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HIKVISION DS-7104HWI-SL User Manual

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  • Page 1: Digital Video Recorder

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1980A01...
  • Page 2 Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be “Hikvision”). This 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.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Regulatory Information FCC Information 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Safety Instruction

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. •...
  • Page 6 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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: Series Model Type DS-7104HWI-SL DS-7108HWI-SL Network DVR DS-7116HWI-SL DS-7100-SL DS-7104HVI-SL DS-7108HVI-SL...

  • Page 7: Product Key Features

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Product Key Features General  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Main stream supports encoding at up to WD1 resolution for DS-7100HWI-SH/SL, DS-7100HVI-SH/SL and DS-7200HI-E1 models, and 4CIF resolution for DS-7200HI-SL models;...
  • Page 8 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder  Supports pause, slow forward, fast forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating by dragging the mouse.  Up to 4/8/16-ch synchronous playback. Backup  Export video data by USB storage device. ...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................6 Chapter 1Introduction ......................11 Front Panel ....................... 12 USB Mouse Operation ..................14 Input Method Description ................15 Rear Panel ......................16 Chapter 2Getting Started ...................... 18 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device .............
  • Page 10 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ................. 63 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ................66 6.1.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search ............ 68 6.1.4 Playing Back by Event Search ..............71 6.1.5 Playing Back by Tag ................74 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log ..............
  • Page 11 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.6 Configuring HDD Error Alarms ..............131 Chapter 11Camera Settings ....................132 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings ................133 11.2 Configuring Video Parameters ............... 135 Chapter 12Device Management and Maintenance ............136 12.1 Viewing System Information ................. 137 12.2 Searching &...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1Introduction

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.1 Front Panel DS-7100-SL and DS-7100-SH The front panel of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL and DS-7100HWI/HVI-SH series DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1. 1 Front Panel of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL and DS-7100HWI/HVI-SH Table 3.1 Description of Indicators Icon Description Indicator turns red when DVR is powered up.
  • Page 14 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Table 3.2 Description of Indicators Name Function Description POWER POWER indicator turns red when DVR is powered up. STATUS STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD. Tx/Rx Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.

  • Page 15: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.2 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the rear panel of the device. 2.

  • Page 16: Input Method Description

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.3 Input Method Description Figure 1. 3 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 3.4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icon Description Icon Description Number English letter … … Lowercase/Uppercase Symbols Backspace...

  • Page 17: Rear Panel

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.4 Rear Panel DS-7100-SL and DS-7100-SH The rear panel of DS-7108HWI/HVI-SH is shown below: Figure 1. 4 Rear Panel of DS-7108HWI/HVI-SH  The DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL series DVR provides no HDMI interface.  The DS-7104-SH/SL provides 4 video input interfaces and the DS-7116-SH/SL provides 16 video input interfaces on the rear panel.
  • Page 18 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder DS-7200HI The rear panel of DS-7216HI-SL is shown below: Figure 1. 5 Rear Panel of DS-7216HI-SL  The DS-7204HI-SL/E1 provides 4 video input interfaces and the DS-7208HI-SL/E1 provides 8 video input interfaces on the rear panel. ...

  • Page 19: Chapter 2Getting Started

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

  • Page 20: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device

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

  • Page 21: Setting The Admin Password

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.2 Setting the Admin Password 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 22: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Figure 2.
  • Page 23 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 8 Network Configuration Click Next button to enter the advanced network settings window. Configure the advanced network parameters, including the server port, HTTP port, RTSP port, UPnP, and EZVIZ Cloud P2P settings. Figure 2.
  • Page 24 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 10 HDD Management Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2.11. Select the camera to configure. Check the checkbox to enable Start Recording. Select the recording mode to Continuous or Motion Detection. Figure 2.
  • Page 25 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 12 Copy Record Settings Click OK to return to the Record Settings window. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 26: Login And Logout

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.4 Login and Logout 2.4.1 User Login Purpose: If the device has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions. Steps: 1. Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Figure 2.
  • Page 27 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 15 Logout 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.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3Live View

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

  • Page 29: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.

