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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD03162N...
  • Page 2 Digital Video Recorder User Manual User Manual About this Manual This Manual is applicable to Turbo HD Digital Video Recorder (DVR). The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and all other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information contained in the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other reasons.
  • Page 3 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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.
  • Page 4 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 DS-7216HGHI-E2 DS-7100HGHI-F1 DS-7104HGHI-F1 DS-7108HGHI-F1...
  • Page 5 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7216HQHI-F1/N DS-7200HQHI-F2/N DS-7208HQHI-F2/N DS-7216HQHI-F2/N DS-7100HQHI-F1/N DS-7104HQHI-F1/N DS-7108HQHI-F1/N DS-7116HQHI-F1/N DS-7300HQHI-F4/N DS-7304HQHI-F4/N DS-7308HQHI-F4/N DS-7316HQHI-F4/N DS-8100HQHI-F8/N DS-8104HQHI-F8/N DS-8108HQHI-F8/N DS-8116HQHI-F8/N DS-7200HUHI-F1/N DS-7204HUHI-F1/N DS-7208HUHI-F1/N DS-7200HUHI-F2/N DS-7204HUHI-F2/N DS-7208HUHI-F2/N DS-7216HUHI-F2/N DS-7600HUHI-F/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...
  • Page 6 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 important points of the main text. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or unexpected results.
  • Page 7 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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.
  • Page 8: Product Key Features

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.1 Product Key Features General  Connectable to HDTVI and analog cameras;  Support connecting camera over coax;  Connectable to AHD cameras (-F series DVR);  Connectable to HDCVI cameras;  Connectable to IP cameras; The IP camera connection is not supported by DS-7100 series DVR.
  • Page 9 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  For DS-7608/7616HUHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N series DVR, the HDMI and VGA interfaces can be configured to be simultaneous or independent. Up to 1920 × 1080/60 Hz resolution is supported for VGA output and up to 4K (3840 × 2160)/30 Hz resolution is supported for HDMI output.
  • Page 10 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Each disk with a maximum of 8 TB storage capacity for DS-9000HUHI-F16/N series DVR and 6 TB for other models;  8 network disks (8 NAS disks, 8 IP SAN disks or n NAS disks + m IP SAN disks (n+m ≤ 8)) can be connected;...
  • Page 11 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  For -F series DVR, when HDTVI, AHD, or HDCVI input is connected, the information including the resolution and frame rate will be overlaid on the bottom right corner of the live view for 5 seconds.
  • Page 12 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating account and define their operating permission, which includes the permission to access any channel;  Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching; ...
  • Page 13 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Remote JPEG capture;  Two-way audio and voice broadcasting;  Output bandwidth limit configurable for -F series DVR;  Embedded WEB server;  For -F series DVR, if DHCP is enabled, you can enable DNS DHCP or disable it and edit the Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.
  • Page 14: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table of Contents 1.1 Product Key Features ......................7 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................20 Front Panel ....................20 IR Remote Control Operations ..............37 USB Mouse Operation ................40 Input Method Description ............... 41 Rear Panel ....................42 Chapter 2 Getting Started ......................
  • Page 15 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Adjusting Live View Settings ..................... 85 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ..................86 Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ......................... 88 Configuring PTZ Settings ................88 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ..........90 4.2.1 Customizing Presets ................. 90 4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................
  • Page 16 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search ..............135 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ..............138 6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods ..............139 6.1.8 Playing Back External File ..............140 6.1.9 Playing Back Pictures ................141 Auxiliary Functions of Playback............
  • Page 17 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.7 Loitering Detection ................182 10.8 People Gathering Detection ..............182 10.9 Fast Moving Detection ................182 10.10 Parking Detection................... 183 10.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ............. 183 10.12 Object Removal Detection ..............184 10.13 Audio Exception Detection ..............184 10.14 Defocus Detection..................
  • Page 18 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.1 Configuring Array ................... 215 13.1.1 Enable RAID ................... 216 13.1.2 One-touch Configuration ............... 217 13.1.3 Manually Creating Array ................ 218 13.2 Rebuilding Array ..................220 13.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ............. 221 13.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array ..............221 13.3 Deleting Array ..................
  • Page 19 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 16.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ............250 16.5.2 Upgrading by FTP ................... 251 16.6 Restoring Default Settings ..............251 Chapter 17 Others ......................... 253 17.1 Configuring General Settings ............253 17.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ............255 17.3 Configuring DST Settings ..............
  • Page 20 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.3 Troubleshooting ..................317 18.4 Summary of Changes ................320 18.4.1 Version 3.4.80 ..................320 18.4.2 Version 3.4.75 ..................321 18.4.3 Version 3.4.70 ..................322 18.4.4 Version 3.4.65 ..................323 18.4.5 Version 3.4.60 ..................323 18.4.6 Version 3.4.51 ..................
  • Page 21: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Front Panel Front Panel 1: Figure 1-1 Front Panel of DS-7100 Front Panel 2: Figure 1-2 Front Panel of DS-7200HGHI Table 1-1 Descriptionon of Front Panel No. Icon Description Turns red when DVR is powered up. Turns red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
  • Page 22 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-3 Front Panel of DS-7200HQHI-F/N Table 1-2 Description of Front Panel No. Name Function Description Turns green when the power switch on the rear panel POWER is turned on. Flickers red when data is being read from or written to STATUS HDD.
  • Page 23 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 1-3 Description of Front Panel Name Function Description POWER Turns green when the device is running. Flickers red when data is being read from or STATUS written to HDD, and turns green when the SHIFT function is realized.
  • Page 24 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Exits and back to the previous menu. Enters numeral “5”; Enters letters “JKL”; Deletes characters before cursor; 5/JKL/EDIT Checks the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch; Starts/stops record clipping in playback. Enters numeral “6”; Enters letters “MNO”;...
  • Page 25 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description 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.
  • Page 26 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-5 Front Panel of DS-7300HQHI-F/N and DS-7300HUHI-F/N Table 1-4 Description of Front Panel No. Name Function Description Turns green when DVR is powered up. POWER Turns green, indicating that the DVR is functioning READY properly.
  • Page 27 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Name Function Description Enters letters “ABC”; The F1 button when used in a list field will select all items in the list; 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.
  • Page 28 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Name Function Description Enters numeral “7”; Enters letters “PQRS”; 7/PQRS/REC Accesses to manual record interface; Manually enables/disables record. Enters numeral “8”; 8/TUV/PTZ Enters letters “TUV”; Accesses PTZ control interface. Enters numeral “9”; 9/WXYZ/PREV Enters letters “WXYZ”; Multi-channel display in live view.
  • Page 29 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Name Function Description Checks the checkbox. Plays or pauses the playing of video files in Playback mode. Advances the video by a single frame in single-frame Playback mode. Stops/starts auto switch in Auto-switch mode. POWER Power on/off switch.
  • Page 30 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 1-5 Description of Front Panel Name Function Description Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. ALARM Turns blue, indicating that the DVR is functioning READY properly. Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote.
  • Page 31 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description 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. DIRECTION The Left and Right button will select the next and previous record files.
  • Page 32 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional USB Interfaces devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Returns to the previous menu. Presses for arming/disarming the device in live view mode.
  • Page 33 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description /ZOOM- Zooms out the image in PTZ control mode. Selects all items on the list when used in a list field. Turns on/off PTZ light (if applicable) in PTZ control F1/LIGHT mode. Switches between play and reverse play in playback mode.
  • Page 34 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-7 Front Panel of DS-9000HUHI-F8/N Front Panel 8: Figure 1-8 Front Panel of DS-9000HUHI-F16/N Table 1-6 Description of Front Panel No. Name Function Description Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. ALARM Turns blue, indicating that the DVR is functioning READY properly.
  • Page 35 Digital Video Recorder User Manual functioning properly. Turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this Tx/Rx 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.
  • Page 36 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Turns audio on/off in the playback mode. Enters the playback mode. PLAY/AUTO Automatically scans in the PTZ control menu. ZOOM+ Zooms in the PTZ camera in the PTZ control setting. Adjusts focus in the PTZ Control menu. A/FOCUS+ Switches between input methods (upper and lower case alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
  • Page 37 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Presses and holds the button for five seconds to turn off audible key beep. Starts wiper (if applicable) in PTZ control mode. Shows/hides the control interface in playback mode. Switches between single screen and multi-screen mode.
  • Page 38: Ir Remote Control Operations

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Moves the active selection up and down in a menu. Cycles through different channels in live view mode. JOG SHUTTLE Jumps 30s forward/backward in video files in the Control playback mode. Controls the movement of the PTZ camera in PTZ control mode.
  • Page 39 Digital Video Recorder User Manual The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Refer to Table 1-7, they include: Table 1-7 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons No. Name Description Power on/off the device. POWER Power on/off the device by pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds.
  • Page 40 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Name Description Confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox fields. ENTER Button In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video by a single frame.
  • Page 41: Usb Mouse Operation

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Make sure you have install batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel. If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot.
  • Page 42: Input Method Description

