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  • Page 1: Digital Video Recorder

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD01394B...

  • Page 2: User Manual

    (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.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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.

  • Page 4: Safety Instruction

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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.

  • Page 5: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. •...
  • Page 6 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model DS-7100HGHI-E1 DS-7104HGHI-E1 DS-7108HGHI-E1 DS-7116HGHI-E1 DS-7100HGHI-F1 DS-7104HGHI-F1 DS-7108HGHI-F1 DS-7116HGHI-F1 DS-7200HGHI-E1 DS-7204HGHI-E1 DS-7208HGHI-E1 DS-7216HGHI-E1 DS-7200HGHI-E2 DS-7208HGHI-E2 DS-7216HGHI-E2 DS-7200HGHI-F1 DS-7204HGHI-F1 DS-7208HGHI-F1 DS-7216HGHI-F1 DS-7200HGHI-F2 DS-7208HGHI-F2 DS-7216HGHI-F2...

  • Page 7: Product Key Features

    Product Key Features General  Connectable to HD-TVI and analog cameras;  Support HIKVISION-C protocol for connecting camera over coax;  Connectable to AHD cameras (-F series DVR);  Connectable to IP cameras; The IP camera connection is not supported by DS-7100 series DVR.
  • Page 8 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  HDD sleeping function;  HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W);  HDD group management;  HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channels. Recording and Playback  Holiday recording schedule configuration; ...
  • Page 9 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating account and define their operating permission, which includes the permission to access any channel;  Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching; ...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table of Contents Product Key Features ..........................6 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................12 Front Panel ............................ 13 IR Remote Control Operations ...................... 20 USB Mouse Operation ........................22 Input Method Description ......................23 Rear Panel ............................. 24 Chapter 2 Getting Started ........................
  • Page 11 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs....................94 6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods ....................95 6.1.8 Playing Back External File ....................96 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ....................97 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ..................... 97 6.2.2 Digital Zoom ........................
  • Page 12 DS-7200HUHI-F2/N ........................209 DS-7300HQHI-F4/N ........................210 DS-8100HQHI-F8/N ........................211 17.2 Glossary ............................212 17.3 Troubleshooting ........................... 213 17.4 Summary of Changes ........................216 17.5 List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras ................... 217 17.6 List of Compatible Third-party IP Cameras ................. 218...

  • Page 13: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 14: Front Panel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.1 Front Panel Front Panel 1: Figure 1. 1 Front Panel of DS-7100 Please refer to Table 1.1 for the description of the front panel of DS-7100 series DVR. Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Icon Description Turns red when DVR is powered up.
  • Page 15 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Front Panel 3: Figure 1. 3 Front Panel of DS-7200HUHI-F/N Table 1. 3 Description of Front Panel Name Function Description POWER Turns yellow when the device s running. Flickers red when data is being read from or written to HDD, and STATUS turns yellow when the SHIFT function is realized.
  • Page 16 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Enters letters “WXYZ”; Multi-channel display in live view. Enters numeral “0”; Shifts the input methods in the editing text field. (Upper and lowercase, alphabet, symbols or numeric input). Navigates between different fields and items in menus. Uses the Up and Down buttons to speed up and slow down the playing of video files in Playback mode.
  • Page 17 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Enters numeral “1”; 1/MENU Accesses the main menu interface. Enters numeral “2”; Enters letters “ABC”; The F1 button when used in a list field will select all items in the list; 2/ABC/F1 Turns on/off PTZ light in PTZ Control mode, and use it to zoom out the image;...
  • Page 18 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Plays or pauses the playing of video files in Playback mode. Advances the video by a single frame in single-frame Playback mode. Stops/starts auto switch in Auto-switch mode. POWER Power on/off switch. Moves the active selection up and down in a menu.
  • Page 19 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Navigates between different fields and items in menus. Uses the Up and Down buttons to speed up and slow down the playing of video files in Playback mode. The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record DIRECTION files.
  • Page 20 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Presses and holds the button for five seconds to turn off audible key beep. Starts wiper (if applicable) in PTZ control mode. Shows/hides the control interface in playback mode. Switches between single screen and multi-screen mode. PREV/FOCUS- Adjusts the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button in PTZ control mode.

  • Page 21: Ir Remote Control Operations

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 6. Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 6 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel.
  • Page 22 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Description In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record files. In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels. In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

  • Page 23: Usb Mouse Operation

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse: Steps: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR. 2.

  • Page 24: Input Method Description

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 7 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 8 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icon Description Icon Description … Number … English letter Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace Switch the keyboard...

