Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS DVR Pre-Installation ............................2 DVR Installation .............................. 2 Hard Disk Installation ............................. 2 Front Panels ..............................5 Rear Panels ..............................12 Peripheral Connections ..........................15 Wiring of Alarm Input ........................... 15 Wiring of Alarm Output ........................
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 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 the models listed in the following table. Series...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder As the installation steps of HDD are similar among different models, here we take the steps of the DS-7200HFHI-SE as an example. Steps: 1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Front Panels Front Panel of DS-7204HFHI-SE & DS-7200HFHI-SL Front Panel of DS-7208HFHI-SE Description of Front Panel Name Function Description Power indicator turns yellow when the power switch on the real POWER panel is turned on.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description Switch between the numeric or letter input and functions of the SHIFT composite keys. (Input letter or numbers when the light is out; Realize functions when the light is red.) Enter numeral “1”;...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox fields. ENTER In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description Switch between the numeric or letter input and functions of the SHIFT composite keys. (Input letter or numbers when the light is out; Realize functions when the light is red.) Enter numeral “1”;...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera. The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description Input numbers and characters in Edit mode. Switch between different channels in Playback mode. The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission status;...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Function Description Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor. On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Rear Panels DS-7204HFHI-SL DS-7208HFHI-SL DS-7204HFHI-SE DS-7204HFHI-ST DS-7208HFHI-SE and DS-7208HFHI-ST Item Description VIDEO IN HD-SDI interface for video input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT RCA connector DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-7300HFHI-SL DS-7300HFHI-ST DS-8100HFHI-SL DS-8100HFHI-ST Item Description VIDEO IN HD-SDI interface for video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. AUDIO IN RCA connector USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Item Description pins of PTZ receiver respectively. D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first DVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next DVR.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. RS-485 and Controller Connection For DS-7200HFHI-SL, DS-7200HFHI-SE & DS-7200HFHI-ST To connect PTZ to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block. 2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part. Ensure signal cables are in tight. 3. Connect Ta on controller to D+ on terminal block and Tb on controller to D- on terminal block. Fasten stop screws.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder (W × D × H) Weight 1 kg / 2.2lb (without hard disks) Table 2 Specification for DS-7200HFHI-SE Model DS-7204HFHI-SE DS-7208HFHI-SE Video compression H.264 4-ch 8-ch HD-SDI video input HD-SDI interface (800 mVp-p, 75 Ω)
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder hard disk) Working temperature -10 º C ~+55 º C (14 º F ~ 131 º F) Working humidity 10% ~ 90% 19-inch rack-mounted 1U Chassis Stand-alone 1U chassis chassis 315× 230× 45 mm 445×...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™ SATA 2 SATA interfaces Hard disk Capacity Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk Network interface 1; 10M / 100M / 1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface 1; standard RS-485 serial interface, half-duplex...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder QCIF / QVGA Main stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate Frame rate Sub-stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate Video bitrate 32 Kbps-10 Mbps 2-ch, RCA (Linear, 1KΩ, for VGA output and CVBS output...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Name Description Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling. PTZ Control PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 1) Configure All Day or Customize Record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Select the date from the calendar and click Search. 4. Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date. 5. Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the DS-7200HFHI-SL&SE&ST DVR is shown below: The menu structure of the DS-7300HFHI-ST&SL & DS-8100HFHI-ST&SL DVR is shown below: Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expand the service time of the DVR.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Power indicator LED on the front panel should be yellow. To shut down the DVR: Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu > Shutdown 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes button.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Purpose: Two kinds of record types are introduced in the following section, including Instant Record and All-day Record. And for other record types, you may refer to the user manual for detailed information.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Playback Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu. OPTION 1: Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Just check the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or USB DVD writers.
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