Tamper-proof, 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. Right-click Menu: Previous item.

Scrolling down

Live view: Next screen. Right-click Menu: Next item.

1.4 Input Method Description

Figure 1.5 Soft

Keyboard

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1.6 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

Icons

Description

Icons

Description

English

Capital English

Numbers

Symbols

Lowercase/Uppercase

Backspace

Space

Enter

Exit

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1.5 Rear Panel

DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH, DS-7204HVI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SV:

The rear panel of 7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH, DS-7204HVI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SV DVR is shown in Figure

1.6.

Figure 1.6 Rear Panel of

DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH,

DS-7204HVI-SV and

DS-7204HWI-SV

DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SV and DS-7216HWI-SL:

The rear panel of DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SV and DS-7216WI-SL DVR is shown in Figure 1.7.

Figure 1.7 Rear Panel of DS-7216HVI-SH and DS-7216HVI-SV

Note: The rear panel of DS-7208HVI-SH/DS-7208HVI-SV/DS-7208HWI-SL provides 8 video input

interfaces.

DS-7216HFI-SH and DS-7216HWI-SH:

The rear panel of DS-7216HFI-SH and DS-7216HWI-SH is shown in Figure 1.8.

Figure 1.8 Rear Panel of DS-7216HFI-SH and DS-7216HWI-SH

Note: The rear panel of DS-7208HFI-SH/DS-7208HWI-SH provides 8 video input interfaces.

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Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

HDMI

HDMI video output.

VGA

DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output.

LAN Interface

RJ45 10M/100M Ethernet interface.

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to T+ and T- of PTZ receiver respectively.

12V

12VDC power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

GND

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

DS-7224/7232HVI-SH and DS-7224/7232HWI-SH:

The rear panel of DS-7232HVI-SH/DS-7232HWI-SH is shown in Figure 1.9.

2 8 6

1 3 4

5 7 9 10 11

Figure 1.9 Rear Panel of DS-7232HVI-SH and DS-7232HWI-SH

Note: The rear panel of DS-7224HVI-SH/DS-7224HWI-SH provides 24 video input interfaces.

Table 1.8 Description of Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

HDMI

HDMI video output.

VGA

DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output.

Alarm In/Out

Connector for alarm input/output.

LAN Interface

RJ45 10M / 100M / 1000M Ethernet interface.

10 RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to R+ and Rterminals of PTZ receiver respectively.

12V

12VDC power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

GND

Ground(needs to be connected when DVR starts up)

DS-7316HFI-SH and DS-7316HWI-SH:

The rear panel of DS-7316HFI-SH and DS-7316HWI-SH DVR is shown in Figure 1.10.

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Figure 1.10 Rear Panel of DS-7316HFI-SH and DS-7316HWI-SH

Note: The rear panel of DS-7304HFI-SH/DS-7304HWI-SH provides 4 video input interfaces, and the rear

panel of DS-7308HFI-SH/DS-7308HWI-SH provides 8 video input interfaces.

Table 1.9 Description of Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

2 MAIN VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

SPOT VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for spot video output.

HDMI

HDMI video output.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

RS-232

Connector for RS-232 devices.

VGA

DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output.

LAN Interface

RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interface.

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to R+ and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.

Alarm In/Out

Connector for alarm input/output.

eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W.

100~240VAC

100~240VAC power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

GND

Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up)

DS-7332HFI-SH, DS-7332HWI-SH and DS-7332HI-SH:

The rear panel of DS-7332HFI-SH, DS-7332HWI-SH and DS-7332HI-SH DVR is shown in Figure 1.11.

Figure 1.11 Rear Panel of DS-7332HFI-SH, DS-7332HWI-SH and DS-7332HI-SH

Note: DS-7324HFI-SH, DS-7324HWI-SH and DS-7324HI-SH models provide 24 video input interfaces on

the rear panel.

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Table 1.10 Description of Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

1 MAIN VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

SPOT VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for spot video output.

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

CVBS AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output.

3 VGA AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output.

LINE IN

RCA connector for two-way audio input.

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

VGA

DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

HDMI

HDMI video output.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

LAN Interface

RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interface.

RS-232

Connector for RS-232 devices.

11 Termination Switch

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

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the T+ and T- terminals to the R+ and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.