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Menu: Select and enter. Live view: Switch between single-screen and Double-Click multi-screen. PTZ control: Wheeling. Privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area. Drag Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area. Live view: Drag channel/time bar. Live view: Show menu.
  • Page 43: Rear Panel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace Switch the keyboard Space Positioning the cursor Enter Symbols Reserved 1.5 Rear Panel The rear panel vaires according to different models. Please refer to the actual product. The following figures are for reference only. Rear Panel 1: Figure 1-11 Rear Panel of DS-7100 Table 1-10 Description of Rear Panel...
  • Page 44 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Ground Power Supply 12 VDC power supply. Rear Panel 2: Figure 1-12 Rear Panel of DS-7200HGHI-F (/N) Rear Panel 3: Figure 1-13 Rear Panel of DS-7200HGHI-E Table 1-11 Description of Rear Panel No. Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for HDTVI and analog video input.
  • Page 45 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Power Supply 12 VDC power supply. Ground Rear Panel 4: Figure 1-14 Rear Panel of DS-7200HQHI-F1/N Rear Panel 5: Figure 1-15 Rear Panel of DS-7200HQHI-F2/N Table 1-12 Description of Rear Panel No. Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for HDTVI and analog video input.
  • Page 46 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Power Switch Switch for turning on/off the device. Ground VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. ALARM Connector for alarm input/output. Rear Panel 6: Figure 1-16 Rear Panel of DS-7200HUHI-F/N and 7600HUHI-F/N The rear panels of DS-7208HUHI-F1/N and DS-7208HUHI-F2/N provide 8 video input interfaces. The rear panel of DS-7216HUHI-F2/N provides 16 video input interfaces.
  • Page 47 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Item Description RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. Power Supply 12VDC power supply. Power Switch Switch for turning on/off the device. Ground VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. Alarm In/Out Connector for alarm input and output. Rear Panel 7: Figure 1-17 Rear Panel of DS-7300HQHI-F4/N The rear panel of DS-7304HQHI-F4/N and DS-7308HQHI-F4/N provide 4 and 8 video input...
  • Page 48 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 1-14 Description of Rear Panel No. Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for HDTVI 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.
  • Page 49 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Item Description Ground LINE IN BNC connector for audio input. eSATA Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RW. RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. Rear Panel 9: Figure 1-19 Rear Panel of DS-7300HUHI-F4/N The rear panel of DS-7304HUHI-F4/N and DS-7308HUHI-F4/N provide 4 and 8 video input interfaces respectively.
  • Page 50 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-21 Rear Panel of DS-9000HUHI-F8/N The rear panel of DS-9004HUHI-F8/N and DS-9008HUHI-F8/N provide 4 and 8 video input interfaces respectively. Table 1-15 Description of Rear Panel No. Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for HDTVI and analog video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output.
  • Page 51 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Item Description D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first DVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next DVR. Connector for alarm input. Connector for alarm output.
  • Page 52 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. HDMI1/VGA Simultaneous HDMI1/VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
  • Page 53: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR Purpose Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. Before you start Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
  • Page 54: Activating The Device

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-2 Shutdown Tips Rebooting the DVR While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 2-1), you can also reboot the DVR. Step 1 Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown. Step 2 Click the Logout button to log out or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR. 2.2 Activating the Device Purpose For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password.
  • Page 55 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Click OK to save the password and activate the device.  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. ...
  • Page 56: Using The Unlock Pattern For Login

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 After exporting GUID, the Attention box pops up as below. Click Yes to duplicate the password or No to cancel it. Figure 2-7 Duplicate the Password 2.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login This chapter is only applicable for all the -F series DVR.
  • Page 57 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-9 Draw the Pattern  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.
  • Page 58: Logging In Via Unlock Pattern

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-11 Reset the Pattern 2.3.2 Logging in via Unlock Pattern  Only the admin user has the permission to unlock the device.  Please configure the pattern first before unlocking. Please refer to Chapter 2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern.
  • Page 59 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  You can right click the mouse to log in via the normal mode.  If you have forgotten your pattern, you can select the Forget My Pattern or Switch User option to enter the normal login dialog box. ...
  • Page 60: Basic Configuration In Startup Wizard

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.4 Basic Configuration in Startup Wizard 2.4.1 Configuring the Signal Input Wizard For -E series DVR, there is no signal input configuration interface. Purpose For all the -F series DVR, after the startup and login, the device system enters the Wizard for configuring the signal input.
  • Page 61 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Click Apply button. Figure 2-16 Language Configuration Operating the Setup Wizard: Step 1 The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. If you don’t want to use the Start Wizard at that moment, click Exit. You can also choose to use the Start Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when device starts?”...
  • Page 62 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Step 3 Click Next button and the Attention box pops up as shown below. Click Yes to duplicate the password of the device to IP cameras that are connected with default protocol.
  • Page 63 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series. For DS-8100HQHI-F/N series, three working modes are configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance. For DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series, only multi-address and network fault tolerance are configurable.
  • Page 64 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-23 Set Advanced Network Parameters Step 7 For DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series, click Next button and you can enter the RAID configuration interface. Check the checkbox of Enable RAID to take this function into effect. Figure 2-24 RAID Configuration Step 8 Click Next button after configuring the advanced network parameters, which will take you to the HDD Management interface as shown in Figure 2-22.
  • Page 65 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 9 To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD. Step 10 Click Next button to enter the IP Camera Management interface. Step 11 Add the IP camera. 1) Click Search to search the online IP Camera.
  • Page 66: Login And Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-27 Record Settings Step 14 Click OK to complete the wizard settings. 2.5 Login and Logout 2.5.1 User Login Purpose You have to log in to the device before operating the menu and other functions Step 1 Select the User Name in the dropdown list.
  • Page 67 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  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.  In the Login interface, for the admin, if you have entered the wrong password for 7 times, the account will be locked for 60 seconds.
  • Page 68: User Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-32 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 2-33 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.
  • Page 69: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Menu > Shutdown Figure 2-35 Logout Step 2 Click Logout. After you have logged out of the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system. 2.6 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.6.1 Activating the IP Camera The IP camera connection is not supported by DS-7100 series DVR.
  • Page 70 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-36 IP Camera Management Interface Step 2 Click the inactive icon of the camera to enter the following interface to activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch.
  • Page 71: Adding The Online Ip Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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.
  • Page 72 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera (with the same admin password of the DVR’s). Or you can click the One-touch Adding button to add all cameras (with the same admin password) from the list.
  • Page 73 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the IP Camera Management interface.
  • Page 74: Editing The Connected Ip Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Shows the security status of the camera to be Upgrade the connected IP Security active/inactive or the camera. password strength (strong/medium/weak/risky) Step 4 (Optional) For DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR, check the checkbox of Enable H.265 (For Initial Access) for the connected IP camera supporting H.265. Then the IP camera will be encoded with H.265.
  • Page 75: Configuring The Signal Input Channel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-44 Network Configuration of the Camera Step 4 You can edit the network information and the password of the camera. Figure 2-45 Password Configuration of the Camera Step 5 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface. 2.7 Configuring the Signal Input Channel For -E series DVR, there is no signal input configuration interface.
  • Page 76 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Check the checkbox to select different signal input types: HD/CVBS and IP. If you select HD/CVBS, four kinds of analog signal inputs including HDTVI, AHD, HDCVI and CVBS can be connected randomly for the selected channel. If you select IP, IP camera can be connected for the selected channel.
  • Page 77 Digital Video Recorder User Manual analog channel or channels of the DVR.). For DS-9008HUHI-F/N series, the accessible IP channels are X+10 (X refers to the disabled analog channel or channels of the DVR.). For DS-9016HUHI-F/N series, the accessible IP channels are X+18 (X refers to the disabled analog channel or channels of the DVR.) and the max.
  • Page 78: Chapter 3 Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Live View 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.
  • Page 79 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Start Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.  Start Recording: normal record and motion detection record are supported. ...
  • Page 80: Using The Mouse In Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual S.N HDMI VGA CVBS Main output Auxiliary output For Live View Output Only × √ √ or × CVBS HDMI Table 3-4 Priorities of Simultaneous Outputs for DS-7608/7616HUHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N Series S.N HDMI VGA CVBS Main output Auxiliary output √...
  • Page 81 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Multi-Screen Adjust the screen layout by selecting from the dropdown list. For DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR, if the sum of the analog and IP channels exceeds 25, up to 32-window division mode is supported for the VGA/HDMI1 output. Previous Switch to the previous screen.
  • Page 82: Switching Main/Aux Output

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3-1 Right-click Menu 3.2.2 Switching Main/Aux Output  Except –HGHI and DS-7100HQHI-F/N series DVR, other series DVR support Aux/Main output switch. Refer to the tables of Chapter 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode for the main and aux output relationship.
  • Page 83: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual independent output configuration of DS-7608/7616HUHI-F/N and DS-7116/7216/7300/8100HQHI-F/N series), Auto and HDMI/VGA (for HGHI-F/N, HGHI-F, DS-7100/7200HQHI-F/N and DS-7200/7604HUHI-F/N series or simultaneous output configuration of DS-7608/7616HUHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N series) and then reboot the device to switch the main output. 3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you click the screen.
  • Page 84 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3-4 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. You can drag the mouse or click to adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, and saturation. Refer to the Chapter 15.3 Configuring Video Parameters for details. Figure 3-5 Image Settings Face Detection can be enabled if you click the icon.
  • Page 85: Channel-Zero Encoding

