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User Manual of DS-7100HWI/HVI-SL Series DVR 

 

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Figure 5.4 All-day Playback Interface with Channel List     

 

Dates marked in different colors: 

 

: No record files in this day. 

 

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

 

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

 

: Mouse cursor is located. 

 

Figure 5.5 Toolbar of All-day Playback 

 

Table 5.1 Detailed Explanation of All-day-playback Toolbar 

Button 

Operation 

Button 

Operation 

Button 

Operation 

Button 

Operation 

/

 

Audio on /Mute 

/

 

Start/Stop 

clipping 

 

30s forward 

 

30s reverse 

 

Add default tag 

 

Add customized 

tag 

 

Tag 

management 

 

Slow 

forward 

/

 

Pause reverse 

play/ 

Reverse play/   

Single-frame 

reverse play 

/

 

Pause play/ 

Play/ 

Single-frame 

play 

 

Stop 

 

Fast 

forward 

 

Previous day 

 

Next day 

 

Hide 

 

Exit 

 

Process bar 

 

Video type bar 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: 

1.

 

Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to 

locate special frames. 

Summary of Contents for DS-7100HVI-SL Series

Page 1: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual V2 2 4 UD 6L0202B0068A02 ...

Page 2: ... 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 2002 96 EC WEEE directive Products marked with this sy...

Page 3: ...anual is applicable to DS 7104HWI SL DS 7108HWI SL DS 7116HWI SL DS 7116HVI SL series DVR 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 ...

Page 4: ...it 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 batte...

Page 5: ...ycle view is also provided the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted Quick setting menu is provided for live view The selected live view channel can be shielded Motion detection tamper proof and video loss alarm functions Privacy mask HDD Management 1 SATA hard disk can be connected with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity HDD quota management different capacity can be assigned to different ch...

Page 6: ...ceptions and log recording and searching Import and export of device configuration information Network Functions 1 self adaptive 10M 100Mbps network interface IPv6 is supported TCP IP protocol PPPoE DHCP DNS DDNS NTP SADP SMTP UPnP RTSP are supported TCP UDP and RTP for unicast Remote search playback download locking and unlocking the record files and downloading files broken transfer resume Remot...

Page 7: ... Toolbar in Live View Mode 24 3 3 Adjusting Live View Settings 27 3 4 Channel zero Encoding 29 3 5 User Logout 30 C H A P T E R 4 31 Record Settings 31 4 1 Configuring Encoding Parameters 32 4 2 Configuring Record Schedule 34 4 3 Configuring Motion Detection Record 38 4 4 Configuring Manual Record 40 4 5 Configuring Holiday Record 41 4 6 Files Protection 44 C H A P T E R 5 46 Playback 46 5 1 Playi...

Page 8: ...ring Advanced Settings 91 8 2 1 Configuring PPPoE Settings 91 8 2 2 Configuring DDNS 92 8 2 3 Configuring NTP Server 95 8 2 4 Configuring UPnP 95 8 2 5 Configuring Remote Alarm Host 97 8 2 6 Configuring Multicast 98 8 2 7 Configuring RTSP 98 8 2 8 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports 99 8 2 9 Configuring Email 99 8 3 Checking Network Traffic 102 8 4 Network Detection 103 8 4 1 Testing Network Delay a...

Page 9: ...HDD Information 121 11 2 Searching Exporting Log Files 123 11 3 Importing Exporting Configuration Files 125 11 4 Upgrading System 127 11 4 1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device 127 11 4 2 Upgrading by FTP 127 11 5 Restoring Default Settings 129 C H A P T E R 1 2 130 Others 130 12 1 Configuring General Settings 131 12 2 Configuring DST Settings 132 12 3 Configuring More Settings 133 12 4 Managing User...

Page 10: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 9 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

Page 11: ...series DVR is shown in Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 Front Panel Table 1 1 Description of Indicators No Icon Description 1 Indicator turns red when DVR is powered up 2 Indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD 3 Indicator blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly ...

Page 12: ... view Select channel and show the quick set menu Menu Select and enter a menu Double Click Live view Switch single screen and multi screen Click and Drag 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 Scr...

Page 13: ...Table 1 4 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 AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input 4 LAN Interface RJ45 10M 100M Ethernet interface 5 GND Ground needs to be connected when DVR starts up 6 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 7 AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio o...

Page 14: ...upply is plugged into an electrical outlet It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS be used in conjunction with the device The Power indicator LED should turn red indicating that the unit begins to start up Shutting down the device Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 1 4 Shutdown Menu 2 Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box Figure 1 5...

Page 15: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 14 In the Shutdown menu Figure 1 4 you can also click Reboot to reboot the device ...

