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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual...
  • Page 2 INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS.
  • 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-7104HGHI-E1 DS-7100HGHI-E1 DS-7108HGHI-E1 DS-7116HGHI-E1 DS-7204HGHI-E1 DS-7200HGHI-E1 DS-7208HGHI-E1 DS-7216HGHI-E1 DS-7208HGHI-E2 DS-7200HGHI-E2 DS-7216HGHI-E2 DS-7104HGHI-F1 DS-7100HGHI-F1 DS-7108HGHI-F1 DS-7116HGHI-F1 DS-7104HGHI-F1/N DS-7100HGHI-F1/N DS-7108HGHI-F1/N DS-7116HGHI-F1/N...
  • Page 5 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7208HQHI-F1/N DS-7216HQHI-F1/N DS-7208HQHI-F2/N DS-7200HQHI-F2/N DS-7216HQHI-F2/N DS-7104HQHI-F1/N DS-7100HQHI-F1/N DS-7108HQHI-F1/N DS-7116HQHI-F1/N DS-7304HQHI-F4/N DS-7300HQHI-F4/N DS-7308HQHI-F4/N DS-7316HQHI-F4/N DS-8104HQHI-F8/N DS-8100HQHI-F8/N DS-8108HQHI-F8/N DS-8116HQHI-F8/N DS-7204HUHI-F1/N DS-7200HUHI-F1/N DS-7208HUHI-F1/N DS-7204HUHI-F2/N DS-7200HUHI-F2/N DS-7208HUHI-F2/N DS-7216HUHI-F2/N DS-7204HUHI-F1/S DS-7200HUHI-F1/S DS-7208HUHI-F1/S DS-7204HUHI-F2/S DS-7200HUHI-F2/S DS-7208HUHI-F2/S DS-7216HUHI-F2/S DS-7604HUHI-F1/N DS-7600HUHI-F/N DS-7608HUHI-F2/N DS-7616HUHI-F2/N DS-7304HUHI-F4/N DS-7300HUHI-F4/N DS-7308HUHI-F4/N...
  • Page 6 Digital Video Recorder User Manual DS-7316HUHI-F4/N DS-8104HUHI-F8/N DS-8100HUHI-F8/N DS-8108HUHI-F8/N DS-8116HUHI-F8/N DS-9004HUHI-F8/N DS-9000HUHI-F8/N DS-9008HUHI-F8/N DS-9016HUHI-F8/N DS-9008HUHI-F16/N DS-9000HUHI-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.
  • 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 Turbo HD and analog cameras;  Supports UTC protocol for connecting camera over coax;  Connectable to AHD cameras (-F series DVR);  Connectable to HDCVI cameras; ...
  • Page 9 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Defog level, night to day sensitivity, day to night sensitivity, and IR light brightness configurable for the connected analog cameras supporting these parameters;  4 MP/5 MP signal switch for the supported analog cameras; ...
  • Page 10 Digital Video Recorder User Manual change detection, face detection and vehicle detection and heat map or people counting functions. You can only enable one function;  DS-7208/7216HUHI-F/N series DVR supports enhanced VCA mode to enable all-channel line crossing detection and intrusion detection and disable 2K/4K output resolution. After you enable it, you can also disable it and the line crossing detection and intrusion detection will be supported by 2-ch only;...
  • Page 11 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm and Event;  Supports POS triggered recording for DS-7300/8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series DVR;  8 recording time periods with separated recording types; ...
  • Page 12 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and alarm output;  One-key disarms the linkage actions of the alarm input;  PTZ linking for the VCA alarm;  VCA detection alarm is supported; DS-7100 does not support VCA alarm.
  • Page 13 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Supports access by Hik Cloud P2P;  TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast;  Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM;  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading files broken transfer resume; ...

