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Digital Video Recorder

User Manual

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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

9200HWI-ST Series

DS-9204/08/16HWI-ST

Network DVR

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

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-9200HWI-ST, DS-9100HFI-ST, 9100HWI-ST, 9100HFI-RT, 9100HFI-XT, 8100HFI-ST, 8100HWI-ST, and 7200HWI-SV series as DVR, and 9000HFI-ST, 9000HWI-ST, 9000HFI-RT, 9000HFI-XT, 8000HFI-ST and 8000HWI-ST series as HDVR (Hybrid DVR) in this manual. The front panel operation is not supported by 7200HWI-SV 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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Trademarks and Registered Trademarks

• Windows and Windows mark are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and/or other countries.

• HDMI, HDMI mark and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI

Licensing LLC.

• The products contained in this manual are authorized by HDMI Licensing LLC with the use right of the HDMI

technology.

• VGA is the trademark of IBM.

• UPnP

is a certification mark of the UPnPTM Implementers Corporation.

• Other names of companies and product contained in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective owners.

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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

HDVR series).

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

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

 Connectable to the third-party network cameras that support ONVIF or PSIA protocol (this feature is

supported by HDVR series).

 Connectable to Hikvision smart IP cameras.  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.  Defog technology providing correct and natural image (this feature is only supported by DS-9200

series DVR).

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs.  HDMI output and VGA output at up to 1920×1080P resolution.  Multi-screen display in live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable.  Live view screen can be switched in group. Manual switch and auto-switch are selectable and the

auto-switch dwell time is configurable.

 Quick setting menu is provided for live view.  The selected live view channel can be shielded.  Motion detection, video tampering detection, video exception alarm and video loss alarm functions.  VCA alarm function  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-7200HWI-SV 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.

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

virtual disks can be configurable (this feature is supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only).

 HDD hot swap function (the feature is supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only).  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.  Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection (this feature is not supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT

series).

 Disk clone function (this feature is not supported by DS-9100HFI-RT/9000HFI-RT/7200HWI-SV

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, VCA.  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/VCA).  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.  Smart playback to go through less effective information;  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-9200/9100/9000/8100HWI-ST & DS-7200HWI-SV, 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.

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 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

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.  Manual video quality diagnostics for analog channels.  Either normal or hot spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system (this

function is supported by HDVR series only).

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 NAT.  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 DVR 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.

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 Development support and training for application system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Product Key Features ............................................................................................................................ 6

Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 15

1.1 Front Panel .............................................................................................................................. 16

1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ............................................................................................... 20

1.3 USB Mouse Operation ............................................................................................................ 23

1.4 Input Method Description ....................................................................................................... 24

1.5 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................................... 25

1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device ............................................................................ 28

Chapter 2 Getting Started .................................................................................................................. 30

2.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration .............................................................................. 31

2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ................................................................................. 35

2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras................................................................................................... 35

2.2.2 Configuring the Connected IP Cameras ......................................................................... 39

Chapter 3 Live View ........................................................................................................................... 42

3.1 Introduction of Live View ....................................................................................................... 43

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ............................................................................................... 44

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation .................................................................................................... 44

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ....................................................................................... 45

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor ........................................................................................... 46

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .................................................................... 46

3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings ................................ ................................................................ . 50

3.4 Channel-zero Encoding ........................................................................................................... 52

3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ......................................................................................... 53

3.6 User Logout ............................................................................................................................ 54

Chapter 4 PTZ Control ...................................................................................................................... 55

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings ....................................................................................................... 56

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns .................................................................................. 58

4.2.1 Customizing Presets ....................................................................................................... 58

4.2.2 Calling Presets ................................................................................................................ 59

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ....................................................................................................... 59

4.2.4 Calling Patrols ................................................................................................................ 60

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ..................................................................................................... 60

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4.2.6 Calling Patterns .............................................................................................................. 61

4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan ............................................................................................... 61

4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan ........................................................................................................ 62

4.2.9 One-touch Park............................................................................................................... 62

4.3 PTZ Control Panel .................................................................................................................. 63

Chapter 5 Record and Capture Settings ........................................................................................... 65

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters .......................................................................................... 66

