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  • Page 1 DS-9000-ST Series Hybrid DVR DS-9600-ST/RT/XT Series NVR DS-7700NI-SP Series NVR USER’S MANUAL Version 3.3...
  • Page 2 The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision). Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book.
  • Page 3 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part compliance: 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.

  • Page 4: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your DVR, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. •...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual CONTENTS C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ......................... 9 Overview ..............................9 Product Features ..........................10 Rear Panel............................12 Product Application Diagram ......................17 Operating Your DVR ..........................18 Using the Front Panel Controls ...................... 18 Using a USB Mouse .........................
  • Page 6 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Playing Back a Recording ........................78 Understanding the Playback Interface ..................78 Searching for Recorded Files ......................79 Playing Back Recorded Files......................80 Playing Back Multiple Channels ..................... 81 Smart Playback............................. 82 Smart search ............................. 83 Playing Back Pictures ..........................
  • Page 7 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Configuring Alarm Inputs ....................... 121 Configuring Alarm Outputs......................122 Configuring Exceptions ......................... 123 Configuring E-mail Settings ......................125 Configuring Hot Spare Settings ....................... 126 To setup hot spare settings: ......................126 Configuring POS (Point of Sale) Settings ..................127 C H A P T E R 9 Camera Management .................
  • Page 8 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Formatting Disk........................... 162 Enabling HDD Overwrite ....................... 162 Enabling HDD Sleeping mode...................... 163 Enabling eSATA Auto Archive...................... 163 Managing eSATA ..........................163 Configuring Quota Mode ........................164 Managing HDD Group ........................164 Disk Clone ............................166 HDD Detect ............................

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Installation’s Manual and this User’s Manual thoroughly. The DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 series HDVR/NVR is a new generation product developed by HIKVISION. Built on an embedded platform and combining the latest advanced H.264 video encoding and decoding technologies, the DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 series HDVR/NVR contains the perfect combination of rock-solid reliability and high performance.

  • Page 10: Product Features

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Product Features Compression  Connecting the network cameras, network dome and DVS.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Up to 64 network cameras can be added. ...
  • Page 11 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  Customization tags, searching and playing back by tags.  Locking and unlocking record files.  Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.  Smart search for the motion event when playing back. ...

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading files broken transfer resume.  Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters. ...
  • Page 13 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 5 DS-9000HWI-ST & DS-9000HFI-RT...
  • Page 14 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. LOOP OUT BNC connectors for video loop output. VIDEO SPOT OUT BNC connectors for video output. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. 1. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, it is used for live view only;...
  • Page 15 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 6 DS-9600NI-ST/RT Figure 7 DS-9600NI-XT Figure 8 DS-7700NI-SP...
  • Page 16 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Item Description VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. AUDIO OUT RCA connector for CVBS and VGA audio output. LINE IN RCA connector for audio output. RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

  • Page 17: Product Application Diagram

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Product Application Diagram Figure 9 Product Application Diagram Note: DS-9600NI-ST/ DS-9600NI-RT/DS-9600NI-XT/DS-7700NI-SP can only connect network cameras.

  • Page 18: Operating Your Dvr

    Operating Your DVR There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the included IR (Infrared) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard. Using the Front Panel Controls Your DVR/NVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in the following figure: Figure 10 9000/9600 HDVR/NVR Front Panel Controls Figure 11 DS-9600NI-XT Front Panel Controls The controls on the front panel include:...
  • Page 19 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual • Guard: Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed, off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in Preview mode. Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in IR Receiver: 2.
  • Page 20 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual • PREV/FOCUS- Button: The PREV/FOCUS- button is used to switch between single screen and multi-screen mode. In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button. It can also be used to select entire masked areas, such as in Motion Detection and Privacy Mask menus.
  • Page 21 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual fast-forward and rewind recorded video. The left and Right button will select the next and previous day of or pause the video. In Single Play mode, pressing the Enter button will advance the video by a single frame. •...
  • Page 22 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 13 IR Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Referring to Figure 13 IR Remote Control, they include: 1. POWER: Turn on/off DVR. 2. DEV: Enable/Disable Remote Control. 3.

  • Page 23: Using A Usb Mouse

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 18. F2 Button: Same as F2/AUX button on front panel. Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation. If there is no response: Using the front control panel or the mouse, go into Menu > System Configuration > General >...
  • Page 24 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 14 Soft Keyboard The buttons on the soft keyboard represents: Switch to Uppercase: Switch to uppercase input. Symbols/Number: Switch to symbols and numbers input. Backspace: Delete the character in front of the cursor. Enter: Confirm selection.