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Move the mouse onto the Information icon to show the real-time stream information, including the frame rate, bit rate, resolution and stream type. Figure 3-7 Information For DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR, when H.264 IP camera is connected, the stream type is displayed as H.264.
  • Page 86: Adjusting Live View Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.4 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.
  • Page 87: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Volume: Adjust the volume of the audio output.  Event Output: Designates the output to show event video. If available, you can select a different video output interface from the Video Output Interface when an event occurs. ...
  • Page 88 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3-12 Video Quality Diagnostics Step 2 Check the checkboxes to select the channels for diagnostics. Step 3 Click the button Diagnose, and the results will be displayed on a list. You can view the video status and diagnostics time of the selected channels.
  • Page 89: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 PTZ Controls 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings 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. Step 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera>...
  • Page 90  All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.  For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to HIKVISION-C (Coaxitron). Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera/dome.
  • Page 91: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols And Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 7 (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable Omnicast Control to enable the PTZ control of the selected camera via Omnicast VMS of Genetec. 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns Before you start Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 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...
  • Page 92: Calling Presets

    Step 4 Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field. Step 5 Click the Call Preset button to call it. When the Coaxitron camera/dome connected and the PTZ protocol is selected to HIKVISION-C (Coaxitron), you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera/dome.
  • Page 93: Calling Patrols

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-6 PTZ Settings Step 2 Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol. Step 3 Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4-7 Key point Configuration Step 4 Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol.
  • Page 94: Customizing Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ Settings interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel. Step 2 Click the General tab to show the general settings of the PTZ control.
  • Page 95: Calling Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-9 PTZ Settings Step 2 Choose pattern number in the dropdown list. Step 3 Click the Start button and click corresponding buttons in the control panel to move the PTZ camera, and click the Stop button to stop it. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.
  • Page 96: Customizing Linear Scan Limit

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-10 PTZ Panel - General Step 3 Click the Call Pattern button to call it. Step 4 Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it. 4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit Purpose The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range.
  • Page 97: Calling Linear Scan

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-11 PTZ Settings Step 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit.
  • Page 98: One-Touch Park

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-12 PTZ Panel - One-touch Step 3 Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it. You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect.
  • Page 99: Ptz Control Panel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 There are 3 one-touch park types selectable. Click the corresponding button to activate the park action. Park (Quick Patrol): The dome starts patrol from the predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in order after the park time. The undefined preset will be skipped. Park (Patrol 1): The dome starts moving according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time.
  • Page 100 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-14 PTZ Control Panel You can refer to Table 4-1 for the description of the PTZ panel icons. Table 4-1 Description of the PTZ panel icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the Zoom+, Focus+, Zoom-, Focus-, auto-cycle...
  • Page 101: Chapter 5 Recording And Capture Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings The picture capture is supported by the DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR only. 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Before you start Step 1 Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
  • Page 102 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-3 Record Parameters Step 2 Set the parameters for recording. 1) Select the Record tab to configure. 2) Select a camera from the camera dropdown list. 3) View the Camera Resolution. For -F series DVR, when HDTVI, AHD, or HDCVI input is connected, you can view the information including the input signal type, resolution and frame rate (e.g., HDTVI 720P25).
  • Page 103 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  The HQHI series DVR support up to 3 MP resultion 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.
  • Page 104 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Video Encoding: For 7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series, you can select H.264 or H.265 for the IP camera. When the connected IP camera does not support H.265, only H.264 can be seleted for the video encoding. Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable H.264+ or Enable H.265+ to enable this function. Enabling it helps to ensure the high video quality with a lowered bitrate.
  • Page 105 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record in the redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording. Record Audio: Enable this feature to record the sound and disable it to record the video without sound.
  • Page 106 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-6 Sub-Stream Encoding 2) Select a camera in the camera dropdown list. 3) Configure the parameters. 4) Click Apply to save the settings. 5) (Optional) If the parameters can also be used to other cameras, click Copy to copy the settings to other channels.
  • Page 107: Configuring Recording And Capture Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The interval is the time period between two capturing actions. You can configure all the parameters on this menu on your demand. 5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule  The DS-7100 models support continuous, motion and event triggered recording types, and other models support continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion &...
  • Page 108 Digital Video Recorder User Manual M/A: recording triggered by either motion detection or alarm. M&A: recording triggered by motion detection and alarm. POS: recording triggered by POS and alarm. The POS recording is supported by DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR only. Step 2 Choose the camera you want to configure in the Camera dropdown list.
  • Page 109 Digital Video Recorder User Manual settings or VCA settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1, Chapter 8.7 and Chapter 9. 5) Repeat the above steps 1)-4) to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy.
  • Page 110: Configuring Motion Detection Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-13 Draw the Capture Schedule 2) Click and drag the mouse on the schedule. 3) Click on the other area except for the schedule table to finish and exit from the drawing. You can repeat step 4 to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy to.
  • Page 111 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-14 Motion Detection Step 2 Configure Motion Detection: 1) Choose camera you want to configure. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection. 3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection for all the area shot by the camera, click Full Screen.
  • Page 112: Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Configure the schedule. Please refer to the step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule while you may choose Motion as the record type. 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture Purpose Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture.
  • Page 113: Configuring Event Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-19 Alarm Handling 5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. 6) Check the checkbox to select channel. 7) Click Apply to save settings. 8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the steps from 1) to 8) to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.
  • Page 114 Digital Video Recorder User Manual object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection).  The DS-7100 series DVR do not support the VCA alarm.  DS-7200/7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR support VCA (line crossing detection and intrusion detection) of all channels.
  • Page 115: Configuring Manual Recording And Continous Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-22 Set Trigger Camera of VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras. Step 5 Enter Record Schedule Settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set Event as the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule.
  • Page 116: Configuring Holiday Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Or click the status icon of Analog to enable manual record of all channels. Step 3 Disable manual record. Click the status icon to change it to Or click the status icon of Analog to disable manual record of all channels. After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled.
  • Page 117 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-25 Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox of Enable. 3) Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. By Month, By Week, and By Date are selectable. 4) Set the start and end date.
  • Page 118: Configuring Redundant Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped each other.  In the time table of the channel, both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed.
  • Page 119 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-28 HDD General-Editing 2) Click Apply to save the settings. 3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Step 3 Enter the Record setting interface. Menu> Record> Parameters 1) Select the Record tab. 2) Select Camera you want to configure.
  • Page 120: Configuring Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.9 Configuring HDD Group Purpose You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Step 1 Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD>Advanced Step 2 Select Storage Mode tab. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 14.3 Managing HDD Group.
  • Page 121: Files Protection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual After you have configured the HDD groups, you can configure the recording settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7. 5.10 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.
  • Page 122 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-32 Export-Search Result Step 5 Protect the record files. 1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to indicating that the file is locked. The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked. 2) Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.
  • Page 123: One-Key Enabling And Disabling H.264+ For Analog Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-34 HDD General- Editing Step 3 Set the HDD to Read-only. Step 4 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.  You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the property to R/W.
  • Page 124 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-36 Advanced Settings (for HUHI series DVR) Step 3 Click Enable to enable H.264+ for all the analog cameras and the following attention box pops up. Figure 5-37 Attention Box Step 4 Click Yes to enable the function and reboot the device to have new settings taken effect. If H.264+ is already enabled for all the analog cameras, when you click Enable button, the following attention box pops up to remind you that H.264+ is already enabled for all analog cameras.
  • Page 125: Configuring 1080P Lite

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Click Disable to disable H.264+ for all the analog cameras and the following attention box pops up. Figure 5-41 Attention Box Step 4 Click Yes to enable the function and reboot the device to have new settings taken effect. If H.264+ is already disabled for all the analog cameras, when you click Disable button, the following attention box pops up to remind you that H.264+ is already disabled for all analog cameras.
  • Page 126 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-44 Advanced Interface (for DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N) Step 3 Check the checkbox of 1080P Lite Mode and click Apply to pop up the attention box. After enabling 1080p lite mode, the 3 MP signal is not accessible to analog channel. Figure 5-45 Attention Step 4 Click Yes to reboot the device to have new settings taken effect.
  • Page 127 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-47 Advanced Interface (for HGHI-F Series DVR) Step 3 Check the checkbox of 1080P Lite Mode and click Apply to pop up the attention box. Enabling 1080p lite will switch to real-time mode. Figure 5-48 Enable 1080P Lite Step 4 Click Yes to reboot the device to enable 1080p lite mode and the encoding mode will change to real-time mode.
  • Page 128: Chapter 6 Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Instant Playback Purpose Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 129 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-2 Right-click Menu under Live View Playback by Time Purpose Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Step 1 Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Step 2 Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.
  • Page 130 Digital Video Recorder User Manual If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as . Otherwise it is displayed as Playback Interface You can select the main stream or sub stream from the dropdown list for playback. You can also use the toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface to control playing progress, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 131: Playing Back By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation tags Reverse Stop Digital Zoom play/Pause 30s forward 30s reverse Pause/Play Fast forward Previous day Slow forward Full Screen Exit Next day Scaling Save the clips Process bar up/down time line Enable/ Disable POS...
  • Page 132 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface. Step 3 Select Alarm Input, Motion, VCA as the event type, and specify the start time and end time for search. Figure 6-6 Video Search by Motion Detection Step 4 Click Search, and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list.
  • Page 133: Playing Back By Tag