Connect the D+ and D- terminals to Ta and Tb terminals of the controller. For cascading devices, the first DVR’s D+ and D- terminals should be connected with the D+ and D- terminals of the next DVR.

Alarm In/Out

Connector for alarm input/output.

eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W.

GND

Ground(needs to be connected when DVR starts up)

100~240VAC

100~240VAC power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

DS-8100-SH:

The rear panel of DS-8100-SH DVR is shown in Figure 1.12.

Figure 1.12 Rear Panel of DS-8132HCI-SH, DS-8132HFSI-SH and DS-8132HWSI-SH

Note: DS-8124HCI-SH, DS-8124HFSI-SH and DS-8124HWSI-SH models provide 24 video input interfaces

on the rear panel.

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Table 1.11 Description of Rear Panel

No.

Item

Description

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

2 MAIN VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

SPOT VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for spot video output.

CVBS AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output.

3 VGA AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output.

LINE IN

RCA connector for two-way audio input.

AUDIO IN (1-4)

RCA connector for audio input.

AUDIO IN (5-16)

DB26 connector for audio input.

VGA

DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

RS-232

Connector for RS-232 devices.

HDMI

HDMI video output.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

LAN1/LAN2 Interface

2 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interfaces.

eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W.

13 Termination Switch

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

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the T+ and T- terminals to the R+ and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.

Alarm In/Out

Connector for alarm input/output.

GND

Ground(needs to be connected when DVR starts up)

100~240VAC

100~240VAC power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

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1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device

Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly. Starting up the device: 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. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that

the unit begins to start up.

Shutting down the device: Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 1.13 Shutdown

2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box:

Figure 1.14 Dialog Box for Shutdown

3. Click the Yes button. The following message box pops up:

Figure 1.15 Message Box for Power Off

4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR. Rebooting the device In the Shutdown menu (Figure 1.13), you can also click Reboot to reboot the device.

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Getting Started

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The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280×1024/60Hz.

Click Apply to save the resolution settings.

Figure 2.1 Start Wizard Interface

Note: By default, the system resolution is set to 1280×1024.

2. Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts. Click Next to continue the setup

wizard. You can also click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard, or use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when DVR starts?” checkbox checked and exit.

Figure 2.2 Start Wizard Interface

3. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2.3.

1) Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.

2) To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new

password and confirm the password in the given fields.

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Figure 2.3 Login

Window

4. Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4.

Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time.

Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings

5. Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5.

Set the network parameters, including the NIC type, IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, default gateway, etc. You can enable the DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.

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Figure 2.5 Network Configuration

Note: The DS-7204/7208/7216-SH/SV/SL models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network

interface, the DS-7224/7232-SH and DS-7300-SH models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS-8100-SH models provide two10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interfaces.

6. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.6.

To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.

Figure 2.6 HDD

Management

7. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2.7.

1) Select the camera to configure.

2) Check the checkbox to enable Start Recording.

3) Select the recording mode to Normal or Motion Detection.

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Figure 2.7 Record

Settings

4) Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed, as

shown in Figure 2.8.

Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings

5) Click OK to return to the Record Settings window.

8. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

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3.1 Introduction of Live View

Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings 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

Icons

Description

Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm)

Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record)

Alarm & Record

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3.2 Operations in Live View Mode

In live view mode, the following functions can be realized:

• Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor.

• Multi-screen: showing 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.

• All-day Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.

• Start Recording: start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels.

• Aux/Main output switch: the DVR will check the connection of the output interfaces to define the

main and auxiliary output interfaces. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, or either one is connected, it is used as the auxiliary video output for live view, recording and PTZ controls; When both HDMI and VGA are not connected, it is used as the main video output for live view playback, recording,

PTZ control and menu operations. When the aux output is enabled, you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output, while no operation is allowed for the main output.

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation

For the DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models, you can operate the front panel buttons to realize the following functions in live view:

Table 3.2 Front Panel Operation in Live View

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/FOCUS- button.

Manually switch screens

Next screen: right direction button. Previous screen: left direction button.

Auto-switch

Press Enter button.

All-day playback

Press Play button.

Switch main and aux output

Press F1 button and Enter button.

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View

In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu:

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Figure 3.1 Right-click

Table 3.3 Mouse Operation in Live View

Name

Description

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.

