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● Products described in this Document, which may include licenses obtained from third ‰‰rti‰‰‰ Any part of the Document, including text, pictures, graphics, etc., belongs to Hikvision. No part ● of this Document may be excerpted, copied, translated, or m‰‰‰‰〶‰‰ in whole or in part by any means without wr‰‰〷‰n permission.
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LOSS OF DOCUMENTATION, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NATURE OF THE INTERNET PROVIDES FOR INHERENT SECURITY ●...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory ‰n‰‰‰m‰ti‰n FCC ‰n‰‰‰m‰ti‰n Please take ‰‰〷‰nti‰n that changes or m‰‰‰‰〶c‰ti‰n 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.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated c‰‰‰‰cti‰n points. For more ‰n‰‰rm‰ti‰n see: ‰‰〷‰‰‰‰www‰‰‰cyc‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰n‰‰ . 2006/66/EC (b‰‰〷‰ry ‰‰r‰ctiv‰)‰ This product contains a b‰‰〷‰ry that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product ‰‰c‰m‰n‰‰ti‰n for ‰‰‰c‰‰〶c b‰‰〷‰ry ‰n‰‰rm‰ti‰n‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Model This manual is applicable to the following models. Series Model DS-E00HGHI-B DS-E04HGHI-B DS-E08HGHI-B DS-E16HGHI-B DS-E00HGHI-D DS-E04HGHI-D DS-E08HGHI-D DS-E00HGHI-E DS-E04HGHI-E DS-E00HGHI-XB DS-E04HGHI-XB DS-E08HGHI-XB DS-E16HGHI-XB DS-E00HGHI-XD DS-E04HGHI-XD DS-E08HGHI-XD DS-E16HGHI-XD DS-E00HGHI-XE DS-E04HGHI-XE DS-E00HQHI-B DS-E04HQHI-B DS-E00HQHI-XB DS-E04HQHI-XB iDS-E00HQHI-B iDS-E04HQHI-B iDS-E08HQHI-B...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Series Model DS-7108HGHI-M1 DS-7116HGHI-M1 DS-7200HGHI-M1 DS-7204HGHI-M1 DS-7208HGHI-M1 DS-7216HGHI-M1 DS-7200HGHI-M2 DS-7232HGHI-M2 DS-7100HQHI-K1 DS-7116HQHI-K1 DS-7200HQHI-K1/E DS-7216HQHI-K1/E DS-7100HGHI-K1 DS-7104HGHI-K1 DS-7108HGHI-K1 DS-7116HGHI-K1 DS-7200HGHI-K1 DS-7204HGHI-K1 DS-7208HGHI-K1 DS-7216HGHI-K1 iDS-7100HQHI-M1/S iDS-7104HQHI-M1/S iDS-7108HQHI-M1/S iDS-7100HQHI-M1/S iDS-7116HQHI-M1/S iDS-7200HQHI-M1/E iDS-7204HQHI-M1/E iDS-7208HQHI-M1/E iDS-7100HUHI-M1/S iDS-7104HUHI-M1/S iDS-7108HUHI-M1/S iDS-7200HQHI-M1/FA iDS-7204HQHI-M1/FA iDS-7208HQHI-M1/FA iDS-7216HQHI-M1/FA iDS-7200HQHI-M1/S...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Series Model iDS-7200HQHI-M2/FA iDS-7208HQHI-M2/FA iDS-7216HQHI-M2/FA iDS-7200HQHI-M2/S iDS-7208HQHI-M2/S iDS-7216HQHI-M2/S iDS-7232HQHI-M2/S iDS-7200HQHI-M1/XT iDS-7204HQHI-M1/XT iDS-7208HQHI-M1/XT iDS-7216HQHI-M1/XT iDS-7200HQHI-M2/XT iDS-7208HQHI-M2/XT iDS-7216HQHI-M2/XT iDS-7232HQHI-M2/XT iDS-7200HTHI-M/S iDS-7204HTHI-M1/S iDS-7204HTHI-M2/S iDS-7208HTHI-M2/S iDS-7200HUHI-M1/FA iDS-7204HUHI-M1/FA iDS-7208HUHI-M1/FA iDS-7200HUHI-M1/E iDS-7204HUHI-M1/E iDS-7208HUHI-M1/E iDS-7200HUHI-M1/S iDS-7204HUHI-M1/S iDS-7208HUHI-M1/S iDS-7200HUHI-M1/X iDS-7204HUHI-M1/X iDS-7208HUHI-M1/X iDS-7200HUHI-M2/X iDS-7204HUHI-M2/X iDS-7208HUHI-M2/X iDS-7216HUHI-M2/X iDS-7200HUHI-M2/FA...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Series Model iDS-7200HUHI-M2/S iDS-7204HUHI-M2/S iDS-7208HUHI-M2/S iDS-7216HUHI-M2/S RS-7100HGHI-M1 RS-7104HGHI-M1 RS-7108HGHI-M1 RS-7200HGHI-M1 RS-7204HGHI-M1 RS-7208HGHI-M1 RS-7200HUHI-M1/S RS-7204HUHI-M1/S RS-7208HUHI-M1/S RS-7200HQHI-M1/S RS-7204HQHI-M1/S RS-7208HQHI-M1/S RS-7216HQHI-M1/S RS-7200HUHI-M2/S RS-7204HUHI-M2/S RS-7208HUHI-M2/S RS-7216HUHI-M2/S RS-7200HQHI-M2/S RS-7208HQHI-M2/S RS-7216HQHI-M2/S viii...