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 On the Event Playback interface, you can select the main stream or sub-stream from the dropdown list for playback. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6-8 Interface of Playback by Event Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files.
  • Page 134 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-9 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Figure 6-10 Add Tag Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. Step 3 Tag management.
  • Page 135 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-11 Tag Management Interface Steps Step 1 Select Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface. Step 2 Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 136: Playing Back By Smart Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Pre-play and post-play can be configured.  You can click button to select the previous or next tag. Please refer to Table 6-1 for the description of buttons on the toolbar. 6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search Purpose The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information.
  • Page 137 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-14 Smart Playback Interface Step 4 Select a date in the calendar and click the button to play. Refer to Table 6-2 for the descriptions of the buttons on the Smart Playback Toolbar. Table 6-2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...
  • Page 138 Digital Video Recorder User Manual characters Step 5 Set the rules and areas for smart search of VCA event or motion event.  Line Crossing Detection Select the button , and click on the image to specify the start point and end point of the line.
  • Page 139: Playing Back By System Logs

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-16 Set Result Filter The Result Filter function is supported by the IP camera only. 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs Purpose Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Step 1 Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information Figure 6-17 System Log Search Interface Step 2 Click Log Search tab to enter System Log Search interface.
  • Page 140: Playing Back By Sub-Periods

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-18 Result of System Log Search Step 3 Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop Step 4 Playback management.
  • Page 141: Playing Back External File

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Select a date and start playing the video file. Step 4 Select the Split-screen Number from the dropdown list. Up to 16 screens are configurable. Figure 6-20 Interface of Sub-periods Playback According to the defined number of split-screens, the video files on the selected date can be divided into average segments for playback.
  • Page 142: Playing Back Pictures

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-21 Interface of External File Playback 6.1.9 Playing Back Pictures The playback by picture is supported by the DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR only. Purpose The captured pictures stored in the HDDs of the device can be searched and viewed. Step 2 Enter Playback interface.
  • Page 143: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-22 Result of Picture Playback Step 7 The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6-23 Picture Playback Toolbar Table 6-3 Detailed Explanation of Picture-playback Toolbar Button Function Button...
  • Page 144: Digital Zoom

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.2 Digital Zoom Step 1 Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface. Step 2 Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.
  • Page 145 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-25 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface Step 3 Click to play back the record files reversely.
  • Page 146: Chapter 7 Backup

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Backup Backing up Record Files Before you start Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search Purpose The record files or pictures can be backed up to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD.
  • Page 147 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 The matched video files are displayed in Chart or List display mode. Click to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the video files you want to back up. The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.
  • Page 148: Backing Up By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 7 Select the saving type. Step 8 Click the button Export on the Export interface to start the backup process. On the pop-up message box, select to export the video files or the player to the backup device. Click OK to confirm.
  • Page 149: Backing Up Video Clips

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-6 Event Search for Backup Step 4 Set search condition and click Search button to enter the search result interface. The matched video files are displayed in Chart or List display mode. Step 5 Select video files from the Chart or List interface to export. Figure 7-7 Result of Event Search Step 6 Export the video files.
  • Page 150: Managing Backup Devices

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 During playback, use buttons in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s). Step 3 Click to enter the file management interface. Figure 7-8 Video Clips Export Interface Step 4 Export the video clips in playback. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search for details.
  • Page 151 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. Click Format button to format the backup device. If the inserted storage device is not recognized: ...
  • Page 152: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm Settings Setting Motion Detection Step 1 Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8-1 Motion Detection Setup Interface Step 2 Set detection area and sensitivity.
  • Page 153 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full-screen monitoring when motion alarm is triggered. Figure 8-3 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection Step 4 Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule.
  • Page 154: Setting Sensor Alarms

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose Set up handling method of an external sensor alarm. Step 1 Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8-5 Alarm Status Interface of System Configuration Step 2 Set the handling method of the selected alarm input.
  • Page 155 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8-7 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input Step 5 Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week.
  • Page 156: Detecting Video Loss

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-8 Set PTZ Linking of Alarm Input Step 7 If you want to set handling action of another alarm input, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it. Figure 8-9 Copy Settings of Alarm Input Detecting Video Loss Purpose Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s).
  • Page 157 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-10 Video Loss Setup Interface Step 2 Set up handling method of video loss. Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm. Click button to set up handling method of video loss. Step 3 Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule.
  • Page 158: Detecting Video Tampering

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Click the OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel. Repeat the above steps to finish settings of other channels, or click the Copy button copy the above settings to them. Detecting Video Tampering Purpose Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s).
  • Page 159: Setting All-Day Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-13 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 3) Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
  • Page 160 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-14 Video Quality Diagnostics Interface Step 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Video Quality Diagnostics. To enable video quality diagnostics, the function should be supported by the selected camera. Step 3 Enable and set the threshold of the diagnostic types, there are Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness, and Color Cast.
  • Page 161: Handling Exceptions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-15 Set Arming Schedule of Video Quality Diagnostics 3) Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of video quality diagnostics alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
  • Page 162 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-16 Exception Settings Interface Step 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Event Hint to display the (Event/Exception icon) when an exceptional event occurs. And click the icon to select the detailed event hint for display.
  • Page 163: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-18 Detailed Event Step 3 Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions. Step 4 Click Apply to save the settings. Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output.
  • Page 164 Digital Video Recorder User Manual The alarm signal will be transmitted automatically at detection mode when remote alarm host is configured. Please refer to Chapter 12.2.6 Configuring More Settings for details of alarm host configuration. Send Email Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an alarm is detected. Please refer to Chapter 12.2.8 Configuring Email for details of Email configuration.
  • Page 165 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-20 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output Step 3 Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also click Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. Click the OK button to complete the arming schedule setting of alarm output.
  • Page 166: Chapter 9 Pos Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 POS Configuration This chapter is applicable to DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR only. Configuring POS Settings Step 1 Enter the POS settings interface. Menu > Configuration > POS > POS Settings Step 2 Select the POS from the drop-down list. Up to 8 POS units are selectable. Step 3 Check the checkbox to enable the POS function.
  • Page 167 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-2 POS Privacy Information Filtering 2) Edit the Privacy Information in the text filed to hide the input information overlay. Up to 3 pieces of privacy information can be edited and no more than 32 characters can be input for each piece of information.
  • Page 168 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-5 NUCLEUS Settings 2) Edit the Employee, Shift and Terminal information. No more than 32 characters can be input. 3) Click OK to save the settings.  If you select NUCLEUS protocol, the connection type defaults to be RS-232, and all the other POS protocol will change to be NUCLEUS.
  • Page 169 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-7 UDP Connection Settings  USB->RS-232 Connection Configure the port parameters of USB-to-RS-232 convertor, including the serial number of port, baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity and flow ctrl. When using USB->RS-232 convertor mode, the port of USB-to-RS-232 convertor and the POS must be corresponding to each other, e.g., POS1 must be connected to port1 of the convertor.
  • Page 170 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-10 Multicast Settings  Sniff Connection Connect the DVR and the POS machine via Sniff. Configure the source address and destination address settings. Figure 9-11 Sniff Settings Step 7 Set other parameters of characters overly. 4) Select the character encoding format from the drop-down list.
  • Page 171: Configuring Overlay Channel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can adjust the size and position of textbox on the live view screen of POS settings interface by dragging the frame. Step 8 Click Apply to activate the settings. Step 9 (Optional) You can click the Copy button to copy the current settings to other POS (s). Figure 9-13 Copy POS Settings Configuring Overlay Channel Purpose...
  • Page 172: Configuring Pos Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-14 Overlay Channel Settings Step 3 You can also click to overlay all POS items to the first 8 channels in order. And the is used to clear all POS overlay settings. Step 4 Click the Apply button to save the settings. Configuring POS Alarm Purpose Set the POS alarm parameters to trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen...
  • Page 173 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-15 Set Trigger Cameras of POS Step 4 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels to record or become full-screen monitoring when POS alarm is triggered. Step 5 Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule.
  • Page 174 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Set PTZ linking parameters and click the OK button to complete the settings of the alarm input. Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage. Figure 9-17 Set PTZ Linking Step 8 Click OK to save the settings.
  • Page 175: Chapter 10 Vca Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 VCA Alarm Purpose The DVR can receive the VCA alarm (line crossing detection, intrusion detection, sudden scene change detection and audio exception detection) sent by analog camera, and the VCA detection must be enabled and configured on the camera settings interface first. All other VCA detection features must be supported by the connected IP camera.
  • Page 176: Vehicle Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-1 Face Detection Step 3 Select the VCA detection type to Face Detection. Step 4 Click to enter the face detection settings interface. Configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage action for the face detection alarm. Please refer to step3 to step5 of Chapter 8.1 Setting Motion Detection for detailed instructions.
  • Page 177 Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. Step 3 Select the VCA detection type to Vehicle Detection. Step 4 Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function. Figure 10-3 Set Vehicle Detection Step 5 Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage actions for the...
  • Page 178: Line Crossing Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Please refer to the User Manual of Network Camera for the detailed instructions for the vehicle detection. 10.3 Line Crossing Detection Purpose This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects cross a set virtual line. The line crossing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left.
  • Page 179: Intrusion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-5 Set Line Crossing Detection Rules Step 7 Click and set two points in the preview window to draw a virtual line. You can use the to clear the existing virtual line and re-draw it. Up to 4 rules can be configured.
  • Page 180 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Enter the VCA settings interface. Menu> Camera> VCA Step 2 Select the camera to configure the VCA. You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection.
  • Page 181: Region Entrance Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-8 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection Step 8 Click Apply to save the settings. The sudden scene change detection and the intrusion detection cannot be enabled at the same channel. 10.5 Region Entrance Detection Purpose Region entrance detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter a pre-defined virtual region from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the...
  • Page 182: Region Exiting Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Sensitivity: Range [0-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered. Step 7 Click and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region, and right click to complete drawing. Only one region can be configured.
  • Page 183: Loitering Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Please refer to the Chapter 10.5 Region Entrance Detection for operating steps to configure the region exiting detection.  Up to 4 rules can be configured. 10.7 Loitering Detection Purpose Loitering detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which loiter in a pre-defined virtual region for some certain time, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.
  • Page 184: Parking Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Please refer to the Chapter 10.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the fast moving detection.  The Sensitivity in the Rule Settings defines the moving speed of the object which can trigger the alarm. The higher the value is, the more easily a moving object can trigger the alarm.
  • Page 185: Object Removal Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Please refer to the Chapter 10.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the unattended baggage detection.  The Threshold [5s-20s] in the Rule Settings defines the time of the objects left over in the region.
  • Page 186: Defocus Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. Step 3 Select the VCA detection type to Audio Exception Detection. Step 4 Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage action for the audio exception alarm.
  • Page 187: Sudden Scene Change