  • Page 25: Chapter 2 Activating Your Dvr

    C H A P T E R 2 Activating Your DVR To ensure the highest level of protection, Hikvision has launched a login procedure that requires users to create a new password for the admin account upon the first login to all devices. The password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers, lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and special characters.
  • Page 26 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  The password strength will be displayed, accompanied by a color indicator • Level 0–Risky (red indicator): Not acceptable • Level 1–Weak (red indicator): Acceptable • Level 2–Fair (orange indicator): Acceptable • Level 3–Strong (blue indicator): Acceptable Activation will not be allowed unless the password is of acceptable strength (Figure 18, Figure 19, and Figure 20).
  • Page 27 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 16 Risky (Inadequate) Strength Password Figure 17 Invalid Password Message NOTE: The password strength is shown with a color indicator Figure 18 Weak (Adequate) Password Strength...
  • Page 28 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 19 Fair (Adequate) Password Strength NOTE: The password strength is shown with a color indicator Figure 20 Strong Password Strength 3. After an acceptable password has been created, a confirmation message will appear on the screen (Figure 21). 4.
  • Page 29 SADP Software Activation (v2.2.3.5 or higher) 1. Launch the new version of the SADP software (v2.2.3.5). The software will display all Hikvision devices on the network. A new field called “Security” will display whether the DVR/NVR is active or not (Figure 22).
  • Page 30 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 22 Security Field Risky Password The “Strength Meter” does not light up Figure 23 Password Field with “Risky” Unacceptable Password...
  • Page 31 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual A message indicates that the password has to meet minimum requirements Valid password range [8-16]. You can use a combination of numbers, lowercase, uppercase and special characters for your password with at least two kinds of them contained.
  • Page 32 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 26 Password Field with Medium Strength Password Figure 27 Password Field with Strong Strength Bar...
  • Page 33 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 28 Confirmation Window...
  • Page 34 2. Go to Control PanelDevice Management (Figure 15). On the bottom of the screen in the Online Devices section the screen will display all Hikvision devices on the network. A new field called “Security” will display whether the DVR/NVR is active or not (Figure 16).
  • Page 35 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 29 iVMS 4200 Control Panel NVR Status: Inactive Figure 30 Inactive DVR/NVR Status...
  • Page 36 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Risky Password The “Strength Meter” does not light up Figure 31 Activation Window with Risky (Inadequate) Password Strength A message indicates that the password has to meet minimum requirements Valid password range [8-16]. You can use a combination of numbers, lowercase, uppercase and special characters for your password with at least two kinds of them contained.
  • Page 37 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 33 Weak (Adequate) Password Strength Figure 34 Medium (Adequate) Password Strengt...
  • Page 38 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 35 Strong (Adequate) Password Strength NVR Status: Active Figure 36 Active DVR/NVR Status...
  • Page 39 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual • Web Interface Activation (use if the SADP or iVMS-4200 software do not support the activation procedure). 1. In a Web browser (i.e., Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari), type the DVR’s/NVR’s IP address and press Enter. The Activation Window will appear instead of the login page (Figure 23).
  • Page 40 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual The “Strength Meter” does not light up Figure 38 Risky (Inadequate) Password Strength A message indicates that the password has to meet minimum requirements Valid password range [8-16]. You can use a combination of numbers, lowercase, uppercase and special characters for your password with at least two kinds of them contained.
  • Page 41 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 40 Weak (Acceptable) Strength Password Figure 41 Medium (Acceptable) Strength Password...
  • Page 42 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 42 Strong (Acceptable) Strength Password...
  • Page 43 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  Password Strength Levels STRENGTH LEVEL DESCRIPTION Password length is fewer than eight characters, Level 0 (Risky) contains only one type of character, is the same as the user name, and/or is the mirror writing of NVRs will not accept a Level 0 password the user name.

  • Page 44: Chapter 3 Getting Started

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 3 Getting Started Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of your DVR. Startup Your DVR  Ensure the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the unit.

  • Page 45: Rebooting Your Dvr

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 1. Shutdown your DVR by going to Menu > Maintenance, click in the lower left corner to pop-up the Shutdown menu, as shown in Figure 44. Figure 44 Shutdown Menu 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3.

  • Page 46: Setting Date And Time

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Setting Date and Time It is extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events. To setup date and time as following steps: Steps: 1. Enter the System Configuration menu by going to Menu > System Configuration > General.

  • Page 47: Checking The Status Of Your Dvr

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 46 DST Settings Menu 5. To acquire the time and date over an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server, check the Enable NTP checkbox. You can set the interval and enter your own NTP server. 6.
  • Page 48 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 1. Select the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No., firmware version and encode version, as shown in Figure 48. 2. Select the Camera tab to enter the Camera Information menu to view the status of each camera, as shown in Figure 49.
  • Page 49 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 49 Record Information Menu 4. Select the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information, as shown in Figure 50. You can click the refresh button to renew the information displayed.
  • Page 50 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 5. Select the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information, as shown in Figure 51. You can click the refresh button to renew the information displayed. Figure 51 Network Information Menu 6.
  • Page 51 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 52 HDD Information Menu...

  • Page 52: Chapter 4 Live Feed

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 4 Live Feed Watching a Live Feed The Live Feed mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC button multiple times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live Feed mode.

  • Page 53: Operating The Live Feed

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Note: Live View Strategy setting is only valid with IP cameras. Operating the Live Feed In Live Feed mode, you may adjust the settings for individual cameras by left-clicking on the desired display with the mouse. The selected display will be surrounded with a green border, as shown in Figure 53.
  • Page 54 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Capture: Do capture by clicking the icon for a selected display. PTZ Control: If the selected camera is a PTZ camera, you may control it directly from the display. Control a PTZ camera as following steps: Steps: 1.
  • Page 55 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Wiper On/Off 3D-Zoom Image Centralization Menu 4. Click the Close icon to return to the Live Feed mode. Note: PTZ parameters for the camera must be set correctly before the PTZ can be controlled. Digital Zoom Mode: Enable digital zoom on the selected channel.
  • Page 56 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 57 Analog Camera Image Settings Menu Figure 58 IP camera Image Settings Menu 3. For analog camera, there are four preset modes for selection: Standard, Indoor, Dim Light and Outdoor. You can select one according to the real situation. 4.
  • Page 57 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 59 Image Settings Menu Here we can set advanced image parameters like white balance, exposure, WDR, day/night switch, digital noise reduction, backlight compensation and video adjustment. Live View Strategy: Settings for live view strategy to adjust the picture settings of a display as follows 1.
  • Page 58 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual a. Trigger Channel: Click the check box to select the camera(s) which will start recording of both video and POS data during the transaction. Users can select one camera or multiple cameras to be triggered for each POS terminal. Figure 61 Handle Settings b.