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Symbol C‰n‰‰nti‰n‰ The symbols that may be found in this document are ‰‰‰〶n‰‰ as follows. Symbol ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Indicates a hazardous ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n which, if not avoided, will or could Danger result in death or serious injury. Indicates a ‰‰‰‰nti‰‰‰y hazardous ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n which, if not avoided, could C‰‰ti‰n result in equipment damage, data loss, performance ‰‰‰r‰‰‰ti‰n‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Safety ‰n‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Proper c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ti‰n of all passwords and other security ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ 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 r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n‰ ●...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual ‰‰‰‰‰nti‰‰ and C‰‰ti‰n‰‰y Tips Before c‰nn‰ctin‰ and ‰‰‰r‰tin‰ your device, please be advised of the following ti‰‰‰ The device is designed for indoor use only. Install it in a w‰‰‰‰v‰nti‰‰‰‰‰‰ dust-free environment ● without liquids. Ensure recorder is properly secured to a rack or shelf.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual For the device with ‰tic‰‰r , pay ‰‰〷‰nti‰n to the following c‰‰ti‰n‰‰ CAUTION: Hot ● parts! Do not touch. Burned ‰〶n‰‰r‰ when handling the parts. Wait one-half hour ‰‰〶‰r switching ‰‰〶 before handling the parts. If the device needs to be installed on the wall or ceiling, ●...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-1 HDD ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Bracket ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Bracket ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n is applicable when it requires to remove the device cover, and install HDD on the internal bracket. Steps 1. Unfasten screws on the back, and push the cover backwards to remove the cover. Figure 1-2 Remove Cover 2.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-3 Fix HDD 3. Connect the data cable and power cable. Figure 1-4 Connect Cable Note You can repeat the steps above to install other HDDs. 4. Reinstall the device cover and fasten screws. Front Panel Plug-Pull ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Front panel plug-pull ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n is applicable when you need to open the device front panel with key and install the HDD.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-5 Fix M‰‰ntin‰ Ears to HDD 2. Unlock the front panel with the ‰‰〷‰c‰‰‰ key, and press the b‰‰〷‰n‰ on both sides of the front panel to open it. Figure 1-6 Open Front Panel 3.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-7 Insert HDD 4. ‰‰ti‰n‰‰‰ Repeat the steps above to install other HDDs. 5. Close the front panel and lock it with key. ‰‰x‰‰n‰B‰‰〷‰m ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n ‰‰x‰‰n‰b‰‰〷‰m ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n is applicable when you need to install and ‰〶x the HDD on the device b‰‰〷‰m‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Connect the other end of data cable to HDD. 3) Connect one end of power cable to HDD. 4) Connect the other end of power cable to the device motherboard. Figure 1-9 Connect Cables 3.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual C‰‰n‰B‰‰〷‰n Cell B‰‰〷‰‰y Replacement The c‰‰n‰b‰‰〷‰n cell b‰‰〷‰ry should be replaced when the device has been powered ‰‰〶 or placed for a long tim‰‰ and the system tim‰ is incorrect. Before You Start Power ‰‰〶 your device. Steps 1.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-12 Replace B‰‰〷‰‰y 5. Reinstall the device chassis cover. What to do next If the system tim‰ is incorrect, please go to c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the tim‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Contents Chapter 1 Startup ........................1 1.1 ‰ctiv‰‰‰ Your Device ......................1 1.2 Login ............................3 1.2.1 Log in via Unlock ‰‰‰〷‰rn ....................3 1.2.2 Log in via Password ....................... 3 Chapter 2 Live View ........................5 2.1 GUI ‰n‰r‰‰‰cti‰n ........................