  • Page 25: Rear Panel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.5 Rear Panel The rear panel vaires according to different models. Please refer to the actual product. The following figures are for reference only. Rear Panel 1: Figure 1. 8 Rear Panel of DS-7100 Table 1. 9 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN...
  • Page 26 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Rear Panel 3: Figure 1. 10 Rear Panel of DS-7200HGHI-E1/E2 Rear Panel 4: Figure 1. 11 Rear Panel of DS-7200HQHI-F1/N Rear Panel 5: Figure 1. 12 Rear Panel of DS-7200HQHI-F2/N Table 1. 11 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN...
  • Page 27 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Rear Panel 6: Figure 1. 13 Rear Panel of DS-7200HUHI-F/N The rear panels of DS-7208HUHI-F1/N and DS-7208HUHI-F2/N provide 8 video input interfaces. The rear panel of DS-7216HUHI-F2/N provides 16 video input interfaces. Table 1. 12 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN...
  • Page 28 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Rear Panel 7: Figure 1. 15 Rear Panel of DS-8100HQHI-F8/N The rear panel of DS-8104HQHI-F8/N and DS-8108HQHI-F8/N provide 4 and 8 video input interfaces respectively. Table 1. 13 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for TVI and analog video input.

  • Page 29: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 30: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Dvr

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

  • Page 31: Activating The Device

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 Activating the Device Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software. Steps: 1.

  • Page 32: Basic Configuration In Startup Wizard

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.3 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard 2.3.1 Configuring the Signal Input Channel Purpose: After the startup and login, the device system enters the Wizard for configuring the signal input. You can also click Menu > Camera > Signal Input Status to configure the signal input. Steps: Check the checkbox to select different signal input types: TVI/CVBS, AHD, and IP (For E series DVR, there is no signal input configuration interface.).

  • Page 33: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.3.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration Purpose: By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. You can follow it to complete the basic configuration. Selecting the language: Steps: 1. Select the language from the dropdown list. 2.
  • Page 34 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 9 General Network Configuration 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100HQHI-F/N series, with three working modes configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance; and 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface or 1 self-adaptive 10M/100Mbps network interface provided for other models.
  • Page 35 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 11 Set Advanced Network Parameters 6. Click Next button after configuring the advanced network parameters, which will take you to the HDD Management interface as shown in Figure 2.12. Figure 2. 12 HDD Management 7.
  • Page 36 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 13 IP Camera Management 10. After finishing IP Camera settings, click Next to enter the Record Settings interface. 11. Click the icon , and you can enable the continuous recording or motion detection recording for all channels of the device.

  • Page 37: Login And Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.4 Login and Logout 2.4.3 User Login Purpose: You have to log in to the device before operating the menu and other functions Steps: 1. Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Figure 2. 15 Login Interface 2.

  • Page 38: User Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.4.4 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to perform some operations, you need to enter the user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1.

  • Page 39: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera The IP camera connection is not supported by DS-7100 series DVR. Purpose: Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Steps: 1.

  • Page 40: Adding The Online Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 21 Set New Password Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create the new password for the camera and confirm it. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED–We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 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.
  • Page 41 Digital Video Recorder User Manual of the DVR’s). Or you can click the One-touch Adding button to add all cameras (with the same admin password) from the list. Make sure the camera to add has already been actiavted by setting the admin password, and the admin password of the camera is the same with the DVR’s.

  • Page 42: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 25 Successfully Added IP Cameras Please refer to Chapter 17.1 Specifications for the number of connectable IP cameras for different models. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.
  • Page 43 Digital Video Recorder User Manual channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list. 2. Click OK to save the settings and exit from the editing interface. 3. Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon to edit the advanced parameters.

  • Page 44: Configuring The Signal Input Channel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.6 Configuring the Signal Input Channel Purpose: The F1/N, F2/N, and F1/F2 series DVR supports the AHD video input. You must define each analog channel to TVI/CVBS, AHD or IP signal input before connecting the camera. And the channel must be connected with the same video input type which you configure on the menu.
  • Page 45 Digital Video Recorder User Manual selected, only the AHD signal input can be connected.  For DS-7200HUHI-F/N series, the default TVI/CVBS signal input type also supports the auto detection of 3MP signal. Each two types of the signals can be mixed randomly. ...

  • Page 46: Chapter 3 Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 47: Introduction Of Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 48: Operations In Live View Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 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. •...

