Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 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-9104HFI-ST, DS-9108HFI-ST, DS-9116HFI-ST; DS-9104HWI-ST, DS-9108HWI-ST, DS-9116HWI-ST; DS-9104HFI-RT, DS-9108HFI-RT, DS-9116HFI-RT; DS-9116HFI-XT; DS-9004HFI-ST, DS-9008HFI-ST, DS-9016HFI-ST;...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 3. Press the buttons on the panel of two sides and open the front panel. 4. Insert the hard disk along the slot until it is placed into position. 5. Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the DVR. After having finished the installation of all hard disks, close the front panel and lock it with the key again.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Steps (For DS-9100/9000HWI-ST): 1. Fasten the hard disk mounting handle to the hard disk with screws. 2. Insert the key and turn in clockwise direction to open the panel lock. 3. Press the buttons on the panel of two sides and open the front panel. 4.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Steps (for DS-8100/8000HFI-ST & 8100/8000HWI-ST): 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 button to fix the HDD.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws. Steps (for DS-7200HWI-SV & 7200HFI-SV & 7600HI-ST): 1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side. 2.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 4. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Front Panel DS-9100/9000HFI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT DS-9100/9000HWI-ST DS-9100/9000HFI-XT DS-8100/8000HFI-ST & DS-8100/8000HWI-ST Name Function Description ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the device is functioning READY properly.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder the device ID# is 255, the indicator is off when the device is controlled by an IR remote). Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time. HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Select all items on the list when used in a list field. F1/ LIGHT In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if applicable). In Playback mode, it is used to switch play and reverse play. Cycle through tab pages.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 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 STATUS HDD. Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly. Tx/Rx IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Rear Panel DS-9100/9000HFI-ST DS-9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT DS-9100/9000HFI-XT DS-8100/8000HFI-ST...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-8100/8000HWI-ST Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. LOOP OUT (for BNC connector for video loop output. DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & 9100/9000HWI-ST series) VIDEO SPOT OUT BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). DS-7200HWI-SV & DS-7200HFI-SV & DS-7600HI-ST Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Peripheral Connections Connecting to Alarm Input / Output Device Note: Alarm connection is not supported by the DS-7200HFI/HWI-SV & DS-7600HI-ST series. The alarm input/output interface of the DVR is shown as below: The alarm input is an open/closed relay. If the input is not an open/closed relay, follow the connection diagram below: To connect to the alarm output (AC or DC load), use the following diagram: For DC load, JP4 can be used within the limit of 12V/1A safely.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Alarm Connection To connect alarm devices to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN /ALARM OUT terminal block. 2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Controller Connection Note: Controller connection is not supported by the DS-7200HFI/HWI-SV & DS-7600HI-ST series. To connect a controller to the DVR: Disconnect pluggable block from the KB terminal block. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange part.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Specifications Table 1 Specifications for DS-9100HFI-ST Model DS-9104HFI-ST DS-9108HFI-ST DS-9116HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω) input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Audio Video/Audio OggVorbis compression input 8-ch, 16-ch, Audio 1-4:...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder resolution Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback SATA 8 SATA interfaces for 4 HDDs + 1 DVD-R/W (default), or 8HDDs Hard disk eSATA 1 eSATA interface Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk Capacity Network 2;...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 2 Specifications for DS-9000HFI-ST Model DS-9004HFI-ST DS-9008HFI-ST DS-9016HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch IP video input Up to 8-ch Composite Up to 16-ch (Analog...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Support Dual-stream Stream type Video, Video & Audio 5Megapixels /3Megapixels / 1080P / UXGA / 720P / 4CIF / VGA / Playback DCIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF resolution Synchronous 8-ch 16-ch 16-ch playback SATA...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 3 Specifications for DS-8100HFI-ST Model DS-8104HFI-ST DS-8108HFI-ST DS-8116HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio input Audio OggVorbis compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Audio input...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Serial interface RS-232, RS-485, Keyboard 2 × USB2.0 USB port Alarm in / out 4 / 2 16 / 4 16 / 4 Power supply 100 ~ 240 VAC, 6.3 A, 50 ~ 60 Hz Consumption (without hard Max.