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.1.3 ‰xc‰‰ti‰n ........................19 5.2 Network ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ti‰n ......................20 5.2.1 General ........................20 5.2.2 Hik-Connect ......................... 21 5.2.3 Email ........................... 22 5.3 Camera Management ......................24 5.3.1 Network Camera ......................24 5.3.2 M‰ti‰n ........................27 5.3.3 OSD ‰‰〷呠n‰‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.8 Ports (More ‰‰〷呠n‰‰) ....................46 6.2.9 Hik-Connect ......................... 48 6.2.10 Email ......................... 48 6.3 Camera Management ......................48 6.3.1 ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ Signal Input ....................48 6.3.2 Network Camera ......................49 6.3.3 Display ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ ......................54 6.3.4 Privacy Mask .......................
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.6 Upgrade ..........................81 7.6.1 Local Upgrade ......................81 7.6.2 Online Upgrade ......................82 Chapter 8 Alarm ........................83 8.1 Set Event Hint ........................83 8.2 View Alarm in Alarm Center ....................83 Chapter 9 Web ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n ......................84 9.1 ‰n‰r‰‰‰cti‰n .........................
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Startup 1.1 ‰‰ti‰‰‰‰ Your Device For the ‰〶r‰‰‰tim‰ access, you need to ‰ctiv‰‰‰ the video recorder by ‰‰〷呠n‰ an admin password. No ‰‰‰r‰ti‰n is allowed before ‰ctiv‰ti‰n‰ You can also ‰ctiv‰‰‰ the video recorder via web browser, SADP or client ‰‰‰〶w‰r‰‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8 to 16 characters. ○ Do not contain the following characters in the password: the user name, 123, admin, no less ○ than 4-digit c‰ntin‰‰‰‰‰y increasing or decreasing numbers, or no less than 4 c‰ntin‰‰‰‰‰y same characters.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.2 Login 1.2.1 Log in via Unlock ‰‰‰〷‰‰n Steps 1. Right click the mouse to select Menu or ‰‰‰〶 click the mouse on live view. Figure 1-2 Draw the Unlock ‰‰‰〷‰‰n 2. Draw the ‰r‰‰‰‰‰〶n‰‰ ‰‰‰〷‰rn to enter the menu ‰‰‰r‰ti‰n‰ Note If you have ‰‰r‰‰‰〷‰n your ‰‰‰〷‰rn‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-3 Login Interface 2. Input password. 3. Click Login. Note When you forget the password of the admin, you can click Forgot Password to reset the ● password. If you enter the wrong password 7 tim‰‰‰ the current user account will be locked for 60 ●...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Live View 2.1 GUI ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Click Target ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n at the ‰‰‰‰r‰‰‰‰〶 corner, and select to display the ‰‰‰c‰‰〶‰‰ live ● target ‰‰‰‰cti‰n results. For result details, click View More. Note Target ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n is only available for certain models. ○...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 2-2 Live View Icon ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Icon ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Alarming (normal event and smart event). Recording. Right click your mouse to display the shortcut menu. ● Figure 2-2 Right Click Shortcut Menu 2.2 PTZ Control 2.2.1 C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ PTZ Parameter You shall c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-3 PTZ ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ 2. Click 3. Set the PTZ camera parameters. Note All parameters should be the same as the PTZ camera. 4. Click OK.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.2.2 PTZ Control Panel ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Table 2-3 PTZ Panel ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Icon ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n ‰‰r‰cti‰n b‰‰〷‰n‰‰ and the auto-cycle b‰‰〷‰n‰ The speed of the PTZ movement. Zoom -/+. Focus -/+. Iris -/+. 