  • Page 30: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. •...

  • Page 31: Main/Aux Output Switching

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Previous Screen Switch to the previous screen. Next Screen Switch to the next screen. Start/Stop Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens. Auto-switch The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.

  • Page 32: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder On the pop-up message box, click Yes to restart the device to enable the CVBS output as the main output. You can select the Menu Output Mode under Menu > Configuration > General > More Settings to Auto or HDMI/VGA and then restart the device to switch the main output back to VGA output.
  • Page 33 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 3.1 Digital Zoom Image Settings Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. Steps: Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time.
  • Page 34 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The adjustable value range is 0~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~15 for the sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level. Copy image parameters. If you want to copy the image parameters of the current camera to other camera (s), click the Copy button to enter the Copy to interface: Figure 3.

  • Page 35: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.3 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 36 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 3. 8 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. Select an output interface and select a screen layout. Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region. Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen.

  • Page 37: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.4 Channel-zero Encoding 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 38: User Logout

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 3.

  • Page 39: Chapter 4Ptz Controls

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

  • Page 40: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings The PTZ function is provided by the DS-7200HI-SL model only. Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface.

  • Page 41: Customizing Presets

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings Figure 4.
  • Page 42 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings 2. Check the checkbox of Call Preset. Figure 4. 4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Choose the preset number. Call a preset in live view mode: Steps: 1.

  • Page 43: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols Purpose: A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user-defined key points, with the scanning speed between two key points and the duration time at each key point separately programmable. The key points are corresponding to the presets.

  • Page 44: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: The PTZ camera will move according to the predefined patrol path when you call a patrol. Call a patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1.

  • Page 45: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 4. 10 PTZ Panel- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: A pattern is a memorized, repeating series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Choose pattern number in the option box. Figure 4.

  • Page 46: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: The PTZ camera will move according to the predefined pattern path when you call a pattern. Call a pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>...
  • Page 47 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 4. 14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the Zoom+, Focus+, Zoom-, Focus-, auto-cycle button Iris+ Iris- The speed of the PTZ Light on/off Wiper on/off movement...

  • Page 48: Chapter 5Record Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 49: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. 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.
  • Page 50 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 3 Encoding Parameters-Main Stream 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. Select the camera for configuration. Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Continuous) and the Main Stream (Event): Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video &...
  • Page 51 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Expired Time (day): The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will not be deleted.

  • Page 52: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface. Figure 5.
  • Page 53 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule 5) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time and Type. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other. Repeat the above steps 2)-5) to schedule recording for other days in the week.
  • Page 54 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type, including Continuous, Motion and None. To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings.

  • Page 55: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 56 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4) Click Handling, and the message box for channel information will pop up. Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

  • Page 57: Configuring Manual Record

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 16 Edit Schedule To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.

  • Page 58: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Figure 5. 19 Manual Record Enable recording for camera (s). Click the status button beside each camera number to change , or you can enable recording for all cameras by clicking the status bar before Analog to change it to Set recording mode to manual.
  • Page 59 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Choose Holiday on the left bar. Figure 5. 21 Holiday Settings Enable Edit Holiday schedule. 1) Click to enter the Edit interface. Figure 5. 22 Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox after Enable. 3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.
  • Page 60 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 23 Edit Schedule- Holiday 5) Select Motion or Normal from the Type dropdown list. 6) If you need all day recording, check the All Day checkbox. Otherwise leave it blank. 7) Set start/end time for holiday schedule. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day.

  • Page 61: Files Protection

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.6 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: Enter Playback setting interface. Menu>...
  • Page 62 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked. Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5. 26 Unlocking Attention...

  • Page 63: Chapter 6Playback

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 64: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel 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 using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 65 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back. 2. Playback management. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6.3.
  • Page 66 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List Dates marked in different colors: : No record files in this day. : There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day). : Mouse cursor is located.

  • Page 67: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1.2 Playing Back 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. Check the checkbox before the channel to select channel(s) and click the Detail button to view the record information of the channel(s).
  • Page 68 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 7 Video Search by Time In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.9. Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6.