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 4 Specifications for DS-8000HFI-ST Model DS-8004HFI-ST DS-8008HFI-ST DS-8016HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive IP video input 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch Video/Audio Up to 8-ch input...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Synchronous 8-ch 16-ch 16-ch playback SATA 8 SATA interfaces for 4 HDDs + 1 DVD-R/W (default), or 8HDDs Hard disk eSATA 1 eSATA interface Capacity Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk Network 2;...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 5 Specifications for DS-9100HFI-RT Model DS-9104HFI-RT DS-9108HFI-RT DS-9116HFI-RT Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω) input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Audio OggVorbis Video/Audio compression input 8-ch, 16-ch, Audio 1-4: 4-ch,...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder playback SATA 8 SATA interfaces Hard disk eSATA 1 eSATA interface Capacity Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10 Array type Number of array Disk array Number of virtual disk Network 2;...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 6 Specifications for DS-9000HFI-RT Model DS-9004HFI-RT DS-9008HFI-RT DS-9016HFI-RT Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch IP video input Up to 8-ch Composite Up to 16-ch (Analog...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Support Dual-stream Stream type Video, Video & Audio 5Megapixels /3Megapixels / 1080P / UXGA / 720P / 4CIF / VGA / Playback DCIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF resolution Synchronous 8-ch 16-ch 16-ch playback SATA...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 7 Specifications for DS-9116HFI-XT Model DS-9116HFI-XT Video H.264 compression 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω) input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio Audio OggVorbis input compression 16-ch, Audio 1-4: Audio input RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ) Audio 5-16: DB26 connector 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ)
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder eSATA 2 eSATA interfaces Capacity Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk Network 2; 10M / 100M / 1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface interface External Serial interface RS-232, RS-485, Keyboard interface USB port 3 ×...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 8 Specifications for DS-9016HFI-XT Model DS-9016HFI-XT Video H.264 compression 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive 32-ch IP video input Composite Video/Audio Up to 32-ch (Analog video + IP video ) video input input Audio...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Playback 5Megapixels /3Megapixels / 1080P / UXGA / 720P / 4CIF / VGA / resolution DCIF / 2CIF / CIF / QCIF Synchronous 16-ch playback 16 SATA interfaces SATA Hard disk eSATA 2 eSATA interfaces Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk Capacity Network...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 9 Specifications for DS-9100HWI-ST Model DS-9104HWI-ST DS-9108HWI-ST DS-9116HWI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC(1.0Vp-p, 75Ω) input PAL/NTSC self-adaptive Audio Video/Audio OggVorbis compression input 8-ch, 16-ch, 4-ch, Audio 1-4: RCA (2.0 Audio 1-4: RCA (2.0 Audio input RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder interface interface Serial interface RS-232; RS-485; Keyboard 3 × USB2.0 USB port Alarm in / out 4 / 2 16 / 4 16 / 4 Power supply 100 ~ 240 VAC, 6.3 A, 50 ~ 60 Hz Consumption (without hard Max.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 10 Specifications for DS-9000HWI-ST Model DS-9004HWI-ST DS-9008HWI-ST DS-9016HWI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL /NTSC self-adaptive 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch IP video input Up to 8-ch (Analog Up to 16-ch (Analog Up to 32-ch (Analog Composite...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Synchronous 8-ch 16-ch 16-ch playback SATA 8 SATA interfaces for 4 HDDs + 1 DVD-R/W (default), or 8HDDs Hard disk eSATA 1 eSATA interface Capacity Up to 4TB capacity for each disk 2; 10M /100M /1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface Network interface RS-232;...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 11 Specifications for DS-8100HWI-ST Model DS-8104HWI-ST DS-8108HWI-ST DS-8116HWI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC(1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), PAL / NTSC self-adaptive input Video/Audio Audio input OggVorbis compression 4-ch, 8-ch, 16-ch, Audio input BNC (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ)
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder or DVD-R/W) Working -10 º C ~ +55 º C (14 º F ~ 131 º F) temperature 10%~90% Working humidity 19-inch rack-mounted 2U chassis Chassis Dimensions 445 × 470 × 90 mm (17.5 × 18.5 × 3.5 in) (W ×...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 12 Specifications for DS-8000HWI-ST Model DS-8004HWI-ST DS-8008HWI-ST DS-8016HWI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL /NTSC self-adaptive 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch IP video input Video/Audio Up to 8-ch (Analog Up to 16-ch (Analog Up to 32-ch (Analog...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder USB port 3 × USB2.0 4 / 2 16 / 4 16 / 4 Alarm in / out 100 ~ 240 VAC, 6.3 A, 50 ~ 60 Hz Power supply Consumption (without hard Max.