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Digital Video Recorder

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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder

Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User Manual

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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 following embedded network DVR series.

Series

Model

Type

9100HFI-ST Series

DS-9104/08/16HFI-ST

Network DVR

9100HWI-ST Series

DS-9104/08/16HWI-ST

Network DVR

9100HFI-RT Series

DS-9104/08/16HFI-RT

Network DVR

9100HFI-XT Series

DS-9116HFI-XT

Network DVR

9000HFI-ST Series

DS-9004/08/16HFI-ST

Network HDVR

9000HWI-ST Series

DS-9004/08/16HWI-ST

Network HDVR

9000HFI-RT Series

DS-9004/08/16HFI-RT

Network HDVR

9000HFI-XT Series

DS-9016HFI-XT

Network HDVR

8100HFI-ST Series

DS-8104/08/16HFI-ST

Network DVR

8100HWI-ST Series

DS-8104/08/16HWI-ST

Network DVR

8000HFI-ST Series

DS-8004/08/16HFI-ST

Network HDVR

8000HWI-ST Series

DS-8004/08/16HWI-ST

Network HDVR

7200HWI-SV Series

DS-7208/16HWI-SV

Network DVR

7200HFI-SV Series

DS-7208/16HFI-SV

Network DVR

7600HI-ST Series

DS-7604/08/16HI-ST

Network HDVR

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.

In order to simplify the description, we make the following conventions (unless otherwise stated): We define DS-9100HFI-ST, 9100HWI-ST, 9100HFI-RT, 9100HFI-XT, 8100HFI-ST, 8100HWI-ST, 7200HWI-SV and 7200HFI-SV series as DVR, and 9000HFI-ST, 9000HWI-ST, 9000HFI-RT, 9000HFI-XT, 8000HFI-ST, 8000HWI-ST and 7600HI-ST series as HDVR (Hybrid DVR) in this manual. The front panel operation is not supported by 7200HWI-SV, 7200HFI-SV and 7600HI-ST series. The figures shown in this manual are for reference only. The appearance and interface of the device are subject to the actual model.

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Regulatory information FCC information

FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to

part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC conditions

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

EU Conformity Statement

This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info.

2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info.

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips

Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips:

• Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.

• Unit is designed for indoor use only.

• Keep all liquids away from the device.

• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.

• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it

may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.

• Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.

• Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.

• A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.

• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or

equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery manufacturer.

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Product Key Features

General

 Connectable to the network cameras, network dome and encoders (this feature is supported by

DS-9000HFI-ST/RT/XT (HWI-ST) & DS-8000HFI-ST series).

 Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Brickcom, Bosch,

Canon, PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG and SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO (this feature is supported by HDVR series).

 Connectable to the third-party cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Up to 32 network cameras can be added (this feature is supported by HDVR series).  Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bitrate, image quality,

etc.

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

Sub-stream can be configured locally.

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

synchronization during composite stream encoding.

 Support CABAC (this feature is supported by analog cameras only).  Watermark technology.

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs.  HDMI output and VGA output at up to 1920×1080P resolution.  1/4/6/8/9/16-division live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable.  Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and automatic cycle review 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 alarm and video loss alarm functions.  Privacy mask.  Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.  Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 For DS-9100/9000HFI-XT series, up to 16 SATA hard disks and 2 eSATA disks can be connected;

for DS-7200HFI(HWI)-SV & DS-7600HI-ST series, up to 2 SATA hard disks can be connected; and for other models, up to 8 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected, each disk with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity.

 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.  Support eSATA disk for recording or backup.  Support RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage schemes. And 8 virtual disks can be

configurable. (this function is supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only.)

 HDD hot swap function (supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only).

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 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.  HDD frame-extracting management to extend the record time (this feature is supported by DVR

series).

 Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection (this feature is not supported by

DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series).

Recording, Capture and Playback

 Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation.  Holiday recording schedule configuration.  Normal and event video encoding parameters.  Multiple recording types: manual, normal, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm.  8 recording time periods with separated recording types.  Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection recording, and pre-record time for schedule

and manual recording.

 Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).  Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags.  Locking and unlocking record files.  Local redundant recording and capture.  Searching and playing back record files by camera No., recording type, start time, end time, etc.  Smart search for the selected area in the video.  Zooming in when playback.  Reverse playback for multi-channel.  Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,

locating by dragging the mouse.

 For DS-9100/9000/8100HWI-ST, up to 16-ch synchronous playback at WD1 real time; for other

models, up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 4CIF real time.

 Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures.

Backup

 Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA device.  Export video clips when playback.  Management and maintenance of backup devices.  Support NTFS and FAT32 formatted backup devices.

Alarm and Exception

 Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.  Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard

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

 Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email

and alarm output.

 Automatic restore when system is abnormal.

Other Local Functions

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

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

 Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching.  Manually triggering and clearing alarms.  Importing and exporting of device configuration file.

Network Functions

 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces, and three working modes are configurable:

multi-address, load balance and network fault tolerance.

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

supported.

 TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.  Auto/Manual port mapping and automatically discovered by UPnP™.  Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.  Remote reverse playback by RTSP.  Support accessing by the platform by ONVIF.  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading files

broken transfer resume.

 Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.  Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.  Remote keyboard operation.  Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.  Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.  Remote system restart.  RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission.  Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host  Remotely start/stop recording.  Remotely start/stop alarm output.  Captured pictures can be sent to the FTP server which supports FTP and SFTP protocol, and two

FTP servers can be configured (this feature is supported by DS-9100/8100HFI-ST (HWI-ST) & DS-9100HFI-RT/XT series).

 Upgraded by remote FTP server is supported.  Remote PTZ control.  Remote JPEG capture.  Two-way voice talk and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server.

