Page 1: Digital Video Recorder
Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1233A01...
Page 2 The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision). Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book.
Page 3 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to following embedded network DVR series. Series Model Type 9200HWI-ST Series DS-9204/08/16HWI-ST Network DVR 9100HFI-ST Series...
Page 4 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Page 5: Preventive And Cautionary Tips
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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: Product Key Features
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Product Key Features General  Connectable to the network cameras, network dome and encoders (this feature is supported by HDVR series).  Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Brickcom, Bosch, Canon, PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO (this feature is supported by HDVR series).
Page 7 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder  Support eSATA disk for recording or backup.  Support RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage schemes. And 8 virtual disks can be configurable (this function is supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only).  HDD hot swap function (supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only). ...
Page 8 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder  Automatic restore when system is abnormal. Other Local Functions  Users can operate by front panel, mouse, remote control, and control keyboard.  Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their operating permission, which includes the limit to access any camera.
Page 9: Table Of Contents
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ........................5 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................... 13 Front Panel ......................... 14 IR Remote Control Operations ..................18 USB Mouse Operation ....................... 21 Input Method Description ....................22 Rear Panel .......................... 23 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device ...............
Page 10 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.6 Calling Patterns ......................60 PTZ Control Panel ......................61 Chapter 5 Record and Capture Settings ..................62 Configuring Encoding Parameters ..................63 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule ................66 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture ............. 70 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture ............
Page 11 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Hot Spare Backup ......................122 7.4.1 Setting Hot Spare Device ..................122 7.4.2 Setting Working Device ..................123 7.4.3 Hot Spare Management ................... 123 Chapter 8 Alarm Settings......................125 Setting Motion Detection ....................126 Setting Sensor Alarms ......................
Page 12 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.1.2 Manually Creating Array and Virtual Disk.............. 169 10.2 Rebuilding Array......................173 10.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array ................173 10.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array ..................173 10.3 Repairing Virtual Disk ..................... 175 10.4 Deleting Array / Virtual Disk ................... 176 10.4.1 Deleting the Virtual Disk ..................
Page 13 Logging out / Shutting down / Rebooting Device ............225 Chapter 15 Appendix ........................ 226 Glossary ............................227 Troubleshooting ..........................228 Summary of Changes ........................233 List of Compatible IP Cameras ....................234 List of Hikvision IP Cameras ....................234 List of Third-party IP Cameras ....................237...
Page 14: Chapter 1 Introduction
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction...
Page 15: Front Panel
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.1 Front Panel The front panels of the devices are shown in Figure 1.1. DS-9100/9000HFI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT & DS-9200HWI-ST DS-9100/9000HWI-ST DS-9100/9000HFI-XT DS-8100/8000HFI-ST & DS-8100/8000HWI-ST Figure 1. 1 Front Panel (1)
Page 16 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons (1) Name Function Description ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the device is functioning READY properly.
Page 17 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox. In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera. In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup. Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.
Page 18 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: It is important to note that you must press the EDIT button on either the remote or front panel on a text field before you’re able to edit its content. After you’re done entering text, you must hit the ENTER button to be able to move on to the next field.
Page 19: Ir Remote Control Operations
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.3. Note: Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 3 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel.
Page 20 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup. Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD. Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu. A Button It is also used to switch input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
Page 21 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Remote Control Troubleshooting: Note: Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel. If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot. Steps: 1.
Page 22: Usb Mouse Operation
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 23: Input Method Description
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description English Capital English Numbers Symbols Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace...
Page 24: Rear Panel
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.5 Rear Panel DS-9100/9000HFI-ST DS-9200/9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT DS-9100/9000HFI-XT DS-8100/8000HFI-ST...
Page 25 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder DS-8100/8000HWI-ST Figure 1. 5 Rear Panel (1) Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel (1) Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. LOOP OUT (for DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT BNC connector for video loop output. &...
Page 26 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder ALARM IN Connector for alarm input. ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output. Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up). AC 100V ~ 240V AC 100V ~ 240V power supply. POWER Switch for turning on/off the device. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
Page 27: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
Page 28 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Take 2: By operating the front panel (not available for 7200 series) 1. Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds. 2. Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication. 3.
Page 29: Chapter 2 Getting Started
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 2 Getting Started...
Page 30: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Figure 2. 1 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. If you don’t want to use the Start Wizard at that moment, click Exit.
Page 31 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 3 Date and Time Settings 6. After the time settings, click Next which takes you to the Network Start Wizard window. Note: Dual NIC is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & DS-9200/9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-8100/8000HFI (HWI)-ST DS-7200HWI-ST Figure 2.