Note: The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start

Auto-switch.

Start Recording

Start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels.

Quick Set

Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.

All-day Playback

Play back the video of the selected channel.

Aux Monitor

Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled.

Note: If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected, the mouse

operation is disabled; you need to use the mouse double click for twice to back to the Main output.

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor

Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include:

• 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.

• Quick Set: Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.

• Menu Output Mode: Select the menu output mode to HDMI/VGA, Main CVBS or Auto.

• Main Monitor: Switch to the Main Output mode and the operation for the auxiliary output is

disabled.

Note: In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output

mode is enabled.

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3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching

When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS output as the main output. Steps:

1. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI/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. On the aux output monitor, you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output,

including recording, live view, image settings, switch to main monitor, and no operation is allowed for the main output.

4. To switch to the main vide output, select the Main Monitor from the right-click menu or use the mouse

wheel to double-click on the screen and then click Yes on the pop-up message box.

Note: You can select the Menu Output Mode under Menu>Configuration>More Settings to Auto or

HDMI/VGA and then restart the device to switch the main output back to HDMI/VGA output.

3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode

On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you left-click mouse on the camera.

Figure 3.3 Quick Settings Toolbar

Table 3.4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons

Icons

Description

Icons

Description

Icons Description

Enable Manual

Record

Instant Playback

Mute/Audio on

PTZ Control

Digital Zoom

Image Settings

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Instant Playback

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

Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can left-click and draw to select the

area for zooming in, as shown in Figure 3.4.

Figure 3.4 Digital

Zoom

Image Settings

Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.

Steps:

1. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light

conditions, e.g., daylight and night time. Two periods can be configured. When you have configured

Period 1, the Period 2 is remained as the Other Time.

2. Select the mode from the drop-down menu according to different light conditions.

Four modes are selectable:

 Standard: in general lighting conditions (default).

 Indoor: the image is relatively smoother.

 Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other three modes.

 Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high.

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Figure 3.5 Image

Settings

3. Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and

denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value.

Note: The adjustable value range is 0~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~15 for the

sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level.

4. Copy image parameters.

1) If you want to copy the image parameters of the current camera to other camera (s), click the Copy button to enter the Copy to interface:

Figure 3.6 Copy Image Settings to Other Camera (s)

2) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the image settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras.

3) Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings.

Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current image settings to default parameters.

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3.3 Configuring 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 3.7 Live

View-General

The settings available in this menu include:

• Video Output Interface: Select the output to configure the settings for. The following

interfaces are selectable: VGA/HDMI, Main CVBS and Spot Output 1.

Note: The Spot Output 1 is provided for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models.

• Live View Mode: Select different window-division mode from the drop-down list.

For the DS-7232-SH, DS-7332-SH and DS-8132-SH models, 1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36-division window display modes are supported; for the DS-7224-SH, DS-7324-SH and DS-8124-SH models, 1/4/6/8/9/16/25-division window display modes supported; and for other models, 1/4/6/8/9/16-division window display modes are supported.

• Dwell Time: The duration between switching of channels when enabling auto-switch in Live

View.

• Enable Audio Output: Enable/disable audio output for the selected video output.

Notes:

1. When the VGA/HDMI output interface is used as the main video output and the Audio Output for the VGA/HDMI output interface is enabled, the VGA/HDMI audio and

AUDIO OUT can be used for live view, playback and two-way audio.

2. When the VGA/HDMI output is used as the main video output and the Audio Output for the VGA/HDMI output interface is disabled, the VGA/HDMI output provides no audio and the AUDIO OUT is used for two-way audio.

3. When the CVBS output is used as the main video output, the VGA/HDMI audio is provided for Aux video output in live view, and the AUDIO OUT is used as the main video output(for live view, playback or two-way audio).

• Event Output: Select the output to show event video. The following interfaces are selectable:

VGA/HDMI, Main CVBS and Spot Output 1.

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Note: The Spot Output 1 is provided for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models.

• Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.

2. Setting Camera Order

Figure 3.8 Live View- Camera

Order

To set the camera order:

1) Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface.

2) Select an output interface and select a screen layout.

3) Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region. Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen.

Note: means the channel will not be displayed.

4) You can click to start live view of all channels and click to stop live view of all channels. Click or to go to the previous or next page.