Development Scalability:

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Product Key Features ............................................................................................................ 5

Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 12

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

1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ................................................................................. 17

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

1.4 Input Method Description ........................................................................................ 21

1.5 Rear Panel ................................................................................................................ 22

1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device ............................................................. 25

Chapter 2 Getting Started .................................................................................................. 27

2.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration ............................................................... 28

2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras................................................................... 32

2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras ................................................................................ 32

2.2.2 Configuring the Connected IP Cameras ...................................................... 34

Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................ 38

3.1 Introduction of Live View ........................................................................................ 39

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ................................................................................ 40

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation ................................................................................. 40

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View .................................................................... 41

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor ........................................................................ 42

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode.................................................. 42

3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings ................................................................................... 45

3.4 Channel-zero Encoding ............................................................................................ 47

3.5 User Logout .............................................................................................................. 48

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ..................................................................................................... 49

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings ........................................................................................ 50

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns ................................................................... 51

4.2.1 Customizing Presets .................................................................................... 51

4.2.2 Calling Presets ............................................................................................. 52

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols .................................................................................... 53

4.2.4 Calling Patrols ............................................................................................. 54

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns................................................................................... 55

4.2.6 Calling Patterns ........................................................................................... 56

4.3 PTZ Control Panel .................................................................................................... 57

Chapter 5 Record and Capture Settings ........................................................................... 58

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters ........................................................................... 59

5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule .................................................................... 63

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture ........................................... 67

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture ............................................. 69

5.5 Configuring Manual Recording and Continuous Capture ........................................ 72

5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture........................................................... 74

5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture ...................................................... 76

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5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture .............................................. 78

5.9 Files Protection ......................................................................................................... 80

Chapter 6 Playback ............................................................................................................. 83

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ....................................................................................... 84

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ............................................................................ 84

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ................................................................................. 86

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search .................................................................... 88

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag.................................................................................... 92

6.1.5 Playing Back by Searching System Log ..................................................... 96

6.1.6 Playing Back External Files ........................................................................ 97

6.1.7 Playing Back Frame Extracting Record ...................................................... 98

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ............................................................................ 101

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame .................................................................. 101

6.2.2 Smart Search ............................................................................................. 101

6.2.3 Digital Zoom ............................................................................................. 104

6.2.4 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel .......................................................... 104

6.3 Picture Playback ..................................................................................................... 106

Chapter 7 Backup .............................................................................................................. 108

7.1 Backing up Record Files ........................................................................................ 109

7.1.1 Quick Export ............................................................................................. 109

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search ........................................................ 111

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search ..................................................................... 117

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips ............................................................................. 120

7.2 Backing up Pictures ................................................................................................ 123

7.3 Managing Backup Devices ..................................................................................... 126

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings ................................................................................................. 129

8.1 Setting Motion Detection ....................................................................................... 130

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ............................................................................................ 133

8.3 Detecting Video Loss ............................................................................................. 136

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering .................................................................................... 138

8.5 Handling Exceptions .............................................................................................. 140

8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ............................................................................ 141

8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually ..................................................... 143

Chapter 9 Network Settings ............................................................................................. 144

9.1 Configuring General Settings ................................................................................. 145

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ............................................................................. 149

9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ..................................................................... 149

9.2.2 Configuring DDNS Settings ...................................................................... 149

9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Settings .............................................................. 153

9.2.4 Configuring FTP Server Settings .............................................................. 154

9.2.5 Configuring SNMP Settings ...................................................................... 155

9.2.6 Configuring UPnP™ Settings ................................................................... 156

9.2.7 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Settings ................................................. 157

9.2.8 Configuring Multicast Settings ................................................................. 158

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9.2.9 Configuring RTSP Settings ....................................................................... 159

9.2.10 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Settings ........................................... 159

9.2.11 Configuring HTTPS Settings .................................................................... 160

9.2.12 Configuring High-speed Download Settings............................................. 161

9.2.13 Configuring Email Settings ....................................................................... 161

9.3 Checking Network Traffic ...................................................................................... 164

9.4 Network Detection ................................................................................................. 165

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ................................................... 165

9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ........................................................................ 166

9.4.3 Checking Network Status .......................................................................... 167

9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ..................................................................... 168

Chapter 10 RAID Configuration ....................................................................................... 169

10.1 Configuring Array and Virtual Disk ....................................................................... 170

10.1.1 One-touch Configuration ........................................................................... 171

10.1.2 Manually Creating Array and Virtual Disk ............................................... 172

10.2 Rebuilding Array .................................................................................................... 177

10.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ............................................................... 177

10.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array ....................................................................... 178

10.3 Repairing Virtual Disk............................................................................................ 180

10.4 Deleting Array / Virtual Disk ................................................................................. 181

10.4.1 Deleting the Virtual Disk ........................................................................... 181

10.4.2 Deleting the Array ..................................................................................... 181

10.5 Migrating and Expanding ....................................................................................... 183

10.6 Upgrading Firmware .............................................................................................. 186

Chapter 11 HDD Management .......................................................................................... 188

11.1 Initializing HDDs ................................................................................................... 189

11.2 Managing Network HDD ....................................................................................... 191

11.3 Managing eSATA ................................................................................................... 194

11.4 Managing HDD Group ........................................................................................... 195

11.4.1 Setting HDD Groups ................................................................................. 195

11.4.2 Setting HDD Property ............................................................................... 196

11.5 Configuring Quota Mode ....................................................................................... 198

11.6 Configuring Frame Extracting Mode ..................................................................... 200

11.7 Checking HDD Status ............................................................................................ 202

11.8 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information ......................................................................... 203

11.9 Detecting Bad Sector .............................................................................................. 204

11.10 Configuring HDD Error Alarms ............................................................................. 206

Chapter 12 Camera Settings .............................................................................................. 207

12.1 Configuring OSD Settings ..................................................................................... 208

12.2 Configuring Privacy Mask ..................................................................................... 210

12.3 Configuring Video Parameters ............................................................................... 211

Chapter 13 Device Management and Maintenance .......................................................... 213

