Hikvision DS-9664NI-I8 User Manual

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Network Video Recorder

I Series NVR User Manual

03/01/17

DS-7608NI-I2/8P • DS-7616NI-I2/16P • DS-7716NI-I4/16P • DS-9616NI-I8 • DS-9632NI-I8 • DS-9664NI-I8

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Regulatory Information

FCC Information

FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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 EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive

2011/65/EU.

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

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2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is

marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info

Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance

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

Safety Instruction

These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss.

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The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”

Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected.

Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.

Warnings Follow these

safeguards to prevent serious injury or death.

Cautions Follow these precautions to prevent potential injury or material damage.

Warnings

Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user.

In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.

Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power Source with 100~240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.

Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause over-heating or a fire hazard.

Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.

If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power cable, and then please contact the service center.

Preventive and Cautionary Tips

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

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

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Unit is designed for indoor use only.

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Keep all liquids away from the device.

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Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.

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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

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damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.

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Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.

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

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A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.

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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.

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

DS-9616NI-I8

DS-96xxNI-I8

DS-9632NI-I8 DS-9664NI-I8

DS-77xxNI-I4/P DS-7716NI-I4/16P

DS-7608NI-I2/8P

DS-76xxNI-Ix/xP

DS-7616NI-I2/16P

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Product Key Features ................................................................................................................................... 16

1.1 General 16

1.2 Local Monitoring 16

1.3 HDD Management 16

1.4 Recording, Capture, and Playback 17

1.5 Backup 18

1.6 Alarm and Exception 18

1.7 Other Local Functions 18

1.8 Network Functions 18

1.9 Development Scalability 19

1.10 Security 20

Chapter 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 21

2.1 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series Front Panel 21

2.2 DS-7716NI-I4/16P Front Panel 23

2.3 DS-76xxNI-I2/xP Series Front Panel 24

2.4 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series Rear Panel 24

2.5 DS-77xxNI-I4/16P Rear Panel 25

2.6 DS-76xxNI-I2/xP Series Rear Panels 25

2.7 IR Remote Control Operations 26

2.8 Troubleshooting Remote Control 27

2.9 USB Mouse Operation 28

2.10 Input Method Description 28

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Chapter 3 Getting Started .............................................................................................................................................. 29

3.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR 29

3.1.1. Before You Start .......................................................................................................................................... 29

3.1.2. Starting the NVR .......................................................................................................................................... 29

3.1.3. Shutting Down the NVR ............................................................................................................................... 29

3.1.4. Rebooting the NVR ...................................................................................................................................... 30

3.2 Activating Your Device 30

3.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login 31

3.3.1. Configuring the Unlock Pattern .................................................................................................................... 31

3.3.2. Logging in via Unlock Pattern ...................................................................................................................... 33

3.4 Login and Logout 34

3.4.1. User Login ................................................................................................................................................... 34

3.4.2. User Logout ................................................................................................................................................. 35

3.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 35

3.5.1. Activating the IP Camera ............................................................................................................................. 35

3.5.2. Adding the Online IP Cameras .................................................................................................................... 38

3.5.2.1 Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 38

3.5.2.2 Add the IP Cameras .................................................................................................................... 38

3.5.2.3 Enabling the IP Camera Show Password Setting ........................................................................ 41

3.5.3. Enabling the H.265 Stream Access ............................................................................................................. 41

3.5.4. Editing Connected IP Cameras and Custom Configuring Protocols ............................................................ 41

3.5.4.1 Editing Advanced Parameters ..................................................................................................... 42

3.5.4.2 Configuring Custom Protocols ..................................................................................................... 43

3.5.5. Editing IP Cameras Connected to PoE Interfaces ....................................................................................... 45

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3.5.6. To Add Cameras for NVR Supporting PoE Function ................................................................................... 45

3.5.6.1 Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 45

Chapter 4 Live View ....................................................................................................................................................... 47

4.1 Introduction of Live View 47

4.2 Live View Icons 47

4.3 Operations in Live View Mode 47

4.4 Live View Operations 48

4.4.1. Front Panel Operation ................................................................................................................................. 48

4.4.2. Using the Mouse in Live View ...................................................................................................................... 48

4.4.3. Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode .................................................................................................... 49

4.4.4. Fisheye Expansion View .............................................................................................................................. 52

4.5 Adjusting Live View Settings 52

4.6 Channel-Zero Encoding 54

Chapter 5 PTZ Controls ................................................................................................................................................. 55

5.1 Configuring PTZ Settings 55

5.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols, and Patterns 56

5.2.1. Before You Start .......................................................................................................................................... 56

5.2.2. Customizing Presets .................................................................................................................................... 56

5.2.3. Calling Presets ............................................................................................................................................ 56

5.2.4. Customizing Patrols ..................................................................................................................................... 57

5.2.5. Calling Patrols ............................................................................................................................................. 58

5.2.6. Customizing Patterns................................................................................................................................... 59

5.2.7. Calling Patterns ........................................................................................................................................... 59

5.2.8. Customizing Linear Scan Limit .................................................................................................................... 60

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5.2.9. Calling Linear Scan ..................................................................................................................................... 61

5.2.10. One-Touch Park .......................................................................................................................................... 61

5.3 PTZ Control Panel 62

Chapter 6 Recording and Capture Settings ................................................................................................................. 64

6.1 Configuring Parameters 64

6.1.1. Before You Start .......................................................................................................................................... 64

6.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule 68

6.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture 71

6.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture 72

6.5 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture 74

6.6 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture 75

6.7 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture 77

6.8 Files Protection 78

6.8.1. Locking the Recording Files ........................................................................................................................ 78

6.8.1.1 Lock File During Playback ........................................................................................................... 78

6.8.1.2 Lock File When Exporting ........................................................................................................... 79

6.8.2. Setting HDD Property to Read-Only ............................................................................................................ 80

Chapter 7 Playback ........................................................................................................................................................ 82

7.1 Playing Back Record Files 82

7.1.1. Instant Playback .......................................................................................................................................... 82

7.1.1.1 Instant Playback by Channel ....................................................................................................... 82

7.1.2. Playing Back by Normal Search .................................................................................................................. 82

7.1.2.1 Playback by Channel ................................................................................................................... 82

7.1.2.2 Playback by Time ........................................................................................................................ 83

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7.1.2.3 Playback Interface ....................................................................................................................... 84

7.1.3. Playing Back Using Smart Playback ............................................................................................................ 85

7.1.3.1 Before You Start .......................................................................................................................... 85

7.1.3.2 Configure Intrusion Detection ...................................................................................................... 86

7.1.4. Playing Back by Event Search ..................................................................................................................... 87

7.1.5. Video Tags .................................................................................................................................................. 89

7.1.5.1 Before Playing Back by Tag ........................................................................................................ 89

7.1.5.2 Tag Management ........................................................................................................................ 90

7.1.6. Playing Back by Tag .................................................................................................................................... 91

7.1.7. Playing Back by Sub-Periods ...................................................................................................................... 92

7.1.8. Playing Back by System Logs ..................................................................................................................... 93

7.1.9. Playback Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 94

7.1.9.1 Playing Back External Files ......................................................................................................... 95

7.1.9.2 Playing Back Pictures .................................................................................................................. 96

7.2 Playback Auxiliary Functions 97

7.2.1. Playing Back Frame-by-Frame .................................................................................................................... 97

7.2.1.1 Using a Mouse ............................................................................................................................ 97

7.2.1.2 Using the Front Panel .................................................................................................................. 97

7.2.2. Thumbnails View ......................................................................................................................................... 97

7.2.3. Fast View ..................................................................................................................................................... 98

7.2.4. Digital Zoom ................................................................................................................................................ 99

7.2.5. File Management ......................................................................................................................................... 99

Chapter 8 Backup ......................................................................................................................................................... 101

8.1 Backing Up Record Files 101

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8.1.1. Quick Export .............................................................................................................................................. 101

8.1.2. Backing Up by Normal Video/Picture Search ............................................................................................ 103

8.1.2.1 Backup Using USB Flash Drives and USB HDDs ..................................................................... 103

8.1.3. Backing Up by Event Search ..................................................................................................................... 105

8.1.4. Backing Up Video Clips or Captured Playback Pictures ............................................................................ 106

8.2 Managing Backup Devices 107

8.3 Hot Spare Device Backup 108

8.3.1. Before You Start ........................................................................................................................................ 108

8.3.2. Setting Hot Spare Device .......................................................................................................................... 108

8.3.3. Setting Working Device ............................................................................................................................. 109

8.3.4. Managing the Hot Spare System ............................................................................................................... 109

Chapter 9 Alarm Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 112

9.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm 112

9.2 Setting Sensor Alarms 113

9.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm 116

9.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm 117

9.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm 118

9.5.1. Setting Alarm Response Actions ............................................................................................................... 119

