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  • Page 1 Questo manuale d’istruzione è fornito da trovaprezzi.it. Scopri tutte le offerte per Hikvision HWD-7216MH-G2 o cerca il tuo prodotto tra le migliori offerte di Videosorveglianza Digital Video Recorder User Manual...
  • Page 2 Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be “Hikvision”). This user manual (hereinafter referred to be “the Manual”) cannot be reproduced, changed, translated, or distributed, partially or wholly, by any means, without the prior written permission of Hikvision.
  • Page 3 SURVEILLANCE LAWS VARY BY JURISDICTION. PLEASE CHECK ALL RELEVANT LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR USE CONFORMS THE APPLICABLE LAW. HIKVISION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PRODUCT IS USED WITH ILLEGITIMATE PURPOSES.
  • Page 4 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 5 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Models This manual is applicable for the following products: HWD-XXXX, HWD-XXXXY, HWD-XXXX-Y, HWD-XXXXY-Y, HWD-XXXXY-YX, HWD-XXXXYY-YX (X = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; Y = A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z) Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
  • Page 6 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. Unit is designed for indoor use only. Keep all liquids away from the device. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications. Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.

  • Page 7: Product Key Features

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Product Key Features General Connectable to Turbo HD and analog cameras; Supports UTC (Coaxitron) protocol for connecting camera over coax; Connectable to AHD cameras; Connectable to HDCVI cameras; Connectable to IP cameras; The analog signal inputs including Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be automatically recognized without configuration;...
  • Page 8 Several PTZ protocols (including Omnicast VMS of Genetec) supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern; Zooming in/out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse; When Hikvision CVBS camera is connected, you can control PTZ via Coaxitron and call the OSD of the camera. HDD Management Each disk with a maximum of 8 TB storage capacity for HWD-7100MH, HWD-7200MH and HWD-6200MH-G2 series DVR, and 6 TB for HWD-6100MH-G2;...
  • Page 9 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Cycle and non-cycle recording modes; Normal and event video encoding parameters; Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm and event; The device will note that the exported AVI video may have problems if the frame rates of the continuous and event recording are different;...
  • Page 10 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; Supports POS triggered alarm; Supports coaxial alarm; System will automatically reboot when a problem is detected in an attempt to restore normal functionality;...
  • Page 11 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Remote keyboard operation; Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading; Remote system restart and shutdown; Supports upgrading via remote FTP server; RS-485 transparent channel transmission; Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host; Remotely start/stop recording;...

  • Page 12: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table of Contents Product Key Features ....................... 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................15 1.1 Front Panel ........................15 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ..................16 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ..................... 19 1.4 Input Method Description ....................21 1.5 Rear Panel ........................
  • Page 13 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings ....................56 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ................ 58 4.2.1 Customizing Presets ....................58 4.2.2 Calling Presets......................58 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ....................59 4.2.4 Calling Patrols ......................60 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns ....................61 4.2.6 Calling Patterns .......................
  • Page 14 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ................104 6.2.2 Digital Zoom ......................105 6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-Channel ..............105 6.2.4 File Management....................106 Chapter 7 Backup ............................108 7.1 Backing up Record Files ....................108 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search ............
  • Page 15 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 VCA Search ..........................144 10.1 Face Search ........................144 10.2 Behavior Search ......................146 10.3 Plate Search ........................147 10.4 People Counting ......................148 10.5 Heat Map ........................149 Chapter 11 Network Settings ...........................151 11.1 Configuring General Settings ..................

  • Page 16: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 Camera Settings ...........................182 13.1 Configuring OSD Settings ................... 182 13.2 Configuring Privacy Mask ................... 183 13.3 Configuring Video Parameters ..................184 13.3.1 Configuring Image Settings ................184 13.3.2 Configuring Camera Parameters Settings ............186 Chapter 14 DVR Management and Maintenance ....................188 14.1 Viewing System Information ..................

  • Page 17: Ir Remote Control Operations

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-1 Front Panel of HWD-6100MH-G2 Table 1-1 HWD-6100MH-G2 Front Panel Description No. Icon Description Turns red when DVR is powered up. Turns red when data is being read from or written to HDD. Flickers blue when network connection is functioning properly.
  • Page 18 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-2 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Refer to Table 1-2, they include: Table 1-2 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons No. Name Description Power on/off the device.
  • Page 19 Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Name Description In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode. Navigate between different fields and items in menus. In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video.

  • Page 20: Usb Mouse Operation

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual No. Name Description It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu. Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode. PREV Button In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button.
  • Page 21 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.

