User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Regulatory Information FCC Information compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to DS-7104HWI-SL, DS-7108HWI-SL, DS-7116HWI-SL; DS-7116HVI-SL series DVR. This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Product Key Features General PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition. Each channel supports dual-stream. Main stream supports encoding at up to WD1 resolution in real time and sub stream at CIF/QCIF resolution.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR locating by dragging the mouse. Up to 4/8/16-ch synchronous playback. Backup Export video data by USB storage device. Export video clips when playback. Management and maintenance of backup devices. Alarm and Exception ...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................4 C H A P T E R 1 ........................9 Introduction ..........................9 1.1 Front Panel ......................... 10 1.2 USB Mouse Operation ....................11 1.3 Input Method Description ..................11 1.4 Rear Panel ........................
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 5.2.3 Digital Zoom ....................67 C H A P T E R 6 ........................68 Backup ............................ 68 6.1 Backing up Record Files .................... 69 6.1.1 Quick Export ....................69 6.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search .............. 71 6.1.3 Backing up by Event Search .................
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Camera Settings ........................115 10.1 Configuring OSD Settings ..................116 10.2 Configuring Privacy Mask ..................117 10.3 Configuring Video Parameters ................118 C H A P T E R 1 1 ......................... 119 Device Management and Maintenance ................119 11.1 Viewing System Information .................
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 1.1 Front Panel The front panel of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL series DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel Table 1.1 Description of Indicators Icon Description Indicator turns red when DVR is powered up.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 1.2 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the rear panel of the device.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 1.4 Rear Panel The rear panel of DS-7108HWI-SL is shown in Figure 1.3. Figure 1.3 Rear Panel of DS-7108HWI-SL Note: The DS-7104HWI-SL provides 4 video input interfaces and the DS-7116HWI/HVI-SL provides 16 video input interfaces on the rear panel.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 1.5 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR In the Shutdown menu (Figure 1.4), you can also click Reboot to reboot the device.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: Steps: Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280× 1024/60Hz.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 2.3 Login Window Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4. Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time. Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 2.5 Network Configuration Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.6. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 2.7 Record Settings Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed, as shown in Figure 2.8. Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings Click OK to return to the Record Settings window.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Auto-switch Note: The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch. Start Recording Start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels. Quick Set Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 3.3 Right-click Menu on CVBS Output Monitor On the pop-up message box, click Yes to restart the device to enable the CVBS output as the main output. Note: You can select the Menu Output Mode under Menu>Configuration>More Settings to Auto or VGA and then restart the device to switch the main output back to VGA output.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 3.5 Digital Zoom Image Settings Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. Steps: Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level. Copy image parameters. If you want to copy the image parameters of the current camera to other camera (s), click the Copy button to enter the Copy to interface: Figure 3.7 Copy Image Settings to Other Camera (s)
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 3.9 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. Select an output interface and select a screen layout. Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 3.4 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 4.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 4.3 Encoding Parameters-Main Stream 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. Select the camera for configuration. Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Normal) and the Main Stream (Event): •...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR • Record Audio: Check the checkbox to record the sound, or uncheck to record the image without sound. • Enable 960Mode: Enable the encoding at WD1 (PAL: 960× 576, NTSC: 960× 480) resolution. You can also uncheck the checkbox to disable it.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface. Figure 4.6 Record Schedule 2) Choose the camera you want to configure. 3) Check the check box after the Enable Schedule item.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 4.8 Copy Schedule to Other Days Note: The Holiday option is available in the Schedule dropdown list when you have enabled holiday schedule in Holiday Settings. Refer to Chapter 4.5 Configuring Holiday Record.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR other channels, click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface and then choose the channel to which you want to copy. Figure 4.11 Copy Schedule to Other Channels 4) Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 4.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 4) Click Handling, and the message box for channel information will pop up. Figure 4.14 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 4) Set the Type as Motion. 5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 4.17 Edit Schedule- All Day 6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Figure 4.20 Manual Record Enable recording for camera (s). Click the status button beside each camera number to change , or you can enable recording for all cameras by clicking the status bar before Analog to change it to Set recording mode to manual.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 4.22 Holiday Settings Enable Edit Holiday schedule. 1) Click to enter the Edit interface. Figure 4.23 Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox after Enable. 3) Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 4.24 Edit Schedule- Holiday 5) Select Motion or Normal from the Type dropdown list. 6) If you need all day recording, check the All Day checkbox. Otherwise leave it blank. 7) Set start/end time for holiday schedule.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 4.6 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked. Note: Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 4.27 Unlocking Attention...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 5.1 Playing Back Record Files 5.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel:...
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.2 Right-click Menu under Live View Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back. 2. Playback management. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 5.3.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List Dates marked in different colors: : No record files in this day. : There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day).
