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  • Page 1 DS-7300HWI-SH Series DS-7200HWI-SH Series DVR USER’S MANUAL Version 2.2.2...
  • Page 2 Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Hikvision.

  • Page 3: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your DVR, 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. • Keep all liquids away from the DVR. •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ........................6 Overview ............................... 7 Product Features ............................7 Rear Panel ..............................9 Product Application Diagram ......................... 11 Operating Your DVR ..........................12 Using the Front Panel Controls ....................... 12 Using a USB Mouse ..........................
  • Page 5 Playing Back Recorded Files ........................46 Playing Back Multiple Channels ......................47 Smart search ............................48 Playing Back Tags ............................48 C H A P T E R 6 Backup .......................... 50 Backing up Video Clips ..........................51 Selecting Video Clips ..........................51 Backing up Video Clips ..........................
  • Page 6 Configuring Tamper-proof ......................... 78 Configuring Video Loss..........................79 C H A P T E R 9 Disk Management ......................81 Managing Disks ............................82 Checking Disk Status ..........................82 Setting Network HDD ..........................82 Formatting Disk ............................83 Enabling HDD Overwrite ........................84 Managing eSATA ............................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...

  • Page 8: Overview

    Overview 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 following models: DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH, DS-7216HWI-SH; DS-7308HWI-SH, DS-7316HWI-SH; This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 9  Privacy mask.  Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.  Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse. HDD Management  Support S.M.A.R.T and bad sector detection. 1 SATA hard disk can be connected to DS-7204HWI-SH, 2 SATA hard disks to DS-7208/7216HWI-SH models, and 8 SATA hard disks to DS-7308/7316HWI- SH;...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

     Users can operate device by front panel, mouse, remote control, and control keyboard.  Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating accounts and define their operating permissions, which includes the limit to access any channel.  Operation, alarm exceptions and information log recording and searching. ...
  • Page 11 Figure 2 DS-7316HWI-SH Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connectors for video input. VIDEO SPOT OUT BNC connector for video spot output. VIDEO OUT RCA connectors for video output. AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. LINE IN RCA connector for audio input. RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 device.

  • Page 12: Product Application Diagram

    Product Application Diagram Figure 3 Product Application Diagram...

  • Page 13: Operating Your Dvr

    Operating Your DVR There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the included IR (Infrared) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard. Using the Front Panel Controls Your DVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in the following figure: Figure 4 DVR Front Panel Controls The controls on the front panel include: Power Button:...
  • Page 14 • REC/SHOT Button: The REC/SHOT button is used to enter the Quick Schedule Recording interface. If used when controlling a PTZ, pressing the REC/SHOT button and then a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset. • PLAY/AUTO Button: The PLAY/AUTO button is used to enter the Playback menu. It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback menu and auto scan in the PTZ Control menu.
  • Page 15 Figure 5 IR Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Referring to Figure 6, they include: 1. POWER: Turn on/off DVR. 2. DEV: Enable/Disable Remote Control. 3. Alphanumeric: Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel. 4.

  • Page 16: Using A Usb Mouse

    15. RESERVED: Reserved. 16. F1: Same as F1/LIGHT button on front panel. 17. PTZ CONTROL Buttons: Buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera. 18. F2 Button: Same as F2/AUX button on front panel. Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation. If there is no response: Using the front control panel or the mouse, go into Menu >...
  • Page 17 Figure 6 Soft Keyboard The buttons on the soft keyboard represents: Switch to Uppercase: Switch to uppercase input. Switch to Lowercase: Switch to lowercase input. Symbols: Switch to symbols input. Backspace: Delete the character in front of the cursor. Enter: Confirm selection. ESC: Exit Soft Keyboard.

  • Page 18: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 19: Starting And Shutting Down Your Dvr

    Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of your DVR. Startup Your DVR  Ensure the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the unit.

  • Page 20: Rebooting Your Dvr

    Figure 8 Shutdown Menu 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes button. Note: Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down. Rebooting Your DVR While in the Shutdown menu (Figure 9), you may also reboot your DVR by clicking Reboot. Locking Your DVR Locking your DVR will return you to the Live Feed mode, which will require the correct user name and password to exit out of it and do operation.

  • Page 21: Setting Date & Time

    Setting Date & Time It is extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events. To setup date and time as following steps: Steps: 1. Enter the System Configuration menu by going to Menu > System Configuration > General. 2.

