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  • Page 1 DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR USER MANUAL Version 1.3.1...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 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.
  • Page 4 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 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.
  • Page 5 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR female connector. See the following website for more information http://kropla.com/electric2.htm. Lithium Battery: This device contains a Lithium Battery. There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the vendor’s instructions and in accordance with local environmental regulations.
  • Page 6 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 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-9004/9008/9016HDI-S, DS-9004/9008/9016HFI-S, DS-9004/9008/9016HFI-SH, DS-9004/9008/9016HFI-RH; DS-9104/9108/9116HFI-S, DS-9104/9108/9116HFI-SH, DS-9104/9108/9116HFI-RH; DS-9604/9608/9612/9616NI-SH, DS-9604/9608/9612/9616NI-RH. This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 7: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR 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. •...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS C H A P T E R 1 ........................... 10 Introduction ..........................10 Overview ..........................11 Product Key Features ......................12 Product Application Diagram ....................14 Operating Your DVR ......................15 Using the Front Panel Controls ..................15 Rear Panel Diagram ......................
  • Page 9 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Alarm Settings ..........................59 Configuring Alarms ....................... 60 Setting up Motion Detection ..................60 Setting up Sensor Alarms ....................62 Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually ................64 Detecting Video Loss ....................64 Detecting Video Tampering ..................66 Setting Exception ........................
  • Page 10 C H A P T E R 1 4 ........................131 Appendix ............................ 131 Glossary ..........................132 FAQ ............................. 133 List of Compatible IP Cameras ................... 134 List of Hikvision IP Cameras Supported by DS-9000/9600 ........134 List of Third-party IP Cameras Supported by DS-9000/9600 ........136...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...

  • Page 12: Overview

    8 hard disk drives. DS-9000 series can be connected with both analog and network cameras, and is capable of working as a standalone DVR, hybrid DVR or NVR; The DS-9600 series only supports the IP cameras while the DS-9100 series DVR can be connected with analog cameras only.

  • Page 13: Product Key Features

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 4. DS-9000/9100/9600HFI-SH & DS-9000/9100/9600HFI-RH Series DVR Product Key Features • H.264 video compression standard. • PAL/NTSC video input. • DS-9000 can be connected analog camera, network camera/dome and network video server. • DS-9600 can be connected with network camera/dome and network video server. •...
  • Page 14 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR • HDD Management: • Up to 8 SATA hard disks can be connected for RAID storage. • Up to 8 SATA hard disks, 8 network hard disks (8 NAS disks or 7 NAS disks + 1 iSCSI disk) and 1 eSATA can be connected;...

  • Page 15: Product Application Diagram

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR • Various exception alarm handling methods: pop-up alarm image on monitor, audible warning, notify surveillance center, trigger alarm output, send Email, etc. • Auto recovery from exceptions. • Network: • 10/100/1000M adaptive network interface. •...

  • Page 16: Operating Your Dvr

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Operating Your DVR There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR. You may use the Front Panel Controls, the included IR Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard. Using the Front Panel Controls Front Panel of DS-9000/9100-S DVR: Figure 6.
  • Page 17 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR • REC/SHOT Button: The REC/SHOT button is used to enter the Manual Record interface. If used when controlling a PTZ, pressing the REC/SHOT button and then a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset. •...
  • Page 18 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Front Panel of DS-9000/9100/9600-SH and DS-9000/9100/9600-RH DVR: Figure 7. DS-9000/9100/9600-SH & DS-9000/9100/9600-RH DVR Front Panel The controls on the front panel include: Status Indicators: Status indicators for different features of the DVR. • Alarm: Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. •...

  • Page 19: Using The Ir Remote Control

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light. • EDIT/IRIS+ Button: The EDIT/IRIS+ button is used to edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor. On checkbox fields, pressing the EDIT/IRIS+ button will tick the checkbox.
  • Page 20 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 8. IR Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel, including: POWER Button: Same as POWER button on front panel. DEV Button: Enables/Disables Remote Control. Alphanumeric Buttons: Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel.

