DS-7316HFI-SH - Security Camera Hikvision - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Network Hybrid Digital Video Recorder (HDVR)
Model	DS-7316HFI-SH
Video Inputs	16 analog BNC channels (PAL/NTSC adaptive)
IP Camera Support	Up to 2 IP cameras (HDVR series only)
Video Compression	H.264
Recording Resolution	Up to 4CIF (704x576 PAL / 704x480 NTSC)
Display Output	HDMI, VGA, CVBS (Main and Spot)
Max Output Resolution	1920x1080P (HDMI/VGA)
Audio	1 audio input, 1 audio output (RCA); two-way audio supported
Hard Disk Support	Up to 4 SATA HDDs (max 4TB each)
Network Interface	1x RJ45 10/100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive
Network Protocols	TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTSP, NTP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, iSCSI, IPv6
Alarm I/O	Alarm input and output (connector on rear panel)
PTZ Control	RS-485 interface; supports multiple PTZ protocols
Power Supply	100–240V AC, 50/60 Hz
Dimensions (W x D x H)	Approx. 380 x 330 x 90 mm (rack-mountable)
Weight	Approx. 4.5 kg (without HDDs)
Operating Temperature	0 °C to +40 °C
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Special Features	Motion detection, tamper-proof, VCA (smart DVR), watermark, dual-stream, HDD group management, remote access via HiDDNS/P2P

Frequently Asked Questions - DS-7316HFI-SH Hikvision

How many IP cameras can I connect to the DS-7316HFI-SH?

For HDVR models, you can connect up to 2 IP cameras in addition to the 16 analog channels. Use the Camera Management menu to add them.

Can I use the DVR without installing a hard drive?

Yes, but recording will not be possible. The device will emit an audible warning if no HDD is installed. You can disable the warning in Menu > Configuration > Exceptions.

What is the maximum resolution for recording?

The DS-7316HFI-SH supports recording at up to 4CIF resolution (704x576 for PAL, 704x480 for NTSC). For IP cameras, resolutions depend on the camera itself.

How do I access the DVR remotely?

Enable HiDDNS or P2P (ezviz Cloud) in the network settings. Then use the iVMS-4500 client on your mobile phone or a web browser to connect.

Can I back up recorded videos?

Yes, you can export video via USB, SATA, or eSATA devices. Use the Export menu to select files or clips for backup.

Why is there no image on the monitor after power-up?

Check that the monitor is connected via HDMI or VGA and set to the correct input. If using VGA, ensure the cable is not damaged. Also verify the DVR's video output settings in Menu > Configuration > Live View.

How do I configure motion detection recording?

Go to Menu > Record > Schedule, select a channel, and choose Motion Detection as the recording type. Then set the motion detection area in Menu > Camera > Motion Detection.

What PTZ protocols are supported?

The DVR supports multiple PTZ protocols including HIKVISION, Pelco, etc. Configure the protocol and address in Menu > Camera > PTZ > General. For Coaxitron cameras, use HIKVISION-C or PELCO-C.

Can I view live video from all channels on one screen?

Yes, use Channel-zero encoding in Menu > Configuration > Live View > Channel-Zero Encoding. This creates a single stream showing all channels, useful for remote monitoring.

How do I reset the administrator password?

If you forget the password, contact Hikvision support. The password can be changed in Menu > Configuration > User by selecting the admin account and entering the old password.

USER MANUAL DS-7316HFI-SH Hikvision

Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User's Manual

This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. 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 Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision). Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book.

Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Hikvision.

HIKVISION MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE. HIKVISION DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

IN NO EVENT WILL HIKVISION, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Regulatory information

FCC information

FCC 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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC conditions

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

EU Conformity Statement

This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.

2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info.

2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info.

Trademarks and Registered Trademarks

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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer.

This manual is applicable to the following models:

Type	Model
Network HDVR	DS-7204HFI-SH, DS-7208HFI-SH, DS-7216HFI-SH
	DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH, DS-7216HWI-SH
	DS-7204HVI-SV, DS-7208HVI-SV, DS-7216HVI-SV
	DS-7208HWI-SL, DS-7216HWI-SL
	DS-7304HFI-SH, DS-7308HFI-SH, DS-7316HFI-SH
	DS-7304HWI-SH, DS-7308HWI-SH, DS-7316HWI-SH
Network DVR	DS-7204HVI-SH, DS-7208HVI-SH, DS-7216HVI-SH
	DS-7204HWI-SV
	DS-7224HVI-SH, DS-7232HVI-SH
	DS-7224HWI-SH, DS-7232HWI-SH
	DS-7324HFI-SH, DS-7332HFI-SH
	DS-7324HWI-SH, DS-7332HWI-SH
	DS-7324HI-SH, DS-7332HI-SH
	DS-8124HCI-SH, DS-8132HCI-SH
	DS-8124HFSI-SH, DS-8132HFSI-SH
	DS-8124HWSI-SH, DS-8132HWSI-SH
Smart/Coaxitron HDVR	DS-7204HWI-E1/C, DS-7208HWI-E2/C, DS-7216HWI-E2/C
Smart DVR/HDVR	DS-7204HWI-E1, DS-7208HWI-E1, DS-7216HWI-E1;DS-7208HWI-E2, DS-7216HWI-E2;DS-7304HWI-SH, DS-7308HWI-SH, DS-7316HWI-SH;DS-7224HWI-E2;DS-7324HWI-SH, DS-7332HWI-SH;DS-8124HWSI-SH, DS-8132HWSI-SH.

This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual.

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.
• Keep all liquids away from the device.
• Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
• Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.
• Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible.
  • Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
  • A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
• Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer.

Product Key Features

General

• Connectable to the network cameras and network domes (this feature is supported by HDVR series).
• Connectable to the Coaxitron camera/dome for DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C series.
• PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
  ● H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
• Encoding at up to WD1 (PAL: 960×576, NTSC: 960×480) resolution for DS-7200HWI-SH, DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS-7200HWI-E1/E2, DS-7224HWI-E2, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7300HWI-SH, DS-7300HI-SH, DS-8100HCI-SH and DS-8100HWSI-SH models; and up to 4CIF resolution for DS-7204/7208/7216HVI-SH, DS-7200HFI-SH, DS-7300HFI-SH, and DS-8100HFSI-SH models.
  ● Each channel supports dual-stream.
• Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.
  ● Input and output video quality is configurable.
  ● Normal and event recording parameters configurable per individual camera.
• Encoding for audio/video composite stream or video stream; audio and video synchronization during composite stream encoding.
  ● Watermark technology.
  ● Video quality diagnostics.

Local Monitoring

● Simultaneous HDMI/VGA and CVBS outputs.
● HDMI/VGA output at up to 1920×1080P resolution.
- 1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36-division live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable.
● Manual or auto switch of cameras in live view, with the dwell time is configurable.
● Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
● The selected live view channel can be shielded.
● Motion detection, tamper-proof, video exception, video loss and VCA alarm functions.

The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR models only.

• Privacy mask.
  ● Multiple PTZ protocols supported; setting and calling of PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
• Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.

HDD Management

- 1 SATA hard disk can be connected to DS-7200HVI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7204HFI-SH, DS-7204HWI-SV and DS-7204HWI-SH, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7200HWI-E1, DS-7204HWI-E1/C models, 2 SATA hard disks to DS-7208/7216HFI-SH, DS-7208/7216HWI-SH, DS-7208/7216HWI-E2/C, DS-7208/7216/7224HWI-E2, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH and DS-7224/7232HWI-SH models, up to 4 SATA hard disks to DS-7300-SH, and up to 8 SATA hard disks to DS-8100-SH; with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity for each disk.

● 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.
- HDD group management.
● Support HDD standby function.
- HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
- HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.

Recording and Playback

● Holiday recording schedule configuration.
● Normal and event video encoding parameters.
- Multiple recording types: manual, normal, motion, alarm, motion/alarm, motion & alarm and VCA.

The alarm, motion/alarm and motion & alarm recording types are provided for DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH, DS-8100-SH and HDVR models only. And the VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR models only.

● Recording by main stream or sub-stream is configurable.
● 8 recording time periods with separated recording types.
● Pre-record and post-record for motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule and manual recording.
- Searching record files by event.
- Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags.
- Locking and unlocking record files.
- Local redundant recording.
- Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
● Smart search for the selected area in the video.
● Smart playback to go through less effective information.
- Zooming in when playback.
- Playing reversely.
● Support pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating by dragging the mouse.
● 4/8/16-ch synchronous playback.

Backup

● Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA storage device.

The eSATA is supported by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

• Export video clips when playback.
  ● Management and maintenance of backup devices.

Alarm and Exception

• Configurable arming time of alarm input/output (for DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models).
• Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.
• Alarm event triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center and sending email.
  ● Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
  ● VCA detection alarm (line crossing detection and intrusion detection) is supported by the smart

DVR/HDVR series.

● Support alarm push notification (live video or playback) on the linked mobile phones when alarm event occurs.

The mobile phone must be installed with the iVMS-4500 client software and the alarm push function is enabled.

Other Local Functions

● Operable by mouse, IR remote control or front panel (for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH).
- 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 channel.
● Operation, exceptions and log recording and searching.
- Import and export of device configuration information.

Network Functions

- 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for DS-7204/7208/7216, and 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for DS-7224/7232-SH, and DS-7300-SH, and 2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100-SH models.

- IPv6 is supported.

- TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTSP, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS and iSCSI are supported.

● Extranet access by HiDDNS.

● Support P2P protocol and access by ezviz.

- TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.

● Auto/Manual port mapping and automatically discovered by NAT.

● DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C series supports HIKVISION-C and PELCO-C Coaxitron protocols.

- Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and downloading files broken transfer resume.

- Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.

- Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.

- Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.

- Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.

- Remote system restart.

● RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission.

RS-232 serial port is provided for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

● Alarm event and exception information can be sent to the remote host.
● Remotely start/stop recording.
- Upgrade by remote FTP server.
- Remote PTZ control.
- Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
- Embedded WEB server.

Development Scalability:

• SDK for Windows and Linux system.
  ● Source code of application software for demo.
  ● Development support and training for application system.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Product Key Features....6

Chapter 1 Introduction....13

1.1 Front Panel 14
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations....19
1.3 USB Mouse Operation....21
1.4 Input Method Description 21
1.5 Rear Panel 22
1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device....27

Chapter 2 Getting Started ....28

2.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration....29
2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 34

2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras 34
2.2.2 Configuring the Connected IP Cameras....38

Chapter 3 Live View....39

3.1 Introduction of Live View....40
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode 41

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation 41
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View....41
3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor 42
3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching....43
3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode 43

3.3 Configuring Live View Settings....47
3.4 Channel-zero Encoding....49
3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics 49
3.6 User Logout....51

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls....52

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings (A)....53

4.2.1 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns 53
4.2.2 PTZ Control Panel....60

4.2 Configuring PTZ Settings (B)....61

4.2.1 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns....63
4.2.2 Configuring Linear Scan....68
4.2.3 One-touch Park....69
4.2.4 PTZ Control Panel....70

Chapter 5 Record Settings....72

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters 73
5.2 Configuring Record Schedule 77
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record 81
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record 85
5.5 Configuring Manual Record 88
5.6 Configuring Holiday Record....89

5.7 Configuring Redundant Record 91
5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record 93
5.9 Files Protection 95

Chapter 6 Playback....98

6.1 Playing Back Record Files....99

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel....99
6.1.2 Playing Back by Time....102
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search....102
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag 105
6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search....108
6.1.6 Playing Back by System Log 110
6.1.7 Playing Back External Files 111

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback....113

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame.... 113
6.2.2 Digital Zoom 113
6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel 114

Chapter 7 Backup 115

7.1 Backing up Record Files 116

7.1.1 Quick Export 116
7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search.... 117
7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search 120
7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips.... 123

7.2 Managing Backup Devices 126

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings....128

8.1 Setting Motion Detection 129
8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms....132
8.3 Detecting Video Loss 135
8.4 Detecting Video Tampering....136
8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm....137
8.6 Handling Exceptions 141
8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions....143
8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually 145

Chapter 9 Network Settings....146

9.1 Configuring General Settings....147
9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 150

9.2.1 Configuring Extranet Access....150
9.2.2 Configuring PPPoE Settings 154
4.5.1 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server .... 154
9.2.4 Configuring SNMP 155
9.2.5 Configuring NAT 156
9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host 159
9.2.7 Configuring Multicast....160
9.2.8 Configuring RTSP....160
9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports 161

9.2.10 Configuring HTTPS Settings 161
9.2.11 Configuring Email.... 163

9.3 Checking Network Traffic....165

9.4 Network Detection....166

9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss.... 166
9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet 166
9.4.3 Checking Network Status....167
9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics 169

Chapter 10 HDD Management ....170

10.1 Initializing HDDs....171
10.2 Managing Network HDD....173
10.3 Managing HDD Group....176

10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups.... 176
10.3.2 Setting HDD Property 177

10.4 Configuring Quota Mode....179
10.5 Checking HDD Status....180
10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information....181
10.7 Detecting Bad Sector....182
10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms....183

Chapter 11 Camera Settings....184

11.1 Configuring OSD Settings 185
11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask....186
11.3 Configuring Video Parameters....187
11.4 Configuring Video Quality Diagnostics....188

Chapter 12 Device Management and Maintenance ....190

12.1 Viewing System Information 191

12.1.1 Viewing Device Information.... 191
12.1.2 Viewing Camera Information.... 191
12.1.3 Viewing Record Information....191
12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information 192
12.1.5 Viewing Network Information 193
12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information.... 193

12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files....195
12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files....197
12.4 Upgrading System....199

12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device....199
12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP....199
12.5 Restoring Default Settings 201

Chapter 13 Others....202

13.1 Configuring General Settings....203
13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port 204
13.3 Configuring DST Settings....205
13.4 Configuring More Settings....206
13.5 Managing User Accounts 207

13.5.1 Adding a User....207
13.5.2 Deleting a User....209
13.5.3 Editing a User....210
13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin....211

Chapter 14 Appendix....213

List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras 214

Glossary 215

Troubleshooting 216

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Front Panel

DS-7200:

The front panel of DS-7200 series DVR is shown in Figure 1.1:

HIKVISION POWER STATUS TURNO 1 2 3 5 4

Figure 1.1 Front Panel of DS-7200

Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.	Name	Function Description
1	POWER	POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
2	STATUS	STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading/writing.
3	Tx/Rx	Tx/Rx indicator blinks green when network connection is functioning properly.
4	USB Interface	Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
5	IR Receiver	Receiver for IR remote.

DS-7300-SH:

The front panel of DS-7300-SH is shown below:

HIKVISION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Figure 1.2 Front Panel of DS-7300-SH

Table 1.2 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.	Name	Function Description
1	POWER ON/OFF	Power on/off switch.
2	IR Receiver	Receiver for IR remote control.
3	USB	Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
4	DVD-R/W	Slot for DVD-R/W.
5	POWER	Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.
	READY	Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is functioning properly.
	STATUS	Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the
		address from 1~254;Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used;Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255;Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time, and the SHIFT button is not used;Indicator turns orange: (a) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same time and the SHIFT button is used as well; (b) when the DVR is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254) and the SHIFT button is used.
	ALARM	Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
	HDD	HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
	Tx/Rx	TX/RX indicator blinks in green when network connection is functioning properly.
6	1/MENU	Enter numeral “1”;Access the main menu interface.
	2ABC/F1	Enter numeral “2”;Enter letters “ABC”;The F1 button can be used to select all items on the list;In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the PTZ camera;In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch between main and spot video output.
	3DEF/F2	Enter numeral “3”;Enter letters “DEF”;In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom in (zoom+) the PTZ camera;The F2 button can be used to cycle through tab pages.
	4GHI/ESC	Enter numeral “4”;Enter letters “GHI”;Exit and back to the previous menu.
	5JKL/EDIT	Enter numeral “5”;Enter letters “JKL”;Delete characters before cursor;Select the checkbox and ON/OFF switch;Start/stop record clipping in playback.
	SHIFT	Switch of compound keys between the numeric/letter input and functional control.
	6MNO/PLAY	Enter numeral “6”;Enter letters “MNO”;In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface.
	7PQRS/REC	Enter numeral “7”;Enter letters “PQRS”;Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface; manually enable/disable record.
	8TUV/PTZ	Enter numeral “8”;Enter letters “TUV”;Access PTZ control interface.
	9WXYZ/PREV	Enter numeral “9”;
		Enter letters “WXYZ”;Multi-camera display in live view;In Playback mode or Menu→Playback→Tag playback interface, this button can be used to delete the selected tag.
	0/A	Enter numeral “0”;Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).In Playback mode, this button can be used to add the default tag.
7	DIRECTION	The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus.In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video.In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file.In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels.In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
	ENTER	Confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.In Single-frame Playback mode, pressing the ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame.In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
8	JOG SHUTTLE Control	Move the active selection in a menu. The inner ring will move the selection up and down; the outer ring will move it left and right.In Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video files. The outer ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video.In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.In PTZ control mode, in can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

DS-8100-SH:

The front panel of DS-8100-SH is shown below:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 HIKVISION HIAKVISION

Figure 1.3 Front Panel of DS-8100-SH

Table 1.3 Description of Control Panel Buttons

No.	Name	Function Description
1	POWER ON/OFF	Power on/off switch.
2	IR Receiver	Receiver for IR remote control.
3	USB	Connect to USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
4	DVD-R/W	Slot for DVD-R/W.
5	ALARM	Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
	READY	Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the DVR is functioning properly.
	STATUS	Indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote.Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and orange when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by the IR remote control with the address of 255.
	HDD	HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
	Tx/Rx	Tx/Rx indicator blinks in blue when network connection is functioning properly.
	GUARD	Indicator turns blue when the device is armed;Indicator does not light when the device is disarmed;The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.
6	Channel Status LED Indicators	The button lights in blue when the corresponding channel is recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.
7	Alphanumeric Buttons	Switch to the corresponding channel in Live View or PTZ Control mode.Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.Switch between different channels in All-day Playback mode.
8	ESC	Exit and back to the previous menu.Arm/disarm the DVR in live view mode.
	REC/SHOT	Enter the Manual Record interface.Turn audio on/off in Playback mode;In PTZ control mode, pressing the REC/SHOT button and a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset.
	PLAY/AUTO	Enter the Playback menu;Auto scan in the PTZ Control mode.
	ZOOM+ Button	In PTZ control mode, the ZOOM+ button is used to zoom in the PTZ camera.
	A/FOCUS+	Adjust focus in the PTZ Control mode.Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
	EDIT/IRIS+	Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.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.
	MENU/WIPER	Return to the Main menu (after successful login);Turn off audible key beeper by pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds;Start wiper (if applicable) in PTZ Control mode.
	F1/LIGHT	The F1/LIGHT button when used in a list field will select all items on the list.In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.
	F2/AUX	The F2/AUX button is used to cycle through tab pages.
	MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM-	Switch to the control of spot output;In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the PTZ camera.
	PREV/FOCUS-	Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode.In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button.
	PTZ/IRIS-	Enter the PTZ Control mode.In PTZ Control mode, it is used to close the iris of the PTZ camera.
9	DIRECTION	The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and itemsin menus.In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video.In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file.In Live View mode, the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels.In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ camera.
	ENTER	Confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.In Single-frame Playback mode, pressing the ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame.In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
10	JOG SHUTTLE Control	Move the active selection in a menu. The inner ring will move the selection up and down; the outer ring will move it left and right.In Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30s forward/backward in video files. The outer ring can be used to speed up/slow down the video.In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different channels.In PTZ control mode, in can control the movement of the PTZ camera.

1.2 IR Remote Control Operations

The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.4.

Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ABC 2 DEF 3 INDO 6 WXYZ 9 A 0 PLAY BEC INEO VOICEMON PSEV ENTER PTZ ESC

Figure 1.4 Remote Control

Table 1.4 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons

No.	Name	Description
1	POWER	Power on/off the device.
2	DEV	Enables/Disables Remote Control.
3	Alphanumeric Buttons	Switching to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode.Switching between different channels in All-day Playback mode.
4	EDIT Button	Editing text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.On checkbox fields, pressing the EDIT button will tick the checkbox.In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.
5	A Button	Switching between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
6	REC Button	Entering the Manual Record settings menu.In PTZ control settings, press the REC button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.
7	PLAY Button	Entering the All-day Playback menu.
8	INFO Button	Reserved.
9	VOIP/MON Button	Selecting all items on the list;In live view or playback mode, it can be used to switch between main and auxiliary video output.
10	MENU Button	Back to the Main menu (after successful login).
11	PREV Button	Switching between single screen and multi-screen mode.
12	DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons	Navigating between different fields and items in menus.In Playback mode, the Up and Down button are used to speed up and slow down the playing of recorded video.The Left and Right button will select the recorded video of 30 reverse and 30s forward.In live view mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through channels.
13	PTZ Button	Enter the PTZ Control mode.
14	ESC Button	Back to the previous menuPressing for arming/disarming the DVR in Live View mode.
15	RESERVED	Reserved.
16	F1 Button	Selecting all items on the list when used in a list field.In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light.
17	PTZ Control Buttons	Adjusting the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.
18	F2 Button	Cycle through tab pages.

Troubleshooting Remote Control:

Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver on the front panel.

If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot.

Steps:

1. Go to Menu > Configuration > General > More Settings by operating the mouse.
2. Check and remember the device No. The default No. is 255. This device No. is valid for all the IR remote controls.
3. Press the DEV button on the remote control.
4. Enter the device No. from step 2.
5. Press the ENTER button on the remote.

If the remote control is operating properly, but there is still no response from the remote, please check the following:

1. Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed.
2. Batteries are fresh and not out of charge.
3. IR receiver is not obstructed.

If the remote still can't function properly, please change a remote and try again, or contact the device provider.

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. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended device list from your provider.

The operation of the mouse:

Table 1.5 Description of the Mouse Control

Name	Action	Description
Left-Click	Single-Click	Live view: Select channel and show the quick set menu.Menu: Select and enter.
	Double-Click	Live view: Switch single-screen and multi-screen.
	Click and Drag	PTZ control: pan, tilt and zoom.Tamper-proof, privacy mask and motion detection: Select target area.Digital zoom-in: Drag and select target area.Live view: Drag channel/time bar.
Right-Click	Single-Click	Live view: Show menu.Menu: Exit current menu to upper level menu.
Scroll-Wheel	Scrolling up	Live view: Previous screen.Right-click Menu: Previous item.
	Scrolling down	Live view: Next screen.Right-click Menu: Next item.

