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  • Page 1 DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR USER MANUAL UD.6L0202B0061A02...
  • Page 2: Regulatory Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Regulatory Information FCC Information compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable toDS-7204HVI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH; DS-7204HFI-SH, DS-7208HFI-SH, DS-7216HFI-SH; DS-7204HWI-SV; DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH, DS-7216HWI-SH; DS-7204HVI-SV, DS-7208HVI-SV, DS-7216HVI-SV; DS-7304HFI-SH, DS-7308HFI-SH, DS-7316HFI-SH;...
  • Page 4: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only.
  • Page 5: Product Key Features

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Product Key Features General  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Encoding at up to WD1 (PAL: 960× 576, NTSC: 960× 480) resolution for DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV and DS-7300HWI-SH;...
  • Page 6 Operation, exceptions and log recording and searching.  Import and export of device configuration information. Network Functions  1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for DS-7200-SH/SV, and 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH.  IPv6 is supported.  TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTSP, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, UPnP™, NFS, and iSCSI are supported.
  • Page 7 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR  Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.  Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.  Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.  Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.
  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................4 C H A P T E R 1 ........................11 Introduction ..........................11 1.1 Front Panel ......................... 12 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ................... 15 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ....................17 1.4 Input Method Description ..................
  • Page 9 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record ..................59 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................. 61 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ................. 62 5.9 Files Protection ......................64 C H A P T E R 6 ........................67 Playback ..........................
  • Page 10 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ................... 126 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP ..................126 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ............. 127 9.2.10 Configuring Email ..................127 9.3 Checking Network Traffic ..................130 9.4 Network Detection ....................131 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............
  • Page 11 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ................165 13.3 Configuring DST Settings ..................167 13.4 Configuring More Settings ..................168 13.5 Managing User Accounts ..................169 13.5.1 Adding a User ..................... 169 13.5.2 Deleting a User .................... 171 13.5.3 Editing a User ....................
  • Page 12: Chapter 1

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...
  • Page 13: Front Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 1.1 Front Panel The front panel of DS-7200-SH/SV series DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel of DS-7200-SH/SV Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
  • Page 14 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Indicator turns orange : (a) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time and the SHIFT button is used as well; (b) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and the SHIFT button is used.
  • Page 15 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR fields. In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. In Single-frame Playback mode, pressing the ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame. In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
  • Page 16: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.3. Note: Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1.3 Remote Control Table 1.3 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons...
  • Page 17 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Name Description In PTZ control settings, press the REC button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. PLAY Button Entering the All-day Playback menu. INFO Button Reserved. Selecting all items on the list;...
  • Page 18: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device.
  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 1.5 Rear Panel The rear panels of DS-7200-SH/SV series DVR are shown in Figure 1.5, Figure 1.6 and Figure 1.7. Figure 1.5 Rear Panel of DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH, DS-7204HVI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SV Figure 1.6 Rear Panel of DS-7216HVI-SH and DS-7216HVI-SV Note: The rear panel of DS-7208HVI-SH and DS-7208HVI-SV provides 8 video input interfaces.
  • Page 20 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR The rear panels of DS-7300HFI-SH and DS-7300HWI-SH DVR are shown in Figure 1.8, Figure 1.9 and Figure 1.10 Figure 1.8 Rear Panel of DS-7304HFI-SH and DS-7304HWI-SH Figure 1.9 Rear Panel of DS-7308HFI-SH and DS-7308HWI-SH Figure 1.10 Rear Panel of DS-7316HFI-SH and DS-7316HWI-SH...
  • Page 21: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
  • Page 22: Chapter 2

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...
  • Page 23 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280× 1024/60Hz.
  • Page 24 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 2.3 Login Window Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4. Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time. Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5.
  • Page 25 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 2.5 Network Configuration Note: DS-7200-SH/SV models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.6.
  • Page 26 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 2.7 Record Settings Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed, as shown in Figure 2.8. Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings Click OK to return to the Record Settings window.
  • Page 27: Chapter 3