5) Click the Apply button to save the setting.

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3.4 Channel-zero Encoding

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 3.9 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.

After you set the Channel-Zero encoding, you can get a view in the remote client or Web browser of all the channels in one screen.

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3.5 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

Figure 3.10 Shutdown

2. Click Logout.

Note: After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required a user

name and password to login the system.

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PTZ Controls

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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. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface. Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>General

Figure 4.1 PTZ-

General

2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list.

3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.

Note: All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. Only PTZ Protocol

can be set for network cameras. Example: If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200, you should input 115200 in the Baud rate field.

4. Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other PTZ cameras.

5. Click Apply button to save the settings.

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.

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Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

Figure 4.2 PTZ- More

Settings

2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset.

3. Click the round icon before Save Preset.

4. Click the preset number to save the preset.

Repeat the steps2-4 to save more presets. If the number of the presets you want to save is more than 17, you can click […] and choose the available numbers.

Figure 4.3 More

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. Call preset in the PTZ setting interface: Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

2. Check the round icon before Call Preset.

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Figure 4.4 PTZ- Call

Preset

3. Choose the preset number.

Call preset in live view mode:

Steps:

1. Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view

mode.

Figure 4.5 PTZ Toolbar- Call Preset

2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu.

3. Choose preset in the Preset list.

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

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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>More Settings

2. Select patrol number.

3. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol.

Figure 4.6 PTZ- Add Key

Point

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.

Figure 4.7 Key point Configuration

5. Click OK to save the key point to the patrol.

Repeat the above steps to add more key points. You can also delete all the key points by clicking the trash icon

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Figure 4.8 KeyPoints

Deletion

4.2.4 Calling Patrols

Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. Call patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps:

1. In the PTZ setting interface. Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings

2. Select the patrol number, and then click to call the patrol.

3. Click to stop it.

Figure 4.9 Calling

Patrol

Call patrol in live view mode:

Steps:

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1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to

show the PTZ control toolbar.

2. Choose Patrol on the control bar.

3. Click the patrol you want to call.

Figure 4.10 PTZ Toolbar- Call Patrol

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>More Settings

2. Choose pattern number in the option box.

Figure 4.11 PTZ-

Pattern

3. Click , and use your mouse to drag the image or click the eight directional buttons in the control box

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under the image to move the PTZ camera.

The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.

4. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more patterns.

4.2.6 Calling Patterns

Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Call pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

2. Select the pattern number.

3. Click , then the PTZ moves according to the pattern. Click to stop it.

Figure 4.12 PTZ- Calling Pattern

Call pattern in live view mode.

Steps:

1. In the live view mode, press PTZ control on the IR remote control, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar.

2. And then choose Pattern on the control bar.

3. Double click the pattern number you want to call, or you can select the pattern number and click to

call the pattern.

Figure 4.13 PTZ Toolbar- Pattern

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4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar

In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ

Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.

Figure 4.14 PTZ

Toolbar

Table 4.1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons

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

Preset

Patrol

Pattern

Previous item

Next item

Start

pattern/patrol

Stop the patrol or pattern

movement

Minimize

windows

Exit

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Record Settings

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5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters

Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. 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. Check the storage mode of the HDD

1) Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD.

2) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode.

3) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter

5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record.

Figure 5.2 HDD-

Advanced

Steps:

1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters: Menu>Record>Encoding

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Figure 5.3 Encoding Parameters-Main Stream

2. Set encoding parameters for main stream

1) Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface.

2) Select the camera for configuration.

3) Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Normal) and the Main Stream (Event):

• Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video & Audio.

• Resolution: Set recording at resolution of WD1, 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF or QCIF.

Note: The WD1 resolution is supported by DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH,

DS-7200HWI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7300HWI-SH, DS-7300HI-SH, DS-8100HCI-SH and DS-8100HWSI-SH models.

• Bitrate Type: Set the bitrate type to be Variable or Constant.

• Video Quality: Set the video quality of recording, with 6 levels configurable.

• Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of recording.

• Max. Bitrate Mode: Set the mode to General or Customize (32-3072Kbps).

• Max Bitrate (Kbps): Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording.

• Max. Bitrate Range Recommended: A recommended Max. bitrate range is provided for

reference.

4) Configure the 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.