  • Page 49: Main/Aux Output Switching

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu 3.2.2 Main/Aux Output Switching  Only the DS-7200HQHI-F/N, DS-7200HUHI-F/N, DS-7300HQHI-F/N and DS-8100HQHI-F/N series support Aux/Main output switch.  When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS output as the main output.
  • Page 50 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 3. 4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons Icons Description Icons Description Icons Description Enable/Disable Instant Playback Mute/Audio on Manual Record PTZ Control Digital Zoom Image Settings Close Live View Face Detection Information Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes.
  • Page 51 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3. 6 Enable Face Detection You can configure face detection only when it is supported by the connected camera. Move the mouse onto the Information icon to show the real-time stream information, including the frame rate, bit rate, resolution and stream type.

  • Page 52: Channel-Zero Encoding

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.3 Channel-Zero Encoding This section is not applicable to DS-7100/7200HGHI-E1/E2 series DVR. Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from 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 for you.

  • Page 53: Adjusting Live View Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: 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. Steps: 1.

  • Page 54: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface. Menu>...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 56: Configuring Ptz Settings

    4. Select the parameters of the PTZ camera from the dropdown list. All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to HIKVISION-C (Coaxitron). Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera/dome.
  • Page 57 Digital Video Recorder User Manual When the Coaxitron protocol is selected, all the other parameters like the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity and flow control are not configurable. 5. (Optional) Click Copy button to copy the settings to the other channels. Select the channels you want to copy to and click OK to return to the PTZ Parameters Settings interface.

  • Page 58: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols And Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: 1.

  • Page 59: Customizing Patrols

    5. Click the Call Preset button to call it. When the Coaxitron camera/dome connected and the PTZ protocol is selected to HIKVISION-C (Coaxitron), you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera/dome. Use the directional buttons on the PTZ control panel to operate the menu.

  • Page 60: Calling Patrols

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 7 Key point Configuration 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.

  • Page 61: Calling Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 9 PTZ Settings 2. Choose pattern number in the dropdown 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.

  • Page 62: Customizing Linear Scan Limit

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit Purpose: The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range. This function is supported by some certain models. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >...

  • Page 63: One-Touch Park

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 12 PTZ Panel - One-touch 3. Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it. You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect.

  • Page 64: Ptz Control Panel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.3 PTZ Control Panel To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported. OPTION 1: In the PTZ Settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is 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...

  • Page 65: Chapter 5 Recording Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Recording Settings...

  • Page 66: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5. 1 HDD- General 2. Click Advanced tab to check the storage mode of the HDD. (Menu>HDD>Advanced) 1) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity.
  • Page 67 The H.264+ can not be used with the SVC at the same time.  For the connnected IP camera, the H.264+ should be supported by the camera and added to the DVR with the HIKVISION protocol.  You should reboot the device to activate the new settings after enabling the H.264+.
  • Page 68 Digital Video Recorder User Manual select sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space.  The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.  Redundant HDD is required for the redundant record function. For detailed information, see Chapter 12.3.2 Setting HDD Property.

  • Page 69: Configuring Recording Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule  The DS-7100 models support continuous, motion and event triggered recording types, and other models support continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, event and POS triggered recording types. ...
  • Page 70 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 8 Edit Schedule- All Day To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Figure 5. 9 Edit Schedule- Set Time Period Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. ...
  • Page 71 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 11 Draw the Schedule Click and drag the mouse on the schedule. Click on the other area except for the schedule table to finish and exit from the drawing. You can repeat step 4 to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy to.

  • Page 72: Configuring Motion Detection Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the DVR 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, notifying the surveillance center, sending email and so on.

  • Page 73: Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 15 Alarm Settings 2. Click the Alarm Input tab. Figure 5.
  • Page 74 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 18 Copy Alarm Input 3. Configure the schedule. Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule, while you may choose Alarm as the record type.

  • Page 75: Configuring Event Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.5 Configuring Event Recording Purpose: The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, 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).
  • Page 76 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 20 Set Trigger Camera of VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras. 5. Enter Record Schedule Settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set Event as the record type.

  • Page 77: Configuring Manual Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.6 Configuring Manual Recording Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. Using manual record, you don’t need to set a schedule for recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual Record interface. Menu> Manual Figure 5.

  • Page 78: Configuring Holiday Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Steps: 1. Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record 2.
  • Page 79 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 24 Edit Schedule- Holiday  Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped each other.  In the time table of the channel, both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed. ...

  • Page 80: Configuring Redundant Recording

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. Before you start: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant.
  • Page 81 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 27 Encoding Parameters 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings. 5) If the encoding parameters can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply the settings.