Page 32 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 5 Array Management 8. After configuring array settings, click Next to enter the HDD Management window. Figure 2. 6 HDD Management 9. To initialize the HDD, click Init. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. 10.
Page 33 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 8 Record Settings 13. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels. Figure 2. 9 Copy Record Settings for DVR Series Figure 2. 10 Copy Record Settings for HDVR Series Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.
Page 34: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras Note: This Chapter is available for HDVR series only. 2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras Purpose: HDVR can connect the network cameras and record the video got from them. So 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 35 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 12 Analog Camera Management 2. To add the online cameras: Select the IP Camera tab, and the online cameras in the same network segment with the device will be displayed on the list. You can click the button Refresh to refresh the information of the online cameras.
Page 36 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 14 Custom Adding Input the required information, including the IP address, protocol, management port, user name and admin password, and then click the button Add to add the camera manually. Note: The cameras added and not added are differently color coded. Note: When adding encoding device with multiple channels, check the checkbox in the pop-up window to select the channels to be added and click OK.
Page 37 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 16 Import IP Camera Configuration File Select the backup device from the drop-down list and you can click the Refresh button to get the latest information of the backup device. Select the configuration file of IP camera from the list. Click the Import button to import the IP cameras to the device.
Page 38: Configuring The Connected Ip Cameras
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 18 Export IP Camera Configuration File Select the backup device from the drop-down list and you can click the Refresh button to get the latest information of the backup device. Click the Export button to export the configuration file of IP cameras to the backup device. Click OK on the pop-up message box after the exporting process is complete.
Page 39 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 20 Edit IP Camera 2. Edit the camera information, such as the IP address, protocol, port, etc. 3. Click the button OK to save the new settings. 4. To delete the added camera, click the icon Or check the corresponding checkbox and click the button Delete.
Page 40 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2. There are 16 custom protocols provided in the system. Select a custom protocol from the drop-down list, and configure its corresponding parameters. Note: Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, you have to contact the manufacturer of the network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.
Page 41: Chapter 3 Live View
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 3 Live View...
Page 42: Introduction Of Live View
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 right-clicking the mouse repeatedly (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.
Page 43: Operations In Live View Mode
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. Some of the functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. •...
Page 44: Using The Mouse In Live View
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Manually switch Next screen: right direction button. screens Previous screen: left direction button. Auto-switch Press Enter button. Playback Press Play button. Switch main and aux Press Main/Aux button and Enter button. output 3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View Table 3.
Page 45: Using An Auxiliary Monitor
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 3. 2 Right-click Menu-HDVR Series 3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include: • Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a drop-down list.
Page 46 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Capture PTZ Control Digital Zoom Live View Image Settings Close Strategy Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record file during the last five minutes. Digital Zoom function makes the camera zoom in on selected area, thus to get a close view of the picture.
Page 47 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder You can also click Default to restore the default settings and click Copy to copy the image settings to other analog channels. Note: For analog cameras connected to DS-9200 HWI-ST series device, the defog mode is available. The defog function is useful in foggy environment and 3 types of defog modes are selectable: Auto (default), Manual and Disable.
Page 48 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 3. 8 Live View Strategy...
Page 49: Adjusting Live View Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized to meet different needs. You can configure the output interface, number of display window, dwell time for screen display, audio output settings, etc. Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as the example to describe the following settings.
Page 50 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Select a Video Output Interface and select a screen layout Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window. Note: means the channel will not be displayed. You can also click to start live view of all channels in order and click to stop live view of...
Page 51: Channel-Zero Encoding
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 provided as an option for you.
Page 52: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface. Menu>...
Page 53: User Logout
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.6 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1.
Page 54: Chapter 4 Ptz Control
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 4 PTZ Control...
Page 55: Configuring Ptz Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Make sure that the PTZ camera and the device are connected properly via RS-485 interface. Steps: 1.
Page 56: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as the example to describe the following settings.
Page 57: Calling Presets
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: The view angle of the PTZ camera will be moved to the predefined position when you call a preset. Call a preset on the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>...
Page 58: Customizing Patrols
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2. Click the Camera tab on the panel, and select the channel for control on the camera list. 3. Click the Preset tab on the panel, and double-click the preset you want to call on the preset list. 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols Purpose: A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user-defined key points, with the scanning speed between...
Page 59: Calling Patrols
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder You can also click to delete the corresponding key point and click to delete all the key points. Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: The PTZ camera will move according to the predefined patrol path when you call a patrol. Call a patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1.
Page 60: Customizing Patterns
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 4. 10 PTZ Panel- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: A pattern is a memorized, repeating series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Choose pattern number in the option box. Figure 4.