  • Page 21: Using A Usb Mouse

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Using a USB Mouse A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this DVR. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB ports on the front panel of the DVR. 2.

  • Page 22: Rear Panel Diagram

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Rear Panel Diagram Figure 11. DS-9000/9100-S DVR Rear Panel Figure 12. DS-9000/9100-SH & DS-9000/9100-RH Rear Panel Figure 13. DS-9600NI-SH & DS-9600NI-RH Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connectors for analog video input. AUDIO IN BNC connectors for analog audio input.
  • Page 23 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR synchronized with VIDEO SPOT OUT. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. 1. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, it is used for live view only; 2. When either HDMI or VGA is connected, it is used as the auxiliary video output for live view, playback, recording and PTZ controls;...

  • Page 24: Getting Started

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 25: Starting And Shutting Down Your Dvr

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of your DVR. To start 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 26: Using The Setup Wizard

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Using the Setup Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. The Setup Wizard will walk you through some of the more important settings of your DVR. If you do not wish to use the Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button.
  • Page 27 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 4. System Time Settings In the time settings Setup Wizard window, set the time zone, date format and system time. After the time settings, click the Next button to back to the Setup Wizard window. Note: For the DS-9000/9100/9600-RH model, please refer to Step 3 for RAID configuration.
  • Page 28 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 6. One-touch Array Configuration Specified Array Configuration: Click the Enter button next to Specified Configuration in Wizard to enter the Array Configuration interface, as shown in Figure 7. Follow the operating steps of array configuration shown on the window and click Enter to enter RAID settings interface.
  • Page 29 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR If a new HDD was recently installed, select the HDD from the list to initialize it. Initializing the HDD will format and remove all data from it. After the HDD has been initialized, click the OK button to back to the Setup Wizard window. Configure Record Settings In the Setup Wizard window, click Next button to enter the Record Settings Setup Wizard window.
  • Page 30 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 11. Edit Schedule Settings Click the OK button. This will take you back to the Schedule tab. To copy the schedule to a different channel, select the channel or all under Copy To and click the Copy button. Click the OK button to back to the Setup Wizard window.
  • Page 31 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 13. Camera Management Click Add button to add IP camera, and click OK to back to Setup Wizard. If all the settings are entered as desired, click the Done button to finish settings and exit the Setup Wizard.

  • Page 32: Live View

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 3 Live View...

  • Page 33: Viewing Live Video

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Viewing Live Video The Live View mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC multiple times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 34: Using The Mouse In Live View

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR • Using Mouse: Select Digital Zoom in right-click menu. Switch between Main and Aux Output: • Using Front Panel/Remote: Click MAIN/AUX button. • Using Mouse: Select Aux Monitor/Main Monitor in right-click menu. Using the Mouse in Live View Many features of the Live View can be quickly accessed by clicking the right-button of the mouse (shown in Figure 2).

  • Page 35: Using An Aux Monitor

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Select Digital Zoom from Mouse menu. Left-click and drag the red box to the desired area for zoom. The zoomed image will be magnified by 4X. A sample of this can be seen in Figure 3. Figure 3.
  • Page 36 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 5. Display Settings To access the Display Settings menu: Click the MENU button. Click the Setting icon. Click the Display icon. Select Display tab The settings available in this menu include: • Video Output: Designates the output to configure the settings for. Outputs include HDMI(depends on the model), VGA, Main and Aux composite video (CVBS).

  • Page 37: Setting Camera Order

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Setting Camera Order Setting the camera order allows you to logically position cameras for more efficient monitoring of your own individual location. Figure 6. Camera Order Setting To set the camera order: Enter the Display Settings menu, shown in Figure 6 (Menu > Settings > Display). Click the Set button.

  • Page 38: Chapter 4

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings...

