Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model Type 9600NI-ST DS-9608NI-ST Network Video Recorder DS-9616NI-ST DS-9632NI-ST DS-9664NI-ST 9600NI-RT...
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 6. Ensure the NVR is grounded. 7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 º C ~ 55 º C, 14º F ~ 131º F. 8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%. Hard Disk Installation Before you start: Disconnect the power from the NVR before installing a hard disk drive (HDD).
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 5. Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the NVR. After having finished the installation of all hard disks, close the front panel and lock it with the key again. Steps (for DS-8600NI-ST): 1.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the NVR and fasten screws. Steps (for DS-7600NI-ST/SP and DS-7700NI-ST/SP): Remove the cover from the NVR by unfastening the screws on the rear and side panel. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Front Panel DS-9600NI-ST/RT DS-9600NI-XT DS-8600NI-ST Name Function Description ALARM Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready LED is normally blue, indicating that the device is READY functioning properly. Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote. STATUS Turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR Status...
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description Guard LED turns blue when the device is in armed status; at this time, an alarm is enabled when an event is detected. GUARD The LED turns off when the device is unarmed. The arm/disarm status can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description channels. Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful login). Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep. MENU/WIPER In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if applicable).
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7700NI-ST/SP Name Function Description POWER Turns green when NVR is powered up. READY The LED is green when the device is running normally. The light is green when the IR remote control is enabled; The light is red when the function of the composite keys (SHIFT) Status STATUS...
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light and when the image is zoomed in, the key is used to zoom out. Enter numeral “3”; Enter letters “DEF”; 3/DEF/F2 The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7600NI-ST/SP: Name Function Description USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. POWER Turns green when NVR is powered up. READY The LED is green when the device is running normally. The light is green when the IR remote control is enabled;...
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; 7/PQRS/REC Open the manual record interface. Enter numeral “8”; Enter letters “TUV”; 8/TUV/PTZ Access PTZ control interface. Enter numeral “9”; 9/WXYZ/PRE Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-channel display in live view.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Rear Panel DS-9600NI-ST/RT and DS-8600NI-ST DS-9600NI-XT DS-7700NI-ST DS-7708NI-SP DS-7716 / 7732NI-SP...
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Item Description VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. CVBS AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output. VGA AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder DS-7600NI-ST DS-7600NI-SP Item Description VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. AUDIO IN BNC connector for audio input. (Also for two-way audio) RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. DB9 connector for VGA output.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block. Controller Connection To connect a controller to the NVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the KB terminal block. 2. Unfasten stop screws from the KB D+, D- pluggable block, insert signal cables into slots and fasten stop screws.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Accessing by Web Browser Logging In You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears. Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Interface Introduction Name Description Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status of each channel. Channel List The stream type can be switched by clicking the icon before the channel name: stands for main stream and for sub-stream.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule to enable recording schedule. 4. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording. 5. Click Edit to edit record schedule. 1) Configure All Day or Customize Record: ...
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Playback Interface Introduction Name Description Channel List Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel. Playback Window Displays the image of channel. Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Time Line Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Area Description Area Description Full screen Transcoded playback Reverse playback Window division You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point. You can also input the time in the textbox and click button to locate the playback point.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST, DS-7700/7600NI-SP and DS-9600NI-XT (RAID disabled) Series NVR: For the DS-9600NI-XT series NVR, the RAID apperas under the HDD menu when the RAID function is enabled.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. To start your NVR: 1. Check 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 device.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Select Add IP Camera in the pop-up menu to enter the IP Camera Management interface. The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to add the camera.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface. You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. Click Add to add the camera.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 3. Click One-touch Configuration to enter the One-touch Array Configuration interface. 4. Edit the array name in the Array Name text filed and click OK button to start configuring array. If you install 4 HDDs or above for one-touch configuration, a hot spare disk will be set by default. It is recommended to set hot spare disk for automatically rebuilding the array when the array is abnormal.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Click the icon to enable the record, and the icon turns to . And click icon to disable the record, then the icon turns to All-day Recording Steps: 1. On the live view window, right lick the window and move the cursor to the Start Recording option, and select Continuous Record or Motion Detection Record on your demand.
Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back. Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related channels during playback process. 2.
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Quick Operation Guide of Network Video Recorder 2. Enter Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. 0301001040106...
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