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 3 Live View...
  • Page 28: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.
  • Page 29: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
  • Page 30: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 3.1 Right-click Menu Table 3.3 Mouse Operation in Live View Name Description Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right-clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.
  • Page 31: Main/Aux Output Switching

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Note: In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output mode is enabled. 3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS output as the main output.
  • Page 32 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Table 3.4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons Icons Description Icons Description Icons Description Enable Manual Instant Playback Mute/Audio on Record PTZ Control Digital Zoom Image Settings Close Instant Playback Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes.
  • Page 33 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR  Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other three modes.  Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high. Figure 3.6 Image Settings Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value.
  • Page 34: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
  • Page 35 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 3.9 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. Select an output interface and select a screen layout. Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region.
  • Page 36: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3.4 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.
  • Page 37: User Logout

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again.
  • Page 38: Chapter 4

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls...
  • Page 39: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface.
  • Page 40: Calling Presets

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings Figure 4.2 PTZ- More Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset. 3. Click the round icon before Save Preset. 4. Click the preset number to save the preset.
  • Page 41: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 4.4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Choose the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: 1. Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
  • Page 42 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select patrol number. 3. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4.6 PTZ- Add Key Point 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol.
  • Page 43: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 4.8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting interface.
  • Page 44: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar. 2. Choose Patrol on the control bar. 3. Click the patrol you want to call.
  • Page 45: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern. 4. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more patterns. 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.
  • Page 46: Ptz Control Toolbar

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 4.14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4.1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons...
  • Page 47: Chapter 5

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings...
  • Page 48: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
  • Page 49 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 5.3 Encoding Parameters-Main Stream 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. Select the camera for configuration. Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Normal) and the Main Stream (Event): •...
  • Page 50 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR HDD, if the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD.
  • Page 51: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub-stream settings to the default parameters. If you want to copy the current sub-stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface.
  • Page 52 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 5.7 Edit Schedule 5) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time and Type. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.
  • Page 53 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models. DS-7200-SH/SV: Normal, Motion and None. DS-7300HFI-SH and DS-7300HWI-SH: Normal, Motion, Alarm, M/A, M&A and None.
  • Page 54: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 55 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 5.14 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
  • Page 56: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 5.17 Edit Schedule- All Day 6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.
  • Page 57 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5.20 Alarm Settings Click Alarm Input tab. Figure 5.21 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input 1) Select Alarm Input No. and configure alarm parameters. 2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type.
  • Page 58 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 9) Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save the settings. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.
  • Page 59: Configuring Manual Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5.5 Configuring Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. When using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording.
  • Page 60: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record Choose Holiday on the left bar.
  • Page 61 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Record Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule 1) Select Record. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule. 3) Click Edit.
  • Page 62: Configuring Redundant Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability.
  • Page 63: Configuring Hdd Group For Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 5.32 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels.
  • Page 64 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Click to enter editing interface. Configuring HDD group. 1) Choose a group number for the HDD group. 2) Click Apply and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings. 3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
  • Page 65: Files Protection

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface.
  • Page 66 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked. Note: Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5.37 Unlocking Attention...
  • Page 67 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can’t record any files. Only live view Note: mode is available. If you set the HDD to Read-only when the device is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next...
  • Page 68: Chapter 6

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 6 Playback...
  • Page 69: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel:...
  • Page 70 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.2 Right-click Menu under Live View Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back.
  • Page 71 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List Dates marked in different colors: : No record files in this day. : There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day).
  • Page 72: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording; represents smart search recording. 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.
  • Page 73 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.7 Video Search by Time In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.7. Figure 6.8 Interface of Playback by Time...
  • Page 74: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Table 6.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio Start/Stop clipping 30s forward on/Mute reverse Add default Speed Add customized tag management down Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse...
  • Page 75 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 2. Choose a record file you want to play back. If there is only one channel in the search result, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel. If more than one channel is optional, clicking button takes you to step 3 and step 4.
  • Page 76 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6. 14 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6.
  • Page 77: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Video type Hide toolbar Progress bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 78 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.17 Video Search by Motion Detection 5. Select the camera (s) for searching of motion detected triggered record files or select the alarm input (s) for the alarm triggered record files. 6. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface.
  • Page 79 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 19 Search Result of Motion Detection The Pre-play and post-play can be configured. The Pre-play refers to the time configured before the defined start time of event search, and the Post-play refers to the time configured after the defined end time of event search.
  • Page 80 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.21 Interface of Playback by Event (1) The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.22 Interface of Playback by Event (2) Figure 6.23 Toolbar of Playback by Event...
  • Page 81: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Add default tag Add customized tag Speed down management Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single-frame Stop Speed up Single-frame reverse play play Previous event Next event Event search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar Notes: 1.
  • Page 82 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 2. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s). Figure 6.25 Tag Management Interface Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 83 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6. 27 Result of Video Search by Tag 3. Playback by tag. Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file. Figure 6.28 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
  • Page 84 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6.30 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6.5 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute...
  • Page 85: Playing Back By System Log