13.1 Viewing System Information ................................................................................. 214

13.1.1 Viewing Device Information ..................................................................... 214

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13.1.2 Viewing Camera Information .................................................................... 214

13.1.3 Viewing Record Information ..................................................................... 215

13.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information ...................................................................... 216

13.1.5 Viewing Network Information .................................................................. 216

13.1.6 Viewing HDD Information ........................................................................ 217

13.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files ........................................................................... 218

13.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files ............................................................... 221

13.4 Upgrading System .................................................................................................. 222

13.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ......................................................... 222

13.4.2 Upgrading by FTP ..................................................................................... 222

13.5 Restoring Default Settings ..................................................................................... 224

Chapter 14 Others ............................................................................................................... 225

14.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ............................................................................. 226

14.2 Configuring General Settings ................................................................................. 227

14.3 Configuring DST Settings ...................................................................................... 229

14.4 Configuring More Settings ..................................................................................... 230

14.5 Managing User Accounts ....................................................................................... 231

14.5.1 Adding a User ........................................................................................... 231

14.5.2 Deleting a User .......................................................................................... 234

14.5.3 Editing a User ............................................................................................ 234

14.5.4 Changing Password of Admin ................................................................... 235

14.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device ...................................................... 237

Chapter 15 Appendix .......................................................................................................... 238

Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 239

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 240

Summary of Changes ........................................................................................................ 245

List of IP Cameras Compatible ......................................................................................... 246

List of Hikvision IP Cameras Compatible ........................................................................ 246

List of Third-party IP Cameras Compatible ...................................................................... 250

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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1.1 Front Panel

The front panels of the devices are shown in Figure 1.1.

DS-9100/9000HFI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT

DS-9100/9000HWI-ST

DS-9100/9000HFI-XT

DS-8100/8000HFI-ST & DS-8100/8000HWI-ST

Figure 1. 1 Front Panel (1)

Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons (1)

No.

Name

Function Description

ALARM

Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.

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READY

Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the device is functioning properly.

STATUS

Status indicator turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote (if the device ID# is 255, the indicator is off when the device is controlled by an IR remote).

Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.

HDD

HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.

MODEM (Not supported

by 9100/9000HFI-XT)

Reserved for future usage.

TX/RX

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

GUARD

Guard indicator turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected.

The indicator turns off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm status can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote

Front Panel Lock

(for DS-9100/9000 series)

You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.

DVD-R/W

Slot for DVD-R/W. (Optional for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT)

Alphanumeric Buttons

Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.

Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.

Switch channels in Playback mode.

The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.

USB Interfaces

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

ESC

Back to the previous menu.

Press for arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.

REC/SHOT

Enter the Manual Record setting menu.

In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.

It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.

PLAY/AUTO

The button is used to enter the Playback mode.

It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.

ZOOM+

Zoom in the PTZ camera in the PTZ Control setting.

A/FOCUS+

Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.

It is also used to switch input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).

EDIT/IRIS+

Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.

On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.

In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera.

In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.

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Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.

MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM-

Switch main and spot output.

In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.

F1/ LIGHT

Select all items on the list when used in a list field.

In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if applicable).

In Playback mode, it is used to switch play and reverse play.

F2/ AUX

Cycle through tab pages.

In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch channels.

MENU/WIPER

Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful login).

Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep.

In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if applicable).

In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control toolbar.

PREV/FOCUS-

Switch single screen and multi-screen mode.

In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button.

PTZ/IRIS-

Enter the PTZ Control mode.

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

DIRECTION

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

In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record files.

In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.

In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

ENTER

The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes.

It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.

In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.

In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video by a single frame.

In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

JOG SHUTTLE Control

Move the active selection in a menu. It will move the selection up and down.

In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.

In the Playback mode: For DS-9100/9000 series, the ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video files. For DS-8100/8000 series, the outer ring is used to speed up or slow down the record files and the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in records files.

In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

POWER ON/OFF

Power on/off switch.

Note: If GUARD indicator is blue (default), all the alarm event and exception settings are valid. Otherwise,

alarm event and exception settings are invalid, but normal recording is still available.

Note: It is important to note that you must press the EDIT button on either the remote or front panel on a text

field before you’re able to edit its content. After you’re done entering text, you must hit the ENTER button to be able to move on to the next field.

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Figure 1. 2 Front Panel (2)

Table 1. 2 Description of Control Panel Buttons (2)

No.

Name

Function Description

POWER

POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.

STATUS

STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.

Tx/Rx

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

IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote.

USB Interface

Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.

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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 1.3.

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

Figure 1. 3 Remote Control

The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel. See Table 1.3.

Table 1. 3 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons

No.

Name

Description 1 POWER

Power on/off the device.

DEV

Enables/Disables Remote Control.

Alphanumeric Buttons:

Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.

Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.

Switch channels in Playback mode.

EDIT Button

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.

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In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.

Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.

A Button

Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.

It is also used to switch input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).

REC Button

Enter the Manual Record setting menu.

In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.

It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.

PLAY Button

The button is used to enter the Playback mode.

It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.

INFO Button

Reserved for future usage.

VOIP/MON Button

Switch main and spot output.

In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.

MENU Button

Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful login).

Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep.

In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if applicable).

In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control toolbar.

PREV Button

Switch single screen and multi-screen mode.

In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button.

DIRECTION/ENTER

Buttons

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

In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record files.

In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.

In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes.

It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.

In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.

In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video by a single frame.

In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.

PTZ Button

Enter the PTZ Control mode.

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

ESC Button

Back to the previous menu.

Press for arming/disarming the device in Live View mode.

RESERVED

Reserved for future usage.

F1 Button

Select all items on the list when used in a list field.

In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if applicable).

In Playback mode, it is used to switch play and reverse play.

PTZ Control Buttons

Buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.

F2 Button

Cycle through tab pages.

In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch channels.

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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 in the front panel.

If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot.