1.4 Input Method Description

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P A S D F G H J K L Z X C V B N M Enter ESC

Figure 1.5 Soft Keyboard

Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard:

Table 1.6 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons

Icons	Description	Icons	Description
[SRVQ]	English	A	Capital English
[RCTS]	Numbers		Symbols
[86SV]	Lowercase/Uppercase		Backspace
[TRGW]	Space	Enter	Enter
	Exit

1.5 Rear Panel

DS-7204:

The rear panel of 7204 DVR is shown in Figure 1.6.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT HUNT VGA RANGE LAN 444 LTV IN POWER

Figure 1.6 Rear Panel of DS-7204

DS-7216:

The rear panel of DS-7216 DVR is shown in Figure 1.7.

VIDEO IN 1 2 3 4 VGA 5 6 7 8 9 10 POWER 11

Figure 1.7 Rear Panel of DS-7216

The rear panel of DS-7208 provides 8 video input interfaces.

Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel

No.	Item	Description
1	VIDEO IN	BNC connector for analog video input.
2	VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for video output.
3	USB Interface	Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
4	HDMI	HDMI video output.
5	VGA	DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
6	AUDIO IN	RCA connector for audio input.
7	AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output.
8	LAN Interface	RJ45 10M/100M Ethernet interface.
9	RS-485 Interface	Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to T+ and T- of PTZ receiver respectively.
10	12V	12VDC power supply.
11	POWER	Switch for turning on/off the device.
12	GND	Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up).

DS-7232:

The rear panel of DS-7232 is shown in Figure 1.8.

1 2 345 8 AUDIO IN VIA VCM VCA AUDIO OUT LAM 12 POWER 13 91011

Figure 1.8 Rear Panel of DS-7232

The rear panel of DS-7224 provides 24 video input interfaces.

Table 1.8 Description of Rear Panel

No.	Item	Description
1	VIDEO IN	BNC connector for analog video input.
2	VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for video output.
3	USB Interface	Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
4	HDMI	HDMI video output.
5	VGA	DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
6	AUDIO IN	RCA connector for audio input.
7	AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output.
8	Alarm In/Out	Connector for alarm input/output.
9	LAN Interface	RJ45 10M / 100M / 1000M Ethernet interface.
10	RS-485 Interface	Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to R+ and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.
11	12V	12VDC power supply.
12	POWER	Switch for turning on/off the device.
13	GND	Ground(needs to be connected when DVR starts up)

DS-7316:

The rear panel of DS-7316 DVR is shown in Figure 1.9.

1 2 7 8 AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT VOLUME IN VOLUME 332 VGA HDMI Lab 5 6 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 POWER LIFE OUT INCHINA

Figure 1.9 Rear Panel of DS-7316

The rear panel of DS-7304 and DS-7308 provides 4 and 8 video input interfaces respectively.

Table 1.9 Description of Rear Panel

No.	Item	Description
1	VIDEO IN	BNC connector for analog video input.
2	MAIN VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for video output.
	SPOT VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for spot video output.
3	HDMI	HDMI video output.
4	USB Interface	Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
5	RS-232	Connector for RS-232 devices.
6	VGA	DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
7	AUDIO IN	RCA connector for audio input.
8	AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output.
9	LAN Interface	RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interface.
10	RS-485 Interface	Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the D+ and D- terminals to R+ and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.
11	Alarm In/Out	Connector for alarm input/output.
12	eSATA	Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W.
13	100~240VAC	100~240VAC power supply.
14	POWER	Switch for turning on/off the device.
15	GND	Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up)

DS-7332:

The rear panel of DS-7332 DVR is shown in Figure 1.10.

1 2 16 17 VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT LINE IN AUDIO IN VIDEO IN VISA HDMI 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415

Figure 1.10 Rear Panel of DS-7332

DS-7324 provides 24 video input interfaces on the rear panel.

Table 1.10 Description of Rear Panel

No.	Item	Description
1	MAIN VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for video output.
	SPOT VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for spot video output.
2	VIDEO IN	BNC connector for analog video input.
3	CVBS AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output.
	VGA AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output.
4	LINE IN	RCA connector for two-way audio input.
5	AUDIO IN	RCA connector for audio input.
6	VGA	DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
7	HDMI	HDMI video output.
8	USB Interface	Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
9	LAN Interface	RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interface.
10	RS-232	Connector for RS-232 devices.
11	Termination Switch	RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down is terminated with 120Ω resistance.
12	RS-485 Interface	Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the T+ and T- terminals to the R+ and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.
	KB	Connect the D+ and D- terminals to Ta and Tb terminals of the controller. For cascading devices, the first DVR's D+ and D- terminals should be connected with the D+ and D- terminals of the next DVR.
13	Alarm In/Out	Connector for alarm input/output.
14	eSATA	Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W.
15	GND	Ground(needs to be connected when DVR starts up)
16	100~240VAC	100~240VAC power supply.
17	POWER	Switch for turning on/off the device.

DS-8100:

The rear panel of DS-8100 DVR is shown in Figure 1.11.

2 VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT LINE IN AUDIO IN 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 6

Figure 1.11 Rear Panel of DS-8132

DS-8124 provides 24 video input interfaces on the rear panel.

Table 1.11 Description of Rear Panel

No.	Item	Description
1	VIDEO IN	BNC connector for analog video input.
2	MAIN VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for video output.
	SPOT VIDEO OUT	BNC connector for spot video output.
3	CVBS AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output.
	VGA AUDIO OUT	RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output.
4	LINE IN	RCA connector for two-way audio input.
5	AUDIO IN (1-4)	RCA connector for audio input.
6	AUDIO IN (5-16)	DB26 connector for audio input.
7	VGA	DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
8	RS-232	Connector for RS-232 devices.
9	HDMI	HDMI video output.
10	USB Interface	Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
11	LAN1/LAN2 Interface	2 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interfaces.
12	eSATA	Connects external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W.
13	Termination Switch	RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down is terminated with 120Ω resistance.
14	RS-485 Interface	Connector for RS-485 devices. Connect the T+ and T- terminals to the R+ and R- terminals of PTZ receiver respectively.
	KB	Connect the D+ and D- terminals to Ta and Tb terminals of the controller. For cascading devices, the first DVR's D+ and D- terminals should be connected with the D+ and D- terminals of the next DVR.
15	Alarm In/Out	Connector for alarm input/output.
16	GND	Ground(needs to be connected when DVR starts up)
17	100~240VAC	100~240VAC power supply.
18	POWER	Switch for turning on/off the device.

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.

Starting up the device:

Steps:

1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
2. Press the POWER button on the rear panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the unit begins to start up.

Shutting down the device:

Steps:

1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu > Shutdown

Shutdown Logout Shutdown Reboot Cancel

Figure 1.12 Shutdown Menu

1. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box:

Attention Shut down the system? Yes No

Figure 1.13 Dialog Box for Shutdown

1. Click the Yes button.
2. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR.

Rebooting the device

In the Shutdown menu (Figure 1.12), you can also click Reboot to reboot the device.

Chapter 2 Getting Started

2.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration

The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded.

Operating the Setup Wizard:

1. Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280 × 1024/60Hz .

Click Apply to save the resolution settings.

Resolution System Resolution 1280*1024/60HZ Apply Cancel

Figure 2.1 Start Wizard Interface

By default, the system resolution is set to 1280×1024.

1. Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts. Click Next to continue the setup wizard.

You can also click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard, or use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the "Start wizard when DVR starts?" checkbox checked and exit.

Wizard ✓ Start wizard when device starts? Next Cancel

Figure 2.2 Start Wizard Interface

1. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window, as shown in Figure 2.3.

1) Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.

2) To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields.

You are highly recommended to change the initial password right after the first login to avoid safety problem.

Wizard Admin Password ***** New Admin Password ✓ New Password ***** Confirm ***** Previous Next Cancel

Figure 2.3 Login Window

1. Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4. Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time.

Wizard Time Zone (GMT+08.00) Beijing, Urumqi, Singapore Date Format MM-DD-YYYY System Date 06-24-2011 System Time 16:18:12 Previous Next Cancel

Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings

1. Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5. Set the network parameters, including the NIC type, IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, default gateway, etc. You can enable the DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.

Wizard NIC Type 10M/100M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172 .9 .4 .65 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255 .255 .255 .0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172 .9 .4 .1 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Previous Next Cancel

Wizard Working Mode Multi-address Select NIC LAN1 NIC Type 10M/100M/1000M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172 .6 .21 .110 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255 .255 .255 .0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172 .6 .21 .1 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Default Route LAN1 Previous Next Cancel

Figure 2.5 Network Configuration

The DS-7204/7208/7216 models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, the

DS-7224/7232 and DS-7300 models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS-8100 models provide two 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interfaces.

1. Click Next button to enter the advanced network settings window.
2. Configure the advanced network parameters, including the server port, HTTP port, RTSP port, UPnP, ezviz Cloud and DDNS settings.

Wizard Server Port 8000 HTTP Port 80 RTSP Port 554 Enable UPnP ✓ Enable ezviz Cloud Verification Code Enable DDNS ✓ DDNS Type HIDDNS Server Address www.hik-online.com Device Domain Name 123456789 User Name Password Previous Next Exit

Figure 2.6 Advanced Network Configuration

1. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.7.

To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.

Wizard Label Capacity Status Property Way Type Free Space 1 76,319MB Normal R/WLocal 50,176MB Init Previous Next Cancel

Figure 2.7 HDD Management

1. Click Next to enter the IP Camera Management window (only supported by HDVR series).

Wizard No. IP Address Amount of... Device Ty... Protocol Manage F Add Search Previous Next Exit

Figure 2.8 IP Camera Management

1. Click Search to search IP Camera. Click Add to add IP Camera (only supported by HDVR series).
2. After finishing IP Camera settings, click Next to enter the Record Settings window.
3. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2.9.

1) Select the camera to configure.
2) Check the checkbox to enable Start Recording.
3) Select the recording mode to Normal or Motion Detection.

Wizard Camera Analog 1 ■ Start Recording ○ Continuous ○ Motion Detection Copy Previous OK Exit

Figure 2.9 Record Settings

4) Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed, as shown in Figure 2.10.

Copy to Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 OK Cancel

Figure 2.10 Copy Record Settings

5) Click OK to return to the Record Settings window.

1. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras

This Chapter is available for the HDVR models only.

2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras

Purpose:

The HDVR series can be connected with the network cameras and record the video from them. Before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.

Before you start:

Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. For detailed checking and configuring of the network, please see Chapter 9.1 Configuring General Settings, Chapter 9.3 Checking Network Traffic and Chapter 9.4 Network Detection.

Steps:

1. Enter the Camera Management interface.

Menu > Camera> Camera

Menu Playback Export Manual HDD Record Camera Configuration Maintenance Shutdown Exit

Figure 2.11 Main Menu

1. Add the online cameras:

1) On the IP Camera interface, the online cameras in the same network segment with the device can be detected and displayed on the list. You can click the button Refresh to refresh the information of the online cameras.

For the 4-ch HDVR, 1 IP camera can be added, and for the 8-ch and 16-ch HDVR, 2 IP cameras can be added.

IP Camera IP Camera Import/Export Camera No. Add/Delete Status IP Camera Address Edit Upgrade Camera Name F ... - 172.6.23.3 - - ... - 172.6.23.124 - - - Refresh Upgrade Delete Add All Custom Adding Net Receive Idle Bandwidth: 120Mbps Back

Figure 2.12 IP Camera Management

2) Select a camera from the list and click the icon 📋 to add it automatically. Or click the button Add All to add all the online cameras automatically. The user name and password are admin and 12345 by default.

3) Optionally, you can click the button Custom Adding to enter the Custom Adding interface.

Add IP Camera (Custom) No. IP Address Amount of... Device M... Protocol Manager IP Camera Address 192.0.0.65 Protocol HIKVISION Management Port 8000 User Name admin Admin Password ****** Search Add Back

Figure 2.13 Custom Adding of IP Camera

Input the required information, including the IP address, management port, user name and admin password, and then click the button Add to add the camera manually.

4) The successfully added IP cameras are listed in the interface:

IP Camera IP Camera Import/Export Camera No. Add/Delete Status IP Camera Address Edit Upgrade Camera Name PI D1 172.6.23.3 Camera 01 H D2 172.6.23.124 Camera 01 H Refresh Upgrade Delete Add All Custom Adding

Figure 2. 14 Successfully Added IP Cameras

1. Import/Export the configuration file of the IP cameras.

Import the configuration file of IP cameras to the device:

Connect the backup device on which the configuration file is stored.

1) Click the IP Camera Import/Export tab.

IP Camera IP Camera Import/Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Del... Play IpcCfg_20130903... 13KB File 03-09-2013 16:52:34 Free Space 7,664MB New Folder Import Export Back

Figure 2.15 Import IP Camera Configuration File

2) 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.
3) Select the configuration file of IP camera from the list.
4) Click the Import button to import the IP cameras to the device.
5) Click OK on the pop-up message box after the importing process is complete. The imported IP cameras will be displayed on the IP Camera Management interface.

Attention Importing succeeded. OK

Figure 2. 16 Attention-Importing Succeeded

Export the configuration file of IP cameras to backup device:

Connect the backup device on which the configuration file is stored to the device.

1) Click the IP Camera Import/Export tab.

IP Camera IP Camera Import/Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play file Folder 08-28-2013 15:55:28 Free Space 1,416MB New Folder Import Export Back

Figure 2.17 Export IP Camera Configuration File

2) Select the backup device from the drop-down list. You can click the Refresh button to get the latest information of the backup device.
3) Click the Export button to export the configuration file of IP cameras to the backup device.
4) Click OK on the pop-up message box after the exporting process is complete. The configuration file of IP cameras will be displayed on a list.

Attention Exporting succeeded. OK

Figure 2.18 Attention-Exporting Succeeded

2.2.2 Conguring the Connected IP Cameras

Editing the connected IP cameras

Purpose:

The detailed information of the added IP cameras will be displayed on a list, and you can configure the basic setting of the cameras if needed.

Steps:

1. Click the icon 📋 on the camera list to enter the Edit IP Camera interface.

Edit IP Camera IP Camera No. D1 IP Camera Address 172.6.23.108 Protocol HIKVISION Management Port 8000 Channel No. 1 User Name adults Admin Password OK Cancel

Figure 2.19 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 III; Or check the corresponding checkbox and click the button Delete.

Description of the icons:

	Add the online IP camera automatically.
	Edit the basic parameters of the added IP camera.
	Delete the added IP camera.
	Get the live view of the added IP camera.
	Upgrade the added IP camera.

Chapter 3 Live View

3.1 Introduction of Live View

Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you're on) brings you to the Live View mode.

Live View Icons

In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.

Table 3.1 Description of Live View Icons

Icons	Description
	Alarm (video loss, tampering, motion detection or sensor alarm)
	Record (manual recording, continuous recording, motion detection or sensor alarm triggered recording)
[4852]	Alarm & Record
[T784]	Event/Exception (motion detection, sensor alarm or exception information. For details, see Chapter 8.6 Handling Exceptions.)

Sensor alarm is supported by DS-7224/7332-SH, DS-7300-SH, DS-8100-SH and HDVR models only.

3.2 Operations in Live View Mode

In live view mode, the following functions can be realized:

• Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor.
• Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.
- Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto-switch. Menu>Configuration>Live View>Dwell Time.

- Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.

• Start Recording: start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels.

- Aux/Main Output Switch: the DVR will check the connection of the output interfaces to define the main and auxiliary output interfaces. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, or either one is connected, it is used as the auxiliary video output for live view, recording and PTZ controls; When both HDMI and VGA are not connected, it is used as the main video output for live view playback, recording, PTZ control and menu operations.

When the aux output is enabled, you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output, while no operation is allowed for the main output.

3.2.1 Front Panel Operation

For the DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models, you can operate the front panel buttons to realize the following functions in live view:

Table 3.2 Front Panel Operation in Live View

Functions	Front Panel Operation
Show single screen	Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the screen for channel 2.
Show multi-screen	Press the PREV/FOCUS- button.
Manually switch screens	Next screen: right direction button.Previous screen: left direction button.
Auto-switch	Press Enter button.
All-day playback	Press Play button.
Switch main and aux output	Press F1 button and Enter button.

3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View

In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the following menu:

Menu Single Screen Multi-screen Previous Screen Next Screen Start Auto-switch Start Recording Add IP Camera Quick Settings Playback PTZ Control Aux Monitor

Figure 3.1 Right-click Menu

Table 3.3 Mouse Operation in Live View

Name	Description
Menu	Enter the main menu of the system by right-clicking the mouse.
Single Screen	Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.
Multi-screen	Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.
Previous Screen	Switch to the previous screen.
Next Screen	Switch to the next screen.
Start/Stop Auto-switch	Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens.The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.
Start Recording	Start all-day normal recording or motion detection recording for all channels.
Add IP Camera	Enter the IP Camera Management interface to add the locally searched online IP camera quickly.
Quick Settings	Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
Playback	Play back the video of the selected channel.
PTZ Control	Enter the PTZ control panel.
Aux Monitor	Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled.If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected, the mouse operation is disabled; you need to use the mouse double click for twice to back to the Main output.

The Add IP Camera item is provided by the HDVR models only.

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 the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.
• Multi-screen: Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list.
• Previous Screen: Switch to the previous screen.
• Next Screen: Switch to the next screen.
• Quick Set: Set the video output mode to Standard, Bright, Gentle or Vivid.
• Menu Output Mode: Select the menu output mode to HDMI/VGA, Main CVBS or Auto.
• Main Monitor: Switch to the Main Output mode and the operation for the auxiliary output is disabled.

In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output mode is enabled.

3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching

When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS output as the main output.

Steps:

1. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following message box pops up:

Tip Double-click the mouse again to switch the auxiliary and main output? Cancel

Figure 3.2 Switch Main and Aux Output

1. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Cancel to cancel the operation.
2. On the aux output monitor, you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output, including recording, live view, image settings, switch to main monitor, and no operation is allowed for the main output.
3. To switch to the main vide output, select the Main Monitor from the right-click menu or use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen and then click Yes on the pop-up message box.

You can select the Menu Output Mode under Menu>Configuration>More Settings to Auto or HDMI/VGA and then restart the device to switch the main output back to HDMI/VGA output.

3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode

On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you left-click mouse on the camera.

Toolbar with application icons including camera, monitor, gear, and home control

Figure 3.3 Quick Settings Toolbar

Table 3.4 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons

Icons	Description	Icons	Description	Icons	Description
	Enable Manual Record		Instant Playback	,	Mute/Audio on
	PTZ Control		Digital Zoom		Image Settings
	Close

Instant Playback

Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes.

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can left-click and draw to select the area for zooming in, as shown in Figure 3.4.

Highway scene with vehicles and trucks, residential buildings in background (no visible text or symbols)

Figure 3.4 Digital Zoom

Image Settings

Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.

Steps:

1. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time. Two periods can be configured. When you have configured Time Segment 1, the Time Segment 2 is remained as the Others.

2. Select the mode from the drop-down menu according to different light conditions.

Four modes are selectable:

● Standard: in general lighting conditions (default).
- Indoor: the image is relatively smoother.
- Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other three modes.
● Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high.

Image Settings Time Seg 06:00-18:00 Mode Standard 128 ° 128 ° 136 ° 128 ° 1 ° 2 ° Restore Copy OK

Image Settings Time Seg Others Mode Dim Light 144 ° 123 ° 112 ° 128 ° 0 ° 4 ° Restore Copy OK

Figure 3.5 Image Settings

1. Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value.

The adjustable value range is 0\~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0\~15 for the sharpness level and 0\~5 for the denoising level.

1. Copy image parameters.

1) If you want to copy the image parameters of the current camera to other analog camera (s), click the Copy button to enter the Copy to interface:

Copy to Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 OK Cancel

Figure 3.6 Copy Image Settings to Other Camera (s)

2) Select the analog camera (s) to be configured with the image settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras.

3) Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings.

You can click the Restore button to restore the current image settings to default parameters.

3.3 Configuring Live View Settings

Purpose:

Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.

Steps:

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu> Configuration> Live View

General View Channel-Zero Encoding Video Output Interface VGA/HDMI Live View Mode 4 * 4 Dwell Time No Switch Enable Audio Output Event Output VGA/HDMI Full Screen Monitoring D... 10s

Figure 3.7 Live View-General

The settings available in this menu include:

Video Output Interface: Select the output to configure the settings for. The following interfaces are selectable: VGA/HDMI, Main CVBS and Spot Output 1.

The Spot Output 1 is provided for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models.

Live View Mode: Select different window-division mode from the drop-down list.

For the DS-7232-SH, DS-7332-SH and DS-8132-SH models, 1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36-division window display modes are supported; for the DS-7224-SH, DS-7224HWI-E2, DS-7324-SH DS-8124-SH and 16-ch HDVR models, 1/4/6/8/9/16/25-division window display modes supported; and for other models,

1/4/6/8/9/16-division window display modes are supported.

Dwell Time: The duration between switching of channels when enabling auto-switch in Live View.

Enable Audio Output: Enable/disable audio output for the selected video output.

- When the VGA/HDMI output interface is used as the main video output and the Audio Output for the VGA/HDMI output interface is enabled, the VGA/HDMI audio and AUDIO OUT can be used for live view, playback and two-way audio.

- When the VGA/HDMI output is used as the main video output and the Audio Output for the VGA/HDMI output interface is disabled, the VGA/HDMI output provides no audio and the AUDIO OUT is used for two-way audio.

- When the CVBS output is used as the main video output, the VGA/HDMI audio is provided for Aux video output in live view, and the AUDIO OUT is used as the main video output(for live view, playback or two-way audio).

Event Output: Select the output to show event video. The following interfaces are selectable: VGA/HDMI, Main CVBS and Spot Output 1.

The Spot Output 1 is provided for DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models.

Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen.