  • Page 22: Input Method Description

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1-3 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1-4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icon Description Icon Description … … Number English letter Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace Switch the keyboard Space Positioning the cursor...
  • Page 23 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Rear Panel 2: Figure 1-5 HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH Rear Panel Rear Panel 3 Figure 1-6 Rear Panel of HWD-6200MH-G2 (with 16 Video Inputs) Table 1-5 Description of Rear Panel 1-8 Item Description BNC interface for Turbo HD and analog video VIDEO IN input.
  • Page 24 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Item Description Power Switch Switch for turning on/off the device. Ground...

  • Page 25: 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 26: Activating The Device

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Rebooting the DVR While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 2-1), you can also reboot the DVR. Step 1 Go to Menu > Shutdown. Step 2 Click Logout to log out or the Reboot 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 27 Digital Video Recorder User Manual For the old version device, if you update it to the new version, the following dialog box will pop up once the device starts up. You can click YES and follow the wizard to set a strong password.

  • Page 28: Using The Unlock Pattern For Login

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-7 Duplicate the Password 2.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login Purpose For the admin, you can configure the unlock pattern for device login. 2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern After the device is activated, you can enter the following interface to configure the device unlock pattern.

  • Page 29: Logging In Via Unlock Pattern

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Connect at least 4 dots to draw the pattern. Each dot can be connected for once only. Step 2 Draw the same pattern again to confirm it. When the two patterns match, the pattern is configured successfully.
  • Page 30 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-12 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 31: 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. Selecting the language: Step 1 Select the language from the drop-down list. Step 2 Click Apply button.
  • Page 32 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3) (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable Pattern Unlock and draw the unlock pattern. Or click of Draw Unlock Pattern to change the pattern. Refer to Chapter 2.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login for reference. 4) (Optional) Click of Export GUID to export GUID to the connected USB flash drive for resetting password.
  • Page 33 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-20 General Network Configuration Step 1 Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters. Then you will enter the Guarding Vision interface. Configure the Guarding Vision according to your need. Refer to Chapter 12.2.2 Configuring Guarding Vision for detailed operations.
  • Page 34 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-21 Set Advanced Network Parameters Step 3 Click Next button after configuring the advanced network parameters, which will take you to the HDD Management interface as shown below. Figure 2-22 HDD Management Step 4 To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD.
  • Page 35 Digital Video Recorder User Manual status. If the camera is in inactive status, you can click the inactive icon of the camera to set the password to activate it. You can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One-touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch.

  • Page 36: Login And Logout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 drop-down list. Figure 2-25 Login Interface Step 2 Input the Password.

  • Page 37: Resetting Your Password

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Go to Menu > Shutdown. Figure 2-28 Logout Step 2 Click Logout. After you have logged out of the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system. 2.6 Resetting Your Password Purpose When you forget the password of the admin, you can reset the password by importing the GUID file.

  • Page 38: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-30 Reset Password Step 3 Input the new password and confirm the password. Step 4 Click OK to save the new password. Then the Attention box pops up as shown below. Figure 2-31 GUID File Imported Step 5 Click OK and the Attention box as below pops up to remind you to duplicate the password of the device to IP cameras that are connected with default protocol.
  • Page 39 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Select Add IP Camera from the right-click menu in live view mode or go to Menu> Camera> IP Camera. For the IP camera detected online in the same network segment, the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.

  • Page 40: Adding The Online Ip Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-35 Set New Password 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 41 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-36 IP Camera Management Interface Step 2 The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list. Step 3 Select the IP camera from the list and click to add the camera (with the same admin password of the DVR’s).
  • Page 42 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-37 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 2-38 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 43 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-39 Successfully Added IP Cameras Please refer to specifications for the number of connectable IP cameras for different models. 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;...

  • Page 44: Editing The Connected Ip Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.7.3 Editing the Connected IP Camera Purpose 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.

  • Page 45: Configuring Signal Input Channel

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-42 Password Configuration of the Camera Step 5 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface. 2.8 Configuring Signal Input Channel Purpose You can configure the analog and IP signal input types. Step 1 Go to Menu >...
  • Page 46 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-43 Signal Input Status (for HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH Series) Step 2 Click to enter the 5 MP Long Distance Transmission Settings interface. Figure 2-44 5 MP Long Distance Transmission Settings Step 3 Check the checkbox to enable 5 MP Long Distance Transmission of the selected channel. Step 4 Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 47: 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 48: Using The Mouse In Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Aux/Main Monitor: the DVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and auxiliary output interfaces. When the aux output is enabled, the main output cannot do any operation, and you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output. For DVR with CVBS output, the VGA/HDMI output is the main output, and the CVBS output is the aux output.