  • Page 22: Checking The Status Of Your Dvr

    5. To acquire the time and date over an NTP (Network Time Protocol) Server, check the Enable NTP checkbox. You can set the interval and enter your own NTP server. 6. Click the Apply button to save the settings and click to exit out of the menu.
  • Page 23 Figure 12 Camera Information Menu 3. Select the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera, as shown in Figure 14. Figure 13 Record Information Menu 4. Select the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information, as shown in Figure 15.
  • Page 24 Figure 14 Alarm Information Menu 5. Select the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information, as shown in Figure 16. Figure 15 Network Information Menu...
  • Page 25 6. Select the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free apace, capacity, etc, as shown in Figure 17. Figure 16 HDD Information Menu...

  • Page 26: Chapter 3 Live Feed

    C H A P T E R 3 Live Feed...

  • Page 27: Watching A Live Feed

    Watching a Live Feed The Live Feed mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC button multiple times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live Feed mode.
  • Page 28 Figure 17 Live Feed Mode The settings you may adjust with each display include: Manual Record: Enable/disable manual record by clicking the icon for a selected display. Instant Playback: Click the Instant playback icon to show the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes Audio: Enable/disable audio for a selected display.
  • Page 29 Figure 19 PTZ Control Mode 3. Control the PTZ by using PTZ control buttons. Pan and tilt PTZ by clicking on the directional buttons. Zoom in and out using the Zoom In/Out buttons and recall presets, patrols and patterns by clicking the corresponding icons. Below is the description of the PTZ control icons: Direction buttons and the auto-cycle button Zoom+/Zoom-...
  • Page 30 Note: PTZ parameters for the camera must be set correctly before the PTZ can be controlled. Digital Zoom Mode: Enable digital zoom on the selected channel. Once enabled, the regular feed will be shown in the lower right corner while the zoomed in view will be shown on the full screen. The zoomed in region may be changed by moving the red rectangle in the regular feed window, as shown in the Figure 20.

  • Page 31: Using Display Menu

    3. For analog camera, there are four preset modes for selection: Standard, Indoor, Dim Light and Outdoor. You can select one according to the real situation. 4. You can also adjust the image parameters like Brightness , Contrast , Saturation by dragging the corresponding icon.
  • Page 32 Figure 23 Live Feed Display Menu Menu: Click to go to DVR Main Menu. If the system is locked, you must enter the current admin password to exit out of the Live Feed. Single Screen/Multi-Screen: Click to switch the display mode. Previous Screen/Next Screen: Click to view the previous/next set of display.

  • Page 33: Configuring Live Feed Displays

    Start/Stop Auto-Switch: Click to start/ stop auto-switch. Auto-switch will cycle through selected cameras. Switching of camera can be based on an individual or multiple cameras. Start Recording: Click the Continues Record/Event Record item. This will bring up an attention box shown below.
  • Page 34  Language: The default language used is English.  CVBS Output Standard: Select the output standard to NTSC or PAL, which must be the same with the video input standard.  Resolution: Select the appropriate resolution of VGA/HDMI output.  Mouse Pointer Speed: Set the speed of mouse pointer and 4 levels are configurable.

  • Page 35: Setting Camera Order

    Spot Output1, Spot Output2, Spot Output3 and Spot Output4.  Live View Mode: Designates the display mode for Live Preview.  Dwell Time: Set the time to dwell between switching of channels when Start Auto-switch is selected in Live Preview. ...

  • Page 36: Channel-Zero Encoding

    6. Click to start live view of all channels and click to stop live view all channels. Click to go to the previous or next page. For example, in 2x2 screen configuration mode, pressing the Next button will bring up the next set of 4 displays. 7.

  • Page 37: Chapter 4 Record Settings

    C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings...

  • Page 38: Configuring Settings For Recording

    Configuring Settings for Recording There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a recording schedule, triggering a recording by motion detection and/or a sensor alarm Configuring Recording Settings Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first. The first set of settings to configure in this menu is the recording quality settings.
  • Page 39 Select the max. bit rate mode in the Max. Bitrate Mode dropdown menu. The options for the camera max. bit rate mode include General and Customize (32-8192kbps). Check the checkbox of record audio to enable or disable audio while recording. 10) Click the Apply button to save the settings.