2. Setting Camera Order

General View Channel-Zero Encoding Video Output Interface VGA/HDMI Camera Camera Name A1 Camera 01 A2 Camera 02 A3 Camera 03 A4 Camera 04 A5 Camera 05 A6 Camera 06 A7 Camera 07 A8 Camera 08 A9 Camera 09 A10 Camera 10 A11 Camera 11 A12 Camera 12 A13 Camera 13 A14 Camera 14 A15 Camera 15 A16 Camera 16 A17 Camera 17 2 3 4 5 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 6 7 8 9 10 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 11 12 13 14 15 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 16 17 18 19 20 A16 A17 A18 A19 A20 21 22 23 24 25 A21 A22 A23 A24 A25 P: 1/2

Figure 3.8 Live View- Camera Order

To set the camera order:

1) Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface.
2) Select an output interface and select a screen layout.
3) Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region. Thus the selected channel will be displayed in the corresponding screen.

means the channel will not be displayed.

4) You can click ▶ to start live view of all channels and click ▶ to stop live view of all channels.
to go to the previous or next page.

5) Click the Apply button to save the setting.

3.4 Channel-zero Encoding

Purpose:

Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.

Steps:

1. Enter the Live View Settings interface.

Menu> Configuration> Live View

1. Select the Channel-Zero Encoding tab.

General View Channel-Zero Encoding Enable Channel-Zero Enc... Frame Rate 12fps Max Bitrate Mode General Max Bitrate(Kbps) 1024

Figure 3.9 Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding

1. Check the checkbox after Enable Channel-Zero Encoding.
2. Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate.

After you set the Channel-Zero encoding, you can get a view in the remote client or Web browser of all the channels in one screen.

3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

Purpose:

The video quality of the analog cameras can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list.

Steps:

1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface.
   Menu> Manual >Manual Video Quality Diagnostics
2. Check the checkboxes to select the analog channels for diagnostics.
3. Click the button Diagnose, and the results will be displayed on a list. You can view the video status and diagnostics time of the selected channels.

Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 Diagnostics Result Camera No. Diagnostics Result Diagnostics Time Diagnose Back

Figure 3.10 Video Quality Diagnostics

NOTE

• Connect the analog signal to the device for the video quality diagnostics.
  ● Three exception types can be diagnosed: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast.
• You can enter Menu> Camera> Video Quality Diagnostics to adjust the value of the Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast.

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. Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu>Shutdown

Shutdown Logout Shutdown Reboot Cancel

Figure 3.11 Shutdown Menu

1. Click Logout.

After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required a user name and password to login the system.

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls

4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings (A)

This section is applied to the Network HDVR and Network DVR series.

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera.

Before you start:

For connection to the analog camera/dome, please check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>General

General More Settings Camera Analog 1 Baud Rate 9600 Data Bit 8 Stop Bit 1 Parity None Flow Ctrl None PTZ Protocol Address 0 Address range: 0~255

Figure 4.1 PTZ- General

1. Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list.
2. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.

All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. Only PTZ Protocol can be set for network cameras.

Example: If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200, you should input 115200 in the Baud rate field.

1. Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other PTZ cameras.
2. Click Apply button to save the settings.

4.2.1 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns

Before you start:

Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.

Customizing Presets

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

General More Settings Camera Analog 1 Save Preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 Call Preset 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... Pattern 1 Patrol 4 KeyPoint Preset Clear

Figure 4.2 PTZ-More Settings

1. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset.
2. Click the round icon before Save Preset.
3. Click the preset number to save the preset.

Repeat the steps2-4 to save more presets. If the number of the presets you want to save is more than 17, you can click [...] and choose the available numbers.

Preset Preset 23 OK Cancel

Figure 4.3 More Presets

Calling Presets

Purpose:

This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place.

Call preset in the PTZ setting interface:

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

1. Check the round icon before Call Preset.

General More Settings Camera Analog 1 Save Preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 Call Preset 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... Pattern 1 Patrol 4 KeyPoint Preset Clear

Figure 4.4 PTZ-Call Preset

1. Choose the preset number.

For the DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera/dome. Use the directional buttons on the PTZ control panel to operate the menu.

For details, please refer to the user manual of the camera/dome.

Call preset in live view mode:

Steps:

1. Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.

PTZ Configuration Camera Preset P Preset1 Preset2 Preset3 Preset4 Preset5

Figure 4.5 PTZ Toolbar- Call Preset

1. Choose Camera in the list on the menu.
2. Choose preset in the Preset list.

Customizing Patrols

Purpose:

Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps above in Customizing Presets.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.

Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

1. Select patrol number.
2. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol.

General More Settings Camera Analog 1 Save Preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 Call Preset 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... Pattern 1 Patrol 1 KeyPoint Preset CI Add KeyPoint

Figure 4.6 PTZ- Add Key Point

1. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No. determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point. The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.

KeyPoint KeyPoint:1 Preset 1 Duration 3 Speed 1 OK Cancel

Figure 4.7 Key point Configuration

1. Click OK to save the key point to the patrol.

Repeat the above steps to add more key points.

You can also delete all the key points by clicking the trash icon

Save Presets Call Preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... Pattern 1 Patrol 1 KeyPoint Preset Clear 1 Preset 1 2 Preset 2 3 Preset 3

Figure 4.8 KeyPoints Deletion

Calling Patrols

Purpose:

Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path.

Call patrol in the PTZ setting interface:

Steps:

1. In the PTZ setting interface.
   Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings
2. Select the patrol number, and then click 📋 to call the patrol.
3. Click Ⓞ to stop it.

Save Presets Call Preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... Pattern 1 Patrol 1 KeyPoint Preset Clear 1 Preset 1 2 Preset 2 3 Preset 3

Figure 4.9 Calling Patrol

Call patrol in live view mode:

Steps:

1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon
   on the quick setting toolbar, to
   show the PTZ control toolbar.
2. Choose Patrol on the control bar.
3. Click the patrol you want to call.

PTZ Configuration Preset Patrol Pat Patrol1 Patrol2 Patrol3 Patrol4

Figure 4.10 PTZ Toolbar- Call Patrol

Customizing Patterns

Purpose:

Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
   Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings

2. Choose pattern number in the option box.

General More Settings Camera Analog 1 Save Preset 1 2 3 4 5 6 Call Preset 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... Pattern 1 Patrol 4 KeyPoint Preset Clear

Figure 4.11 PTZ- Pattern

1. Click☑, and use your mouse to drag the image or click the eight directional buttons in the control box under the image to move the PTZ camera.

The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.

1. Click ☐ to save the pattern.

Repeat the above steps to save more patterns.

Calling Patterns

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns.

Call pattern in the PTZ setting interface

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Control interface.
2. Select the pattern number.
3. Click▶, then the PTZ moves according to the pattern. Click ◯ to stop it.

Pattern 1

Figure 4. 12 PTZ- Calling Pattern

Call pattern in live view mode.

Steps:

1. In the live view mode, press PTZ control on the IR remote control, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar.
2. And then choose Pattern on the control bar.
3. Double click the pattern number you want to call, or you can select the pattern number and click ▶ to call the pattern.

PTZ Configuration Patrol Pattern Pattern1

Figure 4. 13 PTZ Toolbar- Pattern

4.2.2 PTZ Control Panel

In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ

Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.

PTZ Configuration Camera Preset P A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 PTZ Configuration Patrol Pattern Pattern1

Figure 4.14 PTZ Toolbar

Table 4.1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons

Icon	Description	Icon	Description	Icon	Description
	Direction button and the auto-cycle button	[SYC]	Zoom+, Focus+, Iris+	[XHBV]	Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-
	The speed of the PTZ movement		Light on/off		Wipcr on/off
	3D-Zoom		Image Centralization	[2XXX]	Preset
	Patrol		Pattern		Menu
	Previous item		Next item		Start pattern/patrol
	Stop the patrol or pattern movement		Minimize windows		Exit
Configuration	Enter PTZ settings menu

4.2 Configuring PTZ Settings (B)

This section is applied to the Smart/Coaxitron HDVR and Smart DVR/HDVR series.

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera.

Before you start:

Make sure that the PTZ camera and the device are connected properly via RS-485 interface.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Preset Set Clear Clear All Patrol 1 Set Clear Clear All Pattern 1 Start Stop Clear All Linear Scan Left Limit Right Limit RS-485 Setti... Zoom - Focus - Iris - Speed PTZ Back

Figure 4.15 PTZ Settings

1. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list.
2. Click the RS-485 Settings button and then configure the RS-485 parameters of the device.
3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.

RS-485 Settings Baud Rate 9600 Data Bit 8 Stop Bit 1 Parity None Flow Crl None PTZ Protocol HIKVISION Address 0 Address range: 0~255 Copy OK Cancel

Figure 4.16 RS-485 Settings

All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. Only PTZ Protocol can be configured for network cameras.

Example: If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200, you should input 115200 in the Baud Rate field.

For the DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, Select the PTZ protocol to HIKVISION-C (Coaxitron) or PELCO-C (Coaxitron). Make sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera.

When the Coaxitron protocol is selected, all the other parameters like the baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity and flow control are not configurable.

1. Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other analog PTZ cameras.
2. Click Apply to save the settings.

4.2.1 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns

Before you start:

Make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols.

Customizing Presets

Purpose:

A preset is a predefined image position which contains information of pan, tilt, focus and other parameters.

You can customize the presets and the presets can be used with the event triggered action.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu> Camera >PTZ

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Preset Set Clear Clear All Patrol 1 Set Clear Clear All Pattern 1 Start Stop Clear All Linear Scan Left Limit Right Limit RS-485 Setti... Zoom - Focus - Iris - Speed PTZ Back

Figure 4. 17 PTZ Settings-Customize Preset

1. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list.
2. Use the directional and zoom / focus / iris buttons on the PTZ control panel to steer the camera to the desired view.
3. Input the preset No. (1\~255) in the Preset text field, and then click the Set button under the Preset item to save the preset.
4. Repeat the steps 3-4 to save more presets.
5. You can click the Clear button under the Preset item to clear the selected preset or click the Clear All button to clear all the presets.

Calling Presets

Purpose:

The view angle of the PTZ camera will be moved to the predefined position when you call a preset.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;
   or press the PTZ button on the front panel;
   or click the PTZ Control icon 📄 in the quick setting toolbar during the live view process, or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view mode.

2. Select the PTZ camera from the drop-down list for control.

3. Click the icon ▶ on the panel and then click the General tab to enter the general PTZ control interface.

4. Input the preset No. in the corresponding text field, and then click the Call Preset button to call it.

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration One-touch General Call Preset 1 Call Patrol Stop Pa... 1 Call Patt... Stop Pa... 1

Figure 4. 18 PTZ Control Panel-Call Preset

Customizing Patrols

Purpose:

A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user-defined key points, with the scanning speed between two key points and the duration time at each key point separately programmable. The key points are corresponding to the presets.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Preset Set Clear Clear All Patrol 1 Set Clear Clear All Pattern 1 Start Stop Clear All Linear Scan Left Limit Right Limit RS-485 Settl... Zoom - Focus - Iris - Speed PTZ Back

Figure 4. 19 PTZ Settings-Customize Patrol

1. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list.
2. Select patrol number from the drop-down list.
3. Click the button Set under the Patrol item to open KeyPoint settings interface.
4. Configure key point parameters, such as the preset No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Preset determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point. The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next.

KeyPoint KeyPoint: 1 Preset 1 Duration 2 Speed 1 Add OK Cancel

Figure 4.20 Key point Configuration

1. Click Add to save the current key point, and then repeat the above steps to set the next one.
2. Click OK to save the patrol settings
3. You can click the Clear button under the Patrol item to clear the selected patrol or click the Clear All button to clear all the patrol.

Calling Patrols

Purpose:

The PTZ camera will move according to the predefined patrol path when you call a patrol.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface;

or press the PTZ button on the front panel;

or click the PTZ Control icon 📁 in the quick setting toolbar during the live view process, or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view mode.

1. Select the PTZ camera from the drop-down list for control.

2. Click the icon ▶ on the panel and then click the General tab to enter the general PTZ control interface.

3. Select the patrol from the corresponding drop-down list, and then click the Call Patrol button to start the patrol.

4. To stop the patrol, you can click the button Stop Patrol on the panel.

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration One-touch General Call Preset Call Patrol Stop Pa... 1 Call Patt... Stop Pa... 1

Figure 4.21 Control Panel-Call Patrol

Customizing Patterns

Purpose:

A pattern is a memorized, repeating series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Preset Set Clear Clear All Patrol 1 Set Clear Clear All Pattern 1 Start Stop Clear All Linear Scan Left Limit Right Limit RS-485 Setti... Zoom - Focus - Iris - Speed PTZ Back

Figure 4. 22 PTZ Settings-Customize Pattern

1. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list.
2. Select the pattern number from the drop-down list.
3. Click the Start button under the Pattern item and click the eight pan/tilt directional buttons and the zoom/iris/focus buttons under the image to move the PTZ camera.
4. Click the Stop button, and the movement of PTZ is recorded as the pattern.
5. You can click the Clear All button under the Pattern item to clear all the presets.

Calling Patterns

Purpose:

The PTZ camera will move according to the predefined pattern path when you call a pattern.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; or press the PTZ button on the front panel;
   or click the PTZ Control icon 📄 in the quick setting toolbar during the live view process; or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view mode.

2. Select the PTZ camera from the drop-down list for control.

3. Click the icon ▶ on the panel and then click the General tab to enter the general PTZ control interface.

4. Select the patrol from the corresponding drop-down list, and then click the Call Pattern button to start the pattern.

5. To stop the pattern, you can click the button Stop Pattern on the panel.

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration One-touch General Call Preset Call Patrol Stop Pa... 1 Call Patt... Stop Pa... 1

Figure 4.23 Control Panel-Call Pattern

4.2.2 Configuring Linear Scan

Customizing Linear Scan

Purpose:

Two limit points can be set for the view of the PTZ camera, and then the PTZ camera can horizontally auto scan between the two predefined limits.

This function requires the support of the connected PTZ camera.

Steps:

1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > PTZ

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Preset Set Clear Clear All Patrol 1 Set Clear Clear All Pattern 1 Start Stop Clear All Linear Scan Left Limit Right Limit RS-485 Settl... Speed Zoom - Focus - Iris - PTZ Back

Figure 4.24 PTZ Settings-Customize Linear Scan

1. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list.

2. Use the directional and zoom / focus / iris buttons on the PTZ control panel to steer the camera to the desired view, and click the button Left Limit / Right Limit to set the left / right limit point.

Calling Linear Scan

Purpose:

The PTZ camera will horizontally auto scan between the two predefined limit points.

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; or press the PTZ button on the front panel; or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting toolbar during the live view process; or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view mode.

2. Select the PTZ camera from the drop-down list for control.

3. Click the icon ▶ on the panel and then click the One-touch tab to enter the One-touch control interface.
4. Click the Linear Scan button to start the linear scan.
5. To stop the linear scan, you can click the Linear Scan button again on the panel.
6. You can click the Restore button and then reboot the PTZ camera to clear the limit points information.

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration PTZ Control One-touch Park(Quick Patrol) Park(Patrol 1) Park(Preset 1) Linear Scan Restore

Figure 4. 25 Control Panel-Call Linear Scan

4.2.3 One-touch Park

Purpose:

The one-touch park function allows the PTZ camera to start a predefined action (park action: scan, preset, pattern, etc.) automatically after a period of inactivity (park time).

Steps:

1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; or press the PTZ button on the front panel; or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting toolbar during the live view process; or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view mode.

2. Select the PTZ camera from the drop-down list for control.

3. Click the icon ▶ on the panel and then click the One-touch tab to enter the One-touch control interface.

4. There are 3 one-touch park types selectable. Click the corresponding button to activate the park action.

Park (Quick Patrol): The PTZ camera starts the quick patrol (from preset 1 to preset 32 in order) automatically after the park time. The undefined preset will be skipped.

Park (Patrol 1): The PTZ camera moves according to the path of predefined patrol 1 after the park time.

Park (Preset 1): The PTZ camera moves to the location of predefined preset 1 after the park time.

1. Click the button again to inactivate the corresponding park action.

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration PTZ Control One-touch Park(Quick Patrol) Park(Patrol 1) Park(Preset 1) Linear Scan Restore

Figure 4. 26 Control Panel-One-touch Park

The park time can only be set through the local menu of PTZ camera and the default value is 5s.

4.2.4 PTZ Control Panel

To enter the PTZ control Panel, the following 3 ways are selectable:

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, or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to enter the PTZ control panel.

Option3:

In the live view mode, use the mouse to right-click on the window to access the right-click menu and select the PTZ control option.

Click the Configuration button on the panel, and you can enter the PTZ Settings interface.

In PTZ control mode, the PTZ panel will be displayed when a mouse is connected with the device. If no mouse is connected, the PTZ icon appears in the lower-left corner of the window, indicating that this camera is in PTZ control mode.

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration PTZ Control One-touch Zoom - Focus - Iris - Speed

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration One-touch General Park(Quick Patrol) Park(Patrol 1) Park(Preset 1) Linear Scan Restore

PTZ Camera Analog 1 Configuration One-touch General Call Preset 1 Call Patrol Stop Pa... 1 Call Patt... Stop Pa... 1

Figure 4.27 PTZ Panel

Table 4.2 Description of the PTZ panel icons

Icon	Description	Icon	Description	Icon	Description
	Direction button and auto-cycle button		Zoom+, Focus+, Iris+		Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-
	Speed of PTZ movement		Light on/off		Wiper on/off
	3D-Zoom		Image Centralization		Menu
	Switch to the PTZ control interface		Switch to the one-touch control interface		Switch to the general settings interface
	Previous item		Next item		Minimize windows
	Exit

Chapter 5 Record Settings

5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters

Purpose:

By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on.

Before you start:

1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General)

HDD Information Label Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gro... Edit Del... 4 931.51GB Normal RAW Local 556GB 1 -

Figure 5.1 HDD- General

1. Check the storage mode of the HDD

1) Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD.
2) If the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode.
3) If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record.

Storage Mode Mode Group Record on HDD Group 1 ✓ Analog ✓ A1 ✓ A2 ✓ A3 ✓ A4 ✓ A5 ✓ A6 ✓ A7 ✓ A8 ✓ IP Camera ✓ D1 ✓ D2 Enable HDD Sleeping

Figure 5.2 HDD- Advanced

Steps:

1. Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters:

Menu>Record>Parameters

Record Substream Camera Analog 1 Encoding Parameters Main Stream(Continuous) Main Stream(Event) Stream Type Video & Audio Video & Audio Resolution 704*480(4CIF) 704*480(4CIF) Bitrate Type Variable Variable Video Quality Medium Medium Frame Rate 25(PAL)/30(NTSC) 25(PAL)/30(NTSC) Max. Bitrate Mode General General Max. Bitrate(Kbps) 1792 1792 Max. Bitrate Range Reco... 1152~1920(Kbps) 1152~1920(Kbps) Pre-record 5s Post-record 5s Expired Time (day) 0 Redundant Record Record Audio Video Stream Main Stream Enable 960 Mode Restore Copy Apply Back

Figure 5.3 (1) Encoding Parameters-Main Stream (Analog Camera)

Record Substream Camera IP Camera 1 Encoding Parameters Main Stream(Continuous) Main Stream(Event) Stream Type Video & Audio Video & Audio Resolution 1920*1080(1080P) 1920*1080(1080P) Bitrate Type Variable Variable Video Quality Medium Medium Frame Rate 25(PAL)/30(NTSC) 25(PAL)/30(NTSC) Max. Bitrate Mode General General Max. Bitrate(Kbps) 4096 2048 Max. Bitrate Range Reco... 3840~6400(Kbps) 3840~6400(Kbps) Pre-record 5s Post-record 5s Expired Time (day) 0 Redundant Record Record Audio ✓ Restore Copy Apply Back

Figure 5.4 (2) Encoding Parameters-Main Stream (IP Camera)

1. Set encoding parameters for main stream

1) Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface.
2) Select the camera for configuration.
3) Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Continuous) and the Main Stream

(Event):

Stream Type: Set the stream type to be Video or Video & Audio.

Resolution: Set recording at resolution of WD1, 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF or QCIF.

Bitrate Type: Set the bitrate type to be Variable or Constant.

Video Quality: Set the video quality of recording, with 6 levels configurable.

• The WD1 resolution is supported by DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7200HWI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/CDS-7200HWI-E1/E2, DS-7300HWI-SH, DS-7300HI-SH, DS-8100HCI-SH and DS-8100HWSI-SH models.
• The Stream Type, Resolution, Bitrate Type and Video Quality are not configurable for the Main Stream (Event) of the IP Camera.
• The selectable resolution for the IP camera is determined by the camera type (please refer to the Appendix List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras); up to 720P resolution is supported by 4-ch HDVR and 1080P resolution by 8-ch/16-ch HDVR.

Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of recording.

Max. Bitrate Mode: Set the mode to General or Customize (32-3072Kbps).

Max Bitrate (Kbps): Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording.

Max. Bitrate Range Recommended: A recommended Max. bitrate range is provided for reference.

4) Configure the pre-record, post-record time, expired time, redundant record (this option is only available when the HDD mode is Group) and whether you want to record audio.

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.

Post-record: The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-record time as 5 seconds, it records till 11:00:05.

Expired Time (day): The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD.

Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record files in the redundant HDD. See Chapter 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record.

• The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.
• The redundant record is used when you want to save the record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.3.2 Setting HDD Property.

Record Audio: Check the checkbox to record the sound, or uncheck to record the image without sound.

Enable 960Mode: Enable the encoding at WD1 (PAL: 960×576, NTSC: 960×480) resolution for

the analog cameras. You can also uncheck the checkbox to disable it.

This feature is available for DS-7204HWI-SV, DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7200HWI-SH, DS-7200HVI-SV, DS-7200HWI-SL, DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS-7200HWI-E1/E2, DS-7300HWI-SH, DS-7300HI-SH, DS-8100HCI-SH and DS-8100HWSI-SH models only.

5) Select the Main Stream and Substream for analog camera recording. When the substream is selected, you can record for a longer time with the same storage space.

6) If you want to copy the current main stream settings to other analog camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface. Select the analog camera (s) and click OK to finish the copy settings.

Copy to Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16

Figure 5.5 Copy Camera Settings

7) On the Record settings interface, click Apply to save the settings.

You can click the Restore button to restore the current main stream settings to the default parameters.

1. Set encoding parameters for sub-stream.

1) Click the Substream tab to enter the Substream settings interface.