  • Page 59: Using Display Menu

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 63 PTZ Linking d. Overlay Zone: Use mouse to choose where on the screen should POS information be displayed. The zone within the yellow rectangle is the overlay zone. Figure 64 Overlay Zone Using Display Menu The Display Menu can be accessed by right-clicking the mouse on any of the display in Live Feed mode.
  • Page 60 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 65 Live Feed Display Menu Menu: Click to go to DVR Main Menu. If the system is locked, you must enter the current Admin password to exit out of the Live Feed.
  • Page 61 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Single Screen/Multi-Screen: Click to switch the display mode. Previous Screen/Next Screen: Click to view the previous/next set of display. In a 2x2 mode, this will show the next four display. In a 3x3 mode, this will show the next nine display. Start/Stop Auto-Switch: Click to start/ stop auto-switch.

  • Page 62: Configuring Live Feed Displays

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual POS events: Click the POS events item. This will bring up a list of all POS events on this day. Before you start Auto-switch, you should set Dwell Time in Live View setting menu by going to Menu >...
  • Page 63 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 66 Display Menu The settings available to configure in this menu include:  Language: The default language used is English.  CVBS Output Standard: Select the output standard to NTSC or PAL, which must be the same with the video input standard.

  • Page 64: Setting Camera Order

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  Device No.: Edit the number of the device.  CVBS Output Brightness: Adjust the video output brightness.  Auto Locktime: Set the auto lock time of menu.  Menu Output Mode: Select the menu output mode from Auto, HDMI, VGA and Main CVBS.

  • Page 65: Channel-Zero Encoding

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 69 Camera Order Settings Menu To set the camera order: 1. Enter the Live View menu, shown in Figure 68 by going to Menu > System Configuration > Live View. 2. Select the View tab. 3.
  • Page 66 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 70 Channel-Zero Encoding Menu 3. Check the checkbox to enable channel-zero encoding. 4. Set the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate. After you set the channel-zero encoding, you can get a view in the remote client or IE browser of all the channels in one screen.
  • Page 67 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual IP Camera Conflicted: If selected, display event information when IP cameras conflict with others. Device Temperature Exception: If selected, display event information when device temperature is abnormal. Hot Spare Exception: If selected, display event information when hot spare function is abnormal.

  • Page 68: Chapter 5 Record Settings

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings Configuring Settings for Recording There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a recording schedule, triggering a recording by motion detection, POS, VCA and/or a sensor alarm Configuring Recording Settings Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first.
  • Page 69 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 4) Select the camera resolution in the Resolution dropdown list. 5) Select the bit rate type in the Bitrate Type dropdown list. The options for the camera bit rate type include Variable and Constant 6) Select the recording Frame Rate to use for the designated camera. A rate of 30 (Full Frame) all the way down to 1/16 of a frame can be selected.

  • Page 70: Configuring Record Schedule

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 2) Select the Post-record time. The post-record time is the time in seconds to also record after a recording has ended. 3) Enter the Erase Video After. The Erase Video After time denotes the amount of days that files will be deleted after its initial recording.
  • Page 71 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 75 Record Schedule Configuration Menu 3. Select the camera to configure from the camera dropdown list. 4. Check the Enable Schedule checkbox to enable the record schedule. If the checkbox is unchecked, the record schedule will be disabled. 5.
  • Page 72 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 76 Record Schedule Configuration Example 5) If there are scheduling errors detected, error messages such as those shown in Figure 77 will appear. Figure 77 Schedule Configuration Error Messages 6) Repeat the above steps to set recoding schedule for other days in the week. ...
  • Page 73 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 3) Setup time periods for schedule. If the All Day checkbox is checked, recording will occur over the entire day. To setup multiple time periods, uncheck All Day and enter the Start/ End Time for the selected day. You can select recording type for each period.
  • Page 74 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 80 Copy to 7. Check the corresponding checkbox of other channels to copy the record schedule to. 8. Click the OK button to save the setting and back to upper level menu or click the Cancel button to back without saving.

  • Page 75: Configuring Holiday Settings

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Configuring Holiday Settings Follow the steps to configure the holiday settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Holiday menu, shown in Figure 81 by going to Menu > Recording Configuration > Holiday. Figure 81 Holiday Settings Menu 2.

  • Page 76: Configuring Settings For Capturing

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 7. Click the Apply button and OK to save settings and exit. Configuring Settings for Capturing Configuring Capture Quality Settings Follow the introductions to configure capture quality settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Capture interface, shown in Figure 83 by going to Menu > Recording Configuration >...
  • Page 77 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 84 Capture Schedule Configuration Menu 3. Select the camera to configure from the camera dropdown list. 4. Check the Enable Schedule checkbox to enable the capture schedule. If the checkbox is unchecked, the capture schedule will be disabled. 5.