  • Page 40: Configuring Record Schedule

    Event recordings are recordings that are triggered from motion detection and/ or from an external alarm. If an event occurs during Continuous recording, the frame rate will automatically switch to that set for Event recording. For holiday settings, you can refer to Page 43. Configuring Record Schedule A record schedule allows you to schedule multiple time periods per day for recording.
  • Page 41 Select recording type under Type for selected day of the week. Recording type includes Continuous for continuous recording or Motion, Alarm, Motion|Alarm, Motion&Alarm for recording when an event is triggered (i.e. from detected motion) for the selected time period. Select the Add button to add time frame to schedule. The newly added time frame will appear in the schedule on the right.
  • Page 42 Figure 35 Edit Schedule Menu Select a day from Monday to Sunday. Setup time periods for schedule. If the All Day checkbox is checked, recording will occur over the entire day. To setup multiple time periods, uncheck All Day and enter the Start/ End Time for the selected day.
  • Page 43 Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods in the assigned area. Up to 8 discontinuous periods can be configured for each day. Repeat the above steps to set record schedule for other days in the week. Click the Apply button to save the settings or click to exit without saving.

  • Page 44: Configuring Holiday Settings

    Configuring Holiday Settings Follow the steps to configure the holiday settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Holiday menu, shown in Figure 38 by going to Menu > Recording Configuration > Holiday. Figure 38 Holiday Settings Menu 2. Choose a holiday on the List show on the right. Click to pop up an Edit menu, as shown in Figure 39.

  • Page 45: Chapter 5 Playback

    C H A P T E R 5 Playback...

  • Page 46: Playing Back A Recording

    Playing Back a Recording Previously recorded files can be played back using the Playback Interface. You must first search for recordings to play them back. Understanding the Playback Interface It’s important to understand how to use the Playback Interface to efficiently navigate through recorded files.

  • Page 47: Searching For Recorded Files

    Figure 41 shows some of the main features of the Playback Interface, which include:  Channel Selector: Select the channel to search for recordings on.  Calendar: Select the date to search for recordings on.  Timeline: Select the time to search for recordings on. ...

  • Page 48: Playing Back Multiple Channels

    To playback recorded files: 1. Search and select recording to play back in the Playback Interface. 2. Click the Play Forward button to begin playback of selected recording and the Pause button to pause playback. 3. You may slow down or speed up the playback speed by clicking the Speed Down/ Speed Up button.

  • Page 49: Smart Search

    4. You may stop playback on any of the channels by un-checking the checkbox next to the channel. 5. You can also select recording in Full Screen mode by double click the date on the calendar. Note: Up to 16 channels can be played back at the same time. Smart search In order to locate motion detection event easily and accurately in the playback progress line, the users are allowed to analyze a certain area (scene) dynamically, and to get all of the related motion detection events...
  • Page 50 2. Select channel on the Channel dropdown list. 3. Select tag type for Tag Keyword or All. 4. If tag type was Keyword, Keyword area was editable to allow user to set keywords for fast searching. 5. Select start time and end time. 6.

  • Page 51: Chapter 6 Backup

    C H A P T E R 6 Backup...

  • Page 52: Backing Up Video Clips

    Backing up Video Clips Video clips can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. Selecting Video Clips Video clips can be selected for backup in the Playback Interface using the controls found in the Mark Clip For Export panel, shown in Figure 45.

  • Page 53: Backing Up Video Clips

    4. Click the Start button. 5. Select the ending position of the video clip, the same as starting position. 6. You can click to zoom in/zoom out the timeline and select the exactly time. 7. Click the Stop button. 8. The selected video clip time range will be shown at the bottom of the Playback Interface, as seen in Figure 47.
  • Page 54 2. If video clips were successfully saved to the HDD using the Playback Interface, they will be listed in the Clips Export interface. The camera number as well as the time range and clip size would be listed. 3. Select the video clips you would like to backup by checking the checkbox next to the desired clips.

  • Page 55: Backing Up Recorded Files

    Backing up Recorded Files Not only can video clips be backed up, full recorded files can also be backed up to a storage medium. To back up recorded files: 1. Search for recorded files using the File Management menu (See Searching for Recorded Files on Page 113).

  • Page 56: Chapter 7 System Configuration

    C H A P T E R 7 System Configuration...

  • Page 57: Configuring Network Settings

    Configuring Network Settings Network settings must be configured before you’re able to use your DVR over the network. Configuring General Settings To configure network general settings: Enter the Network Configuration menu, shown in Figure 51 by going to Menu > System Configuration >...