Record Substream Camera Analog 1 Stream Type Video & Audio Resolution 176*120(QCIF) Bitrate Type Variable Video Quality Medium Frame Rate 25(PAL)/30(NTSC) Max. Bitrate Mode General Max. Bitrate(Kbps) 128 Max. Bitrate Range Reco... 192~320(Kbps)

Figure 5.6 Encoding Parameters-Sub-stream

2) Configure the parameters for the sub-stream. Refer to the step of main stream settings.
3) Click Apply to save the settings.

You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub-stream settings to the default parameters.

4) If you want to copy the current sub-stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface. Select the camera (s) and click OK to finish the copy settings.

5.2 Configuring Record Schedule

Purpose:

Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record Schedule interface.

Menu>Record>Schedule

1. Configure Record Schedule

1) Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface.

Record Camera Analog 1 Enable Schedule 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Edit Continuous Event Motion Alarm M | A M & A VCA None

Figure 5.7 Record Schedule

Normal recording Continuous Event Motion Recording triggered by motion Recording triggered by either motion or alarm Recording triggered by VCA alarm Recording triggered by both motion and alarm Recording triggered by alarm Recording triggered by motion and alarm Delete the set schedule None

Figure 5.8 Recording Types

The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only.

2) Choose the camera you want to configure.
3) Check the check box after the Enable Schedule item.
There are two ways to configure the record schedule.

Task 1: Edit the Schedule

Steps:

1) Click Edit.
2) In the message box, you can choose the day which you want to set schedule.
3) To schedule an all-day recording, check √ checkbox to enable all-day recording.
4) Set the Type in the dropdown list. Different recording types are available for different models.

● The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only.
- The Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm recording types are supported by the DS-7224/7232, DS-7300 and DS-8100 series only.

To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings as well. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

Edit Schedule Mon All Day Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Start/End Time 00:00-00.00 Copy Apply OK Cancel Type Continuous Type Continuous Type Continuous Type Continuous Type Continuous Type Continuous Type Continuous Type Continuous Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5.9 Edit Schedule

5) 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. Repeat the above steps2)-5) to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy.

Copy to All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Holiday

Figure 5. 10 Copy Schedule to Other Days

The Holiday option is available in the Schedule dropdown list when you have enabled holiday schedule in Holiday Settings. Refer to Chapter 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record.

Edit Holiday Name Holiday1 Enable Mode By Date Start Date 2012-02-07 End Date 2012-02-08 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5.11 Holiday Settings

6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.

Task 2: Draw the Schedule

Steps:

1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models.

● The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only.
- The Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm recording types are supported by the DS-7224/7232, DS-7300 and DS-8100 series only.

To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

2) Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods.

Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day.

Figure 5.12 Draw the Schedule

3) You can repeat the above steps to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.

Copy to Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 IP Camera D1 D2

Figure 5.13 Copy Schedule to Other Channels

The IP camera is supported by the HDVR series only.

4) Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings.

5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on. In this chapter, you can follow the steps to schedule a record which triggered by the detected motion.

Steps:

1. Enter the Motion Detection interface.

Menu>Camera>Motion

Motion Detection Camera Analog 1 Enable Motion Detection Settings Sensitivity Full Screen Clear

Figure 5.14 Motion Detection

1. Configure Motion Detection:

1) Select the camera to configure.
2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection.

By default, the motion detection is enabled and configured in full screen.

3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection for all the area shot by the camera, click Full Screen. To clear the motion detection area, click Clear.

Motion Detection Camera Analog 1 Enable Motion Detection Settings Sensitivity Full Screen Clear

Figure 5.15 Motion Detection-Mask

4) Click the beside Settings and the message box for channel information will pop up.

Settings Trigger Channel Arming Schedule Linkage Action Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 IP Camera D1 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5.16 Motion Detection Handling

The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.
6) Click Apply to save the settings.
7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.
8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.

1. Enter Schedule settings interface.

Menu> Parameters> Schedule

Record Camera Analog 1 Enable Schedule 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Edit Continuous Event Motion Alarm M | A M & A VCA None

Figure 5.17 Record Schedule

The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only.

1) Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item.
2) Click Edit.

Edit Weekday Mon All Day Type Motion Start/End Time 00:00-11:00 Type Motion Start/End Time 17:00-20:00 Type Motion Start/End Time 12:00-14:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5. 18 Edit Schedule- Motion Detection

3) In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.
4) Set the Type as Motion.
5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.
6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time.

Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can't be overlapped each other.

Repeat the above steps3)-6) to schedule motion detection triggered recording for all the week. If the schedule can also be set to other days, click Copy.

Copy to All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Holiday

Figure 5. 19 Copy Schedule to Other Days

7) Click OK to back to upper level menu.

If you can to copy the same schedule settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface, and then select the camera (s) you want to copy.

Copy to Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 IP Camera D1 D2

Figure 5.20 Copy Schedule to Other Channels

5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

This section is available for DS-7224/7332-SH, DS-7300-SH, DS-8100-SH and HDVR models only.

Purpose:

Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.

Steps:

1. Enter the Alarm setting interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Alarm Status Alarm Input Alarm Output Alarm Input List Alarm Input No. Alarm Name Alarm Type Local<-1 N.O Local<-2 N.O Local<-3 N.O Local<-4 N.O Local<-5 N.O Local<-6 N.O Local<-7 N.O Alarm Output List Alarm Output No. Alarm Name Dwell Time Local->1 5s Local->2 5s Local->3 5s Local->4 5s 172.6.23.3:8000->1 5s

Figure 5.21 Alarm Settings

1. Click Alarm Input tab.

Alarm Status Alarm Input Alarm Output Alarm Input No. Local<-1 Alarm Name 1 Type N.C Enable Settings

Figure 5.22 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input

1) Select Alarm Input No. and configure alarm parameters.
2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type.
3) Check √ checkbox to enable the alarm input.
4) Click set the handling method.

Settings Trigger Channel Arming Schedule Linkage Action PTZ Linking Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 IP Camera D1 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5.23 Alarm Handling

The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel.
6) Check the checkbox √ to select channel.
7) Click Apply to save settings.
8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

9) Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save the settings.

Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters.

If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

Copy Alarm Input to Alarm Input No. Alarm Name Local<-1 Local<-2 Local<-3 Local<-4 Local<-5 Local<-6 Local<-7 Local<-8 172.6.23 3:8000<-1 OK Cancel

Figure 5.24 Copy Alarm Input

1. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu > Record > Schedule > Record Schedule). For detailed information about record schedule settings, refer to step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule.

You need to select the Type as Alarm in record schedule settings.

Record Camera Analog 1 Enable Schedule 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Edit Continuous Event Motion Alarm M | A M & A VCA None

Figure 5.25 Record Schedule

The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only.

5.5 Configuring Manual Record

Purpose:

Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. When using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording.

Steps:

1. Enter the Manual settings interface.

Menu> Manual

Record Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 IP Camera D1 Recording by schedule Recording by manual operation Continuous Motion Detection

Figure 5.26 Manual Record

The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

1. Enable recording for camera (s).

Click the status button beside each camera number to change ON to ON, or you can enable recording for all cameras by clicking the status bar before Analog to change it to ON.

1. Set recording mode to manual.

By default, the camera is enabled with recording by schedule (). ON the status has to change it to find click again to enable the recording to manual (). ON

ON: recording by schedule.
ON: recording by manual operation.

After rebooting, all the manual records enabled are canceled.

1. Start all-day continuous recording or all-day motion detection recording of all channels.

1) Click for Continuous or Motion Detection recording. Attention Start all-day continuous recording of all channels? Yes No Attention Start all-day motion detection recording of all channels? Yes No

Figure 5.27 Start Normal or Motion Detection Recording

2) Click Yes to enable all-day continuous or motion detection recording of all channels.

5.6 Configuring Holiday Record

Purpose:

You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday.

Steps:

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu>Record

1. Choose Holiday on the left bar.

Holiday Settings No. Holiday Name Status Start Date End Date Edit 1 Holiday1 Enabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 2 Holiday2 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 3 Holiday3 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 4 Holiday4 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 5 Holiday5 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 6 Holiday6 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 7 Holiday7 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 8 Holiday8 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 9 Holiday9 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 10 Holiday10 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 11 Holiday11 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan 12 Holiday12 Disabled 1.Jan 1.Jan

Figure 5.28 Holiday Settings

1. Enable Edit Holiday schedule.

1) Click ☐ to enter the Edit interface.

Edit Holiday Name Holiday1 Enable ✓ Mode By Date Start Date 02-07-2012 End Date 02-08-2012 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5.29 Edit Holiday Settings

2) Check the checkbox after Enable.
3) Select Mode from the dropdown list.

There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule.

4) Set the start and end date.

5) Click Apply to save settings.
6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface.

1. Enter Record Schedule settings interface.

Menu> Record> Schedule

1) Select Record.
2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule.
3) Click Edit.
4) Select Holiday from the Schedule dropdown list.

Edit Schedule Holiday All Day Type Motion Start/End Time 00:00-24:00 Type Motion | Alarr Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:00 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:15 Type Continuous Start/End Time 00:00-00:15 Type Continuous Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5.30 Edit Schedule- Holiday

5) Select Motion or Continuous from the Type dropdown list.
6) If you need all day recording, check the All Day checkbox. Otherwise leave it blank.
7) Set start/end time for holiday schedule.

Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can't be overlapped each other.

In the time table of the channel, both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed.

Repeat the above steps4)-7) to set Holiday schedule for other channel. If the holiday schedule can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply the settings.

5.7 Configuring Redundant Record

Purpose:

Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability.

You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. There should be at least another HDD (NetHDD) which is in R/W mode.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD Information interface.

Menu> HDD

HDD Information L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Cr... Edit D... 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 920GB 1 -

Figure 5.31 HDD General

1. Select the HDD and click ☐ to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.

1) Set the HDD property to Redundant.

Local HDD Settings HDD No. 1 HDD Property ● RAW ● Read-only ● Redundancy Group ● 1 ● 2 ● 3 ● 4 ● 5 ● 6 ● 7 ● 8 ● 9 ● 10 ● 11 ● 12 ● 13 ● 14 ● 15 ● 16 HDD Capacity 931.51GB Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5.32 HDD General-Editing

2) Click Apply to save the settings.
3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

1. Enter the Record setting interface.

Menu> Record> Parameters

1) Select Record.

Record Substream Camera Analog 1 Encoding Parameters Main Stream(Continuous) Main Stream(Event) Stream Type Video & Audio Video & Audio Resolution 704*576(4CIF) 704*576(4CIF) Bitrate Type Variable Variable Video Quality Medium Medium Frame Rate Full Frame Full Frame Max. Bitrate Mode General General Max. Bitrate(Kbps) 1792 1792 Max. Bitrate Range Reco... 1152~1920(Kbps) 1152~1920(Kbps) Pre-record 5s Post-record 5s Expired Time (day) 0 Redundant Record/Cap1... Record Audio ✓ Video Stream Main Stream

Figure 5.33 Encoding Record

2) Select Camera you want to configure.
3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record.

● The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.
- The redundant record is used when you want to save the record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings. For detailed information, see Chapter 10.3.2 Setting HDD Property.

4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

5) Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels.

5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record

Purpose:

You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu>HDD

HDD Information □L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gr... Edit D... □ 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 920GB 1 -

Figure 5.34 HDD-General

2. Select Advanced on the left bar.

Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.3 Managing HDD Group.

3. Select General in the left bar.

Click to enter editing interface.

4. Configuring HDD group.

1) Choose a group number for the HDD group.
2) Click Apply and then in the pop-up message box, click Yes to save your settings.
3) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

Repeat the above steps3-4 to configure more HDD groups.

5. Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group.

1) Select Advanced on the left bar.

Storage Mode Mode Group Record on HDD Group 1 ✓ Analog ✓ A1 ✓ A2 ✓ A3 ✓ A4 ✓ A5 ✓ A6 ✓ A7 ✓ A8 ✓ IP Camera ✓ D1 ✓ D2 Enable HDD Sleeping

Figure 5. 35 HDD-Advanced

2) Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group.
3) Check the channels you want to save in this group.
4) Click Apply to save settings.

After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.6.

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.

Protect file by locking the record files:

Steps:

1. Enter Playback setting interface.

Menu> Export

Normal Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 AB IP Camera D1 D2 Start/End time of record 01-01-1970 00:00:23 -- 12-17-2013 18:17:12 Record Type All File Type All Start Time 12-18-2012 00:00:00 End Time 12-18-2012 23:59:59 Quick Export Search Back

Figure 5.36 Export

1. Select the channels by checking the checkbox to .
2. Configure the record type, file type and start/end time.
3. Click Search to show the results.

Search result Ca... Start/End Time Size Play Lock A1 12-18-2012 15:16:23-16:18:51 8.113KB HDD: 4 Start time: 12-18-2012 16:16:23 End time: 12-18-2012 16:18:51 Total: 1 P: 1/1 Total size: 0MB Export All Export Cancel

Figure 5.37 Playback- Search Result

5. Protect the record files.

1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to indicating that the file is locked.

The record files of which the recording is still not completed can't be locked.

2) Click 🔍 to change it as 🔍 to unlock the file and the file is not protected.

Attention Record file may be overwritten after unlocking. Continue? Yes No

Figure 5.38 Unlocking Attention

Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only

To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.3 Managing HDD Group.

Steps:

1. Enter HDD setting interface.

Menu> HDD

HDD Information L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gr... Edit D... 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 920GB 1 -

Figure 5. 39 HDD General

1. Click ☐ to edit the HDD you want to protect.

Local HDD Settings HDD No. 1 HDD Property ● R/W ● Read-only ● Redundancy Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HDD Capacity 931.51GB Apply OK Cancel

Figure 5. 40 HDD General- Editing

1. Set the HDD to Read-only.
2. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

You can't save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the property to R/W.

If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can't record any files. Only live view mode is available.

If you set the HDD to Read-only when the device is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next R/W HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.

Chapter 6 Playback

6.1 Playing Back Record Files

6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel

Purpose:

Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.

Instant Playback by Channel

Steps:

Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the 📄 on in the quick setting toolbar.

Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.

Four-panel composite image showing a multi-lane highway with vehicles and traffic, no visible text or symbols.

Figure 6.1 Instant Playback Interface

All-day Playback by Channel

Enter the All-day Playback interface.

Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select Playback from the menu, as shown in Figure 6.2.

Menu Single Screen Multi-screen Previous Screen Next Screen Start Auto-switch Start Recording Add IP Camera Quick Settings Playback PTZ Control Aux Monitor

Figure 6.2 Right-click Menu under Live View

The Add IP Camera item is available for the HDVR only.

Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view.

Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back.

Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process.

Playback Management

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6.3.

Normal Max. Ca... Min. Ca... Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 IPCamera 01 Jun 2014 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 08/04-2014 10:45:12 - 08:39:2014 17:30:27 15:31:41

Figure 6.3 Playback Interface

Check the checkboxes to select the channel(s), and then the video from the selected channels will be played back synchronously. Up to 16 channels can be set for synchronous playback.

Click the Max. Camera for Playback tab, and you can play back the video from 16 channels at a time.

Click the Min. Camera for Playback tab, and you can play back the video from only one channel.

Dates marked in different colors:

No record files in this day.

There is record file(s) in this day (not current day).

There is event recording file(s) in this day (not current day).

Mouse cursor is located.

05-08-2014 10:45:12 - 28-09-2014 17:36:27 16:31:44 Normal Event

Figure 6.4 Toolbar of All-day Playback

Detailed Explanation of All-day-playback Toolbar

Button	Operation	Button	Operation	Button	Operation
	Mute/Audio on		Start/Stop clipping		Save clip(s)
	Add default tag		Add customized tag		Tag management
[75RH]	Digital Zoom		Pause/Play Reverse		Stop
	30s backward		30s forward		Previous day
[88CY]	Slow forward		Fast forward		Next day
	Scaling up/down		Process bar		Full Screen
	time bar
	Exit		Video type bar	Normal	Normal playback

• Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
• About video type bar: ■ represents normal recording (manual or schedule); ■ represents event recording; ■ represents smart search recording.

6.1.2 Playing Back by Time

Purpose:

Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.

Steps:

1. Enter playback interface.

Menu>Playback

1. Check √ checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list.
2. Double-click to select a date on the calendar to play back the record file.

If there are record files for that camera in that day, in the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as . Otherwise it is displayed as .

Dec S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2013

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.

Please refer to Chapter 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel for the playback interface and toolbar description.

6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search

Purpose:

Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (motion detection or alarm input). Channel switch is supported.

Playback by alarm input search is supported by DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Steps:

1. Enter the playback interface.

Menu>Playback

1. Click Normal and select Event to enter the Event Playback interface.

2. Select Alarm Input, Motion, Line Crossing Detection or Intrusion Detection as the event type, and specify the start time and end time for search.

The line crossing detection or intrusion detection search is supported by the Smart HDVR/DVR only.

Type Motion Camera Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 IPCamera 01 Start Time 06-18-2014 00:00:00 End Time 06-18-2014 23:59:59 Q Search

Figure 6. 6 Video Search by Motion Detection

1. Click Search, and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list.

2. Select and click button to play back the record files.

You can click Back to return to the search interface.

If there is only one channel triggered, clicking 📷 button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel.

If several channels are triggered, clicking 📋 button takes you to the synch playback interface. Check checkbox to select one channel for playback or select multiple channels for synchronous playback.

The max. number of channels for synchronous playback supported varies to different models.

Synch Playback Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16 OK Cancel

Figure 6.7 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback

6. Event playback interface.

The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

Event Sour... Start Time Play A1 16:56:30 A1 16:57:30 A1 16:58:31 A1 16:59:30 A1 17:00:15 A1 17:01:32 A1 17:01:44 A1 17:01:58 A1 17:02:52 A1 17:03:10 A1 17:03:30 A1 17:03:39 A1 17:04:00 A1 17:04:10 A1 17:04:30 A1 17:04:40 A1 17:05:00 A1 17:05:10 A1 17:05:30 A1 17:05:40 A1 17:05:59 A1 17:06:09 Total: 96 P: 1/1 Pre-play 30s Post-play 30s Back

Figure 6.8 Interface of Playback by Event

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. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back from 9:59:55.

Post-play: The time you set to play back after the event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11:00, if you set the post-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back till 11:00:05.

18.5743 Normal Event

Figure 6.9 Toolbar of Playback by Event

Table 6.1 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Interface

Button	Operation	Button	Operation	Button	Operation
	Mute/Audio on		Start/Stop clipping		Save clip(s)
	Add default tag		Add customized tag		Tag management
	Digital Zoom		30s backward		Pause/Play Reverse
	Stop		30s forward		Previous event
	Slow forward		Fast forward		Process bar
	Next event		Scaling up/down time bar		Video type bar
	Full Screen		Exit		Event playback

NOTE

• Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
• About video type bar: ■ represents normal recording (manual or schedule); ■ represents event recording; ■ represents smart search recording.

6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag

Purpose:

Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point.

Before playing back by tag:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Normal Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 IPCamera 01 Mar. Ca... Min. Ca... Jun 2014 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 06/04/2014 10:55:12 - 06:19:30 14:05:27 LE-58.34

Figure 6. 10 Interface of Normal Playback

Click button to add default tag.

Click button to add customized tag and input tag name.

Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.

1. Tag management.

Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).

Tag management Cam... Tag Name Time Edit Del... A1 TAG 06-17-2014 17:06:25 A1 A1 06-17-2014 17:06:27 A1 TAG 06-17-2014 17:06:30 Total: 3 P: 1/1 Cancel

Figure 6.11 Tag Management Interface

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

1. Select Tag to enter the Tag Playback interface.
2. Select the channels from the list, and specify the start time and end time for search.
3. Optionally, you can input the keyword of the tag name in the Keyword text field to narrow the search.
4. Click Search, and the tags matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list.
5. Click button to play back the file.

You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.

Pre-play and post-play time can be set according to actual needs.

Pre-play time and post-play time is added to the time point of the tag.

Tag Ca: Tag Name Play A1 TAG A1 A1 A1 TAG Total: 3 P: 1/1 Pre-play 30s Post-play 30s Back

Figure 6. 12 Interface of Playback by Tag

10:57:41 Normal Event

Figure 6.13 Toolbar of Playback by Tag

Table 6.1 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar

Button	Operation	Button	Operation	Button	Operation
	Mute/Audio on		Start/Stop clipping	[27TH]	Save clip(s)
	Add default tag	[5X6W]	Add customized tag	[20TT]	Tag management
[H48S]	Digital Zoom	[300G]	30s backward	[AC5S]	Pause/Play Reverse
[778S]	Stop	[40CA]	30s forward	[3X3B]	Previous tag
[03WZ]	Slow forward	[1YAZ]	Fast forward	[7CB6]	Process bar
[78A4]	Next tag	[KW06]	Scaling up/down time bar	[550T]	Full Screen
	Exit	'	Video type bar		Tag playback

NOTE

• Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
• About video type bar: ■ represents normal recording (manual or schedule); ■ represents event recording; ■ represents smart search recording.

6.1.5 Playing Back by Smart Search

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 containing motion or VCA information, and mark it with green color on the playback process bar. The filtering rule of record files and playback speed for the non-related and related video can be configured on your demand.

NOTE

The playback by smart search is not supported for IP cameras.

Steps:

1. Enter the Smart Playback interface.
2. Select a camera in the camera list and select a date in the calendar and click the button to play.
3. Click the 📋 on the toolbar to enter Smart Search mode. The smart search toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen.

Exterior view of a modern residential house with white and red brick facades under a clear blue sky, framed by a grid overlay (no signage or text visible)

Figure 6.14 Draw Area for Smart Search

1. Click and drag the mouse to draw area(s) for smart search of VCA event or motion event.

● Line Crossing Detection

Click the Button, and then click on the video display screen to specify the start point and end point of the line.

- Intrusion Detection

Click the button, and then specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection. Only

one region can be set.

● Motion Detection

Click the button and then click and draw the mouse to set the detection area manually. You can also click the button to set the full screen as the detection area.

1. Click the ▶ to search, and then the result will be displayed as ■ in the progress bar of the Smart Playback interface.

Or you can click the Button to clear all the set areas.

1. Click the ▶ button to play

Smart Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 Camera 05 Camera 06 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 Camera 10 Camera 11 Camera 12 Camera 13 Camera 14 May 2014 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Normal Event Smart

Figure 6.15 Smart Playback Interface

NOTE

• Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
• About video type bar: ■ represents normal recording (manual or schedule); ■ represents event recording; ■ represents smart search recording.