  • Page 82: Configuring Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.9 Configuring HDD Group Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD>Advanced 2. Select Advanced on the left bar. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 13.3 Managing HDD Group.

  • Page 83: Files Protection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.10 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files Steps: 1. Enter Export Settings interface. Menu>...
  • Page 84 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5. 31 HDD General 2. Click to edit the HDD you want to protect. Figure 5. 32 HDD General- Editing 3. Set the HDD to Read-only. 4.

  • Page 85: Configuring 1080P Lite

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.11 Configuring 1080P Lite Purpose: When the 1080P Lite Mode is enabled, the encoding resolution at 1080P Lite (real-time) is supported. If not, up to 1080P (non-real-time) is supported. This section appplicable DS-7100HQHI-F/N, DS-7200HQHI-F/N, DS-7300HQHI-F/N DS-8100HQHI-F/N series DVR only.

  • Page 86: Chapter 6 Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 87: Playing Back Record Files

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Instant Playback Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.

  • Page 88: Playback Interface

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View Playback by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2.

  • Page 89: Playing Back By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 4 Playback Interface Select the channel(s) if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Figure 6. 5 Toolbar of Playback Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...
  • Page 90 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Enter the Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface. 3. Select Alarm Input, Motion, VCA as the event type, and specify the start time and end time for search. Figure 6.

  • Page 91: Playing Back By Tag

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Event Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files. Pre-play: The time you set to play back before the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back from 9:59:55.
  • Page 92 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Figure 6. 10 Add Tag Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 3. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).

  • Page 93: Playing Back By Smart Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 12 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to return to the search interface.  Pre-play and post-play can be configured.  You can click button to select the previous or next tag.
  • Page 94 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 14 Smart Playback Interface 4. Select a date in the calendar and click the button to play. Refer to Table 6.2 for the descriptions of the buttons on the Smart Playback Toolbar. Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...

  • Page 95: Playing Back By System Logs

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Play Related Video at: Set the speed to play the related video. Max. 8/4/2/1 are selectable. Pre-play and post-play is not available for the motion event type. 7. Click to search and play the matched video files. 8.

  • Page 96: Playing Back By Sub-Periods

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 18 Result of System Log Search 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. 4.

  • Page 97: Playing Back External File

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 20 Interface of Sub-periods Playback 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 the 6-screen display mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously.

  • Page 98: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: 1. Go to Playback interface and click button until the speed changes to Single frame.
  • Page 99 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 23 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click to play back the record files reversely.

  • Page 100: Chapter 7 Backup

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 101: Backing Up Record Files

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD.
  • Page 102 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 2 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 5. Select video files from the Chart or List to export, and click the button Export to enter the Export interface. You can also click Export All to select all the video files for backup and enter the Export interface. Figure 7.

  • Page 103: Backing Up By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 5 Export Finished The backup of video files using USB writer or SATA writer has the same operating instructions. Please refer to steps described above. 7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.

  • Page 104: Backing Up Video Clips

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 7 Result of Event Search Export the video files. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search for details. 7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips in playback mode to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or SATA writer.
  • Page 105 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 9 Storage Device Management 2. Backup device management. Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it.

  • Page 106: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

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  • Page 107: Setting Motion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set detection area and sensitivity. Check checkbox to enable motion detection.
  • Page 108 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 4 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions).

  • Page 109: Setting Sensor Alarms

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set up handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8.
  • Page 110 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 7 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 5. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
  • Page 111 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 9 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 112: Detecting Video Loss

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.

  • Page 113: Detecting Video Tampering

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.

  • Page 114: Setting All-Day Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.5 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The device provides two ways to diagnose the video quality: manual and all-day. Perform the following steps to set the threshold of the diagnosing and the linkage actions. Steps: 1.
  • Page 115 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 15 Set Arming Schedule of Video Quality Diagnostics 3) Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of video quality diagnostics alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 116: Handling Exceptions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.6 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. •...
  • Page 117 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 18 Detailed Event 3. Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions. 4. Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 118: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI, VGA or CVBS monitor) displays in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 119 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 20 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3. Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also click Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. Click the OK button to complete the arming schedule setting of alarm output.