9.5.2. Event Hint Display ..................................................................................................................................... 119

9.5.3. Full Screen Monitoring ............................................................................................................................... 120

9.5.4. Audible Warning ........................................................................................................................................ 120

9.5.5. Notify Surveillance Center ......................................................................................................................... 120

9.5.6. E-Mail Linkage ........................................................................................................................................... 121

9.5.7. Trigger Alarm Output ................................................................................................................................. 121

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9.6 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually 122

Chapter 10 VCA Alarm ................................................................................................................................................... 124

10.1 Face Detection 124

10.2 Line Crossing Detection 126

10.3 Intrusion Detection 127

10.4 Region Entrance Detection 129

10.5 Region Exiting Detection 130

10.6 Unattended Baggage Detection 130

10.7 Object Removal Detection 131

10.8 Audio Exception Detection 131

10.9 Sudden Scene Change Detection 132

10.10 Defocus Detection 132

10.11 PIR Alarm 133

Chapter 11 VCA Search ................................................................................................................................................. 134

11.1 Face Search 134

11.2 Behavior Search 136

11.3 Plate Search 137

11.4 People Counting 138

11.5 Heat Map 139

Chapter 12 Network Settings......................................................................................................................................... 141

12.1 Configuring General Settings 141

12.1.1. Working Mode (DS-96xxNI-I8 Models) ...................................................................................................... 142

12.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 142

12.2.1. Register a HIK-Connect P2P Cloud Service Account ................................................................................ 142

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12.2.2. Enable Hik-Connect P2P on the NVR. ....................................................................................................... 143

12.2.3. Add the NVR to the Hik-Connect Service .................................................................................................. 144

12.2.4. Accessing the NVR .................................................................................................................................... 144

12.2.5. Configuring NTP Server ............................................................................................................................. 145

12.2.6. Configuring SNMP ..................................................................................................................................... 145

12.2.7. Configuring More Settings ......................................................................................................................... 146

12.2.8. Configuring HTTPS Port ............................................................................................................................ 148

12.2.9. Configuring E-Mail ..................................................................................................................................... 150

12.2.10. Configuring NAT ........................................................................................................................................ 152

12.2.10.1 UPnPTM ..................................................................................................................................... 152

12.2.10.2 Manual Mapping ........................................................................................................................ 154

12.2.11. Configuring Virtual Host ............................................................................................................................. 155

12.3 Checking Network Traffic 156

12.4 Configuring Network Detection 157

12.4.1. Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ................................................................................................... 157

12.4.2. Exporting Network Packet ......................................................................................................................... 158

12.4.3. Checking the Network Status .................................................................................................................... 159

12.4.4. Checking Network Statistics ...................................................................................................................... 159

Chapter 13 RAID ............................................................................................................................................................. 161

13.1 Configuring Array 161

13.1.1. Before You Start ........................................................................................................................................ 161

13.1.2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 161

13.1.3. Enable RAID .............................................................................................................................................. 162

13.1.4. One-Touch Configuration .......................................................................................................................... 162

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13.1.5. Manually Creating Array ............................................................................................................................ 164

13.2 Rebuilding Array 166

13.2.1. Before You Start ........................................................................................................................................ 166

13.2.2. Automatically Rebuilding Array .................................................................................................................. 167

13.2.3. Manually Rebuilding Array ......................................................................................................................... 167

13.3 Deleting Array 168

13.4 Checking and Editing Firmware 168

Chapter 14 HDD Management ....................................................................................................................................... 170

14.1 Initializing HDDs 170

14.2 Managing Network HDD 171

14.3 Managing eSATA 173

14.4 Managing HDD Group 174

14.4.1. Setting HDD Groups .................................................................................................................................. 174

14.4.2. Setting HDD Property ................................................................................................................................ 175

14.5 Configuring Quota Mode 176

14.6 Configuring Disk Clone 177

14.7 Checking HDD Status 179

14.8 HDD Detection 180

14.8.1. S.M.A.R.T. Settings ................................................................................................................................... 180

14.8.2. Bad Sector Detection ................................................................................................................................. 181

14.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 181

Chapter 15 Camera Settings.......................................................................................................................................... 183

15.1 Configuring OSD Settings 183

15.2 Configuring Privacy Mask 183

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15.3 Configuring Video Parameters 184

Chapter 16 NVR Management and Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 186

16.1 Viewing System Information 186

16.2 Searching and Exporting Log Files 186

16.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info 189

16.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files 189

16.5 Upgrading System 190

16.5.1. Upgrading by Local Backup Device ........................................................................................................... 190

16.5.2. Upgrading by FTP ..................................................................................................................................... 190

16.5.3. Restoring Default Settings ......................................................................................................................... 191

Chapter 17 Others .......................................................................................................................................................... 192

17.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port 192

17.2 Configuring General Settings 192

17.3 Configuring DST Settings 194

17.4 Configuring More Settings 194

17.5 Managing User Accounts 195

17.5.1. Adding a User ............................................................................................................................................ 195

17.5.2. Deleting a User .......................................................................................................................................... 199

17.5.3. Editing a User ............................................................................................................................................ 199

Chapter 18 Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................... 202

18.1 Specifications 202

18.1.1. DS-96xxNI-I8 ............................................................................................................................................. 202

18.1.2. DS-7716NI-I4/P ......................................................................................................................................... 203

18.1.3. DS-76xxNI-I2/xP ........................................................................................................................................ 204

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18.2 Glossary 205

18.3 Troubleshooting 206

18.4 Summary of Changes 214

18.4.1. Version 3.4.2 ............................................................................................................................................. 214

18.5 List of Compatible IP Cameras 215

18.6 List of Third-Party IP Cameras 220

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Chapter 1 Product Key Features

1.1 General

• Compatible with network cameras, network domes, 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 smart IP cameras

• H.265/H.264/MPEG4 video formats

• PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs

• Each channel supports dual-stream

• Up to 8/16/32/64 network cameras can be added according to different models

• Independent configuration for each channel (e.g., resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.)

• The quality of the input and output record is configurable

1.2 Local Monitoring

• HDMI/VGA1 and HDMI2/VGA2 outputs provided for DS-9600NI series NVR

• HDMI and VGA outputs provided for DS-7716NI-I4/16P NVR.

• HDMI Video output at up to 4K resolution and VGA video output at up to 2K resolution

• Multiple screen display in live view is supported, and the display sequence of channels is adjustable

• Live view screen can be switched in group. Manual switch and auto-switch are provided and the auto-switch

interval is configurable.

• Quick setup 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 PTZ tracing by dragging mouse

• Supports fisheye expansions: PTZ, 180° expansion, and 360° expansion

1.3 HDD Management

• Up to eight SATA hard disks and one eSATA disk can be connected to DS-9600NI-I8, four SATA hard disks for DS-7716NI-I4/16P

• Up to 6 TB storage capacity for each disk supported

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• Supports eight network disks (NAS/IP SAN disk)

• Supports S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection

• HDD group management

• Supports HDD standby function

• HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W)

• HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel

• For DS-9600NI-I8 series, RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, and RAID 10 are supported

• Hot-swappable RAID storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your demand. 16 arrays can be

configured

• DS-9600NI-I8 series NVR supports disk clone to the eSATA disk

• Supports encrypted WD HDDs: WD2000FYYZ-31, WD3000FYYZ-31, WD4000FYYZ-31

1.4 Recording, Capture, and Playback

NOTE: Capture is supported by DS-96xxNI-I8 only.

• Holiday recording schedule configuration

• Continuous and event video recording parameters

• Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion & alarm, and VCA

• Eight 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

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

• Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags

• Locking and unlocking record files

• Local redundant recording and capture

• 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

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• Supports thumbnails view and fast view during playback

• Up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 1080p real time

• Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures

• Supports enabling H.264+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bitrate

1.5 Backup

• Export video data by USB, SATA, or eSATA device (for DS-96xxNI-I8)

• 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

1.6 Alarm and Exception

• Configurable arming time of alarm input/output

• Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard mismatch, illegal

• VCA detection alarm is supported

• VCA search for face detection, vehicle plate, behavior analysis, people counting and heat map

• Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and alarm output

• Automatic restore when system is abnormal

1.7 Other Local Functions

• Operable by front panel, mouse, remote control, or control keyboard

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

operating permission, which includes the limit to access any channel

• Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching

• Manually triggering and clearing alarms

• Import and export of device configuration information

• User can control 3D PTZ function through a network keyboard

1.8 Network Functions

• Two self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-96xxNI-I8, with multi-address mode for separate camera subnet or fault tolerance mode for the highest network reliability

• One self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for DS-7716NI-I4/16P

• Sixteen independent PoE network interfaces for the /16P models

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• IPv6 is supported

• TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and iSCSI are supported

• TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast

• Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM

• Supports access by HIK-Connect Cloud P2P

• Remote Web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security

• ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function is supported, it enables the IP camera to save the recording

files in the local storage when the network is disconnected, and synchronizes the files to the NVR when the network is resumed.