  • Page 39: Configuring Settings For Recording

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR 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, and manually starting the recording. Initializing Record Settings Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first.

  • Page 40: Scheduling A Recording

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 2. Additional Record Settings Set additional record settings: • Pre-record: Sets the time in seconds to pre-record before the actual recording begins. • Post-record: Sets the time in seconds to post-record after the actual recording has ended. •...

  • Page 41: Starting A Manual Recording

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 4. Schedule Settings Select Camera to edit schedule for. Click the Edit button. Click and check Enable Schedule. Select the day you would like to setup the schedule for or select All Week to record the entire week.

  • Page 42: Protecting Recorded Files

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Start manual recording by selecting On or Off for the cameras desired. Protecting Recorded Files There are two methods to prevent recorded files from being deleted off the HDD. It’s highly recommended that important recorded events be protected from deletion. Recorded files can either be locked or the HDD that the files reside on can be set to read only.

  • Page 43: Setting Hdd To Read-Only

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Setting HDD to Read-Only To set a HDD to read-only: Navigate to the HDD Management menu by going to Menu > HDD Management. The HDD Management menu is shown in Figure 8. Figure 8. HDD Management Menu Select the General tab.

  • Page 44: Configuring Advanced Hdd Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configuring Advanced HDD Settings Setting up HDD Redundancy To insure unexpected failures of hard disk drives, it’s recommended to set up HDD redundancy. It is important to note that in order to set up HDD redundancy, you’ll need more than one HDD in your DVR. To set up HDD redundancy: Navigate to the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu >...
  • Page 45 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR selected camera (shown in Figure 12). Figure 12. Additional Record Settings 11. Set Redundantly Record to Yes. 12. Click the OK button to save settings. Repeat steps 8-12 for other cameras you would like to redundantly record.

  • Page 46: Chapter 5

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 5 Playback...

  • Page 47: Playing Back A Recording

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Playing Back a Recording You must first search for recordings to play them back. There are multiple ways to search for recordings, including searching for them by time, by channel, by file type and by log. Understanding the Playback Interface There are various controls on the Playback interface that makes viewing recordings more efficient.
  • Page 48 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR (as shown in Figure 3). Figure 3. Video General Search Menu Click the Play button to start playback of all the files found with the specified search criteria or click the Search button to bring up the list of search results. After search results are presented, you can press play icon to enter multi-channel playback cameras selection, show in Figure 4.

  • Page 49: Playing Back From Event Search

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Playing Back from Event Search To playback files from a video event search: Enter into the Video Search menu by clicking Menu > Event Search Set the search parameters by selecting event type to search, alarm input/ channel and the start/end time (as shown in Figure 6).

  • Page 50: Playing Back From Live View

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 8. Playback Interface Playing Back from Live View You may also instantly playback from a channel while watching a Live View. The playback will be of recordings from the past 5 minutes. To playback from a channel instantly in Live View: •...

  • Page 51: Playing Back From System Log

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Playing Back from System Log You may also playback recordings from the System Log. To playback video from the System Log: Enter the Log Search menu by clicking Menu > Maintenance > Log Search (shown in Figure 10).

  • Page 52: Using Digital Zoom

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Go to playback interface and play the video Right-click mouse and select Dynamic Analysis to go to analysis area selection interface You can left-click the mouse and drag an area for motion detection analysis, then right-click mouse you will get popped up menu.
  • Page 53 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 14. Digital Zoom Area Selection...

  • Page 54: Chapter 6

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 6 Backup...

  • Page 55: Backing Up Recorded Files

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Backing up Recorded Files Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs, e-SATA or a DVD writer, and you may backup recorded files via normal Video Search or Event Search. Exporting Files To export recorded files via Video Search: Enter the Video Search menu (shown in Figure 1) by clicking Menu >...
  • Page 56 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 3. Export Menu Select device to export to from drop-down list (USB Flash Drive, USB HDD, DVD Writer). If backup device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor.