  • Page 120: Chapter 9 Pos Configuration

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  • Page 121: Configuring Pos Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual This chapter is applicable to DS-7300HQHI-F/N and DS-8100HQHI-F/N series DVR only. 9.1 Configuring POS Settings Steps: Enter the POS settings interface. Menu > Configuration > POS> POS Settings Select the POS from the drop-down list. Up to 8 POS units are selectable. Check the checkbox to enable the POS feature.
  • Page 122 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 3 TCP Connection Settings  UDP Connection When using UDP connection, the port must be set from 0 to 65535, and the port for each POS machine must be unique. Figure 9. 4 UDP Connection Settings ...
  • Page 123 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Multicast Connection When connecting the DVR and the POS machine via Multicast protocol, set the multicast address and port. Figure 9. 7 Multicast Settings  Sniff Connection Connect the DVR and the POS machine via Sniff. Configure the source address and destination address settings.
  • Page 124 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 10 Copy POS Settings...

  • Page 125: Configuring Overlay Channel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.2 Configuring Overlay Channel Purpose: You can assign the POS machine to corresponding channel on which you want to overlay. Steps: Enter the POS settings interface. Menu > Configuration > POS> Overlay Channel Click to select an analog or IP camera from the camera list on the right, and then click a POS item from the POS list you want to overlay on the selected camera.

  • Page 126: Configuring Pos Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.3 Configuring POS Alarm Purpose: Set the POS alarm parameters to trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notifying the surveillance center, sending email and so on. Steps: Enter the POS settings interface. Menu >...
  • Page 127 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8. Select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the POS alarm. Set PTZ linking parameters and click the OK button to complete the settings of the alarm input. Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage. Figure 9.

  • Page 128: Chapter 10 Vca Alarm

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  • Page 129: Face Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Purpose: The DVR can receive the VCA alarm (line crossing detection, intrusion detection, sudden scene change detection and audio exception detection) sent by analog camera, and the VCA detection must be enabled and configured on the camera settings interface first.

  • Page 130: Vehicle Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.2 Vehicle Detection Purpose: Vehicle Detection is available for the road traffic monitoring. In Vehicle Detection, the passed vehicle can be detected and the picture of its license plate can be captured. You can send alarm signal to notify the surveillance center and upload the captured picture to FTP server.

  • Page 131: Line Crossing Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Please refer to the User Manual of Network Camera for the detailed instructions for the vehicle detection. 10.3 Line Crossing Detection Purpose: This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects cross a set virtual line. The line crossing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left.
  • Page 132 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 6 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection Click Apply to activate the settings. The sudden scene change detection and the line crossing detection cannot be enabled at the same channel.

  • Page 133: Intrusion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.4 Intrusion Detection Purpose: Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface.
  • Page 134 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 8 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection Click Apply to save the settings. The sudden scene change detection and the intrusion detection cannot be enabled at the same channel.

  • Page 135: Region Entrance Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.5 Region Entrance Detection Purpose: Region entrance detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter a pre-defined virtual region from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface.

  • Page 136: Loitering Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual detection.  Up to 4 rules can be configured. 10.7 Loitering Detection Purpose: Loitering detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which loiter in a pre-defined virtual region for some certain time, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. ...

  • Page 137: Unattended Baggage Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Please refer to the Chapter 9.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the parking detection.  The Threshold[5s-20s] in the Rule Settings defines the time of the vehicle parking in the region. If you set the value as 10, alarm is triggered after the vehicle stay in the region for 10s.

  • Page 138: Defocus Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 10 Set Audio Exception Detection Rules Check the checkbox of Audio Loss Exception to enable the audio loss detection function. Check the checkbox of Sudden Increase of Sound Intensity Detection to detect the sound steep rise in the surveillance scene.

  • Page 139: Chapter 11 Vca Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 11 VCA Search...

  • Page 140: Face Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual With the configured VCA detection, the device supports the VCA search for the behavior search, face search, plate search, people counting and heat map results. The DS-7100 series DVR do not support the VCA search. 11.1 Face Search Purpose: When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD, you can enter the Face Search interface to...

  • Page 141: Behavior Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11. 2 Face Search Interface 7. Play the face picture related video file. You can double click on a face picture to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.
  • Page 142 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Select the camera (s) for the behavior search. 3. Specify the start time and end time for searching the matched pictures. Figure 11. 4 Behavior Search Interface 4. Select the VCA detection type from the dropdown list, including the line crossing detection, intrusion detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, parking detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection and fast moving detection.

  • Page 143: Plate Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 11.3 Plate Search Purpose: You can search and view the matched captured vehicle plate picture and related information according to the plate searching conditions including the start time/end time, country and plate No.. Steps: 1. Enter the Plate Search interface. Menu>VCA Search>...
  • Page 144 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11. 7 People Counting Interface 6. You can click the Export button to export the statistics report in excel format.