  • Page 49: Switching Main/Aux Output

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Camera HDVR series only) Playback Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected channel immediately. PTZ Control A shortcut to enter the PTZ control interface of the selected camera. Output Mode Output Mode is configurable with Standard, Bright, Gentle and Vivid options.

  • Page 50: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3-2 Switch Main and Aux Output Step 2 Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the aux output, or click Cancel to cancel the operation. Step 3 Select the Menu Output Mode to others from the right-click menu on the monitor. Step 4 On the pop-up message box, click Yes to reboot the device to enable the selected menu output as the main output.
  • Page 51 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes. Digital Zoom is for zooming in the live image. You can zoom in the image to different proportions (1 to16X) by moving the sliding bar.
  • Page 52 Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can configure face detection only when it is supported by the connected camera. 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 When H.264 IP camera is connected, the stream type is displayed as H.264.

  • Page 53: 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 54 Digital Video Recorder User Manual The settings available in this menu include: Video Output Interface: Selects the output to configure the settings. You can select Main CVBS and HDMI/VGA for video output interface. Live View Mode: Selects the display mode to be used for Live View. For HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH series DVR with 4/8/16 video inputs, if you set the video output resolution as 1024*768 in Menu >...

  • Page 55: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3-12 Live View-Camera Order 2) Select a window, and then double-click a camera name in the camera list you would like to display. Setting an ‘X’ means the window will not display any camera. 3) You can also click to start live view of all channels in order and click to stop live...
  • Page 56 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3-14 Diagnostics Result Connect the camera to the device for the video quality diagnostics. Three exception types can be diagnosed: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast.

  • Page 57: 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 Go to Menu >Camera> PTZ. Figure 4-1 PTZ Settings Step 2 Select the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera drop-down list.
  • Page 58 When the Coaxitron protocol is selected, all the other parameters like the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity and flow control are not configurable. When Hikvision CVBS camera is connected, you can control PTZ via Coaxitron. Step 5 (Optional) Click Copy button to copy the settings to the other channels. Select the channels you want to copy to and click OK to return to the PTZ Parameters Settings interface.

  • Page 59: 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 60: Customizing Patrols

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 61: 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 62: Customizing Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 63: Calling Patterns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.

  • Page 64: 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 65: 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 66: 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 67 3D-Zoom Menu Centralization Switch to the Switch to the Switch to the one-touch PTZ control general settings control interface interface interface Minimize Exit windows When Hikvision CVBS camera is connected, you can click to call the OSD of the camera.

  • Page 68: Chapter 5 Recording Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Recording Settings 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. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5-1 HDD- General Step 2 Click Advanced tab to check the storage mode of the HDD.
  • Page 69 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 drop-down list. 3) View the Camera Resolution. 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., 1080P30).
  • Page 70 Digital Video Recorder User Manual resolution of the front-end camera is 720p, then the encoding resolution of the main stream will adjust to 720p automatically. The resolution of 960 × 1080 (1080P Lite) is available when the 1080P Lite is enabled in the Record>Advanced Settings interface (refer to Chapter 5.12 Configuring 1080P Lite).
  • Page 71 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 72 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Record Audio: Enable this feature to record the sound and disable it to record the video without sound. Video Stream: Main stream, Sub-stream and Dual-stream are selectable for recording. When you select sub-stream, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space. The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.

  • Page 73: Configuring Recording And Capture Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The resolution of sub-stream can be selected among WD1, 4CIF, and CIF. The minimum frame rate for the sub-stream is 1 fps. You can select the Video Encoding for the sub-stream of IP and analog cameras. For the analog cameras, H.264 and H.265 are selectable.
  • Page 74 Digital Video Recorder User Manual POS: recording triggered by POS and alarm. Step 2 Choose the camera you want to configure in the Camera drop-down list. Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule. Step 4 Configure the record schedule. Edit the schedule 1) Click Edit.
  • Page 75 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 the settings and return to upper level menu. Draw the schedule 1) Click the color icon to select a record type in the event list on the right-side of the interface.