  • Page 57: Exporting Video Clips

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Note: Video Player software will automatically be copied on to the device that the recorded files were exported To export recorded files via Event Search: Enter the Event Search menu (shown in Figure 6) by clicking Menu > Event Search Figure 6.

  • Page 58: Exporting Files Via E-Sata

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR video clip during playback. Repeat for additional clips. Click the Quit Playback button to exit from the Playback interface. You’ll then be prompted to save the clips, as shown in Figure 8. Figure 8. Video Clips Save Prompt Click the Yes button to enter Backup interface or select No to exit to Playback interface.

  • Page 59: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 10. Files Export Interface Select a partition in the drop-down list, then you may click Start to start exporting. Wait until the backup process complete. Managing Backup Devices To manage backup devices, you must first be in the Export menu, shown in Figure 11. The Export menu can be accessed by following the steps shown in the previous section (See Exporting Files).

  • Page 60: Alarm Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 7 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 61: Configuring Alarms

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configuring Alarms 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 recording everything, making searching for an event easier. To set up motion detection: Enter Camera Management/Setting: •...
  • Page 62 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR like motion to be detected in. The maximum area is the whole screen. You can left click mouse, hold and drag it to mask the Motion Detection area. Using EDIT button and direction buttons can also help you to select Motion Detection area.

  • Page 63: Setting Up Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Select cameras to trigger for recording when motion is detected by checking the checkboxes under the desired cameras. 10. Select Schedule tab to set arm time, 8 periods can be set. 11. Click OK to complete motion settings for the selected camera. You may now add a schedule to start recording when motion is detected (See Scheduling a Recording).
  • Page 64 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 8. Triggered Cameras Menu Click the OK button to complete setup. You may now add a schedule to start recording when an alarm is triggered (See Scheduling a Recording). Alarm outputs may also be configured in the Alarm Management menu. To set up Alarm Output: Select the Alarm Output tab.

  • Page 65: Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configure the settings for selected output. Select OK to save and exit. Note: If the Hold For option is selected as Manually Stop, the alarm will only stop when you manually stop it (See Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually). Note: Triggering an IP camera will require the necessary permissions from the camera.
  • Page 66 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 12. Camera Management Menu of DS-9000 Select camera under Channel # to configure video loss detection for and click the Set button. (DS- 9100 series DVR will directly enter Camera Settings menu when click Camera icon.) Select the Advanced tab.

  • Page 67: Detecting Video Tampering

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Select the Schedule tab. Set the schedule of when you want video loss detection to be enabled. Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day. Click the Apply button to finish settings.

  • Page 68: Setting Exception

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 17. Tampering Area etup Right click the mouse to set detection sensitivity. There are three options: Low, Medium and High. Click OK to return to the Camera Settings menu. Click the Handle button to enter the Exception Handle menu, shown in Figure 18. 10.

  • Page 69: Understanding Exception Trigger Options

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR To set exceptions: Enter the Exception menu by clicking Menu > Settings>Exception. Select the exception to configure under Exception Type. Select triggering options, as shown in Figure 19. Trigger options are further explained in the next section (See Understanding Exception Trigger Options).

  • Page 70: Intelligent Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 20. Intelligent Settings Note: The intelligent analysis function is only available for analog cameras. Intelligent Settings To set the intelligent functions: Enter the Intelligent Settings interface by clicking Menu > Settings > Intelligent, shown in Figure 21.
  • Page 71 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 22. Picture Settings To set the rule display status on image, you need to enter Overlay Settings by clicking Settings for Target Overlay, shown in Figure 23. Figure 23. Overlay Settings Set one or more rules for this camera in Rule Settings menu, then check the checkbox of available rules to include them in the rule list, shown in Figure 24, click Apply button to get the settings done.