Table 6.2 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback

Button	Operation	Button	Operation	Button	Operation
	Smart search	[5Y8H]	Stop	[70X4]	Pause play/ Play
	Process bar		Scaling up/down the time line		Video type / picture

6.1.6 Playing Back by 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

Log Search Log Export Start Time 12-23-2013 00:00:00 End Time 12-23-2013 23:59:59 Major Type All Minor Type Alarm Input Alarm Output Start Motion Detection Stop Motion Detection Start Video Tampering Detection Stop Video Tampering Detection No. Major Type Time Minor Type Paramet... Play Details Total: 0 P: 1/1 Export Search Back

Figure 6.16 Log Search Interface

1. Specify the start time and end time for search.
2. Select the major type of the log from the drop-down list. 4 major types are selectable: Alarm, Exception, Operation and Information.
3. Check the checkboxes to select the minor type of the log for search.
4. Click Search, and the logs matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list.

Log Search Start Time 07-18-2013 00:00:00 End Time 07-18-2013 23:59:59 Major Type All Minor Type Local Operation: Upgrade Local Operation: Start Recording Local Operation: Stop Recording Local Operation: PTZ Control Local Operation: Lock File Local Operation: Unlock File No. Major Type Time Minor Type Paramet... Play Details 11 Operation 07-18-2013 08:53:23 Local Operation.... N/A 12 Information 07-18-2013 08:53:25 Start Recording N/A 13 Exception 07-18-2013 08:53:25 Record/Capture ... N/A 14 Alarm 07-18-2013 08:53:27 Start Motion Del... N/A 15 Alarm 07-18-2013 08:53:28 Start Motion Del... N/A 16 Information 07-18-2013 08:53:29 Ann Information N/A Total: 973 P: 1/10 Export Search Back

Figure 6.17 Result of System Log Search

1. 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.

Highway scene with multiple vehicles and a red double-decker bus, no visible text or symbols

Figure 6.18 Interface of Playback by Log

6.1.7 Playing Back External Files

Purpose:

The record files stored in the external storage devices, e.g., USB flash drives, USB HDDs, can be searched and played back.

Before you start:

Insert the external device(s) with available record files into the device.

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Menu > Playback

1. Click Normal and select External File to enter the External File Playback interface.

The files stored in the extremal device are listed in the right-side list.

You can click the Refresh button to refresh the file list.

1. Select a record file and click 📋 to play it.

External File Device N... USB1-1 Name Play player.exe ch01_201307 ch01_201307 Refresh

Figure 6.19 Interface of External File Playback

6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback

6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame

Purpose:

Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen.

Steps:

Using a Mouse:

Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button 🏠 until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame. If you choose adverse playback of the record file: click button 🏠 until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents adverse playback of one frame. It is also feasible to use button 🏠 in toolbar.

Using the Front Panel:

For DS-7300 –SH and DS-8100-SH series DVR, you can use the front panel buttons to perform the playback. Rotate and hold the outer ring on Jog Shuttle counterclockwise or click the ▼ button to set the speed to Single frame. One click on button, one click on the playback screen or Enter button on the front panel represents playback or reverse playback of one frame.

6.2.2 Digital Zoom

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface and start the playback. For details, see Chapter 6.1.
2. Click the icon 📄 on the playback control toolbar to enter Digital Zoom mode.
3. Click-and-drag the mouse to draw a red rectangle on the window in the lower-right corner of the interface. And then the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times.
4. Right-click to exit the Digital Zoom mode.

Highway scene with trucks, shipping containers, and residential buildings in the background (no visible text or symbols)

Figure 6.20 Draw Area for Digital Zoom

6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel

Purpose:

You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely.

Steps:

1. Enter the Playback interface.

Menu>Playback

1. Check ☑ checkbox to select the channel(s) and double-click to select a date on the calendar.

If more than one channel is optional, the synchronous playback will be activated.

Normal Max. Ca... Min. Ca... Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 Camera 05 Camera 06 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 Camera 10 Camera 11 Camera 12 Camera 13 Jui 2013 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 07-10-2013 16:08:22 - 07-18-2013 17:04:02 Normal Event

Figure 6. 21 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface

1. Click the icon 📁 on the playback control toolbar, and the record files will be played back reversely.

Chapter 7 Backup

7.1 Backing up Record Files

Before you start:

Please insert the backup device(s) into the device.

7.1.1 Quick Export

Purpose:

Export record files to backup device(s) quickly.

Steps:

1. Enter Video Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

Normal Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 IP Camera D1 D2 Start/End time of record 01-01-2013 00:00:23 -- 12-23-2013 16:33:04 Record Type All File Type All Start Time 12-23-2013 00:00:00 End Time 12-23-2013 23:59:59 Quick Export Search Back

Figure 7.1 Quick Export Interface

1. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button.

The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed 24 hours. Otherwise, the message box "Max. 24 hours are allowed for quick export." will pop up.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play Free Space 7.664MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1-1

1. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting.

Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device.

1. Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported to the USB flash drive.

2. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button 📋 to check it.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play ch01_20130722085... 2.626KB File 07-22-2013 10:11:20 player.exe 786KB File 07-22-2013 10:11:19 Free Space 7,660MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.3 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1-1

7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search

Purpose:

The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB

writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.

The eSATA writer is supported by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer, SATA writer or eSATA HDD.

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Normal

Normal ✓ Analog ✓ A1 ✓ A2 ✓ A3 ✓ A4 ✓ A5 ✓ A6 ✓ A7 ✓ A8 ✓ IP Camera ✓ D1 ✓ D2 Start/End time of record 01-01-2013 00:00:23 -- 12-23-2013 17:44:30 Record Type All File Type All Start Time 12-23-2013 00:00:00 End Time 12-24-2013 23:59:59 Quick Export Search Back

Figure 7.4 Normal Video Search for Backup

1. Set search conditions and click Search button to enter the search result interface.
2. Select record files you want to back up.

Click button to play the record file if you want to check it.

Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.

The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.

Search result Ca... Start/End Time Size Play Lock A1 07-19-2013 15:02:32--15:02:44 442KB A1 07-19-2013 15:03:18--15:03:29 463KB A1 07-19-2013 15:07:51--15:08:03 595KB A1 07-19-2013 15:08:11--15:08:31 3,996KB A1 07-19-2013 15:08:42--15:09:03 4,228KB A1 07-19-2013 15:16:06--15:16:20 3,630KB A1 07-19-2013 15:16:31--15:16:52 5,479KB A1 07-19-2013 15:26:35--15:27:16 10,105KB A1 07-19-2013 15:28:47--15:28:57 3,411KB A1 07-19-2013 15:37:25--15:37:35 3,569KB A1 07-19-2013 15:38:18--15:38:31 3,960KB A1 07-19-2013 15:38:46--15:38:58 4,138KB A1 07-19-2013 15:51:31--15:51:43 4,061KB A1 07-19-2013 15:56:05--15:56:15 3,839KB Total: 27 P: 1/1 HDD: 1 Start time: 07-19-2013 15:02:32 End time: 07-19-2013 15:02:44 Total size: 0MB Export All Export Cancel

Figure 7.5 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup

4. Export the record files.

Click Export button and start backup.

If the inserted device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.
• Reconnect device.
• Check for compatibility from vendor.

You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device. USB writer, SATA writer and cSATA HDD cannot be formatted.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play Free Space 7.664MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.6 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box "Export finished".

1. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button ☐ to check it.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play a01_md_ch01_130... 2,626KB File 07-23-2013 10:17:28 ch01_20130722084... 22KB File 07-22-2013 17:13:00 ch01_20130722084... 22KB File 07-22-2013 17:13:00 ch01_20130722084... 22KB File 07-22-2013 17:13:00 player.exe 786KB File 07-23-2013 10:17:28 Free Space 7.660MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.7 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive

7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search

Purpose:

Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported.

• Backup by alarm input search is supported by DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH, DS-8100-SH and HDVR models only.
• Backup by VCA (Line Crossing Detection or Intrusion Detection) search is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR only.
  ● The eSATA writer is supported by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Steps:

1. Enter Export interface.

Menu>Export>Event

1. Select Motion, Alarm Input, Line Crossing Detection or Intrusion Detection as the event type.

The following steps have introduced the backup by motion detection triggered record files. Perform the same operation for the backup by alarm triggered record files.

1. Set the start time and end time of the record files.
2. Select the camera (s) for searching.

Event Event Type Motion Start Time 07-01-2013 00:00:00 End Time 12-24-2013 23:59:59 ✓ Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 ✓ IP Camera D1 D2 Search Back

Figure 7.8 Event Search for Backup

1. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface.

Motion Source Start Time End Time A1 07-22-2013 08:50:45 07-22-2013 08:50:55 A1 07-22-2013 08:50:57 07-22-2013 08:51:05 A1 07-22-2013 10:26:05 07-22-2013 10:26:21 A1 07-22-2013 10:58:37 07-22-2013 10:58:43 Total: 4 P: 1/1 Pre-play 30s Post-play 30s Quick Export Details Cancel

Figure 7.9 Result of Event Search

1. Select record files to export. You can use the following two ways to enter the Export interface.

2. Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.14.
   (1) Click the Details button to enter the interface with detailed information of the record file, e.g., start time, end time, file size, etc.

The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window.

(2) Select record file (s) from the list and click Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.14.

Event Details Source C... Record Time Size Play A1 A1 07-22-2013 08:50:46... 2.626KB A1 A1 07-22-2013 08:50:46... 2.626KB Total: 2 P: 1/1 HDD: 1 Start time: 07-22-2013 08:50:46 End time: 07-22-2013 08:51:11 Total size: 0MB Export All Export Cancel

Figure 7.10 Event Details Interface

1. Export the selected record files.

Click the Export button and start backing up.

If the inserted USB device is not recognized:

• Click the Refresh button.
• Reconnect device.
• Check for compatibility from vendor.

You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play DZ20111117_061-**4 Folder 2012-05-16 09:40:54 - - File Folder 2012-05-16 09:47:50 - - HyperTRM Folder 2012-05-16 09:47:58 - - RECYCLER Folder 2012-05-16 09:48:16 - - backup Folder 2012-05-23 12:02:30 - - Free Space 1,117MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.11 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message "Export finished".

1. Check backup result.

Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edil Date Delete Play a01_md_ch01_130... 2.626KB File 07-22-2013 14:04:17 player.exe 786KB File 07-22-2013 14:04:17 Free Space 7.660MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.12 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive

7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips

Purpose:

You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.

The eSATA writer is supported by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Steps:

1. Enter Playback interface.

Please refer to Chapter 6.

1. During playback, use buttons and in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s).

Normal Max. Ca... Min. Ca... Camera 01 Camera 02 Camera 03 Camera 04 Camera 05 Camera 06 Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 01 IPCamera 02 Dec • 2013 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 01-01-2013 08:00:24 - 12:19-2013 15:51:20 15:48:36 Normal Event

Figure 7. 13 Interface of Playback by Time

1. Click the icon 📄 to enter the Clips Export interface.

A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel.

1. Click the button Export to export the selected video clips to the backup device.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play Free Space 7.664MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.14 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive

Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message "Export finished".

Export Export finished. OK

Figure 7.15 Export Finished

1. After the backup is complete, the exported record files will be displayed in a list on the Export interface.

The Player program player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play ch01_20130722141... 23,684KB File 07-22-2013 15:50:20 ch01_20130722145... 489KB File 07-22-2013 15:50:20 player.exe 786KB File 07-22-2013 15:50:14 Free Space 7,639MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.16 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive

7.2 Managing Backup Devices

Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD and eSATA HDD.

The eSATA HDD is supported by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Steps:

1. Enter the Export interface of backup device. For details, see Chapter 7.1-7.2.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play a01_md_ch01_130... 2,526KB File 07-23-2013 10:17:28 ch01_20130722084... 22KB File 07-22-2013 17:13:00 ch01_20130722084... 22KB File 07-22-2013 17:13:00 ch01_20130722084... 22KB File 07-22-2013 17:13:00 player.exe 786KB File 07-23-2013 10:17:28 Free Space 7.660MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 7.17 Management of USB Flash Drives, USB HDDs and eSATA HDD

Export Device Name USB CD/DVD-RW Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Plus 11 Folder 06-23-2011 20:07:22 Backup Folder 06-23-2011 20:07:28 Export record files to me 0KB File 06-23-2011 20:07:58 Welcome to use backup 0KB File 06-23-2011 20:07:36 ch03_2011062300000 267MB File 06-23-2011 20:15:02 ch03_20110623042932 290MB File 06-23-2011 20:11:14 ch03_20110623091403 4.423KB File 06-23-2011 20:11:20 ch03_20110623092323 127MB File 06-23-2011 20:12:12 ch03_20110623113525 110MB File 06-23-2011 20:12:54 ch03_20110623132800 18.367KB File 06-23-2011 20:13:02 ch03_20110623134743 37.305KB File 06-23-2011 20:13:12 player.exe 608KB File 06-23-2011 20:09:40 Free Space 150MB Erase Export Cancel

Figure 7.18 Management of USB Writers and DVD-R/W

1. Select a record file/folder/picture in the backup device, click the icon 📄 and you can delete it.

Select a record file/picture, click the icon and then you can play and view the video/picture.

For USB Flash Drives, USB HDDs and eSATA HDDs:

Click the button New Folder, and you can create a new folder in the backup device.

Click the button Format, and you can format the backup device. Two kinds of file system can be configurable, including FAT32 and NTFS.

For USB Writers and DVD-R/W:

Click the button Erase, and you can erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD.

If the inserted device is not recognized, you can perform the following steps:

• Click the button Refresh.
• Reconnect device.
• Check for compatibility from vendor.

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

8.1 Setting Motion Detection

Steps:

1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection.

Menu> Camera> Motion

Motion Detection Camera Analog 1 Enable Motion Detection Settings Sensitivity Full Screen Clear

Figure 8.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface

1. Set motion detection area and sensitivity.

1) Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity. Please refer to Chapter 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record.

By default, the motion detection is enabled and configured in full screen.

2) Click the icon of Settings to set alarm response actions.

Motion Detection Camera Analog 1 Enable Motion Detection Settings Sensitivity Full Screen Clear

Figure 8.2 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity

1. Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full-screen monitoring when motion alarm is triggered.

Figure 8.3 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection

1. Set up arming schedule of the channel.

1) Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel's arming schedule.
2) Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
3) Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day.
4) Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

Figure 8. 4 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection

1. Click the Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter 8.6).

Figure 8.5 Set Alarm Response Actions of Motion Detection

The Trigger Alarm Output option is available for DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH, DS-8100-SH and HDVR models only.

1. Click OK to complete the motion detection settings of the channel.
2. If you want to set up motion detection for another channel (s), repeat the above steps or copy the above settings to the channel (s).

You are not allowed to copy the “Trigger Channel” and “Linkage Action” settings.

Copy to ✓ Analog A1 ✓ A2 ✓ A3 ✓ A4 ✓ A5 ✓ A6 ✓ A7 ✓ A8

Figure 8.6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection

8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms

This section is available for DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH, DS-8100-SH and HDVR models only.

Purpose:

You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm.

Steps:

1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm

Alarm Status Alarm Input Alarm Output Alarm Input List Alarm Input No. Alarm Name Alarm Type Local<-1 1 N.C Local<-2 N.O Local<-3 N.O Local<-4 N.O Local<-5 N.O Local<-6 N.O Local<-7 N.O Alarm Output List Alarm Output No. Alarm Name Dwell Time Local->1 5s Local->2 5s Local->3 5s Local->4 5s

Figure 8.7 Alarm Status Interface

1. Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface and set the handling method of the selected alarm input.

Check ☑ checkbox to enable the alarm input and click ☑ to set up its alarm response actions.

Alarm Status Alarm Input Alarm Output Alarm Input No. Local<-1 Alarm Name 1 Type N.C Enable Settings

Figure 8.8 Alarm Input Settings Interface

1. Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full-screen monitoring when an external alarm is input. Click Apply to save the settings.
2. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel's arming schedule.

Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days. Click Apply to save the settings.

Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

1. Select the Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.6).

Settings Trigger Channel Arming Schedule Linkage Action PTZ Linking Week Mon 1 10:00-24:00 2 00:00-04:00 3 00:00-00:00 4 00:00-00:00 5 00:00-00:00 6 00:00-00:00 7 00:00-00:00 8 00:00-00:00 Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 8.9 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input

1. 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. Click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input.

Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage.

One alarm input can trigger presets, patrol or pattern of more than one channel. But presets, patrols and patterns are exclusive.

Settings Trigger Channel Arming Schedule Linkage Action PTZ Linking PTZ Linking Analog 1 Call Preset Preset 1 Call Patrol Patrol 1 Call Pattern Pattern 1 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 8.10 Set PTZ Linking of Alarm Input

1. If you want to set the alarm response actions of another alarm input, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it by clicking Copy in Alarm Input Settings interface.

Copy Alarm Input to Alarm Input No. Alarm Name Local<-1 1 Local<-2 Local<-3 Local<-4 Local<-5 Local<-6 Local<-7 Local<-8 Local<-9 Local<-10 Local<-11 OK Cancel

Figure 8.11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input

8.3 Detecting Video Loss

Purpose:

Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s).

Steps:

1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management.

Menu> Camera> Video Loss

Video Loss Camera Analog 1 Enable Video Loss Alarm Settings

Figure 8.12 Video Loss Setup Interface

1. Select a channel you want to detect.
2. Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm.
3. Click the icon of Settings to enter the Settings interface.
4. Set the arming schedule and alarm response actions. Please refer to Step4 and Step5 of Chapter 8.1 Setting up Motion Detection Alarm.

Settings Arming Schedule Linkage Action Week Mon 1 00:00-24:00 2 00:00-00:00 3 00:00-00:00 4 00:00-00:00 5 00:00-00:00 6 00:00-00:00 7 00:00-00:00 8 00:00-00:00 Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 8. 13 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss

1. Click Apply to save the video loss alarm settings.

8.4 Detecting Video Tampering

Purpose:

Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s).

Steps:

1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management.

Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Detection

Video Tampering Detection Settings Camera Analog 1 Enable Video Tampering Detect... Settings Sensitivity Clear

Figure 8. 14 Video Tampering Detection Setup Interface

1. Select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
2. Check the checkbox of Enable Video Tampering Detection.

By default, the video tampering detection is configured in full screen.

1. Move the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level.
2. Click the icon of Settings to enter the Handling interface.
3. Set the arming schedule and alarm response actions. Please refer to Step4 and Step5 of Chapter 8.1 Setting up Motion Detection Alarm.
4. If you want to set video loss handling method for another channel, repeat above steps or click Copy to copy the above settings to it.

Copy to ✓ Analog A1 ✓ A2 ✓ A3 ✓ A4 ✓ A5 ✓ A6 ✓ A7 ✓ A8

Figure 8.15 Copy Settings of Video Tampering

8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm

Purpose:

The Smart DVR/HDVR series can receive the VCA alarm sent by analog camera, and the VCA detection must be enabled and configured on the camera settings interface first.

Perform the steps below to set the VCA configuration. The device can provide VCA capability of enabling linkage actions when detecting exceptional event, such as people, vehicles and objects cross a virtual line or intrude a pre-defined region.

Steps:

1. Enter VCA Alarm interface of Camera Management and select a camera you want to detect VCA alarm. Menu> Camera> VCA

The selected camera must support the VCA function.

VCA Camera Analog 1 Type Line Crossing Detection Enable Settings Line Line1 Direction A<>B Sensitivity 5

Figure 8. 16 VCA Alarm Setting Interface

1. Select the analog camera to configure the VCA.

The DS-7204HWI-E1, DS-7204HWI-E1/C and DS-7304HWI-SH support the VCA detection for the first analog camera (Analog 1); and other Smart DVR/HVR series support the VCA for the first and second analog cameras (Analog 1 and Analog 2).

1. Select the detection type to Line Crossing Detection or Intrusion Detection.

Line Crossing Detection: This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects cross a set virtual line. The line crossing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. And you can set the duration for the alarm response actions, such as full screen monitoring, audible warning, etc.

Intrusion Detection: This function can be used for detecting whether there are people, vehicles and objects intruding into the pre-defined region longer than the set duration. And you can set the duration for the alarm response actions, such as full screen monitoring, audible warning.

1. Check the Enable checkbox to enable the selected VCA detection.

5. Click the

to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage actions.

Settings Trigger Channel Arming Schedule Linkage Action Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 IP Camera D1 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 8.17 Set Triggering Channel of VCA Alarm

1) Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record/capture or become full-screen monitoring when a VCA alarm is triggered, and click Apply to save the settings.

2) Select Arming Schedule tab to set the arming schedule of handling actions.

Settings Trigger Channel Arming Schedule Linkage Action Week Mon 1 00:00-24:00 2 00:00-00:00 3 00:00-00:00 4 00:00-00:00 5 00:00-00:00 6 00:00-00:00 7 00:00-00:00 8 00:00-00:00 Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 8. 18 Set Arming Schedule of VCA Alarm

Choose one day of a week, and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Click Apply to save the settings.

Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

3) Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions).

4) Click the OK button to complete the VCA alarm settings of the channel.

1. Configure the region and other settings for the selected VCA detection.

Task1: Configure the Line Crossing Detection.

1) Select the virtual line from the drop-down list. Up to 4 lines are selectable.

2) Select the direction to A<->B, A->B or A<-B.

Enable Settings Line Line1 Direction A<->B Sensitivity A<->B A->B B->A

Figure 8.19 Set Direction of Line Crossing Detection

3) Set the sensitivity of the line crossing detection to 1-100.
4) Click □ and set two points in the preview window to draw a virtual line.

VCA Camera Analog 1 Type Line Crossing Detection Enable ✓ Settings ● Line Line1 Direction A<>B Sensitivity 5 A B

Figure 8.20 Draw Virtual Line in the Image

You can use the ☒ to clear the existing virtual line and re-draw it.

5) Click Apply to save the settings.

Task2: Configure the Intrusion Detection.

1) Select the intrusion region from the drop-down list. Up to 4 regions are selectable.
2) Select the sensitivity of the intrusion detection to 1-100.
3) Set the percentage to 1-100. Percentage defines the ratio of the in-region part of the object which can trigger the alarm. For example, when you set the percentage as 50%, half of the object entering the region will trigger the alarm.

VCA Camera Analog 1 Detection Type Intrusion Detection Enable Detection Settings Intrusion Region Intrusion Region1 Sensitivity 50 Percentage 84 Time Threshold 3

Figure 8.21 Set Intrusion Detection

4) Set the time threshold to 0-10 sec. When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time, the alarm will be triggered.