  • Page 14: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table of Contents 1.1 Product Key Features ......................7 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................19 Front Panel ....................19 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 3.2.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ..........81 Channel-Zero Encoding ....................... 84 Adjusting Live View Settings ..................... 84 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ..................86 Chapter 4 PTZ Controls ......................... 88 Configuring PTZ Settings ................88 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ..........
  • Page 16 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ..............130 6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ................132 6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search ..............135 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs ..............139 6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods ..............140 6.1.8 Playing Back External File ..............
  • Page 17 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.5 Region Entrance Detection ..............182 10.6 Region Exiting Detection ................ 183 10.7 Loitering Detection ................184 10.8 People Gathering Detection ..............184 10.9 Fast Moving Detection ................184 10.10 Parking Detection................... 185 10.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ............. 185 10.12 Object Removal Detection ..............
  • Page 18 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 RAID ........................... 213 13.1 Configuring Array ................... 213 13.1.1 Enable RAID ................... 214 13.1.2 One-touch Configuration ............... 215 13.1.3 Manually Creating Array ................ 216 13.2 Rebuilding Array ..................218 13.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ............. 219 13.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array ..............
  • Page 19 Deleting a User ..................260 17.5.3 Editing a User ..................261 Chapter 18 Appendix ........................262 18.1 Glossary ....................262 18.2 Troubleshooting ..................263 18.3 List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras ..........267 18.4 List of Compatible Third-Party IP Cameras ..........268...

  • Page 20: 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 21 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 22 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 23 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Exits and back to the previous menu.
  • Page 24 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description 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”; 6/MNO/PLAY Accesses to playback interface in Playback mode.
  • Page 25 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description 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 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. Right-Click Single-Click Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.

  • Page 43: Rear Panel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 No.
  • Page 44 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 Turbo HD and analog video input.
  • Page 45 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 Turbo HD and analog video input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT...
  • Page 46 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 and 7600HUHI-F/N The rear panels of DS-7208HUHI provide 8 video input interfaces. The rear panel of DS-7216HUHI provides 16 video input interfaces.
  • Page 47 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Item Description 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 interfaces respectively.
  • Page 48 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Item Description 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. AUDIO IN RCA connector USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
  • Page 49 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Item Description 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 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 Turbo HD and analog video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output.
  • Page 51 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Item Description Power Switch Switch for turning on/off the device. 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 12: Figure 1-22 Rear Panel of DS-9000HUHI-F16/N The rear panel of DS-9008HUHI-F16/N provides 8 video input interfaces.
  • Page 52 Digital Video Recorder User Manual HDMI2 HDMI2 video output connector. AUDIO OUT BNC connector. Network Connector for network Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R- pins of PTZ receiver respectively. D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For RS-485 and Alarm cascading devices, the first DVR’s D+, D- pin should be Interface...
  • Page 53 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 1-1 Description of Rear Panel No. Item Description Balun Interface for Turbo HD and analog video VIDEO IN input.  You can use twisted pair network cable to carry analogy signal via Balun interface. It is recommended to use DCA10747_A0 cable to achieve better anti-interference ability.

  • Page 54: 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 55: 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 56: Using The Unlock Pattern For Login

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Enter the password to activate the IP camera(s) connected to the device. Step 3 Optionally, check Reserved E-mail Settings for password resetting in the future. Step 4 Click OK to save the password and activate the device. ...
  • Page 57 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-5 Set Unlock Pattern Step 1 Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse when the pattern is done. Figure 2-6 Draw the Pattern  Connect at least 4 dots to draw the pattern. ...