Page 61: Calling Patterns
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: The PTZ camera will move according to the predefined pattern path when you call a pattern. Call a pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>...
Page 62: Ptz Control Panel
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.3 PTZ Control Panel To enter the PTZ control Panel, there are 2 ways supported: Option1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner. Option2: In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting toolbar to enter the PTZ control panel;...
Page 63: Chapter 5 Record And Capture Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 5 Record and Capture Settings...
Page 64: Configuring Encoding Parameters
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. The interfaces of the device are subject to the actual model. 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as transmission stream type, the resolution, etc.
Page 65 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder video quality, frame rate, etc. • Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.
Page 66 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 6 Sub-stream Encoding Click Apply to save the settings. Optionally, you can click Copy to copy the settings to other analog channels if needed. 4. Encoding Parameters for Capture Click the Capture tab to configure the capture parameters, such as resolution, picture quality, etc. Figure 5.
Page 67: Configuring Record/Capture Schedule
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Note: In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both continuous recording and capture.
Page 68 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 10 Edit Schedule To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time and Type. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other. Note: Repeat the above steps2)-5) to schedule recording/capture for other days in the week.
Page 69 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 13 Draw the Schedule (1) Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. Figure 5. 14 Draw the Schedule (2) You can repeat the above steps to set schedule for other channels.
Page 70 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 16 Copy Schedule to Other Channels for HDVR Series Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.
Page 71: Configuring Motion Detection Recording And Capture
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture 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 do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording/capture, or trigger full screen monitoring, audible warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
Page 72 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording or capture. Click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Click Apply in the Motion Detection interface to save the settings. Exit the Motion Detection interface.
Page 73: Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording And Capture
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture. Note: Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
Page 74 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 23 Alarm Settings for DVR Series Figure 5. 24 Alarm Settings for HDVR Series Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. Check the checkbox to choose the alarm triggered recording/capture channel. Click Apply to save settings.
Page 75 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 26 Record Schedule...
Page 76: Configuring Manual Recording And Continuous Capture
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.5 Configuring Manual Recording and Continuous Capture Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture. Using manual recording and continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manual recording and manual continuous capture is prior to the scheduled recording and capture.
Page 77 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 29 Continuous Recording Figure 5. 30 Motion Detection Recording Click Yes to enable all-day continuous recording or all-day motion detection recording of all channels. 5. Enabling and disabling the continuous capture. Select Continuous Capture tab on the left bar. Figure 5.
Page 78: Configuring Holiday Recording And Capture
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year. Note: The priority of holiday schedule is higher than any other schedule.
Page 79 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Set the start and end date. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to exit the Edit interface. 4. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu>Record>Schedule>Record/Capture Schedule). For detailed information about record schedule settings, refer to step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule.
Page 80: Configuring Redundant Recording And Capture
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture Purpose: The record files and captured pictures are stored not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD when the Redundant Record/Capture function is enabled, thus enhancing the data safety and reliability effectively.
Page 81 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 39 Record Parameters Select Camera you want to configure. Check checkbox to enable redundant recording and capture. Click Apply to save settings. Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels. If the setting can also be applied to other analog channels, click Copy and then choose the channel(s).
Page 82: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording And Capture
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu > HDD Figure 5.
Page 83 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Check the channels you want to save in this group. Click Apply to save settings. Note: After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording and Capture settings by following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.
Page 84: Files Protection
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Note: We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
Page 85 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder that the file is locked. Click the icon to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5. 45 Unlocking Attention Task 2: Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only Note: To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group.
Page 86: Chapter 6 Playback
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 6 Playback...
Page 87: Playing Back Record Files
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1 Playing Back Record Files Notes:  In Chapter 6.1, we use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.  Frame extracting mode is only supported by DVR series. 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode.
Page 88 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu-DVR Series Figure 6. 3 Right-click Menu-HDVR Series Front Panel: Press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view mode. Note: Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process.
Page 89: Playing Back By Time
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 4 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 90 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 5 Playback Calendar In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 6 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time Note: indicates the start time and end time of the record files.
Page 91: Playing Back By Event Search
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Previous Slow forward Fast forward Next day Scaling up/down time Process bar Full Screen Exit Frame Normal extracting playback mode 6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search Before you start: The event (motion and alarm input) triggered record schedule needs to be configured. For details, see Chapter 5.3 and Chapter 5.4.
Page 92 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 9 Result of Video Search by Alarm Input 5. Click button to play back the record files. You can click Back to return to the search interface. Note: Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files. Pre-play: The time you set to play back before the event.
Page 93 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 10 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. 11 Interface of Playback by Event Figure 6.