  • Page 58: Configuring Pppoe

    4. Working Mode: There are two 10M/100M/1000M NIC cards provided by the device, and it allows the device to work in the Multi-address, Load Balance and Net Fault-tolerance modes. 5. Multi-address Mode: The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently. You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in the NIC type field for parameter settings.

  • Page 59: Configuring Snmp

    Figure 53 DDNS Settings Menu 2. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox. 3. Select a DDNS type from the DDNS Type selection box. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanetHull, NO-IP, hkDDNS.  IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. ...

  • Page 60: Configuring Upnp

    2. Check the Enable SNMP checkbox. 3. Enter the IP address of SNMP host in the Trap Address textbox. 4. Enter the port of SNMP host in the Trap Port textbox 5. Click the Apply button to save the settings. Configuring UPnP Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing,...

  • Page 61: Managing User Accounts

     Enter the IP address of the remote PC on which the CMS Software is installed in.  Enter the alarm monitoring port in Alarm Host Port, which must be the same as the port configured in the software. 2. Port: ...

  • Page 62: Adding A New Remote/Local User

    1. Click to pop up the Edit User menu, as shown in Figure 58. Figure 58 Edit User Menu 2. Enter the old password in the Old Password textbox. 3. Check the Change Password checkbox. 4. Enter the new password in the Password textbox. 5.

  • Page 63: Changing The Permission Of User

    Level: Set the user level to Guest or Operator. Different user levels have different default operating permission.  Guest: Guest has the default permission of local log search and remote log search.  Operator: Operator has the default permission of local log search, remote log search, two- way audio and camera configuration.

  • Page 64: Deleting A User

    Local Configuration:  Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of DVR.  Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.  Local Camera Management: Enabling and disabling analog camera(s). Adding, deleting and editing of network camera(s).

  • Page 65: Editing A User

    Editing a User To edit a user: 1. Enter the User menu, shown in Figure 67 by going to Menu > System Configuration > User. Select a user and click to edit user. Edit user information including user name, password, level and MAC address. 4.

  • Page 66: Configuring Ptz Cameras

    Configuring PTZ Cameras Configuring Basic PTZ Settings Settings for a PTZ camera must be configured before it can be used. Before proceeding, verify that the PTZ and RS-485 of the DVR are connected properly. To configure PTZ settings: 1. Enter the PTZ menu, shown in Figure 63 by going to Main Menu > Cameras Setup > PTZ. Figure 63 General Settings of PTZ Configuration 2.

  • Page 67: Customizing Ptz Presets, Patterns And Patrols

    Figure 64 More Settings of PTZ Configuration 3. Select the camera to test in the Camera dropdown list. 4. Using the Directional buttons and other PTZ control buttons (Zoom +/-, Focus +/-, Iris +/-, the speed of the PTZ movement), test the functionality of the PTZ camera. If PTZ camera and protocol supports it, you may also click the Auto-Scan button to test its function.
  • Page 68 Note: Only the first 17 presets are shown in the table. To save or recall more presets, click on the “...” button. Clicking the “...” button will bring up a selection box for presets up to 255. To customize PTZ patterns: 1.

  • Page 69: Configuring Alarms And Exceptions

    Configuring Alarms and Exceptions Setting up Motion Detection Set up properly, using motion detected recording will increase the number of days your DVR is able to record. It will only record relevant events rather than everything, which will also make searching for events easier.
  • Page 70 Figure 66 Trigger Channel Settings Menu Select the Trigger Channel tab and check the checkbox of channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. Click Apply to save the setting. Select the Arming Schedule tab, as shown in Figure 67. Choose one day in a week and set an arming schedule.
  • Page 71 Figure 68 Handing Settings Menu To set other actions, including:  Full Screen Monitoring: DVR will display the video image in full screen when motion is detected.  Audible Warning: DVR will sound an audio warning if motion is detected in the designated regions of the camera.

  • Page 72: Configuring Alarm Inputs

    Configuring Alarm Inputs Certain actions can also be performed if an alarm input is triggered. To setup trigger actions: 1. Enter the Trigger menu, shown in Figure 70 by going to Menu > Recording Configuration > Trigger. Figure 70 Trigger Settings Menu 2.

