Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS NVR Installation .............................. 5 Hard Disk Installation ............................. 5 Front Panel ..............................10 Rear Panel ..............................17 Peripheral Connections ..........................20 Wiring of Alarm Input ..........................20 Wiring of Alarm Output ........................... 20 Using of Alarm Connectors ........................
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant compliance: 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.
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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 9600NI-ST DS-9608NI-ST Network Video Recorder DS-9616NI-ST DS-9632NI-ST DS-9664NI-ST 9600NI-RT...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder disks can be installed; for DS-9600NI-XT, up to 16 SATA hard disks can be installed, and up to 8 SATA hard disks can be installed for other models. Tools Required: Screwdriver. Steps (for DS-9600NI-ST/RT/XT): 1.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 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. Steps (for DS-8600NI-ST): 1.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws. Steps (for DS-7600NI-ST/SP and DS-7700NI-ST/SP): Remove the cover from the NVR by unfastening the screws on the rear and side panel. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Front Panel DS-9600NI-ST/RT DS-9600NI-XT DS-8600NI-ST Name Function Description ALARM Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready LED is normally blue, indicating that the device is READY functioning properly. Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote. STATUS Turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR Status...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description Guard LED turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected. GUARD The LED turns off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm status can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description channels. Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful login). Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep. MENU/WIPER In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if applicable).
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7700NI-ST/SP Name Function Description POWER Turns green when NVR is powered up. READY The LED is green when the device is running normally. The light is green when the IR remote control is enabled; The light is red when the function of the composite keys (SHIFT) Status STATUS...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light and when the image is zoomed in, the key is used to zoom out. Enter numeral “3”; Enter letters “DEF”; 3/DEF/F2 The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7600NI-ST/SP: Name Function Description USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. POWER Turns green when NVR is powered up. READY The LED is green when the device is running normally. The light is green when the IR remote control is enabled;...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; 7/PQRS/REC Open the manual record interface. Enter numeral “8”; Enter letters “TUV”; 8/TUV/PTZ Access PTZ control interface. Enter numeral “9”; 9/WXYZ/PRE Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-channel display in live view.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Rear Panel DS-9600NI-ST/RT and DS-8600NI-ST DS-9600NI-XT DS-7700NI-ST DS-7708NI-SP DS-7716 / 7732NI-SP...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Item Description VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. CVBS AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output. VGA AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7600NI-ST DS-7600NI-SP Item Description VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. AUDIO IN BNC connector for audio input. (Also for two-way audio) RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. DB9 connector for VGA output.
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 channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears. Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder The live view interface may differ according to different models. Interface Introduction Name Description Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status of each Channel List channel. Live View Window Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Steps: 1. Click Configuration> Storage> Schedule Settings to enter Record Schedule settings interface. 2. Select the camera to configure the record schedule. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable recording schedule. 4. Choose the day in a week configure the recording schedule. Click a day to set the start time and end time for recording.
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 Click the Playback tab to enter the playback interface. Interface Introduction Name Description...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Click the button to play the searched video file on the current date. Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode. Playback Control Buttons Description Button Description Button Description Play/Pause Stop Speed down Speed up...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST, DS-7700/7600NI-SP and DS-9600NI-XT (RAID disabled) Series NVR: Menu Playback Maintenance Shutdown Export VCA Search Record Camera Configuration Manual Behavior Normal Normal Schedule Camera General System Info Logout...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes button. Changing Default Admin Password This product has default user name and password credentials for first time access. You must change these default credentials to protect against unauthorized access to the product. You may change the password in the startup wizard.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include: Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the upper-right corner of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to add the camera. Or you can click the One-couch Adding button to add all the online IP cameras. The added camera is marked in white while the camera has not been added is marked in yellow.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder added. Click Add to add the camera. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the checkbox of Channel No. in the pop-up window, as shown in the following figure, and click OK to finish adding. One-touch RAID Configuration Purpose: The DS-8600/9600NI models support the RAID storage function.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 5. When the array configuration is completed, click OK button in the pop-up message box to finish the settings. 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.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Option 2: Steps: 1. Enter the Playback menu. Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu. Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click on the Quick Export button. 2.
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.
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