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HIKVISION DS-7200-SH User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Digital V ideo Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1307A01...
  • Page 2 The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision). Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book.
  • Page 3 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 5 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 to the following models: DS-7204HVI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7224HVI-SH, DS-7232HVI-SH;...

  • Page 6: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 7: Product Key Features

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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-7200HWI-SH,...
  • Page 8 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR  Normal and event video encoding parameters.  Multiple recording types: manual, normal, motion, alarm, motion/alarm and motion & alarm. Note: The alarm, motion/alarm and motion & alarm recording types are provided for DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7224/7232HWI-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.
  • Page 9 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR and iSCSI are supported.  TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and downloading files broken transfer resume.  Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................5 C H A P T E R 1 ........................12 Introduction..........................12 1.1 Front Panel ......................... 13 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations................... 18 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ....................20 1.4 Input Method Description ..................
  • Page 11 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record..................65 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................. 67 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ................. 69 5.9 Files Protection ......................70 C H A P T E R 6 ........................73 Playback..........................
  • Page 12 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ................... 133 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP..................134 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ............. 134 9.2.10 Configuring Email..................135 9.3 Checking Network Traffic..................138 9.4 Network Detection ....................139 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............139 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ................
  • Page 13 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 13.1 Configuring General Settings................. 174 13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ................174 13.3 Configuring DST Settings ..................176 13.4 Configuring More Settings..................177 13.5 Managing User Accounts ..................178 13.5.1 Adding a User ..................... 178 13.5.2 Deleting a User....................

  • Page 14: Chapter 1

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...

  • Page 15: Front Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 1.1 Front Panel DS-7200-SH and DS-7200HVI-SV: 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 16 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Name Function Description Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255;...
  • Page 17 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Name Function Description Enter numeral “9”; Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-camera display in live view; 9WXYZ/PREV In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be used to delete the selected tag.
  • Page 18 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 1.3 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description Power on/off switch. POWER ON/OFF Receiver for IR remote control. IR Receiver Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. DVD-ROM Slot for DVD-ROM.
  • Page 19 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Name Function Description in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day;...

  • Page 20: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.4. Note: Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1.4 Remote Control Table 1.4 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons...
  • Page 21 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Name Description Entering the All-day Playback menu. PLAY Button Reserved. INFO Button Selecting all items on the list; VOIP/MON Button In live view or playback mode, it can be used to switch between main and auxiliary video output.

  • Page 22: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 23: Rear Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 1.5 Rear Panel DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH, DS-7204HVI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SV: The rear panel of 7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH, DS-7204HVI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SV DVR is shown in Figure 1.6. Figure 1.6 Rear Panel of DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH, DS-7204HVI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SV DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SV and DS-7216HWI-SL: The rear panel of DS-7216HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SV and DS-7216WI-SL DVR is shown in Figure 1.7.
  • Page 24 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
  • Page 25 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 1.10 Rear Panel of DS-7316HFI-SH and DS-7316HWI-SH Note: The rear panel of DS-7304HFI-SH/DS-7304HWI-SH provides 4 video input interfaces, and the rear panel of DS-7308HFI-SH/DS-7308HWI-SH provides 8 video input interfaces. Table 1.9 Description of Rear Panel...
  • Page 26 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 1.10 Description of Rear Panel Item Description BNC connector for video output. MAIN VIDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video output. SPOT VIDEO OUT BNC connector for analog video input. VIDEO IN RCA connector for audio output.
  • Page 27 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Table 1.11 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. BNC connector for video output. MAIN VIDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video output. SPOT VIDEO OUT RCA connector for audio output.

  • Page 28: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 29: Chapter 2

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...
  • Page 30 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 31 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.
  • Page 32 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 2.5 Network Configuration Note: The DS-7204/7208/7216-SH/SV/SL models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, the DS-7224/7232-SH and DS-7300-SH models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS-8100-SH models provide two10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interfaces.
  • Page 33 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 34: Chapter 3

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 3 Live View...

  • Page 35: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 36: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 37: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 38: Main/Aux Output Switching

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 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. Steps: Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following message box pops up: Figure 3.2 Switch Main and Aux Output...

  • Page 39: Instant Playback

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 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. Digital Zoom Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can left-click and draw to select the area for zooming in, as shown in Figure 3.4.
  • Page 40 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 3.5 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. Note: The adjustable value range is 0~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~15 for the sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level.

  • Page 41: Configuring Live View Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 3.3 Configuring 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 42 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Note: The Spot Output 1 is provided for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models. • Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen. 2. Setting Camera Order Figure 3.8 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface.

  • Page 43: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 44: User Logout

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 45: Chapter 4

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 46: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 47: Calling Presets

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 48: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 49 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR moving on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps above in Customizing Presets. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

  • Page 50: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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. Call patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting interface.

  • Page 51: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 52: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 53: Ptz Control Toolbar

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 54: Chapter 5

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 55: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 56 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 57 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR • Expired Time (day): The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the 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.

  • Page 58: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Configure the parameters for the sub-stream. Refer to the step of main stream settings. Click Apply to save the settings. Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub-stream settings to the default parameters.
  • Page 59 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.
  • Page 60 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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-7204/7208/7216 –SH, DS-7200-SV and DS-7200HWI-SL: Normal and Motion.

  • Page 61: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 62 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 4) Click Handling, and the message box for channel information will pop up. Figure 5.14 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.

  • Page 63: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 4) Set the Type as Motion. 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 64 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.
  • Page 65 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 66: Configuring Manual Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 67: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.
  • Page 68 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 69: Configuring Redundant Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 70 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 5.32 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record. otes: 1. The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.