• Remote reverse playback via RTSP

• Supports accessing by the platform via ONVIF

• Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support downloading files

broken transfer resume

• Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters

• Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status

• Remote keyboard operation

• Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse

• Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading

• Remote system restart and shutdown

• 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

• Virtual host function is provided to get access and manage the IP camera directly

• Two-way audio and voice broadcasting

• Embedded Web server

1.9 Development Scalability

• SDK for Windows system

• Source code of application software for demo

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• Development support and training for application system

1.10 Security

• Supports quick unlocking of the device by using an optional user-defined pattern

• Users can view the password of connected IPCs by enabling IP Channel Password Is Visible (requires admin

password if Enable Password option is disabled in Configuration Settings)

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No. Name

Function Description

ALARM

Turns red

when a sensor alarm is detected

READY

Turns blue when

the device is funct

ioning properly

Turns blue when devic

e is controlled by an IR remote

Turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard

are used at same time

HDD Flickers red when data is be

ing read from or w

ritten to HDD

MODEM

Reserved for future usage

Tx/Rx

Flickers blue when network con

nection is functioning properly

Turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this time, an alarm is en

abled when an event is detected

Turns off when

the device is unarmed

(the arm/disarm status can be changed by pressing and holding on

the ESC button for more t

han 3 seconds in live view mode)

2 IR Receiver

Receiver for IR remote control

3 Front Panel Lock

Locks

or unlocks the panel by the key

4 DVD-R/W Slot for DVD

R/W disk

Switches to the corresponding channel i

n live view or PTZ control mode

Inputs numb

ers and characters in edit mode

Switches between diff

erent channels in playback mode

Turns blue when the correspond

ing channel is recording; turns red when the channel is in network

transmission status; turns pink when the channe

l is recording and transmitting

6 USB Interfaces

USB ports for additional devices such as USB mous

e and USB Hard Disk Drive

Returns to the previous menu

Press

to arm/disarm

the device in live view mode

Enters

the Manual Record settings menu

Press this button followed by a numeric button to call a PTZ preset in PTZ control setting

Turns au

dio on/of

f in the playback mode

Enters the playback mode

Automatic

ally scans the PTZ control menu

ZOOM+

Zooms in the PTZ ca

mera in the PTZ control setting

Adjust

s focus in the PTZ Control menu

Switches between input methods (uppe

r and lower case alphab

et, symbols and numeric input)

Edits text fields. When editing text fields, it also deletes the c

haracter in front of the cursor

Checks

checkbox fields

Adjusts the iris of

the camera in PTZ control mode

Gen

erates video cl

ips for backup in playback mode

Enters/exits the fold

er of USB device and eSATA HDD

MAIN/SPOT/

Switch

es between main and spot output

Zooms out the image in PTZ control

mode

Chapter 2 Introduction

NOTE: Screenshots in this manual are for reference only; your NVR’s screenshots may look different.

2.1 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series Front Panel

Figure 1 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series

Table 1 – Panel Description

STATUS

5 Alphanumeric Buttons

Status Indicators

Composite Keys

GUARD

ESC

REC/SHOT

PLAY/AUTO

A/FOCUS+

EDIT/IRIS+

ZOOM-

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No. Name

Function Description

Selects all items on the

list when used

in a list field

Turns on/off PTZ light (if applicable) in PTZ control mode

Switches between play an

d reverse play in playback mode

Cycles through tab pages

Switches between channe

ls in synchronous playback mode

Returns

to the Mai

n menu (after successful login)

Presses and holds the button for five secon

ds to turn off audible key beep

Starts wiper (if

applicable) in PTZ control mode

Shows/hides the con

trol interface in playback mode

PREV/

FOCUS

Switches b

etween sing

le screen and multi

screen mode

Adjusts the focus in conjunction with the A/FO

CUS+ button in PTZ control mode

Enters the PTZ Control mode

Adjusts the iris of the

PTZ camera in PTZ control mode

vigates between diff

erent fields and items in menus

In playback mode, use the Up and Down buttons to speed up and slow down recorded video

; u

se the Left

and Right buttons to select the next and previous video files

Cycles thr

ough channels in live v

iew mode

Controls the movement of the

PTZ camera in PTZ control mode

Confirms sel

ection in any of the menu modes

Checks the checkbox fields

Plays or pauses the

video playing in playback mode

Advances the video by a single fram

e in

single

frame playback mode

Stops/starts a

uto switch in auto

switch mode

Moves the active s

election up and down in a menu

Cycles through diffe

rent channels in live view mode

Jumps 30s forward/backward in v

ideo files in the p

layback mode

Controls the movement of the

PTZ camera in PTZ control mode

10 POWER ON/OFF

Long press the button for more than 3

seconds to turn on/off the NVR

F1/LIGHT

F2/AUX

MENU/ WIPER

PTZ/IRIS-

DIRECTION

9 JOG SHUTTLE Control

Control Buttons

ENTER

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No. Name

Function Description

Alarm

Red wh

en a sensor alarm is detected

Ready

Blue whe

n DV

R is functioning properly

lue when DVR is controlled by

IR remote, r

ed when controlled by

a keyboard

, and purple when

IR remote and keyb

oard is used at the same time

HDD B

links red when data is bein

g read from/written to HDD

Modem

Reserved

TX/RX

Blinks blue when network conne

ction is functioning properly

2 DVD-ROM Slot for DVR

ROM

avigate

s between fields and

menu items

. In playback mode, Up and Down button

s fast-forward

and rewind recorded video.

eft and Right button

s select next and previous day or pause

s video.

onfirm

s me

selection.

icks

checkbox fields. In Playback mode, play

s or pause

s video. In

Single Play mode, advance

s video a single frame.

1/MENU

Types

“1.

” A

lso a

ccess

es main menu

Types

“2, A, B, and

C.” Selects

all items on

a list;

In PTZ Control mode, zoom

s out (zoom

) the

PTZ camera; In live view or playback mode, switch

es between main and spot video output.

Types

“3, D, E, and

F.”

In PTZ Control mode, zoom

s in (zoom+) the PTZ camera; cycle

s through

tab pages.

4GHI/ES

C Types

“4, G, H, and

I.” Exits

to previous menu.

Types

“5, J, K, and

.” Delete

s character

before cursor; Select

s checkbox and ON/OFF switch;

Start/stop

s record clipping in playback.

SHIFT

Switch

es compound keys between numeric/lett

er inpu

t and functional control

6MNO/PLAY

Types

“6, M, N, and

O.”

In Playback mode, access

es playback interface.

Enters “7, P, Q, R, and

S.”

Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface; manually

enable

/disable

s record.

8TUV/PTZ

Types

“8, T, U, and

V.”

Access

es PTZ control interface.

Types

“9, W, X, Y, and

Z.” Multi-

camera display in live view.

In Playback mode or

Playback

Tag playback interface, delete

s selected tag.

Types

“0.” Switch

es between input me

thods (upper and lower

case alphabet, symbols

, and

numeric input). In Playback mode, add

s default tag.

oves

active selection in a menu. In playback mode, outer ring speed

s up/slow

s down video.

channels.

6 Power Button

Powers DVR on/off

7 USB Ports

Connects USB mo

use or USB

flash memory devices

2.2 DS-7716NI-I4/16P Front Panel

Figure 2 DS-7716NI-I4/16P

Table 2 – Panel Description

4 Control Buttons

5 Jog Shuttle Control

Status Indicators

Direction/ Enter Buttons

Status

Direction Buttons

ENTER

2ABC/F1

3DEF/F2

5JKL/EDIT

7PQRS/REC

9WXYZ/PREV

0/A

Inner ring jumps 30 seconds forward/backward in video. In Preview mode, cycles through

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No. Item Description

1. On/Off Power

Turns green when device is on

2. Hard Drive

Flickers red when data is being read from or written to HDD

3. Network Tx/Rx

Flickers blue when network connection is functioning properly

4. USB Port

Connects

USB

mouse or USB flash memory

devices

No. Name

Description

1 LAN1/LAN2 Interface

2 RJ-45 10/100

1000 Mbp

s self-adaptive Ethernet interfaces provided.

2 LINE IN

RCA connector for audio input.

3 AUDIO OUT

2 RCA connector

s for audio output.

4 HDMI1/HDMI2

HDMI video output connector.

5 VGA1

VGA2

DB-15

connector for VGA output. Display local video output and

menu.

6 USB 3.0 interface

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

7 RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS

232 devices.

8 eSATA

Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD

RM.

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.

ALARM IN

Connector for alarm input.

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output.

10 100 to

240 VAC 100

240 VAC power supply.

11 Power Switch

Switch for turning on/off the device.