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The image blur caused by defocus of the lens can be detected, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.  Please refer to the Chapter 10.1 Face Detection for operating steps to configure the defocus detection.
  • Page 188 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Enter the VCA settings interface. Menu> Camera> VCA Step 2 Select the camera to configure the VCA. You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection.
  • Page 189: Chapter 11 Vca Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 11 VCA Search With the configured VCA detection, the device supports the VCA search for the behavior search, face search, plate search, people counting and heat map results. The DS-7100 series DVR do not support the VCA search. 11.1 Face Search Purpose When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD, you can enter the Face Search...
  • Page 190 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Set the similarity level for the source pictures and the captured pictures. Step 6 Click Search to start searching. The search results of face detection pictures are displayed in list or in chart. Figure 11-2 Face Search Interface Step 7 Play the face picture related video file.
  • Page 191: Behavior Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-3 Export Files 11.2 Behavior Search Purpose The behavior analysis detects a series of suspicious behavior based on VCA detection, and certain linkage methods will be enabled if the alarm is triggered. Step 1 Enter the Behavior Search interface. Menu>VCA Search>...
  • Page 192: Plate Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Select the VCA detection type from the dropdown list, including the line crossing detection, intrusion detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, parking detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection and fast moving detection.
  • Page 193: People Counting

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Specify the start time and end time for searching the matched plate pictures. Figure 11-6 Plate Search Step 4 Select the country from the drop-down list for searching the location of the vehicle plate. Step 5 Input the plate No.
  • Page 194: Heat Map

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Select the camera for the people counting. Step 3 Select the report type to Daily Report, Weekly Report, Monthly Report or Annual Report. Step 4 Set the statistics time. Step 5 Click the Counting button to start people counting statistics. Figure 11-7 People Counting Interface Step 6 You can click the Export button to export the statistics report in excel format.
  • Page 195 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Select the report type to Daily Report, Weekly Report, Monthly Report or Annual Report. Step 4 Set the statistics time. Figure 11-8 Heat Map Interface Step 5 Click the Counting button to export the report data and start heat map statistics, and the results are displayed in graphics marked in different colors.
  • Page 196: Chapter 12 Network Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 12 Network Settings 12.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose Network settings must be properly configured before you operate DVR over network. Step 1 Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 12-1 Network Settings Interface (1) 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series.
  • Page 197: Configuring Advanced Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Multi-address Mode: The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently. You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in the NIC type field for parameter settings. You can select one NIC card as default route. And then the system is connecting with the extranet and the data will be forwarded through the default route.
  • Page 198: Configuring Cloud P2P

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings. Step 6 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. You can go to Menu >...
  • Page 199: Configuring Ddns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual For more operation instructions, please refer to the help file on the official website (dev.hicloudcam.com). 12.2.3 Configuring DDNS Purpose If your DVR is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to be used for network access.
  • Page 200 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-5 DynDNS Settings Interface  PeanutHull: Enter the User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website. Figure 12-6 PeanutHull Settings Interface  NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings.
  • Page 201 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Select your Area/Country in the dropdown list. 3) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can use the alias you registered in the HiDDNS server or define a new device domain name. 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 202 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-10 Register an Account 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 12-11 Register the Device 4) Input Device Serial No., Device Domain (Device Name) and HTTP Port. And click OK to add the device.
  • Page 203: Configuring Ntp Server

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual If you mapped the HTTP port on your router and changed it to port No. except 80, you have to enter http://www.hiddns.com/alias:HTTP port in the address bar to access the device. You can refer to Chapter 12.2.7 Configuring HTTPS Port for the mapped HTTP port No. ...
  • Page 204: Configuring Nat

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-13 NTP Settings Interface Step 3 Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature. Step 4 Configure the following NTP settings:  Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute.
  • Page 205 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-14 UPnP™ Settings Interface Step 3 Check Enable UPnP checkbox to enable UPnP™. Step 4 Select the Mapping Type as Manual or Auto in the drop-down list. OPTION 1: Auto If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically.
  • Page 206: Configuring More Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  You can use the default port No., or change it according to actual requirements.  External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router.  The value of the RTSP port No. should be 554 or between 1024 and 65535, while the value of the other ports should be between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other.
  • Page 207: Configuring Https Port

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Alarm Host IP/Port: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) software installed. The Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the CMS (Client Management System) software (e.g., iVMS-4200) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software (default port is...
  • Page 208 Digital Video Recorder User Manual HTTPS provides authentication of the web site and associated web server that one is communicating with, which protects against Man-in-the-middle attacks. Perform the following steps to set the port number of https. Example If you set the port number as 443 and the IP address is 192.0.0.64, you may access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:443 via the web browser.
  • Page 209: Configuring Email

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-20 Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the certificate request. 2) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature.
  • Page 210 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Make sure you have configured the IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Gateway and the Preferred DNS Server in the Network Settings menu. Please refer to Chapter 12.1 Configuring General Settings for detailed information. Step 1 Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >...
  • Page 211: Checking Network Traffic

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  For the IP cameras, the alarm images are directly sent as the attached pictures by Email. Up to one picture can be sent for one IP camera. The attached pictures of the linked cameras cannot be sent.
  • Page 212: Configuring Network Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second. 12.3 Configuring Network Detection Purpose You can obtain network connecting status of DVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc.
  • Page 213: Checking Network Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 DVR. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect. Figure 12-26 Export Network Packet Step 4 Click the Export button to start exporting.
  • Page 214: Checking Network Statistics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 12-29 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters. Figure 12-30 Network Parameters Configuration 12.3.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose:...
  • Page 215 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-31 Network Stat. Interface Step 3 View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle. Step 4 Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.
  • Page 216: Chapter 13 Raid

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 RAID This chapter is applicable for DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR. 13.1 Configuring Array Purpose RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit. A RAID setup stores data over multiple hard disk drives to provide enough redundancy so that data can be recovered if one disk fails.
  • Page 217: Enable Raid

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13-1 RAID Working Flow 13.1.1 Enable RAID Purpose Perform the following steps to enable the RAID function, or the disk array cannot be created.  OPTION 1: Enable the RAID function in the Wizard when the device startup, please refer to step 7 of Chapter 2.3.2.
  • Page 218: One-Touch Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 13.1.2 One-touch Configuration Purpose Through one-touch configuration, you can quickly create the disk array. By default, the array type to be created is RAID 5. Before you start 1. The RAID function should be enabled, please refer to the Chapter 13.1.1 for details. 2.
  • Page 219: Manually Creating Array

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 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.
  • Page 220 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13-7 Physical Disk Settings Interface Step 2 Click Creat button to enter the Create Array interface. Figure 13-8 Create Array Interface Step 3 Edit the Array Name; set the RAID Level to RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID6 or RAID 10; select the Physical Disk that you want to configure array.
  • Page 221: Rebuilding Array

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual If the number of HDDs you select is not compatible with the requirement of the RAID level, the error message box will pop up. Figure 13-9 Error Message Box Step 5 You can click Array tab to view the successfully created array. Figure 13-10 Array Settings Interface 13.2 Rebuilding Array Purpose...
  • Page 222: Automatically Rebuilding Array

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13-11 Physical Disk Settings Interface Step 2 Select a disk and click to set it as the hot spare disk. Only global hot spare mode is supported. 13.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array Purpose When the virtual disk is in Degraded status, the device can start rebuilding the array automatically with the hot spare disk to ensure the high security and reliability of the data.
  • Page 223: Deleting Array

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Enter the Array Settings interface. The disk 3 is lost. Menu > HDD > RAID > Array Figure 13-13 Array Settings Interface Step 2 Click Array tab to return to the Array Settings interface and click to configure the array rebuild.
  • Page 224: Checking And Editing Firmware

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13-15 Array Settings Interface Step 2 Select an array and click to delete the array. Figure 13-16 Confirm Array Deletion Step 3 In the pop-up message box, click Yes button to confirm the array deletion. Deleting array will cause to delete all the data in the array.
  • Page 225: Chapter 14 Hdd Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 14 HDD Management 14.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Step 1 Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 14-1 HDD Information Interface You can view the Total Capacity, Free Space and Remaining Recording Time of the HDD.
  • Page 226: Managing Network Hdd