Steps:

1. Go to Menu > Settings > General > More Settings by operating the front control panel or the mouse.

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

3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.

4. Enter the device ID# in step 2.

5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.

If the Status indicator on the front panel turns blue, the remote control is operating properly. If the Status indicator does not turn blue and there is still no response from the remote, please check the following:

Note: When the device ID# is 255, the Status indicator is off when device is controlled by an IR remote control.

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. 4 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.

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1.4 Input Method Description

Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1. 5 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-9100/9000HFI-ST

DS-9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT

DS-9100/9000HFI-XT

DS-8100/8000HFI-ST

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Figure 1. 5 Rear Panel (1)

Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel (1)

No.

Item

Description

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

LOOP OUT (for DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & 9100/9000HWI-ST series)

BNC connector for video loop output.

VIDEO SPOT OUT

BNC connector for video output.

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

AUDIO OUT

RCA (for DS-9100/9000 series) / BNC (for DS-8100/8000 series) connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VIDEO OUT.

LINE IN

RCA (for DS-9100/9000 series) / BNC (for DS-8100/8000 series) connector for two-way audio.

AUDIO IN

RCA (for DS-9100/9000 series) / BNC (for DS-8100/8000 series) connector for audio input.

AUDIO IN (for DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & 9100/9000HWI-ST series)

DB26 connector for audio input.

RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS-232 devices.

VGA

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

HDMI

HDMI video output connector.

eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W.

LAN Interface

Network interface.

Termination Switch

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

RS-485 Interface

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

Controller Port

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

ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

GROUND

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

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AC 100V ~ 240V

AC 100V ~ 240V power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

USB

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

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Figure 1. 6 Rear Panel (2)

Table 1. 7 Description of Rear Panel (2)

No.

Item

Description

VIDEO IN

BNC connector for analog video input.

VIDEO OUT

BNC connector for video output.

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

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 OUT

RCA connector for audio output.

LAN Interface

Network interface.

RS-485 Interface

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

12V

12 VDC power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

GND

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

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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 (for 7200 & 7600 series):

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

device begins to start up.

3. After startup, the Power indicator LED is solid green. A splash screen with the status of the HDD appears

on the monitor. The row of icons at the bottom of the screen shows the HDD status. ‘X’ means that the HDD is not installed or cannot be detected.

Steps (for other series):

1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.

2. Turn on the Power Switch on the rear panel and press the POWER button on the front panel. The Power

indicator LED should turn blue indicating that the device begins to start up.

3. After startup, the Power indicator LED is solid blue. A splash screen with the status of the HDD appears

on the monitor. The row of icons at the bottom of the screen shows the HDD status. ‘X’ means that the HDD is not installed or cannot be detected.

Shutting down the device:

Steps:

There are two proper ways to shut down the device.

• Task 1: Standard shutdown

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 1. 7 Shutdown Menu

2. Click the Shutdown button.

3. Click the Yes button.

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• Take 2: By operating the front panel (not available for 7200 & 7600 series)

1. Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds.

2. Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication.

3. Click the Yes button.

Notes:

1) Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down.

2) If you disable the ID Authentication in General Settings interface (Chapter 14.2), the dialog box for

authentication does not pop up.

Rebooting the device

In the Shutdown menu (Figure 1.7), you can also reboot the device.

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.

2. Click the Logout button to logout the device or the Reboot button to reboot the device.

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

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2.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration

By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded, as shown in Figure 2.1.

Figure 2. 1 Start Wizard Interface

Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. If you don’t want to use the

Start Wizard at that moment, click . You can also choose to use the Start Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when device starts?” checkbox checked.

2. Click on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2.2.

Figure 2. 2 Login Window

3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.

4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and

confirm the password in the given fields.

5. Click to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.3.

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Figure 2. 3 Date and Time Settings

6. After the time settings, click which takes you to the Network Start Wizard window, as shown in

Figure 2.4.

Note: Dual NIC is not supported by DS-7200HFI(HWI)-SV & DS-7600HI-ST series.

DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & DS-9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-8100/8000HFI (HWI)-ST

DS-7200HFI(HWI)-ST & DS-7600HI-ST

Figure 2. 4 Network Configuration

7. Click after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the Array Management

window (supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only).

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Figure 2. 5 Array Management

8. After configuring array settings, click to enter the HDD Management window.

Figure 2. 6 HDD Management

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

10. Click to enter the IP Camera Management window (only supported by HDVR series), as

shown in Figure 2.7.

Figure 2. 7 IP Camera Management

11. Click to search IP Camera. Click to add IP Camera (only supported by HDVR

series).

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12. After finishing IP Camera settings, click to enter the Record Settings window.

Figure 2. 8 Record Settings

13. Click to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2.9 and Figure 2.10.

Figure 2. 9 Copy Record Settings for DVR Series

Figure 2. 10 Copy Record Settings for HDVR Series

Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

14. Click to complete the start wizard settings.

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2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

Note: This Chapter is available for HDVR series only.

2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras

Purpose:

HDVR can connect the network cameras and record the video got from them. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.

Before you start:

Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please see Chapter 9.1 Configuring General Settings, Chapter 9.3 Checking Network Traffic and Chapter 9.4

Network Detection.

Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Main Menu> Camera> Camera

Figure 2. 11 Main Menu

Note: In Analog Camera Management interface, the status of analog cameras display. Disabling the analog

camera can be realized by clearing the checkbox before the analog camera No.. One more network camera can be added by disabling one analog camera. 16 /8 /4 network cameras can be added to DS-9016&8016 HFI-ST&9016HFI-RT&9016HFI-XT&9016HWI-ST&7616HI-ST/9008&8008 HFI-ST&9008HFI-RT&9008HWI-ST&7608HI-ST/9004&8004HFI-ST&DS-9004HFI-RT&9004HWI-ST &7604HI-ST series at most when all the analog cameras are enabled. 32 /16 /8 network cameras can be added to DS-9016&8016 HFI-ST&9016HFI-RT&9016HFI-XT&9016HWI-ST&7616HI-ST /9008&8008 HFI-ST&9008HFI-RT&9008HWI-ST&7608HI-ST /9004&8004HFI-ST&DS-9004HFI-RT&9004HWI-ST&7604HI-ST series at most when all the analog cameras are disabled.

