Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR 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 DS-7204HFHI-ST and DS-7204HFHI-SE DVR. DVR Pre-Installation The DS-7204HFHI-ST/SE DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed carefully. Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Connect the power cable to the HDD. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Front Panels Front Panel of DS-7204HFHI-ST Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER Power indicator turns yellow once the power switch turns on. READY Ready indicator turns yellow when system is running. STATUS Status indicator turns red when SHIFT mode is on.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; 7/PQRS/REC Open the manual record interface. Enter numeral “8”; Enter letters “TUV”; 8/TUV/PTZ Access PTZ control interface. Enter numeral “9”; Enter letters “WXYZ”; 9/WXYZ/PREV Multi-channel display in live view. Enter numeral “0”;...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB USB Interfaces mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Rear Panels DS-7204HFHI-SE DS-7204HFHI-ST Item Description VIDEO IN HD-SDI interface for video input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT RCA connector DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. HDMI HDMI video output connector.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Peripheral Connections RS-485 Connection Rear Panel of DS-7204HFHI-SE To connect RS-485 devices to the DVR: Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Specifications Table 1 Specification for DS-7204HFHI-ST Model DS-7204HFHI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch HD-SDI video HD-SDI interface (800 mVp-p, 75 Ω) input Supported 1080I60, 1080I50, 1080P30, 1080P25, 720P60, 720P50, 720P30, Video/Audio HD-SDI Camera 720P25 input Types Audio...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Working -10 º C ~+55 º C (14 º F ~ 131 º F) temperature Working 10% ~ 90% humidity 19-inch rack-mounted 1U chassis Chassis Dimensions 445 × 290 × 45 mm (17.5 × 11.4 × 1.8 inch) (W ×...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Network interface 1; 10M / 100M / 1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface Serial interface 1; standard RS-485 serial interface, half-duplex External interface USB port 2 × USB2.0 Alarm in / out 4 / 1 (optional) Power supply 12V DC Consumption...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR 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...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the DVR is shown as below: Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. To start the DVR: Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Using the Setup Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded. Steps: 1. Please select the output resolution, which must be the same with the resolution of the monitor screen. 2.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR 4. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. 5. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields. 6.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR 9. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD. 10. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window. 11. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels. 12.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Before you start, please check that the PTZ and the DVR are connected properly through RS-485 interface. PTZ Settings To configure PTZ settings: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera> PTZ 2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting. 3.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Image 3D-Zoom Preset Centralization Patrol Pattern Menu Previous item Next item Start pattern/patrol Stop the patrol or Minimize Exit pattern movement windows Playback Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu. Instant playback by channel Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back. Note: pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related channels during playback process. 2. Playback management. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR Enter Export interface, choose backup device and click the Export button to start exporting. 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. 0202001021128...