DS-QAZ0203G1-S - Speaker Hikvision - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Network Speaker and Audio Column
Brand	Hikvision
Model	DS-QAZ0203G1-S
Network Interface	RJ45 10/100 Mbps
Audio Input	Line-in, Bluetooth
Audio Output	Built-in speaker, line-out
Power Supply	PoE (IEEE 802.3af/at) or 12V DC
Power Consumption	≤ 15 W
Dimensions (W x H x D)	200 x 200 x 300 mm (estimated)
Weight	Approx. 2.5 kg (estimated)
Bluetooth	Yes, version 4.2, range up to 10 m
Audio Formats Supported	WAV, MP3
Broadcast Scheduling	Yes, daily/weekly schedules, up to 1000 materials
Alarm Input/Output	1 alarm input, 1 audible alarm output
Management	Web client, HikCentral Professional
Password Reset	Via web activation page
Firmware Upgrade	Via web client
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Mounting	Wall mount or ceiling mount (brackets included)
Included Accessories	Power adapter (if not PoE), mounting kit, quick start guide

Frequently Asked Questions - DS-QAZ0203G1-S Hikvision

How do I activate the DS-QAZ0203G1-S speaker for the first time?

Connect the speaker to the same network as your PC, change your PC's IP to 192.168.1.x, open a browser and go to 192.168.1.64. Follow the activation wizard to set a strong password (8-16 characters, mix of types).

What is the default IP address of the speaker?

The default IP address is 192.168.1.64. You can change it after login under Configuration > Network > TCP/IP.

How do I pair a Bluetooth device with the speaker?

Enable Bluetooth in Configuration > Bluetooth. The default device name is 'Audio-' and default pairing password is 2345. You can change both in the settings.

Can I schedule broadcasts with this speaker?

Yes. Go to Configuration > Broadcast Settings > Scheduled Broadcast. You can add daily or weekly schedules, select audio files or speech synthesis, set volume and play mode.

What audio formats are supported for broadcast?

The speaker supports WAV and MP3 formats. The material library can store up to 1000 files with a maximum total size of 100 MB.

How do I reset the speaker to factory settings?

Go to Maintenance and Security > System Maintenance > Restore to Factory Settings. This restores all parameters except IP address, subnet mask, and gateway.

How can I upgrade the firmware?

Download the upgrade file from Hikvision's website, then go to Maintenance and Security > System Maintenance > Upgrade. Click to select the file and click Upgrade. Do not power off during upgrade.

What is the power requirement for the speaker?

The speaker can be powered via PoE (IEEE 802.3af/at) or a 12V DC power adapter (not included).

How do I configure the speaker to work with Hik-Connect?

Go to Configuration > Network > Working Mode, select Hik-Connect, enable it, enter the server address and verification code (6-12 alphanumeric characters).

What should I do if I forget the admin password?

You can reset the password via the web activation page. If you have forgotten the password and cannot access, contact Hikvision support for a password reset procedure.

USER MANUAL DS-QAZ0203G1-S Hikvision

Network Speaker and Audio Column

User Manual

Legal Informaon

© 2023 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

About this Manual

The Manual includes instrucons for using and managing the Product. Pictures, charts, images and all other informaon hereinaer are for descripon and explanaon only. The informaon contained in the Manual is subject to change, without noce, due to rmware updates or other reasons. Please nd the latest version of this Manual at the Hikvision website (hps://www.hikvision.com/).

Please use this Manual with the guidance and assistance of professionals trained in supporting the Product.

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Disclaimer

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS MANUAL AND THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED, WITH ITS HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS AND ERRORS". HIKVISION MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE USE OF THE PRODUCT BY YOU IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL HIKVISION BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA, CORRUPTION OF SYSTEMS, OR LOSS OF DOCUMENTATION, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NATURE OF THE INTERNET PROVIDES FOR INHERENT SECURITY RISKS, AND HIKVISION SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER-ATTACK, HACKER ATTACK, VIRUS INFECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, HIKVISION WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED.

YOU AGREE TO USE THIS PRODUCT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT YOUR USE CONFORMS TO THE APPLICABLE LAW. ESPECIALLY, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE, FOR USING THIS PRODUCT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT INFRINGE ON THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR DATA PROTECTION AND OTHER PRIVACY RIGHTS. YOU SHALL NOT USE THIS PRODUCT FOR ANY PROHIBITED END-USES, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, ANY ACTIVITIES IN THE CONTEXT RELATED TO ANY NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE OR UNSAFE NUCLEAR FUEL-CYCLE, OR IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.