  • Page 78: Chapter 6 Playback

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 6 Playback Playing Back a Recording Previously recorded files can be played back using the Playback Interface. You must first search for recordings to play them back. Understanding the Playback Interface It’s important to understand how to use the Playback Interface to efficiently navigate through recorded files.

  • Page 79: Searching For Recorded Files

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 86 Playback Menu Figure 58 shows some of the main features of the Playback Interface, which include: Searching for Recorded Files The Playback Interface allows for easy searching of recorded files. To search for recorded files using the Playback Interface: 1.

  • Page 80: Playing Back Recorded Files

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 5. Select in the Playback Controls to start playback of the recording. Playing Back Recorded Files After finding the recordings you would like to play back, you may use the Playback Controls to navigate through the recording. The controls found under Playback Controls include: Play Forward Button: Button to playback recording.

  • Page 81: Playing Back Multiple Channels

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 87 Full-Screen Playback Mode 6. Clicking will return to the original playback mode. 7. Click the Mute button to turn on and off audio during playback. 8. Click to enable digital zoom. Once enabled, the regular recorded feed will be shown in the lower right corner while the zoomed in view will be shown on the full screen.

  • Page 82: Smart Playback

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Up to 16 channels can be played back at the same time. Smart Playback Search and view events records in HDD more efficiently. Playback will be fast in non-event period, and will be normal speed during event period. To do Smart Playback: 1.

  • Page 83: Smart Search

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 89 Smart Playback Menu Smart search In order to locate motion detection event easily and accurately in the playback progress line, the users are allowed to analyze a certain area (scene) dynamically, and to get all of the related motion detection events that occurred in this area.

  • Page 84: Playing Back Tags

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 2. Enter the Picture interface, shown in Figure 90 by going to Menu > Playback > Picture. Figure 90 Picture Playback Interface 3. Select channel on Channel the dropdown list. 4. Select picture type for Continues, Event, Capture or All. 5.
  • Page 85 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 92 Tag Playback Interface 2. Select channel on the Channel dropdown list. 3. Select tag type for Tag Keyword or All. 4. If tag type was Keyword, Keyword area was editable to allow user to set keywords for fast searching.

  • Page 86: Playing Back Pos Events

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 14. Click to edit the tag name. 15. Click to delete the tag. Playing Back POS events 1. Enter the POS menu, shown in Figure 93 by going to Menu > Playback > POS. Figure 93 POS interface 2.
  • Page 87 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 5. Click on Search to get the result. 6. Click on the green mark on right of result to get record played in the pink area. Note: in small-screen playback mode, there is no POS data overlay function, please switch to full-screen playback mode to get the POS overlay function, which is enabled by default.

  • Page 88: Chapter 7 Backup

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 7 Backup Backing up Video Clips Video clips can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. Selecting Video Clips Video clips can be selected for backup in the Playback Interface using the controls found in the Mark Clip For Export panel, shown in Figure 94.

  • Page 89: Backing Up Video Clips

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 2. Search for the recorded files that you would like to select video clips from (See Searching for Recorded Files on Page 60). Video clips can only be selected in single playback mode. 3. Select the starting position of the video clip by clicking the desired location on the blue recordings bar.
  • Page 90 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 97 Clips Export Interface 2. If video clips were successfully saved to the HDD using the Playback Interface, they will be listed in the Clips Export interface. The camera number as well as the time range and clip size would be listed.
  • Page 91 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual There is also NO WARNING MESSAGE after clicking the Format button to format the storage device. Please proceed with caution and backup all critical data from the storage device before formatting.

  • Page 92: Backing Up Recorded Files

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Backing up Recorded Files Not only can video clips be backed up, full recorded files can also be backed up to a storage medium. To back up recorded files: 1. Search for recorded files using the File Management menu (See Searching for Recorded Files on Page 60).
  • Page 93 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 9. Click the Cancel button to return to the File Management menu. 10. You can also click Quick Export in the Record menu to export all the record files for the selected channel.

  • Page 94: Chapter 8 System Configuration

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 8 System Configuration Configuring Network Settings Network settings must be configured before you’re able to use your DVR over the network. Configuring General Settings To configure network general settings: Enter the Network Configuration menu, shown in Figure 100 by going to Menu >...

  • Page 95: Configuring Ddns

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 101 Network Settings Menu 3. If you have a DHCP server running and would like your DVR to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server, check the DHCP checkbox. The assigned IP information via DHCP is now displayed in the IP address bar after enable DHCP and refreshes the interface.

  • Page 96: Configuring Snmp

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 102 DDNS Settings Menu 2. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox. 3. Select a DDNS type from the DDNS Type selection box. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanetHull, NO-IP, hkDDNS.  IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. ...

  • Page 97: Configuring Upnp

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 103 SNMP Settings Menu 2. Check the Enable SNMP checkbox. 3. Enter the IP address of SNMP host in the Trap Address textbox. 4. Enter the port of SNMP host in the Trap Port textbox 5.
  • Page 98 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 105 More Settings Menu 1. Alarm Host: Send the alarm event or exception message to the alarm host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) Software installed. ...

  • Page 99: Managing User Accounts

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Managing User Accounts By default, your DVR comes with one user account, the Administrator account. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The default password for Administrator should be changed right away for security reasons. The Administrator has the authority to add, delete or configure parameters for many of the system functions.