12 GROUND

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

2.3 DS-76xxNI-I2/xP Series Front Panel

Figure 3 DS-76xxNI-I2/xP Series

Table 3 – Panel Description

2.4 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series Rear Panel

Table 3 – Panel Description

Controller Port

Figure 4 DS-96xxNI-I8 Series

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No. Name

Description

1 LAN Interface

1 network interface provided for DS

7700NI

I4/P.

2 AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output

3 LINE IN

RCA connector for audio input

4 HDMI

HDMI

video output connector

5 USB 3.0 interface

USB ports for additional devices s

uch as USB mous

e and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

6 RS-232 Interface

Connector for RS

232 devices

7 VGA DB-15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

8 RS-485 Interface

Half-duplex c

onnector for RS

485 devices

ALARM IN

Connector f

or alarm input

ALARM OUT

Connector for alarm output

GROUND

Ground

(needs to be connected

when

VR start

up)

11 10

0 VAC to

240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC power supply

12 Power Switch

Switch for turn

ing on/off the device

13 Network Interfaces with PoE func

tion

(supported by DS

7700NI

I4/P)

2.5 DS-77xxNI-I4/16P Rear Panel

Figure 5 DS-77xxNI-I4/16P

Table 4 – Panel Description

2.6 DS-76xxNI-I2/xP Series Rear Panels

Network interfaces for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet

Figure 6 DS-76xxNI-I2/8P

Figure 7 DS-7608NI-I2/16P

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No. Name

Description

1 AUDIO IN

RCA connector for audio input

2 AUDIO OUT

RCA connector for audio output

3 VGA DB-15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

4 HDMI

HDMI

video output con

nector

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

In In In In Gnd Gnd Out Gnd

6 Alarm

Legend

Printed legend for alarm connections

7 USB 3.0 interface

USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

8 GROUND

Ground

(needs to be conn

ected

when

VR start

up)

9 100 VAC to

240 VAC 100 to 240 VAC power supply

10 Power Switch

Switch for turn

ing on/off the device

Network Interfaces with PoE function

Network interface

s for the cameras and

to provide power over Ethernet

Table 5 – Panel Description

5 ALARM I/O

2.7 IR Remote Control Operations

The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 8. The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel.

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

Figure 8 Remote Control

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No. Name

Description

1 POWER

Power on/off the device

2 DEV Enables/Disables Remote Control

3 Alphanumeric Buttons

Same as Alph

anumeric buttons on front panel

4 EDIT Button

Same as E

DIT/IRIS+ button on front panel

5 A Button

Same as

A/FOCUS+ button on front panel

6 REC Button

Same as

REC/SHOT button on front panel

7 PLAY Button

Same as the

PLAY/AUTO button on front

panel

8 INFO Button

Reserved

9 VOIP/MON Button

Same as the MAIN/S

POT/ZOOM

- button on front panel

10 MENU Button

Same as the MENU/WIPER button on front p

anel

11 PREV Button

Same as the PR

EV/FOCUS

- button on front panel

12 DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons

Same a

s the DIRECTI

ON/ENTER buttons on front panel

13 PTZ Button

Same as the

PTZ/IRIS

- button on front panel

14 ESC Button

Same as the ESC button on front

panel

15 RESERVED

Reserved for future usage

16 F1 Button

Same as the

F1/LIGHT button on front panel

17 PTZ Control Buttons

Buttons to adjust the iris,

focus and zoom of a PTZ camera

18 F2 Button

Same as t

he F2/AUX button on front panel

Table 6 – Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

2.8 Troubleshooting Remote Control

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

remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel.

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

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

2. Check and remember NVR ID#. Default ID# is 255. This ID# is valid for all IR remote controls.

3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.

4. Enter the NVR ID# you set in step 2.

5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.

NOTE: If the front panel Status Indicator turns blue, the remote control is operating properly. If the Status

Indicator does not turn blue and there is still no response from the remote, check the following:

• Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed

• Batteries are fresh and not out of charge

• IR receiver is not obstructed

If the remote still doesn’t function properly, change the remote and try again, or contact the device

provider.

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Name

Action

Description

Single

Click Live view: Select channel and show the quick set me

Menu: Select and enter

Double

Click Live view: Switch between single

screen and multi

screen

Click and Drag

PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom

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

2.9 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 of the NVR.

2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.

3. Operate the mouse as follows:

Table 7 – Mouse Control

Left-Click

Video tampering, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area

2.10 Input Method Description

Figure 9 Soft Keyboard (1) Figure 10 Soft Keyboard (2)

Table 8 – Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

Icon Description Icon Description

…

Number

Lowercase/Uppercase

…

Switch the keyboard

Positioning the cursor

Symbols

English letter

Backspace

Space

Exit

Reserved

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Chapter 3 Getting Started

3.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR

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

3.1.1. Before You Start

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

3.1.2. Starting the NVR

Check to ensure the power supply cable is firmly inserted into the NVR and is properly plugged into the electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), preferably a UPS capable of providing a constant level of power, be used in conjunction with the device. The Power indicator LED on the front panel should be red, indicating the device gets the power supply.

1. Press the POWER button on the front panel. The Power indicator LED should turn blue indicating that the unit begins to start up.

2. After startup, the Power indicator LED remains blue. A splash screen with the status of the HDD appears on the monitor. The row of icons at the bottom of the screen shows the HDD status. ‘X’ means that the HDD is not installed or cannot be detected.

3.1.3. Shutting Down the NVR

There are two proper ways to shut down the NVR.

• OPTION 1: Standard Shutdown

1. Enter the Shutdown menu by going to Menu > Maintenance > Shutdown

2. Click the Shutdown button.

3. Click the Yes button.

Shutdown Menu

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• OPTION 2: By Operating the Front Panel

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

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

3. Click the Yes button.

NOTE: Do not press POWER button again while system is shutting down.

3.1.4. Rebooting the NVR

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

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

3.2 Activating Your Device

For first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can activate the device via Web Browser, SADP, or Client Software.

1. Input the same password in the Create New Password and Confirm New Password text fields.

Figure 11 Settings Admin Password

Strong Password Recommended

We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of eight characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product. We also recommend you reset your password regularly. Especially in a high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

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3. Click OK to save the password and activate the device.

4. If Admin’s password is modified, the following window pops up. Optionally, click the Yes button to duplicate the password to IP cameras that are connected with default protocol.

Figure 12 Attention Interface

3.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login

For the Admin user, you can configure the unlock pattern for device login.

3.3.1. Configuring the Unlock Pattern

After the device is activated, enter the following interface to configure the device unlock pattern.

Figure 13 Set Unlock Pattern

1. Use the mouse to draw a pattern between dots on the screen. Release mouse when pattern is done.

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Figure 14 Draw the Pattern

• Connect at least four dots to draw the pattern.

• Each dot can be connected once only.

2. Draw the same pattern again to confirm it. If the two patterns match, the pattern is successful.

Figure 15 Confirm the Pattern

3. If the two patterns are different, you must set the pattern again.

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Figure 16 Reset the Pattern

3.3.2. Logging in via Unlock Pattern

NOTES: Only the

admin

user has permission to unlock the device.

Configure the pattern before unlocking. See “

Configuring the Unlock Pattern.”

1. Right click the mouse and select the menu to enter the interface as shown in Figure 17.

Figure 17 Draw the Unlock Pattern

2. Draw the pre-defined pattern to unlock to enter the menu operation.

NOTES: If you have forgotten your pattern, you can select the “Forgot My Pattern” or “Switch

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User” option to enter the normal login dialog box.

When the pattern you draw differs from the configured pattern, you must try again.

If you draw the wrong pattern more than five times, the system will automatically

switch to the normal login mode.

Figure 18 Normal Login Dialog Box

3.4 Login and Logout

3.4.1. User Login

If NVR has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions.

1. Select the User Name in the drop-down list.

2. Input Password.

3. Click OK to log in.

Figure 19 Login Interface

NOTE: In the Login dialog box, if you enter the wrong password seven times, the current user

account will be locked for 60 seconds.

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Figure 20 User Account Protection

3.4.2. User Logout

After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode. To perform any operations, log in again.

1. Enter the Shutdown menu, Menu > Shutdown.

2. Click Logout.

NOTE: After logging out, menu operations are invalid. Input user name and password to

unlock system.

3.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

3.5.1. Activating the IP Camera

Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status.

1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu > Camera > Camera to enter the IP camera management interface. For IP cameras detected online in the same network segment, Password status shows whether it is active or inactive.

Figure 21 Logout

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Figure 22 IP Camera Interface

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2. Click the camera’s inactive icon to enter the following interface to activate it. You can select multiple cameras from the list and click One-touch Activate to batch activate the cameras.

Figure 23 Activate the Camera

3. Set the password of the camera to activate it.

• Use Admin Password: Check the checkbox to have camera(s) will be configured with the same

admin password as the operating NVR.