  • Page 69: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder on/Mute reverse Add default Slow Add customized tag management forward Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse Fast play/Play/Single-frame Stop play/ forward play Single-frame reverse play Progress Video search Exit Hide Video type  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 70 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder interface of this channel. If more than one channel is optional, clicking button takes you to step 3 and step 4. Figure 6. 11 Result of Normal Video Search 3. Choose channels for simultaneous playback. Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1.
  • Page 71 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6. 14 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6.

  • Page 72: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Video type Hide toolbar Progress bar  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 73 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 17 Video Search Result by Motion 7. You can select an item from the list and click Details to view detailed information of the record file, e.g., start time, end time, file size, etc. Figure 6.
  • Page 74 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 19 Interface of Playback by Event (1) The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6. 20 Interface of Playback by Event (2) Figure 6.

  • Page 75: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single-frame Stop Fast forward Single-frame reverse play play Previous event Next event Event search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 76 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s). Figure 6. 23 Tag Management Interface To play back by tag: Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 77 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 25 Result of Video Search by Tag 3. Playback by tag. Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file. Figure 6. 26 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
  • Page 78 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 27 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6. 28 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping...

  • Page 79: Playing Back By System Log

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Search interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information Figure 6. 29 System Log Search Interface 2. Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6.
  • Page 80 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 31 Interface of Playback by Log...

  • Page 81: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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: Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
  • Page 82 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 33 Right-click Menu in All-day Playback and Normal Playback Interface 3. You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), click button to execute smart search in this area. Multi-area and full-screen searching modes are supported.
  • Page 83 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 35 Smart Search Result with Video List Figure 6. 36 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Table 6. 6 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse...

  • Page 84: Digital Zoom

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6.

  • Page 85: Chapter 7Backup

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 86: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device (s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.
  • Page 87 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1 3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device.

  • Page 88: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backed up to USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs). Backup using USB flash drives, and USB HDDs. Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.
  • Page 89 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device.

  • Page 90: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 8 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Figure 7. 9 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs).
  • Page 91 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 10 Event Search for Backup 5. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 7. 11 Result of Event Search 6. Select record files to export. You can enter the Export interface by the following two ways: ...
  • Page 92 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 12 Event Details Interface 7. Export the selected record files. Click the Export button and start backing up. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device.

  • Page 93: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 14 Export Finished 8. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Figure 7. 15 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives,...
  • Page 94 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 16 Interface of Playback by Time 4. Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface, or click No to quit and do not save video clips. Figure 7. 17 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5.
  • Page 95 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 18 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7. 19 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Figure 7.

  • Page 96: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives, and USB HDDs. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. At least one channel shall be selected. Figure 7.
  • Page 97 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 22 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 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 98: Chapter 8Alarm Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 99: Setting Motion Detection

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity. Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 100 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

  • Page 101: Detecting Video Loss

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.2 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. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8. 6 Video Loss Setup Interface 2.

  • Page 102: Detecting Video Tampering

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.3 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. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Detection Figure 8. 8 Video Tampering Detection Setup Interface 2.

  • Page 103: Handling Exceptions

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.4 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, including: • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. •...

  • Page 104: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.5 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/video tampering detection/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.

  • Page 105: Chapter 9Network Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 106: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network> General Figure 9. 1 General Network Settings Interface 2.

  • Page 107: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring Extranet Access You can choose the access to the DVR by EZVIZ Cloud P2P or by DDNS through the settings on the Extranet Access menu. Configuring EZVIZ Cloud P2P Purpose: EZVIZ Cloud P2P provides the mobile phone application and as well the service platform page to access and manage your connected DVR, which enables you to get a convenient remotely access to the surveillance...

  • Page 108: Configuring Ddns

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 ezviz website (www.ezviz7.com). For more operation instructions, please refer to the help file on the EZVIZ Cloud P2P website.
  • Page 109 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website. 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website. Figure 9.
  • Page 110 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder the HiDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Domain Name in the DVR; you can also enter the domain name directly on the DVR to create a new one. If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the DVR, it will replace the old one registered on the server.
  • Page 111 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 10 Register an Account 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 9. 11 Register the Device 4) Input Device Serial No., Device Domain (Device Name) and HTTP Port. And click OK to add the device.

