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  • Page 1: Digital Video Recorder

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1966A01...
  • Page 2 Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be “Hikvision”). This user manual (hereinafter referred to be “the Manual”) cannot be reproduced, changed, translated, or distributed, partially or wholly, by any means, without the prior written permission of Hikvision.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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 4: Safety Instruction

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”. Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.

  • Page 5: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 6 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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: 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...
  • Page 7 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 8: Product Key Features

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Product Key Features General  Connectable to the network cameras and network domes (this feature is supported by HDVR series).  Connectable to the Coaxitron camera/dome for DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F, DS-7300HWI-E4/C and DS-8100HWI-E4(8)/C series.  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
  • Page 9 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR  HDD group management.  Support HDD standby function.  HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).  HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel. Recording and Playback  Holiday recording schedule configuration. ...
  • Page 10 Auto/Manual port mapping and automatically discovered by NAT.  DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F, DS-7300HWI-E4/C DS-8100HWI-E4(8)/C series support HIKVISION-C and PELCO-C Coaxitron protocols.  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 11: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features Chapter 1Introduction Front Panel IR Remote Control Operations USB Mouse Operation Input Method Description Rear Panel Chapter 2Getting Started Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device Setting the Admin Password Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.4.1...
  • Page 12 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Configuring Motion Detection Record Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Configuring VCA Record Configuring Manual Record Configuring Holiday Record Configuring Redundant Record Configuring HDD Group for Record 5.10 Files Protection Chapter 6Playback Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel 6.1.2...
  • Page 13 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 9.2.2 Configuring PPPoE Settings 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server 9.2.4 Configuring SNMP 9.2.5 Configuring NAT 9.2.6 Configure More Settings 9.2.7 Configuring HTTPS Settings 9.2.8 Configuring Email Checking Network Traffic Network Detection 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet 9.4.3 Checking Network Status 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics...
  • Page 14 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 13.5.2 Deleting a User 13.5.3 Editing a User Chapter 14Appendix List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras Glossary Troubleshooting...

  • Page 15: Chapter 1Introduction

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 16: Front Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 1.1 Front Panel DS-7200: The front panel of DS-7200 series DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel of DS-7200 Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
  • Page 17 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Name Function Description 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; Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time , and the SHIFT button is not used;...
  • Page 18 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Name Function Description Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-camera display in live view; In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be used to delete the selected tag. Enter numeral “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
  • Page 19 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Table 1.3 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. DVD-R/W Slot for DVD-R/W. ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
  • Page 20 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 21: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1.4 Remote Control Table 1.4 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons Name Description POWER...
  • Page 22 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Name Description In PTZ control settings, press the REC button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. PLAY Button Entering the All-day Playback menu. INFO Button Reserved. 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 23: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. 2.
  • Page 24 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Exit...

  • Page 25: Rear Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 1.5 Rear Panel DS-7204: The rear panel of DS-7204 DVR is shown in Figure 1.6. Figure 1.6 Rear Panel of DS-7204 DS-7216: The rear panel of DS-7216 DVR is shown in Figure 1.7. Figure 1.7 Rear Panel of DS-7216 The rear panel of DS-7208 provides 8 video input interfaces.
  • Page 26 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR DS-7232: The rear panel of DS-7232 is shown in Figure 1.8. 10 11 Figure 1.8 Rear Panel of DS-7232 The rear panel of DS-7224 provides 24 video input interfaces. Table 1.8 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN...
  • Page 27 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Table 1.9 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. HDMI HDMI video output.
  • Page 28 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR HDMI HDMI video output. USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. LAN Interface RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interface. RS-232 Connector for RS-232 devices. RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Termination Switch Down is terminated with 120Ω...
  • Page 29 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. eSATA Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W. HDMI HDMI video output. Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. USB Interface LAN1/LAN2 Interface 2 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interfaces. RS-485 termination switch.
  • Page 30 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR HDMI HDMI video output. USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices. LAN1/LAN2 Interface 2 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interfaces. eSATA Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W. RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Termination Switch Down is terminated with 120Ω...