Figure 24 Set New Password

• Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create and confirm a new

password.

Strong Password Recommended

We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. We also recommend you reset your password regularly. Especially in a high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

4. Click OK to finish activating the IP camera. The camera security status will change to Active.

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3.5.2. Adding the Online IP Cameras

The NVR’s primary function is to connect to, and record video from, the network cameras. Before you can get a live view or record the video, you must add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.

3.5.2.1 Before You Start

Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. See Chapter Chapter

Configuring Network Detection

3.5.2.2 Add the IP Cameras

• OPTION 1

1. Click to select an idle window in the live view mode.

2. Click the icon in the window center to show the Adding IP Camera interface.

3. Select the IP camera and click the Add button to add it directly, or custom add it by editing the corresponding text field parameters, then clicking the Add button. Click the Search button to refresh online IP cameras manually.

Checking Network Traffic

and

Figure 25 Add IP Camera Interface

• OPTION 2

1. Select Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu > Add IP Camera to enter the IP camera management interface.

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Figure 26 Adding IP Camera Interface

2. Online cameras in the same network segment will be displayed.

3. Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera, or click the One-touch Adding button to add all cameras (with the same login password) from the list.

NOTE: Make sure the camera to add has been activated.

4. (For encoders or cameras with multiple channels only) check the Channel Port checkbox in the pop-up window, as shown in the following figure, and click OK to add multiple channels.

Figure 27 Selecting Multiple Channels

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• OPTION 3

1. On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface.

Figure 28 Add IP Camera (Custom) Interface

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

NOTE: If the IP camera to add has not been activated, you can activate it from the IP camera

list on the camera management interface.

3. (Optional) Check the checkbox of Continue to Add to add other IP cameras.

4. Click Add to add the camera. The successfully added cameras are listed in the interface.

Table 9 – Icon Descriptions

Icon Explanation Icon Explanation

Edit basic parameters of the camera

The camera is connected.

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

Play the live video of the connected camera.

Upgrade the connected IP camera.

Security

Add the detected IP camera.

Delete the IP camera

Advanced settings of the camera

Show the security status of the camera to be active/inactive or the password strength (strong/medium/weak/risk)

NOTE: For the added IP cameras, the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera:

strong password, weak password, or risk password.

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Figure 29 Security Level of IP Camera’s Password

3.5.2.3 Enabling the IP Camera Show Password Setting

For the admin login user account, you can check the checkbox of Show Password of IP Camera to show the passwords of successfully added IP cameras in the list.

Figure 30 List of Added IP Cameras

3.5.3. Enabling the H.265 Stream Access

Check the Enable H.265 checkbox to have the NVR automatically switch to the IP camera’s (that support H.265 video format) H.265 stream for the initial access.

3.5.4. Editing Connected IP Cameras and Custom Configuring Protocols

After adding the IP cameras, the cameras’ basic information lists in the page. You can then configure the basic IP camera settings.

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

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Figure 31 Edit IP Camera

2. Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device or fisheye camera with multiple channels, choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the drop-down list.

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

3.5.4.1 Editing Advanced Parameters

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

Figure 32 Network Configuration of the Camera

2. You can edit the camera’s network information and password.

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Figure 33 Password Configuration of the Camera

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

3.5.4.2 Configuring Custom Protocols

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

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

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

Figure 34 Protocol Management Interface

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

NOTE: Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, contact the manufacturer of

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the network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting the main stream and sub-stream. The URL format is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path].

Example:



Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol.



Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the

rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.

sub-stream is not needed, leave the checkbox empty.



Type: The network camera adopting a custom protocol must support getting the 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).

NOTE: 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 listed in the

drop-down list (Figure 35).

Figure 35 Protocol Setting

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

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3.5.5. Editing IP Cameras Connected to PoE Interfaces

PoE interfaces enables the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to the connected network cameras.

NOTE: The DS-7700NI-I4/16P NVR PoE interface supports the Plug-and-Play function.

3.5.6. To Add Cameras for NVR Supporting PoE Function

3.5.6.1 Before You Start

Connect the network cameras via the PoE interfaces.

1. Enter the camera management interface, Menu > Camera Setup.

Figure 36 List of Connected Cameras

NOTE: The cameras connecting to the PoE interface cannot be deleted in this menu.

2. Click the button, and select the Adding Method in the drop-down list.

• Plug-and-Play: It means that the camera is connected to the PoE interface, so in this case, the parameters of the camera can’t be edited. The IP address of the camera can only be edited in the Network Configuration interface, see

•

Configuring General

Settings for detailed information.

Chapter 11.1

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Figure 37 Edit IP Camera Interface, Plug-and-Play

• Manual: You can disable the PoE interface by selecting manual while the current channel can be used as a normal channel and the parameters can also be edited.

3. Input the IP address, user name, and administrator password manually, and click OK to add the IP camera.

Figure 38 Edit IP Camera Interface, Manual

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Chapter 4 Live View

4.1 Introduction of Live View

Live view shows the video image 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.

NOTE: “Unsupported Stream Type” will appear if the stream doesn’t match the NVR’s decoding standard

(compression or resolution).

4.2 Live View Icons

In 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 occurring as soon as possible.

Table 10 – Description of Live View Icons

Icons Description

Alarm (video loss, video tampering, motion detection, VCA and sensor alarm)

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

Alarm and Record

Event/Exception (motion detection, VCA, sensor alarm, or exception information, appears at the lower-left corner of the screen. Refer

Chapter 0 Setting Alarm Response Actions

4.3 Operations in Live View Mode

In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below.

•

Single Screen: Show only one screen on the monitor

•

Multi-screen: Show multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously

•

Auto-switch: Screen is auto switched to the next one. You must set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch (Menu > Configuration > Live View > Dwell Time).

for details.)

•

Start Recording: Continuous record and motion detection record are supported

•

Output Mode: Select the output mode: Standard, Bright, Gentle, or Vivid

•

Add IP Camera: Shortcut to the IP camera management interface

•

Playback: Play back recorded videos for the current day

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Functions

Front Panel Operation

Common Menu

Quick access to the sub

menus

you frequently visit. Up to five

sub-menu optio

ns are supported.

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

Show single screen

Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button

(e.g. Press 2 to display only the screen for channel 2

Show multi

screen

Press the

PREV/FOCUS

- button

Manually switch screens

Next screen: right/down direction button.

Previous screen: left/up direction button.

Auto-switch

Press

Enter

button.

layback

Press

Play button.

Switch between main and

aux output

Press

Main/Aux

button.

Name

Description

Common Menu

Quick access to the sub

menus

that you frequently visit.

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

drop-down list.

Multi-screen

Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the

drop-down list.

Previous Screen

Switch to the previous screen.

Next Screen

Switch to the next screen.

Start/Stop Auto

swi

tch 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 inte

rface and start playing back the video of the selected channel immediately.

PTZ Enter the PTZ control interface.

Output Mode

Four modes of output supported, including Standard, Bright, Gentle

, and Vivid.

Aux Monitor

Switch to the auxiliary output mode a

nd the operation for the main output is disabled.

•

Aux Monitor: NVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and auxiliary output. The priority level for the main and aux output is HDMI1/VGA1> HDMI2/VGA2 (for DS-9600NI-I8) and HDMI > VGA (for DS-7716NI-I4/16P).

DS-96xxNI-I8: When the HDMI1, HDMI2, VGA1, and VGA2 are all connected, the HDMI1/VGA1 is used as main output and the HDMI2/VGA2 is used as the aux output.

DS-7716NI-I4/16P: When both the HDMI and VGA are connected, the HDMI is used as main output and the VGA is used as the aux output.

When the aux output is enabled, the main output cannot perform any operation, and you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output.

4.4 Live View Operations

4.4.1. Front Panel Operation

Table 11 – Front Panel Operation in Live View

4.4.2. Using the Mouse in Live View

Table 12 – Mouse Operation in Live View

NOTES: The

dwell time

of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.

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If the corresponding camera supports intelligent function, the Reboot Intelligence option is included

when right-clicking mouse on this camera.

Figure 39 Right-click Menu

4.4.3. Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode

On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar that shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen.

Figure 40 Quick Setting Toolbar

The fisheye expansion view feature is supported by the DS-7700/9600-I(/P) series NVRs only.

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Instant Playback

. S

hows the record

during the last five minutes.

Digital Zoom

. Z

oom in

live

zoom.

Image Settings

. Select

to enter

and hue

Face Detection

. In live view mode,

the HDD.

