Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the following models: Type Model DS-7204HFI-SH, DS-7208HFI-SH, DS-7216HFI-SH DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH, DS-7216HWI-SH DS-7204HVI-SV, DS-7208HVI-SV, DS-7216HVI-SV Network HDVR DS-7208HWI-SL, DS-7216HWI-SL...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Steps (for DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300-SH): 1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side. 2. Install the HDD in the HDD rack using the provided screws. Fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Steps (for DS-8100-SH): 1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side. 2. Install the HDD to the HDD rack using the provided screws, and then fasten the screws to fix the HDD. 3.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Front Panel DS-7200-SH/SV/SL: The front panel of DS-7200 series DVR is shown below: Table 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. POWER STATUS indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Enter numeral “1”; 1/MENU Access the main menu interface. Enter numeral “2”; Enter letters “ABC”; The F1 button can be used to select all items on the list; 2ABC/F1 In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the PTZ camera;...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR DS-8100-SH: The front panel of DS-8100-SH is shown below: Table 3 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER ON/OFF Power on/off switch. IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote control. Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup. Return to the Main menu (after successful login); MENU/WIPER Turn off audible key beeper by pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds; Start wiper (if applicable) in PTZ Control mode.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Rear Panel DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH, DS-7204HVI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SV: DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SV and DS-7216HWI-SL: Note: The rear panel of DS-7208HVI-SH/DS-7208HVI-SV/DS-7208HWI-SL provides 8 video input interfaces. DS-7216HFI-SH and DS-7216HWI-SH: Note: The rear panel of DS-7208HFI-SH/DS-7208HWI-SH provides 8 video input interfaces. Table 4 Description of Rear Panel Item Description...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR DS-7232HVI-SH and DS-7232HWI-SH: Note: The rear panel of DS-7224HVI-SH/DS-7224HWI-SH provides 24 video input interfaces. Table 5 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to Ta and Tb terminals of the controller. For cascading devices, the first DVR’s D+ and D- terminals should be connected with the D+ and D- terminals of the next DVR.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR DS-8132HCI-SH, DS-8132HFSI-SH and DS-8132HWSI-SH: Note: The rear panel of DS-8124HCI-SH/DS-8124HFSI-SH/DS-8124HWSI-SH provides 24 video input interfaces. Table 8 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Peripheral Connections Note: Alarm input/output connections are valid for the DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7224/7232HWI-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only. Wiring of Alarm Input The alarm input/output interface of the DVR is shown as below: If the alarm input is not an open/closed relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Specifications Table 9 Specifications for DS-7204/7208/7216HFI-SH Model DS-7204HFI-SH DS-7208HFI-SH DS-7216HFI-SH Video compression H.264 Analog video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 720P resolution Up to 1080P resolution...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 10 Specifications for DS-7204/7208/7216HVI-SH Model DS-7204HVI-SH DS-7208HVI-SH DS-7216HVI-SH Video compression H.264 Analog video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio input Audio compression G.711u Audio input...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 11 Specifications for DS-7224/7232HVI-SH Model DS-7224HVI-SH DS-7232HVI-SH Video compression H.264 Video input 24-ch 32-ch Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio input Audio compression G.711u Audio input 4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) Two-way audio input...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 12 Specifications for DS-7200HVI-SV Model DS-7204HVI-SV DS-7208HVI-SV DS-7216HVI-SV Video compression H.264 Analog video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 720P resolution Up to 1080P resolution Video/Audio input Video input interface...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 13 Specifications for DS-7204/7208/7216HWI-SH Model DS-7204HWI-SH DS-7208HWI-SH DS-7216HWI-SH Video compression H.264 Analog video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 720P resolution Up to 1080P resolution Video/Audio input Video input interface...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 14 Specifications for DS-7224/7232HWI-SH Model DS-7224HWI-SH DS-7232HWI-SH Video compression H.264 Video input 24-ch 32-ch Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio input Audio compression G.711u Audio input 4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) Two-way audio input...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 15 Specifications for DS-7204HWI-SV Model DS-7204HWI-SV Video compression H.264 Analog video input 4-ch Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive Video/ Audio input Audio compression G.711u Audio input 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) Two-way audio input...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 16 Specifications for DS-7200HWI-SL Model DS-7208HWI-SL DS-7216HWI-SL Video compression H.264 Analog video input 8-ch 16-ch 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 1080P resolution Video/Audio input Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive Audio compression G.711u Audio input...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 17 Specifications for DS-7300HFI-SH DS-7304 DS-7308 DS-7316 DS-7324 DS-7332 Model HFI-SH HFI-SH HFI-SH HFI-SH HFI-SH Video compression H.264 Analog video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch 24-ch 32-ch 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 720P Up to 1080P resolution resolution...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 18 Specifications for DS-7300HWI-SH DS-7304 DS-7308 DS-7316 DS-7324 DS-7332 Model HWI-SH HWI-SH HWI-SH HWI-SH HWI-SH Video compression H.264 Video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch 24-ch 32-ch 1-ch 2-ch 2-ch IP video input Up to 720P Up to 1080P resolution Video/Audio...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 19 Specifications for DS-7300HI-SH Model DS-7324HI-SH DS-7332HI-SH Video compression H.264 Video input 24-ch 32-ch Video input BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL /NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio interface input Audio compression G.711u Audio input 4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) Two-way audio...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 20 Specifications for DS-8124/8132HCI-SH Model DS-8124HCI-SH DS-8132HCI-SH Video compression H.264 Video input 24-ch 32-ch Video input BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL / NTSC self-adaptive interface Video/Audio Audio compression G.711u input 16-ch, Audio input...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 21 Specifications for DS-8124/8132HFSI-SH Model DS-8124HFSI-SH DS-8132HFSI-SH Video compression H.264 Video input 24-ch 32-ch Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Audio compression G.711u Video/Audio input 16-ch, Audio input Audio 1-4: RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ)
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 22 Specifications for DS-8124/8132HWSI-SH Model DS-8124HWSI-SH DS-8132HWSI-SH Video compression H.264 Video input 24-ch 32-ch Video input interface BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio input Audio compression G.711u 16-ch, Audio input...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 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 (Kbps) Storage Used (MB) 1024 1280...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Menu Operation Menu Structure Note: The menu structure varies according to different models. Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. 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.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 3. Click the Yes button. 4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR. Using the Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 23 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. Multi-screen Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Cancel to cancel the operation. On the aux output monitor, you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output, including recording, live view, image settings, switch to main monitor, and no operation is allowed for the main output.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR The online cameras with same network segment will be displayed in the camera list. Click the button to add the camera. Note: The added camera is marked in white while the camera has not been added is marked in yellow. Table 24 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Record You can use the right-click menu in live view mode to configure recording for all channels. 1. In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu: 2.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR All-day Playback by channel 1. Enter the All-day Playback menu. Mouse: right-click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu. Press PLAY button on the front panel or IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. To export recorded files: 1. Click Menu>Export to enter Video Export interface. Choose the channel (s) you want to back up and click the Quick Export button.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click the button to check it. 0300001031230...
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