Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Network Audio/Video Encoder Installation Pre-Installation The DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder is a highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed with care. Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the Encoder. 1.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Network Audio/Video Encoder Take out the HDD data line from the accessories box. Plug one end of the data line to the circuit board and the other end to the data line port of HDD. Connect the power cord to HDD in the same way.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Front Panel DS-6701HWI/HFI: Description of front panel: Item Description POWER LED Indicator Light in red when the device is powered on; light in orange when the SD card is inserted. VIDEO IN BNC connector for video input.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder DS-6708HWI/HFI and DS-6708HWI/HFI-SATA: Description of front panel: Indicator Description POWER Lights in red when the device is powered on. STATUS Lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD. Valid for DS-6708HWI/HFI-SATA model only.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Rear Panel DS-6701HWI/HFI: Description of rear panel: Item Description ALARM IN /OUT Relay alarm input/output. Note: The alarm output terminal provides no JP2 pin. RS-485 RS-485 serial interface; connect to pan/tilt unit, speed dome, etc. 10M/100Mbps adaptive Ethernet interface (PoE).
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder RS-485 RS-485 serial interface; connect to pan/tilt unit, speed dome, etc. RESET Restore the factory default settings by holding the RESET button for more than 15 seconds after the device is turned on. microSD microSD interface for data storage.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder DS-6716HWI/HFI (-SATA): Description of rear panel: Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connectors for video input. LINE IN 3.5mm two-way audio interface; connect to active pick-up, microphone, etc. AUDIO OUT 3.5mm audio output interface; connect to audio output device, e.g., loudspeaker, etc.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Configuring Network Parameters Purpose: If you don’t know the IP address of the decoder and this is not the first time you use the decoder, you can use SADP (IP finder) software or the Serial port tools to find out the IP address of the decoder and to configure the IP address or other network parameters of it.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder You can also click to refresh the online device list manually. The newly searched devices will be added to the list. Note: You can click on each column heading to order the information; you can click to expand the device table and hide the network parameter panel on the right side, or click to show the network...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Click the Add button to enter the Add Device interface: Edit a nickname for the device and input the IP address, port number (default: 8000), login user name (default: admin) and password (default: 12345) of the device. Note: If you check the Private Domain Mode checkbox, you can add the device by IP server or HiDDNS.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder You can click the buttons on the toolbar to operate in the live view mode, e.g., capture picture, start/stop recording, two-way audio, PTZ control (with PTZ camera connected to the encoder), digital zoom, open/close audio, play back video files, etc.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Access to DS-6700 by Web Browser The DS-6700 can also be accessed by WEB Browser for configuration and operation. The supported WEB browsers include: Internet Explorer 6/7/8/9 and above, Firefox 3.5 and above, Chrome 8 and above, Safari 5.0.2 and above.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window: Icon Description Select the window-division mode Start/Stop live view Capture pictures in live view mode Manually start/stop recording Enable e-PTZ Previous page Next page...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Button Description Zoom in/out Focus near/far Iris open/close Lighter on/off Wiper on/off Adjust speed of pan/tilt movement (level 1~ 7 is selectable) Recording Before you start Make sure the Encoder is connected with HDD (for DS-6700HWI/HFI-SATA) or network disk, and the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Click Edit to enter the Edit Schedule interface. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording. Configure All Day or Customized Period Record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. ...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Click Save to validate the above settings. Playback Purpose: The recorded video files can be remotely played back through the WEB browser. Steps: Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface: Click the camera from the device list for playback.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder Button Operation Button Operation Select window-division mode Play/Pause Stop playing Slow forward Fast forward Play by single frame Stop all channels from playing Capture pictures in playback mode Download video files Start/Stop clipping video files Audio on/off Switch to full-screen live view mode.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-6700 Series Audio/Video Encoder You can click the button to save the searched log files to local directory. 0102001040410...
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