5) Click ☐ and draw a quadrilateral or click ☐ to draw the full screen in the preview window for the selected intrusion region.

You can use the ☒ to clear the existing region and re-draw it.

6) Repeat the above steps to set other intrusion regions.

1. Click Apply to save the settings.

8.6 Handling Exceptions

Purpose:

Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g.,

• HDD Full: The HDD is full.
- HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc.
• Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.
• IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address.
- Illegal Login: Incorrect user ID or password.
- Input / Output Video Standard Mismatch: I/O video standards do not match.
- Record Exception: No space for saving recorded file.

Input / Output Video Standard Mismatch and Video Signal Exception are not supported by IP cameras of HDVR series.

Steps:

1. Enter Exceptions interface and handle various exceptions.

Menu> Configuration> Exceptions

1. Check the checkbox of Enable Event Hint to display the Event/Exception icon when the exceptional event occurs. And click the icon to select the detailed event hint for display.

Click the icon appears in the live view interface, and you can view the detailed information of the exceptional event. Click the button Set, and then you can select the detailed event hint for display.

Event Hint Settings All HDD Full HDD Error Network Disconnected IP Conflicted Illegal Login Input/Output Video Standard Mismatch Video Signal Loss Alarm Input Triggered Video Tamper Detected Motion Detection Record Exception OK Cancel

Figure 8.22 Detailed Event Hint Settings

1. Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.7
2. Click Apply to save the settings.

Exception Enable Event Hint Event Hint Settings Exception Type HDD Full Audible Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send Email Trigger Alarm Output

Figure 8.23 Exception Settings Interface

8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions

Purpose:

The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email.

Full Screen Monitoring

When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.

If alarms are triggered simultaneously in several channels, their full-screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds (default dwell time). A different dwell time can be set by going to Menu>Configuration>Live View>Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time.

Auto-switch will terminate once the alarm stops and you will be taken back to the Live View interface.

For motion detection alarm, you must select the channel(s) you want to make full screen monitoring (Menu>Camera>Motion>Handling>Trigger Channel).

Audible Warning

Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected.

Notify Surveillance Center

Sends an exception or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs. The alarm host refers to the PC installed with Remote Client.

The alarm signal will be transmitted automatically at detection mode when remote alarm host is configured. Please refer to Chapter 9.2.6 for details of alarm host configuration.

Send Email

Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an alarm event is detected. Please refer to Chapter 9.2.11 for details of Email configuration.

Trigger Alarm Output

This feature is available for DS-7224-7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only. Trigger an alarm output when an alarm is triggered.

Steps:

1. Enter Alarm Output interface.

Menu> Configuration> Alarm> Alarm Output

Select an alarm output and set alarm name and dwell time.

If "Manually Clear" is selected in the dropdown list of Dwell Time, you can clear it only by going to Menu> Manual> Alarm and clicking Clear All.

Alarm Status Alarm Input Alarm Output Alarm Output No. Local->1 Alarm Name Dwell Time 5s Settings *

Figure 8. 24 Alarm Output Settings Interface

1. 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.

Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

Settings Arming Schedule Week Mon 1 00:00-24:00 2 00:00-00:00 3 00:00-00:00 4 00:00-00:00 5 00:00-00:00 6 00:00-00:00 7 00:00-00:00 8 00:00-00:00 Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 8. 25 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output

1. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also click Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days. Click OK to complete the settings of the alarm output.
2. You can also click Copy in Alarm Output interface to copy the above settings to another channel.

Copy Alarm Output to ■Alarm Output No. Alarm Name ■Local->1 ■Local->2 ■Local->3 ■Local->4 OK Cancel

Figure 8. 26 Copy Settings of Alarm Output

8.8 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

This section is available for DS-7224/7332-SH, DS-7300-SH, DS-8100-SH and HDVR models only.

Purpose:

Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If Manually Clear is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface.

Steps:

Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.

Menu> Manual> Alarm

Click Trigger / Clear button if you want to trigger or clear an alarm output.

Click Trigger All button if you want to trigger all alarm outputs.

Click Clear All button if you want to clear all alarm output.

Alarm No. Alarm Name IP Camera Address Trigger A->1 Local No A->2 Local No A->3 Local No A->4 Local No

Figure 8.27 Clear or Trigger Alarm Output Manually

Chapter 9 Network Settings

9.1 Configuring General Settings

Purpose:

Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network.

Steps (for DS-7200 and DS-7300-SH):

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.
   Menu > Configuration > Network

2. Select the General tab.

NIC Type Enable DHCP IPv4 Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv4 Default Gateway IPv6 Address 1 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway MAC Address MTU(Bytes) Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server 10M/100M Self-adaptive 172.6 .23 .72 255.255.255.0 172.6 .23 .1 fe80::240:30ff.fedb:d760/64 00:40:30:db:d7:60 1500 8.8.8.8

Figure 9.1 General Network Settings of DS-7204/7208/7216

NIC Type Enable DHCP IPv4 Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv4 Default Gateway IPv6 Address 1 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway MAC Address MTU(Bytes) Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server 10M/100M/1000M Self-adaptive 172 .6 .23 .74 255 .255 .255 .0 172 .6 .23 .1 fe80::240:30ff:fef9:bfa8/64 00:40:30:f9:bf:a8 1500 8.8.8.8

Figure 9.2 General Network Settings of DS-7224/7232 and DS-7300-SH

The DS-7204/7208/7216 models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, the DS-7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7224/7332HWI-SH, DS-7224HWI-E2 and DS-7300HWI/HFI-SH models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface.

1. In the General Settings interface:

You can configure the following settings: NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server.

If the DHCP server is available, you can click the checkbox of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.

• When the DHCP is failed, the default IP address (192.168.1.64) will be used.
  • The valid value range of MTU is 500 \~ 1500.

• After having configured the general settings, click the Apply button to save the settings.

Steps (for DS-8100-SH):

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.
   Menu > Configuration > Network

2. Select the General tab.

Working Mode Net Fault-tolerance Select NIC bond0 NIC Type 10M/100M/1000M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172.6 .23 .163 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172.6 .23 .1 IPv6 Address 1 fe80::240:48ff:fe94:580e/64 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway MAC Address 00:40:48:94:58:0e MTU(Bytes) 1500 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Main NIC LAN1

Figure 9.3 General Network Settings of DS-8100-SH

The DS-8100-SH models provide two 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interfaces.

1. Select the working mode.

Multi-address Mode: The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently. You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in Select NIC field for parameter settings.

You can select one NIC card as default route. And when the system is connecting with the extranet the data will be forwarded through the default route.

Working Mode Multi-address Select NIC LAN1 NIC Type 10M/100M/1000M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172 .6 .21 .110 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255 .255 .255 .0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172 .6 .21 .1 IPv6 Address 1 fe80::240:48ff:fe72:cc85/64 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway MAC Address 00:40:48:72:cc:85 MTU(Bytes) 1500 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Default Route LAN1

Figure 9.4 Multi-address Working Mode

Load Balance Mode: By using the same IP address, two NIC cards share the load of the total bandwidth, which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity.

Working Mode Load Balance Select NIC bond0 NIC Type 10M/100M/1000M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172 .6 .21 .110 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255 .255 .255 .0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172 .6 .21 .1 IPv6 Address 1 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway MAC Address 00:40:48:72:cc:85 MTU(Bytes) 1500 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server

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.

Working Mode Net Fault-tolerance Select NIC bond0 NIC Type 10M/100M/1000M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172 .6 .21 .110 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255 .255 .255 .0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172 .6 .21 .1 IPv6 Address 1 fe80:240:3dft fe7e:9262/64 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway MAC Address 00:40:3d:7e:92:62 MTU(Byte:) 1500 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Main NIC LAN1

Figure 9.6 Net Fault-tolerance Working Mode

9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings

9.2.1 Configuring Extranet Access

You can choose the access to the DVR by ezviz Cloud or by DDNS through the settings on the Extranet

Access menu.

By default, the ezviz Cloud is enabled.

Configuring ezviz Cloud

Purpose:

ezviz provides the mobile phone application and as well the service platform page to access and manage your connected DVR, which enables you to get a convenient remotely access to the surveillance system.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the Extranet Access tab to enter the ezviz Settings interface.
2. Check the Enable ezviz Cloud checkbox to activate this feature.
3. If required, check the Enable Stream Encryption checkbox to encrypt the video stream.
4. Enter the verification code of the device.

● The verification code consists of 6 capital letters and is located at the bottom of the DVR.
- The device at the version 3.0.1 or above has its verification code automatically available in the filed by default; for device of older version, you need to input any 6 capital letters in the text filed.

Enable ezviz Cloud Enable Stream Encryption Verification Code ABCDEF Enable DDNS DDNS Type HiDDNS Server Address www.hik-online.com Device Domain Name User Name Password

Figure 9.7 ezviz Settings Interface

1. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

After configuration, you can access and manage the DVR by your mobile phone on which the ezviz application is installed or by the ezviz website (www.ezviz7.com).

For more operation instructions, please refer to the help file on the ezviz website.

Configuring DDNS

Purpose:

If your device is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to be used for network access.

Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the Extranet Access tab to enter the DDNS Settings interface.

Enable DDNS DDNS Type IPServer Server Address Device Domain Name User Name Password

Figure 9.8 DDNS Settings Interface

1. Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to activate this feature.
2. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and HiDDNS.

- IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer.

The Server Address should be the IP address of the PC that runs IPServer.

Enable DDNS
DDNS Type	IPServer
Server Address	172.5.22.122
Device Domain Name
User Name
Password

Figure 9.9 IPServer Settings Interface

• DynDNS:

1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org).
2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website.
3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website.

Enable DDNS DDNS Type DynDNS Server Address members.dyndns.org Device Domain Name 123.dyndns.com User Name test Password ********

Figure 9. 10 DynDNS Settings Interface

- PeanutHull: Enter User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website.

Enable DDNS DDNS Type Server Address Device Domain Name User Name Password Confirm

Figure 9.11 Peanut Hull Settings Interface

• NO-IP:

Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings.

1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP.
2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com).
3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website.

Enable DDNS DDNS Type NO-IP Server Address no-ip.org Device Domain Name 123.no-ip.org User Name test Password

Figure 9.12 NO-IP Settings Interface

- HiDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for HiDDNS, and other fields are read only.

1) Enter the Server Address of the HiDDNS server: www.hik-online.com.
2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can register the alias of the device domain name in the HiDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Domain Name in the DVR; you can also enter the domain name directly on the DVR to create a new one.

If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the DVR, it will replace the old one registered on the server.

Enable DDNS DDNS Type HiDDNS Server Address www.hik-online.com Device Domain Name intelligent User Name Password Confirm

Figure 9. 13 HiDDNS Settings Interface

Register the device on the HiDDNS server.

1) Go to the HiDDNS website: www.hik-online.com.
2) Click Register new user to register a user account if you do not have one.
3) After registration is successful, use the account and password to log in.

User Name: Password: Confirm Password: Real Name: Email: Remark: OK Cancel

Figure 9.14 Register an Account

4) In the DDNS Management System interface, click the Device Management tab on the left menu bar and then click to register the device.

Add Device Device Alias: dvr1 Device Serial No.: 0120514BBRR407966787WCVU Http Port: 80 OK Cancel

Figure 9.15 Register the Device

Only lower-case English alphabet, numeric and '-' can be used in the alias of the device and the alias must be started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet.

1. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

9.2.2 Configuring PPPoE Settings

Purpose:

Your device also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE).

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface.

Enable PPPOE
User Name
Password

Figure 9.16 PPPoE Settings Interface

1. Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature.
2. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access.

The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP.

Enable PPPOE	✓
User Name	test
Password	*****

Figure 9.17 PPPoE Settings Interface

1. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.
2. After successful settings, the system asks you to reboot the device to enable the new settings, and the PPPoE dial-up is automatically connected after reboot.

You can go to Menu>Maintenance>System Info>Network interface to view the status of PPPoE connection. Please refer to Chapter 12.1 Viewing System Information for PPPoE status.

4.5.1 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server

Purpose:

A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your device to ensure the accuracy of system date/time.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the NTP tab to enter the NTP Settings interface.

Enable NTP	✓
Interval (min)	60
NTP Server	210.72.145.44
NTP Port	123

Figure 9. 18 NTP Settings Interface

1. Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature.

2. Configure the following NTP settings:

3. Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute.

4. NTP Server: IP address of NTP server.
   • NTP Port: Port of NTP server.

5. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

The time synchronization interval can be set from 1 to 10080min, and the default value is 60min. If the device is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44). If the device is setup in a more customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization.

9.2.4 Configuring SNMP

Purpose:

You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface.

Enable SNMP
SNMP Version	V2
SNMP Port	161
Read Community	public
Write Community	private
Trap Address
Trap Port	162

Figure 9.19 SNMP Settings Interface

1. Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature.
2. Configure the SNMP settings.

Enable SNMP SNMP Version V2 SNMP Port 161 Read Community public Write Community private Trap Address Trap Port 162

Figure 9.20 Conigure SNMP Settings

1. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

Before setting the SNMP, please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port. By setting the Trap Address, the device is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center.

9.2.5 Configuring NAT

Purpose:

UPnPTM can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. If you want to use the UPnPTM function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router, you should configure the UPnPTM parameters of the device.

Before you start:

If you want to enable the UPnP ^TM function of the device, you must enable the UPnP ^TM function of the router to which your device is connected. When the network working mode of the device is set as multi-address, the Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the NAT tab to enter the NAT settings interface.

Enable UPnP Mapping Type Manual Port Type Edit External ... External IP Address Port UPnP Status HTTP Port 80 0.0.0.0 80 Inactive RTSP Port 554 0.0.0.0 554 Inactive Server Port 8000 0.0.0.0 8000 Inactive HTTPS Port 443 0.0.0.0 443 Inactive Refresh

Figure 9.21 UPnP™ Settings Interface

1. Check √ checkbox to enable UPnPTM.
2. Select the mapped type to Auto or Manual.

Task1: Auto

If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically.

Steps:

1) Click Apply to save the settings.

2) You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping.

Enable UPnP Mapping Type Auto Port Type Edit External Port External IP Address Port UPnP Status HTTP Port 80 0.0.0.0 80 Inactive RTSP Port 554 0.0.0.0 554 Inactive Server Port 8000 0.0.0.0 8000 Inactive HTTPS Port 443 0.0.0.0 443 Inactive Refresh

Figure 9.22 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Auto

Task2: Manual

If you select Manual as the mapping type, you can edit the external port on your demand by clicking

to activate the External Port Settings dialog box.

Steps:

1) Click ☐ to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, http port, RTSP port and https port respectively.

• You can use the default port No., or change it according to actual requirements.
  ● External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router.
• The value of the port No. should be between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other. If multiple devices are configured for the UPnPTM settings under the same router, the value of the port No. for each device should be unique.

External Port Settings Port Type Server Port External Port 8001 OK Cancel

Figure 9.23 External Port Settings Dialog Box

2) Click Apply to save the settings.
3) You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping.

Enable UPnP Mapping Type Manual Port Type Edit External Port Mapping IP Address Port Status Server Port 8002 172.6.21.31 8000 Active HTTP Port 80 172.6.21.31 80 Active RTSP Port 554 172.6.21.31 554 Active HTTPS Port 443 172.6.21.31 443 Active Refresh

Figure 9.24 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual

- Manual Mapping

If your router does not support the UPnP ^TM 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. Enter the Network Settings interface.
   Menu > Configuration > Network
2. Select the NAT tab to enter the port mapping interface.
3. Leave the Enable UPnP checkbox unchecked.
4. Click ☐ to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, http port, RTSP port and https port respectively.

The value of the RTSP port No. should be 554 or between 1024 and 65535, while the value of the other ports should be between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other. If multiple devices are configured for the UPnPTM settings under the same router, the value of the port No. for each device should be unique.

External Port Settings Port Type HTTP Port External Port 81 OK Cancel

Figure 9.25 External Port Settings Dialog Box

1. Click OK to save the setting for the current port and return to the upper-level menu.
2. Click Apply button to save the settings.
3. Enter the virtual server setting page of router. Input the internal port value in the Internal Source Port text field, the external port value in the External Source Port text field, and other required information.

Each item should be corresponding with the internal or external device port, including server port, http port, RTSP port and https port.

Delete External Source Port Protocol Internal Source IP Internal Source Port Application 81 TCP 192.168.251.101 80 HTTP

Figure 9.26 Setting Virtual Server Item

The above virtual server setting interface is for reference only, it may be different due to different router manufactures. Please contact the manufacturer of router if you have any problems with setting virtual server.

9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host

Purpose:

With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) software installed.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface.

Alarm Host IP
Alarm Host Port	0
Server Port	8000
HTTP Port	80
Multicast IP
RTSP Port	554

Figure 9.27 More Settings Interface
3. Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port in the text fields.

The Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the CMS (Client Management System) software (e.g., iVMS-4200) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software (default port is 7200).

Alarm Host IP	172.5.8.111
Alarm Host Port	7200
Server Port	8000
HTTP Port	80
Multicast IP
RTSP Port	554

Figure 9.28 Conigure Alarm Host

1. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

9.2.7 Configuring Multicast

Purpose:

The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network.

A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network 

1. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface.
2. Set Multicast IP. When adding a device to the CMS (Client Management System) software, the multicast address must be the same as the device's multicast IP.

Alarm Host IP	172.5.8.111
Alarm Host Port	7200
Server Port	8000
HTTP Port	80
Multicast IP	239.252.2.50
RTSP Port	554

Figure 9.29 Conigure Multicast

1. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

9.2.8 Configuring RTSP

Purpose:

The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu > Configuration > Network.
2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings men.

Alarm Host IP	172.5 8.111
Alarm Host Port	7200
Server Port	8000
HTTP Port	80
Multicast IP	239.252.2.50
RTSP Port	554

Figure 9.30 RTSP Settings Interface

1. Enter the RTSP port in the text field of RTSP Service Port. The default RTSP port is 554, and you can change it according to different requirements.
2. Click the Apply button to save and exit the menu.

9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports

Purpose:

You can change the server and HTTP ports in the Network Settings menu. The default server port is 8000 and the default HTTP port is 80.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface.
2. Enter new Server Port and HTTP Port.

Alarm Host IP
Alarm Host Port
Server Port	8000
HTTP Port	80
Multicast IP
RTSP Port

Figure 9.31 Host/Others Settings Menu

1. 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.
2. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.

The Server Port should be set to the range of 2000-65535 and it is used for remote client software access. The HTTP port is used for remote IE access.

9.2.10 Configuring HTTPS Settings

Purpose:

HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) ensures the data transferred is encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS). HTTPS provides authentication of the web site and associated web server that one is communicating with and creates a secure channel over an insecure network. HTTPS URLs begin with https:// and use port 443 by default. You can modify the port No. as desired.

Example:

If you set the port No. as 445 and the IP address of the device is 192.0.0.64, you can access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:445 in the web browser.

Steps:

1. Access the device via the web browser and enter the HTTPS settings interface.
   Configuration > Remote Configuration > Network Settings > HTTPS
2. Create the self-signed certificate or authorized certificate.

HTTPS Enable HTTPS Create Create Self-signed Certificate Create Certificate Request Install Signed Certificate Certificate Path Created Request Created Request Installed Certificate Installed Certificate Save

Figure 9.32 Figure 9.1 HTTPS Settings

OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate

1) Click the Create button and a dialog box pops up as follows:

Country CN * example:CN HostnameIP 172.6.23.07 * Validity 200 Day* range :1-5000 Password State or province Locality Organization Organizational Unit Email OK Cancel

Figure 9.33 Create Self-signed Certificate

2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information.
3) Click OK to save the settings.

OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate

1) Click the Create button to create the certificate request.
2) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature.
3) After receiving the signed valid certificate, import the certificate to the device.

1. The certificate information will be displayed after you successfully created and installed the certificate.

Installed Certificate Installed Certificate C=CN, H/IP=172.6.23.110 Delete Property Subject: C=CN, H/IP=172.6.23.110 Issuer: C=CN, H/IP=172.6.23.110 Validity: 2013-06-28 10:42:40 ~ 2013-06-30 10:42:40

Figure 9.34 Installed Certificate Property

1. Check the checkbox to enable the HTTPS function.

The HTTPS Port should be set to the range of 1-65535.

9.2.11 Configuring Email

Purpose:

The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected, a motion detection event is detected, etc.

Before configuring the Email settings, the device must be connected to a local area network (LAN) that maintains an SMTP mail server. The network must also be connected to either an intranet or the Internet depending on the location of the e-mail accounts to which you want to send notification.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > Network

1. Set the IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Gateway and the Preferred DNS Server in the Network Settings menu.

General PPPOE DDNS NTP Email SNMP NAT More Settings NIC Type 10M/100M/1000M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172.6 .23 .74 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172.6 .23 .1 IPv6 Address 1 fe80..240:30ff.fef9.bfa8/64 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway MAC Address 00:40:30:f9.bf:a8 MTU(Bytes) 1500 Preferred DNS Server 192.0.0.200 Alternate DNS Server

Figure 9.35 Network Settings Interface

1. Click the Apply button to save the settings.
2. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface.

Enable Server Authentica... User Name Password SMTP Server SMTP Port 25 Enable SSL Sender Sender's Address Select Receivers Receiver 1 Receiver Receiver's Address Enable Attached Picture Interval 2s

Figure 9.36 Email Settings Interface

5. Configure the following Email settings:

Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature.

User Name: The user account of sender's Email for SMTP server authentication.

Password: The password of sender's Email for SMTP server authentication.

SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).

SMTP Port: The SMTP port. The default TCP/IP port used for SMTP is 25.

Enable SSL (optional): Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server.

Sender: The name of sender.

Sender's Address: The Email address of sender.

Select Receivers: Select the receiver. Up to 3 receivers can be configured.

Receiver: The name of user to be notified.

Receiver's Address: The Email address of user to be notified.

Enable Attached Pictures: Check the checkbox of Enable Attached Picture if you want to send email with attached alarm images.

Interval: The interval refers to the time between two actions of sending attached pictures.

