Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to DS-7204HVI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH; 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;...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3. Connect the HDD to the motherboard of the DVR with the included data cable. 4. Connect the power cable to the HDD. 5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Front Panel The front panel of DS-7200-SH/SV 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. STATUS Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Enter letters “ABC”; The F1 button can be used to select all items on the list; In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the PTZ camera; In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch between main and spot video output.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Rear Panel DS-7204HVI/HFI/HWI-SH and DS-7204HVI-SV: DS-7216HVI-SH and DS-7216HVI-SV: Note: The rear panels of DS-7208HVI-SH and DS-7208HVI-SV provide 8 video input interfaces. DS-7216HFI-SH and DS-7216HWI-SH: Note: The rear panels of DS-7208HFI-SH and DS-7208HWI-SH provide 8 video input interfaces. Table 3 Description of Rear Panel Item Description...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR DS-7304HFI-SH and DS-7304HWI-SH: DS-7308HFI-SH and DS-7308HWI-SH: DS-7316HFI-SH and DS-7316HWI-SH: Table 4 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. MAIN VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. SPOT VIDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video output.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Peripheral Connections Note: Alarm input/output connections are valid for the DS-7300HWI-SH and DS-7300HFI-SH models only. Connecting to Alarm Input / Output Device 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 an AC/DC load, use the following diagram: For DC load, JP4 can be used within the limit of 12V/1A safely.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-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 Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the DS-7200-SH/SV series DVR is shown as below: Menu Playback Export Manual Record Camera Shutdown Configuration Maintenance Normal Normal Record General Schedule General Logout Lock System Info Event Event...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Shutting down the device: Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu > Shutdown 2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box: 3. Click the Yes button. The following message box pops up: 4.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 2. Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts. Click Next to continue the setup wizard. You can also click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard, or use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when device starts?”...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 5. Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window. Set the network parameters, including the NIC type, IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, default gateway, etc. You can enable the DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. Note: The DS-7200HWI/HFI/HVI-SH and DS-7200HVI-SV models provide one 100M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH models provide one 100M/100M/1000Mbps...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 7. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window. Select the camera to configure. Check the checkbox to enable Start Recording. Select the recording mode to Normal or Motion Detection. Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Click OK to return to the Record Settings window. 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. These icons include: Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Table 11 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.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Table 12 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Description Description Icon Icon Icon Description Direction button and Zoom+, Focus+, Zoom-, Focus-, Iris- the auto-cycle button Iris+ The speed of the PTZ Wiper on/off Light on/off...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 2. Click the Start Recording submenu and select the recording mode to Normal Record or Motion Detection Record. 3. In the pop-up message box, click Yes to finish the quick recording settings for all channels. Note: The full-screen motion detection triggered recording is configured by default in this mode.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-SH Series DVR Press PLAY button on the front panel or IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back. 2.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-7200-SH/SV&DS-7300-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&DS-7300-SH Series DVR 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click the button to check it. 0202021030106...
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