Page 16: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 15 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started ...

Page 17: ...rface 2 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 device starts checkbox checked and exit Figure 2 2 Start Wizard Interface 3 Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window as shown in Figure 2 3 1 Enter t...

Page 18: ... date format system date and system time Figure 2 4 Date and Time Settings 5 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 ...

Page 19: ...gure 2 6 To initialize the HDD click the Init button Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD Figure 2 6 HDD Management 7 Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window as shown in Figure 2 7 1 Select the camera to configure 2 Check the checkbox to enable Start Recording 3 Select the recording mode to Normal or Motion Detection ...

Page 20: ...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 8 Figure 2 8 Copy Record Settings 5 Click OK to return to the Record Settings window 8 Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard ...

Page 21: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 20 C H A P T E R 3 Live View ...

Page 22: ... 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 ta...

Page 23: ...terfaces When both VGA and CVBS are connected the DVR detects the VGA as the main video output live view playback and men operations and the CVBS as the auxiliary video output live view and recording 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 Using the Mouse in Live View In the live...

Page 24: ...n 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 VGA Main CVBS or Auto Main Monitor Switch to the Main Output mode and th...

Page 25: ...h channel there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you right click mouse on the camera Figure 3 4 Quick Settings Toolbar Table 3 3 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons Icons Description Icons Description Icons Description Enable Manual Record Instant Playback Mute Audio on Digital Zoom Image Settings Close Instant Playback Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes ...

Page 26: ...m 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 Figure 3 6 Image Settings 3 Adjust the image parameters including th...

Page 27: ...ther camera s click the Copy button to enter the Copy to interface Figure 3 7 Copy Image Settings to Other Camera s 2 Select the 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 Note You can click the Restore button to restore the current image settings to default parameters ...

Page 28: ...hing of channels when enabling auto switch in Live View Enable Audio Output Enable disable audio output for the selected video output Notes 1 When the VGA output interface is used as the main video output and the Audio Output for the VGA output interface is enabled the VGA audio and AUDIO OUT can be used for live view playback and two way audio 2 When the VGA output is used as the main video outpu...

Page 29: ...creen 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 Note 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 Click or to go to the previous or next page 5 Click the Apply button to ...

Page 30: ...he image quality channel zero encoding is supported as an option for you Steps 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface Menu Configuration Live View 2 Select the Channel Zero Encoding tab Figure 3 10 Live View Channel Zero Encoding 3 Check the checkbox after Enable Channel Zero Encoding 4 Configure the Frame Rate Max Bitrate Mode and Max Bitrate After you set the Channel Zero encoding you can get ...

Page 31: ...w 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 Figure 3 11 Shutdown 2 Click Logout Note 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 ...

Page 32: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 31 C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings ...

Page 33: ...eady been installed If not please install a HDD and initialize it Menu HDD General Figure 4 1 HDD General 2 Check the storage mode of the HDD 1 Click Advanced to check the storage mode of the HDD 2 For Quota storage mode please set the maximum record capacity For detailed information see Chapter 9 2 Configuring Quota Mode Figure 4 2 HDD Advanced Steps 1 Enter the Record settings interface to confi...

Page 34: ...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 and expired time 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 ...

Page 35: ...t main stream settings to the default parameters 3 Set encoding parameters for sub stream 1 Click the Substream tab to enter the Substream settings interface Figure 4 5 Encoding Parameters Sub stream 2 Configure the parameters for the sub stream Refer to the steps of main stream settings 3 Click Apply to save the settings Note You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub stream sett...

Page 36: ...dule 3 To schedule an all day recording check checkbox to enable all day recording 4 Set the Type in the dropdown list including Normal and Motion Note To enable Motion triggered recording you must configure the motion detection settings as well For detailed information refer to Chapter 7 1 Figure 4 7 Edit Schedule 5 To arrange other schedule leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start End ...

Page 37: ... and back to upper level menu Task 2 Draw the Schedule Steps 1 Click the icon on the right to select a record type including Normal Motion and None Note To enable Motion triggered recording you must configure the motion detection settings For detailed information refer to Chapter 7 1 2 Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day Figure 4 10 Draw ...

Page 38: ...ies DVR 37 other channels click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface and then choose the channel to which you want to copy Figure 4 11 Copy Schedule to Other Channels 4 Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings ...

Page 39: ...veillance 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 Figure 4 12 Motion Detection 2 Configure Motion Detection 1 Choose camera you want to configure 2 Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection 3 Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse If you...

Page 40: ... 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 3 Enter Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Figure 4 15 Record Schedule 1 Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item 2 Click Edit Figure 4 16 Edit Schedule Motion Detection 3 In the message box you can choose the day to which you want...