Page 94: Playing Back By Tag
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder clipping default tag Digital Smart customized tag management Zoom Search Pause/ Stop 30s forward Play Reverse backward Previous Slow forward Fast forward Next event event Scaling up/down time Process bar Full Screen Exit Frame Event extracting playback...
Page 95 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Click the icon , and you can view, edit and delete the added tag(s). Note: Up to 64 tags can be added to a single video file. Figure 6. 14 Tag Management Interface Steps: 1.
Page 96 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: Pre-play time and post-play time is added to the time point of the tag. Figure 6. 16 Interface of Playback by Tag Figure 6. 17 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Interface Button Operation Button...
Page 97: Smart Playback
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1.5 Smart Playback Purpose: The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you select the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video with motion, mark it with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 8-time speed.
Page 98: Playing Back By Searching System Log
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1.6 Playing Back by Searching System Log Purpose: You can also play back record file(s) after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information>Log Search Figure 6. 19 Log Search Interface 2.
Page 99: Playing Back External Files
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 20 Result of System Log Search 6. Select a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. Note: Figure 6.
Page 100: Playing Back Frame Extracting Record
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The files stored in the extrenal device are listed in the right-side list. You can click the Refresh button to refresh the file list. 3. Select a record file and click to play it. Figure 6.
Page 101 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 23 Frame Extracting Record Playback Interface 3. Select the record type (Normal, Event and Tag) from the drop-down list and search the corresponding files. For details, see Chapter 6.1.2, Chapter 6.1.3 or Chapter 6.1.4. 4.
Page 102: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to view the image details of the video when abnormal events occur. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface.
Page 103 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 26 Interface of Playback by Time 2. Click the icon on the playback control toolbar to enter Smart Search mode. The smart search toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen. Figure 6. 27 Smart Search Toolbar 3.
Page 104 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 29 Smart Search Result Figure 6. 30 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Note: indicates the start time and end time of the record files. Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...
Page 105: Digital Zoom
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Note: We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Playback interface and start the playback. For details, see Chapter 6.1. 2.
Page 106 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 32 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click the icon on the playback control toolbar, and the record files will be played back reversely. Note: For DVR series, up to 16-ch simultaneous reverse playback is supported. While for Hybrid DVR series, up to 16-ch (with 704*576 resolution) simultaneous reverse playback is supported;...
Page 107: Picture Playback
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.3 Picture Playback Purpose: The captured pictures stored in the HDDs of the device can be searched and viewed. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback and s 2. Click elect to enter the Picture Playback interface. Figure 6.
Page 108 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 34 Result of Picture Playback 6. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 35 Picture Playback Toolbar Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Picture-playback Toolbar Button Function Button...
Page 109: Chapter 7 Backup
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 7 Backup...
Page 110: Backing Up Record Files
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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. Note: We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
Page 111: Backing Up By Normal Video Search
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The record files within the start time and end time will be exported to the external storage device (e.g., USB Flash Drive) after the backup process is complete. Note: The Player program player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.
Page 112 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2. Set the search conditions and click the button Search to enter the search result interface. You can click the button to play the record file if you want to view it. Notes:  Frame Extracting record mode is supported by the DVR series only.
Page 113: Backing Up By Event Search
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 7 Export Finished 5. The exported record files will be displayed in a list on the Export interface. You can click to view the video, or click to delete the record file. Note: The Player program player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.
Page 114 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 9 Event Search for Backup 2. Select Alarm Input or Motion from the drop-down list as the event type, select the channel and specify the start time and end time for search, and then click the button Search to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 7.
Page 115 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 11 Event Details Interface Figure 7. 12 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive 4. Click the button Export on the export interface to start the backup process. A prompt message will pop up after the backup process is complete.
Page 116: Backing Up Video Clips
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 14 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You can also export the video clips directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), DVD-R/W or eSATA HDD.
Page 117 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 16 Clips Export Note: Up to 30 items of video clips can be selected for backup at one time. 4. Click the button Export to export the selected video clips to the backup device. Figure 7.
Page 118 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 19 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive...
Page 119: Backing Up Pictures
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.2 Backing up Pictures Purpose: Back up pictures using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), DVD-R/W or eSATA HDD. Steps: 1. Enter Picture Export interface. Menu>Export>Picture Figure 7. 20 Picture Search for Backup in DVR Series Figure 7.
Page 120 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 23 Export Pictures Using USB Flash Drive 4. Click the button Export on the Export interface to start the backup process. A prompt message will pop up after the backup process is complete Figure 7.
Page 121: Managing Backup Devices
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.3 Managing Backup Devices Note: We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Export interface of backup device. For details, see Chapter 7.1-7.2. Figure 7.