  • Page 58: Logging In Via Unlock Pattern

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-7 Confirm the Pattern If the two patterns are different, you must set the pattern again. Figure 2-8 Reset the Pattern 2.3.2 Logging in via Unlock Pattern  Only the admin user has the permission to unlock the device. ...
  • Page 59 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-9 Draw the Unlock Pattern Step 2 Draw the pre-defined pattern to unlock to enter the menu operation.  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 Purpose By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. You can follow it to complete the basic configuration. Set input signal: Step 1 Set the signal type for each channel, disabling one analog channel will add one IP channel. Step 2 Click Apply.
  • Page 61 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-14 Start Wizard Interface Step 2 Click Next. Step 3 Enter the admin password. You can choose to change password, enable unlock pattern, or export GUID as your desire. Step 4 Click Next. If you have previously set a new password, it will notify you to export GUID, and duplicate the password to IP cameras that are connected with default protocol.
  • Page 62 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-16 General Network Configuration  DS-8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series have 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces. For DS-8100HQHI-F/N series, three working modes are configurable: multi-address, load balance and network fault tolerance. For DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series, only multi-address and network fault tolerance are configurable.
  • Page 63 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-17 Set Advanced Network Parameters Step 12 Click Next. For DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series, you will enter the RAID configuration interface. Check Enable RAID to take this function into effect. Figure 2-18 RAID Configuration Step 13 Set the HDD, click Init to initialize the selected HDD(s), Initialization will remove all the data in the HDD.
  • Page 64 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 15 Add the IP camera(s). 1) Click Search to search the online IP Camera. 2) If the camera is inactive, you can set its password and activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch.

  • Page 65: Login And Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-21 Record Settings Step 18 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 66: User Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-23 User Account Protection for the Admin Figure 2-24 User Account Protection for the Operator 2.5.2 User Logout Purpose After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to perform some operations, you need to enter the user name and password to log in again.
  • Page 67 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-26 Import GUID Step 2 Select the GUID file from the USB flash disk and click Import button to pop up the Reset Password interface. Figure 2-27 Reset Password Step 3 Input the new password and confirm the password. Step 4 Click OK to save the new password.

  • Page 68: Reseting Password By Email

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-29 Duplicate the Password  If you want to retrieve the password when you forget it, you must export the GUID file first.  Once the password is reset, the GUID file will be invalid. You can export a new GUID file. Refer to Chapter 17.5.3 Editing a User for reference.

  • Page 69: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  You can download the Hik-Connect app by scanning the Hik-Connect QR code.  Ensure the Hik-Connect app has Internet access.  You can find the Hik-Connect app scanning tool in More > Reset Device Password. Step 6 Check your reserved email inbox for verification code.

  • Page 70: Adding The Online Ip Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 10 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. Figure 2-2 Activate the Camera Step 11 Set the password of the camera to activate it.
  • Page 71 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device. Before you start Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please see Chapter 12 Network Settings.
  • Page 72 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-5 Select Multiple Channels  OPTION 2: Step 1 On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface. Figure 2-6 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface Step 2 You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added.

  • Page 73: Editing The Connected Ip Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-7 Successfully Added IP Cameras Table 2-1 Explanation of the Icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of Add the detected IP camera. the camera The camera is disconnected; You can click the icon to get the Delete the IP camera exception information of camera.
  • Page 74 Digital Video Recorder User Manual After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera is listed on the interface, and you can configure the basic settings of the IP cameras. Step 1 Click the icon to edit the parameters. You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.

  • Page 75: Viewing Signal Input Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-10 Password Configuration of the Camera Step 5 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface. 2.8 Viewing Signal Input Status Purpose You can view or manage the signal input channel, type, and the connectable IP camera number. Disabling analog channel(s) would increase the connectable IP camera number.
  • Page 76 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-11 5 MP Long Distance Transmission Settings 2) Enable 5 MP Long Distance Transmission for the selected channel(s). 3) Click Apply to save the settings.  5 MP long distance transmission is available for DS-7200HUHI-F/S series DVR. ...

  • Page 77: 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 78 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 79: 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 80 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 81: 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 82: 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 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 83 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 84 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 85: Channel-Zero Encoding

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  For the analog cameras, if the camera number does not exceed the limit for line crossing detection and intrusion detection, the VCA information overlay can be enabled for all the analog cameras enabled line crossing detection and intrusion detection. If the camera number exceeds the limit for line crossing detection, intrusion detection and sudden scene change detection, only the cameras enabled line crossing detection and intrusion detection support VCA information overlay.
  • Page 86 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Step 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface.