  • Page 145: Heat Map

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 11.5 Heat Map Purpose: Heat map is a graphical representation of data represented by colors. The heat map function is usually used to analyze the visit times and dwell time of customers in a configured area. The heat map function must be supported by the connected IP camera and the corresponding configuration must be set.

  • Page 146: Chapter 12 Network Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 12 Network Settings...

  • Page 147: Configuring General Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate DVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 12. 1 Network Settings Interface 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100HQHI-F/N series, with three working modes configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance;...

  • Page 148: Configuring Advanced Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 12.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: The DVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface. Figure 12.

  • Page 149: Configuring Ddns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. After configuration, you can access and manage the DVR by your mobile phone on which the EZVIZ Cloud P2P application is installed or by the website (www.ezviz7.com). For more operation instructions, please refer to the help file on the official website (www.ezviz7.com).
  • Page 150 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 6 PeanutHull Settings Interface • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com).
  • Page 151 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 9 Login Interface 2) Click to register an account if you do not have one and use the account to log in. Figure 12. 10 Register an Account 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device.

  • Page 152: Configuring Ntp Server

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual via web browser or Client Software with the Device Domain (Device Name).  OPTION 1: Access the Device via Web Browser Open a web browser, and enter http://www.hik-online.com/alias in the address bar. Alias refers to the Device Domain on the device or the Device Name on the HiDDNS server.

  • Page 153: Configuring Nat

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DVR is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44). If the DVR is set in a more customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization.

  • Page 154: Configuring More Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 16 External Port Settings Dialog Box 2) Click Apply button to save the settings. 3) You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 12. 17 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual 12.2.6 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.

  • Page 155: Configuring Https Port

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The Server Port should be set to the range of 2000-65535 and it is used for remote client software access. The HTTP port is used for remote IE access. Figure 12. 19 Configure More Settings Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

  • Page 156: Configuring Email

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 21 Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the certificate request. 2) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature.

  • Page 157: Checking Network Traffic

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 23 Email Settings Interface 3. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.
  • Page 158 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 25 Network Traffic Interface 2. You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second.

  • Page 159: Configuring Network Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of DVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 12.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >...
  • Page 160 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 28 Packet Export Attention Up to 1M data can be exported each time.

  • Page 161: Checking Network Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.4.3 Checking Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect 2. Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection interface. 3.
  • Page 162 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics interface. Figure 12. 32 Network Stat. Interface 3. View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.

  • Page 163: Chapter 13 Hdd Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 HDD Management...

  • Page 164: Initializing Hdds

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 13. 1 HDD Information Interface 2.

  • Page 165: Managing Network Hdd

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to DVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 13. 6 HDD Information Interface 2.
  • Page 166 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 8 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.

  • Page 167: Managing Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.3 Managing HDD Group 13.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu >...

  • Page 168: Setting Hdd Property

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 14 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9. In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 13.3.2 Setting HDD Property Purpose: The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W). Before setting the HDD property, please set the storage mode to Group (refer to step1-4 of Chapter 13.3.1 Setting HDD Groups).

  • Page 169: Configuring Quota Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 13. 16. The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.

  • Page 170: Configuring Cloud Storage

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.5 Configuring Cloud Storage Purpose The cloud storage facilitates you to upload and download the recorded files at any time and any place, which can highly enhance the efficiency. Cloud storage is only applicable to HQHI-F/N and HUHI-F/N series DVR. Steps 1.
  • Page 171 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 19 Record Schedule The POS recording is supported by DS-7300HQHI-F/N and DS-8100HQHI-F/N series DVR only. 8. Upload the event triggered recording files to the cloud storage. 1) Back to enter the cloud storage interface, and select the camera you have set in the recording schedule interface.

  • Page 172: Checking Hdd Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.6 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on DVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.

  • Page 173: Checking S.m.a.r.t Information

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information Purpose: 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 anticipating failures. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Detect interface. Menu >...

  • Page 174: Detecting Bad Sector

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.8 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Detect interface. Menu>HDD>HDD Detect 2. Click the Bad Sector Detection tab to enter the interface. 3.

  • Page 175: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3.

  • Page 176: Chapter 14 Camera Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 14 Camera Settings...

  • Page 177: Configuring Osd Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 14.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date/time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings. 3.

  • Page 178: Configuring Privacy Mask

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed or recorded by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2.

