HIKVISION DS-96128NI-E16, DS-96128NI-E16/H, DS-96256NI-E16/H, DS-96256NI-E24, DS-96128NI-E24 User Manual

Network Video Recorder

User Manual

UD.6L0202D1646A01

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Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User Manual

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Regulatory information
FCC information

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

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

FCC conditions

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

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

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

EU Conformity Statement

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

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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:

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

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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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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.

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

of their respective owners.

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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.
The figures in the manual are for reference only.

This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.

Series

Model

Type

96000NI-E

DS-96128NI-E16(/H)
DS-96128NI-E24(/H)
DS-96256NI-E16(/H)
DS-96256NI-E24(/H)

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Product Key Features

General

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

PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF or
PSIA protocol.

 Connectable to the smart IP cameras.
 PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
 Each channel supports dual-stream.
 Up to 256 network cameras can be connected.
 Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc..
 The quality of the input and output record is configurable.
 A redundant power supply is provided to improve the system stability.

Local Monitoring

 Simultaneous HDMI1/VGA/LCD output as the main output and the HDMI2 works as the auxiliary output.
 All video outputs at up to 1920×1080 resolution.
 Up to 64-window division display mode for the HDMI1/VGA/LCD output, and 16-window division display

mode for HDMI2-6 outputs. The display sequence of channels is adjustable.

 Multi-screen display supported by the HDMI 3-6 outputs of /H models.
 Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and auto-switch live view are also provided,

and the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.

 Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
 Motion detection, video tampering, video exception alert and video loss alert functions.
 Privacy mask.
 Multiple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
 Zooming in by clicking the mouse and 3D positioning by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

 Up to 24 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.
 The SAS expansion enclosure can be connected for the expanded storage via the miniSAS interface.
 Support eSATA disks for recording or backup.
 Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection. (Not supported when the RAID function is enabled.)
 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.
 Support RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your

demand.

Recording and Playback

 Holiday recording schedule configuration.
 Continuous and event video recording parameters.
 Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm.

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

manual recording.

 Locking and unlocking record files.
 Local redundant recording.
 Playing back record files by events (alarm input/motion detection/VCA).
 Playing back record files by smart search (intrusion/motion detection).
 Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.
 Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation.
 Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
 Smart search for the selected area in the video.
 Zooming in when playback.
 Reverse playback of multi-channel.
 Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, and

locating by dragging the mouse.

 Up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 4CIF real time.

Backup

 Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA device.
 Export video clips when playback.
 Management and maintenance of backup devices.
 Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system.

Alarm and Exception

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

mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record exception, HDD error, and HDD full,
hot spare exception, 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

 Operable by front panel, mouse, control keyboard and touch LCD screen (not provided for DS-96128NI-E24

and DS-96256NI-E24).

 Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their

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

 Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching.
 Manually triggering and clearing alarms.
 Import and export of device configuration information.

Network Functions

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

multi-address, network fault tolerance, etc.

 4 1000M optical fiber interfaces.
 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 by UPnPTM.

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 Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.
 Remote reverse playback via RTSP.
 Support accessing by the platform via ONVIF.
 Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support downloading

files breakpoint resume.

 Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.
 Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.
 Remote keyboard operation.
 Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.
 Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.
 Remote system restart and shutdown.
 RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission.
 Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host
 Remotely start/stop recording.
 Remotely start/stop alarm output.
 Remote PTZ control.
 Remote JPEG capture.
 Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
 Embedded WEB server.

Development Scalability:

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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 13

1.1 Front Panel .................................................................................................................................... 14

1.2 USB Mouse Operation .................................................................................................................. 17

1.3 Input Method Description .............................................................................................................. 18

1.4 Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 21

2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR ...................................................................................... 22

2.2 User Logout ................................................................................................................................... 23

2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration..................................................................................... 24

2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras ........................................................................................ 29

2.4.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras ......................................................................................... 29

2.4.2 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols ...................... 33

Chapter 3 Live View ............................................................................................................................. 36

3.1 Introduction of Live View ............................................................................................................. 37

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode ...................................................................................................... 38

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View................................................................................. 38

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View ......................................................................................... 38

3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor .............................................................................................. 39

3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ....................................................................... 40

3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings ........................................................................................................ 42

3.4 Configuring Multi-screen Display ................................................................................................. 44

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ...................................................................................................................... 45

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .............................................................................................................. 46

4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns......................................................................................... 47

4.2.1 Customizing Presets .......................................................................................................... 47

4.2.2 Calling Presets .................................................................................................................. 48

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols .......................................................................................................... 48