  • Page 87: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen. Step 2 Set the camera order. 1) Click View tab and select the Video Output Interface from the dropdown list. Figure 3-12 Live View-Camera Order 2) Click a window to select it, and then double-click a camera name in the camera list you would like to display.
  • Page 88 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Figure 3-14 Diagnostics Result ...

  • 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 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-2 PTZ- General Step 4 Select the parameters of the PTZ camera from the dropdown list.  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 UTC (Coaxitron).

  • 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

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place. Step 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting 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.

  • 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 Turbo HD, AHD, or HDCVI input is connected, you can view the information including the input signal type, resolution and frame rate (e.g., 5 MP 20 Hz).
  • Page 103 Digital Video Recorder User Manual MP signal is switched to 1080p signal, the PAL will be switched to 1080p/25Hz, and the NTSC will be switched to 1080p/30Hz.  For all the –F series DVR, the analog signal inputs (Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, CVBS) and IP signal input can be recognized and connected automatically.
  • Page 104  For the connnected IP camera, the H.264+ or H.265+ should be supported by the camera and added to the DVR with the HIKVISION protocol.  You should reboot the device to activate the new settings after enabling the H.264+ or H.265+.
  • Page 105 Digital Video Recorder User Manual space.  The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.  Redundant HDD is required for the redundant record function. For detailed information, see Chapter 14.3.2 Setting HDD Property.  For network cameras, the parameters of Main Stream (Event) are not editable. Step 5 Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 106: Configuring Recording And Capture Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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.  For DS-7200/7300/7600/8100/9000HUHI series, when 3 MP signal input is connected, the resolution of sub-stream does not support QVGA/QCIF.
  • Page 107 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  The DS-7100 models support continuous, motion and event triggered recording types. Other models support continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, event and POS triggered recording types.  In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both recording and capture.
  • Page 108 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule. Step 4 Configure the record schedule. Edit the schedule 1) Click Edit.
  • Page 109 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-11 Copy Schedule to Other Days The Holiday option is available when you enable holiday schedule in Holiday settings. See Chapter 5.7 Configuring Holiday Record. 6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. Draw the schedule 1) Click on the color icon to select a record type in the event list on the right-side of the interface.

  • 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 Enable Alarm Step 7 Click the button after Settings to set the triggered channels, arming schedule, linkage actions and PTZ linking. Refer to step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule for detailed operations. Figure 5-20 Alarm Handling Step 8 Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 114 Digital Video Recorder User Manual intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection). ...

  • Page 115: Configuring Manual Recording And Continous Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-23 Set Triggered Camera of VCA Alarm 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 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. 5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture Purpose Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year.
  • Page 117 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-26 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: Configuring Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. 3) Click More Settings button.

  • Page 120: Files Protection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Configuring HDD group. 1) Choose a group number for the HDD group. 2) Click Apply to save your settings. 3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Step 5 Repeat the above steps to configure more HDD groups. Step 6 Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group.
  • Page 121 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-32 Export Step 2 Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to Step 3 Configure the record mode, record type, file type, start time and end time. Step 4 Click Search to show the results. Figure 5-33 Export-Search Result Step 5 Protect the record files.

  • Page 122: One-Key Enabling And Disabling H.264+ For Analog Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 14.3 Managing HDD Group. Step 1 Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5-34 HDD General Step 2 Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.
  • Page 123 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Enter the Record menu Menu > Record Step 2 Click Advanced to enter the Advanced Settings interface. Figure 5-36 Advanced Settings (for HQHI and HGHI-F series DVR) Figure 5-37 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.