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-3 Start Initialization Step 5 After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 14-4 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. The HDDs which are free of working for a long time can be enabled to sleep, thus to decrease the power consumption of the device and extend the life of the HDDs.
  • Page 227 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-6 HDD Information Interface Step 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 14-7. Figure 14-7 HDD Information Interface Step 3 Add the allocated NetHDD. Step 4 Select the type to NAS or IP SAN. Step 5 Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings.
  • Page 228 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-8 Add NAS Disk  Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.
  • Page 229: Managing Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-10 Initialize Added NetHDD 14.3 Managing HDD Group 14.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Step 1 Enter the Storage Mode interface.
  • Page 230: Setting Hdd Property

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-13 Local HDD Settings Interface Step 7 Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Step 8 Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 14-14 Confirm HDD Group Settings Step 9 In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings.
  • Page 231: Configuring Quota Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-15 Set HDD Property Step 3 Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Step 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. Step 5 In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 hard disks must be added on your DVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.
  • Page 232: Configuring Cloud Storage

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-16 Storage Mode Settings Interface Step 4 Select a camera for which you want to configure quota. Step 5 Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max. Record Capacity (GB). Step 6 You can copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras if required. Click the Copy button to enter the Copy Camera interface, as shown in Figure 14-17.
  • Page 233 Digital Video Recorder User Manual The cloud storage facilitates you to upload and download the recorded files at any time and any place, which can highly enhance the efficiency. Cloud storage is only applicable to HQHI-F/N and HUHI-F/N series DVR. Step 1 Enter the Cloud Storage interface Menu >...
  • Page 234 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-19 Record Schedule The POS recording is supported by DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR only. Step 8 Upload the event triggered recording files to the cloud storage. 1) Back to enter the cloud storage interface, and select the camera you have set in the recording schedule interface.
  • Page 235: Configuring Disk Clone

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Only the sub-stream recorded files can be uploaded to the Cloud Storage.  Please configure the event triggered recording schedule and enable the corresponding event type. Step 9 (Optional) You can click the Copy button to copy the cloud storage settings to other cameras.
  • Page 236 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-22 Disk Clone Configuration Interface Step 3 Make sure the usage of the eSATA disk is set as Export. If not, click the Set button to set it. Choose Export and click the OK button. Figure 14-23 Setting eSATA Usage The capacity of destination disk must be the same as that of the clone source disk.
  • Page 237: Checking Hdd Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-25 Check Disk Clone Progress 14.7 Checking HDD Status Purpose You may check the status of the installed HDDs on DVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Step 1 Enter the HDD Information interface.
  • Page 238: Detecting Bad Sector

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Step 1 Enter the HDD Detect interface. Menu >...
  • Page 239: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-29 Bad Sector Detecting Step 4 You can click the Pause button to pause the detection and click the Resume button to resume the detection. Step 5 If there is error information about the HDD, you can click the Error Info button to view the information.
  • Page 240 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-30 Configure HDD Error Alarm Step 4 When the Trigger Alarm Output is selected, you can also select the alarm output to be triggered from the list below. Step 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings.
  • Page 241: Chapter 15 Camera Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 15 Camera Settings 15.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose You can configure the OSD (On-Screen Display) settings for the camera, including date/time, camera name, etc. Step 1 Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD Step 2 Select the camera to configure OSD settings.
  • Page 242: Configuring Privacy Mask

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15-2 Copy Settings to Other Cameras 2) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same OSD settings. You can also check the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras. 3) Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configuration interface.
  • Page 243: Configuring Video Parameters

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15-3 Privacy Mask Settings Interface Step 4 Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window. The zones will be marked with different frame colors. Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured, and the size of each area can be adjusted. Step 5 The configured privacy mask zones on the window can be cleared by clicking the corresponding Clear Zone1-4 icons on the right side of the window, or click Clear All to clear all zones.
  • Page 244 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Select the Image Settings tab. Figure 15-5 Image Settings Interface (Analog Camera) Figure 15-6 Image Settings Interface (IP Camera) Step 3 Select the camera to set image parameters. Step 4 Two periods for different image settings are provided, select the period name in the dropdown list.
  • Page 245: Configuring Camera Parameters Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Contrast and Saturation for the IP cameras. You can also click Restore to set the parameters to the default settings. Step 7 You can click Copy to copy the image settings of the current camera to other cameras. Step 8 Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 246 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  The camera parameters settings is only applicable for ananlog cameras.  The Day to Night Sensitivity, Night to Day Sensitivity and IR Light Brightness functions must be supported by the connected analog camera. You cannot set the parameters if the connected analog camera does not support them or there is no video signal.
  • Page 247: Chapter 16 Dvr Management And Maintenance

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 16 DVR Management and Maintenance 16.1 Viewing System Information Step 1 Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info Step 2 You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device.
  • Page 248 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 16-2 Log Search Interface Step 2 Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. Step 3 Click the Search button to start search log files. Step 4 The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below.
  • Page 249 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 16-4 Log Information Interface Step 6 If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu, as shown in Figure 16-5. Figure 16-5 Export Log Files Step 7 Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Step 8 Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device.
  • Page 250: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Please connect the backup device to DVR before operating log export.  The log files exported to the backup device are named by exporting time, e.g., 20110514124841logBack.txt. 16.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info Purpose The information of added IP camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, manage port, password of admin, etc.
  • Page 251: Upgrading System

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 16-6 Import/Export Configuration File Step 2 Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. Step 3 To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button.
  • Page 252: Upgrading By Ftp

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. Step 6 After the upgrading is complete, reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware. 16.5.2 Upgrading by FTP Before you start Configure PC (running FTP server) and DVR to the same Local Area Network. Run the 3 -party TFTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the root directory of TFTP.
  • Page 253 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Factory Defaults: Restore all parameters to the factory default settings. Restore to Inactive: Restore the device to the inactive status. Step 3 Click the OK button to restore the default settings. The device will reboot automatically after restoring to the default settings.
  • Page 254: Chapter 17 Others

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 17 Others 17.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Step 1 Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Step 2 Select the General tab. Figure 17-1 General Settings Interface (for DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N Series) Figure 17-2 General Settings Interface (for Simultaneous VGA and HDMI Output)
  • Page 255 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-3 General Settings Interface (for Independent VGA and HDMI Output) Step 3 Configure the following settings:  Language: The default language used is English.  Output Standard: Select the output standard to be PAL or NTSC. ...
  • Page 256: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual For -F series DVR, if you check the checkbox of Enable Password, every time when you log in to the DVR, the Unlock Pattern interface will pop up. If you uncheck the checkbox of Enable Password, when you log in to the DVR, the Unlock Pattern interface will not pop up.
  • Page 257: Configuring More Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-5 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 you choose the date of the DST period. 17.4 Configuring More Settings Step 1 Enter the General Settings interface.
  • Page 258 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-9 More Settings Interface (4) Step 3 Configure the following settings:  Device Name: Edit the name of DVR.  Device No.: Edit the serial number of DVR. The Device No. can be set in the range of 1~255, and the default No.
  • Page 259: Managing User Accounts

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Enhanced VCA Mode: For DS-7208/7216HUHI-F/N series DVR, you can check the checkbox to enable enhanced VCA mode. When you enable it and click Apply, the attention box pops up as below. Click Yes to apply the function and reboot the device. Figure 17-10 Enable Enhanced VCA Mode If the enhanced VCA mode has been enabled, you can disable it by unchecking the checkbox.
  • Page 260 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-12 User Management Interface Step 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface. Figure 17-13 Add User Menu Step 3 Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Confirm, Level and User’s MAC Address.
  • Page 261 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Guest: The Guest user has no permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration by default. User’s MAC Address: The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the DVR. If it is configured and enabled, it only allows the remote user with this MAC address to access the DVR.
  • Page 262 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Local Camera Management: Enabling and disabling analog camera (s). Adding, deleting and editing of network camera (s). This function is supported by HDVR series.  Local Advanced Operation: Operating HDD management (initializing HDD, setting HDD property), upgrading system firmware.
  • Page 263: Deleting A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3) Click OK to save the settings and exit. 17.5.2 Deleting a User Step 1 Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Step 2 Select the user to be deleted from the list, as shown in Figure 17-16. Figure 17-16 User List Step 3 Click to delete the selected user account.
  • Page 264 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-17 Edit User Interface Step 4 Edit the corresponding parameters.  Operator and Guest You can edit the user information, including user name, password, permission level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password, and input the new password in the text field of Password and Confirm.
  • Page 265 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse when the pattern is done. 3) Confirm the pattern again with the mouse. Please refer to Chapter 2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern for detailed instructions. Figure 17-18 Set Unlock Patter for Admin User Step 6 (Optional) Click icon after Draw Unlock Pattern to modify the pattern.
  • Page 266: Chapter 18 Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 18 Appendix 18.1 Specifications 18.1.1 DS-7100HGHI-E1 Model DS-7104HGHI-E1 DS-7108HGHI-E1 DS-7116HGHI-E1 Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HDTVI video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection Video/ Supported 720p25, 720p30, CVBS camera types Audio input Audio...
  • Page 267 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 4 Mbps Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback Remote connections Network management Network...
  • Page 268: Ds-7200Hghi-E1