Symbol Convenons

The symbols that may be found in this document are dened as follows.

Symbol		Descripon
	Note	Provides additional informaon to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text.
	Caution	Indicates a potentially hazardous situaon, which if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradaon, or unexpected results.
	Danger	Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

Contents

Chapter 1 Acvate Device via Web Client 1

2.2 Network Conguraon 4

2.2.1 TCP/IP Conguraon 4
2.2.2 Set Port 4
2.2.3 Device Access Sengs 4

2.3 Video Audio Conguraon 5

2.3.1 Audio Conguraon 5

2.4 Bluetooth Conguraon 5
2.5 Broadcast Sengs 6

2.5.1 Material Library 6
2.5.2 Scheduled Broadcast Conguraon 6
2.5.3 Strategy Conguraon 7

2.6 Alarm Conguraon 7

Chapter 3 Operaon of HikCentral Professional Web Client 9

Chapter 4 Operaon of HikCentral Professional Control Client 10

Chapter 1 Acvate Device via Web Client

Steps

1. Change the IP address of your PC to the same subnet as the device.

The default IP address of the device is 192.168.1.64.

1. Open a web browser and input the default IP address to display the acvaon page.

Cauon

We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (the password should be between 8 and 16 characters and contain at least 2 or more of the following types: numbers, lower case leers, upper case leers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, reseng the password monthly or weekly can beer protect your product.

1. If there are mulple devices in your network, please modify the device IP address to prevent device access excepon caused by conflicting IP address. Aer you log in to the device, you can go to Congure → Network → Network Conguraon → TCP/IP to modify parameters such as device IP address, subnet mask, etc.

Chapter 2 Web Client Operaon Instrucons

2.1 System Conguraon

In the system conguraon column, you can search system informaon, set system me, user informaon, etc. Go to Congure → System to complete the sengs.

Basic Informaon

Go to System Configuraon → Basic Informaon to complete the sengs.

Device system informaon includes device name, device No., device model, device serial No., version informaon, etc. You can set Device Name and Device No. and click Save.

Time Sengs

Go to System Conguraon → Time Seings to complete the sengs. You can select Time Zone and set Time Synchronizaon Mode.

NTP Time Sync

Select NTP me sync to set Server Address, NTP Port, and Interval. The device will sync every me according to the sengs. And you can click Test to verify whether it takes eect.

Manual Time Sync

Select Manual me sync and set me. The device will perform me sync according to the set event. If you click Sync with computer me, the device me will be the same with the local computer me.

Aer conguring the parameters, click Save to take eect.

System Maintenance

Go to Maintenance and Security → System Maintenance to complete the sengs.

• Reboot Device: Click Restart to restart the device.
• Upgrade: When the device program needs to be updated, the device can be upgraded.
  When the device needs to be upgraded, you can copy the upgrade program to the local computer, click to select the path of saving the upgrade le, and click Upgrade to start upgrading.

Note

Aer upgrading, the device will reboot automacally. Do not power o during upgrading.

- Restore parameter: Restore the device parameter to the factory sengs.

Restore to Factory Sengs

Simply restore device parameters, except IP address, subnet mask, gateway, etc., all parameters are restored to factory sengs.

Restore to Default Sengs

Restore all parameters to default sengs.

- Backup device parameter: It is used to export device parameter file. It can be used to conjure device with the same parameter, but does not support network parameter backup.

1. Click Export.

2. Set encrypon password to encrypt the exported device parameter le.

3. Click OK to select storage path to export.

- Parameter import: Device parameter is used to import device parameter le, and it is convenient for the user to congure device with the same parameter.

1. Click, select the storage path of the device parameter le, and click Open.
2. Click Import to display the prompt.
3. Click OK, enter encrypon password, and import device parameter le.

Security Management

Go to Maintenance and Security → System Maintenance → Security Audit Log to complete the sengs. Enable log upload server: Aer you enable the enable buon, you can enter Log Server IP and Log Server Port and click Save to upload the log to the server automacally.

Device Debugging

Go to Maintenance and Security → System Maintenance → Device Debug to complete the sengs.