  • Page 72: Rule Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Rule Settings Maximum eight rules can be included for one channel and users are allowed to choose rule from following types: Traverse Plane, Enter Region, Exit Region, Invasion, Loiter, Left Take, Parking, Run and High Density. To set rules for camera: Enter the Intelligent Settings interface by clicking Menu >...
  • Page 73 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Region settings for Traverse Plane: In the Rule Settings menu, select rule type as Traverse Plane, and choose a desired direction type, there are three available options including: Bidirectional, From Left to Right and From Right to Left.
  • Page 74 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 29. Region settings for Invasion Right-click mouse and select Finish to complete settings. Region settings for Loiter: In the Rule Settings menu, select rule type as Loiter, and enter a duration time, the DVR will give information if an object loiter in the specific filed and the duration is longer than the value you set.
  • Page 75 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 31. Region settings for Parking Right-click mouse and select Finish to complete settings. Region settings for Run: In the Rule Settings menu, select rule type as Run. Set a value for Distance(%) , the DVR will give information if speed of moving object dramatically increase accordingly to the value you set.

  • Page 76: Network Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 8 Network Settings...

  • Page 77: Configuring Network Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configuring Network Settings Network settings must be configured before you’re able to use your DVR over the network. Configuring Basic Settings To configure basic network settings: Enter the Network Settings menu, shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu > Settings > Network. Figure 1.

  • Page 78: Configuring Pppoe Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Server to be used with your DVR. Click OK to save and exit the Network Settings menu. Configuring PPPoE Settings Your DVR also allows for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) access. To set up PPPoE access: Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu >...

  • Page 79: Configuring Ddns

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 5. PPPoE Settings Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable feature. Enter User Name, Password, and Confirm Password for PPPoE access. PPPoE credentials can be obtained from your network administrator. Once the setup is completed, your DVR will automatically dial-up into your network after rebooting.

  • Page 80: Configuring An Ntp Server

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR (Figure 6). • DynDNS: Enter Server Address for DynDNS (i.e. members.dyndns.org) (Figure 7). Under DVR Domain Name, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS web site. Lastly, enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS network. •...

  • Page 81: Configuring A Remote Alarm Host

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Note: Time synchronization interval has a range of 0-10080min, normally 60min. If the DVR is used on a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44).

  • Page 82: Configuring Mtu

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 10. Host/Others Menu Click OK to save and exit menu. Configuring MTU MTU is the abbreviation of Maximum Transmission Unit. Unit is represented by bytes. To change MTU: Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu > Settings > Network. Select the Advanced tab.

  • Page 83: Configuring E-Mail Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR To change the default ports: Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu > Settings > Network. Select the Advanced tab. Click the Set button next to Host/Others to enter the Host/Others menu. Enter new Server Port and HTTP Port, as shown in Figure 12. Figure 12.

  • Page 84: Viewing Network Traffic

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Click the OK button to save and exit the E-mail menu. Note: It is recommended that the e-mail settings be tested after they are entered. This can be accomplished by clicking the Test button in the E-mail menu. Viewing Network Traffic You can view the network traffic to obtain real-time information of DVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc.

  • Page 85: Configuring Network Detection

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configuring Network Detection You can obtain network connecting status of DVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. Testing Network Delay, Packet Loss To view network traffic: Enter the Network Traffic interface by clicking Menu > Maintenance > Network Detection. Click the Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu, as shown in Figure 15.
  • Page 86 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure17. Export Network Packet Click the Sniffer button to start exporting. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export, as shown in Figure 18. Figure 18. Packet Export Attention...

  • Page 87: Ptz Controls

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 9 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 88: Navigating Ptz Menus

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Navigating PTZ Menus PTZ menus can be navigated through with either the mouse or the front panel/remote. For quick access to certain PTZ settings, right clicking with the mouse in a display while in PTZ control mode will bring up the PTZ settings menu.

  • Page 89: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 2. PTZ Settings Menu Select channel where PTZ camera is installed next to Camera label. Enter PTZ settings so it matches that of the PTZ camera. Click OK button to save and exit menu. Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols &...

