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Network Video Recorder Quick Start Guide UD.6L0202B2052A01...
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(hereinafter referred to be “the Manual”) cannot be reproduced, changed, translated, or distributed, partially or wholly, by any means, without the prior written permission of Hikvision. Unless otherwise stipulated, Hikvision does not make any warranties, guarantees or representations, express or implied, regarding to the Manual.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 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.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. 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.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. •...
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. Series Model Type DS-96128NI-H16 DS-96128NI-H16 Network Video Recorder DS-96128NI-H16/H DS-96128NI-H16/I...
Up to 24 SATA hard disks can be installed on your NVR. Tools Required: Screwdriver. The following section introduces the HDD installation of DS-96128NI-H16 and DS-96128NI-H24 as the example. Steps (for DS-96000NI-H16): 1. Fasten the hard disk mounting handle to the hard disk with screws.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Insert the hard disk along the slot until it is placed into position. 5. Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the NVR. After having finished the installation of all hard disks, close the front panel and lock it with the key again.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Take the front panel off from the device and then the HDD cases appear. 3. Press the blue spring lock of the HDD case according to the direction of arrow and pull the HDD case out. 4.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 6. Repeat the above steps 3-5 to install other hard disks onto the NVR. After having finished the installation of all hard disks, install the front panel back and lock it with the key again. Front Panel Front Panel of DS-96000NI-H16/F16 (/I)
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Front Panel of DS-96000NI-H16/F16(/H) and DS-96000NI-H16/F16(/H/I) Front Panel of DS-96000NI-H24/F24 (/I) Front Panel of DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H) and DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H/I)
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(DS-96128NI-H24) device is soft-off. POWER ON/OFF Power on/off switch. (DS-96128NI-H16) Back to the previous menu. Press to enter the PTZ control mode of the first camera. Double-press for switching between main and auxiliary output. The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Rear Panel Rear Panel of DS-96000NI-H16/F16 Rear Panel of DS-96000NI-H24/F24 Item Description AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output. AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input. FIBER Interface 4 FIBER network interfaces.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Item Description RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R- pins of PTZ receiver respectively. RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. 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 Controller Port the next NVR.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. Controller Connection To connect a controller to the NVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the KB terminal block. 2. Unfasten stop screws from the KB D+, D- pluggable block, insert signal cables into slots and fasten stop screws.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one camera for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the NVR is as follows: Menu Playback Maintenance Shutdown Export VCA Search Record Camera Configuration Manual Behavior Normal Normal Schedule Camera General System Info Logout Record General Search...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes button. Setting the Admin Password Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Login and Logout User Login Purpose: If NVR has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions. Steps: Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Input Password. Click OK to log in.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Menu > Shutdown Click Logout. After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system. Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Select the detected IP camera and click the Add button to add it directly, and you can click the Search button to refresh the online IP camera manually. Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and then click the Add button to add it.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder (Custom) interface. 2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the camera management interface.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder camera. Show the security status of the camera Upgrade the connected IP camera. Security to be active/inactive or the password strength (strong/medium/weak/risk) One-touch RAID Configuration Purpose: To improve the data security, the RAID function can be enabled and then the disk array must be configured if you want to save recording and log files locally.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Recording Before you start: Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. You may refer to the user manual for detailed information. Purpose: Two kinds of record types are introduced in the following section, including Instant Record and All-day Record.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Option 2: Steps: 1. Enter the Playback menu. Right click a camera in live view mode and select Playback from the menu. Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related cameras during playback process. 2.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Just check the camera or cameras if you want to switch playback to another camera or execute simultaneous playback of multiple cameras. Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. Steps: 1.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. VCA Detection Purpose: The NVR supports the VCA detection (face detection, line crossing detection and intrusion detection) or receive the VCA alarm (region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection) sent by IP camera.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 2. Enable the VCA detection and configure the rule settings. Please refer to the User Manual for detailed instructions. Please refer to the User Manual for detailed instructions to set the VCA rules. VCA Search The NVR supports the VCA search for the behavior analysis, face capture, people counting and heat map.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks. For avoidance of any network attacks and information leakage, please strengthen your own protection. If the product does not work properly, please contact with your dealer or the nearest service center.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and managing the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in. You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in. Live View The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Icon Description Icon Description Select the window-division mode Open/Close audio Start/Stop all live view Start/Stop two-way Audio Capture pictures in the live view Adjust volume mode Start/Stop all recording Enable/Disable digital zoom Previous/Next page Full screen Select different stream type for live view by clicking the icon...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Choose the day in a week configure the recording schedule. Click a day to set the start time and end time for recording. Select the Record Type for the period. The record type can be Schedule, Motion, Alarm, Motion & Alarm, Motion | Alarm and Event.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 6. You can click to configure advanced record parameters to copy the schedule of current camera to other cameras. 7. Click Save to activate the above settings. Playback The playback interface may differ according to different models. Interface Introduction Name Description...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Button Description Button Description Play/Pause Stop Speed down Speed up Play by single frame Capture Stop all playback Download Start/Stop video clipping Open/Close audio Full screen Reverse playback Transcoded Playback 6. You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point. You can also input the time in the textbox and click button to locate the playback point.
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