Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model Type DS-96128NI-E16(/H) 96000NI-E Network Video Recorder DS-96128NI-E24(/H) DS-96256NI-E16(/H)
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Press the buttons on the panel of two sides and open the front panel. 4. Insert the hard disk along the slot until it is placed into position. 5. Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the NVR. After having finished the installation of all hard disks, close the front panel and lock it with the key again.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Steps (for DS-96000NI-E24): 1. Insert the key and turn in clockwise direction to open the panel lock. Take the front panel off from the device and then the HDD cases appear. 3. Press the blue spring lock of the HDD case according to the direction of arrow and pull the HDD case out. 4.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 5. Insert the HDD case (with the PCB side of HDD downward) to the device and push the spring lock back to the case to lock it. 6. Repeat the above steps 3-5 to install other hard disks onto the NVR. After having finished the installation of all hard disks, install the front panel back and lock it with the key again.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Front Panel Front Panel of DS-96128NI-E16(/H) and DS-96256NI-E16(/H) Name Function Description Front Panel Lock You can lock or unlock the panel by the key. Status Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description beep. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB Interfaces USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Front Panel of DS-96128NI-E24 (/H) and DS-96256NI-E24(/H) Name Function Description POWER ON/OFF Power on/off button.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Rear Panel Rear Panel of DS-96128NI-E16(/H) and DS-96256NI-E16(/H) Rear Panel of DS-96128NI-E24(/H) and DS-96256NI-E24(/H) Item Description AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output. AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Item Description the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next NVR. ALARM IN Connector for alarm input. ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output. eSATA Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RW.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. Controller Connection To connect a controller to the NVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the KB terminal block. 2. Unfasten stop screws from the KB D+, D- pluggable block, insert signal cables into slots and fasten stop screws.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one camera for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears. Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Description The stream type can be switched by clicking the icon before the camera name: stands for main stream and for sub-stream. Live View Window Displays the image of camera, and multi-window division is supported. Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording. 5. Click Edit to edit record schedule. 1) Configure All Day or Customize Record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. ...
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Playback Interface Introduction Name Description Camera List Displays the list of cameras and the playing status of each camera. Playback Window Displays the image of camera. Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Time Line Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder in the textbox and click button to locate the playback point. The color of the video on the progress bar stands for the different video types. You can view and export the log files at any time, including operation, alarm, exception and information of device. Before you start: The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the DS-96000NI-E (RAID disabled) Series NVR: The RAID apperas under the HDD menu when the RAID function is enabled. Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. To start your NVR: 1.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes button. Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include: Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the upper-right corner of the screen for each camera, showing the status of the record and alarm in the camera, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to add the camera. The added camera is marked in white while the camera has not been added is marked in yellow. Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation...
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder (For the encoders with multiple cameras only) check the of Channel No. in the pop-up window, checkbox as shown in the following figure, and click OK to finish adding. One-touch RAID Configuration Purpose: To improve the data security, the RAID function can be enabled and then the disk array must be configured if you want to save recording and log files locally.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Edit the array name in the Array Name text filed and click OK button to start configuring array. If you install 4 HDDs or above for one-touch configuration, a hot spare disk will be set by default. It is recommended to set hot spare disk for automatically rebuilding the array when the array is abnormal.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Option 1: Choose a camera under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu. Only record files recorded during the past five minutes on this camera will be played back. ...
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Just check the camera or cameras if you want to switch playback to another camera or execute simultaneous playback of multiple cameras. Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. Steps: 1.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. 0300001040219...
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