  • Page 112: Configuring Pppoe Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder can refer to Chapter 11.2.8 for the mapped HTTP port No.  OPTION 2: Access the devices via iVMS-4200 For iVMS-4200, in the Add Device window, select and then edit the device information. Nickname: Edit a name for the device as you want. Server Address: www.hik-online.com Device Domain Name: It refers to the Device Domain Name on the device or the Device Name on the HiDDNS server you created.

  • Page 113: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 14 PPPoE Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. After successful settings, the system asks you to reboot the device to enable the new settings, and the PPPoE dial-up is automatically connected after reboot.

  • Page 114: Configuring Upnp

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2.4 Configuring UPnP™ Purpose: UPnP™ can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. If you want to use the UPnP™ function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router, you should configure the UPnP™...

  • Page 115: Configure More Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6. You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 9. 18 UPnP™ Settings Finished 7. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 9.2.5 Configure More Settings Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.

  • Page 116: Configuring Email

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder change it according to different requirements.  Server Port and HTTP Port: Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements.
  • Page 117 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 21 Network Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save the settings. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 9. 22 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature.
  • Page 118 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Interval: The interval refers to the time between two actions of sending attached pictures. Figure 9. 23 Configure Email Settings Click the Apply button to save the Email settings. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up.

  • Page 119: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9.

  • Page 120: Network Detection

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >...
  • Page 121 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name, as shown in Figure 9.28. Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.

  • Page 122: Checking Network Status

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4.3 Checking Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Steps: Click Status on the right bottom of the page. Figure 9. 30 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out.

  • Page 123: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 32 Network Parameters Configuration 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2.

  • Page 124: Chapter 10Hdd Management

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 10 HDD Management...

  • Page 125: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10. 1 HDD Information Interface Select the HDD to be initialized.
  • Page 126 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 3 Start Initialization After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 10. 4 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 127: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.2 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Quota. The device must be rebooted to activate the settings.
  • Page 128 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. Click the Apply button to apply the settings.

  • Page 129: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.3 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDD on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface.

  • Page 130: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.4 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: Enter the S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 131: Detecting Bad Sector

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.5 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it. Steps: 1.

  • Page 132: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.6 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. Click the checkbox(s) below to select the HDD error alarm type (s).

  • Page 133: Chapter 11Camera Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 134: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.1 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.
  • Page 135 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to set privacy mask. 3.

  • Page 136: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.2 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time.

  • Page 137: Chapter 12Device Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 12 Device Management Maintenance...

  • Page 138: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device.

  • Page 139: Searching & Exporting Log Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface. Menu >...
  • Page 140 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 4 Log Details 6. If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu. You can also export all the log files stored in the HDD. Enter the Log Export interface.

  • Page 141: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 6 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.
  • Page 142 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 7 Import/Export Config File 2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. 3. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the device.

  • Page 143: Upgrading System

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
  • Page 144 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 9 FTP Upgrade Interface 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 145: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 10 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 146: Chapter 13Others

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 13 Others...

  • Page 147: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab. Figure 13.

  • Page 148: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13. 2 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 set the date of the DST period.

  • Page 149: Configuring More Settings

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.3 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 13. 3 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...

  • Page 150: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.4 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: 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 151 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Address. Password: Set the password for the user account. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 152: Deleting A User

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder b) Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of device. • Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

  • Page 153: Editing A User

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 8 User List Click the icon to delete the selected user account. 13.4.3 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 13.
  • Page 154 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 155: Logging Out/Shutting Down/Rebooting Device

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13. 10 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device.

  • Page 156: Chapter 14Appendix

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 14 Appendix...

  • Page 157: Glossary

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 158: Faq

    User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the device. The HDD is not initialized. HDD error To cancel the beeping sound and use the device without HDD, enter the Exception Settings interface.

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