  • Page 71: Configuring Hdd Group For Record

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5.33 HDD-General Select Advanced on the left bar.

  • Page 72: Files Protection

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 73 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Note: The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked. Click to change it as to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5.37 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only 、...
  • Page 74 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Note: If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can’t record any files. Only live view 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 75: Chapter 6

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 6 Playback...

  • Page 76: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 77 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 selected channel will be played back.
  • Page 78 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 79: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 80 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 6.8 and Figure 6.9.

  • Page 81: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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...
  • Page 82 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 83 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 6.15 Toolbar of Normal Playback...

  • Page 84: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Hide toolbar Progress bar Video type 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 85 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR for the alarm triggered record files. 6. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 6.18 Search Result of Alarm Input 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 86 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 6.20 Event Details Or you can directly click the button of each file item to enter its playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.
  • Page 87 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 6.22 Interface of Playback by Event (2) Figure 6.23 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6.4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute...

  • Page 88: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 6.1.5 Playing Back by Tag Purpose: Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.
  • Page 89 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 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. Note: Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword.
  • Page 90 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 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. Figure 6.29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6.30 Toolbar of Playback by Tag...

  • Page 91: Playing Back By System Log

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR management Pause reverse Pause play/Play/Single- play/Reverse play/ frame play Stop Speed up Single-frame reverse play Previous tag Next tag Tag search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar Notes: Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 92 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 6.32 Result of System Log Search 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up.

  • Page 93: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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: •...
  • Page 94 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 95 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 96: Digital Zoom

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 97: Chapter 7

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 7 Backup...

  • Page 98: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.
  • Page 99 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 100: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.
  • Page 101 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 102 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 103: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.
  • Page 104 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 105 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 106: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.
  • Page 107 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 108: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only. Enter Search Result interface of record files.
  • Page 109 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 110 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 111 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.28 USB Writer Management...

  • Page 112: Chapter 8

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 113: Setting Motion Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 114 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 115 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 8.6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection...

  • Page 116: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Note: This section is available for DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-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 117 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 8.9 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set PTZ linking parameters and click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input.
  • Page 118 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 8.11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 119: Detecting Video Loss

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 120: Detecting Video Tampering

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 121: Handling Exceptions

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 122: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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...
  • Page 123 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 124: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Note: This section is available for DS-7224-7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-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 125: Chapter 9

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 126: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps (for DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300-SH): 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2.
  • Page 127 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Steps (for DS-8100-SH): 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 9.3 General Network Settings of DS-8100-SH Note: The DS-8100-SH models provide two 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interfaces.

  • Page 128: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 9.5 Load Balance Working Mode Net Fault-tolerance Mode: The two NIC cards use the same IP address, and you can select the Main NIC to LAN1 or LAN2. By this way, in case of one NIC card failure, the device will automatically enable the other standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the whole system.

  • Page 129: Configuring Ddns

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 9.7 PPPoE Settings Interface Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP.
  • Page 130 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 9.10 IPServer Settings Interface • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website. 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website.
  • Page 131 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR • hkDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for hkDDNS, and other fields are read only. 1) Enter the Server Address of the hkDDNS server: www.hik-online.com. 2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can register the alias of the device domain name in the hkDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Domain Name in the DVR;...

  • Page 132: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 9.16 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 133: Configuring Upnp

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface.
  • Page 134 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the UPnP™ tab to enter the UPnP™ interface. Figure 9.20 UPnP™ Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™. 4. Select the mapped type to Auto or Manual.

  • Page 135: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 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. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) software installed.

  • Page 136: Configuring Rtsp

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR multicast address must be the same as the device’s multicast IP. Figure 9.25 Configure Multicast Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers.

  • Page 137: Configuring Email

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 9.27 Host/Others Settings Menu Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements.
  • Page 138 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 9.29 Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.
  • Page 139 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 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. Figure 9.31 Email Testing Attention...

  • Page 140: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 9.32 Network Traffic Interface...

  • Page 141: Network Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 142: Checking Network Status

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 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. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.
  • Page 143 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 9.37 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.38 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 144: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 145: Hdd Management

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management...

  • Page 146: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 147 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 10.3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 148: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 10.4 HDD Information Interface...
  • Page 149 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 150 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Note: If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Figure 10.8 Initialize Added NetHDD...

  • Page 151: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 152: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 10.11 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.
  • Page 153 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 10.13 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 154: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 155 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 156: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 157: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 158: Detecting Bad Sector

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 159: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 160: Camera Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 161: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 162: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 163: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 164: Device Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 2 Device Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 165: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 166: Viewing Record Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 167: Viewing Network Information

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 12.1.5 Viewing Network Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information.

  • Page 168: Searching & Exporting Log Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.
  • Page 169 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 12.8 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 170: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 12.10 Log Export Interface Check checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface. Figure 12.11 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name.
  • Page 171 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 12.12 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 172: Upgrading System

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 173 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR Figure 12.14 FTP Upgrade Interface 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 174: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.15 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 175: Others

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 3 Others...

  • Page 176: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 177 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 178: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

  • Page 179: Configuring More Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 180: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 181 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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. •...

  • Page 182: Deleting A User

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 183: Editing A User

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 184: Changing Password Of Admin

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 185 User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 186: Appendix

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-SH Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix...

  • Page 187: Glossary

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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 188: Faq

    User Manual of DS-7200-SH/SV/SL and DS-7300/8100-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.

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