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DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR USER MANUAL alarm shop...
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The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision). Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Safety Warnings and Cautions Please pay attention to the following warnings and cautions: Hazardous Voltage may be present: Special measures and precautions must be taken when using this device. Some potentials (voltages) on the device may present a hazard to the user.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Power Cord Requirements: The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency in your region.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7204HVI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH; DS-7204HFI-SH, DS-7208HFI-SH and DS-7216HFI-SH series DVR.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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.
Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse. HDD Management 1 SATA hard disk can be connected to DS-7200HVI-SH and DS-7204HFI-SH, and 2 SATA hard disks to DS-7208/7216HFI-SH, with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity for each disk. ...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc. Smart search for the selected area in the video. Zooming in when playback. Playing reversely.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Embedded WEB server. Development Scalability: SDK for Windows and Linux system. Source code of application software for demo. Development support and training for application system. alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................7 C H A P T E R 1 ......................... 14 Introduction ..........................14 1.1 Front Panel ........................15 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ..................16 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ....................18 1.4 Input Method Description .....................
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 5.8 Files Protection ......................64 C H A P T E R 6 ......................... 67 Playback ............................. 67 6.1 Playing Back Record Files .................... 68 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel ................... 68 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ..................71 6.1.3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search ..............
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 9.4 Network Detection ...................... 125 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............125 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ................125 9.4.3 Checking Network Status ................. 127 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ................128 C H A P T E R 1 0 ........................129 HDD Management ........................
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 13.4.4 Changing Password of Admin................ 166 13.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device ............167 C H A P T E R 1 4 ........................168 Appendix ..........................168 Glossary ..........................169 FAQ ........................... 170 alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1.1 Front Panel The front panel of DS-7200HVI-SH/DS-7200HFI-ST series is shown in Figure 1.1. Figure 1.1 Front Panel Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.2. Note: Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. alarm shop Figure 1.2 Remote Control Table 1.2 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Name Description In PTZ control settings, press the REC button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. PLAY Button Entering the All-day Playback menu. INFO Button Reserved. Selecting all items on the list;...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1.3 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 front panel of the device.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace Space Enter Exit alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1.5 Rear Panel The rear panels of DS-7200HVI-SH/DS-7200HFI-SH series are shown in Figure 1.4, Figure 1.5 and Figure 1.6. Figure 1.4 Rear Panel of DS-7204HVI/HFI-SH Figure 1.5 Rear Panel of DS-7216 HVI-SH Note: The rear panel of DS-7208HVI-SH provides 8 video input interfaces.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1.6 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 1.9 Message Box for Power Off 4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR. Rebooting the device In the Shutdown menu (Figure 1.7), you can also click Reboot to reboot the device.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started alarm shop...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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: Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280× 1024/60Hz.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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. alarm shop Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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. alarm shop Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings Click OK to return to the Record Settings window.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Next Screen Switch to the next screen. Start/Stop Auto-switch Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens. 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.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 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 can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can left-click and draw to select the area for zooming in, as shown in Figure 3.3.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and sharpness by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value. Note: The adjustable value range for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue is 0~ 255 and for the sharpness is 0~ 15.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 3.7 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. Select the video output Click the up and down button at each screen to select the channel you would like to display. Setting an ‘X’...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 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. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 4.2 PTZ- More Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset. 3. Click the round icon before Save Preset. 4. Click the preset number to save the preset.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 4.4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Choose the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: 1. Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select patrol number. 3. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4.6 PTZ- Add Key Point 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 4.8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. alarm shop Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting interface.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar. 2. Choose Patrol on the control bar. 3. Click the patrol you want to call.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern. 4. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more patterns. 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 4.14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4.1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 5.1 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 5.3 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR redundant record is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.4.2 Setting HDD Property.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface. Figure 5.6 Record Schedule 2) Choose the camera you want to configure.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR other days, click Copy. Figure 5.8 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 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record and Capture.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 3) You can repeat the above steps to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 5.3 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 do many 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 5.14 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 5.16 Edit Schedule- Motion Detection 3) In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule. 4) Set the Type as Motion. 5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 5.18 Copy Schedule to Other Days 7) Click OK to back to upper level menu. If you can to copy the same schedule settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface, and then select the camera (s) you want to copy.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 5.20 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 5.22 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. 4) Set the start and end date.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 7) Set start/end time for holiday schedule. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other. Note: In the time table of the channel, both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 5.6 Configuring Redundant Record Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 5.26 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group. 1) Select Advanced on the left bar. Figure 5.28 HDD-Advanced 2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 5.8 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to indicating that the file is locked. The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR You can’t save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the Note: property to R/W. If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can’t record any files. Only live view Note: mode is available.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List Dates marked in 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Set search conditions and click the Playback button to enter Playback interface.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6.8 Toolbar of Playback by Time Table 6.2 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 Speed Add customized tag...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6.9 Normal Video Search 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.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 11 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback 4. Synchronous Playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. alarm shop Figure 6. 