Page 122 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: If the inserted device is not recognized, you can perform the following steps:  Click the button Refresh.  Reconnect device.  Check for compatibility from vendor.
Page 123: Hot Spare Backup
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.4 Hot Spare Backup Note: This section is only applicable to the devices of HDVR series. Purpose: Several devices can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several working devices and a hot spare device;...
Page 124: Setting Working Device
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.4.2 Setting Working Device Steps: 1. Enter the Hot Spare Settings interface of the working device. Menu>Configuration>Hot Spare 2. Set the working mode of the device as Normal Mode (default). 3. Check the checkbox of Enable, input the IP address and password of the hot spare device. 4.
Page 125 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 30 Link Working Device to Hot Spare Device 2. You can view the working status of the hot spare device on the Working Device Status list. When the working device works properly, the working status of the hot spare is displayed as No record. Figure 7.
Page 126: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...
Page 127: Setting Motion Detection
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu>...
Page 128 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 4 Set Trigger Camera Motion Detection for HDVR Series Note: Triggering IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 4. Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab and set arming schedule of the channel. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
Page 129 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 7 Copy Settings of Motion Detection...
Page 130: Setting Sensor Alarms
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Note: Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu>...
Page 131 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 10 Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 5. Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm linkage actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.6). 6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set PTZ linking parameters and click Apply to save the settings.
Page 132 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 12 Settings of Alarm Input Copy...
Page 133: Detecting Video Loss
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.
Page 134 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: Copying video loss settings to IP camera is not supported. Figure 8. 15 Settings of Video Loss Copy...
Page 135: Detecting Video Tampering
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm and take alarm response action(s) when the lens is covered. Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Figure 8.
Page 136 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.6. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to complete the video tampering settings of the channel. 5. If you want to set up linkage actions of video tampering detection alarm for another channel, repeat step two and three, or just click Copy on Video Tampering Detection Settings interface to copy the above settings to it.
Page 137: Handling Exceptions
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g.  HDD Full: The HDD is full.  HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc.  Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. ...
Page 138 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 20 Settings Interface Exception...
Page 139: Setting Alarm Linkage Actions
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.6 Setting Alarm Linkage Actions Purpose: Alarm linkage actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Upload Captured Pictures to FTP (this function is supported by DVR series only) and Trigger Alarm Output (not supported by the DS-7200 series).
Page 140 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 21 Alarm Output Settings Interface 2. Set arming schedule of the alarm output. Click to set the arming schedule of alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day.
Page 141: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the drop-down list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.
Page 142: Chapter 9 Network Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 9 Network Settings...
Page 143: Configuring General Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 9. 1 Network Settings Interface for DS-9200HWI-ST & DS-9100HFI-ST/RT/XT (HWI-ST) & DS-8100HFI(HWI)-ST Figure 9.
Page 144 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: In network settings interface: The FTP setting is supported by DVR series only. The Dual NIC (network interface card) is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 2.
Page 145 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 5 Load Balance Working Mode Net Fault-tolerance Mode: The two NIC cards use the same IP address, and you can select the Main NIC to LAN1 or LAN2. By this way, in case of one NIC card failure, the device will automatically enable the other standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the whole system.
Page 146: Configuring Advanced Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your device also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1.
Page 147 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2. Select the DDNS tab to enter the DDNS Settings interface. Figure 9. 9 DDNS Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable DDNS. 4. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and HiDDNS.
Page 148 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder (www.no-ip.com). Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website. Figure 9. 13 NO-IP Settings Interface • HiDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for HiDDNS, and other fields are read only.
Page 149 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 16 Register the Device The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it Note: must start with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’. Access the Device via Web Browser or Client Software After having successfully registered the device on the HiDDNS server, you can access your device via web browser or Client Software with the Device Domain Name (Device Name).
Page 150: Configuring Ntp Server Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Settings Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your device to ensure the accuracy of system date/time. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2.
Page 151: Configuring Snmp Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3. Select a FTP server. Preferred FTP Server and Alternate FTP Server are selectable. 4. Check checkbox to enable the FTP server. Note: When both two FTP servers are enabled and configured properly, once the preferred FTP server fails, the alternate FTP server will be used until the preferred FTP server resumes work.
Page 152: Configuring Nat Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3. Check checkbox to enable SNMP. 4. Configure the SNMP settings. Figure 9. 22 Configure SNMP Settings 5. Click Apply to save and exit the interface. Note: Before setting the SNMP, please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port.
Page 153 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Task1: Auto If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically. Steps: Click Apply to save the settings. You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 9.
Page 154: Configuring Remote Alarm Host Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder  Manual Mapping If your router does not support the UPnP function, perform the following steps to map the port manually in an easy way. Before you start: Make sure the router support the configuration of internal port and external port in the interface of Forwarding. Steps: 1.