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 13 Specifications for DS-7200HWI-SV Model DS-7208HWI-SV DS-7216HWI-SV Video H.264 compression 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio input Audio OggVorbis compression 4-ch Audio input RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ) 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ) (Using audio input) Two-way audio...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Power supply 12 VDC Consumption (without hard Max. 10 W disk) Working -10 º C ~ +55 º C (14 º F ~ 131 º F) temperature General Working 10% ~ 90% humidity 1U chassis Chassis Dimensions...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 14 Specifications for DS-7200HFI-SV Model DS-7208HFI-SV DS-7216HFI-SV Video H.264 compression 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive Video/Audio input Audio OggVorbis compression 4-ch Audio input RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ) 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ) (Using audio input) Two-way audio...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Power supply 12 VDC Consumption (without hard Max. 10 W disk) Working -10 º C ~ +55 º C (14 º F ~ 131 º F) temperature General Working 10% ~ 90% humidity 1U chassis Chassis Dimensions...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Table 15 Specifications for DS-7600HI-ST Model DS-7604HI-ST DS-7608HI-ST DS-7616HI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Analog video BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL / NTSC self-adaptive 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch IP video input Video/Audio Composite Up to 8-ch (Analog...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Serial interface 1 RS-485 half-duplex interface 2 × USB2.0 USB port Alarm in / out Optional Power supply 12 VDC Consumption (without hard Max. 10 W disk) Working -10 º C ~ +55 º C (14 º F ~ 131 º F) temperature General Working...
Quick Operation Guide of Digital 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 Digital Video Recorder Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the device is shown as below: DS-9100/8100HFI-ST & DS-9100HFI-XT & 9100/8100HWI-ST: DS-9100HFI-RT:...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-9000/8000HFI-ST (HWI-ST) & DS-9000HFI-XT: DS-9000HFI-RT:...
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-7200HWI-SV & DS-7200HFI-SV: DS-7600HI-ST: Note: Continuous Capture and Picture are not supported by DS-7604HI-ST series.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. To start your device: For 7200 & 7600 series: 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.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Using the Setup Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Setup Wizard will walk you through some important settings of your DVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you to the Network Setup Wizard window. DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & DS-9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-8100/8000HFI (HWI)-ST DS-7200HFI(HWI)-ST & DS-7600HI-ST Note: Dual NIC is not supported by DS-7200HFI(HWI)-SV & DS-7600HI-ST series. 7.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder window (supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only). DS-9100/9000HFI-RT 8. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window. 9. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD. 10.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-9000/8000HFI-ST & DS-9000HFI-RT/XT & 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST 11. Click Search to search network cameras. Click Add to add network camera(s) (only supported by DS-8000/9000HFI-ST, DS-9000HFI-RT/XT or 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST series DVR). 12. After finishing network camera(s) settings, click Next button. This will take you to the Record Settings window.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-9000/8000HFI-ST & 9000HFI-RT/XT & 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST Note: IP Camera is supported by DS-9000/8000HFI-ST & 9000HFI-RT/XT & 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST series DVR. 14. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard. Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder 2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting next to Camera label. 3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera. Note: All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. 4.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder PTZ Control In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel (not supported by DS-7200HWI/HFI-SV & 7600HI-ST series) or on the remote, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ panel.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder Playback by channel 1. Enter the Playback menu. Mouse: right-click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu. Front Panel (not supported by DS-7200HWI/HFI-SV & 7600HI-ST series): press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view.
Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-9000/8000HFI-ST & 9000HFI-RT/XT & 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST Note: Playback of IP Camera is supported by DS-9000/8000HFI-ST & 9000HFI-RT/XT & 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST series DVR. Backup Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD-R/W. To export recorded files: 1.
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Quick Operation Guide of Digital Video Recorder DS-9000/8000HFI-ST & 9000HFI-RT/XT & 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST Note: Backing up recorded files of IP Camera is supported by DS-9000/8000HFI-ST & 9000HFI-RT/XT & 9000/8000HWI-ST & 7600HI-ST series. Enter Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. 3.