Information

Move mouse onto

and stream type

Table 13 – Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons

Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description

Enable/Disable Manual Record

only in the last five minutes. If no record is found, there is no record

Mute/Audio On

image in different magnifications

Capture

the Image Settings menu to set image parameters such as brightness, contrast, saturation,

PTZ Control

when human faces of a specified size are detected, the device will capture the human face and save to

(1 to 16x) by moving sliding bar from to . You can also scroll mouse wheel to control the

Live View Strategy. Sets strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency

the icon to show real-time stream information, including frame rate, bitrate, resolution,

Fisheye Settings

Fisheye Expansion

Information

Start Record/Stop Record

Figure 41 Digital Zoom

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Figure 42 Image Settings, Customize

Figure 43 Live View Strategy

Figure 44 Information

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4.4.4. Fisheye Expansion View

The device supports fisheye expansion of the connected fisheye camera in live view or playback mode.

1. Click to enter fisheye expansion mode.

Table 14 – Fisheye Display Mode

Button Operation

180° panorama

Fisheye

360° panorama

Expansion

PTZ expansion Fisheye

2. Four different display modes are available. Select a display mode as needed.

• 180° Panorama: Switch the live view image to the 180° panorama view.

• 360° Panorama: Switch the live view image to the 360° panorama view.

• PTZ Expansion: The PTZ Expansion is the close-up view of a defined area in the fisheye view or panorama expansion, and it supports the electronic PTZ function, which is also called e-PTZ.

• Fisheye: The whole wide-angle view of the fisheye camera is displayed. This mode is called Fisheye View because it approximates the vision of a fish’s convex eye. The lens produces curvilinear images of a large area, while distorting the perspective and angles of objects.

4.5 Adjusting Live View Settings

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.

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface, Menu> Configuration> Live View.

Figure 45 Live View, General

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2. Configure the following settings, as appropriate:

• Video Output Interface: Designates the output for which to configure the settings. DS-9600NI provides VGA/HDMI and VGA2/HDMI2, and DS-7700NI provides HDMI and VGA video outputs.

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

• Dwell Time: The time in seconds to dwell between channels with auto-switch enabled in Live View

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

• Volume: Adjust the volume of live view, playback, and two-way audio for the selected output interface

• Event Output: Designate the output to show event video

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

3. Set Camera Order.

Figure 46 Live View, Camera Order

1) Select a View mode in , including 1/4/6/8/16/25/32/36/64-window division modes,

which are supported depending on model.

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

3) Click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all live views.

4) Click the Apply button to save the setting.

NOTE: You can also click-and-drag the camera to the desired window on the live view interface to set the

camera order.

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4.6 Channel-Zero Encoding

For a remote view of many channels in real time from a Web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option.

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface, Menu > Configuration > Live View.

2. Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab.

Figure 47 Live View, Channel-Zero Encoding

3. Check the Enable Channel Zero Encoding checkbox.

4. Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode, and Max. Bitrate.

5. After setting Channel-Zero encoding, use the remote client or Web browser to view 16 channels on one screen.

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Chapter 5 PTZ Controls

5.1 Configuring PTZ Settings

Follow these procedures to set PTZ parameters. Configure PTZ parameters before you control the PTZ camera.

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface, Menu > Camera Setup > PTZ.

Figure 48 PTZ Settings

2. Click the PTZ Parameters button to set the PTZ parameters.

Figure 49 PTZ, General

3. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera drop-down list.

4. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.

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

5. Click Apply button to save the settings.

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5.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols, and Patterns

5.2.1. Before You Start

Make sure that the presets, patrols, and patterns are supported by PTZ protocols.

5.2.2. Customizing Presets

Set the Preset location you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface, Menu > Camera Setup > PTZ.

2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the preset; the zoom and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well.

3. Enter the preset No. (1 to 255) in the preset text field, and click the Set button to link the location to the preset.

4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 to save additional presets.

You can click the Clear button to clear the location information of the preset, or click the Clear All button to clear the location information of all the presets.

5.2.3. Calling Presets

This feature has the camera point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place.

1. Click the PTZ button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface or press the PTZ button on

Figure 50 PTZ Settings

the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option

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in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Choose Camera in the drop-down list.

3. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

Figure 51 PTZ Panel, General

4. Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field.

5. Click the Call Preset button to call it.

5.2.4. Customizing Patrols

Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point. The key points correspond to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps above in

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface, Menu > Camera > PTZ.

Customizing Presets

Figure 52 PTZ Settings

2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrols.

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3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol.

Figure 53 Key Point Configuration

4. Configure key point parameters such as the key point No., key point interval duration, and patrol speed. The key point is corresponding to the preset. Key Point No. determines the order the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point. Speed defines the speed the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.

5. Click the Add button to add the next key point to the patrol, or click the OK button to save the key point to the patrol.

6. You can delete all the key points by clicking the Clear button for the selected patrol, or click the Clear

All button to delete all the key points for all patrols.

5.2.5. Calling Patrols

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

1. Click the PTZ button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface, or press the PTZ button on

the front panel, or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ

option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

Figure 54 PTZ Panel, General

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3. Select a patrol in the drop-down list and click the Call Patrol button to call it.

4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it.

5.2.6. Customizing Patterns

Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can recall the pattern to make the PTZ move according to the predefined path.

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface, Menu > Camera > PTZ.

2. Choose pattern number in the drop-down list.

3. Click the Start button and click corresponding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ camera, and click the Stop button to stop it. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.

5.2.7. Calling Patterns

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

1. Click the PTZ button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface, or press the PTZ button on the front panel, or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

2. Click the button to show the general settings of the PTZ control.

Figure 55 PTZ Settings

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Figure 56 PTZ Panel, General

3. Click the Call Pattern button to call it.

4. Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it.

5.2.8. Customizing Linear Scan Limit

The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range.

NOTE: This function is supported only by certain models.

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface, Menu > Camera > PTZ.

Figure 57 PTZ Settings

2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit.

NOTE: The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on

the left side of the right limit. As well, the angle from the left limit to the right limit must be no more than 180°.

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5.2.9. Calling Linear Scan

Follow the procedure to call the linear scan in the predefined scan range.

NOTE: Before operating this function, make sure the connected camera supports the linear scan and is in

HIKVISION protocol.

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface, or 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.

2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.

3. Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it.

4. You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data. The dome needs to reboot for settings to take effect.

5.2.10. One-Touch Park

Certain speed dome models can be configured to start a predefined park action (scan, preset, patrol, etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).

NOTE: Before operating this function, make sure the connected camera supports the linear scan and

is set to HIKVISION protocol.

1. Click the PTZ button on the PTZ setting interface, press front panel PTZ button, or click PTZ Control

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

Figure 58 PTZ Panel, One-Touch

2. Click the button to show the one-touch function of the PTZ control.

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Figure 59 PTZ Panel, One-Touch

3. Click the corresponding button to activate the park action type.

• Park (Quick Patrol): The dome starts patrol from the predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in order

after the park time. Undefined presets will be skipped.

• Park (Patrol 1): The dome moves according to predefined patrol 1 path after the park time.

• Park (Preset 1): The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time.

NOTE: Set park time through the speed dome configuration interface, default is 5s.

4. Click the button again to deactivate it.

5.3 PTZ Control Panel

There are two ways to enter the PTZ control panel.

• OPTION 1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button 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 , or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu.

1. Click the Configuration button on the control panel to enter the PTZ Settings interface.

NOTE: In PTZ control mode, the PTZ panel will be displayed when a mouse is connected to the device. If

no mouse is connected, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the window, indicating that this camera is in PTZ control mode.

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PTZ movement

speed

Switch to PTZ

control interface

Switch to one

touch

control interface

Switch to general

settings interface

Stop patrol

/ pattern

movement

Figure 60 PTZ Panel

Table 15 – Description of the PTZ Panel Icons

Icon

Description Icon Description Icon Description

Direction auto-cycle button

3D-Zoom

Previous item

Zoom+, Focus+, Iris+

Light on/off

Image Centralization

Next item

Exit

Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-

Wiper on/off

Start pattern/patrol

Minimize windows

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Chapter 6 Recording and Capture Settings

6.1 Configuring Parameters

You can define the parameters that affect the image quality such as transmission stream type, resolution, etc.

NOTE: Picture capture is supported by DS-9600/7700NI Series NVRs only.

6.1.1. Before You Start

1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, install a HDD and initialize it (Menu > HDD > General).

Figure 61 HDD, General

2. Click Storage Mode to check the storage mode of the HDD.

• If the HDD mode is

detailed information, see

• If the HDD mode is Group, set the HDD group. For detailed information, see

HDD Group for Recording and Capture.

Quota

, set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity. For

Chapter Configuring Quota Mode.

Chapter Configuring

Figure 62 HDD, Advanced

3. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the recording parameters, Menu > Record Configuration > Parameters.

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Figure 63 Recording Parameters

4. Select Main Stream tab page to configure parameters for recording. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other parameters on your demand.

• Video Encode: Select the video encoding, H.265 or H.264.