  • Page 31: Chapter 2Getting Started

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 32: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2.1 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 33: Setting The Admin Password

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2.2 Setting the Admin Password Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software. Steps: 1.

  • Page 34: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Figure 2.
  • Page 35 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 2. 7 Network Configuration The DS-7204/7208/7216 models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, the DS-7224/7232, DS-7300 and DS-8104/8108 models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS-8116/8124/8132 models provide two10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interfaces. Click Next button to enter the advanced network settings window.
  • Page 36 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 2. 9 HDD Management Click Next to enter the IP Camera Management window (only supported by HDVR series). Figure 2. 10 IP Camera Management Click Search to search IP Camera. Click Add to add IP Camera (only supported by HDVR series). After finishing IP Camera settings lick Next to enter the Record Settings window.
  • Page 37 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 2. 11 Record Settings Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed. Figure 2. 12 Copy Record Settings Click OK to return to the Record Settings window. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 38: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras This Chapter is available for the HDVR models only. Purpose: The HDVR series can be connected with the network cameras and record the video from them. Before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.

  • Page 39: Adding The Online Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 2. 14 Activate the Camera 3. Set the password of the camera to activate it. Use Admin Password: when you check the checkbox, the camera (s) will be configured with the same admin password of the operating NVR. Figure 2.
  • Page 40 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR  OPTION 1: Steps: Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera> Camera to enter the IP camera management interface. Figure 2. 16 Adding IP Camera Interface The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list.
  • Page 41 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR  OPTION 2: Steps: 1) On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface. Figure 2. 18 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface 2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added.

  • Page 42: Configuring The Connected Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR For the 4-ch HDVR, 1 IP camera can be added, and for the 8-ch and 16-ch HDVR, 2 IP cameras can be added. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.
  • Page 43 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 2. 21 Network Configuration of the Camera 2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera. Figure 2. 22 Password Configuration of the Camera 3. Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface.

  • Page 44: Login And Logout

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2.5 Login and Logout 2.5.1 User Login Purpose: If the device has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions. Steps: 1. Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Figure 2.
  • Page 45 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 2. 25 Logout 2. Click Logout. After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system.

  • Page 46: Chapter 3Live View

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 47: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 48: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 49: Main/Aux Output Switching

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Multi-screen Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.

  • Page 50: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 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 Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.
  • Page 51 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Face Detection (for Close DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F) 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.
  • Page 52 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 3. 6 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. 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 53: Face Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 3.2.5 Face Detection Purpose: For DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F series, the face detection is supported. Face detection function can be used to detect the human faces in live view mode and save in HDD. Before you start: The HDD must be installed to the device.

  • Page 54: Configuring Live View Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Steps: 1.
  • Page 55 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Main CVBS and Spot Output 1. 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.

  • Page 56: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 57: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The video quality of the analog cameras can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list. The DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F does not support video quality diagnostics. Steps: 1.

  • Page 58: Chapter 4Ptz Controls

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 59: Configuring Ptz Settings (A)

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings (A) This section is applied to the Network HDVR and Network DVR series. 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.

  • Page 60: Customizing Presets

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings Figure 4.
  • Page 61 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Check the round icon before Call Preset. Figure 4. 4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Choose the preset number. For the DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS-7300HWI-E4/C and DS-8100HWI-E4 (8)/C series, you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera/dome.

  • Page 62: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu. 3. Choose preset in the Preset list. Customizing Patrols Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point.

  • Page 63: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Repeat the above steps to add more key points. You can also delete all the key points by clicking the trash icon Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Deletion 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.

  • Page 64: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Steps: 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. Figure 4.

  • Page 65: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 3. Click , and use your mouse to drag the image or click the eight directional buttons in the control box under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern. 4.

  • Page 66: Ptz Control Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 4.2.2 PTZ Control Panel 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. Figure 4. 14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4.