  • Page 90: Customizing Presets

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Customizing Presets Presets can be set to move your PTZ camera to a desired preset location at the click of a button. To setup and use custom PTZ presets: Enter the PTZ Control interface, shown in Figure 3 by clicking PTZ in the mouse menu or the PTZ button on the front panel.
  • Page 91 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 5. Patrol Management Menu In the Patrol Management menu, you may: • Configure Patrol: Select a Patrol Number to set. Select valid presets (See Customizing Presets) and click the Set button to enter the Patrol configuration menu.

  • Page 92: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 7. Patrol Management Menu Customizing Patterns Patterns can be setup by recording the movement of the PTZ. To setup and use PTZ patterns: Enter the PTZ Control interface, shown in Figure 3 by clicking PTZ in the mouse menu or the PTZ button on the front panel.

  • Page 93: Camera Management

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 0 Camera Management...

  • Page 94: Configuring Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configuring IP Cameras Depending on the model of your DVR, IP cameras can be configured and used in conjunction with regular analog cameras. IP cameras are supported in DS-9000/9600 only. Please refer to following table for the performance of supported cameras, and the number of IP cameras listed below is the maximum recording cameras that supported in the certain resolution.
  • Page 95 Enter IP camera parameters. This includes the IP address (domain name), manage port, channel port, manufacturer and password of the IP camera. It can support adding Hikvision, Sony and Panasonic IPC. It can also support DVS connection.

  • Page 96: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 4. Camera Management Menu Click OK to exit out of the Camera Management menu. To adjust IP camera compression settings: Enter the Record Settings menu, shown in Figure 5 by clicking Menu > Settings > Record. Figure 5.

  • Page 97: Setting Up Privacy Mask

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Enter the Camera Management/Settings menu, shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu > Settings > Camera. Select channel to setup OSD settings under Channel #. Click the Set button. (DS-9100HFI-RH will directly enter Camera Settings menu when click Camera icon.) Configure desired OSD settings, as shown in Figure 6.

  • Page 98: Adjusting Display Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 8. Setting Mask Area Select OK to save and exit mask setup interface. Note: Up to 4 areas can be configured. Adjusting Display Settings Display settings such as the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue can also be adjusted in the Camera Management menu.

  • Page 99: Raid Configuration

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  • Page 100: Configuring Raid

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Note: This Chapter is available for DS-9000HFI-RH, DS-9100HFI-RH and DS-9600NI-RH models only. Configuring RAID The DS-9000/9100HFI-RH is capable of realizing Redundant Array of Independent Disk, supporting RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 RAID types. Prior to operation, please install the array adapter and HDD properly. It is recommended to use the same HDDs (including model and capacity) for array creation and configuration so as to maintain reliable and stable running of the disks.
  • Page 101 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR finish the settings. Figure 3. One-touch Array Configuration is Complete Note: 1) After completion of One-touch Configuration, the device will create 1 array and 8 virtual disks automatically. And the array capacity will be equally allocated to each virtual disk. 2) By default, the foreground initialization is used when the configuration is finished.

  • Page 102: Deleting Array

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Click the OK button to continue the creation of array. In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the array creation. Figure 6. Attention Note: During the creation of array, corresponding error message box will pop up if the estimated array capacity is not enough for creating the array.