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Figure 2. 12 Analog Camera Management

2. To add the online cameras with same network segment:

1) Choose IP Camera tab and click to search the online cameras.

Figure 2. 13 IP Camera Management

2) Check the checkbox of certain cameras to be added.

3) Click to add the camera.

3. To add other network devices:

1) On the left side of the interface, you can enter the IP address, protocol, management port, and other

information of the IP camera to be added.

2) Click to add the camera.

3) For the encoders with multiple channels, check checkbox in the pop-up window to select the

channels and click to finish adding.

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Figure 2. 14 Selecting Multiple Channels

2.2.2 Configuring the Connected IP Cameras

Editing the connected IP cameras

Purpose:

After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the basic setting of the IP cameras.

Steps:

1. Click to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.

Figure 2. 15 Edit IP Camera

2. Click to save the settings and click to exit the editing interface.

To edit more parameters:

1. Click .

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Figure 2. 16 Advance Set-Network

2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera.

Figure 2. 17 Advance Set-Password

3. Click to save the settings and click to exit the interface. Explanation of the icons:

Edit basic parameters of the camera

Delete the IP camera

Get the live view of the camera

Configuring the customized protocols

Purpose:

To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them.

Steps:

1. Click to enter the protocol management interface.

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Figure 2. 18 Protocol Management Interface

2. There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can select a Custom Protocol and

configure its corresponding parameters to customize it.

Note: Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, you have to contact the manufacturer of

the network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream. Example: The format of the URL is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path]. E.g., rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.

 Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol.  Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub-stream is not needed,

leave the checkbox empty.

 Type: The network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream through standard

RTSP.

 Transfer Protocol: Select the transfer protocol for the custom protocol.  Port: Set the port No. for the custom protocol.  Path: Set the resource path for the custom protocol. E.g., ch1/main/av_stream.

3. Click to save the settings and click to finish customizing the protocol.

4. After successfully adding the custom protocols, you can see the protocol name listed in the dropdown list,

see the figure below.

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Figure 2. 19 Configure Custom Protocol

5. Select the custom protocol and enter the IP address, user name and password of the camera.

6. Click to add the network camera.

Figure 2. 20 Adding Successfully

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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 right-clicking the mouse 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 recording, continuous recording, motion detection or sensor alarm triggered recording)

Alarm & Record

Note: Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HFI/HWI-SV series.

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3.2 Operations in Live View Mode

In live view mode, there are many functions provided. Some of the functions are listed below.

• 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.

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

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

• Aux Monitor: the device checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and auxiliary

output interfaces. See the table below for the priority level of the main and aux outputs.

Table 3. 2 Priorities of Outputs for DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HWI-ST & DS-7200 & DS-7600 Series

HDMI/VGA

CVBS

Main output

Auxiliary

output

√

HDMI/VGA

CVBS

√

HDMI/VGA

√

CVBS

Table 3. 3 Priorities of Outputs for Other Models

HDMI

VGA

CVBS

Main output

Auxiliary

output

√ √ √

HDMI

VGA

√ × √

HDMI

CVBS

× √ √

VGA

CVBS

× × √

CVBS

 √ means the interface is in use, × means the interface is out of use or the connection is invalid. And the

HDMI, VGA and CVBS can be used at the same time.

When the aux output is enabled, the main output can’t do any operation, and you can do some basic operation

on the live view mode for the Aux output.

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation

Note: Front panel operation is not supported by 7200HWI-SV, 7200HFI-SV and 7600HI-ST series.

Table 3. 4 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

Next screen: right direction button.

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screens

Previous screen: left direction button.

Auto-switch

Press Enter button.

Playback

Press Play button.

Switch main and aux output

Press Main/Aux button and Enter button.

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View

Table 3. 5 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.

Start Recording

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

Playback

Play back the video of the selected channel.

Output Mode

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

Aux Monitor

Switch to the auxiliary output mode.

Note: The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch. Refer to

Chapter 3.3 for dwell time settings.

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

you need to switch back to the Main output with the MAIN/AUX button and Enter button on the front panel or remote.

Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu

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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 a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a

dropdown list.

• Multi-screen: Switch different display layout options. Layout options can be selected from a

dropdown list.

• Next Screen: When displaying less than the maximum number of cameras in Live View, clicking this

feature will switch to the next set of displays.

• Playback: Enter into Playback mode.

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

• Main Monitor: Enter Main operation mode.

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

mode is enabled.

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode

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

Note: Live View Strategy icon is only available for network cameras.

Figure 3. 2 Quick Setting Toolbar

Table 3. 6 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons

Icons

Description

Icons

Description

Icons

Description

Enable/Disable

Record

Instant Playback

Mute/Audio on

Capture

PTZ Control

Digital Zoom

Image Settings

Live View

Strategy

Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no

record during the last five minutes.

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

for zooming in, as shown in Figure 3.3.

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Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom

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

For Analog Cameras:

There are four preset modes for selection according to the real situation. Below is the explanation for each mode.

 Standard: for general lighting conditions (default).  Indoor: the image is relatively smoother.  Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other two modes.  Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is

high.

Figure 3. 4 Image Settings for Analog Camera

You can adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness and denoising.

You can also click to restore the default settings and click to copy the image settings to

other analog channels.

For Network Cameras:

You can customize the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the network camera.

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Figure 3. 5 Image Settings- Customize for Network Camera

Live View Strategy icon can be selected to enter the Live View Strategy menu. You can set the live view

performance to real-time, balanced or fluency.

Note: This feature is only available for network cameras.

Figure 3. 6 Live View Strategy

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3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings

Purpose:

Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.

Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the

following settings.

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: Designates the output to configure the settings for. Outputs include

HDMI (depends on the model), VGA, Main CVBS and Spot Output.

• Live View Mode: Designates the display mode to be used for Live View.

• Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling

auto-switch in Live View.

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

• Event Output: Designates the output to show event video.

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

2. Setting Camera Order

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Figure 3. 8 Live View- Camera Order

To set the camera order:

1) Select View tab.

2) Select a Video 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.

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

4) Click 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 checkbox to 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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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

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 configured 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 if you want to configure same settings to other analog PTZ cameras.

5. Click to save the settings.

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4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns

Before you start:

Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.

Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the

following settings.

4.2.1 Customizing Presets

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

Figure 4. 2 PTZ- More Settings

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

3. Check .

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

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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 .

Figure 4. 4 PTZ- Call Preset

3. Choose the preset number.

Call preset in live view mode:

Steps:

1. In the live view mode, press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the

quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.

Figure 4. 5 PTZ Toolbar

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2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu.

3. Double-click the preset you want to call 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 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 Chapter 4.2.1 Customizing Presets.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

2. Select patrol number.

3. Click 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 preset No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of

patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Preset 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.

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

Repeat the above steps to add more key points. You can also click to delete the corresponding key point and click to delete all the key points.

Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Deletion

4.2.4 Calling Patrols

Purpose:

Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. Calling 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

Calling patrol in live view mode: Steps:

1. In the live view mode, press PTZ control on the front panel or on the remote, or click PTZ Control icon

on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu.

3. Choose Patrol on the control bar.

4. Double-click the patrol you want to call, or click to select the patrol and click to call the patrol.

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Figure 4. 10 PTZ Panel- 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

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.

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4.2.6 Calling Patterns

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.

Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings

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 front panel or on the remote control, or click PTZ Control

icon on the quick setting toolbar.

2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu.

3. And then choose Pattern on the control bar.

4. 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 Panel- Pattern

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4.3 PTZ Control Panel

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

choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ panel.

Note: In PTZ control mode, the PTZ panel will display when a mouse is connected with the device. If no mouse

is connected, the icon displays in the bottom-left corner of the live video to indicate that this camera is in PTZ control mode.

Figure 4. 14 PTZ Panel

Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ panel 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 Menu

Previous item

Next item

Start pattern/patrol

Stop the patrol or

pattern movement

Minimize

windows

Exit

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Note: Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HFI/HWI-SV series. The interface of the device are subject to

the actual model.

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters

Purpose:

By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as 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 click to

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 and maximum picture capacity. For detailed information, see Chapter 11.5 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 Recording and Capture.

Steps:

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

Menu>Record>Parameters

Figure 5. 2 Record Parameters

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2. Encoding Parameters for Recording

1) Select Record tab to configure the parameters of main stream. You can configure the stream type,

resolution, video quality, etc.

• Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when

an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.

• Post-record: The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For example,

when an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it records till 11:00:05.

• Expired Time: The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if

the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD.

• Redundant Record/ Capture: Enabling redundant record or capture means you save the record

and captured picture in the redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording/ Capture.

• Record Audio: Enable this feature to record the sound and disable it to record the image without

sound.

• Enable CABAC: Enable CABAC to get high quality images with lower bitrate. This feature is

only supported by analog cameras.

Figure 5. 3 Record Encoding (when HDD Mode is Group)

Figure 5. 4 Recording Encoding (when HDD Mode is Quota or Frame Extracting)

Notes:

 The Redundant Record/Capture option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.  The redundant record/capture is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files or

captured pictures in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 11.4.2 Setting HDD Property.

 For IPC, the parameters of Main Stream (Event) are not supported to modify.  For DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HWI-ST & DS-7200HWI-SV series, you can enable / disable the

WD1 mode.

2) Click to save the settings.

3) You can click to copy the settings to other analog channels, if the settings can also be used

for other analog channels.

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Figure 5. 5 Copy Camera Settings

3. Encoding Parameters for Sub-stream

1) Select Substream tab to set the parameters of sub-stream. Configure the stream type, resolution,

frame rate, etc.

Figure 5. 6 Sub-stream Encoding

2) Click to save the settings.

3) You can click to copy the settings to other analog channels, if the setting can also be used

for other analog channels.

4. Encoding Parameters for Capture

1) Select the Capture tab.

Figure 5. 7 Capture Encoding

2) You can configure the continuous and event parameters separately.

3) Click to save the settings.

4) If the parameters can also be used to other analog channels, click to copy the settings to

other channels.

Note: The interval is the time period between two capturing actions and the interval can be set as 1s, 2s, 3s,

4s, 5s, 10min, 30min, 1h, 12h and 24h. You can configure all the parameters on this menu on your demand.

5. Configure the overwrite mode of the HDD (Menu>Record>Advanced). Check checkbox to enable the

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overwrite mode, and then the record files will be overwritten when the HDD becomes full. Otherwise, the recording will stop when the HDD becomes full.

Figure 5. 8 Overwrite Mode

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5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule

Purpose:

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

Note: In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be

applied to configure schedule for both continuous recording and capture. To schedule the automatic capture, you need to choose the Capture tab in the Schedule interface. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu>Record>Schedule

2. Configure Record Schedule

1) Select Record/Capture Schedule.

Figure 5. 9 Record Schedule

2) Choose the camera you want to configure.

3) Check checkbox to enable record schedule. There are two ways to configure the record schedule.

Task 1: Edit the Schedule

Steps:

1) Click .

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, including Continuous, Motion, Alarm, Motion | Alarm and Motion

& Alarm.

Note: To enable Motion, Alarm, Motion | Alarm (motion or alarm) and Motion & Alarm (motion and

alarm) triggered recording and capture, you must configure the motion detection settings or alarm input settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

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Figure 5. 10 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/capture for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click .

