Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter1 Panels Description ................7 1.1 Front Panel ....................7 1.2 Rear Panel ....................14 Chapter 2 Installation and Connections ............19 2.1 DVR Installation ..................19 2.2 Hard Disk Installation ................. 19 2.3 RS-485 and Controller Connection .............
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INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide 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.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model DS-7100HGHI-F1/N DS-7104HGHI-F1/N DS-7108HGHI-F1/N DS-7116HGHI-F1/N DS-7200HGHI-F1/N DS-7204HGHI-F1/N DS-7208HGHI-F1/N DS-7216HGHI-F1/N DS-7100HGHI-E1 DS-7104HGHI-E1 DS-7108HGHI-E1 DS-7116HGHI-E1 DS-7200HGHI-E1 DS-7204HGHI-E1 DS-7208HGHI-E1 DS-7216HGHI-E1 DS-7200HGHI-E2 DS-7208HGHI-E2...
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide DS-7200HUHI-F2/N DS-7204HUHI-F2/N DS-7208HUHI-F2/N DS-7216HUHI-F2/N DS-7204HUHI-F1/S DS-7200HUHI-F1/S DS-7208HUHI-F1/S DS-7204HUHI-F2/S DS-7200HUHI-F2/S DS-7208HUHI-F2/S DS-7216HUHI-F2/S DS-7600HUHI-F2/N DS-7604HUHI-F1/N DS-7608HUHI-F2/N DS-7616HUHI-F2/N DS-7300HUHI-F4/N DS-7304HUHI-F4/N DS-7308HUHI-F4/N DS-7316HUHI-F4/N DS-8100HUHI-F8/N DS-8104HUHI-F8/N DS-8108HUHI-F8/N DS-8116HUHI-F8/N DS-9000HUHI-F8/N DS-9004HUHI-F8/N DS-9008HUHI-F8/N DS-9016HUHI-F8/N DS-9000HUHI-F16/N DS-9008HUHI-F16/N DS-9016HUHI-F16/N Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement...
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Safety Instructions Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user. In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Chapter1 Panels Description 1.1 Front Panel The front panel vaires according to different models. Please refer to the actual product. The following figures only take examples of several models. Front Panel 1 Figure 1-1 Front Panel 1 Table 1-1 Description of Front Panel 1 No.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Table 1-2 Description of Front Panel 2 No. Name Function Description Turns yellow when the power switch on the rear panel POWER is turned on. Flickers red when data is being read from or written STATUS to HDD.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Turns on/off PTZ light in PTZ Control mode, and use it to zoom out the image; Switches between main and spot video output in live view or playback mode. Enters numeral “3”; Enters letters “DEF”; 3/DEF/F2 Uses the F2 button to change the tab pages;...
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide 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.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 1-4 Front Panel 4 Front Panel 5 Figure 1-5 Front Panel 5 Table 1-4 Description of Front Panel 4 and 5 No. Name Function Description ALARM Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Turns green, indicating that the DVR is functioning READY properly.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected. 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 GUARD live view mode.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Switches between input methods (upper and lower case alphabet, symbols and numeric input). Edits text fields. When editing text fields, it also deletes the character in front of the cursor. Checks the checkbox in the checkbox fields. EDIT/IRIS+ Adjusts the iris of the camera in PTZ control mode.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide 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 files. Cycles through channels in Live View mode. Controls the movement of the PTZ camera in PTZ control mode.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 1-6 Rear Panel 1 Table 1-5 Description of Rear Panel 1 No. Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for Turbo HD and analog video input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT RCA connector. DB15 connector for VGA output.
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BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. CVBS output is not provided for DS-7100/7200HGHI-E1, DS-7200HGHI-E2, DS-7100/7200HGHI-F1, DS-7200HGHI-F2, DS-7100HQHI-F1/N and DS-7100HGHI-F1/N series DVR. AUDIO IN RCA connector USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
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BNC interface for TVI and analog video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. CVBS output is not provided by DS-7100/7200HGHI-E1, DS-7200HGHI-E2, DS-7100/7200HGHI-F1, DS-7200HGHI-F2, DS-7100HQHI-F1/N, and DS-7100HGHI-F1/N series DVR. AUDIO IN BNC connector USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide HDMI2 HDMI2 video output connector. AUDIO OUT BNC connector. Network Interface Connector for network Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R- pins of PTZ receiver respectively. D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For RS-485 and Alarm cascading devices, the first DVR’s D+, D- pin should Interface...