  • Page 76: Configuring Motion Detection Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-13 Draw the Capture Schedule 2) Drag the mouse on the schedule. 3) Click 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 77: Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-14 Motion Detection- Mask 5) Click , and the message box for channel information pops up. Figure 5-15 Motion Detection Settings 6) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 7) Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 78 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-16 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input Step 2 Select Alarm Input No. Step 3 Input Alarm Name. Step 4 Select N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type. Step 5 Check the checkbox of Enable to enable alarm. Figure 5-17 Enable Alarm Step 6 Click the button after Settings to set the triggered channels, arming schedule, linkage...

  • Page 79: Configuring Event Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-19 Copy Alarm Input 5.5 Configuring Event Recording and Capture Purpose The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection, 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...
  • Page 80 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-20 VCA Settings Step 2 Select a Camera. Step 3 Configure the detection rules for VCA events. For details, see the step 6 in Chapter 10.3 Line Crossing Detection. Step 4 Click the icon to configure the alarm linkage actions for the VCA events.

  • Page 81: Configuring Manual Recording And Continous Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.6 Configuring Manual Recording and Continous Capture Purpose Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture. Using manual recording and continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manual recording and manual continuous capture is prior to the scheduled recording and capture.
  • Page 82 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-23 Holiday Settings Step 2 Enable Edit Holiday schedule. 1) Click to enter the Edit interface. Figure 5-24 Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox of Enable. 3) Select Mode from the drop-down list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.

  • Page 83: Configuring Redundant Recording And Capture

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-25 Edit Schedule- Holiday 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. Repeat the above step 4 to set Holiday schedule for other channels.

  • Page 84: Configuring Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-27 HDD General-Editing 2) Click Apply to save the settings. 3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Step 3 Go to Menu > Record > Parameters > Record. 1) Select Camera you want to configure. 2) Click More Settings button.

  • Page 85: Files Protection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Go to Menu > HDD > Advanced > Storage Mode. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 12.3 Managing HDD Group. Step 2 Select General in the left bar.
  • Page 86 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Protect file by locking the record files Step 1 Go to Menu > Export > Normal. Figure 5-30 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.

  • Page 87: One-Key Enabling And Disabling H.264+/H.265+ For Analog Cameras

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only Before you start To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 12.3 Managing HDD Group. Step 1 Go to Menu > HDD > General. Figure 5-32 HDD General Step 2 Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.

  • Page 88: Configuring 1080P Lite

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Task 1: One-Key Enabling H.264+/H.265+ for All Analog Cameras Step 1 Go to Menu > Record > Advanced. Figure 5-34 Advanced Settings (for HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH series DVR) Figure 5-35 Advanced Settings (for HWD-6200MH-G2 series DVR) Step 2 Click Enable to enable H.264+/H.265+ for all the analog cameras and the following attention box pops up.
  • Page 89 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Task 1: Enabling the 1080P Lite Mode Step 1 Go to Menu > Record > Advanced. Figure 5-38 Advanced Interface Step 2 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 90: Chapter 6 Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback 6.1 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 91 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 Go to 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 92 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Playback Interface You can select the main stream or sub-stream from the drop-down 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. Figure 6-4 Playback Interface Select the channel(s) if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

  • Page 93: Playing Back By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation files and tags Reverse Stop Digital Zoom play/Pause 30s forward 30s reverse Pause/Play Fast forward Previous day Slow forward Full Screen Exit Next day Scaling Save the clips Process bar up/down time line Enable/Disab...
  • Page 94 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Step 5 Select and click button to play back the record files. You can click Back button to return to the search interface.

  • Page 95: Playing Back By Tag

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-8 Interface of Playback by Event Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files. Pre-play: The time you set to play back before the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back from 9:59:55.
  • Page 96 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 97 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 98: Playing Back By Smart Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-12 Video Search by Tag Step 3 Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to return to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. You can click button to select the previous or next tag.
  • Page 99 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Log in the IP camera by the web browser, and enable the intrusion detection by checking the checkbox of it. You may enter the motion detection configuration interface by Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Intrusion Detection. Figure 6-13 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera Step 2 Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage methods.
  • Page 100 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 6-2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Draw line for the Draw quadrilateral Draw rectangle line crossing for the intrusion for the intrusion detection detection detection Set full screen for Start/Stop Clear all motion detection...
  • Page 101 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Skip the Non-Related Video: The non-related video will not be played if this function is enabled. Play Non-Related Video at: Set the speed to play the non-related video. Max. 8/4/2/1 are selectable. Play Related Video at: Set the speed to play the related video. Max. 8/4/2/1 are selectable. Pre-play and post-play is not available for the motion event type.