  • Page 100: Adding A New Remote/Local User

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 107 Edit User Menu 2. Enter the old password in the Old Password textbox. 3. Check the Change Password checkbox. 4. Enter the new password in the Password textbox. 5. You can also enter the User’s MAC or IP Address of the remote PC. If it is configured and enabled, it only allows the remote user with this MAC or IP address to access the device.

  • Page 101: Changing The Permission Of User

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 108 Add User Menu 2. Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User’s MAC or IP Address. Level: Set the user level to Guest or Operator. Different user levels have different default operating permission.
  • Page 102 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 110 Permission Settings Menu 3. Set the operation permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration:  Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of DVR. ...

  • Page 103: Deleting A User

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Camera Configuration:  Local Video Export: Locally exporting recorded files of the selected camera (s).  Local Playback: Locally playing back recorded files of the selected camera (s).  Local PTZ Control: Locally controlling PTZ movement of the selected camera (s). ...
  • Page 104 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 111 Main Menu...

  • Page 105: Resetting Password

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Resetting Password To reset passwords with the new Hikvision Secure Password Strategy, you must use SADP Tools software (v2.2.3.5 Build 20150408) or later (Figure 112). It can be downloaded from our download portal at Helpdesk.usa@hikvision.com.
  • Page 106 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 113 New SADP Tool lets you determine if front-end device is using OLD firmware (V3.1.1build 150122 shown)… Figure 114…or NEW firmware (V3.3.0build 150328 shown)
  • Page 107 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 1. To request a password reset code, create a folder on your PC (Figure 115) into which to export the *.XML file. Figure 115 Create a new folder into which to export the *.XML file 2.
  • Page 108 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 117 Select directory path and click [Choose] 4. Click [Export] (Figure 118) and a file named “DeviceKey.xml” will be generated. 5. Send this “DeviceKey.xml” file to Passwordreset@hikvisionusa.com as an e-mail attachment. Figure 118 Click [Export] and a file named “DeviceKey.xml” will be generated 6.
  • Page 109 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 119 Save this file in same folder where you’ve saved “DeviceKey.xml” 7. In the SADP Tool, highlight the device again, click [Browse] (…), and select the path where you saved the “Encrypt.xml” file (Figure 120). Figure 120 Select device again and click [Browse] to locate the path where you saved the “Encrypt.xml”...
  • Page 110 10. After the password has been entered and confirmed, click [Import] (Figure 121) to import the “Encrypt.xml” file you received and saved from Hikvision Technical Support. Figure 121 Set up a password by clicking [New Password] and [Confirm Password], then click [Import] 11.

  • Page 111: Reference: Password Strength Requirements

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Reference: Password Strength Requirements Hikvision’s new login procedure requires users to create a new password for the admin account upon the first login to all devices. The password must contain 8 to 16 characters, combining numbers, lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and special characters.
  • Page 112 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual NOTE: Types of characters are lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and special characters. Only ASCII characters are allowed. Risky Password The “Strength Meter” does not light up Figure 123 Password Field with “Risky” Unacceptable Password A message indicates that the password has to meet minimum...
  • Page 113 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual NOTE: The password strength is shown with a color indicator. Figure 125 Password Field with Acceptable “Weak” Strength Password Figure 126 Password Field with Acceptable “Medium” Strength Password...
  • Page 114 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 127 Password Field with Acceptable “Strong” Strength Password...

  • Page 115: Configuring Ptz Cameras

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Configuring PTZ Cameras Configuring Basic PTZ Settings Settings for a PTZ camera must be configured before it can be used. Before proceeding, verify that the PTZ and RS-485 of the DVR are connected properly. To configure PTZ settings: 1.

  • Page 116: Customizing Ptz Presets, Patterns And Patrols

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 129 More Settings of PTZ Configuration 3. Select the camera to test in the Camera dropdown list. 4. Using the Directional buttons and other PTZ control buttons (Zoom +/-, Focus +/-, Iris +/-, the speed of the PTZ movement), test the functionality of the PTZ camera. If PTZ camera and protocol supports it, you may also click the Auto-Scan button to test its function.
  • Page 117 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 4. Double-click on a preset number. The current position of the PTZ camera will be set for the selected preset number. 5. To test the newly configured preset, first move the PTZ camera to a different position. Select Recall Preset and click on the preset number.

  • Page 118: Configuring Alarms And Exceptions

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Configuring Alarms and Exceptions Setting up Motion Detection Set up properly, using motion detected recording will increase the number of days your DVR is able to record. It will only record relevant events rather than everything, which will also make searching for events easier.
  • Page 119 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 7. Select the actions to take if motion is detected in the designated regions. Click the Set button to pop up the Handing menu. Figure 132 Trigger Channel Settings Menu 1) Select the Trigger Channel tab and check the checkbox of channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.
  • Page 120 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 134 Handing Settings Menu To set other actions, including:  Full Screen Monitoring: DVR will display the video image in full screen when motion is detected.  Audible Warning: DVR will sound an audio warning if motion is detected in the designated regions of the camera.

  • Page 121: Configuring Alarm Inputs

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 8. Select the Apply button to save the motion detection settings and select OK to return to the previous menu. Selecting the Cancel button without clicking Apply or OK will quit out of the menu without saving settings. Configuring Alarm Inputs Certain actions can also be performed if an alarm input is triggered.