  • Page 124: Configuring 1080P Lite

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-40 Advanced Settings (for HQHI and HGHI-F series DVR) Figure 5-41 Advanced Settings (for HUHI series DVR) Step 3 Click Disable to disable H.264+ for all the analog cameras and the following attention box pops up.
  • Page 125 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Enter the Record menu Menu > Record Step 2 Click Advanced to enter the advanced interface. Figure 5-44 Advanced Interface (for DS-7100/7200HQHI-F/N) Figure 5-45 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.
  • Page 126 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Click Yes to reboot the device to activate the new settings or No to restore the old settings.  For HGHI-F series DVR: Task1: Enabling the 1080P Lite Mode Step 1 Enter the Record menu Menu >...
  • Page 127 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-51 Disable 1080P Lite Step 5 Click Yes to reboot the device to disable 1080p lite 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 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 information...
  • 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 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 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-16 Set Result Filter The Result Filter function is supported by the IP camera only. Step 9 (Optional) For the cameras supporting VCA, click to show the VCA information. Then the configured line or quadrilateral in VCA configuration and target frame(s) will be shown on the playback interface.

  • Page 140: Playing Back By System Logs

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 6-18 System Log Search Interface Step 2 Click Log Search tab to enter System Log Search interface. Set search time and type and click Search button.

  • Page 141: Playing Back By Sub-Periods

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6-20 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods Purpose...

  • Page 142: Playing Back External File

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-21 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. E.g., if there are video files existing between 16:00 and 22:00, and the 6-screen display mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously.

  • Page 143: Playing Back Pictures

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-22 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 144: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-23 Result of Picture Playback Step 7 The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6-24 Picture Playback Toolbar Table 6-3 Detailed Explanation of Picture-playback Toolbar Button Function Button...

  • Page 145: 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 146 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-26 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface Step 3 Click to play back the record files reversely.

  • Page 147: 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 148 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 149: 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 150: 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 151: 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 152 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 153: 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 154 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 155: 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 Input Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Alarm > Alarm Input Figure 8-5 Alarm Input Settings Interface Step 2 Set the handling method of the selected alarm input. Check the Enable checkbox and click button to set its alarm response actions.
  • Page 156 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Step 5 Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (Refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 157: Detecting Video Loss

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-8 Copy Settings of Alarm Input Step 8 (Optional) Enable the one-key disarming for local alarm input 1 (Local<-1). 1) Check the checkbox of Enable One-Key Disarming. 2) Click the Settings button to enter the linkage action settings interface. 3) Select the alarm linkage action (s) you want to disarm for the local alarm input 1.
  • Page 158 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Step 1 Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8-10 Video Loss Setup Interface Step 2 Set up handling method of video loss.

  • Page 159: Detecting Video Tampering

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Step 4 Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response action of video loss (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions).

  • Page 160: 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 161 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 162: 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 163 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 164: 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 165 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 166 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 167: 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 168 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 169 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 170 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 171 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 172: 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 173: 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 174 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 175 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 176: 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 177 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, linkage action and PTZ linking for the face detection alarm. Please refer to step 3 to step 5 of Chapter 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms for detailed instructions.

  • Page 178: Vehicle Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Click Apply to activate the settings. 10.2 Vehicle Detection Purpose Vehicle Detection is available for the road traffic monitoring. In Vehicle Detection, the passed vehicle can be detected and the picture of its license plate can be captured. You can send alarm signal to notify the surveillance center and upload the captured picture to FTP server.

  • Page 179: Line Crossing Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-5 Rule Settings Step 7 Click Save to save the settings. 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 180 Digital Video Recorder User Manual A->B: Only the object crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected. B->A: Only the object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected.

  • Page 181: Intrusion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-7 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection Step 8 Click Apply to activate the settings. The sudden scene change detection and the line crossing detection cannot be enabled at the same channel. 10.4 Intrusion Detection Purpose Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.
  • Page 182 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Click the Rule Settings button to set the intrusion detection rules. Set the following parameters. 1) Threshold: Range [1s-10s], the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region. When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time, the alarm will be triggered.

  • Page 183: Region Entrance Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-9 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 184: 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 185: Loitering Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 186: Parking Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  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.  Up to 4 rules can be configured. 10.10 Parking Detection Purpose Parking detection function detects illegal parking in places such as highway, one-way street, etc.,...

  • Page 187: Audio Exception Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Object removal detection function detects the objects removed from the pre-defined region, such as the exhibits on display, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.  Please refer to the Chapter 10.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the object removal detection.