  • Page 102: Playing Back By System Logs

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-17 Show VCA Information This function is supported by HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH series DVR. In smart playback, both the analog and IP cameras support VCA information overlay. If the connected camera does not support VCA, the icon is grey and unavailable. For the analog cameras, the VCA information includes line crossing detection and intrusion detection.
  • Page 103 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-18 System Log Search Interface Step 2 Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6-19 Result of System Log Search Step 3 Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found”...

  • Page 104: Playing Back By Sub-Periods

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-20 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods Purpose The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens. Step 1 Go to Menu > Playback. Step 2 Select Sub-periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Sub-periods Playback interface.

  • Page 105: Playing Back External File

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual and the 6-screen display mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously. 6.1.8 Playing Back External File Purpose Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Step 1 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 106: 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 You can zoom in the image to different proportions (1 to16X) by moving the sliding bar from .

  • Page 107: File Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-24 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface Step 3 Click to play back the record files reversely. For HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH series DVR with 8 video inputs, at least 4-h 8 MP multi-channel playback is supported. For HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH series DVR with 16 video inputs, at least 8-h 8 MP multi-channel playback is supported.
  • Page 108 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-25 File Management Step 3 You can view the saved video clips, lock/unlock the files and edit the tags which you added in the playback mode. Step 4 If required, select the items and click Export All or Export to export the clips/pictures/files/tags to local storage device.

  • Page 109: Chapter 7 Backup

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Backup 7.1 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 110 Digital Video Recorder User Manual The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. Figure 7-2 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Step 5 Select video files from the Chart or List to export, and click the button Export to enter the Export interface.

  • Page 111: Backing Up By Event Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-4 Select File or Player for Backup Step 9 A prompt message will pop up after the backup process is complete. Click OK to confirm. Figure 7-5 Export Finished The backup of pictures using USB writer or SATA writer has the same operating instructions. Please refer to steps described above.

  • Page 112: 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 113: 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 114 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Backup device management. Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD.

  • Page 115: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm Settings 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Step 1 Go to Menu > Camera > Motion. Figure 8-1 Motion Detection Setup Interface Step 2 Select a camera you want to set up motion detection. Step 3 Set detection area and sensitivity.
  • Page 116 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-2 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity Step 4 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 5 Set arming schedule of the channel.
  • Page 117 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.8 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. Click the OK button to complete the motion detection settings of the channel.

  • Page 118: Setting Pir Camera Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8.2 Setting PIR Camera Alarm Purpose DVR can receive the PIR (Passive Infrared) alarm of the analog cameras supporting the function via coaxial communication. You can enable false alarm filer for the motion detection of the PIR cameras.

  • Page 119: Setting Sensor Alarms

    Setting Motion Detection. Step 8 Click Apply to save the settings. This function is only applicable to Hikvision PIR analog cameras. The PIR alarm does not support detection area configuration. It is full screen by default. The PIR alarm does not support sensitivity configuration.
  • Page 120 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-8 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input Step 11 Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full-screen monitoring when an external alarm input is triggered. Step 12 Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule.
  • Page 121 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-9 Set PTZ Linking of Alarm Input Step 15 If you want to set handling action of another alarm input, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it. Figure 8-10 Copy Settings of Alarm Input Step 16 (Optional) Enable the one-key disarming for local alarm input 1 (Local<-1).

  • Page 122: Detecting Video Loss

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-11 Disarm Linkage Actions When the alarm input 1 (Local<-1) is enabled with one-key disarming, the other alarm input settings are not configurable. 8.4 Detecting Video Loss Purpose Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Step 1 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 123: Detecting Video Tampering

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Click button to set up handling method of video loss. Step 4 Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Or you can click the Copy button to copy the time period settings to other day(s).
  • Page 124 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-14 Video Tampering Interface Step 2 Select a Camera you want to detect video tampering. Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Video Tampering Detection. Step 4 Drag the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level. Step 5 Click to set handling method of video tampering.

  • Page 125: Setting All-Day Video Quality Diagnostics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4) Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel. Repeat the above steps to finish settings of other channels, or click the Copy button copy the above settings to them. Step 6 Click the Apply button to save and activate the settings.

  • Page 126: Handling Exceptions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8-17 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 8.8 Setting Alarm Response Actions).
  • Page 127 Digital Video Recorder User Manual PoC Module Exception: The DVR cannot detect the PoC module or the PoC module is powered off abnormally. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > Exceptions. Figure 8-18 Exception Settings Interface Step 2 Check the checkbox of Enable Event Hint to display the (Event/Exception icon) when an exceptional event occurs.