Enable Server Authentica... User Name Password SMTP Server 126.smtp.com SMTP Port 25 Enable SSL ✓ Sender Hydrogiver Sender's Address Hydrogiver Select Receivers Receiver 1 Receiver Hydrogiver Receiver's Address Hydrogiver Enable Attached Picture ✓ Interval 2s

Figure 9.37 Conigure Email Settings

1. Click the Apply button to save the Email settings.
2. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up.

Attention Email test succeeded. OK

Attention Failed to send test email, please check the parameters or network status. OK

Figure 9.38 Email Testing Attention

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 9.39 Network Traffic Interface

1. You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second.

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 Traffic interface.

Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect

1. Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu.

Traffic Network Detection Network Stat. Network Delay, Packet Loss Test Select NIC LAN1 Destination Address Test Network Packet Export Device Name LAN1 172.6.24.64 8Kbps Refresh Export

Figure 9.40 Network Detection Interface

1. Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address.
2. Click the Test button to start testing network delay and packet loss. The testing result pops up on the window. If the testing is failed, the error message box will pop up as well.

Result Average delay: 1 ms Packet loss rate: 0% OK

Attention The destination is unreachable. OK

Figure 9.41 Testing Result of Network Delay and Packet Loss

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 and other local backup devices.

Steps:

1. Enter the Network Traffic interface.

Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect

1. Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection interface.

2. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name.

Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.

Traffic Network Detection Network Stat. Network Delay, Packet Loss Test Select NIC LAN1 Destination Address Test Network Packet Export Device Name USB1-1 LAN1 172.6.23.186 9Kbps Refresh Export

Figure 9.42 Export Network Packet

1. Click the Export button to start exporting.
2. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export.

Packet exporting Cancel

Attention Packet export succeeded. OK

Figure 9.43 Packet Export Attention

Up to 1M data can be exported each time.

9.4.3 Checking Network Status

Purpose:

You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface.

Steps:

Click Status on the right bottom of the page.

Traffic Network Detection Network Stat. Network Delay, Packet Loss Test Select NIC LAN1 Destination Address Test Network Packet Export Device Name LAN1 172.6.23.74 2.277Kbps Refresh Export Status Network Back

Figure 9. 44 Checking Network Status

If the network is normal the following message box pops out.

Result Network status is normal. OK

Figure 9.45 Network Status Checking Result

If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.

Network NIC Type 10M/100M Self-adaptive Enable DHCP IPv4 Address 172 .6 .24 .64 IPv4 Subnet Mask 255 .255 .255 .0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172 .6 .24 .1 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Apply OK Cancel

Figure 9.46 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

1. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu.

Traffic Network Detection Network Stat. Type Bandwidth IP Camera 0bps Remote Live View 2,048Kbps Remote Playback 0bps Net Total Idle 118Mbps Refresh

Figure 9.47 Network Stat. Interface

1. View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Total Idle information.
2. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.

Chapter 10 HDD Management

10.1 Initializing HDDs

Purpose:

A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device.

Steps:

1. Enter the HDD Information interface.

Menu > HDD>General

HDD Information L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Or... Edit D... ✓ 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 906GB 1 Total Capacity 931.51GB Free Space 906GB Add Init Back

Figure 10.1 HDD Information Interface

1. Select the HDD to be initialized.
2. Click the Init button.

Initialize Initialization will erase all data on the HDD. Continue? OK Cancel

Figure 10.2 Conirm Initialization

1. Select the OK button to start initialization.
2. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal.

HDD Information L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gr... Edit D... 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 927GB 1 -

Figure 10.3 HDD Status Changes to Normal

Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

10.2 Managing Network HDD

Purpose:

You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD.

Steps:

1. Enter the HDD Information interface.

Menu > HDD > General

HDD Information L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Or... Edit D... ✓ 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 906GB 1 Total Capacity 931.51GB Free Space 906GB Add Init Back

Figure 10.4 HDD Information Interface

1. Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 10.5.

Add NetHDD NetHDD NetHDD 1 Type NAS NetHDD IP Address : - - NetHDD Directory Search OK Cancel

Figure 10.5 Adding NetHDD Interface

1. Add the allocated NetHDD.
2. Select the type to NAS or IP SAN.

5. Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings.

- Add NAS disk:

1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field.
2) Click Search to search the available NAS disks.
3) Select the NAS disk from the list shown below.

Or you can just manually enter the directory in the text field of NetHDD Directory.

4) Click the OK button to add the configured NAS disk.

Up to 8 NAS disks can be added.

Add NetHDD NetHDD NetHDD 1 Type NAS NetHDD IP Address 172 .6 .24 .201 NetHDD Directory /dvr/dvr_1 No Directory 1 /dvr/dvr_2 2 /dvr/dvr_1 3 /mnt/backup/indexbackup Search OK Cancel

Figure 10.6 Add NAS Disk

- Add IP SAN:

1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field.
2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks.
3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below.
4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.

Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added.

Add NetHDD NetHDD NetHDD 1 Type IP SAN NetHDD IP Address 172 .9 .2 .210 NetHDD Directory ign 2004-05.storos.t.8 No. Directory 1 ign 2004-05.storos.t-8 2 ign 2004-05.storos.t-41 3 ign 2004-05.storos.t-1000 Search OK Cancel

Figure 10.7 Add IP SAN Disk

1. After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk, return to the HDD Information menu. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list.

If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization.

HDD Information L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gr... Edit D... ✓ 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 906GB 1 ✓ 17 40,000MB Normal R/W IP SAN 22,528MB 1

Figure 10.8 Initialize Added NetHDD

10.3 Managing HDD Group

10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups

Purpose:

Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings.

Steps:

1. Enter the Storage Mode interface.

Menu > HDD > Advanced

1. Set the Mode to Group, as shown below:

Storage Mode Mode Group Record on HDD Group 1 ✓ Analog ✓ A1 ✓ A2 ✓ A3 ✓ A4 ✓ A5 ✓ A6 ✓ A7 ✓ A8 ✓ IP Camera ✓ D1 ✓ D2 Enable HDD Sleeping ✓

Figure 10.9 Storage Mode Interface

The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only.

1. Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up.

Attention Reboot to take effect of the changing of the storage mode. Continue? Yes No

Figure 10.10 Attention for Reboot

1. Click the Yes button to reboot the device to activate the changes.
2. After reboot of device, enter the HDD Information interface.

Menu > HDD > General

1. Select HDD from the list and click the icon to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.

Local HDD Settings HDD No. 5 HDD Property ● R/W ● Read-only ● Redundancy Group ● 1 ● 2 ● 3 ● 4 ● 5 ● 6 ● 7 ● 8 ● 9 ● 10 ● 11 ● 12 ● 13 ● 14 ● 15 ● 16 HDD Capacity 931GB Apply OK Cancel

Figure 10.11 Local HDD Settings Interface

1. Select the Group number for the current HDD.

The default group No. for each HDD is 1.

1. Click the OK button to confirm the settings.

Attention ? Regroup the cameras for HDD if the HDD group number is changed. Yes No

Figure 10. 12 Conirm HDD Group Settings

1. In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings.

10.3.2 Setting HDD Property

Purpose:

The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W). Before setting the HDD property, please set the storage mode to Group (refer to step1-4 of Chapter 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups).

A HDD can be set to read-only to prevent important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full in overwrite recording mode.

When the HDD property is set to redundancy, the video can be recorded both onto the redundancy HDD and the R/W HDD simultaneously so as to ensure high security and reliability of video data.

Steps:

1. Enter the HDD Information interface.

Menu > HDD > General

1. Select HDD from the list and click the icon to enter the Local HDD Settings interface.

Local HDD Settings HDD No 5 HDD Property ● RAW ● Read-only ● Redundancy Group ● 1 ● 2 ● 3 ● 4 ● 5 ● 6 ● 7 ● 8 ● 9 ● 10 ● 11 ● 12 ● 13 ● 14 ● 15 ● 16 HDD Capacity 931GB Apply OK Cancel

Figure 10.13 Set HDD Property

1. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy.
2. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface.
3. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list.

At least 2 disks (HDD or network disk) must be installed or connected on your device when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

10.4 Configuring Quota Mode

Purpose

Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files.

Steps

1. Enter the Storage Mode interface.

Menu > HDD > Advanced

1. Set the Mode to Quota.

The device must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.

Storage Mode Mode Quota Camera Analog 1 Used Record Capacity 1,024MB HDD Capacity (GB) 931 Max Record Capacity (GB) 0 ▲ Free Quota Space 931 GB

Figure 10.14 Storage Mode Settings Interface

1. Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max. Record Capacity (GB).

Storage Mode Mode Quota Camera Analog 1 Used Record Capacity 1,024MB HDD Capacity (GB) 931 Max. Record Capacity (GB) 500 ▲ Free Quota Space 431 GB

Figure 10. 15 Conigure Record Quota

1. You can copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras if required. Click the Copy button to enter the Copy Camera menu, as shown below.

Copy to Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 IP Camera D1 D2

Figure 10. 16 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s)

1. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras.
2. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface.
3. Click the Apply button to apply the settings.

If the quota capacity is set to , then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for recording.

10.5 Checking HDD Status

Purpose:

You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure.

Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface

Steps:

1. Enter the HDD Information interface.

Menu > HDD>General

1. Check the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list.

HDD Information L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gr... Edit D... 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 927GB 1 -

Figure 10.17 View HDD Status (1)

If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping, it works normally. If the status is Uninitialized or Abnormal, please initialize the HDD before use. And if the HDD initialization is failed, please replace it with a new one.

Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface

Steps:

1. Enter the System Information interface.

Menu > Maintenance > System Info

1. Click the HDD tab to view the status of HDD displayed on the list.

Device Info Camera Record Network HDD Label Status Capacity Free Space Property Type Group 5 Normal 931.51GB 927GB RAW Local 1 Total Capacity 931.51GB Free Space 927GB

Figure 10. 18 View HDD Status (2)

10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information

Purpose:

The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.

Steps:

1. Enter the S.M.A.R.T. Settings interface.

Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect > S.M.A.R.T. Settings

1. Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T. information list.

If you want to use the HDD even when the S.M.A.R.T. checking is failed, you can check the checkbox before the Continue to use this disk when self-evaluation is failed item.

1. Three self-tests of S.M.A.R.T are provided, including Short Test, Expanded Test and Conveyance Test.

You can select a self-test type and click 📄 start self-test.

S.M.A.R.T. Settings Bad Sector Detection ■ Continue to use this disk when self-evaluation is failed. HDD 1 Self-test Status Self-test successful Self-test Type Short Test S.M.A.R.T. Temperature (°C) 33 Power On (days) 185 Self-evaluation Pass All-evaluation Functional S.M.A.R.T. Information ID Attribute Name Status Flags Thresh Value Worst Raw Value 0x1 Raw Read Error Rate OK 2f 51 200 200 418 0x3 Spin Up Time OK 27 21 132 107 6366 0x4 Start/Stop Count OK 32 0 100 100 294 0x5 Reallocated Sector Co... OK 33 140 200 200 0 0x7 Seek Error Rate OK 2e 0 200 200 0 0x9 Power-on Hours Count OK 32 0 94 94 4452 0xa Spin Up Retry Count OK 32 0 100 100 0

Figure 10. 19 S.M.A.R.T. Settings Interface

10.7 Detecting Bad Sector

Purpose:

The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it.

Steps:

1. Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface.

Menu> Maintenance >HDD Detect>Bad Sector Detection

S.M.A.R.T. Settings Bad Sector Detection HDD No. 1 Detect HDD Capac ... 931.51GB Block Capa... 232MB Status Not tested Error Count Error info Pause Cancel Normal Damaged

Figure 10.20 Bad Sector Detection

1. Select a HDD and click Detect to start detecting.

SMART Settings Bad Sector Detection HDD No. 1 Detect HDD Capac... 931.51GB Block Capa... 232MB Status Testingj- 1% Error Count 0 Error info Pause Cancel Normal Damaged

Figure 10.21 Bad Sector Detecting

1. You can click Pause to pause the detection and click Resume to resume the detection.
2. If there is any error information about the HDD, you can click Error info to view the information.

10.8 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

1. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list.
2. Click the checkbox(s) below to select the HDD error alarm type (s).

The alarm type can be selected to: Audio Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Please refer to Chapter 8.5 Setting Alarm Response Actions.

Exception Exception Type HDD Error Audible Warning ✓ Notify Surveillance Center ✓ Send Email ✓

Figure 10.22 Conigure HDD Error Alarm

1. Click the Apply button to save the settings.

Chapter 11 Camera Settings

11.1 Configuring OSD Settings

Purpose:

You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc.

Steps:

1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface.
   Menu > Camera > OSD
2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings.
3. Edit the Camera Name in the text field.
4. Configure the Display Name, Display Date and Display Week by clicking the checkbox.
5. Select the Date Format, Time Format and Display Mode.

OSD Configuration Camera Analog 1 Camera Name Camera 01 05-09-2012 Wed 13:50:45 Display Name Display Date Display Week Date Format MM-DD-YYYY Time Format 24-hour Display Mode Transparent & Not Flashing Camera 01

Figure 11.1 OSD Configuration Interface

1. You can use the mouse to click and drag the text frame on the preview window to adjust the OSD position.
2. Copy Camera Settings

1) If you want to copy the OSD settings of the current camera to other cameras, click the Copy button to enter the Copy Camera interface, as shown in Figure 11.2.

Copy to Analog A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 A16

Figure 11.2 Copy Settings to Other Cameras

2) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same OSD settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras.
3) Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configuration interface.

1. Click the Apply button to apply the settings.

You can also click the Restore to restore the current OSD settings to the default parameters.

11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask

Purpose:

You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator.

Steps:

1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask

1. Select the camera to set privacy mask.
2. Click the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature.

Privacy Mask Settings Camera Analog 1 Enable Privacy Mask Clear All Clear Zone 1 Clear Zone 2 Clear Zone 3 Clear Zone 4

Figure 11.3 Privacy Mask Settings Interface

1. Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window. The zones will be marked with different frame colors.

Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured, and the size of each area can be adjusted.

1. The configured privacy mask zones on the window can be cleared by clicking the corresponding Clear Zone1-4 icons on the right side of the window, or click Clear All to clear all zones.

Privacy Mask Settings Camera Analog 1 Enable Privacy Mask Clear All Clear Zone 1 Clear Zone 2 Clear Zone 3 Clear Zone 4

Figure 11.4 Set Privacy Mask Area

1. You can click the Copy button to copy the privacy mask settings of the current camera to other cameras. Please refer to step 7 of Chapter 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings.
2. Click the Apply button to save the settings.

You can also click the Restore to restore the current OSD settings to the default parameters.

11.3 Configuring Video Parameters

Steps:

1. Enter the Image Settings interface.

Menu > Camera > Image

1. Select the camera to set image parameters.
2. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time. Two periods can be configured. When you have configured Time Segment 1, the Time Segment 2 is remained as the Other Time.

Image Settings Camera Analog 1 Time Segment 1 00:00-12:00 Mode Standard Brightness 128 °C Contrast 128 °C Saturation 136 °C Hue 128 °C Sharpness 1 °C Dencising 2 °C

Figure 11.5 Image Settings Interface

1. Select the mode from the drop-down menu according to different light conditions.

Four modes are selectable:

• Standard: in general lighting conditions (default).
• Indoor: the image is relatively smoother.

• Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other three modes.
  ● Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper. The degree of contrast and saturation is high.

• Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value.

When you select different mode, corresponding default parameters are available. You can also adjust the value of the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue to 0\~255, the sharpness to 0\~15 and the denoising level to 0\~5.

1. You can click the Copy button to copy the image settings of the current camera to other cameras. Please refer to step 7 of Chapter 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings.
2. On the Image Settings interface, click the Apply button to save the settings.

You can click the Restore button to restore the current image settings to default parameters.

11.4 Configuring Video Quality Diagnostics

Purpose:

When the video quality is diagnosed abnormal (e.g., blurred image, abnormal brightness and color cast), the alarm will be triggered and linked with the configured response actions

Steps:

1. Enter the Video Quality Diagnostics interface.

Menu> Camera > Video Quality Diagnostics

1. Select the camera for adjusting the video quality parameters.
2. Check the checkbox to enable the Video Quality Diagnostics.
3. Click the 📄 to enter the Settings interface. Configure the arming schedule of triggering video quality diagnostics alarm.

Settings Arming Schedule Linkage Action Week Mon 1 10:00-16:00 2 00:00-00:00 3 00:00-00:00 4 00:00-00:00 5 00:00-00:00 6 00:00-00:00 7 00:00-00:00 8 00:00-00:00 *For getting an accurate feedback result, it is recommended to set the testin... Copy Apply OK Cancel

Figure 11.6 Arming Schedule of VQD

1. Configure the linkage actions of video quality diagnostics alarm.

Settings Arming Schedule Linkage Action Full Screen Monitoring Audible Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send Email Trigger Alarm Output Alarm Output No. Alarm Name Local->1 Local->2 Local->3 Local->4 172.6.23 2:8000->1 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 11.7 Linking Actions of VQD

1. Configure the threshold of the three exception types: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast. The value can be set to 0\~100. When the actual value exceeds the configured threshold, the video quality diagnostics alarm will be triggered and linked with the response actions.

Video Quality Diagnostics Camera Analog 1 Enable Video Quality Dia... Handling Diagnost... Threshold Blurred... 60 Abnorm... 55 Color C... 60 Restore Copy Apply Back

Figure 11.8 Image Settings Interface

7. Click Apply to save the settings.

You can click Copy to copy the settings to other analog cameras; or click Restore to restore the values of the Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast to the default settings.

Chapter 12 Device Management and Maintenance

12.1 Viewing System Information

12.1.1 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 menu to view the device name, model, serial No., firmware version and encoding version.

Device Info Camera Record Network HDD Device Name Embedded Net DVR Model DS-7216HWI-SH Serial No. 1620121025AAWR201210134WCVU Firmware Version V0.0.0, Build 000C00 Encoding Version V0.0, Build C00000

Figure 12.1 Device Information Interface

12.1.2 Viewing Camera Information

Steps:

1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info
2. Click the Camera tab to enter the Camera Information menu to view the status of each camera.

Device Info Camera Record Alarm Network HDD Camer... Camera Name Status Motion Det... Video Tamp... Video Loss Vide... A1 Camera 01 Enabled Occur Not used Not used Disa... A2 Camera 02 Enabled Used Not used Not used Disa... A3 Camera 03 Enabled Used Not used Not used Disa... A4 Camera 04 Enabled Used Not used Not used Disa... A5 Camera 05 Enabled Used Not used Not used Disa... A6 Camera 06 Enabled Used Not used Not used Disa... A7 Camera 07 Enabled Used Not used Not used Disa... A8 Camera 08 Enabled Used Not used Not used Disa... D1 Camera 01 Disconnected Not support... Not supported Not support... Not ...

Figure 12.2 Camera Information Interface

12.1.3 Viewing Record Information

Steps:

1. Enter the System Information interface.

Menu > Maintenance > System Info

1. Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera.

Device Info	Camera	Record		Alarm	Network	HDD
Camer...	Recor...	Stream...	Frame ...	Bitrate(Kbps)	Resolution	Recor...	Encodi...	Redun...
A1	Used	Video ...	30fps	690/1792	704*480(4...	Manual	Event	No
A2	Used	Video ...	30fps	157/1792	704*480(4...	Contin...	Contin...	No
A3	Used	Video ...	30fps	157/1792	704*480(4...	Contin...	Contin...	No
A4	Used	Video ...	30fps	157/1792	704*480(4...	Contin...	Contin...	No
A5	Used	Video	30fps	85/1792	704*480(4...	Contin...	Contin...	No
A6	Used	Video	30fps	85/1792	704*480(4...	Contin...	Contin...	No
A7	Used	Video	30fps	85/1792	704*480(4...	Contin...	Contin...	No
A8	Used	Video	30fps	85/1792	704*480(4...	Contin...	Contin...	No
D1	Not used Video ... 30fps 2048 Unknown ... Contin... No

Figure 12.3 Record Information Interface

12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information

This function is available for DS-7224/7232-SH, DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH series DVR only.

Steps:

1. Enter the System Information interface.

Menu > Maintenance > System Info

1. Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information interface to view the alarm information.

Device Info Camera Record Alarm Network HDD No. Alarm Name Alarm Type Alarm Status Triggered Camera Local<-1 N.O Not used Local<-2 N.O Not used Local<-3 N.O Not used Local<-4 N.O Not used Local<-5 N.O Not used Local<-6 N.O Not used Local<-7 N.O Not used Local<-8 N.O Not used Local->1 Not supported Used Local->2 Not supported Used Local->3 Not supported Used Local->4 Not supported Used

Figure 12.4 Alarm Information Interface

12.1.5 Viewing Network Information

Steps:

1. Enter the System Information interface.

Menu > Maintenance > System Info

1. Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information.

Device Info Camera Record Alarm Network HDD NIC LAN1 IPv4 Address 172.6.23.74 IPv4 Subnet Mask 265.265.265.0 IPv4 Default Gateway 172.6.23.1 IPv6 Address 1 fe80::240:30ff:fe9:bfa8/64 IPv6 Address 2 IPv6 Default Gateway Preferred DNS Server 8.8.8.8 Alternate DNS Server 0.0.0.0 Enable DHCP Disabled Enable PPPOE Disabled PPPOE Address PPPOE Subnet Mask PPPOE Default Gateway

Figure 12.5 Network Information Interface

12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information

Steps:

1. Enter the System Information interface.

Menu > Maintenance > System Info

1. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc.

Device Info Camera Record Alarm Network HDD Label Status Capacity Free Space Property Type Group 4 Normal 931.51GB 538GB RW Local 1 Total Capacity 931.51GB Free Space 538GB

Figure 12.6 HDD Information Interface

12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files

Purpose:

The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time.

Steps:

1. Enter the Log Search interface.

Menu > Maintenance > Log Information > Log Search

Log Search Log Export Start Time 12-27-2013 00:00:00 End Time 12-27-2013 23:59:59 Major Type All Minor Type Alarm Input Alarm Output Start Motion Detection Stop Motion Detection Start Video Tampering Detection Stop Video Tampering Detection No. Major Type Time Minor Type Paramel... Play Details Total: 0 P: 1/1 Export Search Back

Figure 12.7 Log Search Interface

1. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Time, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type.
2. Click the Search button to start searching log files.
3. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below.

Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time.