2.2.3 Customize Preset Set a preset ‰‰c‰ti‰n where the PTZ camera would point to when an event occurs. Steps 1.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Click Patrol. 3. Click of a desired patrol. 4. Click 5. ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ key point parameters, such as the key point No., ‰‰r‰ti‰n of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The preset number determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Normal Playback Play back normal videos. Steps 1. Go to Playback . 2. Select a camera from the camera list. 3. Select a date on the calendar for playback. Note The blue triangle at the calendar date corner indicates there are available videos. For example, means video is available.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 3-2 B‰‰〷‰n ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n B‰‰〷‰n ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n B‰‰〷‰n ‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Adjust ‰‰‰〶n‰ti‰n‰ Zoom in/out playback image. Turn ‰n‰′ ‰ ‰〶 audio. Add tag. Lock/unlock video. Clip video. 3.3 Event Playback When you select the event playback mode, the system will analyze and mark videos that contain the m‰ti‰n ‰‰‰‰cti‰n‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Set normal video playback speed. The ‰‰ti‰n is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is unchecked. Play Speed of Smart/Custom Video Set playback speed of videos with smart ‰n‰‰rm‰ti‰n‰ The ‰‰ti‰n is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is enabled.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 Search File Steps 1. Go to Search. 2. Select a search type (video, picture, event, etc.). 3. Set search c‰n‰‰ti‰n‰‰ 4. ‰‰ti‰n‰‰‰ Click Quick Backup to quickly export videos to the device. Note Quick backup is available for video and event search.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-1 Search Human by Face Picture 2. Set Search Method by By Picture. 3. Upload a face picture. - Click Upload from Local to upload a face picture from a local storage device, such as USB ‰〶‰‰‰ drive.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Quick Backup Before You Start Connect a backup device to your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Search . 2. Set search c‰n‰‰ti‰n‰‰ 3. Click Quick Export. 4. Select backup device and path. 5. Click OK to start ‰x‰‰rtin‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n (Easy Mode) Easy mode contains basic c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ti‰n‰‰ Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n , and click Easy Mode. 5.1 System C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n 5.1.1 General You can c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the output r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n‰ system tim‰‰ etc. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → System → General . 2.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-1 Add User 3. Enter user name. 4. Enter the same password in Create Password and C‰n‰〶‰m. Warning We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least two of the following categories: digits, upper-case ‰‰‰〷‰r‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Set Password ‰‰‰‰〷呠n‰ Email When you forgot your login ‰‰‰〷‰rn and password, the device will send an email contains v‰r‰‰〶c‰ti‰n code to your email for password r‰‰‰〷呠n‰‰ Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → System → User . 2.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-2 ‰x‰‰‰ti‰n‰ 5. Click Apply. 5.2 Network C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n 5.2.1 General You shall properly c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the network ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ before ‰‰‰r‰tin‰ the device over network. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Network → General .