Page 41: ...dule motion detection triggered recording for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 4 18 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 Figure 4 19 Copy Schedule to Other Channels 4 4 C...

Page 42: ... again to enable the recording to manual recording by schedule recording by manual operation Note After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled 4 Start all day normal recording or all day motion detection recording of all channels 1 Click for or Figure 4 21 Start Normal or Motion Detection Recording 2 Click Yes to enable all day normal recording or all day motion detection recording ...

Page 43: ...nable 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 4 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 dropdo...

Page 44: ... start end time for holiday schedule Note 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 w...

Page 45: ...g the record files Steps 1 Enter Playback setting interface Menu Playback Figure 4 25 Playback 2 Select the channels by checking the checkbox to 3 Configure the record type file type and start end time 4 Click Search to show the results Figure 4 26 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 tha...

Page 46: ... 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 45 Note The record files of which the recording is still not completed can t be locked 2 Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected Figure 4 27 Unlocking Attention ...

Page 47: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 46 C H A P T E R 5 Playback ...

Page 48: ...layback by channel Steps Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar Note Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back Figure 5 1 Instant Playback Interface All day Playback by channel 1 Enter the All day Playback interface Right click a channel in live view mode and select All day Playback from...

Page 49: ...e toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress as shown in Figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 All day Playback Interface The channel and time selection menu displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface Click the channel s if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels as shown in Figure 5...

Page 50: ...ble 5 1 Detailed Explanation of All day playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Slow forward Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Fast forward Previous day Next day Hide Exit Process bar ...

Page 51: ...annel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported Steps 1 Enter playback interface Menu Playback 2 Check the checkbox before the channel to select channel s and click the Detail button to view the record information of the channel s You can click Previous or Next to select the day for viewing the record information Figure 5 6 Record Information 3 Click Back to return to the playback int...

Page 52: ...gure 5 7 Video Search by Time In the Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process as shown in Figure 5 9 Figure 5 8 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 5 9 Toolbar of Playback by Time ...

Page 53: ...se the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording motion represents smart search recording 5 1 3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search Purpose Play back video files searched out by restricting recording type and recording time The video files in the res...

Page 54: ...ult of Normal Video Search 3 Choose channels for simultaneous playback Note Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1 And the channel with the recorded file selected in step 2 is the main channel during multi channel playback and it is displayed at the upper left corner Figure 5 12 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback 4 Syn...

Page 55: ... Playback Interface with Video List Figure 5 15 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 5 3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Slow forward Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse Pause play Play Single fr...

Page 56: ...ed Steps 1 Enter the playback interface Menu Playback 2 Select Event tab to enter the Event Playback interface 3 Select Motion as the event type 4 Set the start time and end time of the record files 5 Select the camera s for searching Figure 5 16 Video Search by Motion 6 Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface The Pre play and post play can be configured The Pre play refers to the...

Page 57: ... the list and click Details to view detailed information of the record file e g start time end time file size etc Figure 5 18 Event Details 8 Or you can directly click the button of each file item to enter its playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process ...

Page 58: ...ight of the playback interface Figure 5 20 Interface of Playback by Event 2 Figure 5 21 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 5 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback by event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Slow forward ...

Page 59: ...nual or schedule represents event recording motion represents smart search recording 5 1 5 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 Figure 5 22 Interfac...

Page 60: ...k Search to enter Search Result interface Note Two tag types are selectable All and Tag Keyword Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword Figure 5 24 Video Search by Tag 2 Set playback conditions and tag management Choose the tag name of the recorded file you want to play back it can be edited or deleted Pre play and post play time can be set according to actual needs Note Pre play time and post pla...

Page 61: ...5 Result of Video Search by Tag 3 Playback by tag Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file Figure 5 26 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 62: ...everse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Slow forward Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Fast forward Previous tag Next tag Tag search Exit Hide Progress bar Video type bar Notes 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video ty...

Page 63: ...og Information Figure 5 29 System Log Search Interface 2 Set search time and type and click Search button Figure 5 30 Result of System Log Search 3 Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface Note If there is no record file at the time point of the log the message box No result found will pop up The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to cont...

Page 64: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 63 Figure 5 31 Interface of Playback by Log ...

Page 65: ...utton and 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 5 2 2 Smart Search Purpose In order to locate motion detection event easily and accurately in the playback progress bar you are allowed to analyze a certain area scene dynamically and to get all of the related motion detection ...