  • Page 103: Rebuilding Array

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Rebuilding Array The working status of array includes Functional, Degraded and Offline. By viewing the array status, you can take immediate and proper maintenance for the disks so as to ensure the high security and reliability of the data stored in the disk array.
  • Page 104 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 10. Select Physical HDD Select the Physical HDD from the list and then click the Set button to enter Set Hot Spare interface. Note: It is recommended to use the same HDDs (including model and capacity) for setting hot spare so as to maintain reliable and stable running of the disks.
  • Page 105 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 12. Adapter Start rebuilding of physical HDD. Figure 13. Rebuild Array When the system has detected HDD exception or the array is in Degraded status, replace the exception HDD with new functioning physical HDD in the same SATA interface, and then the auto-rebuild task will be automatically started.
  • Page 106 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 14. Select Array for Rebuilding Select the array for rebuilding. Click the Rebuild button to enter Rebuild Array interface. Figure 15. Rebuild Array Select the physical HDD for array rebuilding. Click the OK button to confirm the array rebuilding Note: Make sure virtual disks have been created before operating array rebuilding;...

  • Page 107: Migrating Array

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Migrating Array If it needs to add the physical HDD during the normal working of array to enhance the security, you can take the array migration. To migrate an array: Enter the RAID Settings menu by clicking Menu > Settings >RAID. Select the Array tab to enter the Array interface, as shown in Figure 15.

  • Page 108: Configuring Virtual Hdd

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 17. Migration is Complete Note: After the array migration is complete, the array and each virtual disk capacity will be refreshed. Now, it needs to reboot the device and expand capacity for each virtual disk. Please refer to the Expanding HDD Capacity section of Chapter 12 for expanding capacity of virtual disk.

  • Page 109: Deleting Virtual Disk

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 19. Create Virtual Disk Edit the name of virtual disk and set the capacity. Note: At least 100GB capacity must be configured for each virtual disk. Initialization (Foreground): The foreground initialization usually takes long time, which depends on the HDD capacity.

  • Page 110: Repairing Virtual Disk

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 21. Delete Virtual Disk In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to confirm the virtual disk deletion. Figure 22. Confirm Virtual Disk Deletion Click the OK button to finish the virtual disk deletion. Figure 23.

  • Page 111: Upgrading Array

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 24. Repair Virtual Disk Click the OK button to finish the virtual disk deletion. Upgrading Array To upgrade an array: Enter the RAID Settings menu by clicking Menu > Settings >RAID. Select the Adapter tab to enter the Adapter interface, as shown in Figure 25. Figure 25.
  • Page 112 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 25. Array Upgrade Note: The adapter version can be upgraded by local backup device or by FTP server. Please refer to the Updating System Firmware section of Chapter 12 for the same instructions.

  • Page 113: Hdd Management

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  • Page 114: Managing Hdds

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Managing HDDs Initializing HDDs A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be first initialize before it can be used with your DVR. Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. To initialize a HDD: Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu >...
  • Page 115 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 2. HDD Management Menu Click Add to enter Network HDD menu. Select type as NAS or IP SAN, shown in Figure 3 when selected as NAS. Figure 3. Network HDD Menu Select Add button to add network HDD to HDD list. Select the network HDD to initialize.

  • Page 116: Setting Hdd Groups

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Setting HDD Groups Your DVR can separate multiple HDDs into groups. Videos from specified channels can be set to be recorded onto a particular HDD group. To setup a HDD group: Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu > HDD. Select HDDs to be added to group.

  • Page 117: Setting Hdd Status

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Setting HDD Status You may change the behavior of your HDD by changing its status. The status of a HDD can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W). Setting HDD to Read-Only A HDD can be set to read-only to avoid important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full.

  • Page 118: Expanding Hdd Capacity

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Expanding HDD Capacity Note: This Section is available for DS-9000HFI-RH, DS-9100HFI-RH and DS-9600NI-RH models only. After array migration and device reboot, you can expand the capacity for each virtual disk. To expand the capacity of a virtual disk: Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu >...

  • Page 119: Configuring Hdd Alarms

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configuring HDD Alarms HDD alarms can be set to trigger when an HDD is uninitialized or in an abnormal state. To set HDD alarms: Enter Exception menu, shown in Figure 10 by clicking Menu > Settings > Exception. Figure 10.