Figure 5. 11 Copy Schedule to Other Days

Note: The Holiday option is available when you enable holiday schedule in Holiday settings. Refer to Chapter

5.6 Configuring Holiday Record and Capture.

Figure 5. 12 Holiday Settings

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

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Task 2: Draw the Schedule

Steps:

1) Click to select a record type, including Continuous, Motion, Alarm, M | A, M & A and None.

Note: To enable Motion, Alarm, M | A (motion or alarm) and M & A (motion and alarm) triggered

recording and capture, you must configure the motion detection settings or alarm input settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

Figure 5. 13 Draw the Schedule (1)

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

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

Figure 5. 14 Draw the Schedule (2)

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channels, click , and then choose the channel to which you want to copy. Click in the Record/Capture Schedule interface to save the settings.

Figure 5. 15 Copy Schedule to Other Channels for DVR Series

Figure 5. 16 Copy Schedule to Other Channels for HDVR Series

Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording

and Capture

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 do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording/capture, or trigger full screen monitoring, audible 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. 17 Motion Detection

2. Configure Motion Detection:

1) Choose camera you want to configure.

2) Check checkbox to enable motion detection.

3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection

for all the area shot by the camera, click . To clear the motion detection area, click .

4) Click to configure the motion detection settings in the pop-up message box.

Figure 5. 18 Motion Detection Settings for DVR Series

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Figure 5. 19 Motion Detection Settings for HDVR Series

Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording or capture.

6) Click to save the settings.

7) Click to back to the upper level menu.

8) Click in the Motion Detection interface to save the settings. Exit the Motion

Detection interface.

3. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record/Capture

Schedule). For detailed information about record schedule settings, refer to step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule.

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

Figure 5. 20 Record Schedule

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5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

and Capture

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture.

Note: Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HFI/HWI-SV series. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST

series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.

Steps:

1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Figure 5. 21 Alarm Settings

2. Click Alarm Input tab.

Figure 5. 22 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input

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

2) Edit the alarm name as desired and choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for

alarm type.

3) Check checkbox to enable the alarm input.

4) Click to configure the alarm settings.

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Figure 5. 23 Alarm Settings for DVR Series

Figure 5. 24 Alarm Settings for HDVR Series

Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

5) Check the checkbox to choose the alarm triggered recording/capture channel.

6) Click to save settings.

7) Click to back to the upper level menu.

8) Click 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 and choose the alarm input number.

Figure 5. 25 Copy Alarm Input

3. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record/Capture

Schedule). For detailed information about record schedule settings, refer to step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule.

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

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Figure 5. 26 Record Schedule

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5.5 Configuring Manual Recording and

Continuous Capture

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture. Using manual recording and continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manual recording and manual continuous capture is prior to the scheduled recording and capture.

Steps:

1. Enter the Manual settings interface.

Menu> Manual Or press the REC/SHOT button on the front panel.

Figure 5. 27 Manual Record for DVR Series

Figure 5. 28 Manual Record for HDVR Series

Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

2. Enable manual record

1) Select Record tab on the left bar.

2) Click the status button before camera No. to change to .

3. Disable manual record.

Click the status button to change to .

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

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

1) Click for or .

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Figure 5. 29 Continuous Recording

Figure 5. 30 Motion Detection Recording

2) Click to enable all-day continuous recording or all-day motion detection recording

of all channels.

5. Enabling and disabling the continuous capture

1) Select Continuous Capture tab on the left bar.

Figure 5. 31 Continuous Capture for DVR Series

Figure 5. 32 Continuous Capture for HDVR Series

Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

2) Click the status button before camera number to change to to enable continuous

capture.

3) Or click the status button to change to to disable continuous capture.

Note: After rebooting, all the continuous capture will be canceled.

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5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording and

Capture

Purpose:

You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year.

Note: The priority of holiday schedule is higher than any other schedule.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu>Record

2. Choose Holiday on the left bar.

Figure 5. 33 Holiday Settings

3. Enable editing holiday schedule.

1) Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 5. 34 Edit Holiday Settings

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2) Check checkbox to enable the holiday schedule.

3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.

There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule, including Date, Week and Month.

4) Set the start and end date.

5) Click to save settings.

6) Click to exit the Edit interface.

4. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record/Capture

Schedule). For detailed information about record schedule settings, refer to step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule.

Note: You need to select schedule type as Holiday or draw the schedule for the Holiday.

Figure 5. 35 Edit Schedule- Holiday

Figure 5. 36 Draw Schedule- Holiday

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5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and

Capture

Purpose:

Enabling redundant recording and capture, which means saving the record files and captured pictures 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 11.4 Managing HDD Group. There should be at least another HDD which is in R/W mode.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD Information interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 37 HDD General

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

1) Set the HDD property to Redundancy.

Figure 5. 38 HDD General-Editing

2) Click to save the settings.

3) Click to back to the upper level menu.

3. Enter the Record setting interface.

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1) Select Record.

Figure 5. 39 Record Parameters

2) Select Camera you want to configure.

3) Check checkbox to enable redundant recording and capture.

4) Click to save settings.

Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels. If the setting can also be applied to other analog channels, click and then choose the channel(s).

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5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording

and Capture

Purpose:

You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD

Figure 5. 40 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 11.4 Managing HDD Group.

3. Select General in the left bar.

Click to enter editing interface.

4. Configuring HDD group.

1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.

2) Click and then in the pop-up message box, click to save your settings.

3) Click 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 and captured pictures in the HDD group.

1) Select Advanced on the left bar.

Figure 5. 41 HDD Advanced for DVR Series

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Figure 5. 42 HDD Advanced for HDVR Series

Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

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 to save settings.

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

settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

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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.

Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the

following settings. Task 1: Protect file by locking the record files:

Steps:

1. Enter Export setting interface.

Menu> Export

Figure 5. 43 Export Interface

2. Check the checkbox to to select the channels.

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

4. Click to show the results.

Figure 5. 44 Export- Search Result

5. Protect the record files.

1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click icon which will turn to ,

indicating that the file is locked.