5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule ................................................................................... 70

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture .......................................................... 73

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture ............................................................ 75

5.5 Configuring VCA Recording and Capture .............................................................................. 77

5.6 Configuring Manual Recording and Continuous Capture ....................................................... 79

5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture ......................................................................... 81

5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture ..................................................................... 83

5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture ............................................................. 85

5.10 Files Protection ....................................................................................................................... 87

5.10.1 Locking the Record Files ............................................................................................... 87

5.10.2 Setting HDD property to Read-only ............................................................................... 89

Chapter 6 Playback ................................................................ ............................................................ 91

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ...................................................................................................... 92

6.1.1 Playing Back by Time .................................................................................................... 92

6.1.2 Playing Back by Event ................................................................................................... 95

6.1.3 Playing Back by Tag ...................................................................................................... 97

6.1.4 Playing Back by Smart Search ....................................................................................... 99

6.1.5 Playing Back by Searching System Log ...................................................................... 101

6.1.6 Playing Back External Files ......................................................................................... 103

6.1.7 Playing Back Frame Extracting Record ....................................................................... 104

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback .......................................................................................... 106

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ..................................................................................... 106

6.2.2 Digital Zoom ................................................................................................................ 106

6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel ............................................................................. 107

6.3 Picture Playback ................................................................................................................... 109

Chapter 7 Backup .............................................................................................................................. 111

7.1 Backing up Record Files ....................................................................................................... 112

7.1.1 Quick Export ................................................................................................................ 112

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search ........................................................................... 113

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7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search ........................................................................................ 115

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips ................................................................................................ 118

7.2 Backing up Pictures .............................................................................................................. 121

7.3 Managing Backup Devices ................................................................................................... 124

7.4 Hot Spare Backup ................................................................................................................. 126

7.4.1 Setting the Hot Spare Device ....................................................................................... 126

7.4.2 Setting the Working Device ......................................................................................... 127

7.4.3 Hot Spare Management ................................................................................................ 128

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings................................................................................................................. 130

8.1 Setting Motion Detection ...................................................................................................... 131

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarm ............................................................................................................ 133

8.3 Detecting Video Loss ............................................................................................................ 135

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering .................................................................................................. 137

8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm ........................................................................................................... 139

8.6 Handling Exceptions ............................................................................................................. 143

8.7 Setting Alarm Linkage Actions ............................................................................................. 144

8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually ................................................................... 147

Chapter 9 Network Settings ............................................................................................................. 148

9.1 Configuring General Settings ............................................................................................... 149

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ............................................................................................ 152

9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ........................................................................................ 152

9.2.2 Configuring DDNS Settings......................................................................................... 152

9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Settings ................................................................................. 155

9.2.4 Configuring Email Settings .......................................................................................... 156

9.2.5 Configuring FTP Server Settings ................................................................................. 157

9.2.6 Configuring SNMP Settings ......................................................................................... 158

9.2.7 Configuring NAT Settings ............................................................................................ 159

9.2.8 Configuring More Network Settings ............................................................................ 161

9.2.9 Configuring HTTPS Settings ....................................................................................... 163

9.2.10 Virtual Host Settings .................................................................................................... 164

9.2.11 Telnet Settings .............................................................................................................. 165

9.3 Checking Network Traffic .................................................................................................... 166

9.4 Network Detection ................................................................................................................ 167

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ...................................................................... 167

9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ........................................................................................... 167

9.4.3 Checking Network Status ............................................................................................. 168

9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ........................................................................................ 169

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Chapter 10 RAID Configuration ....................................................................................................... 171

10.1 Configuring Array and Virtual Disk ...................................................................................... 172

10.1.1 One-touch Configuration.............................................................................................. 173

10.1.2 Manually Creating Array and Virtual Disk................................................................... 174

10.2 Rebuilding Array................................................................................................................... 179

10.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array .................................................................................. 179

10.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array .......................................................................................... 180

10.3 Repairing Virtual Disk .......................................................................................................... 181

10.4 Deleting Array / Virtual Disk ................................................................................................ 182

10.4.3 Deleting the Virtual Disk .............................................................................................. 182