  • Page 120: Dvr Management

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  • Page 121: Configuring System Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Configuring System Settings Configuring General Settings General settings such as the system language can be configured in the General Settings menu of your DVR. To configure general settings: Enter the General Settings menu, shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu > Settings > General. Figure 1.

  • Page 122: Configuring Rs-232 Port Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 2. More Settings Menu Configure settings, including: • Device Name: Name to use for DVR. • Device No.: Device number to use for DVR. • CVBS Output Brightness: Video output brightness. • Transparency: Menu transparency. •...

  • Page 123: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR parameters must be the same as the DVR’s when connecting with the PC serial port. • Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the DVR. The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network and the protocol of the serial device. Note: Please note that the remote control features through the RS-232 port are limited.
  • Page 124 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Enter information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User’s MAC. The Level is the user level and is separated into two tiers. • Operator: The Operator user level has the authority to configure two-way audio in network settings and all parameters in channel settings.

  • Page 125: Deleting A User

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR • Remote Configuration: Remotely configure parameters, restore parameters to factory defaults and import settings to as well as export settings from DVR. • Remote Camera Management: Remotely enable and disable analog channels. Add and delete IP cameras.

  • Page 126: Modifying A User

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Modifying a User To modify a user: Enter the User Settings menu by clicking Menu > Settings > User. Select user to modify. Click the Modify button to enter the Modify menu, shown in Figure 9. Figure 9.

  • Page 127: Updating System Firmware

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 10. Import/Export Configuration Menu Click Export to export a configuration file to USB device. USB device must be connected at this point to the DVR. To import a configuration file, select the file from the USB device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the DVR.

  • Page 128: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR To update via a FTP server: Configure PC (running FTP server) and DVR to be in the same Local Area Network. Run the 3rd-party TFTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the root directory of TFTP. Enter the Firmware Update menu by clicking Menu >...

  • Page 129: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Viewing System Information To view system information: Enter into the Information menu, shown in Figure 14 by clicking Menu > Maintenance > Information. Figure 14. System Information • Device Information: The model number of the DVR, serial No., the current firmware version installed on DVR, etc.
  • Page 130 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 15. Log Search Menu Set Search parameters. Click the Search button to begin search. If logs matching the search criteria are found, it will be displayed in a list similar to that of Figure 16. Figure 16.
  • Page 131 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR Figure 17. Log Search Export Menu Click Cancel to exit out of menu.

  • Page 132: Appendix

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix...

  • Page 133: Glossary

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 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 DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 134: Faq

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR • Why does my DVR make a beeping sound after booting? There are a few reasons for the warning beep your DVR makes after booting. 1. There is no HDD present in the DVR. 2.

  • Page 135: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR List of Compatible IP Cameras List of Hikvision IP Cameras Supported by DS-9000/9600 Main Sub Stream Encoding Supporte Supporte Supporte Stream IPC Sub Resolution Audio Format/ Latest d by d by d by Model...
  • Page 136 User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR 1600*1200/1 DS-2CD8153F-E 600*912/128 CIF/4CIF/640 Standard H.264+ DS-2CD853F-E 0*960/1280* *480/1600*1 V3.0 build CIF/QVGA CIF/320*240 G711 Standard DS-2CD753F-E 720/800*600/ 200/1280*72 110117 RTSP+RTP DS_2CD8253F_EI 4CIF/VGA/C 1920*1080/1 DS_2CD854F_E 1280*720/16 Standard H.264+ 600*1200/20 V3.0 build DS_2CD754F_E 00*1200/192 320*240 320*240 G711 Standard 48*1536/128...

  • Page 137: List Of Third-Party Ip Cameras Supported By Ds-9000/9600

    User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR List of Third-party IP Cameras Supported by DS-9000/9600 Encoding Main Stream Sub Stream Supporte Supporte Supporte IPC Sub Audio Format/T Resolution Resolution Latest d by d by d by Manufact Model IPC Resolution Stream Compress ransmissi Stream...

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