  • Page 128: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8-20 Detailed Event Step 3 Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.8 Setting Alarm Response Actions. Step 4 Click Apply to save the settings. 8.8 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 129 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 130 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 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. Step 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings.

  • Page 131: Chapter 9 Vca Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 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 132 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-1 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 133: Vehicle Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Click Apply to activate the settings. 9.2 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 134: Line Crossing Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-5 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. 9.3 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 135 Digital Video Recorder User Manual B->A: Only the object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected. 2) Drag the slider to set the detection sensitivity. Sensitivity: Range [1-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered.

  • Page 136: Intrusion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The sudden scene change detection and the line crossing detection cannot be enabled at the same channel. 9.4 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 137: Region Entrance Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. You can use the to clear the existing virtual line and re-draw it.

  • Page 138: Region Exiting Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function. Step 5 Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule, linkage action and PTZ linking for the region entrance detection alarm. Step 6 Click the Rule Settings button to set the sensitivity of the region entrance detection. Sensitivity: Range [0-100].

  • Page 139: Loitering Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Please refer to the Chapter 9.5 Region Entrance Detection for operating steps to configure the region exiting detection. Up to 4 rules can be configured. 9.7 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 140: Parking Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Please refer to the Chapter 9.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the fast moving detection. The Sensitivity in the Rule Settings defines the moving speed of the object which can trigger the alarm. The higher the value is, the more easily a moving object can trigger the alarm. Up to 4 rules can be configured.

  • Page 141: Audio Exception Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Please refer to the Chapter 9.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the object removal detection. The Threshold [5s-20s] in the Rule Settings defines the time of the objects removed from the region. If you set the value as 10, alarm is triggered after the object disappears from the region for 10s.

  • Page 142: Defocus Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-11 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 143: Sudden Scene Change

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.15 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 144 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Click the Rule Settings button to set the rules. Please refer to the Chapter 9.1 Face Detection for instructions. Step 6 Click Apply to activate the settings.

  • Page 145: Chapter 10 Vca Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 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 of the IP cameras. 10.1 Face Search Purpose When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD, you can enter the Face Search interface to search the picture and play the picture related video files according to the specified...
  • Page 146 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-2 Face Search Interface Step 7 Play the face picture related video file. You can double click on a face picture to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.

  • Page 147: Behavior Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10.2 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 Go to Menu > VCA Search > Behavior Search. Step 2 Select the camera (s) for the behavior search.

  • Page 148: Plate Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-5 Behavior Search Results Step 6 Play the behavior analysis picture related video file. You can double click on a picture from the list to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.

  • Page 149: People Counting

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-6 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. in the field for search. Step 6 Click Search to start searching. The search results of detected vehicle plate pictures are displayed in list or in chart.

  • Page 150: Heat Map

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-7 People Counting Interface Step 6 You can click the Export button to export the statistics report in excel format. 10.5 Heat Map Purpose Heat map is a graphical representation of data represented by colors. The heat map function is usually used to analyze the visit times and dwell time of customers in a configured area.
  • Page 151 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-8 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. As shown in Figure 10-8, red color block (255, 0, 0) indicates the most welcome area, and blue color block (0, 0, 255) indicates the less-popular area.

  • Page 152: Chapter 11 Network Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 11 Network Settings 11.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose Network settings must be properly configured before you operate DVR over network. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > Network > General. Figure 11-1 Network Settings Interface Step 2 On the General Settings interface, you can configure the following parameters: NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU, DNS Server and Main NIC.

  • Page 153: Configuring Advanced Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose The DVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > Network > PPPoE. Figure 11-2 PPPoE Settings Interface Step 2 Check the Enable PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature.
  • Page 154 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Check the Enable checkbox to activate the function. Then the Service Terms interface pops up as below. Figure 11-4 Service Terms 1) Create the verification code and enter the code in the Verification Code text field. 2) Check the checkbox of The Guarding Vision service will require internet access.
  • Page 155 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-5 Guarding Vision Settings Interface Step 5 Click Apply to save the settings. Step 6 After configuration, you can access and manage the DVR by your mobile phone or by the website (www.guardingvision.com). For the iOS users, please scan the QR code below to download the Guarding Vision application for the subsequent operations.

  • Page 156: Configuring Ddns

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Please refer to the help file on the official website (www.guardingvision.com) and the Guarding Vision Mobile Client User Manual for adding the device to Guarding Vision and more operation instructions. 11.2.3 Configuring DDNS Purpose If your DVR is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to be used for network access.

  • Page 157: Configuring Ntp Server

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-9 PeanutHull Settings Interface NO-IP: 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).