  • Page 122: Configuring Alarm Outputs

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 137 Trigger Channel Settings Menu 1) Select the Trigger Channel tab and check the checkbox of channels which you want the alarm to trigger recording. Click Apply to save the settings. 2) Select the Arming Schedule tab. Choose one day in a week and set an arming schedule.

  • Page 123: Configuring Exceptions

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Trigger an alarm output when an alarm is triggered. To configure alarm output: 1. Enter the Trigger menu by going to Menu > Recording Configuration > Trigger. 2. Select the Alarm Output tab, as shown in Figure 139. Figure 139 Alarm Output Settings Menu 3.
  • Page 124 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 140 Exception Configuration Menu 2. Select the Exception Type to configure. The exception types include:  HDD Full: If selected, trigger action when HDD is full.  HDD Error: If selected, trigger action when errors on the HDD are detected. ...

  • Page 125: Configuring E-Mail Settings

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  Trigger Alarm Output: DVR will trigger alarm output if exception is detected. Selecting this option will enable the Alarm Output list, where the output to trigger can be selected. 4. Select the Apply button to save the exception settings and select to return to the previous menu.

  • Page 126: Configuring Hot Spare Settings

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  Sender Name: The sender name to use when an e-mail is sent out from the DVR.  Sender’s Address: The sender’s address to use when an e-mail is sent out from the DVR.  Enable Attached Picture: Enabling will attach a small picture segment (Interval can be set below the Enable Attached Picture checkbox) to the out-going e-mail.

  • Page 127: Configuring Pos (Point Of Sale) Settings

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Once selected the normal mode, enter all the information required in the Enable tab, including: IPv4 address of the hot spare device, and the Password of the hot spare device. Select the Apply button to save the e-mail settings and select to return to the previous menu.
  • Page 128 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 144 RS232 Setting b. For the TCP Listen mode, Click Set to enter TCP Listen Settings as follows. Figure 145 TCP Setting Note: The IP Address should be exactly the same as the IP Address of POS terminal. For this kind of connection, you should use a hub between the POS terminal and DVR.
  • Page 129 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 146 TCP listening c. For the TCP Receive mode, Click Set to Network Receive Settings as follows. Note: The port should be exactly the same as the port of POS terminal; you can click and edit it via virtual keyboard (The default port number is 10000). Figure 147 TCP Receive mode...
  • Page 130 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 5. Click POS Protocol to select one communication protocol between the POS terminal and DVR. Note: For the communication protocol AVE, it only supports RS-232 connection mode. Note: For the communication protocol Generic, it supports RS-232, TCP Listen and TCP Receive connection modes.
  • Page 131 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 5) Timeout: Click to set the Timeout period. When a message is delivered in abnormal status and can’t be ended, the message will be forced to terminate over the timeout period. The default timeout period is 60s. 6) Extra Line(s): Click to select extra lines (from 0 to 10 lines) to be displayed on the video after detecting of End Line Identifier string.
  • Page 132 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Every POS events will be filtered according to the Descriptions listed in the above interface, and then be labeled by the filter Names. Click Add to add filters. There are three kinds of filter modes. Key Mode String Mode...
  • Page 133 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Value Mode Once selected the filter, click Up and Down to move the filter up and down in the list. The upper the filter, the higher the priority this filter has. If a POS event matches some filters, it will be labeled by the filter name which is listed on the top.
  • Page 134 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 152 POS Setting...

  • Page 135: Chapter 9 Camera Management

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 9 Camera Management Configuring Cameras Adding and Removing IP Cameras Depending on the model of your DVR, IP cameras can be setup and used in conjunction with regular analog cameras. Before configuring IP cameras, please ensure the network settings for your DVR is properly setup.
  • Page 136 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 154 Protocol Management Settings Menu 8. If the IP camera is not online, you can enter the IP address, protocol, configuration port, camera user name and other information on the left side of the interface. 9.
  • Page 137 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 156 IP Camera Management Menu The added cameras will display in a list. You can also configure the added camera. To configure added camera: 1. Click in the added camera list to pop up an Edit IP Camera menu, as shown in Figure 157.
  • Page 138 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 158 Advance Settings Menu 5. Select the Network tab to modify the IP Camera Address and Configuration Port. Click Apply to save the settings. 6. Select Password tab to change the password. Click Apply to save the settings. 7.

  • Page 139: Adding And Removing Analog Cameras

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Adding and Removing Analog Cameras Analog cameras can be enabled and disabled in the Cameras menu. To manage analog cameras: 1. Enter the Cameras menu by going to Menu > Cameras Setup > Cameras. 2. Select the Analog tab, as shown in Figure 159. Figure 159 Analog Camera Settings Menu 3.

  • Page 140: Ip Cameras List Import And Export

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Note: Enable or disable analog cameras function is only for 9000 series Hybrid DVR device. IP cameras List Import and Export The added IP camera list can be imported and exported in the Camera menu. To export IP camera list: 1.

  • Page 141: Poe Information

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 4. Select the list file. 5. Click the Import button. 6. In the pop-up window click Yes to confirm the import and the system will automatically reboot to make it effective 7. Click to exit out of the Import/Export menu. PoE Information Detailed PoE power consumption information and configuration can be accessed in this tab.

  • Page 142: Configuring Privacy Mask

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Configuring Privacy Mask Privacy Mask can be setup to mask off sensitive or private areas in the field of view of a camera. To configure privacy zones: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask menu, shown in Figure 163 by going to Menu > Cameras Setup >...
  • Page 143 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 164 Video Tamper-proof Detection Menu 2. Select the camera to setup video tampering detection in using the camera dropdown list. 3. Check the Enable Tamper-proof checkbox. 4. Adjust the Sensitivity for video tampering detection. 5.