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• Expired Time (day): 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: Enabling redundant record means you save the record files in the

redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.8 Configuring Redundant Record.

Notes:

1. The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.

2. The redundant record is used when you want to save the record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.3.2 Setting HDD Property.

• Record Audio: Check the checkbox to record the sound, or uncheck to record the image

without sound.

• Enable 960Mode: Enable the encoding at WD1 (PAL: 960

576, NTSC: 960×480) resolution.

You can also uncheck the checkbox to disable it.

Note: This feature is available for DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH,

DS-7200HWI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7300HWI-SH, DS-7300HI-SH, DS-8100HCI-SH and DS-8100HWSI-SH models only.

5) If you want to copy the current main stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface. Select the camera (s) and click OK to finish the copy settings.

Figure 5.4 Copy Camera

Settings

6) On the Record settings interface, click Apply to save the settings.

Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current main stream settings to the default

parameters.

3. Set encoding parameters for sub-stream

1) Click the Substream tab to enter the Substream settings interface.

Figure 5.5 Encoding Parameters-Sub-stream

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2) Configure the parameters for the sub-stream. Refer to the step of main stream settings.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub-stream settings to the default

parameters.

4) If you want to copy the current sub-stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface. Select the camera (s) and click OK to finish the copy settings.

5.2 Configuring Record Schedule

Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps:

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu>Record>Schedule

2. Configure Record Schedule

1) Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface.

Figure 5.6 Record

Schedule

2) Choose the camera you want to configure.

3) Check the check box after the Enable Schedule item. There are two ways to configure the record schedule. Task 1: Edit the Schedule Steps:

1) Click Edit.

2) In the message box, you can choose the day which you want to set schedule.

3) To schedule an all-day recording, check checkbox to enable all-day recording.

4) Set the Type in the dropdown list. Different recording types are available for different models. DS-7204/7208/7216 –SH, DS-7200-SV and DS-7200HWI-SL: Normal and Motion. DS-7224/7232–SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm.

Note: To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings as

well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

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Figure 5.7 Edit

Schedule

5) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time and Type.

Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.

Repeat the above steps2)-5) to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy.

Figure 5.8 Copy Schedule to Other Days

Note: The Holiday option is available in the Schedule dropdown list when you have enabled holiday schedule

in Holiday Settings. Refer to Chapter 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record.

Figure 5. 9 Holiday

Settings

6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.

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Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps:

1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models. DS-7204/7208/7216 –SH, DS-7200-SV and DS-7200HWI-SL: Normal and Motion.

DS-7224/7232–SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm.

Note: To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings. For

detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

2) Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods.

Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day.

Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule

3) You can repeat the above steps to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.

Figure 5.11 Copy Schedule to Other Channels

4) 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 device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on. In this chapter, you can follow the steps to schedule a record which triggered by the detected motion. Steps:

1. Enter the Motion Detection interface.

Menu>Camera>Motion

Figure 5.12 Motion

Detection

2. Configure Motion Detection:

1) Select the camera to configure.

2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection.

Note: By default, the motion detection is enabled and configured in full screen.

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

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4) Click Handling, and the message box for channel information will pop up.

Figure 5.14 Motion Detection Handling

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. Enter Schedule settings interface.

Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule

Figure 5.15 Record

Schedule

1) Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item.

2) Click Edit.

Figure 5.16 Edit Schedule- Motion Detection

3) In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.

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4) Set the Type as Motion.

5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.

Figure 5.17 Edit Schedule- All Day

6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.

Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped

each other. Repeat the above steps3)-6) to schedule motion detection triggered recording for all the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy.

Figure 5.18 Copy Schedule to Other

Days

7) Click OK to back to upper level menu.

If you can to copy the same schedule settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface, and then select the camera (s) you want to copy.

Figure 5.19 Copy Schedule to Other Channels

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

Note: This section is available for DS-7224/7332-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.

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Steps:

1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Figure 5.20 Alarm

Settings

2. Click Alarm Input tab.

Figure 5.21 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input

1) Select Alarm Input No. and configure alarm parameters.

2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type.

3) Check checkbox to enable the alarm input.

4) Click to set the handling method.

Figure 5.22 Alarm

Handling

5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.

6) Check the checkbox to select channel.

7) Click Apply to save settings.