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual (W × D × H) inch) Weight ≤ 0.8 kg (1.8 lb) ≤ 1.2 kg (2.6 lb) (without HDD) Each two video channels are grouped in sequence, e.g., CH01 and CH02, CH03 and CH04...; and each two channels in the same group must be connected with the same type of video source (HDTVI or CVBS).
  • Page 269 Digital Video Recorder User Manual CIF/QVGA/QCIF@ CIF/QVGA/QCIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) 25fps (P)/30fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 4 Mbps Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch...
  • Page 270: Ds-7200Hghi-E2

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual (HDTVI or CVBS). The above information is for reference only. Please refer to the specific configuration of the device. 18.1.3 DS-7200HGHI-E2 Model DS-7208HGHI-E2 DS-7216HGHI- E2 Video compression H.264+/H.264 8-ch 16-ch Analog and HDTVI BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron video input connection Supported...
  • Page 271 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Remote connections Network TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, Cloud P2P, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, management Network protocols SMTP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™, HTTPS SATA 2 SATA interfaces Hard disk Capacity Up to 6 TB capacity for each disk Network interface 1, 10M/100M self-adaptive Ethernet interface External...
  • Page 272: Ds-7100Hghi-F1

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.4 DS-7100HGHI-F1 Model DS-7104HGHI-F1 DS-7108HGHI-F1 DS-7116HGHI-F1 Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 1080P25, 1080P30, 720p25, 720p30 AHD input 720p25, 720p30 Video/Audio HDCVI input 720p25, 720p30 input...
  • Page 273 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback Remote connections Network management Network TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, Cloud P2P, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, protocols NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™, HTTPS SATA...
  • Page 274: Ds-7200Hghi-F1

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.5 DS-7200HGHI-F1 Model DS-7204HGHI-F1 DS-7208HGHI-F1 DS-7216HGHI-F1 Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 1080P25, 1080P30, 720p25, 720p30 AHD input 720p25, 720p30 HDCVI input 720p25, 720p30 Video/Audio CVBS input...
  • Page 275 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 25fps (P)/30fps (N) CIF/QVGA/QCIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 4 Mbps Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch...
  • Page 276: Ds-7200Hghi-F2

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.6 DS-7200HGHI-F2 Model DS-7208HGHI-F2 DS-7216HGHI- F2 Video compression H.264+/H.264 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 1080P25, 1080P30, 720p25, 720p30 720p25, 720p30 AHD input Video/Audio 720p25, 720p30 HDCVI input input CVBS input...
  • Page 277 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 4 Mbps Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 8-ch 16-ch playback Remote connections Network management TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, Cloud P2P, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, Network protocols...
  • Page 278: Ds-7100Hqhi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.7 DS-7100HQHI-F1/N DS-7104HQHI-F1 DS-7108HQHI-F1 DS-7116HQHI-F1/ Model Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection 3 MP, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60 Note: The 3 MP signal input is only available for the first channel HDTVI input of DS-7104HQHI-F1/N, the first 2 channels of DS-7108HQHI-F1/N, and the first 4 channels of...
  • Page 279 Digital Video Recorder User Manual resolution 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF; When 1080p Lite mode enabled: 3 MP/1080p lite/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF Main stream: When 1080p Lite mode not enabled: For 3 MP stream access: 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@12fps For 1080p stream access: 1080p/720p@12fps; VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) For 720p stream access: Frame rate 720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) When 1080p Lite mode enabled:...
  • Page 280 Digital Video Recorder User Manual USB interface 2 × USB 2.0 Power supply 12 VDC Consumption ≤ 8 W ≤ 12 W ≤ 20 W (without HDD) Working -10 ºC to +55 ºC (14 ºF to 131 ºF) temperature Working General 10% to 90% humidity...
  • Page 281: Ds-7200Hqhi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.8 DS-7200HQHI-F1/N Model DS-7204HQHI-F1/N DS-7208HQHI-F1/N DS-7216HQHI-F1/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection 3 MP, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60 Note: The 3 MP signal input is only available for the first channel of HDTVI input DS-7204HQHI-F1/N, the first 2 channels of DS-7208HQHI-F1/N, and the first 4 channels of DS-7216HQHI-F1/N.
  • Page 282 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7204HQHI-F1/N DS-7208HQHI-F1/N DS-7216HQHI-F1/N When 1080p Lite mode not enabled: 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF; Encoding resolution When 1080p Lite mode enabled: 3 MP/1080p lite/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF Main stream: When 1080p Lite mode not enabled: For 3 MP stream access: 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@12fps For 1080p stream access: 1080p/720p@12fps;...
  • Page 283 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7204HQHI-F1/N DS-7208HQHI-F1/N DS-7216HQHI-F1/N 1, RJ45 Network 1, RJ45 10M/100M self-adaptive Ethernet 10M/100M/1000M interface interface self-adaptive Ethernet interface External Front panel: 1 × USB interface USB interface 2 × USB 2.0 Rear panel: 1 × USB Serial interface RS-485 (half-duplex) Power supply 12 VDC...
  • Page 284: Ds-7200Hqhi-F2/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.9 DS-7200HQHI-F2/N Model DS-7208HQHI-F2/N DS-7216HQHI-F2/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron input connection 3 MP, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60 Note: The 3 MP signal input is only available for the first 2 HDTVI input channels of DS-7208HQHI-F2/N, and the first 4 channels of DS-7216HQHI-F2/N.
  • Page 285 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7208HQHI-F2/N DS-7216HQHI-F2/N When 1080p Lite mode not enabled: 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF; Encoding resolution When 1080p Lite mode enabled: 3 MP/1080p lite/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF Main stream: When 1080p Lite mode not enabled: For 3 MP stream access: 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@12fps For 1080p stream access: 1080p/720p@12fps;...
  • Page 286 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7208HQHI-F2/N DS-7216HQHI-F2/N 1, RJ45 10M/100M 1, RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Network self-adaptive Ethernet self-adaptive Ethernet interface interface interface External Front panel: 1 × USB 2.0 interface USB interface 2 × USB 2.0 Rear panel: 1 × USB 3.0 Serial interface RS-485 (half-duplex) Power supply...
  • Page 287: Ds-7100Hghi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.10 DS-7100HGHI-F1/N DS-7104HGHI-F1 DS-7108HGHI-F1 DS-7116HGHI-F1 Model Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 720p25, 720p30 AHD input 720p25, 720p30 Video/ HDCVI input 720p25, 720p30 Audio input CVBS input...
  • Page 288 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback Remote connections Network management Network TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, Cloud P2P, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, protocols NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™, HTTPS SATA 1 SATA interface Hard disk Capacity Up to 6 TB capacity for each disk...
  • Page 289: Ds-7200Hghi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.11 DS-7200HGHI-F1/N DS-7216HGHI- Model DS-7204HGHI-F1/N DS-7208HGHI-F1/N F1/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω) HDTVI input 720p25, 720p30 AHD input 720p25, 720p30 HDCVI input 720p25, 720p30 Video/Audio input CVBS input Support...
  • Page 290 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback Remote connections Network management Network TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, Cloud P2P, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, protocols NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™, HTTPS SATA...
  • Page 291: Ds-7200Huhi-F1/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.12 DS-7200HUHI-F1/N Model DS-7204HUHI-F1/N DS-7208HUHI-F1/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch Analog video BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron input connection HDTVI input 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60, 3 MP AHD input 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30 Video/Audio input HDCVI input...
  • Page 292 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7204HUHI-F1/N DS-7208HUHI-F1/N Sub-stream: WD1/4CIF@12fps; CIF/QVGA/QCIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 10 Mbps Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch...
  • Page 293 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7204HUHI-F1/N DS-7208HUHI-F1/N Working 10% to 90% humidity Dimensions 315 × 242 × 45 mm (12.4 × 9.5 × 1.8 inch) (W × D × H) Weight ≤ 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) ≤ 2 kg (4.4 lb) (without HDD)
  • Page 294: Ds-7200Huhi-F2/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.13 DS-7200HUHI-F2/N DS-7204HUHI-F2 DS-7208HUHI-F2 DS-7216HUHI-F2 Model Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60, 3 MP AHD input 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30 Video/Audio HDCVI input...
  • Page 295 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7204HUHI-F2 DS-7208HUHI-F2 DS-7216HUHI-F2 Model Sub-stream: WD1/4CIF@12fps; CIF/QVGA/QCIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 10 Mbps Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch...
  • Page 296 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7204HUHI-F2 DS-7208HUHI-F2 DS-7216HUHI-F2 Model Working 10% to 90% humidity Dimensions 380 × 320 × 48 mm (15.0 × 12.6 × 1.9 inch) (W × D × H) Weight ≤ 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) ≤ 2 kg (4.4 lb) ≤...
  • Page 297: Ds-7600Huhi-F/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.14 DS-7600HUHI-F/N DS-7604HUHI-F1/ DS-7608HUHI-F2 DS-7616HUHI-F2 Model Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 3 MP, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p60, 720p50, 720p30, 720p25 AHD input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30 HDCVI input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30...
  • Page 298 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7604HUHI-F1/ DS-7608HUHI-F2 DS-7616HUHI-F2 Model Main stream: 3MP@15fps; 1080p/720p/WD1/4CIF/VGA/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Frame rate Sub-stream: WD1/4CIF@12fps; CIF/QVGA/QCIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 10 Mbps Audio output 1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type...
  • Page 299 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7604HUHI-F1/ DS-7608HUHI-F2 DS-7616HUHI-F2 Model Power supply 12 VDC Consumption ≤ 15 W ≤ 20 W ≤ 40 W (without HDD) Working -10 ºC to +55 ºC (14 ºF to 131 ºF) temperature Working General 10% to 90% humidity 315 ×...
  • Page 300: Ds-7300Huhi-F4/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.15 DS-7300HUHI-F4/N Model DS-7304HUHI-F4/N DS-7308HUHI-F4/N DS-7316HUHI-F4/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60, 3 MP AHD input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30 HDCVI input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30...
  • Page 301 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7304HUHI-F4/N DS-7308HUHI-F4/N DS-7316HUHI-F4/N Video 32 Kbps to 10 Mbps rate Audio output 2-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio 64 Kbps rate Dual stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback Remote connections...
  • Page 302 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7304HUHI-F4/N DS-7308HUHI-F4/N DS-7316HUHI-F4/N Working -10 ºC to +55 ºC (14 ºF to 131 ºF) temperature Working 10% to 90% humidity Dimensions 445 × 390 × 70 mm (17.5 × 15.4 × 2.8 inch) (W × D × H) Weight ≤...
  • Page 303: Ds-8100Huhi-F8/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.16 DS-8100HUHI-F8/N Model DS-8104HUHI-F8/N DS-8108HUHI-F8/N DS-8116HUHI-F8/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60, 3 MP AHD input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30 HDCVI input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30...
  • Page 304 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-8104HUHI-F8/N DS-8108HUHI-F8/N DS-8116HUHI-F8/N Video 32 Kbps to 10 Mbps rate Audio output 2-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio 64 Kbps rate Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback Remote connections Network...
  • Page 305 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-8104HUHI-F8/N DS-8108HUHI-F8/N DS-8116HUHI-F8/N Working -10 ºC to +55 ºC (14 ºF to 131 ºF) temperature Working 10% to 90% humidity Dimensions 445 × 470 × 90 mm (17.5 × 18.5 × 3.5 inch) (W × D × H) Weight ≤...
  • Page 306: Ds-9000Huhi-F8/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.17 DS-9000HUHI-F8/N DS-9004HUHI-F8 DS-9008HUHI-F8/ DS-9016HUHI-F8 Model Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection HDTVI input 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60, 3 MP AHD input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30 HDCVI input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30...
  • Page 307 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-9004HUHI-F8 DS-9008HUHI-F8/ DS-9016HUHI-F8 Model Sub-stream: WD1/4CIF@12fps; CIF/QVGA/QCIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 10 Mbps Audio output 2-ch, RCA (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual-stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch...
  • Page 308 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-9004HUHI-F8 DS-9008HUHI-F8/ DS-9016HUHI-F8 Model Working -10 ºC to +55 ºC (14 ºF to 131 ºF) temperature Working 10% to 90% humidity Dimensions 445 × 470 × 90 mm (17.5 × 18.5 × 3.5 inch) (W × D × H) Weight ≤...
  • Page 309: Ds-9000Huhi-F16/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.18 DS-9000HUHI-F16/N Model DS-9008HUHI-F16/N DS-9016HUHI-F16/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC interface (1.0Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron input connection HDTVI input 3 MP, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p60, 720p50, 720p30, 720p25 AHD input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30 HDCVI input 720p30, 720p25, 1080p25, 1080p30 Video/Audio...
  • Page 310 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Sub-stream: WD1/4CIF@12 fps; CIF/QVGA/QCIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps to 10 Mbps Audio output 2-ch, BNC (Linear, 1 KΩ) Audio bit rate 64 Kbps Dual stream Support Stream type Video, Video & Audio Synchronous 8-ch 16-ch...
  • Page 311 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Working -10 ºC to +55 ºC (14 ºF to 131 ºF) temperature Working 10% to 90% humidity Dimensions 442 × 477 × 146 mm (17.4 × 18.8 × 5.7 inch) (W × D × H) Weight ≤...
  • Page 312: Ds-7300Hqhi-F4/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.19 DS-7300HQHI-F4/N Model DS-7304HQHI-F4/N DS-7308HQHI-F4/N DS-7316HQHI-F4/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection 3 MP, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60 Note: The 3 MP signal input is only available for the first channel of HDTVI input DS-7304HQHI-F4/N, the first 2 channels of DS-7308HQHI-F4/N, and the first 4 channels of DS-7316HQHI-F4/N.
  • Page 313 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7304HQHI-F4/N DS-7308HQHI-F4/N DS-7316HQHI-F4/N Main stream: When 1080p Lite mode not enabled: For 3 MP stream access: 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@12fps For 1080p stream access: 1080p/720p@12fps; VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Frame rate For 720p stream access: 720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) When 1080p Lite mode enabled: 3 MP/1080p lite/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Sub-stream:...
  • Page 314 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-7304HQHI-F4/N DS-7308HQHI-F4/N DS-7316HQHI-F4/N Front panel: 2 × USB 2.0 interface Rear panel: 1 × USB 3.0 Serial RS-232, RS-485 (full-duplex), Keyboard interface Alarm in/out 16/4 Power 100 to 240 VAC supply Consumption ≤ 30 W ≤...
  • Page 315: Ds-8100Hqhi-F8/N