  • Page 144: Configuring Video Loss

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Configuring Video Loss Video loss detection can be enabled on any of the channels on your DVR to detect the loss of video. To configure video loss detection: 1. Enter the Video Loss menu, shown in Figure 165 by going to Menu > Cameras Setup > Video Loss.

  • Page 145: Configuring Video Quality Diagnosis

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 166 OSD Configuration Menu 2. Select the camera to setup OSD configuration in using the camera dropdown list. 3. Configure OSD settings, including:  Camera Name: Name of selected camera.  Display Name: Enable to display camera name in OSD. ...

  • Page 146: Configuring Vca

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 167 Video Quality Diagnosis Configuration Menu Select the camera to setup Video Quality Diagnosis configuration in using the camera dropdown list. Check the Enable Video Quality Diagnosis check box to enable this function. Click the Handing button to set the alarming schedule and linkage action. Configure Diagnosis Mode settings, including: ...
  • Page 147 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Enter the Video Loss menu, shown in Figure 168 by going to Menu > Cameras Setup > VCA. Figure 168 VCA Menu 12. Select the camera to setup VCA in using the camera dropdown list. 13.

  • Page 148: Chapter 10 Raid Configuration

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 10 RAID Configuration Configuring Array and Virtual Disk RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit. A RAID setup stores data over multiple hard disk drives to provide enough redundancy so that data can be recovered if one disk fails.

  • Page 149: Manually Creating Array And Virtual Disk

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 2. Click the One-touch Config button to pop-up a One-touch Array Configuration box as shown below. Figure 170 One-touch Array Configuration 3. Edit the array name in the Array Name text box and click OK to start configuration the array.
  • Page 150 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 171 Create Array Interface 3. Edit the Array Name. 4. Select the RAID Level from RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. 5. Check the checkbox of corresponding disk to select the Physical Disk that you want to configure array.
  • Page 151 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual  Foreground (Recommended): By using foreground initialization, the RAID will be initialized totally and the bad sector of the hard disks can be detected and repaired. The virtual disk can be used only after the initialization is complete. ...

  • Page 152: Rebuilding Array

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 175 Set Hot Spare Interface 18. Set the Hot Spare Type of the selected HDD to Global Hot Spare or the specified hot spare for the existing array. 19. Global Hot Spare: It can be used as the hot spare for any array created in the system. 20.

  • Page 153: Automatically Rebuilding Array

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Automatically Rebuilding Array Enable Auto-rebuild can start rebuilding the array automatically with the hot spare disk when the virtual disk is in Degraded status to ensure the high security and reliability of the data. To set auto-rebuild: 1.

  • Page 154: Repairing Virtual Disk

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 1. Enter the Array interface by going to Menu > System Configuration > RAID > Array tab. 2. Click to pop up the Rebuild Array box. Figure 179 Rebuild Array Interface 3. Select the available physical disk and click OK to confirm to rebuild the array. 4.

  • Page 155: Deleting Array / Vitual Disk

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 180 Virtual Disk Interface 2. Click to repair the virtual disk. 3. After successfully repairing, the following attention box will pop up. Click OK to finish the settings. Figure 181 Repair Attention Message 4. You can see the disk again in the HDD Information interface. Deleting Array / Vitual Disk You can delete the array and virtual disk.

  • Page 156: Migrating And Expanding

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 2. Select an array and click to delete the array. 3. In pop-up attention box, click the Yes button to confirm the array deletion. Note: Deleting array will cause to delete all the data in the array. Migrating and Expanding When the remaining storage space is lower than the actual needs, you can take array migration and online expansion to enlarge the capacity of the virtual disk.
  • Page 157 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 185 Virtual Disk Interface 7. Reboot the device to take effect of the new setting after the migration process finished. 8. Enter the HDD Information interface after rebooting by going to Menu > System Configuration >...

  • Page 158: Upgrading Firmware

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Only migrating from RAID 5 to RAID 5 is supported by the device. If there is no virtual disk existing under the array, the array migration cannot be done. If the virtual disk of the array is under initialization, the array migration cannot be done. Note: After RAID migration and capacity expansion, the expanded capacity for each virtual disk can be calculated by the following formula: Expanded VD capacity = (Original VD Capacity / Original...
  • Page 159 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 190 Upgrade Interface...

  • Page 160: Chapter 11 Disk Management

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 11 Disk Management Managing Disks Checking Disk Status The status of all installed hard disk drives (HDD) and Network hard drives can be checked under the HDD menu. To check the status of installed disks: 1.
  • Page 161 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 1. Enter the HDD menu by going to Menu > System Configuration > HDD. 2. Click the Add NetHDD button to pop up the Add NetHDD menu, as shown in Figure 192. Figure 192 Add NetHDD Menu 3.

  • Page 162: Formatting Disk

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Formatting Disk A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be first formatted before it can be used with your DVR. Formatting the disk will erase all data on it. To format a new disk: 1.

  • Page 163: Enabling Hdd Sleeping Mode

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 3. Check the Overwrite checkbox. 4. Click the Apply button. 5. Click to exit. Enabling HDD Sleeping mode Enabling HDD sleeping mode will allow the HDD enter low power cost work mode when no recording work is detected. To enable HDD sleeping mode: 1.