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Search interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Search Figure 6.31 System Log Search Interface 2. Set search time and type and click Search button.
  • Page 86 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.33 Interface of Playback by Log...
  • Page 87: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface.
  • Page 88 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 6.34 Playback Interface 2. Right-click mouse and select Smart Search to go to analysis area selection interface. Figure 6.35 Right-click Menu in All-day Playback and Normal Playback Interface 3. You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area.
  • Page 89 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Different video type bars are marked in different colors: : Normal record file; : Event record file; : Smart search record file. The hidden list of record files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
  • Page 90: Digital Zoom

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.
  • Page 91: Chapter 7

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 7 Backup...
  • Page 92: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.1 Quick Export Interface...
  • Page 93 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1-1 3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. Note: Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device.
  • Page 94: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) and SATA writer. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer and SATA writer Steps: 1.
  • Page 95 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 7.6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. •...
  • Page 96 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 7. 8 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7.9 Export Finished 5. Check backup result.
  • Page 97: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 7. 11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or SATA writer.
  • Page 98 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 7.13 Result of Event Search 6. Select record files to export. You can use the following two ways to enter the Export interface.  Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.14.
  • Page 99 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7.15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”.
  • Page 100: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or SATA writer. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface.
  • Page 101 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 7.20 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7.21 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.
  • Page 102: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD and eSATA HDD. Note: The eSATA HDD is supported by DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH models only. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 103 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Backup device management. Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it.
  • Page 104 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 7.26 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. Note: At least one record file shall be selected. Figure 7. 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management.
  • Page 105 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.28 USB Writer Management...
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    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings...
  • Page 107: Setting Motion Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity.
  • Page 108 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
  • Page 109: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 8.6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Note: This section is available for DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH models only. Purpose: You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input.
  • Page 110 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 8.8 Alarm Input Settings Interface 3. Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record/capture or become full-screen monitoring when an external alarm is input. Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 111 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 8.10 Set PTZ Linking of Alarm Input 7. If you want to set handling method of another alarm input, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it by clicking Copy in Alarm Input Settings interface.
  • Page 112: Detecting Video Loss

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.12 Video Loss Setup Interface 2.
  • Page 113: Detecting Video Tampering

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Tamper-proof Figure 8.14 Tamper-proof Setup Interface 2.
  • Page 114: Handling Exceptions

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 8.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g., • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.
  • Page 115: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 116 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 8.17 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2. Set arming schedule of the alarm output. Click to set the arming schedule of alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day.
  • Page 117: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Note: This section is available for DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH models only. Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If Manually Clear is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface.
  • Page 118: Chapter 9

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings...
  • Page 119: Configuring General Settings

    You can configure the following settings: NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server. Note: DS-7200-SH/SV models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface. If the DHCP server is available, you can click the checkbox of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.
  • Page 120: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your device also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface.
  • Page 121 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 9.5 DDNS Settings Interface Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and hkDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer.
  • Page 122 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com).
  • Page 123: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 9.11 Register an Account In the DDNS Management System interface, click the Device Management tab on the left menu bar and then click to register the device. Figure 9.12 Register the Device Only lower-case English alphabet, numeric and ‘-’ can be used in the alias of the device and the Note: alias must be started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet.
  • Page 124: Configuring Snmp