Page 155: Configuring Multicast Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) software installed. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 9.
Page 156: Configuring Rtsp Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 31 Configure Multicast 4. Click Apply to save and exit the interface. 9.2.9 Configuring RTSP Settings Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers.
Page 157: Configuring Https Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 33 HTTP & Server Port Settings Interface 4. Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements. 5.
Page 158: Configuring High-Speed Download Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 35 signed Create Self- Certificate Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate Click the Create button to create the certificate request. Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature.
Page 159: Configuring Email Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 37 High-speed Download Settings 3. Check checkbox to enable the High-speed Download and the following message box pops up. Click OK to confirm the settings Note: If you enable the high-speed download function, the local menu operation will be affected. It is recommended to disable this function after finishing the remote download of record files.
Page 160 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 39 Network Settings Interface 3. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 9. 40 Email Settings Interface 5. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): If your mail server requires authentication, check this checkbox to use authentication to log in to this server and enter the login User Name and Password.
Page 161 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 41 Configure Email Settings 6. Click Apply to save the Email settings. 7. You can click Test to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up. Figure 9.
Page 162: Checking Network Traffic
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9.
Page 163: Network Detection
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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: 1. Enter the Network Detection interface. Menu >...
Page 164: Exporting Network Packet
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet Purpose: By connecting the device to network, the captured network data packet can be exported to USB-flash disk, SATA/eSATA DVD-R/W and other local backup devices. Note: Dual NIC is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
Page 165: Checking Network Status
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4.3 Checking Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Note: Dual NIC is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
Page 166: Checking Network Statistics
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 51 Network Parameters Configuration 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2.
Page 167: Chapter 10 Raid Configuration
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 10 RAID Configuration...
Page 168: Configuring Array And Virtual Disk
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: This chapter is available for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only. For the configuration for alarm linkage actions of array exception, please refer to Chapter 8.5 and Chapter 8.6. 10.1 Configuring Array and Virtual Disk Purpose: RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit.
Page 169: One-Touch Configuration
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.1.1 One-touch Configuration Purpose: Through one-touch configuration, you can quickly create the disk array and virtual disk. By default, the array type to be created is RAID 5. Steps: 1. Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface. Menu >...
Page 170: Manually Creating Array And Virtual Disk
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 4 Array Settings Interface 6. Click Virtual Disk tab to view the automatically created virtual disk. Note: By default, one-touch configuration adopts background initialization to initialize the virtual disk. Figure 10. 5 Virtual Disk Settings Interface 7.
Page 171 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 7 Create Array Interface 3. Edit the Array Name; set the RAID Level to RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10; select the Physical Disk that you want to configure array. Notes: ...
Page 172 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 10 Create Virtual Disk Interface 7. Edit the name of the virtual disk, set the capacity for the virtual disk and select the initialization type for the virtual disk. Notes:  You can also click the Information of Array Capacity area to set the remaining capacity of the array for the disk.
Page 173 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 12 HDD Information Interface 11. Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface to configure the hot spare disk. Figure 10. 13 Physical Disk Settings Interface 12. Select a free disk and click the icon .
Page 174: Rebuilding Array
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.2 Rebuilding Array Purpose: The working status of array includes Functional, Disk Loss and Offline. By viewing the array status, you can take immediate and proper maintenance for the disks so as to ensure the high security and reliability of the data stored in the disk array.
Page 175 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder If there is no hot spare disk available, you can rebuild the array manually to restore the array when the virtual disk is in Degraded status. Steps: Enter the Array Settings interface. The status of the array is displayed as Disk Loss, and the status of the virtual disk is displayed as Degraded.
Page 176: Repairing Virtual Disk
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.3 Repairing Virtual Disk Purpose: When the disk cannot be displayed on the HDD Information interface while the virtual disk can still show in the Array Settings interface, you have to repair the virtual disk. Note: If the virtual disk is under foreground initialization, the repairing cannot be done.
Page 177: Deleting Array / Virtual Disk
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.4 Deleting Array / Virtual Disk Note: Before deleting the array, the virtual disk(s) under this array must be deleted first. Deleting array and virtual disk will delete all the data saved in the disk. 10.4.1 Deleting the Virtual Disk Steps: Enter the Virtual Disk interface.
Page 178 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 10. 26 Confirm Array Deletion In the pop-up message box, click Yes to confirm the array deletion. Note: Deleting array will cause to delete all the data in the array.