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

Figure 5. 45 Unlocking Attention

Task 2: 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 11.4

Managing HDD Group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 46 HDD General

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

Figure 5. 47 HDD General- Editing

3. Set the HDD to Read-only.

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

Notes:

1) 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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2) 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.

3) 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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6.1 Playing Back Record Files

Notes:

1. In Chapter 6.1, we use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to

describe the following settings.

2. Frame extracting mode is only supported by DVR series.

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:

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

Playback by channel

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Mouse: Right-click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure

6.2.

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Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View

Front Panel: Press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view mode. Under multi-screen live view mode, the recorded files of the top-left channel will be played back.

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

process. Front panel operation is not supported by 7200HWI-SV, 7200HFI-SV and 7600HI-ST series.

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 Playback Interface

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Click the channel(s) if you want to execute synchronous playback of multiple channels.

Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback

Note: The indicates the start/end time of the record.

Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Interface

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on

/Mute

Start/Stop

clipping

Add

default tag

Add

customized tag

Tag

management

Digital

Zoom

Smart

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

Stop

30s

forward

30s reverse

Slow forward

Fast

forward

day

Next day

Scaling

up/down time

bar

Process bar

Full

Screen

Exit

Frame

extracting

mode

Video type

/ picture

Notes:

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

specific frames.

2. Frame extracting mode is supported by DVR series only.

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 checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list.

3. Double-click to select a date on the calendar to play back the record file.

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Note: If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed

as . Otherwise it is displayed as .

Figure 6. 5 Playback Calendar

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

6.6.

Figure 6. 6 Interface of Playback by Time

Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time

Note: The indicates the start/end time of the record.

Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Audio on

/Mute

Start/Stop

clipping

Add

default tag

Add

customized tag

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management

Digital

Zoom

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Notes:

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

locate specific frames.

2. Frame extracting mode is supported by DVR series only.

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search

Purpose:

Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (e.g. alarm input and motion detection).

Steps:

1. Enter the playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface.

3. Select Alarm Input as the event type, and edit the Start time and End time.

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Figure 6. 8 Event Playback Interface-Alarm Input

4. Click to get the search result information listed in the right-side panel.

Figure 6. 9 Result of Video Search by Alarm Input

If you want to play back recorded files associated with motion detection, choose Motion as event type, edit the Start time and End time and click to search the related record file(s).

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Figure 6. 10 Video Search by Motion

5. Click button to play back the record files.

You can click to return to the search interface.

Note: Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the alarm input triggered record files.

Pre-play: The time you set to play back before the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back from 9:59:55. Post-play: The time you set to play back after the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back till 11:00:05.

If there is only one channel is triggered by an alarm input, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel.

If several channels are triggered, clicking button takes you to the interface as shown in Figure 6.11. Check checkbox to select one channel for playback or select multiple channels for synchronous playback.

Note: For DVR series, 4-ch, 8-ch and 16-ch devices support 4-ch, 8-ch and 16-ch synchronous playback

respectively. While for HDVR series, 4-ch, 8-ch, 16-ch devices support 8-ch, 16-ch and 16-ch synchronous playback respectively.

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Figure 6. 11 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback

6. Playback interface.

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

Figure 6. 12 Interface of Playback by Event

Figure 6. 13 Toolbar of Playback by Event

Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Interface

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

locate specific frames.

2. Frame extracting mode is supported by DVR series only.

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag

Purpose:

Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.

Before playing back by tag:

1. Enter Playback (Menu>Playback) interface.

2. Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to Chapter 6.1.2 for the detailed information about searching

and playback of the record files.

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Figure 6. 14 Interface of Playback by Time

Click to add default tag. Click to add customized tag and edit tag name.

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

3. Tag management.

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

Figure 6. 15 Tag Management Interface

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

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2. Click and select to enter the Tag Playback interface.

3. Choose channels, edit the Start and End time, and click to enter Search Result interface.

Note: You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command.

Figure 6. 16 Video Search by Tag

4. Click button to play back the file.

You can click the button to back to the search interface. 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.

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Figure 6. 17 Interface of Playback by Tag

Figure 6. 18 Toolbar of Playback by Tag

Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Interface

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Notes:

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

locate specific frames.

2. Frame extracting mode is supported by DVR series only.

6.1.5 Playing Back by Searching System Log

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter Log Information interface.

Menu>Maintenance>Log Information>Log Search

Figure 6. 19 Log Search Interface

2. Set search time and type, and click .

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.

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Figure 6. 20 Result of System Log Search

4. 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 Log

6.1.6 Playing Back External Files

Purpose:

Perform the following steps to search and play back record files stored in the external storage devices, e.g., USB flash drives, USB HDDs.

Before you start:

Please insert the external device(s) with record files into the device.

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Click and select to enter the External File Playback interface.

The files stored in the extrenal device are listed in the right-side list. You can click the button to refresh the file list.

3. Select a record file and click to play back it.

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Note: Frame extracting mode is supported by DVR series only.

Figure 6. 22 Interface of External File Playback

6.1.7 Playing Back Frame Extracting Record

Purpose:

If there are frame extracting record files existed in the HDD, you can search and play back them.

Notes:

1) Frame extracting record is supported by DVR series only.

2) The frame extracting record is with low bitrate and the frame rate of 1 fps.

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Check checkbox to select the frame extracting mode.

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Figure 6. 23 Frame Extracting Record Playback Interface

3. Select the record type (Normal, Event and Tag) in the drop-down list on the top-left side and search the

corresponding files. For detailed information about searching record files of each record type, please refer to Chapter 6.1.2, Chapter 6.1.3 or Chapter 6.1.4.

4. Play back the record files if available.

Note: For detailed information about the control button on the playback interface, please refer to Chapter

6.1.2, Chapter 6.1.3 or Chapter 6.1.4.

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