  • Page 73: Configuring Alarm Outputs

    Select the Arming Schedule tab. Choose one day in a week and set an arming schedule. If the schedule can also be applied to other days, click Copy. Click Apply to save the settings. Select the Handing tab which is same as Figure 68 to set other actions. Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 74: Configuring Exceptions

    3. Select the Alarm Output No. in the dropdown list. 4. Edit the Alarm Name. 5. Select the Dwell Time. 6. Setup arming schedule for the alarm output by click Handing Set. Choose one day in a week and set an arming schedule. If the schedule can also be applied to other days, click Copy. Click Apply to save the settings and back to the Alarm Output interface.

  • Page 75: Configuring E-Mail Settings

     Send Email: DVR will send an email out to the designated recipients if exception is detected.  Trigger Alarm Output: DVR will trigger alarm output if exception is detected. Selecting this option will enable the Alarm Output list, where the output to trigger can be selected. 4.
  • Page 76  Receiver: Click to edit Receiver Settings. Input the receiver’s name and address. Click Apply to save the settings. The e-mail address will be added to the Recipients list. You can also delete the receiver by clicking 4. You may now test the e-mail settings by clicking the Test button. 5.

  • Page 77: Chapter 8 Camera Management

    C H A P T E R 8 Camera Management...

  • Page 78: Configuring Osd Settings

    Configuring OSD Settings On Screen Display (OSD) settings can be configured in the OSD menu. The OSD is shown in each display in Live Feed and Playback mode. To configure OSD settings: 1. Enter the OSD menu, shown in Figure 76 by going to Menu > Cameras Setup > OSD. Figure 76 OSD Configuration Menu 2.

  • Page 79: Configuring Tamper-Proof

    Figure 77 Privacy Mask Settings Menu 2. Select the camera to setup privacy mask in using the camera dropdown list on the upper left of the menu. 3. Check the Enable Privacy Mask checkbox to enable privacy mask. 4. Up to four privacy masks can be used per camera and are shown using four different colors, yellow, green, blue and grey.

  • Page 80: Configuring Video Loss

    Figure 78 Video Tamper-proof Detection Menu 2. Select the camera to setup video tampering detection in using the camera dropdown list. 3. Check the Enable Tamper-proof checkbox. 4. Adjust the Sensitivity for video tampering detection. 5. Using the mouse, select the region on the preview screen for where you would like to enable tamper-proof on.
  • Page 81 Figure 79 Video Loss Detection Menu 2. Select the camera to setup video loss detection in using the camera dropdown list. 3. Click Enable Video Loss Detection. 4. Press the Handing Set button to set up handing method. Select the Arming Schedule tab to set the arming schedule. Up to 8 periods can be configured.

  • Page 82: Chapter 9 Disk Management

    C H A P T E R 9 Disk Management...

  • Page 83: Managing Disks

    Managing Disks Checking Disk Status The status of all installed hard disk drives (HDD) and Network hard drives can be checked under the HDD menu. To check the status of installed disks: 1. Enter the HDD menu, shown in Figure 80 by going to Menu > System Configuration > HDD. Figure 80 HDD Management Menu 2.

  • Page 84: Formatting Disk

    Figure 81 Add NetHDD Menu 3. Select the number and the type of network hard drive. Then enter in the IP address and the directory of network hard drives. 4. If you do not know the directory of network hard drives, you can click Search after you enter the IP address.

  • Page 85: Enabling Hdd Overwrite

    Figure 83 Disk Format Progress Bar Enabling HDD Overwrite Enabling HDD overwrite will allow the DVR to overwrite the installed disks once the disks are full. To enable HDD overwrite: 1. Enter the HDD menu by going to Menu > System Configuration > HDD. 2.

  • Page 86: Managing Hdd Group

    Figure 85 Quota Mode Settings Menu 3. Select the Mode to Quota. 4. Select a camera for which you want to configure quota. 5. Enter the storage capacity in the text fields of Max. Record Capacity (GB) and Max. Picture Capacity (GB).

  • Page 87: Hdd Detect

    4. Click the Apply button to pop up an attention box as shown below: Figure 87 Attention for reboot 5. Click Yes to reboot and make the settings effective. Click No to cancel the operation. 6. After rebooting, you can configure local HDD settings. To configure local HDD settings by going to Menu >...

  • Page 88: S.m.a.r.t

    S.M.A.R.T 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 anticipation failures. Figure 89 S.M.A.R.T. Settings Interface To viewing S.M.A.R.T. information: 1. Enter the S.M.A.R.T. Settings menu by going to Menu > System Maintenance > HDD Detect. 2.