4.2.4 Calling Patrols .................................................................................................................. 50

4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ........................................................................................................ 51

4.2.6 Calling Patterns ................................................................................................................. 52

4.3 PTZ Control Panel ......................................................................................................................... 54

Chapter 5 Recording Settings.............................................................................................................. 55

5.1 Configuring Parameters ................................................................................................................. 56

5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule .................................................................................................. 59

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording ..................................................................................... 62

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording ....................................................................................... 64

5.5 Configuring VCA Triggered Recording......................................................................................... 66

5.6 Manual Recording ......................................................................................................................... 67

5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording .................................................................................................... 68

5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording ................................................................................................ 70

5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording ........................................................................................ 72

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5.10 Files Protection .............................................................................................................................. 74

Chapter 6 Playback .............................................................................................................................. 77

6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................ 78

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel .................................................................................................. 78

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ....................................................................................................... 80

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search .......................................................................................... 82

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ......................................................................................................... 84

6.1.5 Smart Playback ................................................................................................................. 87

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs .......................................................................................... 89

6.1.7 Playing Back External File ............................................................................................... 91

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ................................................................................................... 92

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame .......................................................................................... 92

6.2.2 Digital Zoom ..................................................................................................................... 92

6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel .................................................................................. 92

Chapter 7 Backup ................................................................................................................................ 94

7.1 Backing up Record Files ............................................................................................................... 95

7.1.1 Quick Export ..................................................................................................................... 95

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search ................................................................................ 96

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search ........................................................................................... 103

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips .................................................................................................. 105

7.2 Managing Backup Devices .......................................................................................................... 108

7.3 Hot Spare Device Backup............................................................................................................ 112

7.3.1 Setting Hot Spare Device ................................................................................................ 112

7.3.2 Setting Working Device .................................................................................................. 113

7.3.3 Managing Hot Spare System .......................................................................................... 113

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings .................................................................................................................. 116

8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm .................................................................................................. 117

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................................. 119

8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm ........................................................................................................ 122

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm .............................................................................................. 124

8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm ................................................................................................................. 126

8.6 Handling Exceptions Alarm ......................................................................................................... 128

8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 129

8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually .......................................................................... 132

Chapter 9 Network Settings .............................................................................................................. 133

9.1 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 134

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ................................................................................................... 135

9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ........................................................................................... 135

9.2.2 Configuring DDNS ......................................................................................................... 135

9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ................................................................................................ . 139

9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ......................................................................................................... 140

9.2.5 Configuring More Settings ............................................................................................. 140

9.2.6 Configuring HTTPS Port ................................................................................................ 141

9.2.7 Configuring Email .......................................................................................................... 143

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9.2.8 Configuring NAT ............................................................................................................ 144

9.3 Checking Network Traffic ........................................................................................................... 148

9.4 Configuring Network Detection .................................................................................................. 149

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss......................................................................... 149

9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet .............................................................................................. 149

9.4.3 Checking the Network Status .......................................................................................... 150

9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ........................................................................................... 151

Chapter 10 RAID ................................................................................................................................. 152

10.1 Configuring Array ....................................................................................................................... 153

10.1.1 Enable RAID .................................................................................................................. 153

10.1.2 One-touch Configuration ................................................................................................ 154

10.1.3 Manually Creating Array ................................................................................................ 155

10.2 Rebuilding Array ......................................................................................................................... 158

10.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ................................ ..................................................... 158

10.2.1 Manually Rebuilding Array ............................................................................................ 159

10.3 Deleting Array ............................................................................................................................. 161

10.4 Checking and Editing Firmware .................................................................................................. 162

Chapter 11 HDD Management............................................................................................................ 163

11.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................ 164

11.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................ 166

11.3 Managing eSATA ........................................................................................................................ 168

11.4 Managing HDD Group ................................................................................................................ 169

11.4.1 Setting HDD Groups ....................................................................................................... 169

11.4.2 Setting HDD Property ..................................................................................................... 170

11.5 Configuring Quota Mode............................................................................................................. 172

11.6 Checking HDD Status ................................................................................................................. 174

11.7 HDD Detection ............................................................................................................................ 176

11.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms .................................................................................................. 178

Chapter 12 Camera Settings ............................................................................................................... 179

12.1 Configuring OSD Settings ........................................................................................................... 180

12.2 Configuring Privacy Mask........................................................................................................... 181

12.3 Configuring Video Parameters .................................................................................................... 182

Chapter 13 NVR Management and Maintenance ............................................................................. 183