• Enable H.264+ Mode: Check the checkbox to enable. Once enabled, the Max. Bitrate Mode,

Max. Bitrate (Kbps), and Max. Bitrate Range Recommend are not configurable. Enabling it helps to ensure the high video quality with a lowered bitrate.

NOTE: H.265 and H.264+ should be supported by the connected IP camera.

• 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.

5. Click the Main Stream button to set the advanced parameters for recording, then click OK button.

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Figure 64 Record Quality

Figure 65 Record Settings

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

an alarm triggers the recording at 10:00, and if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records 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 recording ends at 11:00, and if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it records until 11:00:05.

• Expired Time: The expired time is the period a recorded file is to be kept in the HDD. When the

deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. If you set the expired time to 0, the file will not be deleted. The actual retention time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD.

• Redundant Record/Capture: By enabling redundant record or capture, you save the record and

captured picture in the redundant HDD. Does not apply to Plug-and-Play models. See

Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture

Chapter

6. Click Apply to save the settings.

NOTE: You can enable the ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function via the Web

browser (Configuration > Storage > Schedule Settings > Advanced) to save the video files

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in the IP camera when the network is disconnected, and synchronize the files to the NVR when the network connection has resumed.

Redundant record/capture is used to save the record files or captured pictures in the redundant HDD.

You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see page 75.

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

7. Set sub-stream parameters settings.

1). Enter the Sub-stream tab page.

Figure 66 Sub-stream Parameters

2). Configure the camera parameters.

3). Click Apply to save the settings.

8. Set capture parameters settings.

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1). Select the Capture tab.

Figure 67 Capture Parameters

2). Configure the parameters.

3). Click Apply to save the settings.

NOTE: Interval is the time period between two capturing actions. You can configure all the

parameters on this menu on your demand.

6.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule

Set the record schedule, and the camera will automatically start/stop recording according to the schedule.

NOTE: In this section, the record schedule procedure is used as an example, and the same procedure can be

applied to configure both recording and capture schedules. To schedule automatic capture, choose the Capture tab in the Schedule interface.

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface, Menu > Record Configuration > Schedule.

2. Select Record/Capture Schedule.

Figure 68 Record Schedule

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3. View the different recording types that are marked with different color icons.

• Continuous: Scheduled recording

• Event: Recording triggered by all event triggered alarm

• POS: Recording of POS transactions

4. You can delete the set schedule by clicking the None icon.

5. Choose the camera you want to configure.

6. Select the check box after the Enable Schedule item.

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

8. Edit the schedule:

1). In the message box, choose the day for which you want to set a schedule.

Figure 69 Recording Schedule Interface

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

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

Figure 70 Edit Schedule

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4). To arrange another schedule, set the Start/End time for each period.

NOTE: Up to eight periods can be configured for each day. Time periods cannot overlap each other.

5). Select the record type in the drop-down list.

NOTE: To enable Event recording (Motion, Alarm, VCA (Video Content Analysis)), you must configure

motion, alarm, and VCA to trigger recording. See available only to Smart IP cameras

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

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

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

12. Draw the schedule:

Chapter 8.1

and

Chapter 9

. VCA settings are

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

Figure 71 Draw the Schedule

2). Click the Apply button to validate the settings.

13. (Optional) If the settings can also be used for other channels, click Copy, then choose the channel to which you want to copy.

14. Click Apply to save the settings.

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Figure 72 Copy Schedule to Other Channels

6.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture

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 triggered by the detected motion.

1. Enter the Motion Detection interface, Menu > Recording Configuration > Motion.

Figure 73 Motion Detection

2. Choose camera you want to configure.

3. Check the Enable Motion Detection checkbox.

4. Drag and draw the area for motion detection with the mouse. If you want to set motion detection for the entire area shot by the camera, click Full Screen. To clear the motion detection area, click Clear.

5. Click Settings, and the message box for channel information pops up.

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Figure 74 Motion Detection Handling

6. Select the channels that you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.

7. Click Apply to save the settings.

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

9. Exit the Motion Detection menu.

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

Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule.

6.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture

Follow the procedure below to configure alarm triggered recording or capture.

1. Enter the Alarm settings interface, Menu > Recording Configuration > Alarm.

Figure 75 Alarm Settings

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2. Click Alarm Input.

Figure 76 Alarm Settings, Alarm Input

3. Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.

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

5. Check the Setting checkbox.

Figure 77 Alarm Settings

6. Click Set.

7. Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.

8. Check the checkbox to select channel.

9. Click Apply to save settings.

10. Click OK to go back to the upper level menu.

11. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters.

12. If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

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Figure 78 Copy Alarm Input

13. Edit the Alarm triggered record in the Record/Capture Schedule setting interface. For detailed of schedule configuration information, see Chapter

Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule

6.5 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture

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

1. Enter the Record setting interface, Menu > Recording Configuration > Holiday.

2. Click to enter the Edit interface.

Figure 79 Holiday Settings

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Figure 80 Edit Holiday Settings

3. Check the Enable Holiday checkbox.

4. Select Mode from the drop-down list.

5. Set the start and end dates.

6. Click Apply to save settings.

7. Click OK to exit the Edit interface.

8. Enter the Record/Capture Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 6.2

Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule

6.6 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture

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

1. Enter HDD Information interface, Menu > System Configuration > HDD.

NOTE: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD

property to Redundant. See

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

Chapter 11.4.1

Figure 81 HDD General

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

3. Set the HDD property to Redundancy.

Figure 82 HDD General-Editing

4. Click Apply to save the settings.

5. Click OK to go back to the upper level menu.

NOTE: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD

property to Redundant. See

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

Chapter 11.4.1

6. Enter the Record setting interface, Menu > Recording Configuration > Parameters

7. Select Record tab.

8. Click More Settings to enter the following interface.

Figure 83 Record Parameters

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9. Select the camera you want to configure in the drop-down list.

10. Check the Redundant Record/Capture checkbox.

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

12. Repeat the above steps to configure other channels.

6.7 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture

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

1. Enter HDD setting interface, Menu > System Configuration > HDD.

Figure 84 HDD General

2. Select Advanced on the left side menu.

Figure 85 Storage Mode

3. Check whether the HDD storage mode is Group. If not, set it to Group. See Chapter

4. Select General in the left side menu.

5. Click to enter the editing interface.

6. Configure 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.

Managing HDD Group

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

4). Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups.

7. Choose the Channels of which you want to save the record files and captured pictures in the HDD group.

1). Select Advanced on the left bar.

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2). Choose Group number in the drop-down list of Record on HDD Group

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

4). Click Apply to save settings.

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

following the procedure provided in

Chapter 5.2-5.7

6.8 Files Protection

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

6.8.1. Locking the Recording Files

6.8.1.1 Lock File During Playback

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 86 Normal Playback

3. During playback, click the button to lock the current file.

NOTE: In multi-channel playback mde, clicking the button will lock all the record files

related to the playback channels.

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4. You can click the button to pop up the file management interface. Click the Locked File tab to check and export the locked files.

Figure 87 Locked File Management

5. In the File Management interface, you can also click to change it to to unlock the file; the file will not be protected.

6.8.1.2 Lock File When Exporting

1. Enter Export setting interface, Menu > File Management.

Figure 88 Export

2. Select the channels you want to search by checking their checkboxes.

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

4. Click Search to show the results.

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Figure 89 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.

NOTE: The record files still recording cannot be locked.

2). Click to change it to to unlock and unprotect the file.

Figure 90 Unlocking Attention

6.8.2. Setting HDD Property to Read-Only

1. Enter HDD setting interface, Menu > HDD.

Figure 91 HDD General

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

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Figure 92 HDD General, Editing

NOTE: 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 go back to the upper level menu.

NOTES: You cannot save any files to a read-only HDD. If you want to save files to the HDD,

change the property to R/W.

If there is only one HDD and it 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 to the next R/W HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.

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Chapter 7 Playback

7.1 Playing Back Record Files

7.1.1. Instant Playback

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

7.1.1.1 Instant Playback by Channel

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

NOTE: In instant playback mode, only files recorded during the last five minutes on this

channel will be played back.

Figure 93 Instant Playback Interface

7.1.2. Playing Back by Normal Search

7.1.2.1 Playback by Channel

1. Enter the Playback interface.

2. Right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure 94.

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Figure 94 Right-Click Menu Under Live View

NOTE: Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels

during playback process.

7.1.2.2 Playback by Time

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

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 95 Playback Calendar

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

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7.1.2.3 Playback Interface

You can use the toolbar in the bottom part of the Playback interface to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 96.

Figure 96 Playback Interface

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

Figure 97 Playback Toolbar

NOTE: The indicates the start/end time of the recorded

video files.

The indicates the smart playback time bar and the indicates the

normal playback time bar.

Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to

display a thumbnail. Click on the thumbnail to jump to that period. You can also drag the progress bar to locate specific frames.