  • Page 89: Managing Files

    Figure 90 Bad Sector Detection Interface 3. Select the HDD you want to configure in the dropdown list. 4. Choose Key Area Detection or All Detection. 5. Click the Detect button to start the detection. 6. Click the Pause/Cancel button to pause/cancel at any time you want. 7.
  • Page 90 Figure 91 File Search Menu 2. Select the cameras that you would like to include in the search. Analog cameras are listed on the first row, preceded with the letter A. If you would like include all analog cameras in the search, check the Analog checkbox.

  • Page 91: Searching For Event Files

    9. The recorded files can also be exported into a USB storage device. To export recorded files, connect a USB storage device to the DVR, select the record files to export and click the Export button. 10. Click the Cancel button to exit out of the File Management menu. Searching for Event Files Event recorded files can be searched by criteria in the File Management menu.

  • Page 92: Locking And Unlocking Recorded Files

    A list of results with your search criteria will be shown at a pop-up box, and you can select record to do proper settings. Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files To lock and unlock recorded files: 1. Search for recorded files using the File Management menu. 2.

  • Page 93: Chapter 1 0 Dvr Management

    C H A P T E R 1 0 DVR Management...

  • Page 94: Viewing System Logs

    Viewing System Logs Many events of your DVR are logged into the system logs. To access the system logs and search for these events: 1. Enter the System Logs menu, shown in Figure 94 by going to Menu > Maintenance > System Logs.
  • Page 95 Figure 95 Log Search Results 6. Click under the Detail item to view the detail information, as shown in Figure 96. Figure 96 Log Information 7. Click Previous/Next to view the previous/next log information. 8. Click OK to back to the previous menu. 9.

  • Page 96: Exporting & Importing Configuration

    Exporting & Importing Configuration Configuration information from your DVR can be exported to a USB storage device and imported into another DVR. This will allow you to efficiently setup the same configuration on numerous DVRs. To export DVR configuration: 1. Enter the Import/Export menu, shown in Figure 97 by going to Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export.

  • Page 97: Managing System

    Managing System Upgrading the System Firmware The system firmware for your DVR can be updated from a USB storage device or FTP. To update the system firmware from a USB storage device: 1. Enter the Upgrade menu by going to Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade. 2.

  • Page 98: Restoring Default Settings

    Figure 99 FTP Upgrade Menu 3. Enter the FTP Server Address. 4. Click the Upgrade button to upgrade the DVR. The DVR will automatically reboot after the upgrade is completed. Restoring Default Settings To restore factory default settings to your DVR: 1.
  • Page 99 Figure 100 Factory Default Menu 2. Select the OK button to restore factory defaults or select to return to the previous menu. Note: Network information such as IP address, subnet mask and gateway will not be restored.

  • Page 100: Network Detection

    Network detection You can view the network traffic to obtain real-time information and connecting status of your DVR. To view network traffic: 1. Enter the Network Detection menu by going to Menu > System Maintenance > Network Detection. 2. Select the Traffic tab and you can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface, as shown in Figure 101.
  • Page 101 Figure 102 Network Detection 3. Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address. 4. Click the Test button to start testing network average delay and packet loss rate. The testing result will pop up on the window. 5.
  • Page 102 Figure 104 Network Stat. Interface 3. Check the bandwidth of IP Camera, Remote Live View, Remote Playback, Net Receive Idle and Net Send Idle. 4. You can click the Refresh button to get the newest status.
  • Page 103 Index Administration Array92-100 Managing User Accounts 66-71 Alarm Inputs / Output 78-79 Backup 57-61 Cameras IP Cameras 84 Managing Cameras 84-90 Date 23 Digital Zoom 32 Configuring Displays37-38 OSD Settings 90 Exceptions 75 Export Recordings See Backup Front Panel Controls 15 Managing Files 113-115 IP Cameras See Cameras Live Feed 28-40...
  • Page 104 Record Settings 40 Search for Recordings 52 Rebuilding Array 97 Repairing Virtual Disk 99 Restoring System Defaults 119 Shutdown DVR 22 Soft Keyboard 19 Starting DVR 21 System Logs 122 Time 23 Users Adding a New User 68 Deleting a User 70 Editing a User 71 Video Loss 90 Video Tamper-proof 88...

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