Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST 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-9104HFI-ST, DS-9108HFI-ST, DS-9116HFI-ST; DS-9004HFI-ST, DS-9008HFI-ST, DS-9016HFI-ST; DS-8104HFI-ST, DS-8108HFI-ST, DS-8116HFI-ST; DS-8004HFI-ST, DS-8008HFI-ST, and DS-8016HFI-ST series DVR.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR 3. Press the buttons on the panel of two sides and open the front panel. 4. Insert the hard disk along the slot until it is placed into position. 5. Repeat the above steps to install other hard disks onto the DVR. After having finished the installation of all hard disks, replace the front panel and lock it with the key again.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Steps (for DS-8100/8000HFI-ST): 1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side. 2. Install the HDD in the HDD rack using the provided screws. Fasten the screws on the button to fix the HDD.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Front Panel DS-9100/9000HFI-ST DS-8100/8000HFI-ST Name Function Description ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the DVR is functioning READY properly. Status indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote. ...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Switch between different channels in All-day Playback mode. The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video. In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the video by a single frame. In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch. ...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Rear Panel DS-9100/9000HFI-ST DS-8100/8000HFI-ST Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. LOOP OUT BNC connector for video loop output. (for DS-9100/9000HFI-ST) VIDEO SPOT OUT BNC connector for video output. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR LAN Interface Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). Termination Switch RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance. RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pin connects to R+ and R- pin of PTZ receiver respectively.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Peripheral Connections Connecting to Alarm Input / Output Device The alarm input/output interface of the DVR is shown as below: The alarm input is an open/closed relay. If the input is not an open/closed relay, follow the connection diagram below: To connect to 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-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Alarm Connection To connect alarm devices to the DVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the ALARM IN /ALARM OUT terminal block. 2. Unfasten stop screws from the pluggable block, insert signal cables into slots and fasten stop screws. Ensure signal cables are in tight.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Controller Connection To connect a controller to the DVR: Disconnect pluggable block from the KB terminal block. Unfasten stop screws from the KB D+, D- pluggable block, insert signal cables into slots and fasten stop screws.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Specifications Table 1 Specifications for DS-9100HFI-ST Model DS-9104HFI-ST DS-9108HFI-ST DS-9116HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch, 8-ch, 16-ch, Analog video (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω) (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω) (1.0 Vp-p,75 Ω) input PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC self-adaptive self-adaptive...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Dual-stream Support | (Sub-stream at CIF/QCIF: 25 fps (P) /30 fps (N)) Stream type Video, Video & Audio Playback 4CIF /2CIF /CIF /QCIF resolution Synchronous 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch playback 8 SATA interfaces SATA Hard disk eSATA 1 eSATA interface...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Table 2 Specifications for DS-9000HFI-ST Model DS-9004HFI-ST DS-9008HFI-ST DS-9016HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch, 8-ch, 16-ch, Analog video (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC self-adaptive self-adaptive...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Encoding 4CIF /2CIF /CIF /QCIF resolution Frame rate 25 fps (P) /30 fps (N) Video bit rate 32 Kbps-8192 Kbps, or user defined (Max. 8192 Kbps) Audio output 2-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ) 16 Kbps Audio bit rate Support | (Sub-stream at CIF /QCIF: 25 fps (P)/30 fps (N))
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Table 3 Specifications for DS-8100HFI-ST Model DS-8104HFI-ST DS-8108HFI-ST DS-8116HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch, 8-ch, 16-ch, Analog video (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC Video/Audio self-adaptive...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Capacity Up to 4TB capacity for each disk Network 1 RJ45 10M /100M /1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface 1 RS-232 interface (for parameters configuration, maintenance, transparent channel); Serial interface External 1 RS-485 interface (for PTZ control); interface 1 RS-485 keyboard interface (for special keyboard control) USB interface...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Table 4 Specifications for DS-8000HFI-ST Model DS-8004HFI-ST DS-8008HFI-ST DS-8016HFI-ST Video H.264 compression 4-ch, 8-ch, 16-ch, Analog video (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), (1.0 Vp-p, 75 Ω), input PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC PAL /NTSC self-adaptive self-adaptive...
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Dual-stream Support | (Sub-stream at CIF/QCIF: 25fps (P)/30fps (N)) Stream type Video, Video & Audio Playback 5Megapixels /3Megapixels resolution /1080P /UXGA /720P /4CIF /VGA /DCIF /2CIF /CIF /QCIF Synchronous 8-ch 16-ch 16-ch playback 8 SATA interfaces SATA Hard disk...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST 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-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Menu Operation Menu Structure The menu structure of the DVR is shown as below: DS-9100/8100HFI-ST DS-9000/8000HFI-ST...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. To start your DVR: 1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Using the Setup Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Setup Wizard will walk you through some important settings of your DVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR DS-9100/9000HFI-ST DS-8100/8000HFI-ST Note: Dual NIC is supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-ST only. 7. Click Next button after you configure the network parameters to enter the HDD Management window. 8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD. 9.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Camera checkbox to synchronize the default parameters configured in DVR to all the network cameras (Not supported by DS-8100/9100HFI-ST DVR). 11. After finishing network camera(s) settings, click Next button. This will take you to the Record Settings window.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR Record (manual record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record) Alarm & Record PTZ Control Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you set the PTZ camera.
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR PTZ Control In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description...
Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR All-day Playback by channel 1. Enter the All-day Playback menu. Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select All-day Playback from the menu. Front Panel: press PLAY button 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.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR DS-9100/8100HFI-ST DS-9000/8000HFI-ST Note: Playback of IP Camera is supported by DS-9000/8000HFI-ST only. 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.
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Quick Operation Guide of DS-9100/9000/8100/8000HFI-ST Series DVR DS-9000/8000HFI-ST Note: Backing up recorded files of IP Camera is supported by DS-9000/8000HFI-ST only. Enter Export interface, choose backup device and press Export button to start exporting. 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and press button to check it.
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