13.1 Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 184

13.2 Searching & Export Log Files ..................................................................................................... 185

13.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info ........................................................................................... 188

13.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files .................................................................................... 189

13.5 Upgrading System ....................................................................................................................... 190

13.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ............................................................................... 190

13.5.2 Upgrading by FTP .......................................................................................................... 190

13.6 Restoring Default Settings ........................................................................................................... 192

Chapter 14 Others ................................................................................................................................ 193

14.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port................................................................................................... 194

14.2 Configuring General Settings ...................................................................................................... 195

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14.3 Configuring DST Settings ........................................................................................................... 196

14.4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters ...................................................................... 197

14.5 Managing User Accounts............................................................................................................. 198

14.5.1 Adding a User ................................................................................................................. 198

14.5.2 Deleting a User ............................................................................................................... 200

14.5.3 Editing a User ................................................................................................................. 201

Appendix ....................................................................................................................................................... 203

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 204

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 205

Summary of Changes ................................ ................................ ............................................................. 211

List of Compatible IP Cameras .............................................................................................................. 212

List of Hikvision IP Cameras ...................................................................................................... 212

List of Third-party IP Cameras .................................................................................................. 215

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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1.1 Front Panel

Figure 1. 1 DS-96128NI-E16(/H) and DS-96256NI-E16(/H)

Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

1

Front Panel Lock

You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.

2

Status

Indicators

HDD

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

Tx/Rx

Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly.

3

POWER ON/OFF

Power on/off switch. The button remains red when the device is
soft-off, and remains blue when the device is working.

4

ESC

Back to the previous menu.

Press to enter the PTZ control mode of the first camera.

Double-press for switching between main and auxiliary output.

5

Control
Buttons

DIRECTION

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

In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed
up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button is
used to reverse 30s and forward 30s the playback progress.

In Live View mode, the Up button is to switch the live view
mode between single- and multi-window divisions. The Down
button is used to enter the normal playback mode. The Left
button is to show the quick setting toolbar. And the Right button
can be used to switch the live view image of the next camera.

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.

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No.

Name

Function Description

6

MENU

Pressing 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.

7

USB Interfaces

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

8

Touch LCD Screen

The touch LCD is supported by /H models by default, and is
optional for other models. It outputs the simultaneous image
with the VGA/HDMI1 and the local menu can be controlled by
the touch operation.

Figure 1. 2 DS-96128NI-E24 and DS-96256NI-E24

Figure 1. 3 DS-96128NI-E24/H and DS-96256NI-E24/H

Table 1. 2 Description of Front Panel Buttons

No.

Name

Function Description

1

POWER ON/OFF

Power on/off button.

2

Tx/Rx Status Indicator

Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly.

3

HDD Status Indicator

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

4

POWER Status Indicator

Remains red when the device is soft-off, and remains blue when

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No.

Name

Function Description

the device is working.

5

USB Interfaces

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

6

Front Panel Lock

You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.

7

Touch LCD Screen

The touch LCD is supported by /H models by default, and is
optional for other models. It outputs the simultaneous image
with the VGA/HDMI1 and the local menu can be controlled by
the touch operation.

8

HDD Slot Number Diagram

Shows the diagram of HDD slot number in the chassis.

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1.2 USB Mouse Operation

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

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

2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible

reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from
your provider.

The operation of the mouse:

Table 1. 3 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 between single-screen and multi-screen.

Click and Drag

PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom.
Video tampering, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area.
Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.
Live view: Drag channel/time bar.

Right-Click

Single-Click

Live view: Show menu.
Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.

Scroll-Wheel

Scrolling up

Live view: Previous screen.
Menu: Previous item.

Scrolling down

Live view: Next screen.
Menu: Next item.

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1.3 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. 4 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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1.4 Rear Panel

Figure 1. 6 DS-96128NI-E16(/H) and DS-96256NI-E16(/H)

Figure 1. 7 DS-96128NI-E24(/H) and DS-96256NI-E24(/H)

No.

Item

Description

1

AUDIO OUT

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

2

AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input.

3

FIBER Interface

4 FIBER network interfaces.

4

LAN Interface

4 LAN network interfaces.

5

VGA

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

6

RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS-232 devices.

7

HDMITM

HDMITM video output connectors. 6 HDMITM interfaces for the /H
models, and 2 HDMITM interfaces for other models.

8

USB 3.0 Interfaces

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

9

miniSAS (Optional)

Connects to SAS expansion enclosure.

10

Termination Switch

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

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No.

Item

Description

11

RS-485 Interface

Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R­pins of PTZ receiver respectively.