  • Page 158: Configuring Nat

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Configure the following NTP settings: Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute. NTP Server: IP address of NTP server. NTP Port: Port of NTP server. Step 4 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.
  • Page 159 Digital Video Recorder User Manual If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically. 1) Click Apply button to save the settings. 2) You can click Refresh button to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 11-13 UPnP™...

  • Page 160: Configuring More Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-15 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual 11.2.6 Configuring More Settings Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > Network > More Settings. Figure 11-16 More Settings Interface Step 2 Configure the remote alarm host, server port, HTTP port, multicast, and RTSP port. Alarm Host IP/Port: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered.

  • Page 161: Configuring Https Port

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The Server Port should be set to the range of 2000-65535 and it is used for remote client software access. The HTTP port is used for remote IE access. 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.
  • Page 162 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-17 HTTPS Settings OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the following dialog box. Figure 11-18 Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings.

  • Page 163: 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. 11.2.8 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 164: Checking Network Traffic

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Enable SSL (optional): Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server. Sender: The name of sender. Sender’s Address: The Email address of sender. Select Receivers: Select the receiver. Up to 3 receivers can be configured. Receiver: The name of the receiver of the Email.

  • Page 165: Configuring Network Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-22 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. 11.3 Configuring Network Detection Purpose You can obtain network connecting status of DVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc.

  • Page 166: Checking Network Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 Go to Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect > Network Detection. Step 2 Select the backup device from the drop-down list of Device Name.

  • Page 167: Checking Network Statistics

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-26 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 11-27 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.
  • Page 168 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-29 Network Stat. Interface Step 2 View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle. Step 3 Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.

  • Page 169: Chapter 12 Hdd Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 12 HDD Management 12.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Step 1 Go to Menu > HDD > General. Figure 12-1 HDD Information Interface You can view the Total Capacity, Free Space and Remaining Recording Time of the HDD.

  • Page 170: Managing Network Hdd

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-3 Start Initialization Step 5 After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 12-4 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 171 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 12-7. Figure 12-7 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 172: Managing Hdd Group

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 173 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Go to Menu > HDD > Advanced. Step 2 Set the Mode to Group, as shown below. Figure 12-11 Storage Mode Interface Step 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up. Figure 12-12 Attention for Reboot Step 4 Click the Yes button to reboot the device to activate the changes.

  • Page 174: Setting Hdd Property

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-14 Confirm HDD Group Settings Step 9 In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 12.3.2 Setting HDD Property Purpose The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W). Before setting the HDD property, please set the storage mode to Group (refer to step1-4 of Chapter 12.3.1 Setting HDD Groups).

  • Page 175: Configuring Quota Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps Step 1 Go to Menu > HDD > Advanced > Storage Mode. Step 2 Set the Mode to Quota, as shown below. The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.

  • Page 176: Configuring Cloud Storage

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras. Step 7 Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. Step 8 Click the Apply button to apply the settings.
  • Page 177 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Back to enter the record interface, choose a certain camera from the Camera drop-down list and check the Enable Schedule checkbox to enable the schedule recording. For detailed recording schedule, refer to 5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule. Figure 12-19 Record Schedule Step 8 Upload the event triggered recording files to the cloud storage.

  • Page 178: Configuring Disk Clone

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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. Figure 12-21 Copy to Interface 12.6 Configuring Disk Clone This chapter is only applicable to the DVR with eSATA.
  • Page 179 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-22 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 12-23 Setting eSATA Usage The capacity of destination disk must be the same as that of the clone source disk.

  • Page 180: Checking Hdd Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-25 Check Disk Clone Progress 12.7 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 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 181: Detecting Bad Sector

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual If you want to use the HDD even when the S.M.A.R.T. checking is failed, you can check the checkbox before the Continue to use this disk when self-evaluation is failed item. Figure 12-28 S.M.A.R.T Settings Interface 12.9 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD.

  • Page 182: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12.10 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > Exceptions. Step 2 Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the drop-down list. Step 3 Check the checkbox(s) below to select the linkage action(s) for HDD error, as shown in Figure 12-26.

  • Page 183: Chapter 13 Camera Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 Camera Settings 13.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose You can configure the OSD (On-Screen Display) settings for the camera, including date/time, camera name, etc. Step 1 Go to Menu > Camera > OSD. Step 2 Select the camera to configure OSD settings. Step 3 Edit the Camera Name in the text field.