8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

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9) Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save the settings.

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 5.23 Copy Alarm

Input

3. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule). For detailed

information about record schedule settings, refer to step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule.

Note: You need to select the Type as Alarm in record schedule settings.

Figure 5.24 Record

Schedule

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5.5 Configuring Manual Record

Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. When using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps:

1. Enter the Manual settings interface.

Menu> Manual

Figure 5.25 Manual

Record

2. Enable recording for camera (s).

Click the status button beside each camera number to change to , or you can enable recording for all cameras by clicking the status bar before Analog to change it to .

3. Set recording mode to manual.

By default, the camera is enabled with recording by schedule ( ). Click the status bar to change it to and click again to enable the recording to manual ( ).

: recording by schedule.

: recording by manual operation.

Note: After rebooting, all the manual records enabled are canceled.

4. Start all-day normal recording or all-day motion detection recording of all channels.

1) Click for or .

Figure 5.26 Start Normal or Motion Detection Recording

2) Click Yes to enable all-day normal recording or all-day motion detection recording of all

channels.

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5.6 Configuring Holiday Record

Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday. Steps:

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu>Record

2. Choose Holiday on the left bar.

Figure 5.27 Holiday

Settings

3. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.

1) Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 5.28 Edit Holiday Settings

2) Check the checkbox after Enable.

3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.

There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.

4) Set the start and end date.

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5) Click Apply to save settings.

6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.

4. Enter Record Schedule settings interface.

Menu> Record> Schedule

1) Select Record.

2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule.

3) Click Edit.

4) Select Holiday from the Schedule dropdown list.

Figure 5.29 Edit Schedule- Holiday

5) Select Motion or Normal from the Type dropdown list.

6) If you need all day recording, check the All Day checkbox. Otherwise leave it blank.

7) Set start/end time for holiday schedule.

Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.

In the time table of the channel, both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed. Repeat the above steps4)-7) 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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5.7 Configuring Redundant Record

Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability.

Note: 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 (NetHDD) which is in R/W mode. Steps:

1. Enter HDD Information interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5.30 HDD

General

2. Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.

1) Set the HDD property to Redundant.

Figure 5.31 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> Encoding

1) Select Record.

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Figure 5.32 Encoding

Record

2) Select Camera you want to configure.

3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record.

Notes:

1. The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.

4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

5) Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels.

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5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record

Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD

Figure 5.33

HDD-General

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 10.3 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 and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings.

3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps3-4 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 5.34

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.

Note: After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording settings

following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.6.

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5.9 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> Playback

Figure 5.35

Playback

2. Select the channels by checking the checkbox to .

3. Configure the record type, file type and start/end time.

4. Click Search to show the results.

Figure 5.36 Playback- 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.

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Note: The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked.

2) Click to change it as to unlock the file and the file is not protected.

Figure 5.37 Unlocking Attention

Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only

Note: To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.3 、、

Managing HDD Group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5.38 HDD

General

2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.

Figure 5.39 HDD General-

Editing

3. Set the HDD to Read-only.

4. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

Note: You can’t save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the

property to R/W.

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Note: If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can’t record any files. Only live view

mode is available. If you set the HDD to Read-only when the device 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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C H A P T E R 6

Playback

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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.

Instant playback by channel: Steps:

Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.

Note: Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.

Figure 6.1 Instant Playback

Interface

All-day Playback by channel

1. Enter the All-day Playback interface.

Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select All-day Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure 6.2.

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Figure 6.2 Right-click Menu under Live View

Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back.

Note: Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels 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.

Figure 6.3 All-day Playback Interface

The channel and time selection menu displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Click the channel(s) if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels, as shown in Figure 6.4.

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Figure 6.4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List

Dates marked in different colors:

: No record files in this day.

: There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day).

: Mouse cursor is located.

Figure 6.5 Toolbar of All-day Playback

Table 6.1 Detailed Explanation of All-day-playback Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on /Mute

Start/Stop

clipping

30s forward

30s

reverse

Add default tag

Add customized

tag

Tag

management

Speed

down

Pause reverse

play/ Reverse play/ Single-frame

reverse play

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

Stop

Speed up

Previous day

Next day

Hide

Exit

Process bar

Video type bar

Notes:

1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate special frames.

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2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording; represents smart search recording.