Controller Port

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

12
ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

13

eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RW.

14

AC 100V ~ 240V

AC 100V ~ 240V power supply.

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

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2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR

Purpose:

Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR.

Before you start:

Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground
connection is working properly.

Starting up the NVR:

Steps:

1. Plug the power supply into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended t plug that an Uninterruptible

Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. The Power indicator LED should turn blue
indicating that the unit begins to start up.

2. After startup, the Power indicator LED remains blue.

Shutting down the NVR

There are two proper ways to shut down the NVR.

 OPTION 1: Standard shutdown

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 2. 1 Shutdown Menu

2. Click the Shutdown button.

3. Click the Yes button.

 OPTION 2: By operating the front panel

Steps:

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 if needed.

3. Click the Yes button.

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

Rebooting the NVR

In the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the NVR.

Steps:

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

2. Click the Logout button to lock the NVR or the Reboot button to reboot the NVR.

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2.2 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 tog in again.

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu>Shutdown

Figure 2. 2 Logout

2. Click Logout.

After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name
and password to unlock the system.

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2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration

By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 3.

Figure 2. 3 Start Wizard Interface

Operating the Setup Wizard:

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

Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next

time by leaving the “Start wizard when the device starts?” checkbox checked.

2. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2. 4.

Figure 2. 4 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 the Next button to enter the date and time settings window, as shown in Figure 2. 5.

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Figure 2. 5 Date and Time Settings

6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as

shown in Figure 2. 6.

Figure 2. 6 Network Configuration

7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the RAID configuration

window.

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Figure 2. 7 Array Management

8. Click Next button to enter the Array Management window (Supported if you check the checkbox to enable

the RAID function in the previous window).

Figure 2. 8 Array Management

9. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management

window, shown in Figure 2. 9.

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Figure 2. 9 HDD Management

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

11. Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface.

12. Click Search to find online IP Camera. Select the IP camera to be added, and click the Add button.

Figure 2. 10 Search for IP Cameras

13. Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras.

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Figure 2. 11 Record Settings

14. (Optional) Click Copy to copy the recording settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 12.

Figure 2. 12 Copy Record Settings

15. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

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2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

2.4.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras

Purpose:

The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. 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 Checking Network Traffic and Chapter Configuring Network Detection.

 OPTION 1:

Steps:

1. Click to select a free window in the live view mode.

2. Click the icon in the center of the windw to pop up the adding IP camera interface.

Figure 2. 13 Quick Adding IP Camera Interface

3. Select the detected IP camera and click the Add button to add it directly, and you can click the Search button

to refresh the online IP camera manually.
Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and
then click the Add button to add it.

 OPTION 2:

Steps:

1. Right-click the mouse when you in the live view mode to show the right-click menu.

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Figure 2. 14 Right-click Menu

2. Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface.

Figure 2. 15 Adding IP Camera Interface

3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to

add the camera.

Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons

Icon

Explanation

Icon

Explanation

Edit basic parameters of the camera

Add the detected IP camera.

The camera is connected.

The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.

Delete the IP camera

Advanced settings of the camera.

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4. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel Port in the pop-up window, as

shown in the following figure, and click OK to add multiple channels.

Figure 2. 16 Selecting Multiple Channels

5. To custom add other IP cameras:

1) Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.

Figure 2. 17 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface

2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be

added.

3) Click Add to add the camera.

 OPTION 3:

Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Menu> Camera> Camera

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Figure 2. 18 Main Menu

2. Repeat the step 3 to 5 of OPTION 2 to add the camera.

Figure 2. 19 IP Camera Management Interface

Table 2. 2 Explanation of the icons

Icon

Explanation

Icon

Explanation

Edit basic parameters of the camera

Add the detected IP camera.

The camera is connected; you can
click the icon to get the live view of
the camera.

The camera is disconnected; you can
click the icon to get the exception
information of camera.

Delete the IP camera

Advanced settings of the camera.

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2.4.2 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring

Customized Protocols

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

Steps:

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

Figure 2. 20 Edit the Parameters

Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the
channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list.

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

To edit advanced parameters:

1. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon.

Figure 2. 21 Network Configuration of the Camera

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

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Figure 2. 22 Password Configuration of the Camera

3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface.

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 the Protocol button in the custom adding IP camera interface to enter the protocol management

interface.

Figure 2. 23 Protocol Management Interface

There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can edit the protocol name; and choose
whether to enable the sub-stream.

2. Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protocols.

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

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network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.

The format of the URL is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path].
Example: 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.