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Item Button

Operation

Button

Operation

File management

for video clips,

captured pictures,

locked files and tags

Play the time bar in 30 minute

periods

(default)

Table 16 – Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar

Smart Search

Operations

Playing Control

Time Bar Scaling

Fisheye Expansion

Set full screen for motion detection

Draw quadrilateral for the intrusion detection

Audio on/Mute

Capture Picture

Add default tag

Pause/Play

Slow forward

30s forward

Next day

Previous day

Previous/Next period

Play the time bar in 1 hour periods

Play the time bar in 6 hour periods

180° panorama

PTZ expansion

Draw line for the line crossing detection

Filter video files by setting the target characters

Start/Stop clipping

Lock File

Add customized tag

Digital Zoom

Reverse play/Pause

Stop

30s reverse

Fast forward

Play the time bar in 2 hour periods

Play the time bar in 24 hour periods

360° panorama

Fisheye

NOTES: Refer to

Chapter 3.2.5 Fisheye Expansion

for the description and operation of the

fisheye expansion.

256x playing speed is supported.

7.1.3. Playing Back Using Smart Playback

An easy way to bypass less relevant information, Smart Playback mode analyzes the video containing motion or VCA information, marks it in green, and plays it at normal speed while video without motion plays at 16x speed. Smart Playback rules and areas are configurable.

NOTE: Volume control, capture, setting tag, digital zoom, reverse playback, fast forward, and fast

reverse are not supported during smart playback.

7.1.3.1 Before You Start

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

1. Log into the IP camera through a Web browser.

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2. Enable intrusion detection by checking the checkbox.

3. Enter the motion detection configuration interface, Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Intrusion Detection.

Figure 98 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera

7.1.3.2 Configure Intrusion Detection

Configure the required intrusion detection parameters, including area, arming schedule, and linkage methods. Refer to the Smart IP Camera user manual for detailed instructions.

1. Enter Playback interface, Menu > Playback.

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

3. Select a camera in the camera list.

4. Select a date in the calendar and click the button on the left toolbar to play the video file.

Figure 99 Playback by Smart Search

5. Click the status bar to switch to the playback by Smart Search interface.

6. Set the Smart Search rules and areas for line crossing detection, intrusion detection, or motion detection event triggered recording.

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• Full Screen Motion/Intrusion Detection — Click to set the full screen as the

detection area.

• Line Crossing Detection — Select the button, and click on the image to specify

the start point and end point of the line.

• Intrusion Detection — Click the button, and specify four points to set a

quadrilateral region for intrusion detection. Only one region can be set.

• Motion Detection — Click the button and then click and drag the mouse to set

the detection area manually. You can also click the button to set the full screen as the detection area.

7. Click to search and play the matched video files.

8. (Optional) Click to filter the searched video files by setting the target characters, including the gender and age of the human and whether he/she wears glasses.

Figure 100 Set Result Filter

7.1.4. Playing Back by Event Search

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

1. Enter the Playback interface, Menu > Playback

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

3. Select the major type to Alarm Input, Motion, or VCA as the event type.

NOTE: Playback by VCA is used as the example in the following instructions.

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Figure 101 Event Search Interface

4. Select the minor type of VCA from the drop-down list. (Please refer to

Chapter 9 VCA Alarm

for the

details of VCA detection types).

NOTE: For configuring the VCA recording, refer to

Recording and Capture Alarm

; and for details of VCA detection types, refer to

Chapter 5.4 Configuring VCA Event

Chapter 9 VCA

5. Select the camera(s) for searching, and set the Start time and End time.

6. Click Search button to get the search result information. Refer to the right-side bar for the results.

7. Select a result item and click the button to play back the file.

NOTE: Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

8. Enter the Synch Playback interface to select the camera(s) for synchronous playback.

Figure 102 Synch Playback Interface

9. Enter the playback interface.

10. Use the toolbar in the bottom section of the playback interface to control the playing process.

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Figure 103 Interface of Playback by Event

11. Click or button to select the previous or next event. Refer to Table 6.1 for description of toolbar buttons.

7.1.5. Video Tags

Video tags allow you to record related information such as people and location of a certain time point during playback. You can use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.

7.1.5.1 Before Playing Back by Tag

1. Enter Playback interface, Menu > Playback.

2. Search and play back the record file(s). Refer to about searching and playback of the record files.

Chapter 6.1.1

for the detailed information

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Figure 104 Interface of Playback by Time

3. Click button to add default tag.

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

NOTE: Maximum of 64 tags can be added to a single video file.

7.1.5.2 Tag Management

Click button to enter the File Management interface and click Tag to manage the tags. You can check, edit, and delete tag(s).

Figure 105 Tag Management Interface

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7.1.6. Playing Back by Tag

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 the Search Result interface.

Figure 106 Playback by Tag Interface

NOTE: Enter keyword in the text box to search for tags on your command.

3. Click the button to play back the selected tag file.

4. Click the Back button to back to the search interface.

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Figure 107 Playback by Tag Interface

NOTE: Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

5. Click or button to select the previous or next tag. Refer to Table 6.1 for description of

toolbar buttons.

7.1.7. Playing Back by Sub-Periods

The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens.

1. Enter Playback interface, Menu > Playback.

2. Select Sub-Periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Sub-periods Playback interface.

3. Select a date and start playing the video file.

4. Select the Split-screen Number from the drop-down list. Up to 16 screens are configurable.

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Figure 108 Sub-Periods Playback Interface

NOTE: According to the defined number of split-screens, the video files on the selected date

can be divided into average segments for playback (e.g., if there are video files existing between 16:00 and 22:00, and 6-screen display mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously).

7.1.8. Playing Back by System Logs

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

1. Enter Log Information interface, Menu > Maintenance > Log Information.

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

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

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Figure 109 System Log Search Interface

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

NOTE: If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the “No result found” message box

will pop up.

Figure 110 Result of System Log Search

7.1.9. Playback Interface

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

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Figure 111 Playback by Log Interface

7.1.9.1 Playing Back External Files

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

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 on the right-side list.

3. Click the button to refresh the file list.

4. Select a file and click the button to play it. Adjust playback speed by clicking and

Figure 112 External File Playback Interface

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7.1.9.2 Playing Back Pictures

Captured pictures stored in the device’s HDDs can be searched and viewed.

1. Enter Playback interface, Menu > Playback.

2. Select Picture from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Picture Playback interface.

3. Check checkbox to select channel(s) and specify search start time and end time.

4. Click Search to enter Search Result interface.

NOTE: Up to 4,000 pictures can be displayed each time.

5. Choose a picture you want to view and click the button.

6. Click Back to return to the search interface.

Figure 113 Picture Playback Result

7. Use the toolbar in the bottom section of the Playback interface to control playback.

Figure 114 Picture Playback Toolbar

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Table 17 – Detailed Explanation of Picture-Playback Toolbar

Button Function Button Function Button Function Button Function

Play reverse

Play

Previous picture

Next picture

7.2 Playback Auxiliary Functions

7.2.1. Playing Back Frame-by-Frame

Play video files frame-by-frame, to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen.

7.2.1.1 Using a Mouse

1. Go to Playback interface.

2. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to single frame. One click on the playback screen will play back one frame.

3. If you choose reverse playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to single frame. One click on the playback screen will reverse play back one frame. It is also possible to use the button in the toolbar.

NOTE: You can also advance/reverse single frames by using the mouse wheel.

7.2.1.2 Using the Front Panel

1. Click the button to set the speed to single frame. One click on the button, or one click on the playback screen or Enter button on the front panel, will play back or reverse play back one frame.

7.2.2. Thumbnails View

Use the playback interface thumbnail views to locate the required video files on the time bar.

NOTE: This feature is supported by cameras of 6 MP or less.

1. Enter the playback interface and start to play the video files.

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Figure 115 Thumbnails View

2. Move the mouse to the time bar to show the video file preview thumbnails. Select and double click on a thumbnail to enter full-screen playback.

NOTE: Thumbnail view is supported only in 1x single-camera playback mode.

7.2.3. Fast View

Use the mouse to drag on the time bar for a fast view of the video files.

1. Enter the playback interface and start to play the video files.

Figure 116 Playback Interface

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2. Use the mouse to hold and drag through the playing time bar to fast view the video files.

3. Release the mouse at the required time point to enter the full-screen playback.

NOTE: Fast view is supported only in the 1x single-camera playback mode.

7.2.4. Digital Zoom

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

2. Zoom in the image to different proportions (1x to 16x) by moving the sliding bar from to . You can also scroll the mouse wheel to control the zoom in/out.

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

7.2.5. File Management

You can manage video clips, captured pictures in playback, locked files, and tags added in playback mode.

1. Enter the playback interface.

2. Click on the toolbar to enter the file management interface.

Figure 117 Digital Zoom Draw Area

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