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Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR
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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
4CH(4 POE)
8CH(4 POE)
8CH(8 POE)
16CH(8 POE)
NVR Pre-Installation
This series NVR are highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into
consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the NVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the NVR.
2. Install the NVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
NVR Installation
During the installation of the NVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When installing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.
4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.
5. Allow at least 2cm (≈0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
6. Ensure the NVR is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 55 ºC , 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.
Hard Disk Installation
Before you start:
Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the NVR. A factory
recommended HDD should be used for this installation.
Up to 2 SATA hard disks can be installed on your NVR.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
Steps (for 8700 Series):
Note: The installation steps of 8/16 Series is the same as 4ch series, so we take the installation steps of 4ch as
example.
1. Remove the cover from the NVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.
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2. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD.
3. Connect the power cable to the HDD.
4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom
to fix the HDD.
5. Re-install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws.
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Front Panel
8700-P Series
① Status Indicators (Alarm, Ready, Status, HDD, power, Tx/Rx)
② USB Interfaces
③ Composite Keys
④ SHIFT
⑤ Compound Buttons
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Rear Panel
8700-P Series(with 4 POE)
Note: The rear panels of others provide 8 POE interfaces.
Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
Connects to RS-485 devices.
Switch for turning on/off the device.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
HDMI video output connector.
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
RCA connector for voice talk input
RCA connector for audio output
Network Interfaces with
PoE function
(for B Series)
Network interface for the cameras and to provide power over Ethernet.
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Specifications
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ)
5MP/3MP/1080p/UXGA/720p/VGA/4CIF/DCIF/2CIF/CIF/QCIF
1-ch, resolution:
1920 × 1080P /60Hz, 1600 × 1200 /60Hz, 1280 × 1024 /60Hz,
1280 × 720 /60Hz, 1024 × 768 /60Hz
1-ch, BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω)
Resolution: 704 × 576 (PAL); 704 × 480 (NTSC) (optional)
5MP /3MP /1080P /UXGA /720P /VGA /4CIF /DCIF /2CIF /CIF
/QCIF
4-ch, 720P / 2-ch,
1080P / 1-ch, 5MP
8-ch 4CIF /4-ch, 720P / 2-ch, 1080P / 1-ch,
5MP
2 SATA interfaces for 2 HDDs
1 RJ-45 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface
4/8 independent 10 /100 Mbps PoE Ethernet interfaces
1 RS-485 half-duplex interface
≤ 15 W (without hard disk)
-10 ºC ~ +55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
19-inch rack-mounted 1U chassis
445 × 290 × 45mm (175.2 × 114.2 × 17.7 inch)
≤ 2 Kg (4.4 lb) (without hard disk)
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HDD Storage Calculation Chart
The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a
fixed bit rate.
Note: Please note that supplied values for storage space used is just for reference. Storage space used is estimated
by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.