The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected network camera.
After adding the customized protocols, you can see the protocol name is listed in the dropdown list, please refer to
Figure 2. 24.

Figure 2. 24 Protocol Setting

3. Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera.

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Chapter 3 Live View

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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 NVR automatically enters Live
View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times
(depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

Live View Icons

In the live view mode, there are icons at the upper-right 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, video tampering, motion detection, sensor alarm, or VCA alarm)

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

Alarm & Record

Event/Exception (motion detection, sensor alarm, VCA or exception information, appears
at the lower-left corner of the screen. Please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response
Actions for details.)

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3.2 Operations in Live View Mode

In live view mode, there are many functions provided. 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: continuous record and motion detection record are supported.

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

• Add IP Camera: the shortcut to the IP camera management interface.

• Playback: playback the recorded videos for current day.

• Aux/Main output switch: the NVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and

auxiliary output interfaces. By default the HDMI1/VGA/LCD is the main output, and the HDMI2 is the
auxiliary one.
You can click the Aux Monitor button in the right-click menu to switch the video output to the auxiliary one,
and when the aux output is enabled, the main output cannot do any operation, and you can do some basic
operation on the live view mode for the Aux output.

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation on Live View

The function is supported by DS-96000NI-E16(/H) series NVR.

Table 3. 2 Front Panel Operation in Live View

Functions

Front Panel Operation

Manually switch screens

Next screen: right/down direction button.
Previous screen: left/up direction button.

Auto-switch

Press Enter button.

Activate right-click menu

On the LCD screen, tap the icon on the lower-left corner of the screen to
pop up the right-click menu.

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View

Table 3. 3 Mouse Operation in Live View

Name

Description

Menu

Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse.

Single Screen

Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown
list.

Multi-screen

Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.

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Name

Description

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 continuous recording or motion detection recording of all channels.

Add IP Camera

Enter the IP Camera Management interface, and manage the cameras.

Playback

Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected
channel immediately.

Output Mode

Four modes of output supported, including Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid.

Aux Monitor

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

 The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.
 If the corresponding camera supports intelligent function, the Reboot Intelligence option is included when

right-clicking mouse on this camera.

Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu

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 between 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.

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• PTZ: Enter PTZ Control mode.

• Main Monitor: Enter Main operation mode.

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 single click the mouse in the
corresponding screen.

Figure 3. 2 Quick Setting Toolbar

Table 3. 4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

Icon

Description

/

Enable/Disable
Manual Record

Instant Playback

/

Mute/Audio on

PTZ Control

Digital Zoom

Image Settings

Live View

Strategy

Close

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 to

zoom 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.

You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue.

Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize

Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.

Figure 3. 5 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.

Steps:

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu> Configuration> Live View

Figure 3. 6 Live View-General

The settings available in this menu include:

• Video Output Interface: Designates the output to configure the settings. Outputs include

VGA/HDMI1/LCD, and HDMI2-6.

The HDMI output 3-6 is provided by the models with /H suffix.

• 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 Cameras Order

Figure 3. 7 Live View- Camera Order

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1) Select a View mode in .

The VGA/HDMI1/LCD video output supports up to 64-division display mode, and other HDMI output supports
up to 16-division display mode.

2) Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the

window.
You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live

view.

3) Click the Apply button to save the setting.

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3.4 Configuring Multi-screen Display

Purpose:

For the /H models, the HDMI outputs 3-6 support the multi-screen display on video wall by easy configuration on
menu.

Steps:

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu> Configuration> Live View>Multi-screen Display

2. Select the IP camera from the drop-down list to configure the multi-screen display on video wall. You can

input the number from the pop-up input panel to quickly select the IP camera.

3. Check the checkbox of Enable Multi-screen Display. After it is enabled, the video outputted by HDMI 3-6

can be jointed on the video wall. You can view the jointed image on the preview window.

4. Check the checkbox of Enable Audio on demand.

Figure 3. 8 Multi-screen Display

5. Click Apply to save the settings.

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Chapter 4 PTZ Controls

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4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before
you control the PTZ camera.

Before you start:

Check that the PTZ and the NVR 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.

All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.

4. Click Apply button to save the settings.

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4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns

Before you start:

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

4.2.1 Customizing Presets

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

Figure 4. 2 PTZ- More Settings

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

3. Click the round icon before Save Preset.

4. Click the preset number to save the preset.

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

Figure 4. 3 More Presets

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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 the round icon of Call Preset.

Figure 4. 4 PTZ- Call Preset

3. Choose the preset number.

Call preset in live view mode:

Steps:

1. 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 Panel

2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu.