  • Page 67: Configuring Ptz Settings (B)

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 4.2 Configuring PTZ Settings (B) This section is applied to the Smart/Coaxitron HDVR and Smart DVR/HDVR series. 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.
  • Page 68 Example: If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200, you should input 115200 in the Baud Rate field. For the DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS-7300HWI-E4/C and DS-8100HWI-E4 (8)/C series, select the PTZ protocol to HIKVISION-C (Coaxitron) or PELCO-C (Coaxitron). Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera.

  • Page 69: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 4.2.1 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. Customizing Presets Purpose: A preset is a predefined image position which contains information of pan, tilt, focus and other parameters. You can customize the presets and the presets can be used with the event triggered action.
  • Page 70 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Calling Presets Purpose: The view angle of the PTZ camera will be moved to the predefined position when you call a preset. Steps: 1. Click the button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; or press the PTZ button on the front panel;...
  • Page 71 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 4. 19 PTZ Settings-Customize Patrol 2. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list. 3. Select patrol number from the drop-down list. 4. Click the button Set under the Patrol item to open KeyPoint settings interface. 5.
  • Page 72 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 1. Click the button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; or press the PTZ button on the front panel; or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting toolbar during the live view process, or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view mode.
  • Page 73 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 4. 22 PTZ Settings-Customize Pattern 2. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list. 3. Select the pattern number from the drop-down list. 4. Click the Start button under the Pattern item and click the eight pan/tilt directional buttons and the zoom/iris/focus buttons under the image to move the PTZ camera.

  • Page 74: Configuring Linear Scan

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 4. 23 Control Panel-Call Pattern 4.2.2 Configuring Linear Scan Customizing Linear Scan Purpose: Two limit points can be set for the view of the PTZ camera, and then the PTZ camera can horizontally auto scan between the two predefined limits.

  • Page 75: One-Touch Park

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 3. Use the directional and zoom / focus / iris buttons on the PTZ control panel to steer the camera to the desired view, and click the button Left Limit / Right Limit to set the left / right limit point. Calling Linear Scan Purpose: The PTZ camera will horizontally auto scan between the two predefined limit points.

  • Page 76: Ptz Control Panel

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 4. There are 3 one-touch park types selectable. Click the corresponding button to activate the park action. Park (Quick Patrol): The PTZ camera starts the quick patrol (from preset 1 to preset 32 in order) automatically after the park time.
  • Page 77 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 4. 27 PTZ Panel Table 4. 2 Description of the PTZ panel icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and Zoom+, Focus+, Zoom-, Focus-, Iris- auto-cycle button Iris+ Speed of PTZ Light on/off Wiper on/off movement...

  • Page 78: Chapter 5Record Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 79: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5.
  • Page 80 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 3 (1) Encoding Parameters-Main Stream (Analog Camera) Figure 5. 4 (2) Encoding Parameters-Main Stream (IP Camera) 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. Select the camera for configuration.
  • Page 81  The selectable resolution for the IP camera is determined by the camera type (please refer to the Appendix List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras); up to 720P resolution is supported by 4-ch HDVR and 1080P resolution by 8-ch/16-ch HDVR.
  • Page 82 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Enable 960Mode: Enable the encoding at WD1 (PAL: 960× 576, NTSC: 960× 480) resolution for the analog cameras. You can also uncheck the checkbox to disable it. This feature is available for DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7200HWI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C,...

  • Page 83: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface. Figure 5.
  • Page 84 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR  The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only.  The Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm recording types are supported by the DS-7224/7232, DS-7300 and DS-8100 series only. To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.
  • Page 85 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 11 Holiday Settings 6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. 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.
  • Page 86 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 3) You can repeat the above steps to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.