10.4.4 Deleting the Array ........................................................................................................ 182

10.5 Upgrading Firmware ............................................................................................................. 183

Chapter 11 HDD Management .......................................................................................................... 185

11.1 Initializing HDDs .................................................................................................................. 186

11.2 Managing Network HDD ...................................................................................................... 188

11.3 Managing eSATA .................................................................................................................. 190

11.4 Managing HDD Group ......................................................................................................... 191

11.4.1 Setting HDD Groups .................................................................................................... 191

11.4.2 Setting HDD Property .................................................................................................. 192

11.5 Configuring Quota Mode ...................................................................................................... 193

11.6 Configuring Frame Extracting Mode .................................................................................... 195

11.7 Configuring Disk Clone ........................................................................................................ 197

11.8 Checking HDD Status ........................................................................................................... 199

11.9 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information ........................................................................................ 200

11.10 Detecting Bad Sector ............................................................................................................ 201

11.11 Configuring HDD Error Alarms ........................................................................................... 202

Chapter 12 Camera Settings .............................................................................................................. 203

12.1 Configuring OSD Settings .................................................................................................... 204

12.2 Configuring Privacy Mask .................................................................................................... 205

12.3 Configuring Video Parameters .............................................................................................. 205

Chapter 13 Device Management and Maintenance ......................................................................... 208

13.1 Viewing System Information ................................................................................................ 209

13.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files ......................................................................................... 210

13.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files ............................................................................. 212

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13.4 Upgrading System................................................................................................................. 213

13.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ............................................................................ 213

13.4.2 Upgrading by FTP ........................................................................................................ 213

13.5 Restoring Default Settings .................................................................................................... 214

Chapter 14 Others .............................................................................................................................. 215

14.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ............................................................................................ 216

14.2 Configuring General Settings ............................................................................................... 217

14.3 Configuring DST Settings ..................................................................................................... 219

14.4 Configuring More Settings ................................................................................................... 220

14.5 Managing User Accounts ...................................................................................................... 221

14.6 Logging out / Shutting down / Rebooting Device ................................................................ 224

Chapter 15 Appendix ......................................................................................................................... 225

Glossary ............................................................................................................................................. 226

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................. 227

Summary of Changes ........................................................................................................................ 232

List of Compatible IP Cameras ......................................................................................................... 234

List of Hikvision IP Cameras ........................................................................................................ 234

List of Third-party IP Cameras ...................................................................................................... 238

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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-9200HWI-ST

DS-9100/9000HWI-ST

DS-9100/9000HFI-XT

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

Figure 1. 1 Front Panel (1)

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

No.

Name

Function Description

ALARM

Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.

READY

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

STATUS

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

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

HDD

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

MODEM (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-9200/9100/9000

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.

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

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

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

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

MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM-

Switch main and spot output.

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

F1/ LIGHT

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

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

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

F2/ AUX

Cycle through tab pages.

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

MENU/WIPER

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

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

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

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

PREV/FOCUS-

Switch single screen and multi-screen mode.

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-9200/9100/9000 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.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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

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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.

Remote Control Troubleshooting:

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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:

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 (1)

Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (2)

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1. 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

…

Number

…

English letter

Lowercase/Uppercase

Backspace

Switch the keyboard

Space

Positioning the cursor

Exit

Symbols

Reserved

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1.5 Rear Panel

DS-9100/9000HFI-ST

DS-9200/9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT

DS-9100/9000HFI-XT

DS-8100/8000HFI-ST

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Figure 1. 6 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 & 9200/9100/9000HWI-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-9200/9100/9000 series) / BNC (for DS-8100/8000 series) connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VIDEO OUT.

LINE IN

RCA (for DS-9200/9100/9000 series) / BNC (for DS-8100/8000 series) connector for two-way audio.

AUDIO IN

RCA (for DS-9200/9100/9000 series) / BNC (for DS-8100/8000 series) connector for audio input.

AUDIO IN (for DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & 9200/9100/9000HWI-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.

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ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

GND

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

AC 100V ~ 240V

AC 100V ~ 240V power supply.

POWER

Switch for turning on/off the device.

USB

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

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Figure 1. 7 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 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. 8 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 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.

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