3. Double click the preset in the Preset list to call it.

4.2.3 Customizing Patrols

Purpose:

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on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps
above in Customizing Presets.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

2. Select patrol number in the drop-down list of patrol.

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

Figure 4. 6 PTZ- Add Key Point

4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of

patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset.
The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.
The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point.
The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.

Figure 4. 7 Key point Configuration

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

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

Select a key point, then click or button to adjust the order of the key points.

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Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Deletion

4.2.4 Calling Patrols

Purpose:

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

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1. Press PTZ control on the front panel or on the remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting

panel, to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Choose Patrol on the control bar.

3. Double click the patrol or select the patrol and click to call it.

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.

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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.

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.

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 panel.

2. And then choose Pattern on the control bar.

3. Double click the pattern or select the pattern and click to call it.

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Figure 4. 12 PTZ Panel- Pattern

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4.3 PTZ Control Panel

To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported.

OPTION 1:
In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button.
OPTION 2:

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

choose the PTZ Control icon .

Figure 4. 13 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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Chapter 5 Recording Settings

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5.1 Configuring Parameters

Purpose:

By configuring the parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the
transmission stream type, the resolution and so on.
Before you start:

1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.

(Menu>HDD>General)

Figure 5. 1 HDD- General

2. Check the storage mode of the HDD

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

2) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity. For

detailed information, see Chapter Configuring Quota Mode.

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

Configuring HDD Group for Recording.

Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced

Steps:

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

Menu>Record>Parameters

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Figure 5. 3 Recording Parameters

2. Parameters Setting for Recording

1) Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other

parameters on your demand.

2) Click the More Settings button to set the advanced parameters for recording and then click OK button

to finish editing.

Figure 5. 4 Recording Parameters-More Settings

• 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: Enabling redundant record means you save the record in the redundant HDD.

See Chapter Configuring Redundant Recording.

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• Record Audio: Check the checkbox to enable or disable audio recording.

• Video Stream: Main stream and sub-stream are selectable for recording. When you select

sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

 The redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files in the

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

 The parameters of Main Stream (Event) are read-only.

3. Parameters Settings for Sub-stream

1) Enter the Sub-stream tab page.

Figure 5. 5 Sub-stream Parameters

2) Configure the parameters of the camera.

3) Click Apply to save the settings.

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5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu>Record >Schedule

2. Configure Record Schedule

Figure 5. 6 Record Schedule

1) Choose the camera you want to configure.

2) Select the check box after the Enable Schedule item.

3) Click Edit button or click on the color icon under the edit button and draw the schedule line on the panel.

Edit the schedule:

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

Figure 5. 7 Recording Schedule Interface

You can click the button to set the accurate time of the schedule.

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

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Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule

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

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

other.

Repeat the above edit schedule steps to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can
also be applied to other days, click Copy.

Figure 5. 9 Copy Schedule to Other Days

IV. Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.

V. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.

Draw the schedule:

I. Click on the color icons, you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event.

Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule

Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below.

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Figure 5. 11 Descriptions of the color icons

II. Click the Apply button to validate the settings.

3. (Optional) If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to

which you want to copy.

4. Click Apply to save the settings.

Figure 5. 12 Copy Schedule to Other Channels

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5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes
place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger
certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, 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. 13 Motion Detection

2. Configure Motion Detection:

1) Choose camera you want to configure.

2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection.

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

area shot by the camera, click Full Screen. To clear the motion detection area, click Clear.

Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection- Mask

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

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Figure 5. 15 Motion Detection Handling

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

6) Click Apply to save the settings.

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

8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.

3. Edit the Motion Detection Record Schedule. For the detailed information of schedule configuration, see

Chapter Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.

Steps:

1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings

2. Click Alarm Input.

Figure 5. 17 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input

1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.

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

3) Check the checkbox for Enable .

4) Click Settings.

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Figure 5. 18 Alarm Settings

5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.

6) Check the checkbox to select channel.

7) Click Apply to save settings.

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

Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters.
If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

Figure 5. 19 Copy Alarm Input

3. Edit the Alarm triggered record in the Record Schedule setting interface. For the detailed information of

schedule configuration, see Chapter Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.5 Configuring VCA Triggered Recording

Steps:

1. Enter VCA Alarm interface of Camera Management and select a camera you want to detect VCA alarm.

Menu> Camera> VCA

The selected camera must support the VCA function.

