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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Thank you for purchasing our product. This manual applies to DS-8100HMI-STM series Mobile DVR, please read it carefully for the better use of the device. This manual may contain several technical incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile 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.
When both the master and slave antennas are connected, locate them vertically with above 20cm distance from each other. The device contains no user-serviceable parts. Do not disassemble the device for repair or maintenance by yourself. If you encounter any questions about this device, please contact the technicians from HIKVISION or its authorized suppliers.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Product Key Features Main Features Newly-featured GUI with easy and flexible operation. The first channel supports up to 4CIF real-time encoding and other channels support CIF real-time encoding. H.264 (standard) video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, video input/output standard mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, SD card error, and SD card full. Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm and alarm output. Motion detection and alarm can trigger recording.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User Manual ..............1 Chapter 1 ............................9 Introduction ............................9 1.1 Front Panel and Rear Panel ......................... 10 1.1.1 Front Panel ........................... 10 1.1.2 Rear Panel ............................. 11 1.1.3 Pin Definition of Interfaces ......................
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 5.2 Accessing by the iVMS Platform ......................38 5.3 Accessing by the Push Mode Platform ....................39 Chapter 6 ............................40 Special Functions ..........................40 6.1 Configuring Startup and Shutdown ..................... 41 6.2 Configuring Satellite Positioning ......................42 6.3 Configuring G-Sensor...........................
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 1.1 Front Panel and Rear Panel 1.1.1 Front Panel The front panel of DS-8100HMI-STM is shown in figure below. Figure 1. 1 Front Panel Note: After opening the front panel lock, you can see the interfaces shown above.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 1.1.2 Rear Panel Figure 1. 2 Rear Panel Note: The descriptions are subject to the physical product. Table 1. 2 Description of Rear Panel Name Description POWER 6-pin aviation plug for voltage input and ACC signal.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 1. 3 Pin Definition of Alarm & Sensor In Interface Pin Definition of RS422 Interface Figure 1. 4 Pin Definition of RS422 Interface Pin Definition of CH1/2/3/4 Interface Figure 1. 5 Pin Definition of CH1/2/3/4 Interface ...
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.7. Figure 1. 7 Remote Control The description of buttons on the remote control is shown in Table 1.3.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 1. Enter the edit status, and then delete the character in the front of the cursor. Edit 2. It can also be used to tick checkbox. 3. In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 1. Run the Client Management System to check and remember device ID#. 2. The default ID# is 255. This ID# is valid for all the IR remote controls. 3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Ignition switch is connected to the positive pole of DC+12/24V of vehicle batteries. Please make sure that the connection is correct, and then follow the procedure below: Steps: Connect the “DC IN +” of DVR to the positive pole of vehicle batteries;...
1.4 Connecting to Alarm Input / Output Device Connecting to Alarm Input DS-8100HMI-STM series Mobile DVR adopts the high/low-level electrical signals triggering (high level: 6~36 VDC; low level: 0~5 VDC) to realize alarm input. And in order to avoid error report caused by voltage fluctuation, no alarm will be triggered by voltage ranging of 5~ 6VDC.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 1. 12 Alarm Output Connection 1.5 SD Card Installation Notes: 1. Please disconnect the power before and during the SD card installation. 2. A factory recommended SD card should be used for this installation.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 2.1 Main Menu The main menu is shown in Figure 2.1. Figure 2. 1 Main Menu 2.2 Managing User Accounts There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permissions. • Operator: The Operator user has permission of Preview, Playback, Backup, Log Search and Parameters Settings. •...
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 2. 4 DST Settings Interface 4. Click the Set button for Advance Setting to enter the advanced display settings interface, as shown in Figure 2.5. Figure 2. 5 Advanced Display Settings Interface 5.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 2.4 Configuring Cameras Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including camera name, date/time, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Camera Settings interface, as shown in Figure 2.6. Menu>Other Settings>Camera Figure 2.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR • Image Settings: Click Set button for Image Settings to adjust the video parameters, including Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue. Figure 2. 8 Image Settings Interface • Mask: You are allowed to configure the privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed and recorded by the operator.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 1. Enter the Preview Settings interface, as shown in Figure 2.9. Menu>Other Settings>Preview Figure 2. 9 Preview Settings Interface 2. The settings available in this menu include: • Preview Mode: Designates the display mode to be used for preview.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 3.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters 3.1.1 Initializing SD Cards Before recording, make sure that the SD card has already been installed. If not, please install a SD card and initialize Steps: Enter the SD Card Management interface, as shown in Figure 3.1.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 3. 2 Record Settings Interface 2. Select the channel to set the parameters. 3. Configure the following settings: • Encoding Parameters: Main Stream (Normal), Main Stream (Event) and Sub Stream options are available. Main Stream (Normal) is used for schedule recording;...