  • Page 179: Configuring Video Parameters

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 14.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image Figure 14. 5 Image Settings Interface (Analog Camera) Figure 14. 6 Image Settings Interface (IP Camera) 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3.

  • Page 180: Chapter 15 Dvr Management And Maintenance

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 15 DVR Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 181: Viewing System Information

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 15.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device.
  • Page 182 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15. 2 Log Search Interface 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start search log files. 4.
  • Page 183 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15. 4 Log Information Interface 6. If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu, as shown in Figure 15.5. Figure 15. 5 Export Log Files 7.

  • Page 184: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 15.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info Purpose: The information of added IP camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, manage port, password of admin, etc. And the exported file can be edited on your PC, like adding or deleting the content, and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it.

  • Page 185: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 15.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the DVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one DVR can be imported to multiple DVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.

  • Page 186: Upgrading System

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 15.5 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your DVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 15.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your DVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.

  • Page 187: Restoring Default Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 15.6 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 15. 9 Restore Defaults Select the restoring type from the following three options. Restore Defaults: Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.

  • Page 188: Chapter 16 Others

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  • Page 189: Configuring General Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 16.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Select the General tab. Figure 16. 1 General Settings Interface 3.

  • Page 190: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 16.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port The RS-232 serial port is not supported by DS-7304HQHI-F4/N and DS-8100HQHI-F8/N series NVR. Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: • Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the NVR through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal.

  • Page 191: Configuring Dst Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 16.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 16. 3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.

  • Page 192: Configuring More Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 16.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 16.3 and 16.4. Figure 16.

  • Page 193: Managing User Accounts

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 16.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the DVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is set when you start the device for the first time. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
  • Page 194 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission. • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration by default. •...

  • Page 195: Deleting A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual • Remote Camera Management: Remotely enabling and disabling analog camera (s), and adding, deleting and editing of network camera (s). This function is supported by HDVR series. • Remote Serial Port Control: Configuring settings for RS-485 port. •...

  • Page 196: Editing A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 16.5.3 Editing a User For the added user accounts, you can edit the parameters. Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Select the user to be edited from the list, as shown in Figure 16. 11. Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown in Figure 16.

  • Page 197: Chapter 17 Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 17 Appendix...

  • Page 198: Specifications

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 17.1 Specifications DS-7100HGHI-E1 Model DS-7104HGHI-E1 DS-7108HGHI-E1 DS-7116HGHI-E1 Video compression H.264 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) Supported camera types 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz Video/Audio CVBS input Support input Audio compression G.711u Audio input/Two-way audio...

  • Page 199: Ds-7200Hghi-E1

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HGHI-E1 Model DS-7204HGHI-E1 DS-7208HGHI-E1 DS-7216HGHI- E1 Video compression H.264 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI video BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) input Supported camera types 720P/25 Hz, 720P/30 Hz Video/Audio CVBS input Support input 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch IP video input...

  • Page 200: Ds-7200Hghi-E2

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HGHI-E2 Model DS-7208HGHI-E2 DS-7216HGHI- E2 Video compression H.264 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HD-TVI video BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) input Supported camera types 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz Video/Audio CVBS input Support input 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 1080p resolution Audio compression G.711u...

  • Page 201: Ds-7100Hghi-F1

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7100HGHI-F1 Model DS-7104HGHI-F1 DS-7108HGHI-F1 DS-7116HGHI-F1 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) Supported HDTVI input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz Video/Audio Supported AHD input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz input CVBS input Support Audio input/ Two-way audio 1-ch , RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ) input 1-ch, 1920 ×...

  • Page 202: Ds-7200Hghi-F1

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HGHI-F1 Model DS-7204HGHI-F1 DS-7208HGHI-F1 DS-7216HGHI-F1 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) Supported HD TVI input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz Supported AHD input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz, Video/Audio CVBS input Support input 1-ch 2-ch...

  • Page 203: Ds-7200Hghi-F2

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HGHI-F2 Model DS-7208HGHI-F2 DS-7216HGHI- F2 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) HD TVI input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz AHD input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz Video/Audio CVBS input Support input 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 1080p resolution 1-ch...

  • Page 204: Ds-7100Hqhi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7100HQHI-F1/N Model DS-7104HQHI-F1/N DS-7108HQHI-F1/N DS-7116HQHI-F1/N Video compression H.264+/H.264 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported HD TVI 1080p/25Hz, 1080p/30Hz, 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz, 720P/50Hz, 720p/60Hz input Video/Audio Supported AHD 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz input input...