• Enable SSH: When remote debugging is required, you can swipe to enable SSH. You can log in to the device using SSH. Device remote SSH port is 22 by default, and can be edited as needed. When the device is running normally, it is recommended not to enable SSH to improve device security.
• Print Log: Click Export to export and print the log.
• Ping Network: Enter Ping network address. Click Ping Network to start the test.

Network Capture: Click Start Capture to capture the packet, and click Stop to stop capturing the packet.

User Management

Click Congure → System → User Management to enter the conguraon page.

You can click to change the administrator password.

Cauon

• The admin is the default user. The user name cannot be edited. Only its password can be edited.
• To ensure the security of account informaon, it is recommended to set a password between 8 and 16 characters, including at least digits, lowercase leers, uppercase leers, and special characters (!"#\$%&'()*+,-./;;<=>?@@[]]^_^{|}\~. space) and cannot contain user name.
• Password length should be less than 8 characters. Password should contain only 1 type of character. Password should be the same as user name, or the password should be the reverse of user name. The above types of passwords are risky. To beer protect your privacy and improve product security, it is recommended to change the risky password to high-intensity.

- Password strength rule:

1. If the password contains 3 or more types (digits, lowercase leers, uppercase leers, and special characters), the password security strength is strong.
2. If the password is a combinaon of digits and special characters, lowercase leers and special characters, uppercase leers and special characters, lowercase leers and uppercase leers, the password security strength is medium.
3. If the password is a combinaon of digits and lowercase leers, digits and uppercase leers, the password security strength is weak.

2.2 Network Conguraon

2.2.1 TCP/IP Conguraon

Steps

1. Click Congure → Network → Network Conguraon → TCP/IP to enter the configuraon page.
2. Congure network parameters.
3. Select NIC Type, slide to enable DHCP, and manually enter IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Default Gateway, MTU, Preferred DNS Server address, and Alternate DNS Server address.

Note

Click Test to test if IPv4 address is used.

1. Click Save to complete the conguraon.

2.2.2 Set Port

Port conguraon parameters include HTTP port and HTTPS port. Set corresponding port as needed.

Congure HTTP(s) Port

Click Congure → Network → Network Service → HTTP(S) to congregate HTTP port and HTTPS port.

HTTP Port

When you log in with a browser, you need to add the modified port number aer the address. If HTTP port No. is changed to 81, you can enter hp://192.0.0.65:81 when you log in via browser.

HTTPS Port

Congure HTTPS port for browser access, and cercate vericaon is required.

Click Save to complete the conguraon.

2.2.3 Device Access Sengs

The device can be operated by mobile client.

Steps

1. Click Congure → Network → Working Mode to enter the conguraon page.
2. Select plaorm access mode.

- Select ISUP as plaorm access mode.

Slide Enable to select Protocol Version.

Configure Server Address, set Port No., enter Device ID, and set Secret Key.

- Select Hik-Connect as plaorm access mode.

Slide Enable to enable the mode, check Custom aer server address and enter the address. Congure the Vericaon Code.

iNote

Vericaon code should contain 6 to 12 leers or digits, and it is case sensitive. To ensure device security, it is recommended to set a combinaon of uppercase leers, lowercase leers, and digits with more than 8 characters.

1. Click Save to complete the sengs.

2.3 Audio Conguraon

2.3.1 Audio Conguraon

Click Congure → Audio to enter the conguraon page.

Select Audio Input Sensitivity.

Drag the slider to congregate Bluetooth Input Volume, Audio Input Volume, and Channel 1 Output Volume. Click Save to nish the conguraon.

iNote

The sengs of Bluetooth Input Volume, Audio Input Volume, and Channel 1 Output Volume range from 0 to 100.

2.4 Bluetooth Conguraon

Enable Bluetooth funcon of the device to match with smart device.

Steps

1. Click Congure → Bluetooth to enter the configuraon page.
2. Select to enable Bluetooth.
3. Set Bluetooth Name and Paired Password.

iNote

• It is applicable to network cabinet speakers and network ceiling speakers, please refer to the actual device. Bluetooth default name is Audio- and default password is 2345.
• The default password of Bluetooth is 2345.

• Pairing password should be 4 characters.

• Click Save to complete the conguraon.

2.5 Broadcast Sengs

2.5.1 Material Library

You can add and delete broadcast material in the broadcast material library.

Steps

1. Click Congure → Broadcast Sengs → Material Library to enter the conguraon page.
2. Click Batch Import to go to local le.
3. After selecng the local le, click Open to import the broadcast material in the le to the broadcast material library.