  • Page 87: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 88 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 15 Motion Detection- Mask 4) Click the beside Settings and the message box for channel information will pop up. Figure 5. 16 Motion Detection Handling The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.
  • Page 89 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 17 Record Schedule The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only. 1) Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item. 2) Click Edit. Figure 5. 18 Edit Schedule- Motion Detection 3) In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.
  • Page 90 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 19 Copy Schedule to Other Days 7) Click OK to back to upper level menu. If you can to copy the same schedule settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface, and then select the camera (s) you want to copy.

  • Page 91: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record This section is available for DS-7224/7332, DS-7300, DS-8100 and HDVR models only. Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5.
  • Page 92 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 23 Alarm Handling The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. 6) Check the checkbox to select channel. 7) Click Apply to save settings. 8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
  • Page 93 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 25 Record Schedule The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only.

  • Page 94: Configuring Vca Record

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.5 Configuring VCA Record Purpose: The face detection VCA event is supported by DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F, and the line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by other smart DVR/HVR models. The VCA triggered recording can be configured.
  • Page 95 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 27 Set Trigger Camera VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras. 4. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set VCA as the record type.

  • Page 96: Configuring Manual Record

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.6 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. Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface.

  • Page 97: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.7 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. Menu>Record Choose Holiday on the left bar. Figure 5.
  • Page 98 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. 3) Click Edit. 4) Select Holiday from the Schedule dropdown list.

  • Page 99: Configuring Redundant Record

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.8 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. You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant.
  • Page 100 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 35 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record.  The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group. ...

  • Page 101: Configuring Hdd Group For Record

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.9 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. 36 HDD-General Select Advanced on the left bar. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group.
  • Page 102 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.6.

  • Page 103: Files Protection

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 5.10 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. Menu>...
  • Page 104 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Protect the record files. Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to indicating that the file is locked. 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.
  • Page 105 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 5. 42 HDD General- Editing Set the HDD to Read-only. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. You can’t save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the property to R/W.

  • Page 106: Chapter 6Playback

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 107: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting...
  • Page 108 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View The Add IP Camera item is available for the HDVR only. Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view.
  • Page 109 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface Check the checkboxes to select the channel(s), and then the video from the selected channels will be played back synchronously. Up to 16 channels can be set for synchronous playback. Click the Max.

  • Page 110: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR time bar Exit Video type bar Normal playback  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.  About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule);...
  • Page 111 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR  Playback by alarm input search is supported by DS-7224/7232, DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only.  The VCA type is supported by smart DVR/HDVR models only. Steps: 1. Enter the playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface.
  • Page 112 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 7 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback 6. Event playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Event Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files.

  • Page 113: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 9 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Interface Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio on Start/Stop clipping Save clip(s) Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Pause/ Digital Zoom...
  • Page 114 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 10 Interface of Normal Playback Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 2.
  • Page 115 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2. Select to enter the Tag Playback interface. 3. Select the channels from the list, and specify the start time and end time for search. 4. Optionally, you can input the keyword of the tag name in the Keyword text field to narrow the search. 5.

  • Page 116: Playing Back By Smart Search

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.  About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording;...
  • Page 117 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 15 Draw Area for Smart Search (2) The VCA event of face detection is supported by DS-7200HWI-E1(E2)/C/F series, and the line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by the smart DVR/HDVR models with no /F suffix. 4.

  • Page 118: Playing Back By System Log

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 16 Smart Playback Interface  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.  About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule);...
  • Page 119 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 17 Log Search Interface 2. Specify the start time and end time for search. 3. Select the major type of the log from the drop-down list. 4 major types are selectable: Alarm, Exception, Operation and Information.

  • Page 120: Playing Back External Files

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 19 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back External Files Purpose: The record files stored in the external storage devices, e.g., USB flash drives, USB HDDs, can be searched and played back. Before you start: Insert the external device(s) with available record files into the device.

  • Page 121: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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: Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface.