Figure 5. 20 VCA Alarm Setting Interface

2. Check the Enable VCA Alarm checkbox to enable it.

3. Click Settings, and the message box for channel information pop up.

4. Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start recording and click OK to save

the settings.

Figure 5. 21 Set Trigger Channel

5. Edit the VCA Alarm Record Schedule. For the detailed information of schedule configuration, see Chapter

Configuring Recording Schedule.

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5.6 Manual Recording

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter the Manual settings interface.

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

Figure 5. 22 Manual Record

2. Enable the Manual Record.

1) Select Record on the left bar.

2) Click the status button before camera number to change to .

3. Disable manual record.

Click the status button to change to .

Green icon means that the channel is configured the record schedule. After rebooting, all the
manual records enabled will be canceled.

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5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu > Record > Holiday

Figure 5. 23 Holiday Settings

2. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.

1) Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 5. 24 Edit Holiday Settings

2) Check the checkbox after Enable Holiday.

3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.

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

4) Set the start and end date.

5) Click Apply to save settings.

6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.

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3. Enter Record Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 6.2 Configuring

Recording Schedule.

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5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter HDD Information interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 25 HDD General

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

1) Set the HDD property to Redundancy.

Figure 5. 26 HDD General-Editing

2) Click Apply to save the settings.

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

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 11.4.1 Setting HDD Property. There should be
at least another HDD which is in Read/Write status.

3. Enter the More Settings interface of Record Parameters setting.

Menu> Record> Parameters

1) Select Record tab.

2) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list.

3) Click the More Settings button and check the checkbox of Redundant Record.

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Figure 5. 27 Record Parameters

4) Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.
Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.

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5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD

Figure 5. 28 HDD General

2. Select Advanced on the left side menu.

Figure 5. 29 Storage Mode

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 side menu

4. Click to enter editing interface.

5. Configuring HDD group.

1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.

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

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

Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups.

6. Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group.

1) Select Advanced on the left bar.

2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group

3) Check the channels you want to save in this group.

4) Click Apply to save settings.

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After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the recording settings following the
procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

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5.10 Files Protection

Purpose:

You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being
overwritten.

Protect file by locking the record files:

Steps:

1. Enter Export setting interface.

Menu> Export

Figure 5. 30 Export

2. Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to .

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

4. Click Search to show the results.

Figure 5. 31 Export- Search Result

5. Protect the record files.

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

that the file is locked.

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The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked.

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

Figure 5. 32 Unlocking Attention

Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

Figure 5. 33 HDD General

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

Figure 5. 34 HDD General- Editing

To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter Managing
HDD Group.

3. Set the HDD property to Read-only.

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

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property to R/W.

 If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the NVR can’t record any files. Only live view mode is

available.

 If you set the HDD to Read-only when the NVR 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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Chapter 6 Playback

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6.1 Playing Back Record Files

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel

Purpose:

Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.

Instant playback by channel

Steps:

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

In the instant playback mode, 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

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

Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback
process.

2. Playback management.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in
Figure 6. 3.

Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface

Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback

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 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate specific frames.

Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

/

Start/Stop

clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default

tag

Add

customized tag

Tag

management

Slow forward

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Fast forward

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

Video type

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time

Purpose:

Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch
are supported.

Steps:

1. Enter playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.

Figure 6. 5 Playback Calendar

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

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Otherwise it is displayed as

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

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to

locate specific frames.

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

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

/

Start/Stop

clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default

tag

Add

customized tag

Tag

management

Slow forward

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Fast forward

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit

Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

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Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Video type

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. Select the Event in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

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

Here we take playback by motion as the example.

Figure 6. 8 Motion Search Interface

4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.

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Figure 6. 9 Search Result Bar (Motion)

5. Click button to play back the file.

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

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

6. Playback interface.

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

Figure 6. 10 Interface of Playback by Event

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Figure 6. 11 Toolbar of Playback by Event

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

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

/

Start/Stop

clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default

tag

Add

customized tag

Tag

management

Slow forward

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Fast forward

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

Video type

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

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag

Purpose:

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

Before playing back by tag:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to Chapter 6.1.1 for the detailed information about searching

and playback of the record files.

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Figure 6. 12 Interface of Playback by Time

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

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

3. Tag management.

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

Figure 6. 13 Tag Management Interface

Steps:

1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface.

2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface.