Page 179: Upgrading Firmware
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 10.5 Upgrading Firmware Purpose: You can view the information of the firmware and upgrade the firmware by local backup device or remote FTP server. Steps: Enter the Firmware interface to view the information of the firmware, including the version, maximum physical disk quantity, maximum array quantity, auto-rebuild status, etc.
Page 180: Chapter 11 Hdd Management
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 11 HDD Management...
Page 181: Initializing Hdds
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: In this chapter, we use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 11.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. Note: If there is uninitialized HDD existed in the device, the following message box pops up when the device starts up.
Page 182 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 3 Confirm Initialization 4. Select OK to start initialization. Figure 11. 4 Start Initialization 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 11.
Page 183: Managing Network Hdd
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.2 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 11.
Page 184 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Click Search to search the available NAS disks. Select the NAS disk from the list shown below. Or you can just manually enter the directory in the text field of NetHDD Directory. Click OK to add the configured NAS disk. Note: Up to 8 NAS disks can be added.
Page 185 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 11 Initialize Added NetHDD...
Page 186: Managing Esata
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.3 Managing eSATA Purpose: When there is an external eSATA device connected to device, you can configure eSATA for the use of Record/Capture or Export, and you can manage the eSATA in the device. Steps: Enter the Advanced Record Settings interface.
Page 187: Managing Hdd Group
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.4 Managing HDD Group 11.4.1 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: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu >...
Page 188: Setting Hdd Property
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 17 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click OK to confirm the settings. Figure 11. 18 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9.
Page 189 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 19 Set HDD Property 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. Note: At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your device when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.
Page 190: Configuring Quota Mode
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.5 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files or captured pictures. Steps 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2.
Page 191 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 23 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) for HDVR Series Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog or IP Camera to select all cameras.
Page 192: Configuring Frame Extracting Mode
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.6 Configuring Frame Extracting Mode Purpose: If you want to extend the record time of the HDD, you can set the storage mode of the HDD to Frame Extracting. In this mode, the bitrate of frame extracting record is less than 1/8 of that of normal record and the frame rate of frame extracting record is 1 fps so as to maintain longer storage time of the record files.
Page 193: Checking Hdd Status
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.7 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: 1.
Page 194: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.8 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. Note: This chapter is not available for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series.
Page 195: Detecting Bad Sector
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.9 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD. Note: This chapter is not available for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series. Steps: 1. Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface. Menu >...
Page 196: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.10 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the drop-down list. 3.
Page 197: Chapter 12 Camera Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 12 Camera Settings...
Page 198: Configuring Osd Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Note: We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
Page 199 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Click OK to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configuration interface. 8. Click Apply to apply the settings.
Page 200: Configuring Privacy Mask
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: Privacy mask enables you to cover certain areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being live viewed and recorded. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu >...
Page 201: Configuring Video Parameters
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image Figure 12. 5 Image Settings Interface for Analog Camera Connected to DS-9200 HWI-ST Series Figure 12. 6 Image Settings Interface for Analog Camera Connected to Other Series...
Page 202 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 7 Image Settings Interface for IP Camera Notes:  The defog mode is only available for analog cameras connected to DS-9200 HWI-ST series device.3 types of defog modes are available: Auto (default), Manual and Disable. ...
Page 203: Chapter 13 Device Management And Maintenance
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 13 Device Management and Maintenance...
Page 204: Viewing System Information
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.1 Viewing System Information 13.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information interface to view the device name, model, serial No.
Page 205: Viewing Record Information
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 3 Camera Information Interface for HDVR Series 13.1.3 Viewing Record Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information interface to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera.
Page 206: Viewing Alarm Information
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 5 Record Information Interface for HDVR Series 13.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information Note: This function is not available for DS-7200 series. Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2.
Page 207: Viewing Hdd Information
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 7 Network Information Interface 13.1.6 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc. Figure 13.
Page 208: Searching & Exporting Log Files
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception, information and running status of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1.
Page 209 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 10 Log Search Results 5. You can click of each log or double-click the log to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available. Figure 13.
Page 210 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 13 Export Log Files 8. Select the backup device from the drop-down list of Device Name. 9. Click Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click New Folder to create new folder in the backup device, or click Format to format the backup device before log export.
Page 211: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the device can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one device can be imported to multiple device devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.
Page 212: Upgrading System
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 13.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
Page 213: Restoring Default Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 13. 17 Restore Default Settings Click OK to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.
Page 214: Chapter 14 Others
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 14 Others...
Page 215: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port 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. The serial port parameters must be the same as the device’s when connecting with the PC serial port.
Page 216: Configuring General Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab. Figure 14.
Page 217 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Enable Wizard: Enable/disable the Wizard when the device starts up. • Enable Password: Enable/disable the use of the login password. 4. Click Apply to save the settings.