Log Search Log Export Start Time 12-27-2013 00:00:00 End Time 12-27-2013 23:59:59 Major Type All Minor Type Alarm Input Alarm Output Start Motion Detection Stop Motion Detection Start Video Tampering Detection Stop Video Tampering Detection No. Major Type Time Minor Type Paramet... Play Details 1 Information 12-27-2013 09:30:16 Start Recording N/A ✓ 2 Information 12-27-2013 09:30:16 Start Recording N/A ✓ 3 Information 12-27-2013 09:30:16 Start Recording N/A ✓ 4 Information 12-27-2013 09:30:16 Start Recording N/A ✓ 5 Information 12-27-2013 09:30:16 Start Recording N/A ✓ Total: 528 P: 1/6 Export Search Back

Figure 12.8 Log Search Results

1. You can click the √ button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information. And you can also click the 🔊 button to view the related video files if available.

Log Information Time 12-27-2013 09:30:16 Type Information-Start Recording Local User N/A Host IP Address N/A Parameter Type N/A Camera No. A1 Description: Camera: A1 starts recording. Record status: Record enabled: Yes Event parameters: Disabled Record type: Manual Motion detected on camera: None Alarm detected on camera: None Previous Next OK

Figure 12.9 Log Details

1. If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu.

You can also export all the log files stored in the HDD.

(1) Enter the Log Export interface.

Menu > Maintenance > Log Information>Log Export

Log Search Log Export L... Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gr... ✓ 1 931.51GB Normal R/W Local 926GB 1

Figure 12.10 Log Export Interface

(2) Check √ checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface.

Export Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Delete Play File Folder 05-16-2012 09:47:50 RECYCLER Folder 05-16-2012 09:48:16 backup Folder 05-23-2012 13:43:08 20120525115558logB 13KB File 05-25-2012 11:55:58 20120525115625logB 13KB File 05-25-2012 11:56:25 Free Space 1,544MB New Folder Format Export Cancel

Figure 12.11 Export Log Files

1. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name.
2. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device.

You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.

• Please connect the backup device to device before operating log export.
• The log files exported to the backup device are named by exporting time, e.g., 20110514124841logBack.txt.

12.3 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. Enter the Import/Export Configuration File interface.

Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export

Import/Export Config File Device Name USB1.1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Data Delete Play File Folder 05-16-2012 09:47:50 RECYCLER Folder 05-16-2012 09:48:16 backup Folder 05-23-2012 13:43:03 20120525115555logBack 13KB File 05-25-2012 11:55:58 20120525115625logBack 13KB File 05-25-2012 11:56:24 Free Space 1.544MB New Folder Import Export Back

Figure 12. 12 Import/Export Conig File

1. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device.
2. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the device.

After having finished the import of configuration files, the device will reboot automatically.

12.4 Upgrading System

Purpose:

The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server.

12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device

Steps:

1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located.
2. Enter the Upgrade interface.
   Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade
3. Click the Local Upgrade tab to enter the local upgrade menu.

Local Upgrade FTP Device Name USB1-1 Refresh Name Size Type Edit Date Del... Play DVR Folder 2012-05-11 09:25:38 digicap.mav 18,255KB File 2012-04-18 21:06:44

Figure 12. 13 Local Upgrade Interface

1. Select the update file from the backup device.
2. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading.
3. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.

12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP

Before you start:

Ensure the network connection of the PC (running FTP server) and the device is valid and correct. Run the FTP server on the PC and copy the firmware into the corresponding directory of your PC.

Refer to the user manual of the FTP server to set the FTP server on your PC and put the firmware file into the directory as required.

Steps:

1. Enter the Upgrade interface.
   Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade
2. Click the FTP tab to enter the local upgrade interface.

Local Upgrade FTP FTP Server Address 172 .66 .2 .142

Figure 12. 14 FTP Upgrade Interface

1. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field.
2. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading.
3. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.

12.5 Restoring Default Settings

Steps:

1. Enter the Default interface.

Menu > Maintenance > Default

Default System will reboot after restoring the default settings. Continue?

Figure 12. 15 Restore Factory Default

1. Click the OK button to restore the default settings.

Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.

Chapter 13 Others

13.1 Configuring General Settings

Purpose:

You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc.

Steps:

1. Enter the General Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > General

1. Select the General tab.

General DST Settings More Settings Language English CVBS Output Standard NTSC Resolution 1024*768/60HZ Time Zone (GMT+08:00) Beijing, Urumqi, Singapore Date Format MM-DD-YYYY System Date 12-27-2013 System Time 14:14:15 Mouse Pointer Speed Enable Wizard ✓ Enable Password ■

Figure 13.1 General Settings Interface

1. Configure the following settings:

• Language: The default language used is English.
- CVBS Output Standard: Select the CVBS output standard to NTSC or PAL, which must be the same with the video input standard.
- Resolution: Select the VGA/HDMI output resolution, which must be the same with the resolution of the monitor screen.
• Time Zone: Select the time zone.
• Date Format: Set the date format.
• System Date: Select the system date.
- System Time: Set the system time.
- Mouse Pointer Speed: Set the speed of mouse pointer; 4 levels are configurable.
- Enable Wizard: Enable/disable the Wizard when the device starts up.
- Enable Password: Enable/disable the use of the login password.

1. Click the Apply button to save the settings.

13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port

The RS-232 serial port is provided by DS-7300-SH and DS-8100-SH models only.

Purpose:

The RS-232 port can be used in two ways:

• Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the device through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the device's when connecting with the PC serial port.
• Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the device. The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network.

Steps:

1. Enter the RS-232 Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > RS-232

RS-232 Settings Baud Rate 115200 Data Bit 8 Stop Bit 1 Parity None Flow Ctrl None Usage Console

Figure 13.2 RS-232 Settings Interface

1. Configure RS-232 parameters, including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control and usage.
2. Click Apply to save the settings.

13.3 Configuring DST Settings

Steps:

1. Enter the General Settings interface.

Menu >Configuration>General

1. Choose DST Settings tab.

General DST Settings More Settings ■ Auto DST Adjustment Enable DST From Apr 1st Sun 2 : 00 To Oct last Sun 2 : 00 DST Bias 60 Minutes

Figure 13.3 DST Settings Interface

You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item.

Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.

13.4 Configuring More Settings

Steps:

1. Enter the General Settings interface.

Menu > Configuration > General

1. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface.

General DST Settings More Settings Device Name Embedded Net DVR Device No. 255 CVBS Output Brightness Auto Logout 30 Minutes Menu Output Mode Auto Main CVBS Scaling ✓

Figure 13.4 More Settings Interface

1. Configure the following settings:

• Device Name: Edit the name of device.
- Device No.: Edit the serial number of device. The Device No. can be set in the range of 1\~255, and the default No. is 255.
• CVBS Output Brightness: Adjust the video output brightness.
- Operation Timeout: Set timeout time for menu inactivity. E.g., when the timeout time is set to 5 Minutes, the system will exit from the current operation menu to live view screen after 5 minutes of menu inactivity.
- Menu Output Mode: Select the menu output mode to Auto, HDMI/VGA or Main CVBS.

• When you select Auto, the device can automatically detect the HDMI/VGA output as the main output and the CVBS output as the auxiliary output when it starts up.
• After you have changed the output mode, you should restart the device to activate the new settings.

- Main CVBS Scaling: Enable/disable video output scaling for main CVBS video output.

1. Click the Apply button to save the settings.

13.5 Managing User Accounts

Purpose:

There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.

13.5.1 Adding a User

Steps:

1. Enter the User Management interface.

Menu > Configuration > User

User Management No. User Name Level User's MAC Address Pe Edit Del 1 admin Admin 00:00:00:00:00:00 - - - 2 test Guest 00:00:00:00:00:00 ✓ ✓ ✓

Figure 13.5 User Management Interface

1. Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface.

Add User User Name test02 Password ****** Confirm ****** Level Guest User's MAC Address 00 :00 :00 :00 :00 :00 :00 OK Cancel

Figure 13.6 Add User Menu

1. Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User's MAC Address. Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission.

2. Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log Search and Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration.

3. 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.

1. Click the OK button to save the settings and go back to the User Management interface. The added new user will be displayed on the list, as shown in Figure 13.6.

User Management No. User Name Level User's MAC Address Pe... Edit Del... 1 admin Admin 00:00:00:00:00:00 - - - 2 test Guest 00:00:00:00:00:00 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓√ 3 test02 Operator 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00

Figure 13.7 Added User Listed in User Management Interface

1. Select the user from the list and then click the button to enter the Permission settings interface.

Permission Local Configuration Remote Configuration Camera Configuration ✓ Local Log Search ✓ Local Parameters Settings ✓ Local Camera Management ✓ Local Advanced Operation ✓ Local Shutdown / Reboot Apply OK Cancel

Figure 13.8 User Permission Settings Interface

Local Camera Management is supported by HDVR series.

1. 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.

• Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

• Local Camera Management: Enabling and disabling analog camera (s). Adding, deleting and editing of network camera (s). This function is supported by HDVR series.

• Local Advanced Operation: Operating HDD management (initializing HDD, setting HDD property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output.
• Local Shutdown /Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the device.

Remote Configuration

• Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device.
• Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.
• Remote Camera Management: Remotely enabling and disabling analog camera (s), and adding, deleting and editing of network camera (s). This function is supported by HDVR series.
• Remote Serial Port Control: Configuring settings for RS-485 ports.
• Remote Video Output Control: Sending remote control panel signal.
• Two-Way Audio: Realizing two-way radio between the remote client and the device.
• Remote Alarm Control: Remotely arming (notify alarm and exception message to the remote client) and controlling the alarm output.
• Remote Advanced Operation: Remotely operating HDD management (initializing HDD, setting HDD property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output.
• Remote Shutdown/Reboot: Remotely shutting down or rebooting the device.

Camera Configuration

• Remote Live View: Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera (s).
• Local Manual Operation: Locally starting/stopping manual recording, picture capturing and alarm output of the selected camera (s).
• Remote Manual Operation: Remotely starting/stopping manual recording, picture capturing and alarm output of the selected camera (s).
• Local Playback: Locally playing back recorded files of the selected camera (s).
• Remote Playback: Remotely playing back recorded files of the selected camera (s).
• Local PTZ Control: Locally controlling PTZ movement of the selected camera (s).
• Remote PTZ Control: Remotely controlling PTZ movement of the selected camera (s).
• Local Video Export: Locally exporting recorded files of the selected camera (s).

You should select the camera (s) on the Camera Configuration interface for the operation permission configured.

1. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit interface.

Only the admin user account has the permission of restoring factory default parameters.

13.5.2 Deleting a User

Steps:

1. Enter the User Management interface.

Menu > Configuration > User

1. Select the user to be deleted from the list.

User Management No User Name Level User's MAC Address Pe Edit Del 1 admin Admin 00:00:00:00:00:00 - - - 2 test Guest 00:00:00:00:00:00 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓√ 3 test02 Operator 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00 00:00:00.00.00.00 00:00:00.00.00.00 00:00:00.00.00.00 00:00:01.14 User Management

Figure 13.9 Delete a User

1. Click the icon to delete the selected user.

13.5.3 Editing a User

Steps:

1. Enter the User Management interface.

Menu > Configuration > User

1. Select the user to be edited from the list.

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Figure 13. 10 Edit a User

1. Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface.

Edit User User Name test Change Password ✓ Password ****** Confirm ****** Level Operator User's MAC Address 00 :00 :00 :00 :00 :00 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 13.11 Edit User Interface

1. Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address.
2. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu.

13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin

Purpose:

The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu.

Steps:

1. Enter the User Management interface.

Menu > Configuration > User

User Management No. User Name Level User's MAC Address Pe... Edit Del... 1 admin Admin 00:00:00:00:00:00 2 test Guest 00:00:00:00:00:00 ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 test02 Operator 00:00:00:00:00:00 ✓ ✓ ✓

Figure 13. 12 Change Password

1. Select the admin user and click 📋 to change the password.

Edit User User Name admin Old Password Change Password Password Confirm User's MAC Address 00 :00 :00 :00 :00 :00 Apply OK Cancel

Figure 13.13 Change Password

1. Enter the old password, check √ checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu.
2. Click OK to save the settings and exit the menu.

Chapter 14 Appendix

List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras

Type	Model	Version	Max. Resolution	Sub-stream	Audio
SD Network Camera	DS-2CD802NF	V2.0 build 090522	704×576	√	√
	DS-2CD892NF	V4.0 build 090508	704×576	√	√
	DS-2CD7133F-E	V5.0.8 build130930	352×288	√	×
	DS-2CD8133F-E		352×288	√	√
	893PF-E		704×576	√	√
	893PFWD-E
HD Network Camera	DS-2CD7153-E		1280×720	√	×
	DS-2CD8153-E		1280×720	√	√
	DS-2CD8254F-EIS		1920×1080	√	√
	DS-2CD864FWD-E		1280×720	√	√
	DS-2CD8264FWD-EIS
	DS-2CD2012-I	V5.0.5build131017	1280×720	√	×
	DS-2CD2112-I
	DS-2CD2212-I
	DS-2CD2312-I
	DS-2CD2612F-I
	DS-2CD2712F-I
Network Speed Dome	DS-2DF7274	V5.1.0 build 130923	1280×960	√	√
	DS-2DF5274
	DS-2DE7174	V5.0.2Build130926	1280×960	√	√
	DS-2DE5274

For the list, our company holds right to interpret.

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.
• DVR: Acronym for Digital Video Recorder. A DVR is device that is able to accept video signals from analog cameras, compress the signal and store it on its hard drives.
• HDD: Acronym for Hard Disk Drive. A storage medium which stores digitally encoded data on platters with magnetic surfaces.
• DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network application protocol used by devices (DHCP clients) to obtain configuration information for operation in an Internet Protocol network.
• HTTP: Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol to transfer hypertext request and information between servers and browsers over a network
• PPPoE: PPPoE, Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames. It is used mainly with ADSL services where individual users connect to the ADSL transceiver (modem) over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks.
• DDNS: Dynamic DNS is a method, protocol, or network service that provides the capability for a networked device, such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite, to notify a domain name server to change, in real time (ad-hoc) the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information stored in DNS.
  • Hybrid DVR: A hybrid DVR is a combination of a DVR and NVR.
• NTP: Acronym for Network Time Protocol. A protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network.
• NTSC: Acronym for National Television System Committee. NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan. Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz.
• NVR: Acronym for Network Video Recorder. An NVR can be a PC-based or embedded system used for centralized management and storage for IP cameras, IP Domes and other DVRs.
• PAL: Acronym for Phase Alternating Line. PAL is also another video standard used in broadcast televisions systems in large parts of the world. PAL signal contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz.
• PTZ: Acronym for Pan, Tilt, Zoom. PTZ cameras are motor driven systems that allow the camera to pan left and right, tilt up and down and zoom in and out.
• USB: Acronym for Universal Serial Bus. USB is a plug-and-play serial bus standard to interface devices to a host computer.

Troubleshooting

- No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally.

Possible Reasons

a) No VGA or HDMI connections.
b) Connection cable is damaged.
c) Input mode of the monitor is incorrect.

Steps

1. Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable.

If not, please connect the device with the monitor and reboot.

1. Verify the connection cable is good.

If there is still no image display on the monitor after rebooting, please check if the connection cable is good, and change a cable to connect again.

1. Verify Input mode of the monitor is correct.

Please check the input mode of the monitor matches with the output mode of the device (e.g. if the output mode of DVR is HDMI output, then the input mode of monitor must be the HDMI input). And if not, please modify the input mode of monitor.

1. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3.

If it is solved, finish the process.

If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.

- There is an audible warning sound "Di-Di-Di-Didi" after a new bought device starts up.

Possible Reasons

a) No HDD is installed in the device.
b) The installed HDD has not been initialized.
c) The installed HDD is not compatible with the device or is broken-down.

Steps

1. Verify at least one HDD is installed in the device.

1) If not, please install the compatible HDD.

Please refer to the "Quick Start Guide" for the HDD installation steps.

2) If you don't want to install a HDD, select "Menu>Configuration > Exceptions", and uncheck the Audible Warning checkbox of "HDD Error".

1. Verify the HDD is initialized.

1) Select "Menu>HDD>General".
2) If the status of the HDD is “Uninitialized”, please check the checkbox of corresponding HDD and click the “Init” button.

1. Verify the HDD is detected or is in good condition.

1) Select "Menu>HDD>General".
2) If the HDD is not detected or the status is "Abnormal", please replace the dedicated HDD according to the requirement.

1. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3.

1) If it is solved, finish the process.
2) 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

a) Network failure, and the DVR and IPC lost connections.
b) The configured parameters are incorrect when adding the IPC.

Steps

1. Verify the network is connected.

1) Connect the HDVR and PC with the RS-232 cable.
2) Open the Super Terminal software, and execute the ping command. Input "ping IP" (e.g. ping 172.6.22.131).

Simultaneously press Ctrl and C to exit the ping command.

If there exists return information and the time value is little, the network is normal.

1. Verify the configuration parameters are correct.

1) Select "Menu>Camera>Camera>IP Camera".
2) Verify the following parameters are the same with those of the connected IP devices, including IP address, protocol, management port, user name and password.

1. Verify the whether the bandwidth is enough.

1) Select "Menu >Maintenance >Net Detect >Network Stat.".
2) Check the usage of the access bandwidth, and see if the total bandwidth has reached its limit.

1. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3.

If it is solved, finish the process.

If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.

- The IPC frequently goes online and offline and the status of it displays as “Disconnected”.

Possible Reasons

a) The IPC and the HDVR versions are not compatible.
b) Unstable power supply of IPC.
c) Unstable network between IPC and HDVR.
d) Limited flow by the switch connected with IPC and HDVR.

Steps

1. Verify the IPC and the HDVR versions are compatible.

1) Enter the IPC Management interface "Menu > Camera > Camera>IP Camera", and view the firmware version of connected IPC.
2) Enter the System Info interface "Menu>Maintenance>System Info>Device Info", and view the firmware version of HDVR.

1. Verify power supply of IPC is stable.

1) Verify the power indicator is normal.

2) When the IPC is offline, please try the ping command on PC to check if the PC connects with the IPC.

1. Verify the network between IPC and HDVR is stable.

1) When the IPC is offline, connect PC and HDVR with the RS-232 cable.

2) 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.

Simultaneously press Ctrl and C to exit the ping command.

Example: Input ping 172.6.22.131 -1 1472 -f.

1. Verify the switch is not flow control.

Check the brand, model of the switch connecting IPC and HDVR, and contact with the manufacturer of the switch to check if it has the function of flow control. If so, please turn it down.

1. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 4.

If it is solved, finish the process.

If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.

- When there is no monitor connected to the HDVR and you add the IPC via web browser, the IPC status shows as Connected; and then you connect the HDVR with the monitor via VGA or HDMI interface and reboot the device, there is black screen with the mouse cursor.

Connect the HDVR with the monitor before startup via VGA or HDMI interface, and manage the IPC to connect with the device locally or remotely, the status of IPC displays as Connected. And then connect the device with the CVBS, and there is black screen either.

Possible Reasons:

After connecting the IPC to the HDVR, the image is output via the main spot interface by default.

Steps:

1. Enable the output channel.
2. Select "Menu > Configuration > Live View > View", and select video output interface in the drop-down list and configure the window you want to view.

● The view settings can only be configured by the local operation of HDVR.
- Different camera orders and window-division modes can be set for different output interfaces separately, and digits like "D1" and "D2" stands for the channel number, and "X" means the selected window has no image output.

1. 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.

● Live view stuck when video outputs locally.

Possible Reasons:

a) Poor network between device and IPC, and there exists packet loss during the transmission.
b) The frame rate has not reached the real-time frame rate.

Steps:

1. Verify the network between device and IPC is connected.

1) When image is stuck, connect the RS-232 ports on PC and the rear panel of device with the RS-232 cable.

2) Open the Super Terminal, and execute the command of "ping 192.168.0.0 -l 1472 -f" (the IP address may change according to the real condition), and check if there exists packet loss.

Simultaneously press Ctrl and C to exit the ping command.

1. Check the parameters of Main Stream (Continuous) and Main Stream (Event).

Select "Menu > Record > Parameters > Record", and set the resolution of Main Stream (Event) the same as the one of Main Stream (Continuous).

1. Verify the frame rate is real-time frame rate.

Select "Menu > Record > Parameters > Record", and set the Frame rate to Full Frame.

1. 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.

- When using the device to get the live view audio, there is no sound or there is too much noise, or the volume is too low.

Possible Reasons:

a) Cable between the pickup and camera is not connected well; impedance mismatches or incompatible.
b) The stream type is not set as "Video & Audio".
c) The encoding standard is not supported with device.

Steps:

1. Verify the cable between the pickup and camera is connected well; impedance matches and compatible.
2. Verify the setting parameters are correct.

Select "Menu > Record > Parameters > Record", and set the Stream Type as "Audio & Video".

1. Verify the audio encoding standard of the camera is supported by the HDVR.

HDVR supports G722.1 and G711 standards, and if the encoding parameter of the input audio is not one of the previous two standards, you can log in the IPC to configure it to the supported standard.

1. 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.

● The image gets stuck when HDVR is playing back by IPC.

Possible Reasons:

a) Poor network between HDVR and IPC, and there exists packet loss during the transmission.
b) The frame rate is not the real-time frame rate.

Steps:

1. Verify the network between HDVR and IPC is connected.

1) When image is stuck, connect the RS-232 ports on PC and the rear panel of HDVR with the RS-232 cable.
2) Open the Super Terminal, and execute the command of "ping 192.168.0.0 -1 1472 -f" (the IP address may change according to the real condition), and check if there exists packet loss.

Simultaneously press the Ctrl and C to exit the ping command.

1. Verify the frame rate is real-time frame rate.

Select "Menu > Record > Parameters > Record", and set the Frame Rate to full frame.

1. Verify the hardware can afford the playback.

Reduce the channel number of playback.

Select "Menu > Record > Encoding > Record", and set the resolution and bitrate to a lower level.

1. Reduce the number of local playback channel.

Select "Menu > Playback", and uncheck the checkbox of unnecessary channels.

1. 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.

- 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:

a) The time setting of system is incorrect.
b) The search condition is incorrect.
c) The HDD is error or not detected.

Steps:

1. Verify the system time setting is correct.

Select "Menu > Configuration > General > General", and verify the "Device Time" is correct.

1. Verify the search condition is correct.

Select "Playback", and verify the channel and time are correct.

1. Verify the HDD status is normal.

Select "Menu > HDD > General" to view the HDD status, and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally.

1. 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.

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