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

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Figure 6. 14 Video Search by Tag

3. Click button to play back the file.

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

Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

Figure 6. 15 Interface of Playback by Tag

Figure 6. 16 Toolbar of Playback by Tag

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

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

/

Audio on/

Mute

/

Start/Stop

clipping

30s forward

30s reverse

Add default

tag

Add

customized tag

Tag

management

Slow forward

/

Pause reverse

play/

Reverse play/

Single-frame

reverse play

/

Pause play/

Play/

Single-frame

play

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Fast forward

Previous day

Next day

Full Screen

Exit

Stop

Digital Zoom

Save the clips

Process bar

Video type

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

6.1.5 Smart Playback

Purpose:

The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you select
the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video containing the motion or VCA information, mark it
with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 16-time
speed. The smart playback rules and areas are configurable.

Before you start:

To get the smart search result, the corresponding event type must be enabled and configured on the IP camera.
Here we take the intrusion detection as an example.

1. Log in the IP camera by the web browser, and enable the intrusion detection by checking the checkbox of it.

You may enter the motion detection configuration interface by Configuration> Advanced Configuration>
Events> Intrusion Detection.

Figure 6. 17 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera

2. Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage

methods. Refer to the user manual of smart IP camera for detailed instructions.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

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2. Select the Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

Figure 6. 18 Smart Playback Interface

Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Button

Operation

Smart search

Stop

/

Pause play /

Play

Process bar

/

Scaling

up/down the

time line

Playback type

3. Select a camera in the camera list and select a date in the calendar.

4. Edit the smart search areas and rules.

1) Click the button to enter the search area editing interface; the smart search area is set as full screen

by default.

Figure 6. 19 Draw Area of Smart Search

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2) Set the rules and areas.

Intrusion Detection
Click the button, and then specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection.

Only one region can be set.

Motion Detection

i. Click the to set the search area manually.

ii. Click and drag the mouse to draw target searching area(s), or click the button to set the full

screen as the area.

3) Click the to search, and then the result will be displayed as in the progress bar of the Smart

Playback interface.
Or you can click the button to clear all the set areas.

5. Click the button to play.

Figure 6. 20 Smart Search Result

 The indicates the start/end time of the record.
 Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate specific frames.

6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs

Purpose:

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

Steps:

1. Enter Log Information interface.

Menu>Maintenance>Log Information

2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs.

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Set search time and type and click Search button.

Figure 6. 21 System Log Search Interface

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

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

Figure 6. 22 Result of System Log Search

4. Playback interface.

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

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Figure 6. 23 Interface of Playback by Log

6.1.7 Playing Back External File

Purpose:

Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices.

Steps:

1. Enter Tag Search interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side.

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

3. Select and click the button to play back it. And you can adjust the playback speed by clicking and

.

Figure 6. 24 Interface of External File Playback

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6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame

Purpose:

Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen.

Steps:

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

one click on the playback screen represents reverse playback of one frame. It is also feasible to use button in
toolbar.

6.2.2 Digital Zoom

Steps:

1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface.

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

Figure 6. 25 Draw Area for Digital Zoom

3. Right-click the image to exit the digital zoom interface.

6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel

Purpose:

You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely. Up to 16-ch (with 1280*720 resolution) simultaneous
reverse playback is supported; up to 4-ch (with 1920*1080P resolution) simultaneous reverse playback is

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supported and up to 1-ch (with 2560*1920 resolution) reverse playback is supported.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

2. Check more than one checkboxes to select multiple channels and click to select a date on the calendar.

Figure 6. 26 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface

3. Click to play back the record files reversely.

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Chapter 7 Backup

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7.1 Backing up Record Files

7.1.1 Quick Export

Purpose:

Export record files to backup device(s) quickly.

Steps:

1. Enter Video Export interface.

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

The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day. Otherwise, the
message box “Max. 24 hours are allowed for quick export.” will pop up.

Figure 7. 1 Quick Export Interface

2. Click on the Export button to start exporting.

Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup
devices supported by the NVR.

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Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported.

Figure 7. 3 Export Finished

3. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

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

Figure 7. 4 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1-1

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search

Purpose:

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The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB
writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD.

Backup using USB flash drives and USB HDDs

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

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

Figure 7. 5 Normal Video Search for Backup

3. Select record files you want to back up.

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

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

Figure 7. 6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup

4. Export.

Click Export All button to export all the recording files.
Or you can select recording files you want to back up, and click Export button to enter Export interface.

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If the inserted USB device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.

• Reconnect device.

• Check for compatibility from vendor.

You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device.

Figure 7. 7 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”.

Figure 7. 8 Export Finished

5. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

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

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Figure 7. 9 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive

Backup using USB writer and SATA writer

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

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

Figure 7. 10 Normal Video Search for Backup

3. Select record files you want to back up.

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

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