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Chapter 2 Installation and Connections 2.1 DVR Installation During installation of the DVR: Use brackets for rack mounting. Ensure ample room for audio and video cables. When routing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 2-1 Fasten Hard Disk Step 2 Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of DVR and the other end to the HDD. Figure 2-2 Insert Panel Key Step 3 Connect the power cable to the HDD. Figure 2-3 Open Panel Lock Step 4 Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 2-4 Insert Hard Disk Step 5 Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide 2.3 RS-485 and Controller Connection Typical Connection: Figure 2-5 Controller Connection A To connect PTZ to the DVR: Step 1 Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. Step 2 Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide 2.4 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...
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Chapter 3 Menu Operation 3.1 Menu Structure The menu structure varies according to different models. Menu Playback Maintenance Shutdown Export VCA Search Record Camera Configuration Manual Behavior Normal Normal Schedule Camera General System Info Logout Record General...
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Step 2 Press the POWER button on the front panel. The Power LED should turn blue. The unit will begin to start. After the device starts up, the wizard will guide you through the initial settings, including modifying password, date and time settings, network settings, HDD initializing, and recording.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide 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.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 3-6 Export GUID Step 5 After exporting GUID, the Attention box pops up as below. Click Yes to duplicate the password or No to cancel it. Figure 3-7 Duplicate the Password 3.4 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login For the Admin user, you can configure the unlock pattern for device login.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Connect at least 4 dots to draw the pattern. Each dot can be connected for once only. Step 2 Draw the same pattern again to confirm it. When the two patterns match, the pattern is configured successfully.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Step 3 Click OK to log in. Clear-text password is supported. Click the icon and you can see the clear text of the password. Click the icon again and the content of the password restores invisible. ...
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 3-14 Reset Password 2) Input the new password and confirm the password. 3) Click OK to save the new password. Then the Attention box pops up as shown below. Figure 3-15 GUID File Imported 4) Click OK and the Attention box as below pops up to remind you to duplicate the password of the device to IP cameras that are connected with default protocol.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Menu > Shutdown Figure 3-17 Logout Step 2 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. 3.6 Using the Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Purpose For DS-7200HUHI-F/S series DVR, you can view the analog signal input channels and types and the connectable maximum IP camera number, and configure 5MP long distance transmission. Step 1 Enter the Signal Input Status interface. Menu >...
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide For –F series DVR, you do not need to configure the signal inputs. The analog signal inputs (Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, CVBS) and IP signal input can be recognized and connected automatically. For HQHI series DVR, the 3 MP signal can be accessed for the first channel of DVR with 4-ch video inputs, the first 2 channels of DVR with 8-ch video inputs and the first 4 channels of DVR with 16-ch video inputs.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Step 2 Select the General tab. Step 3 In the General Settings interface, you can configure the following settings: Working Mode (applicable for DS-8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series), NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server. Step 4 If the DHCP server is available, you can check the checkbox of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 3-22 Add IP Camera Step 2 Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera (with the same admin password of the DVR’s). Step 3 (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable H.265 (For Initial Access) for the connected IP camera supporting H.265.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide You can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding text field and then click the Add button to add it. For the –F series DVR, IP camera of 4K resolution can be added, such as 4K bullet camera and PanoVu series camera.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Figure 3-24 Start Recording from Right-click Menu Step 2 Click the Yes button in the pop-up Attention message box to confirm the settings. All the channels will start to record in the selected mode. 3.12 Playback The recorded video files and pictures on the hard disk can be played back in the following modes: instant playback, all-day playback for the specified channel, and playback by...
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide The POS overlay function is only supported by DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR. When the POS is enabled in playback, the POS information will be overlaid on the video. For DS-7200HUHI-F/S series DVR, you can click to show the VCA information in the smart playback.
Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide Chapter 4 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.
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Digital Video Recorder Quick Start Guide If the device is already activated, enter the user name and password in the login interface, and click the Login button. Figure 4-2 Login Step 3 Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and managing the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in.
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