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.20 DS-8100HQHI-F8/N Model DS-8104HQHI-F8/N DS-8108HQHI-F8/N DS-8116HQHI-F8/N Video H.264+/H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video input BNC interface (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), supporting coaxitron connection 3 MP, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p25, 720p30, 720p50, 720p60 Note: The 3 MP signal input is only available for the first channel of HDTVI input DS-8104HQHI-F8/N, the first 2 channels of DS-8108HQHI-F8/N, and the first 4 channels of DS-8116HQHI-F8/N.
  • Page 316 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-8104HQHI-F8/N DS-8108HQHI-F8/N DS-8116HQHI-F8/N Main stream: When 1080p Lite mode not enabled: For 3 MP stream access: 3 MP/1080p/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@12fps For 1080p stream access: 1080p/720p@12fps; VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Frame rate For 720p stream access: 720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) When 1080p Lite mode enabled: 3 MP/1080p lite/720p/VGA/WD1/4CIF/CIF@25fps (P)/30fps (N) Sub-stream:...
  • Page 317: Glossary

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Model DS-8104HQHI-F8/N DS-8108HQHI-F8/N DS-8116HQHI-F8/N Front panel: 2 × USB 2.0 interface Rear panel: 1 × USB 3.0 Serial RS-232, RS-485 (full-duplex), Keyboard interface Alarm in/out 16/4 Power 100 to 240 VAC supply Consumption ≤ 30 W ≤...
  • Page 318: Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual • HTTP: Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol to transfer hypertext request and information between servers and browsers over a network • PPPoE: PPPoE, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames.
  • Page 319 Digital Video Recorder User Manual If there is still no image display on the monitor after rebooting, please check if the connection cable is good, and change a cable to connect again. Step 3 Verify Input mode of the monitor is correct. Please check the input mode of the monitor matches with the output mode of the device (e.g.
  • Page 320 Digital Video Recorder User Manual — The frame rate has not reached the real-time frame rate. Step 1 Check the parameters of Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event). Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the resolution of Main Stream (Event) the same as the one of Main Stream (Continuous).
  • Page 321: Summary Of Changes

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.  No record file found in the device local HDD, and the prompt “No record file found” pops up when you search the record files.
  • Page 322: Version 3.4.75

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual For the analog channels, the line crossing detection and intrusion detection conflict with other  VCA detection such as sudden scene change detection, face detection and vehicle detection and heat map or people counting functions. You can only enable one function. (Chapter 10 VCA Alarm) For DS-7208/7216HUHI-F/N series DVR, you can enable enhanced VCA mode to enable ...
  • Page 323: Version 3.4.70

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual channels of DVR with 16-ch video inputs. (Chapter 2.4.1 Configuring the Signal Input Wizard, Chapter 2.7 Configuring the Signal Input Channel, Chapter 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters) For HQHI and DS-7200HUHI-F/N series DVR, if the 3 MP camera is connected to the channel ...
  • Page 324: Version 3.4.65

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual One-key enable or disable H.264+. (Chapter 5.11 One-Key Enabling and Disabling H.264+ for  Analog Cameras) Configurable of black-to-color threshold, color-to-black threshold and IR light brightness for  the connected analog cameras supporting these parameters. (Chapter 15.3.2 Configuring Camera Parameters Settings) Output bandwidth limit configurable.
  • Page 325: Version 3.4.51

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual (Chapter 3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings, Chapter 17.1 Configuring General Settings, Chapter 17.4 Configuring More Settings, ) For the new models, if the sum of the analog and IP channels exceeds 25, up to 32-window ...
  • Page 326: Version 3.4.4

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Up to 3MP encoding resolution of all channels is supported for DS-7200HUHI-F/N series DVR.  (Chapter 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters) The encoding type information of the IP camera changes to H.264 on the left-click menu. ...
  • Page 327: List Of Compatible Third-Party Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The hardware version is available in the system information.  Updated: Support the switching of signal input types including HDTVI, AHD/CVBS and IP signal.  18.5 List of Compatible Third-Party IP Cameras Max. Sub- Manufacturer Model Version Audio Resolution...
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