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR to Chapter 3.2 & 3.3 for motion and alarm recording. 6) Click the OK button to save the settings and exit. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can‟t be overlapped each other. You can enter the Record Status interface (Menu>Status>Record) to check the recording status.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Steps: 1) Press the Edit key on the remote control and a red block appears on the screen. 2) Press the Direction key on the remote control to adjust the position of the red block.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 3.3 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Input settings interface, as shown in Figure 3.5. Menu>Other Settings>AlarmIn Figure 3. 5 Alarm Input Settings 2.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 3. 6 Video Search Interface 2. Set search conditions and click the Play button to enter the Playback interface. Note: When more than 4000 recorded files are found, the top 4000 items have the priority to be played back. The playback speed can be adjusted by pressing the Up and Down keys on the remote control.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 4.1 Configuring 3G Purpose: Set the parameters for 3G before using it. Steps: 1. Enter the Dial Settings interface, as shown in Figure 4.1. Menu>Basic Settings>Dial Figure 4. 1 Dial Settings Interface 2. Check the checkbox for Enable Dialing.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 4.2 Configuring WiFi Purpose: Set the parameters for WiFi before using it. Steps: 1. Enter the WiFi Settings interface, as shown in Figure 4.3. Menu>Basic Settings>WiFi Figure 4. 3 WiFi Settings Interface 2. Check the checkbox for Enable WiFi. Configure the configuration file, SSID, security type, encryption type and key.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 4.5. Figure 4. 5 WiFi Status Interface 5. Click the Query button to search the available access point information of WiFi, including SSID, Security Type and Signal Strength, as shown in Figure 4.6.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR The Mobile DVR can be remotely accessed via 3 platforms: WVS platform, iVMS platform and Push Mode platform. Make sure the parameters configured are valid for the platform you select for login. 5.1 Accessing by the WVS Platform Steps: 1.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 5. 2 iVMS Platform Settings 3. Configure the following settings: Server IP: Input the static WAN IP of iVMS center server. Server Port: Connecting port between DVR and center server, the default value is 7660.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 6.1 Configuring Startup and Shutdown Purpose: There are two ways to start up and shut down the Mobile DVR. You can set the delay time to shut down the DVR or set the time to automatically start up and shut down the DVR.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 2. Select Auto Working in Auto Work Type. 3. Choose the day you want to set schedule for automatically starting up and shutting down the DVR. Note: Two periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can‟t be overlapped each other. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR (Menu>Status>Position). 6.3 Configuring G-Sensor Purpose: G-Sensor is used for storing the acceleration information of triaxial directions during driving. Before you start: You need to connect an external sensor to the device for obtaining and providing the acceleration information of triaxial directions.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR You need to connect an external traveled recorder to the device for obtaining and providing the driving information of the vehicle. Steps: 1. Enter the Sensor-In Settings interface, as shown in Figure 6.5.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 7.1 Configuring Network Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate the Mobile DVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface, as shown in Figure 7.1. Menu>Basic Settings>Network Figure 7.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 7.2 Configuring Alarm 7.2.1 Configuring Alarm Input Purpose: Configure the settings for alarm input, including trigger level, arming time, alarm response actions, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm Input Settings interface, as shown in Figure 7.3.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 7. 4 Arming Schedule Interface 5. Check the checkbox for Handle Type and click the Set button for Handle Type to configure alarm response actions, including Pop-up Image on Monitor, Audio Warning and Trigger Alarm Output, as shown in Figure 7.5.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 7. 6 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2. Select an alarm output and set alarm name and duration. Note: Two relay alarm output are available which are A1 & B1, A2 & B2. If Manually Stop is selected in the dropdown list of Duration, you can clear it only through Client Software System.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Menu>Other Settings>Camera>Set Figure 7. 8 Tamper-Proof Settings Interface 2. Check the Tamper-proof checkbox, and click the Area Settings button for Tamper-proof to set the areas for detecting video tampering. Note: The alarm can be triggered only when the view of camera is fully blocked.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 7. 9 Tamper-proof Handle Interface 4. Click the Apply and OK button to save the settings and exit. 7.2.4 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s).
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 7. 11 Video Loss Handle Interface 7.2.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception Settings refer to the handling methods of various exceptions, e.g. • SD Card Full: The SD card is full. • SD Card Error: Writing SD card error, unformatted SD card, etc.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 2. Select the Exception Type and set the alarm response action(s). 3. Click the Apply button to confirm the settings. 7.3 Configuring Serial Port Purpose: RS-232 and RS-485 are provided to be configured.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 8.1 Checking Status The status of recording, 3G, platform, satellite positioning, G-Sensor, alarm and WiFi can be checked in the Status interface (Menu>Status). Figure 8. 1 Status Interface 8.2 Management and Maintenance 8.2.1 Upgrading the System Purpose: The Mobile DVR can be upgraded by local USB flash disk or remote FTP server.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 8. 2 Upgrade Interface 2. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. • Upgrading by remote FTP server Before you start: Ensure the network connection of the PC (running FTP server) and the DVR is valid and correct. Run the FTP server on the PC and copy the firmware into the corresponding directory of your PC.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 8.2.2 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.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR 2) Check the log file by pressing the Enter key on the remote control. 5. You can also click the Play button to view the related video files if available. 6. If you want to export the log file, click the Export button to export the selected one.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Figure 8. 7 Import/Export Configuration Files 2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the USB device. 3. Before importing a configuration file, you need to connect a USB device with the DVR and the configuration file should be placed in the root directory of the USB device.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR You can view the status and the free space/capacity of the USB backup device connected. And you can also format the backup device. Steps: 1. Enter the Backup Device interface, as shown in Figure 8.9.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR Appendix Glossary • 3G: 3G refers to the 3rd-generation telecommunication technology which is the high speed transmission of the cell data. The 3G service can transmit sound and other data simultaneously and the bitrate is up to hundreds kbps.
User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR • Why does my DVR make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no SD card installed in the device.
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User Manual of DS-8100HMI-STM Series Mobile DVR a) The satellite positioning antenna is not placed outdoor. b) There is no satellite positioning module (built-in or external) available for the DVR. c) The Position Module are configured incorrectly (please see Chapter 6.2).