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-3 Network 2. Set network parameters. DHCP If the DHCP server is available, you can enable DHCP to ‰‰‰‰m‰tic‰‰‰y obtain an IP address and other network ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ from that server. Auto Obtain DNS If DHCP is enabled. You can enable Auto Obtain DNS to ‰‰‰‰m‰tic‰‰‰y obtain Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4. ‰‰ti‰n‰‰‰ Enable ‰‰‰tf‰‰m Time Sync, the device will sync tim‰ with the ‰‰‰tf‰rm server instead of NTP server. 5. ‰‰ti‰n‰‰‰ Enable Stream ‰n‰‰y‰ti‰n. It requires to enter v‰r‰‰〶c‰ti‰n code in remote access and live view ‰‰〶‰r this ‰‰ncti‰n is enabled. 6.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Ensure SMTP service is available for your email. ● ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ your network parameters. Refer to General for details. ● Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Network → Email . Figure 5-5 Email 2.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual SMTP Server/SMTP Port ‰‰〶‰r ‰‰‰‰ctin‰ the SMTP Sever, its address and port will be showed ‰‰‰‰m‰tic‰‰‰y‰ You can also edit them according to actual needs. SSL/TLS (‰‰ti‰n‰‰) Enable SSL/TLS if it is required by the SMTP server. ‰‰〷‰‰‰‰‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Four types of analog signal inputs including Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be connected randomly for the channel. Network camera can be connected for the channel. Figure 5-6 Signal Input Type 3. Click Apply. You can view the maximum network camera accessible number in Max. IP Camera Number.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Camera Manually Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with that of your video recorder. ● Ensure the network c‰nn‰cti‰n is valid and correct. ● Ensure the network camera is ‰ctiv‰‰‰‰‰ ●...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Edit Connected Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Camera → IP Camera . 2. Click to edit the selected camera. Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with m‰‰ti‰‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.3.3 OSD ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ OSD (On-Screen Display) ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ for the camera, including date format, camera name, etc. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Camera → OSD . 2. Select a camera. Figure 5-8 OSD 3. Set parameters as your desire. 4.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-9 Linkage ‰‰ti‰n‰ 2. Set normal linkage ‰cti‰n‰‰ alarm output linkage ‰cti‰n‰‰ trigger channel, etc. Alarm Pop-up Window The local monitor will pop up the alarming channel image when an alarm is triggered. It requires to select the alarming channel(s) in Trigger Channel.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Choose one day of a week and set the tim‰ segment. Up to eight tim‰ periods can be set within each day. Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 5-10 Set Arming Schedule 3.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Secure Erase will delete videos in the selected disk(s). Add Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Record → Storage . 2.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ C‰ntin‰‰‰‰ Recording Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Record → Parameter . 2. Set the c‰ntin‰‰‰‰ main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Refer to ‰‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ Recording Parameter for details. 3. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Record → Schedule . 4.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-12 Recording Schedule C‰ntin‰‰‰‰ ‰‰ntin‰‰‰‰ recording. Event Recording is triggered by events. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the recording schedule. Edit a. Click Edit. Schedule b. Select a day to c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ in Weekday. c.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ recording parameters. Main Stream Main stream refers to the primary stream that ‰‰〶‰c‰‰ data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size. Comparing with the sub- stream, the main stream provides a higher quality video with higher r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n and frame rate.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n (Expert Mode) Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n , and click Expert Mode at the ‰‰w‰r‰‰‰‰〶 corner. 6.1 System C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n 6.1.1 General C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ Basic ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ You can c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the language, system tim‰‰ output r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n‰ mouse pointer speed, lock screen password, etc.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ More ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ You can c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ your device name, lock screen tim‰‰ output mode, etc. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → System → General → More ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ , c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the parameters as your desire, and click Apply. Device Name Edit the video recorder name.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-1 Live View-General 2. ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the Live View parameters. Window Division Select the live view window division. Auto Switch Interval The tim‰ to dwell in a camera before switching to next camera when auto-switch in live view is enabled.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Select a window, and double click a camera the list you would like to display. means no camera is displayed on the window. 4. ‰‰ti‰n‰‰‰ Click to start or stop live view of all cameras. 5.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Network → General → TCP/IP . 2. ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ network parameters. Working Mode M‰‰ti‰‰‰‰‰‰‰‰ Mode The parameters of the two NIC cards can be c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰ independently. You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in the NIC type ‰〶‰‰‰ for parameter ‰‰〷呠n‰‰‰ You can select one NIC card as default route.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.2 DDNS Dynamic domain name server (DDNS) maps dynamic user IP addresses to a ‰〶x‰‰ domain name server. Before You Start Register DynDNS, PeanutHull and NO-IP services with your ISP. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Network → General → DDNS . Figure 6-3 DDNS 2.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-4 PPPOE 2. Turn on Enable. 3. Enter user name and password. 4. Click Save. What to do next If you can get the dynamic IP, the PPPOE status is normal. 6.2.4 NAT Two ways are provided for port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross-segment network, UPnP™...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-5 NAT 2. Turn on Enable. 3. Select Mapping Type as Manual or Auto Auto The port mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router ‰‰‰‰m‰tic‰‰‰y‰ You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Manual Select an external port type.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note The Wi-Fi ‰‰〷呠n‰ interface will ‰‰‰‰m‰tic‰‰‰y pop up when you insert the Wi-Fi dongle for the ‰〶r‰‰ tim‰‰ 2. Connect to a wireless network. Connect to an ‰‰‰‰m‰ti‰‰‰‰y a. Double click the wireless network from the list as Searched Wireless Network you desired.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual IP address of the NTP server. 4. Click Apply. 6.2.7 Log Server ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ Upload Logs to the Server You can upload system logs to the server for backup. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Network → General → Log Server ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ . Figure 6-6 Log Server ‰‰〷呠n‰‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-7 One-Way ‰‰‰‰‰nti‰‰ti‰n 2. Install the CA c‰rti‰〶c‰‰‰ in CA C‰‰ti‰〶‰‰‰‰. 3. ‰‰ti‰n‰‰‰ Click Test to test if the c‰nn‰cti‰n is valid. 4. Click Save. Two-Way ‰‰‰‰‰nti‰‰ti‰n You can install a CA c‰rti‰〶c‰‰‰ (from the server) to your device to authorize the server, and create a c‰rti‰〶c‰‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-8 Two-Way ‰‰‰‰‰nti‰‰ti‰n 2. Install the CA c‰rti‰〶c‰‰‰ in CA C‰‰ti‰〶‰‰‰‰. 3. Click Create in Client C‰‰ti‰〶‰‰‰‰, and follow the pop-up to create the c‰rti‰〶c‰‰‰‰ 4. Click Download to download the c‰rti‰〶c‰‰‰ ‰〶‰‰ to a desired ‰‰c‰ti‰n‰ 5.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the CMS ‰‰‰〶w‰r‰ (e.g., iVMS-4200) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port (7200 by default) must be the same as the alarm monitoring port c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-9 Port ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ 6.2.9 Hik-Connect Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Network → ‰‰‰tf‰‰m Access . Refer to Hik-Connect for details. 6.2.10 Email Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Network → Email . Refer to Email for details. 6.3 Camera Management 6.3.1 C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Four types of analog signal inputs including Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be connected randomly for the channel. Network camera can be connected for the channel. Figure 6-10 Signal Input Type 3. Click Apply. You can view the maximum network camera accessible number in Max. IP Camera Number.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note Ensure the selected cameras are ‰ctiv‰‰‰‰‰ ● When the network camera is online, you can double click camera name to edit it. ● 4. Select a network camera, and click Add to add it. Add Network Camera Manually Add the network cameras to your video recorder.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Camera on ‰‰‰〶‰‰‰n‰ Network Segment If your network camera is on a ‰‰‰〶‰r‰n‰ network segment, the device can search its IP address within a range of IP addresses, and add it. Before You Start Ensure the network c‰nn‰cti‰n is valid and correct.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note If you turn ‰‰〶 Auto Add Network Camera, when an ‰n‰ctiv‰ network camera or third party ONVIF camera is connected to your network, the video recorder would ‰‰‰‰m‰tic‰‰‰y detect it and n‰ti‰y you to add it. Edit Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of network cameras.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. ● Ensure the network c‰nn‰cti‰n is valid and correct. ● Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Camera → Camera . 2.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual The ‰n‰‰rm‰ti‰n of added network camera can be generated into an excel ‰〶‰‰ and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, port, password of admin, etc. And the exported ‰〶‰‰ can be edited on your computer, like adding or ‰‰‰‰tin‰ the content, and copying the ‰‰〷呠n‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Backlight Set the camera's wide dynamic range (0 to 100). When the surrounding ‰‰‰‰m‰n‰ti‰n and the object have large ‰‰‰〶‰r‰nc‰‰ in brightness, you should set the WDR value. Image Enhancement For ‰‰tim‰‰‰‰ image contrast enhancement. Figure 6-15 OSD 4.