Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS NVR Installation .............................. 7 Hard Disk Installation ............................. 8 Front Panel ..............................12 DS-9600NI-ST/RT and DS-9600NI-F8 .................... 12 DS-9600NI-XT ..........................12 DS-8600NI ............................12 DS-7700NI-ST/SP ........................... 15 DS-7600NI-ST/SP ........................... 17 Rear Panel ..............................
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Instant Recording ..........................45 All-day Recording ..........................45 Playback ..............................45 Backup ..............................46 VCA Detection ............................47 VCA Search ............................. 48 Accessing by Web Browser ..........................49 Logging In ..............................49 Live View ..............................50 Recording ..............................
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for 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.
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Quick Start Guide of Network 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.
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Quick Start Guide of Network 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. •...
Quick Start Guide of Network 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 the models listed in the following table. Series Model 9600NI-ST DS-9608NI-ST...
Tools Required: Screwdriver. Steps (for DS-9600NI-ST/RT/XT): 1. Fasten the hard disk mounting handle to the hard disk with screws. 2. Insert the key and turn in clockwise direction to open the panel lock.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 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. Steps (for DS-8600NI-ST and DS-8600NI-E8/F8): 1.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws. Steps (for DS-7600NI-ST/SP and DS-7700NI-ST/SP): Remove the cover from the NVR by unfastening the screws on the rear and side panel. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Front Panel DS-9600NI-ST/RT and DS-9600NI-F8 DS-9600NI-XT DS-8600NI Name Function Description ALARM Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready LED is normally blue, indicating that the device is READY functioning properly. Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote.
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3 seconds in live view mode. IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote Front Panel Lock You can lock or unlock the panel by the key. (for DS-9600NI-ST/RT/XT series) DVD-R/W Slot for DVD-R/W. Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.
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In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels. In the Playback mode: For DS-9600NI-ST/RT/XT series, the JOG SHUTTLE Control ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video files. For DS-8600NI-ST series, the outer ring is used to speed up or slow down the record files and the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in records files.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7700NI-ST/SP Name Function Description POWER Turns green when NVR is powered up. READY The LED is green when the device is running normally. The light is green when the IR remote control is enabled; The light is red when the function of the composite keys (SHIFT) Status STATUS...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light and when the image is zoomed in, the key is used to zoom out. Enter numeral “3”; Enter letters “DEF”; 3/DEF/F2 The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7600NI-ST/SP Name Function Description USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. POWER Turns green when NVR is powered up. READY The LED is green when the device is running normally. The light is green when the IR remote control is enabled;...
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description Playback, for direct access to playback interface. 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”;...
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RW. 2 eSATA interfaces for DS-9600NI-XT. LAN Interface 1 network interface provided for DS-7700NI-ST/SP and 2 network interfaces for DS-9600NI-ST/RT/XT and DS-8600NI-ST. Termination Switch RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7600NI-SP Item Description VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. AUDIO IN BNC connector for audio input. (Also for two-way audio) RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. DB9 connector for VGA output.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Item Description mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). HDMI1/HDMI2 HDMI video output connector. RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. eSATA Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM. D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of Controller Port the next NVR.
Quick Start 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 Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 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 Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 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 Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure Refer to the following figure for the menu structure: Menu Playback Maintenance Shutdown Export VCA Search Record Camera Configuration Manual Behavior Normal Normal Schedule Camera General System Info Logout Record General Search...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes button. 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.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Login and Logout User Login Purpose: If NVR has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions. Steps: Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Input Password. Click OK to log in.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Menu > Shutdown 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. Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Description Quick access to the sub-menus which you frequently visit. Up to 5 sub-menu Common Menu options are supported. Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse. Menu Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown Single Screen list.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder button to refresh the online IP camera manually. Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and then click the Add button to add it. ...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the camera management interface. 3) (Optional) Check the checkbox of Continue to Add to add other IP cameras. 4) Click Add to add the camera.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder configuration interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface. Menu > HDD > RAID 3. Click One-touch Configuration to enter the One-touch Array Configuration interface. 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.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Instant Recording On the live view window of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows on the bottom of the window when you click on it. Click the icon to enable the record, and the icon turns to .
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 1. Enter the Playback menu. Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu. Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder VCA Detection Purpose: The NVR supports the VCA detection alarm (face detection, vehicle detection, line crossing detection and intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection) sent by IP camera.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder VCA Search The NVR supports the VCA search for the behavior analysis, face capture, people counting and heat map. Face Search: Based on the uploaded face picture resources and the defined similarity degree (0~100), fast search the matched face pictures and video files from the face detection results.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 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. If the product does not work properly, please contact with your dealer or the nearest service center.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and managing the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in. You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in. Live View The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device.
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Icon Description Icon Description Select the window-division mode Open/Close audio Start/Stop all live view Start/Stop two-way Audio Capture pictures in the live view mode Adjust volume Start/Stop all recording Enable/Disable digital zoom Previous/Next page Full screen Select different stream type for live view by clicking the icon...
Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Choose the day in a week configure the recording schedule. Click a day to set the start time and end time for recording. Select the Record Type for the period. The record type can be Schedule, Motion, Alarm, Motion & Alarm, Motion | Alarm and Event.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Interface Introduction Name Description Channel List Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel. Playback Window Displays the image of channel. Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Time Line Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
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Quick Start Guide of Network Video Recorder Button Description Button Description Transcoded Playback You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point. You can also input the time 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.
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