  • Page 188: Defocus Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-11 Set Audio Exception Detection Rules 1) Check the checkbox of Audio Loss Exception to enable the audio loss detection function. 2) Check the checkbox of Sudden Increase of Sound Intensity Detection to detect the sound steep rise in the surveillance scene.

  • Page 189: Sudden Scene Change

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.15 Sudden Scene Change Purpose Scene change detection function detects the change of surveillance environment affected by the external factors; such as the intentional rotation of the camera and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. ...
  • Page 190 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule, linkage action and PTZ linking for the PIR alarm. Step 5 Click the Rule Settings button to set the rules. Please refer to the Chapter 10.1 Face Detection for instructions.

  • Page 191: 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 192 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 193: 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 194: 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 195: 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 196: 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 197 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 198: 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) DS-8100HQHI-F/N and DS-7300/8100/9000HUHI-F/N series have 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces.

  • Page 199: 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 200: Configure Hik-Connect

    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 201 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS. Step 1 Enter the Network Settings interface.

  • Page 202: Configuring Ntp Server

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website.

  • Page 203: Configuring Nat

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. The time synchronization interval can be set from 1 to 10080 minutes, and the default value is 60 minutes. If the DVR is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44).
  • Page 204 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1) Click Apply button to save the settings. 2) You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 12-8 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Auto OPTION 2: Manual If you select Manual as the mapping type, you can edit the external port on your demand by clicking to activate the External Port Settings dialog box.

  • Page 205: Configuring More Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.2.6 Configuring More Settings Step 1 Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Step 2 Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 12-11 More Settings Interface Step 3 Configure the remote alarm host, server port, HTTP port, multicast, and RTSP port. ...

  • Page 206: Configuring Https Port

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Output Bandwidth Limit: You can check the checkbox to enable output bandwidth limit.  Output Bandwidth: After enable the output bandwidth limit, input the output bandwidth in the text field.  Enabling output bandwidth limit and settings output bandwidth options are applicable for -F series DVR.
  • Page 207 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-12 HTTPS Settings OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the following dialog box. Figure 12-13 Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings.

  • Page 208: Configuring Email

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Check the checkbox to enable the HTTPS function. Step 7 Click the Save button to save the settings. 12.2.8 Configuring Email Purpose The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an event is detected, e.g.

  • Page 209: Checking Network Traffic

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com). SMTP Port: The SMTP port. The default TCP/IP port used for SMTP is 25. Enable SSL (optional): Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server. Sender: The name of sender.

  • Page 210: Configuring Network Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-17 Network Traffic Interface 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 211: Exporting Network Packet

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.3.2 Exporting Network Packet Purpose By connecting the DVR to network, the captured network data packet can be exported to USB-flash disk, SATA and other local backup devices. Step 1 Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >...

  • Page 212: Checking Network Statistics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Step 2 Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection interface. Step 3 Click Status on the right bottom of the interface. Figure 12-21 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out.
  • Page 213 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect Step 2 Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics interface. Figure 12-24 Network Stat. Interface Step 3 View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle.

  • Page 214: 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 215: 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 216: 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 217: 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 218 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 219: 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 220: 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 221: 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 222: 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 223: 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 224: 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 225 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 226 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 227: 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 228: 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 229: 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 230: 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 231 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 series DVR. Step 1 Enter the Cloud Storage interface Menu >...
  • Page 232 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 233: Configuring Disk Clone

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  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. You can also click the checkbox of Analog/IP Camera to select all cameras. Click OK button to back to the cloud storage interface and click Apply to finish the settings.
  • Page 234 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 235: 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 236: 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 237: 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 238 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 239: 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 240: 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 241: 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 242 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 243: 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 244 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 7 (Optional) Click Copy to copy the parameters of the current camera to other analog cameras. Step 8 Click Apply to save the settings.  The camera parameters settings is only applicable for ananlog cameras. ...

  • Page 245: 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 246 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 247 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 248: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. And the exported file can be edited on your PC, like adding or deleting the content, and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it.