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-16 Privacy Mask 4. Drag to draw an area on the window. The frames of the areas will be marked with ‰‰‰〶‰r‰n‰ colors. Note Up to 4 privacy mask areas can be c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰‰ The size of each area can be adjusted. 5.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Video Tampering Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response ‰cti‰n‰‰ Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Event → Normal Event → Video Tampering . Figure 6-17 Video Tampering 2. Set Camera. 3.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Alarm Input Set linkage ‰cti‰n‰ for an external sensor alarm. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Event → Normal Event → Alarm Input . Figure 6-18 Alarm Input Note Local alarm input: Local alarm input is triggered by the external device that connected to the video recorder's terminal block.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-20 Alarm Output 2. Click of a desired alarm output. 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Select Dwell Time. Figure 6-21 Edit Alarm Output 5. Set ‰‰〷呠n‰‰ as Input to enable the ‰‰ncti‰n‰ 6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to ‰‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ Arming Schedule for details. 7.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-22 ‰x‰‰‰ti‰n‰ 4. Set the arming schedule. Refer to ‰‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ Arming Schedule for details. 5. Click Apply. 6.4.2 Perimeter ‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n Perimeter ‰r‰‰‰cti‰n includes line crossing ‰‰‰‰cti‰n‰ intrusion ‰‰‰‰cti‰n‰ region entrance ‰‰‰‰cti‰n‰ and region ‰x‰tin‰ ‰‰‰‰cti‰n‰ Note Perimeter ‰r‰‰‰cti‰n is only available for certain device models or camera models.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2) Set ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n as A<->B, A->B, or A<-B. A<->B Only the arrow on the B side shows. An object crossing a c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰ line in both ‰‰r‰cti‰n‰ can be detected and trigger alarms. A->B Only an object crossing the c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰ line from the A side to the B side can be detected. B->A Only an object crossing the c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Range [1s-10s], the threshold for the tim‰ of the object loitering in the region. When the ‰‰r‰ti‰n of the object in the ‰‰‰〶n‰‰ ‰‰‰‰cti‰n area is longer than the set tim‰‰ the alarm will be triggered. 3) ‰‰ti‰n‰‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Region ‰x‰tin‰ ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n For certain network cameras, region ‰x‰tin‰ ‰‰‰‰cti‰n ‰‰ncti‰n detects people, vehicles or other objects which exit from a ‰r‰‰‰‰‰〶n‰‰ virtual region, and some certain ‰cti‰n‰ can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps 1.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Face Capture Face capture detects human faces appearing in the scene. Linkage ‰cti‰n‰ can be triggered when a human face is detected. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Event → Face ‰‰‰‰‰n‰ti‰n → Face Capture . Figure 6-23 Face Capture 2.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add a Face Picture Library Face picture library is used to store face pictures, it is ‰‰‰‰nti‰‰ for face picture comparison. Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Face Picture Library . 2. Enter the admin password for ‰‰‰‰‰r‰‰‰ti‰n‰ 3.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Face Picture Comparison Face picture comparison compares the detected face pictures with face pictures in the face picture library. The device will trigger an alarm when comparison succeeded. Before You Start Ensure you have created at least one face picture library, and face pictures are added to the library. Refer to Face Picture Library Management for ‰‰‰r‰ti‰n details.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8. Click Apply. 6.4.4 C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ Arming Schedule Steps 1. Click Arming Schedule. 2. Choose one day of a week and set the tim‰ segment. Up to eight tim‰ periods can be set within each day. Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Set the tim‰ in seconds to show alarm event image. If alarms are triggered simultaneously in several channels, their full-screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds (default dwell tim‰)‰ 3. Click Linkage ‰‰ti‰n of the alarm ‰‰‰‰cti‰n‰ 4.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Trigger Alarm Output The alarm output can be triggered by the normal and smart events. Steps 1. Go to Linkage ‰‰ti‰n interface of the alarm input or event ‰‰‰‰cti‰n‰ 2. Click Alarm Output Linkage. 3. Select the alarm outputs to trigger. 4.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.5 Recording Management 6.5.1 C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ Recording Schedule Video recorder will ‰‰‰‰m‰tic‰‰‰y start/stop recording according to the c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰ schedule. C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ C‰ntin‰‰‰‰ Recording Steps 1. Go to C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n → Record → Parameter . 2. Set the c‰ntin‰‰‰‰ main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. 