  • Page 184: Configuring Privacy Mask

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13-2 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 185: Configuring Video Parameters

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 186 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13-5 Image Settings Interface (Analog Camera) Figure 13-6 Image Settings Interface (IP Camera) Step 2 Select the camera to set image parameters. Step 3 Two periods for different image settings are provided, select the period name in the drop-down list.

  • Page 187: Configuring Camera Parameters Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 7 Click Apply to save the settings. 13.3.2 Configuring Camera Parameters Settings Step 1 Go to Menu > Camera > Image > Camera Parameters Settings. Figure 13-7 Camera Parameters Settings Step 2 Select the Camera from the drop-down list. Step 3 Configure the parameters.
  • Page 188 Digital Video Recorder User Manual connected analog camera. You cannot set the parameters if the connected analog camera does not support them or there is no video signal. The parameters are saved to the connected analog camera and are not saved to the DVR. The default value of Day to Night Sensitivity, Night to Day Sensitivity and IR Light Brightness is 5.

  • Page 189: Chapter 14 Dvr Management And Maintenance

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 14 DVR Management and Maintenance 14.1 Viewing System Information Step 1 Go to 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 190 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-2 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 191 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-4 Log Information Interface Step 6 If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu, as shown below. Figure 14-5 Export Log Files Step 7 Select the backup device from the drop-down list of Device Name. Step 8 Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device.

  • Page 192: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 14.3 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 193: Upgrading System

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 14.5 Upgrading System Purpose The firmware on your DVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 14.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Step 1 Connect your DVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. Step 2 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 194: Restoring Default Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-9 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 195: Chapter 15 Others

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 15 Others 15.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > General > General. Figure 15-1 General Settings Interface Step 2 Configure the following settings: Language: The default language used is English.

  • Page 196: Configuring Dst Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 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 197 Digital Video Recorder User Manual For other models, Auto and HDMI/VGA are selectable. Enhanced VCA Mode: For HWD-7100MH and HWD-7200MH series DVR, the enhanced VCA mode conflicts with the 2K/4K output and 4 MP/5 MP/8 MP signal input. You can enable or disable VCA mode.

  • Page 198: Managing User Accounts

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 15.4 Managing User Accounts Purpose There is a default account in the DVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is set when you start the device for the first time. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
  • Page 199 Digital Video Recorder User Manual STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product.
  • Page 200 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15-9 User Permission Settings Interface 2) Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of device. Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

  • Page 201: Deleting A User

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Remote Advanced Operation: Remotely operating HDD management (initializing HDD, setting HDD property), upgrading system firmware. Remote Shutdown/Reboot: Remotely shutting down or rebooting the device. Camera Configuration Remote Live View: Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera (s). Local Manual Operation: Locally starting/stopping manual recording, picture capturing and alarm output of the selected camera (s).
  • Page 202 Digital Video Recorder User Manual For the added user accounts, you can edit the parameters. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > User. Step 2 Select the user to be edited from the list. Step 3 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown below. Figure 15-11 Edit User Interface Step 4 Edit the corresponding parameters.
  • Page 203 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1) Check the checkbox of Enable Unlock Pattern to enable the use of unlock pattern when logging in to the device. 2) Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse when the pattern is done.
  • Page 204 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Step 9 (Optional) For the Operator or Guest user account, you can also click the button on the User Management interface to edit the permission.

  • Page 205: Chapter 16 Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 16 Appendix 16.1 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 206: Troubleshooting

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual • 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. • USB: Acronym for Universal Serial Bus. USB is a plug-and-play serial bus standard to interface devices to a host computer.
  • Page 207 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) If the status of the HDD is “Uninitialized”, please check the checkbox of corresponding HDD and click the “Init” button. Step 3 Verify the HDD is detected or is in good condition. 1) Select “Menu>HDD>General”. 2) If the HDD is not detected or the status is “Abnormal”, please replace the dedicated HDD according to the requirement.

  • Page 208: List Of Applicable Power Adapter

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual — The DVR supports up to 16-channel synchronize playback at the resolution of 4CIF, if you want a 16-channel synchronize playback at the resolution of 720p, the frame extracting may occur, which leads to a slight stuck. Step 1 Verify the frame rate is real-time frame rate.
  • Page 209 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Power Adapter Model Specifications Manufacturer 0000201935 MSA-C1500IC12.0-18P-DE 12 V, 1.5 A MOSO Technology Co., Ltd. 0000200174 CE, 100 to 240 VAC, 12 V, 1.5 A, 18 ADS-25FSG-12 12018GPG Shenzhen Honor Electronic W, Φ5.5 × 2.1 × 10 Co., Ltd.
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