  • Page 164: Configuring Quota Mode

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 1. Enter the HDD menu by going to Menu > System Configuration > HDD. 2. Select the Record Information tab, as shown in Figure 195. 3. Select the eSATA Usage to Record/Capture or Export from the dropdown list. ...
  • Page 165 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 198 Group Mode Settings Menu 4. Click the Apply button to pop up an attention box as shown below: Figure 199 Attention for reboot 5. Click Yes to reboot and make the settings effective. Click No to cancel the operation. 6.

  • Page 166: Disk Clone

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual reliability by recording the video onto the redundancy HDD and R/W HDD simultaneously. 3) Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group number for each HDD is 1. 4) Click the Apply button to save the settings and click OK to the up level menu. Note: At least 2 hard disks must be installed when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy mode and one of them with R/W property.

  • Page 167: Hdd Detect

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual HDD Detect The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. S.M.A.R.T The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipation failures.
  • Page 168 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 203 Bad Sector Detection Interface 3. Select the HDD you want to configure in the dropdown list. 4. Choose Key Area Detection or All Detection. 5. Click the Detect button to start the detection. 6.

  • Page 169: Managing Files

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Managing Files Searching for Recorded Files Previously recorded files can be searched by criteria in the File Management menu. To search for all recorded files: 1. Enter the File Management menu, shown in Figure 204 by going to Menu > File Management>...

  • Page 170: Searching For Event Files

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 205 Search Result Interface 8. You may now play the selected file by clicking the Play button next to the file. 9. The recorded files can also be exported into a USB storage device. To export recorded files, connect a USB storage device to the DVR, select the record files to export and click the Export button.

  • Page 171: Searching For Captured Picture

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 2. Select the Event Type you want to search. File type includes Alarm Input and Motion files.  If you select type Motion: 1) First you need to choose the cameras that you would like to include in the search. Analog cameras are listed on the first row, preceded with the letter A.

  • Page 172: Searching For Pos Event Files

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 207 Picture Search Searching for POS event files Search and view POS events stored in HDD. To search for specified POS events: Enter File Management menu by going to Menu>File Management>POS. Figure 208 POS events a.
  • Page 173 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Exact match 1) Click to select Exact match, and then click button Add to add POS video records search condition interface as follows. 2) When you set multiple conditions, these settings will be displayed in the windows. The search results will all fit the settings listed.
  • Page 174 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Event Flag match Click to select Event Flag match, and then type in the attributes of the POS Events you want to be searched, including the Filter, Event Flag, Acknowledge and Notes. Guide match Click to select Guide match, and then check the boxes according to which kinds of criterion when do searching, like item name, total, etc.
  • Page 175 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 209 POS search result 1) All results not confirmed will be marked with yellow mark , once you have confirmed the records, you can click on this mark, and it will turn into , which means this incident has been confirmed.

  • Page 176: Locking And Unlocking Recorded Files

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Click on Event Flag to choose kind of Flag which indicates the attribute of this POS record. You can also leave notes in Notes box, which can be searched by keywords in file management system and playback feature. 3) Double click on selected event bar, detailed POS transaction information will show in a pop-up window, as shown below.

  • Page 177: Chapter 1 2 Dvr Management

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual C H A P T E R 1 2 DVR Management Managing System Upgrading the System Firmware The system firmware for your DVR can be updated from a USB storage device or FTP. To update the system firmware from a USB storage device: 1.

  • Page 178: Restoring Default Settings

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual To update the system firmware from FTP: 1. Enter the Upgrade menu by going to Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade. 2. Select the FTP Upgrade tab, as shown in Figure 213. Figure 213 FTP Upgrade Menu 3.
  • Page 179 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 214 Factory Default Menu 2. Select the OK button to restore factory defaults or select to return to the previous menu. Note: Network information such as IP address, subnet mask and gateway will not be restored.

  • Page 180: Exporting & Importing Configuration

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Exporting & Importing Configuration Configuration information from your DVR can be exported to a USB storage device and imported into another DVR. This will allow you to efficiently setup the same configuration on numerous DVRs. To export DVR configuration: 1.

  • Page 181: Viewing System Logs

    DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual 6. In the pop-up window click Yes to confirm the import and the system will automatically reboot to make it effective Click to exit out of the Import/Export menu. Viewing System Logs Many events of your DVR are logged into the system logs. To access the system logs and search for these events: 1.
  • Page 182 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 217 Log Search Results 6. Click under the Detail item to view the detail information, as shown in Figure 218. Figure 218 Log Information 7. Click Previous/Next to view the previous/next log information. 8. Click OK to back to the previous menu. 9.

  • Page 183: Network Detection

    Network detection You can view the network traffic to obtain real-time information and connecting status of your DVR. To view network traffic: 1. Enter the Network Detection menu by going to Menu > System Maintenance > Network Detection. 2. Select the Traffic tab and you can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface, as shown in Figure 219.
  • Page 184 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual Figure 220 Network Detection 3. Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address. 4. Click the Test button to start testing network average delay and packet loss rate. The testing result will pop up on the window. 5.
  • Page 185 DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR User’s Manual To view network status: 1. Enter the Network Stat. menu by going to Menu > Maintenance > Network Detection. 2. Select the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Stat. menu, as shown in Figure 222. Figure 222 Network Stat.

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