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 before the channel to select channel(s) and click the Detail button to view the record information of the channel(s). You can click Previous or Next to select the day for viewing the record information.

Figure 6.6 Record Information

3. Click Back to return to the playback interface.

4. Set search conditions and click the Playback button to enter Playback interface.

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Figure 6.7 Video Search by Time

In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.8 and Figure 6.9.

Figure 6.8 Interface of Playback by Time

Figure 6.9 Toolbar of Playback by Time

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Table 6.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio

on/Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s

reverse

Add default

tag

Add customized tag

Tag

management

Speed

down

Pause reverse

play/Reverse

play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Pause play/Play/Single-

frame play

Stop

Speed up

Video search

Exit

Hide

Progress

bar

Video type

bar

Notes:

1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate special frames.

2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording; represents smart search recording.

6.1.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search

Purpose: Play back video files searched out by restricting recording type and recording time. The video files in the result list are played back sequentially and channel switch is supported. Recording types contain Normal, Motion and Manual. Steps:

1. Enter Record File Search interface.

Menu>Playback Set search condition and click Search button to enter the Search Result interface.

Figure 6.10 Normal Video Search

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2. Choose a record file you want to play back. If there is only one channel in the search result, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback

interface of this channel. If more than one channel is optional, clicking button takes you to step 3 and step 4.

Figure 6.11 Result of Normal Video Search

3. Choose channels for simultaneous playback.

Note: Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record

files in step 1. And the channel with the recorded file selected in step 2 is the main channel during multi-channel playback and it is displayed at the upper left corner.

Figure 6.12 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback

4. Synchronous Playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

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Figure 6.13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface

The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.

Figure 6.14 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video

List

Figure 6.15 Toolbar of Normal Playback

Table 6.3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag

management

Speed down

Pause reverse

play/Reverse play/

Single-frame reverse

Pause

play/Play/Single-fram

e play

Stop

Speed up

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play

Previous file

Next file

Video search

Exit

Hide toolbar

Progress bar

Video type bar

Note:

1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate special frames.

2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording; represents smart search recording.

6.1.4 Playing Back by Event Search

Purpose: Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (motion detection or alarm input). Channel switch is supported.

Note: Playback by alarm input search is supported by DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH

models only. Steps:

1. Enter the playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select Event tab to enter the Event Playback interface.

3. Select Motion or Alarm Input as the event type.

4. Set the start time and end time for the selected event.

Figure 6.16 Video Search by Alarm Input

Figure 6.17 Video Search by Motion Detection

5. Select the camera (s) for searching of motion detected triggered record files or select the alarm input (s)

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for the alarm triggered record files.

6. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface.

Figure 6.18 Search Result of Alarm Input

Figure 6.19 Search Result of Motion Detection

The Pre-play and post-play can be configured. The Pre-play refers to the time configured before the defined start time of event search, and the Post-play refers to the time configured after the defined end time of event search. For example, when the start time and end time of event search are set to 12:00:00 - 13:00:00, and the pre-play and post-play time is set to 30s and 20s respectively, then the actual playback of event video file is 11:59:30 ~ 13:00:20.

7. You can select an item from the list and click Details to view detailed information of the record file, e.g.

start time, end time, file size, etc.

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Figure 6.20 Event

Details

Or you can directly click the button of each file item to enter its playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

Figure 6.21 Interface of Playback by Event

(1)

The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback

interface.

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Figure 6.22 Interface of Playback by Event

(2)

Figure 6.23 Toolbar of Playback by

Event

Table 6.4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag

management

Speed down

Pause reverse

play/Reverse play/

Single-frame reverse

play

Pause play/Play/Single-

frame play

Stop

Speed up

Previous event

Next event

Event search

Exit

Hide

Progress bar

Video type

bar

Notes:

1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate special frames.

2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording; represents smart search recording.

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6.1.5 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.

Figure 6.24 Interface of Playback by

Time

Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name.

Note: Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.

2. Tag management.

Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).

Figure 6.25 Tag Management

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Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface.

Note: Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword.

Figure 6. 26 Video Search by Tag

2. Set playback conditions and tag management.

Choose the tag name of the recorded file you want to play back; it can be edited or deleted. Pre-play and post-play time can be set according to actual needs.