  • Page 122: Reverse Playback Of Multi-Channel

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel Purpose: You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely. Steps: 1. Enter the Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check checkbox to select the channel(s) and double-click to select a date on the calendar. If more than one channel is optional, the synchronous playback will be activated.
  • Page 123 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2. Select the camera from the dropdown list. The face detection is supported by the analog cameras 01~02 only. Figure 6. 23 Face Search Interface 3. Specify the start time and end time for search the captured pictures. 4.
  • Page 124 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 6. 25 Export Files...

  • Page 125: Chapter 7Backup

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 126: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.

  • Page 127: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device.
  • Page 128 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. The eSATA writer is supported by DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer, SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Steps: 1. Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.
  • Page 129 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 7. 5 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device.

  • Page 130: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.
  • Page 131 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR The VCA event of face detection is supported by DS-7200HWI-E1(E2)/C/F series, and the line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by the smart DVR/HDVR models with no /F suffix. The following steps have introduced the backup by motion detection triggered record files. Perform the same operation for the backup by alarm triggered record files.
  • Page 132 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 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 7.11.

  • Page 133: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 7. 11 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. 8. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
  • Page 134 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR The eSATA writer is supported by DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 6. 2. During playback, use buttons in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s).
  • Page 135 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7. 15 Export Finished 5. After the backup is complete, the exported record files will be displayed in a list on the Export interface. The Player program player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

  • Page 136: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD and eSATA HDD. The eSATA HDD is supported by DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only. Steps: 1. Enter the Export interface of backup device. For details, see Chapter 7.1-7.2. Figure 7.
  • Page 137 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Click the button Erase, and you can erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. If the inserted device is not recognized, you can perform the following steps:  Click the button Refresh.  Reconnect device. ...

  • Page 138: Chapter 8Alarm Settings

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  • Page 139: Setting Motion Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 140 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 8. 3 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection 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. Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day.
  • Page 141 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR The Trigger Alarm Output option is available for DS-7224/7232, DS-7300, DS-8100 and HDVR models only. 6. Click OK to complete the motion detection settings of the channel. 7. If you want to set up motion detection for another channel (s), repeat the above steps or copy the above settings to the channel (s).

  • Page 142: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms This section is available for DS-7224/7232, DS-7300, DS-8100 and HDVR models only. Purpose: You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu>...
  • Page 143 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. 5. Select the Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.6). Figure 8. 9 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6.
  • Page 144 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 8. 11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 145: Detecting Video Loss

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 146: Detecting Video Tampering

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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> Video Tampering Detection Figure 8. 14 Video Tampering Detection Setup Interface 2.

  • Page 147: Detecting Vca Alarm

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm 8.5.1 Line Crossing and Intrusion Detection The line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR models with no /F suffix. Purpose: The Smart DVR/HDVR series can receive the VCA alarm sent by analog camera, and the VCA detection must be enabled and configured on the camera settings interface first.
  • Page 148 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR left. And you can set the duration for the alarm response actions, such as full screen monitoring, audible warning, etc. Intrusion Detection: This function can be used for detecting whether there are people, vehicles and objects intruding into the pre-defined region longer than the set duration.
  • Page 149 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Click the OK button to complete the VCA alarm settings of the channel. 6.
  • Page 150 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 8. 21 Set Intrusion Detection Set the time threshold to 0-10 sec. When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time, the alarm will be triggered. Click and draw a quadrilateral or click to draw the full screen in the preview window for...

  • Page 151: Face Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 8.5.2 Face Detection The face detection is supported by DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F models only. Purpose: Steps: 1. Enter Face Detection interface of Camera Management and select a camera you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Face Detection 2.

  • Page 152: Handling Exceptions

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 8.6 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 153 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 8. 24 Exception Settings Interface...

  • Page 154: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 8.7 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 When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 155 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of Dwell Time, you can clear it only by going to Menu> Manual> Alarm and clicking Clear All. Figure 8. 25 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2.

  • Page 156: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually This section is available for DS-7224/7232, DS-7300, DS-8100 and HDVR 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 157: Chapter 9Network Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 158: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps (for DS-7200, DS-7300 and DS-8104/8108): 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2.
  • Page 159 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR If the DHCP server is available, you can click the checkbox of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.  When the DHCP is failed, the default IP address (192.168.1.64) will be used. ...