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Configure the following NTP settings: • Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute. • NTP Server: IP address of NTP server. • NTP Port: Port of NTP server.
  • Page 125: Configuring Upnp

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 9.2.5 Configuring UPnP™ Purpose: UPnP™ can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. If you want to use the UPnP™...
  • Page 126: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 6. You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 9.18 UPnP Settings Finished 7. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered.
  • Page 127: Configuring Multicast

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
  • Page 128: Configuring Server And Http Ports

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Click the Apply button to save and exit the menu. 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose: You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu. The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80.
  • Page 129 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 9.24 Network Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save the settings. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 9.25 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature.
  • Page 130 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 9.26 Configure Email Settings Click the Apply button to save the Email settings. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up.
  • Page 131: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9.28 Network Traffic Interface...
  • Page 132: Network Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 9.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface.
  • Page 133: Checking Network Status

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name, as shown in Figure 9.30. Note: Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device.
  • Page 134 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 9.33 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.34 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.
  • Page 135: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu.
  • Page 136: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10.1 HDD Information Interface Select the HDD to be initialized.
  • Page 137 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 10. 3 Start Initialization After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 10.4 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
  • Page 138: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 10.5 HDD Information Interface...
  • Page 139 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings. • Add NAS disk: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Enter the NetHDD Directory in the text field. 3) Click the OK button to add the configured NAS disk.
  • Page 140 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Note: If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Figure 10.9 Initialize Added NetHDD...
  • Page 141: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface.
  • Page 142: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 10.12 Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10. 13 Confirm HDD Group Settings In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings.
  • Page 143 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 10.14 Set HDD Property Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list.
  • Page 144: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Quota.
  • Page 145 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Analog to select all cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. Note: If the quota capacity is set to 0, then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for recording.
  • Page 146: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface.
  • Page 147: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: Enter the S.M.A.R.T.
  • Page 148: Detecting Bad Sector

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.7 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it.
  • Page 149: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list.
  • Page 150: Camera Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings...
  • Page 151: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.
  • Page 152: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2.
  • Page 153: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time.
  • Page 154: Device Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 2 Device Management and Maintenance...
  • Page 155: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encoding version.
  • Page 156: Viewing Record Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 12.1.3 Viewing Record Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera.
  • Page 157: Viewing Hdd Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 12.1.5 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc.
  • Page 158: Searching & Exporting Log Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface.
  • Page 159 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 12.7 Log Search Results 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available.
  • Page 160: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 12.9 Log Export Interface Check checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface. Figure 12.10 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name.
  • Page 161 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Steps: 1. Enter the Import/Export Configuration File interface. Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export Figure 12.11 Import/Export Config File 2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. 3. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button.
  • Page 162: Upgrading System

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located.
  • Page 163 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.
  • Page 164: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.14 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other...
  • Page 165: Others

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 3 Others...
  • Page 166: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab.
  • Page 167 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR • Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the device. The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network. Steps: Enter the RS-232 Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > RS-232 Figure 13.2 RS-232 Settings Interface...
  • Page 168: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13.3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.
  • Page 169: Configuring More Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 13.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 13.4 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...
  • Page 170: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
  • Page 171 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search and Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration. • Guest: The Guest user has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration.
  • Page 172: Deleting A User

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output. • Local Shutdown /Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the device. Remote Configuration • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device. •...
  • Page 173: Editing A User

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 13.9 Delete a User Click the icon to delete the selected user. 13.5.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Select the user to be edited from the list.
  • Page 174: Changing Password Of Admin

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 13.11 Edit User Interface Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu. 13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin Purpose: The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu.
  • Page 175 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Figure 13.13 Change Password Enter the old password, check checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu. Click to save the settings and exit the menu.
  • Page 176: Logging Out/Shutting Down/Rebooting Device

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 13.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 13.14 Shutdown Menu 2. Click the Logout button to log out, or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device, or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device.
  • Page 177: Appendix

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix...
  • Page 178: Glossary

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
  • Page 179: Faq

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR • Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the device. The HDD is not initialized.

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