  • Page 249: Upgrading System

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the DVR. After having finished the import of configuration files, the device will reboot automatically.

  • Page 250: Upgrading Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual After logging the device into Hik-Connect, the device would periodically check for the latest firmware from Hik-Connect. If an upgrade firmware is available, the device will notify you when you log in. You can also manually check for the latest firmware. Before You Start: Ensure the device has successfully connected to Hik-Connect, and it requires to install at least one read-write HDD for firmware downloading.

  • Page 251: Restoring Default Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Enter the Camera Upgrade interface. Figure 16-8 Camera Upgrade Step 2 Check the checkbox(es) of the analog camera(s) for upgrading. The analog camera must support Turbo HD or AHD signal. Step 3 Select the update file from the backup device. Step 4 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading.

  • Page 252: 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 253 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 254: 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 255: 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 256 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 to 255, and the default No.
  • Page 257 Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Enhanced VCA Mode: For DS-7208/7216HUHI-F/N and DS-7200HUHI-F/S series DVR, the enhanced VCA mode conflicts with the 2K/4K output and 4 MP/5 MP signal input. You can enable or disable VCA mode. Enable Enhanced VCA Mode 1) Check the checkbox to enable enhanced VCA mode.

  • Page 258: Managing User Accounts

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-13 Disable Enhanced VCA Mode (2) 3) Click Yes to apply the function and reboot the device. If you have configured 2K/4K output, or connected 4 MP/5 MP signal input already, when you enable enhanced VCA mode and after the device reboots, the output resolution will decrease to 1080p, and the 4 MP/5 MP signal input will display no video.
  • Page 259 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-15 Add User Menu Step 3 Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Confirm, Level and User’s MAC Address. Password: Set the password for the user account. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including 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 260 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-16 Added User Listed in User Management Interface Step 5 You can assign permissions for the added user. 1) Select the user from the list and then click to enter the Permission Settings interface, as shown in Figure 17-17.

  • Page 261: Deleting A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual  Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device.  Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.  Remote Camera Management: Remotely enabling and disabling analog camera (s), and adding, deleting and editing of network camera (s).

  • Page 262: Editing A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-18 User List Step 3 Click to delete the selected user account. 17.5.3 Editing a User Purpose For the added user accounts, you can edit the parameters. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration> User. Step 2 Select user from the list, as shown in Figure 17-18.

  • Page 263: Chapter 18 Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 18 Appendix 18.1 Glossary • Dual-Stream: Dual-stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 264: Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual • PAL: Acronym for Phase Alternating Line. PAL is also another video standard used in broadcast televisions systems in large parts of the world. PAL signal contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz. • PTZ: Acronym for Pan, Tilt, Zoom. PTZ cameras are motor driven systems that allow the camera to pan left and right, tilt up and down and zoom in and out.
  • Page 265 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Please refer to the “Quick Operation Guide” for the HDD installation steps. 2) If you do not want to install a HDD, select “Menu>Configuration > Exceptions”, and uncheck the Audible Warning checkbox of “HDD Error”. Step 2 Verify the HDD is initialized.
  • Page 266 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the Stream Type as “Audio & Video”. Step 3 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.
  • Page 267 Digital Video Recorder User Manual If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.

  • Page 268: List Of Compatible Hikvision Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 18.3 List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution V5.1.0 build DS-2CD7153-E 1600×1200 √ × 131202 V5.1.0 build DS-2CD754F-EI 2048×1536 √ √ 131202 V5.1.0 build DS-2CD783F-EI 2560×1920 √ √ 131202 V5.1.0 build...

  • Page 269: List Of Compatible Third-Party Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual For the list, our company holds right to interpret. 18.4 List of Compatible Third-Party IP Cameras Max. Sub- Manufacturer Model Version Audio Resolution stream Axis P3304 1440×900 √ × SNC-RH Sony 1.7.00 1280×720 √ √ SND-50 3.10_130 Samsung...
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