12 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6. 14 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 6.3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation alarm shop...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1. Enter the playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select Event tab to enter the Event Playback interface. 3. Select Motion as the event type. 4. Set the start time and end time of the record files.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 17 Event Details 8. Or you can directly click the button of each file item to enter its playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 19 Interface of Playback by Event (2) Figure 6. 20 Toolbar of Playback by Event alarm shop Table 6.4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Note: Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword. Figure 6. 23 Video Search by Tag 2. Set playback conditions and tag management. Choose the tag name of the recorded file you want to play back; it can be edited or deleted.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 25 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. alarm shop Figure 6. 26 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Previous tag Next tag Tag search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar Note: 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 29 Result of System Log Search 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” will pop up.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 32 Right-click Menu in All-day 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.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 6.34 Smart Search Result with Video List Figure 6.35 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Table 6.6 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar alarm shop Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6.36 Draw Area for Digital Zoom alarm shop Figure 6.37 Right-click Menu in Playback Mode...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal alarm shop Figure 7.1 Quick Export Interface...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 7.2 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) and SATA writer. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer and SATA writer Steps: 1.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 7.6 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 7. 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”. alarm shop Figure 7.9 Export Finished 5.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 7. 11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: alarm shop Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or SATA writer.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 7.13 Result of Event Search 6. Select record files to export. Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.15.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7.15 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 7.1.4 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), or SATA writer. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 7.20 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. alarm shop Figure 7.21 Export Finished 6. Check backup result.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 7.2 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 7.26 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. alarm shop Click Export button to enter Export interface. Note: At least one record file shall be selected. Figure 7. 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.28 USB Writer Management alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 8.3 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection 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.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 8.5 Copy Settings of Motion Detection alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 8.2 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 8.6 Video Loss Setup Interface alarm shop 2.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 8.3 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 8.8 Tamper-proof Setup Interface 2.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 8.4 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g., • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 8.5 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 (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 9.1 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 9. 1 General Network Settings Interface 2.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 9.2 PPPoE Settings Interface Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. Enter User Name, Password, and Confirm Password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Note: The Server Address should be the IP address of the PC that runs IPServer. Figure 9.5 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.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 9.8 NO-IP Settings Interface • HiDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for HiDDNS, and other fields are read only. 1) Enter the Server Address of the HiDDNS server: www.hik-online.com.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 9.11 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.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 2. Select the UPnP™ tab to enter the UPnP™ interface. Figure 9.15 UPnP™ Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™. 4. Click to open the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, HTTP port and RTSP port respectively.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR installed. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 9.18 More Settings Interface Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port in the text fields.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 9.20 Configure Multicast Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 9.22 Host/Others Settings Menu Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 9.24 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 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. Figure 9.26 Email Testing Attention...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 9.3 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 alarm shop Figure 9.27 Network Traffic Interface...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 9.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name, as shown in Figure 9.27. 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 9.4.3 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. alarm shop Figure 9.32 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 9.34 Network Parameters Configuration 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. alarm shop Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 10.1 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 alarm shop Figure 10.1 HDD Information Interface Select the HDD to be initialized.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 10. 3 Start Initialization After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. alarm shop Figure 10.4 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General alarm shop Figure 10.5 HDD Information Interface...
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Enter the NetHDD Directory in the text field. 3) Click the OK button to add the configured NAS disk. Note: Up to 8 NAS disks can be added.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 10.9 Initialize Added NetHDD alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 10.12 Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. alarm shop Figure 10.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 10.14 Set HDD Property Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Quota.
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User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 10.6 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 10.7 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 11.1 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configuration interface. 8. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. Note: You can also click the Restore to restore the current OSD settings to the default parameters.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Please refer to step 7 of Chapter 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings. 7. Click the Apply button to save the settings. Note: You can also click the Restore to restore the current OSD settings to the default parameters.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 12.3 Record Information Interface 12.1.4 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 12.5 HDD Information Interface alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 12.2 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 12.7 Log Search Results 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 12.9 Export Log Files alarm shop 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 12.10 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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. alarm shop...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.13 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 parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 13.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13. 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 you choose the date of the DST period.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 13.3 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 13.3 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 13.4 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR • Local Advanced Operation: Operating HDD management (initializing HDD, setting HDD property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output. • Local Shutdown /Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the device. Remote Configuration • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 13.8 Delete a User Click the icon to delete the selected user. 13.4.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User alarm shop Select the user to be edited from the list.
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR Figure 13.10 Edit User Interface Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu. 13.4.4 Changing Password of Admin...
User Manual of DS-7200HVI/HFI-SH Series DVR 13.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13.12 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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-7200HVI/HFI-SH 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.
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