Page 218: Configuring Dst Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 14. 4 DST Settings Interface You can check checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.
Page 219: Configuring More Settings
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 14. 5 More Settings Interface 3.
Page 220: Managing User Accounts
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 14.5.1 Adding a User Steps: 1.
Page 221 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • Guest: The Guest user has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration. User’s MAC Address: The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the device. If it is configured and enabled, it only allows the remote user with this MAC address to access the device.
Page 222: Deleting A User
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Note: Local Camera Management is supported by HDVR series. 6. 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 223: Editing A User
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 14. 11 Delete a User 3. Click to delete the selected user. 14.5.3 Editing a User Steps: 1. Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User 2. Select the user to be edited from the list. Figure 14.
Page 224: Changing Password Of Admin
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 14. 13 Edit User Interface 4. Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Note: If you want to change the password of the user, check checkbox to enable changing the password. 5.
Page 225 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 14. 15 Change Password 3. Enter the old password, check checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu. 4. Click OK to save the settings and exit the menu.
Page 226: Logging Out / Shutting Down / Rebooting Device
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.6 Logging out / Shutting down / Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 14. 16 Shutdown Menu 2. Click to log out, or Click to shut down the device, or Click to reboot the device.
Page 227: Chapter 15 Appendix
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 15 Appendix...
Page 228: Glossary
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 229: Troubleshooting
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 230 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.  The status of the added IPC displays as “Disconnected” when it is connected through the protocol of our company. Select “Menu>Camera>Camera>IP Camera” to get the camera status. Possible Reasons Network failure, and the DVR and IPC lost connections.
Page 231 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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. Note: Simultaneously press Ctrl and C to exit the ping command. Example: Input ping 172.6.22.131 –l 1472 –f.
Page 232 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the Frame rate to Full Frame. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. ...
Page 233 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder No record file found in the device local HDD, and the prompt “No record file found” pops up when you  search the record files. Possible Reasons: The time setting of system is incorrect. The search condition is incorrect.
Page 234: Summary Of Changes
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Summary of Changes Version 3.0.0 Added Support event hint display on live view interface. (Chapter 3.1) Support adding IP camera through the right-click menu under live view interface. (Chapter 3.2.2) Support defog technology (only available for DS-9200 HWI-ST series device). (Chapter 3.2.4) Support manual video quality diagnostics.
Page 235: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder List of Compatible IP Cameras List of Hikvision IP Cameras Note: For the list, our company holds right to interpret. Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ √ DS-2CD883F-E V5.0.0 build 130412 2560× 1920 √...
Page 236 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ DS-2CD2312-I V5.0.0 build130412 1280× 960 × √ DS-2CD2612-I V5.0.0 build130412 1280× 960 × √ DS-2CD2712-I V5.0.0 build130412 1280× 960 × √ DS-2CD2132-I V5.0.0 build130412 2048× 1536 ×...
Page 237 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution DS-2CD966-V(B) V3.1.0 build120423 1360× 1024 × × DS-2CD976(B) V3.1.0 build120423 1600× 1200 × × DS-2CD976-V(B) DS-2CD977(B) V3.1 build 120423 1920× 1080 × × DS-2CD977(C) DS-2CD986A(B) V3.1.0 build120423 2448×...
Page 238: List Of Third-Party Ip Cameras
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder List of Third-party IP Cameras Note: ONVIF compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the ONVIF protocol and its private protocols. Only ONVIF is supported refers to the camera can only be supported when it uses the ONVIF protocol.
Page 239 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution VB-M6000D Ver.+1.0.0 1280× 960 × × √ VB-M7000F Ver.+1.0.0 1280× 960 × √ HUNT HLC_79AD V1.0.40 1600× 1200 × WV-SW152(ONVIF Application:1.66 √ 800× 600 ×...
Page 240 User Manual of Digital Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution × × VCC-HD2300P 2.03-02(110318-00) 1920× 1080 √ × SANYO VCC-HD2500P 2.02-02(110208-00) 1920× 1080 √ × VCC-HD4600P 2.03-02(110315-00) 1920× 1080 SNC-CH220 × × 1.50.00 1920× 1080 SNC-RH124(ONVIF √...
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HIKVISION DS-9216HWI-ST User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Chapter 3 Live View

Chapter 4 PTZ Control

Chapter 5 Record and Capture Settings

Chapter 6 Playback

Chapter 7 Backup

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

Chapter 9 Network Settings

Chapter 10 RAID Configuration

Chapter 11 HDD Management

Chapter 12 Camera Settings

Chapter 13 Device Management and Maintenance

Chapter 14 Others

Chapter 15 Appendix

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