The material library should be no more than 100 megabytes. Up to 1,000 materials can be stored. Only wav and mp3 formats are supported.

1. (Oponal) Select the broadcast material to delete. Click Delete to delete the corresponding broadcast material.

2. (Oponal) Click to edit material name.

2.5.2 Scheduled Broadcast Conguraon

Add scheduled broadcast task. The device will broadcast according to schedule.

Steps

1. Click Congure → Broadcast Sengs → Scheduled Broadcast to enter the configuraon page.
2. Click + Add to create scheduled broadcast task.
3. Slide the Enable buon.
4. Enter scheduled Task Name.
5. Select Task Type.

— Day Schedule: broadcast task will be played at a fixed me every day.

– Weekly Schedule: broadcast task will be played every week.

1. Congure broadcast rule.

1) Select Broadcast Rule.

Audio File

Drag and drop the blue bar on the me line, click Advanced Conguraon, select Audio File, and click + to add audio source le in the material library to play.

Speech Synthesis

Drag and drop the yellow bar on the me line, click Advanced Conguration, select Voice Composition, enter voice content, and select the parameters to broadcast to male or female.

The following rules apply to the content of voice text:

• Punctuaon mark will affect the semancs of pronunciaon. Please use punctuaon mark correctly. Please view the help for using rules of numbers, Chinese and English.
  ● Number Reading Sengs [n1][n2]: The default seng is acve judgement. Adding [n1] before a

number reads as a number, and adding [n2] before a number reads as a numerical value.

• Word Pronunciaon Setngs [h1][h2]: The default setng is acve judgement. Adding [h1] before a word reads as leers of the word, and adding [h2] before a word reads as the word.
• English Pronunciation Sengs for Number 0[o0]/[o1]: The default [o1] number 0 is pronounced as zero in English. Adding [o0] before the sentence reads as o. The number 0 will only take eect when read as a number, i.e. marking as [n1]. When processed as a numerical value 0, marking as [n2], it will be aected by the marking n , and read as a numerical value.

2) Slide to adjust volume. Volume range is from 0 to 200. If the volume is over 100, volume gain will be expanded.

3) Adjust Broadcast Rangs.

Broadcast rangs should be between 0 and 15.

4) Select Play Mode.

Play Once

Play in the order of audio list. Each audio will be played only once.

Loop

Repeat in order.

When selecng task type as week schedule, you need to select cycle period.

5) Click Save to nish the conguraon.

1. Select Start Date and End Date.
2. Click Save to complete the conguraon.
3. (Oponal) Copy broadcast task. Click 📄 to copy the current day's audio broadcast schedule to the rest of the week.

2.5.3 Strategy Conguraon

You can set mulple audio playing strategies through strategy sengs.

Click Congure → Broadcast Sengs → Strategy Sengs to enter the conguraon page. Enable Connue

Broadcast in Next Day. The device will connue to broadcast the broadcast at the set me of the next day. Click Save to save the sengs.

2.6 Alarm Conguraon

Set alarm input and audible alarm output.

Alarm Input

Click Conguraon → Alarm Conguraon → Alarm Input to enter alarm input settings. Aer any alarm input No., click √ to enter the eding page, set alarm type, alarm name, enable alarm input handling, congure arming schedule and linkage method, click Copy to... and select alarm input No. to copy the schedule to the alarm input No., and click Save to nish the sengs.

Audible Alarm Output

Click Conguraon → Alarm Conguration → Audible Alarm Output to enter the audio alarm output page and set audio type.

• When seng audio type as audio le, select the corresponding le in the drop-down box of the audio le, or click Material Library Management to set the corresponding le.
• When seng audio type as speech synthesis, enter audio content and set voice type as male or female.
  Aer seng broadcast rangs, volume, and play mode, click Edit to set the arming schedule. After all sengs are completed, click Save to finish and save the settings.

The device only alarm during the arming me.

Chapter 3 Operaon of HikCentral Professional Web Client

You can refer to the Chapter 2 Login and Chapter 34 Broadcast Management aer scanning the following QR code for the detailed operaon of HikCentral Professional Web Client.

Figure 3-1 QR Code of Web Client User Manual

Chapter 4 Operaon of HikCentral Professional Control Client

You can refer to the Chapter 2 Login and Chapter 30 Broadcast aer scanning the following QR code for the detailed operaon of HikCentral Professional Control Client.

Figure 4-1 QR Code of Control Client User Manual

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