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion); represents smart search recording. 5.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.7 Video Search by Time In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 5.9. Figure 5.8 Interface of Playback by Time...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Table 5.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio Start/Stop clipping 30s forward on/Mute reverse Add default Slow Add customized tag management forward Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse...
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 2. Choose a record file you want to play back. If there is only one channel in the search result, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel. If more than one channel is optional, clicking button takes you to step 3 and step 4.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 5.14 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 5.15 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 5.3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Video type Hide toolbar Progress bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.17 Video Search Result by Motion 7. You can select an item from the list and click Details to view detailed information of the record file, e.g., start time, end time, file size, etc.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.19 Interface of Playback by Event (1) The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 5.20 Interface of Playback by Event (2) Figure 5.21 Toolbar of Playback by Event...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single-frame Stop Fast forward Single-frame reverse play play Previous event Next event Event search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar Notes: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.23 Tag Management Interface To play back by tag: Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.25 Result of Video Search by Tag 3. Playback by tag. Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file. Figure 5.26 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.27 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 5.28 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 5.5 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 5.1.6 Playing Back by System Log Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Search interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information Figure 5.29 System Log Search Interface 2. Set search time and type and click Search button.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.31 Interface of Playback by Log...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 5.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 5.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.33 Right-click Menu in All-day Playback and Normal Playback Interface 3. You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), click button to execute smart search in this area.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 5.35 Smart Search Result with Video List Figure 5.36 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Table 5.6 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 5.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 6.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 6.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device (s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface Menu>Export>Normal...
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 6.2 Quick Export using USB1-1 3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. Note: Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 6.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backed up to USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer). Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs and USB writer.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 6.6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. •...
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 6.8 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 6.9 Export Finished 5. Check backup result.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 6.11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer 6.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or SATA writer. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 6.13 Result of Event Search 6. Select record files to export. You can enter the Export interface by the following two ways: Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 6.15.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 6.15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 6.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer). Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 5.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 6.20 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 6.21 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Figure 6.22 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 6.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives, and USB HDDs. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. Note: At least one channel shall be selected.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 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 it.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 6.26 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. Note: At least one record file shall be selected. Figure 6.27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 6.28 USB Writer Management...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 7.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 7.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 4. Set up 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.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 7.2 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 7.6 Video Loss Setup Interface 2.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 7.3 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Tamper-proof Figure 7.8 Tamper-proof Setup Interface 2.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 7.4 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, including: • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 7.5 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 8.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 8.1 General Network Settings Interface 2.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 8.2 PPPoE Settings Interface Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. Figure 8.3 PPPoE Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 8.5 IPServer Settings Interface • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website. 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 8.8 NO-IP Settings Interface • hkDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for hkDDNS, and other fields are read only. 1) Enter the Server Address of the hkDDNS server: www.hiddns.com.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 8.11 Register the Device Only lower-case English alphabet, numeric and ‘-’ can be used in the alias of the device and the Note: alias must be started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR UPnP™ can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. If you want to use the UPnP™ function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router, you should configure the UPnP™...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 8.15 UPnP™ Settings Finished 7. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 8.2.5 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 8.2.6 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Click the Apply button to save and exit the menu. 8.2.8 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose: You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu. The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 8.21 Network Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save the settings. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 8.22 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Interval: The interval refers to the time between two actions of sending attached pictures. Figure 8.23 Configure Email Settings Click the Apply button to save the Email settings. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 8.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 8.25 Network Traffic Interface...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 8.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 8.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name, as shown in Figure 8.28. Note: Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 8.4.3 Checking Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Steps: Click Status on the right bottom of the page. Figure 8.30 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 8.32 Network Parameters Configuration 8.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 9.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 9.1 HDD Information Interface Select the HDD to be initialized.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 9.3 Start Initialization After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 9.4 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 9.6 Configure Record Quota You can copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras if required. Click the Copy button to enter the Copy Camera menu, as shown below. Figure 9.7 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 9.3 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDD on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 9.4 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: Enter the S.M.A.R.T.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 9.5 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 9.6 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 10.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 10.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 10.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 11.1 Viewing System Information 11.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encoding version.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR parameters of each camera. Figure 11.3 Record Information Interface 11.1.4 Viewing Network Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc. Figure 11.5 HDD Information Interface...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 11.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 11.8 Log Details 6. If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu. You can also export all the log files stored in the HDD.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 11.10 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Figure 11.11 Import/Export Config File 2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. 3. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 11.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 11.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 11.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 11.14 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 12.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 12.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 12.2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 12.3 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 12.3 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 12.4 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search and Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration. • Guest: The Guest user has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR property), upgrading system firmware. • Local Shutdown /Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the device. Remote Configuration • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device. • Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 12.4.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Select the user to be edited from the list. Figure 12.9 Edit a User Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface.
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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Figure 12.11 Change Password Select the admin user and click to change the password. Figure 12.12 Change Password Enter the old password, check checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 12.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 12.13 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 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 device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR • Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the device. The HDD is not initialized.