  • Page 205: Ds-7200Hqhi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HQHI-F1/N Model DS-7204HQHI-F1/N DS-7208HQHI-F1/N DS-7216HQHI-F1/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported 1080p/25Hz, 1080p/30Hz, 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz, 720P/50Hz, 720p/60Hz HDTVI input Supported AHD Video/Audio 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz input input CVBS input...

  • Page 206: Ds-7200Hqhi-F2/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HQHI-F2/N Model DS-7208HQHI-F2/N DS-7216HQHI-F2/N Video compression H.264+/H.264 8-ch 16-ch Video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported HDTVI 1080p/25Hz, 1080p/30Hz, 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz, 720P/50Hz, 720p/60Hz input Video/Audio Supported AHD input 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz input CVBS input Support 2-ch...

  • Page 207: Ds-7100Hghi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7100HGHI-F1/N Model DS-7104HGHI-F1/N DS-7108HGHI-F1/N DS-7116HGHI-F1/N Video compression H.264+/H.264 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported HD TVI input 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz Video/Audio Supported AHD input 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz input CVBS input Support Audio compression...

  • Page 208: Ds-7200Hghi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HGHI-F1/N Model DS-7204HGHI-F1/N DS-7208HGHI-F1/N DS-7216HGHI- F1/N 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω) HD TVI input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz AHD input 720p/25 Hz, 720p/30 Hz Video/Audio CVBS input Support input 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch...

  • Page 209: Ds-7200Huhi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HUHI-F1/N Model DS-7204HUHI-F1/N DS-7208HUHI-F1/N Video compression H.264+/H.264 4-ch 8-ch Video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported HDTVI 1080p/25Hz, 1080p/30Hz, 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz, 720P/50Hz, 720p/60Hz, 3MP input Supported 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz Video/Audio input input CVBS input Support 2-ch...

  • Page 210: Ds-7200Huhi-F2/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7200HUHI-F2/N Model DS-7204HUHI-F2/N DS-7208HUHI-F2/N DS-7216HUHI-F2/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported HDTVI 1080p/25Hz, 1080p/30Hz, 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz, 720P/50Hz, 720p/60Hz, 3MP input Video/Audio Supported 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz input AHD input CVBS input...

  • Page 211: Ds-7300Hqhi-F4/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7300HQHI-F4/N Model DS-7304HQHI-F4/N DS-7308HQHI-F4/N DS-7316HQHI-F4/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported 1080p/25Hz, 1080p/30Hz, 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz, 720P/50Hz, 720p/60Hz HDTVI input Supported AHD Video/Audio 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz input input CVBS input...

  • Page 212: Ds-8100Hqhi-F8/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-8100HQHI-F8/N Model DS-8104HQHI-F8/N DS-8108HQHI-F8/N DS-8116HQHI-F8/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Supported 1080p/25Hz, 1080p/30Hz, 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz, 720P/50Hz, 720p/60Hz HDTVI input Supported AHD 720p/25Hz, 720p/30Hz Video/Audio input input CVBS input...

  • Page 213: Glossary

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 17.2 Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 214: Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 17.3 Troubleshooting  No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally. Possible Reasons: a) No VGA or HDMI connections. b) Connection cable is damaged. c) Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps: 1.
  • Page 215 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1. Check the parameters of Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event). Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the resolution of Main Stream (Event) the same as the one of Main Stream (Continuous). 2.
  • Page 216 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Verify the HDD status is normal. Select “Menu > HDD > General” to view the HDD status, and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally. 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process.

  • Page 217: Summary Of Changes

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 17.4 Summary of Changes Version 3.4.50 Added:  Add the new model: DS-7216HUHI-F2/N. (Chapter 17.1 Specifications)  For DS-7200HUHI-F/N series, the default TVI/CVBS signal input type also supports the auto detection of 3MP signal. (Chapter 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters) ...

  • Page 218: List Of Compatible Hikvision Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 17.5 List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ DS-2CD7153-E V5.1.0 build 131202 1600× 1200 × √ √ DS-2CD754F-EI V5.1.0 build 131202 2048× 1536 √ √ DS-2CD783F-EI V5.1.0 build 131202 2560×...

  • Page 219: List Of Compatible Third-Party Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 17.6 List of Compatible Third-party IP Cameras Max. Manufacturer Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ Axis P3304 1440× 900 × √ √ Sony SNC-RH124 1.7.00 1280× 720 √ √ Samsung SND-5080P 3.10_130416 1280× 1024 √ Vivotek FD8134 0107a...
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