  • Page 160: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Load Balance Mode: By using the same IP address, two NIC cards share the load of the total bandwidth, which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity. 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.
  • Page 161 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Configuring EZVIZ Cloud P2P Purpose: EZVIZ Cloud P2P provides the mobile phone application and as well the service platform page to access and manage your connected DVR, which enables you to get a convenient remotely access to the surveillance system.

  • Page 162: Configuring Ddns

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Configuring DDNS Purpose: If your device is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to be used for network access. Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.
  • Page 163 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 10 DynDNS Settings Interface • PeanutHull: Enter User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website. Figure 9. 11 Peanut Hull Settings Interface • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP.
  • Page 164 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 13 HiDDNS Settings Interface  Register the device on the HiDDNS server. 1) Go to the HiDDNS website: www.hik-online.com. Figure 9. 14 Login Interface 2) Click to register an account if you do not have one and use the account to log in. Figure 9.
  • Page 165 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 9. 16 Register the Device 4) Input Device Serial No., Device Domain (Device Name) and HTTP Port. And click OK to add the device. ...

  • Page 166: Configuring Pppoe Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 17 Access Device via iVMS-4200 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.2 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your device also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.

  • Page 167: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR connection. Please refer to Chapter 12.1Viewing System Information for PPPoE status. 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your device to ensure the accuracy of system date/time.

  • Page 168: Configuring Nat

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 21 SNMP Settings Interface Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature. Configure the SNMP settings. Figure 9. 22 Configure SNMP Settings Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. Before setting the SNMP, please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port.
  • Page 169 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 23 UPnP™ Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™. 4. Select the mapped type to Auto or Manual. Task1: Auto If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically.
  • Page 170 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 25 External Port Settings Dialog Box Click Apply to save the settings. You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 9. 26 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual  Manual Mapping If your router does not support the UPnP function, perform the following steps to map the port manually in...

  • Page 171: Configure More Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 27 External Port Settings Dialog Box 5. Click OK to save the setting for the current port and return to the upper-level menu. 6. Click Apply button to save the settings. 7. Enter the virtual server setting page of router. Input the internal port value in the Internal Source Port text field, the external port value in the External Source Port text field, and other required information.

  • Page 172: Configuring Https Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Configure the remote alarm host, server port, HTTP port, multicast, RTSP port or telnet.  Alarm Host IP/Port: 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 173 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Example: If you set the port No. as 445 and the IP address of the device is 192.0.0.64, you can access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:445 in the web browser. Steps: 1. Access the device via the web browser and enter the HTTPS settings interface. Configuration >...

  • Page 174: Configuring Email

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 33 Installed Certificate Property 4. Check the checkbox to enable the HTTPS function. The HTTPS Port should be set to the range of 1-65535. 9.2.8 Configuring Email Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected, a motion detection event is detected, etc.
  • Page 175 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 35 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. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.
  • Page 176 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. 37 Email Testing Attention...

  • Page 177: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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.

  • Page 178: Network Detection

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Menu >...

  • Page 179: Checking Network Status

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 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 180: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 43 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the corresponding message box pops out. 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 181 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 9. 45 Network Stat. Interface 3. View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Total Idle information. 4. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.

  • Page 182: Chapter 10Hdd Management

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Chapter 10 HDD Management...

  • Page 183: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 184 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 10. 3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 185: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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.
  • Page 186 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings. • Add NAS disk: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click Search to search the available NAS disks. 3) Select the NAS disk from the list shown below. Or you can just manually enter the directory in the text field of NetHDD Directory.
  • Page 187 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 10. 7 Add IP SAN Disk After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk, return to the HDD Information menu. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list. If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Figure 10.

  • Page 188: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Menu >...