Note: Pre-play time and post-play time is added to the time point of the tag.

Figure 6. 27 Result of Video Search by Tag

3. Playback by tag.

Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file.

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Figure 6.28 Interface of Playback by Tag

The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.

Figure 6.29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video

List

Figure 6.30 Toolbar of Playback by

Tag

Table 6.5 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag

Slow down

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management

Pause reverse

play/Reverse play/

Single-frame reverse

play

Pause play/Play/Single-

frame play

Stop

Speed up

Previous tag

Next tag

Tag search

Exit

Hide

Progress bar

Video type

bar

Notes:

1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate special frames.

2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording; represents smart search recording.

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log

Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Steps:

1. Enter Log Search interface.

Menu>Maintenance>Log Search

Figure 6.31 System Log Search Interface

2. Set search time and type and click Search button.

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Figure 6.32 Result of System Log

3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface.

Note: If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

Figure 6.33 Interface of Playback by

Log

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6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame

Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps:

• Using a Mouse:

Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button and until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame. If you choose adverse playback of the record file: click button and until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents adverse playback of one frame. It is also

feasible to use button in toolbar.

• Using the Front Panel :

For DS-7300 –SH and DS-8100-SH series DVR, you can use the front panel buttons to perform the playback. Rotate and hold the outer ring on Jog Shuttle counterclockwise or click the button to set the speed to

Single frame. One click on button , one click on the playback screen or Enter button on the front panel represents playback or reverse playback of one frame.

6.2.2 Smart Search

Purpose: In order to locate motion detection event easily and accurately in the playback progress bar, you are allowed to analyze a certain area (scene) dynamically, and to get all of the related motion detection events that occurred in this area. Steps:

1. Go to normal playback or all-day playback interface.

Note: The smart search function is available for single-channel playback only.

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Figure 6.34 Playback Interface

2. Right-click mouse and select Smart Search to go to analysis area selection interface.

Figure 6.35 Right-click Menu in All-day Playback and Normal Playback

Interface

3. You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), click button to execute smart search in this area.

Note: Multi-area and full-screen searching modes are supported.

Figure 6.36 Draw Area of Smart

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Different video type bars are marked in different colors:

: Normal record file; : Event record file; : Smart search record file.

The hidden list of record files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.

Figure 6.37 Smart Search Result with Video List

Figure 6.38 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback

Table 6.6 Detailed Explanation of

Smart-search-playback

Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on/Mute

Start/Stop clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default tag

Add customized tag

Tag

management

Slow down

Pause reverse

play/Reverse play/

Single-frame reverse

play

Pause play/Play/Single-

frame play

Stop

Speed up

Previous smart search

result

Next smart search

result

Video search

Exit

Hide

Progress bar

Video type

bar

Smart search

bar

Notes:

1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate special frames.

2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event

recording; represents smart search recording.

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6.2.3 Digital Zoom

Steps:

1. Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom

interface.

2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.

Figure 6.39 Draw Area for Digital Zoom

Figure 6.40 Right-click Menu in Playback Mode

Right-click menu:

Note: This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to another.

Table 6.7 Detailed Explanation of Right-click Menu under Playback

Button

Function

Return to Playback interface

Enter Digital Zoom interface

Smart Search against a specified area

Show & hide control interface

Exit the video playback interface

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C H A P T E R 7

Backup

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7.1 Backing up Record Files

Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device.

7.1.1 Quick Export

Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps:

1. Enter Video Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

Figure 7.1 Quick Export Interface

2. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button.

Notes:

1. The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed 24 hours. Otherwise, the

message box “Max. 24 hours are allowed for quick export.” will pop up.

2. The number of channels for synchronous export cannot exceed 4. Otherwise, the message box “Max.

4 channels are allowed for synchronous quick export.” will pop up.

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Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1-1

3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting.

Note: Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more

backup devices supported by the device.

4. Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported to the USB flash drive.

Figure 7.3 Export

Finished

5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

Figure 7.4 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1-1

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7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search

Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.

Note: The eSATA writer is supported by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer, SATA writer or eSATA HDD.

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

Figure 7.5 Normal Video Search for

Backup

2. Set search conditions and click Search button to enter the search result interface.

3. Select record files you want to back up.

Click button to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.

Note: The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.

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