3.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-27 Recording Schedule C‰ntin‰‰‰‰ ‰‰ntin‰‰‰‰ recording. Event Recording triggered by all event triggered alarms. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. ‰‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ the recording schedule. 1) Click Edit. 2) Select a day to c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰ in Weekday. 3) To set an all-day recording schedule, check All Day and select schedule Type.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual The tim‰ you set to record before the scheduled tim‰ or event. For example, when an alarm triggers the recording at 10:00, and if you set the pre-record tim‰ as 5 seconds, the camera records at 9:59:55. Post-Record The tim‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Main stream refers to the primary stream that ‰‰〶‰c‰‰ data recorded to the hard disk drive and will directly determine your video quality and image size. Comparing with the sub- stream, the main stream provides a higher quality video with higher r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n and frame rate.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.5.3 Storage Device ‰n‰ti‰‰‰‰‰ HDD If it is the ‰〶r‰‰ tim‰ you use your HDD, please ‰n‰ti‰‰‰‰‰ it ‰‰〶‰r it is installed. Before You Start Install at least an HDD to your video recorder. Steps 1.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-29 Add NetHDD 7. Select NAS disk from the list, or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory. 8. Click OK. Note Up to 8 TB storage capacity is allowed for each network disk. Result The added network disks will be displayed in the storage device list.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Select Mode as Group. 3. Select a group number. 4. Select IP cameras to record on the HDD group. Figure 6-30 Group 5. Click Apply. 6. Restart the video recorder to ‰ctiv‰‰‰ the new storage mode ‰‰〷呠n‰‰‰ 7.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-31 Quota Note When the quota capacity is set to 0, all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for videos and pictures. 5. Click Apply. 6. Restart the video recorder to ‰ctiv‰‰‰ the new ‰‰〷呠n‰‰‰ 6.5.5 Advanced ‰‰〷呠n‰‰...
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Picture Storage When the HDD free space is not enough, you can disable it to save space, but your device will stop storing pictures.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Maintenance 7.1 Restore Default Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Select the restoring type. Simple Restore Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default ‰‰〷呠n‰‰‰...
Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can ‰‰‰c‰‰〶c‰‰‰y secure the stream data of live view by ‰‰〷呠n‰ the RTSP ‰‰‰‰‰ntic‰ti‰n‰ RTSP ‰‰‰‰‰nti‰‰ti‰n Two ‰‰‰‰‰ntic‰ti‰n types are selectable, if you select digest, only the request with digest ‰‰‰‰‰ntic‰ti‰n can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol via the IP address. For security reasons, it is recommended to select digest as the ‰‰‰‰‰ntic‰ti‰n type.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click More. 3. Go to Device Maintenance → Enable Schedule Reboot . 4. Turn on Enable. 5. Set the reboot schedule. 6. Click Apply. 7.5.2 Device Status You can mute the selected channel(s).
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.6.2 Online Upgrade Upgrade the device with the latest online ‰〶rmw‰r‰‰ Before You Start Ensure Hik-Connect is enabled and properly c‰n‰〶‰‰r‰‰‰ Refer to Hik-Connect for details. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click 3.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm When events occur, you can view their details in alarm center. 8.1 Set Event Hint Select the events to hint in alarm center. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Set ‰x‰‰‰ti‰n, Basic Event, or Smart Event as your desire. Figure 8-1 Alarm Center 3.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 Web ‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n 9.1 ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n You can get access to the video recorder via web browser. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 11.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The supported r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n‰ include 1024×768 and above. For certain models, you will have to download a web component plug-in, and install it.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note You may have to close the web browser to ‰〶n‰‰‰ the ‰n‰‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n of the plug-in. 9.3 Live View ‰‰〶‰r login, live view interface shows. Figure 9-2 Live View 9.4 Playback Click Playback to enter playback interface.
Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-4 C‰n‰〶‰‰‰‰ti‰n 9.6 Log Steps 1. Go to Maintenance → System → Maintenance → Log . 2. Set the search c‰n‰‰ti‰n‰‰ 3. Click Search.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 Glossary Dual-Stream Dual-stream is a technology used to record high r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n video locally while ‰r‰n‰m‰〷呠n‰ a lower r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum r‰‰‰‰‰ti‰n of CIF.
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Digital Video Recorder User Manual NTSC Acronym for N‰ti‰n‰‰ Television System ‰‰mm‰‰〷‰‰‰ NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan. Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz. Acronym for Network Video Recorder.
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