  • Page 189: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Menu > HDD > General Select HDD from the list and click the icon to enter the Local HDD Settings interface. Figure 10. 11 Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No.
  • Page 190 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. At least 2 disks (HDD or network disk) must be installed or connected on your device when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 191: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. The device must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.

  • Page 192: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 193: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Steps: Enter the S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 194: Detecting Bad Sector

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Steps: 1.

  • Page 195: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Click the checkbox(s) below to select the HDD error alarm type (s).

  • Page 196: Chapter 11Camera Settings

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  • Page 197: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 198: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 199: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 200: Configuring Video Quality Diagnostics

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 11.4 Configuring Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: When the video quality is diagnosed abnormal (e.g., blurred image, abnormal brightness and color cast), the alarm will be triggered and linked with the configured response actions The DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F does not support video quality diagnostics. Steps: 1.
  • Page 201 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 6. Configure the threshold of the three exception types: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast. The value can be set to 0~100. When the actual value exceeds the configured threshold, the video quality diagnostics alarm will be triggered and linked with the response actions.

  • Page 202: Chapter 12Device Management And Maintenance

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  • Page 203: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 12.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device.
  • Page 204 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start searching log files. 4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below. Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time.

  • Page 205: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 6. If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu. You can also export all the log files stored in the HDD. Enter the Log Export interface. Menu >...
  • Page 206 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR device can be imported to multiple device devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1. Enter the Import/Export Configuration File interface. Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export Figure 12. 7 Import/Export Config File 2.

  • Page 207: Upgrading System

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. 2.
  • Page 208 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 12. 9 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 209: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 10 Restore Defaults Select the restoring type from the following three options. Restore Defaults: Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.

  • Page 210: Chapter 13Others

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  • Page 211: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Figure 13.

  • Page 212: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port The RS-232 serial port is provided by DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only. Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: • Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the device through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal.

  • Page 213: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.

  • Page 214: Configuring More Settings

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 215: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 set when you start the device for the first time. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
  • Page 216 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR User’s MAC Address. Password: Set the password for the user account. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
  • Page 217 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 13. 8 User Permission Settings Interface b) Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of device. •...

  • Page 218: Deleting A User

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR capturing and alarm output of the selected camera (s). • Local Playback: Locally playing back recorded files of the selected camera (s). • Remote Playback: Remotely playing back recorded files of the selected camera (s). •...
  • Page 219 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Figure 13. 10 Edit User Interface Edit the corresponding parameters. • Operator and Guest You can edit the user information, including user name, password, permission level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password, and input the new password in the text field of Password and Confirm.

  • Page 220: Chapter 14Appendix

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  • Page 221: List Of Compatible Hikvision Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ √ DS-2CD802NF V2.0 build 090522 704× 576 √ √ DS-2CD892NF V4.0 build 090508 704× 576 √ SD Network DS-2CD7133F-E 352× 288 ×...

  • Page 222: Glossary

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 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 223: Troubleshooting

    User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Troubleshooting  No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally. Possible Reasons No VGA or HDMI connections. Connection cable is damaged. Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable.
  • Page 224 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. ...
  • Page 225 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR When the IPC is offline, please try the ping command on PC to check if the PC connects with the IPC. Verify the network between IPC and HDVR is stable. When the IPC is offline, connect PC and HDVR with the RS-232 cable. Open the Super Terminal, use the ping command and keep sending large data packages to the connected IPC, and check if there exists packet loss.
  • Page 226 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR 2) Open the Super Terminal, and execute the command of “ping 192.168.0.0 –l 1472 –f” (the IP address may change according to the real condition), and check if there exists packet loss. Simultaneously press Ctrl and C to exit the ping command. Check the parameters of Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event).
  • Page 227 User Manual of DS-7200/7300/8100 Series DVR Verify the hardware can afford the playback. Reduce the channel number of playback. Select “Menu > Record > Encoding > Record”, and set the resolution and bitrate to a lower level. Reduce the number of local playback channel. Select “Menu >...

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