Page 66: ...rching area After drawing area s click button to execute smart search in this area Note Multi area and full screen searching modes are supported Figure 5 34 Draw Area of Smart Search Results of intelligent analysis Video type bar Normal record file Event record file Dynamic record file The hidden list of record files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 67: ...dd customized tag Tag management Slow forward Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Fast forward Previous smart search result Next smart search result Video search Exit Hide Progress bar Video type bar Smart search bar Notes 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate spec...

Page 68: ... will be enlarged up to 16 times Figure 5 37 Draw Area for Digital Zoom Figure 5 38 Right click Menu in Playback Mode Right click menu Note This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to another Table 5 7 Detailed Explanation of Right click Menu under Playback Button Function Return to Playback interface Enter Digital Zoom interface Smart Search against a specified area Show hide contro...

Page 69: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 68 C H A P T E R 6 Backup ...

Page 70: ...e Menu Export Normal Figure 6 1 Quick Export Interface 2 Choose the channel s you want to back up and click Quick Export button Notes 1 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 2 The number of channels for synchronous export cannot exceed 4 Otherwise the message box Max 4 channels...

Page 71: ... use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device 4 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported to the USB flash drive Figure 6 3 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Figure 6 4 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1 1 ...

Page 72: ...eps 1 Enter Export interface Menu Export Normal Figure 6 5 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Set search conditions and click Search button to enter the search result interface 3 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 Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed ...

Page 73: ...k Export button and start backup Note 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 and SATA writer cannot be formatted Figure 6 7 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 74: ...SB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message box Export finished Figure 6 9 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Figure 6 10 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 75: ...ing USB devices USB flash drives USB HDDs USB writer or SATA writer Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported Steps 1 Enter Export interface Menu Export Event 2 Select Motion as the event type 3 Set the start time and end time of the record files 4 Select the camera s for searching Figure 6 12 Event Search for Backup 5 Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface ...

Page 76: ...ton to enter the interface with detailed information of the record file e g start time end time file size etc Note 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 6 15 Figure 6 14 Event Details Interface 7 Export the selected record files Click ...

Page 77: ...ice Figure 6 15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 6 16 Export Finished 8 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Figure 6 17 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 78: ...face after finishing clipping and you will then be prompted to save the clips Note A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel Figure 6 18 Interface of Playback by Time 4 Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface or click No to quit and do not save video clips Figure 6 19 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5 Export the video clips Click Export button and start backing up Note...

Page 79: ...port Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 6 21 Export Finished 6 Check backup result Figure 6 22 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 80: ...les Menu Export Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface Note At least one channel shall be selected Figure 6 23 Normal Video Search 2 Select record files you want to back up Click Export button to enter Export interface Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 6 24 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup ...

Page 81: ...he backup device and click button to play it Click Format button to format the backup device Note If the inserted USB device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 6 25 USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers 1 Enter Search Result interface of record files Menu Export Normal Set search condition and click Search button to...

Page 82: ...terface Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 6 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Backup device management Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re writable CD DVD Note There must be a re writable CD DVD when you make this operation Note If the inserted USB writer is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device ...

Page 83: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 82 Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 6 28 USB Writer Management ...

Page 84: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 83 C H A P T E R 7 Alarm Settings ...

Page 85: ...ivity 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 2 Click the icon of Handling to set alarm response actions Figure 7 2 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity 3 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full screen monitoring when mo...

Page 86: ...lick Handling tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm please refer to Chapter 7 5 1 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 2 Click the OK button to complete the motion detection settings of the channel 6 If you want to set up motion detection for another channel repeat the above ste...

Page 87: ...deo Loss Figure 7 6 Video Loss Setup Interface 2 Select a channel you want to detect 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm 4 Click the icon of Handling to enter the Handling interface 5 Set the arming schedule and alarm response actions Please refer to Step4 and Step5 of Chapter 7 1 Setting Motion Detection Figure 7 7 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss 6 Click Apply to save the video loss...

Page 88: ...eck the checkbox of Enable Tamper proof Note By default the tamper proof detection is configured in full screen 4 Move the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level 5 Click the icon of Handling to enter the Handling interface 6 Set the arming schedule and alarm response actions Please refer to Step4 and Step5 of Chapter 8 1 Setting Motion Detection 7 If you want to set tamper proof han...

Page 89: ...ted 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 Steps Enter Exceptions interface of System Configuration and handle various exceptions Menu Configuration Exceptions Please refer to Chapter 7 5 for detailed alarm resp...

Page 90: ... 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 Note 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...

Page 91: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 90 C H A P T E R 8 Network Settings ...

Page 92: ...dress 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 Note The valid value range of MTU is 1280 1500 4 After having configured the general settings click the Apply button to save the settings 8 2 Configuring Advanced Settings 8 2 1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose ...

Page 93: ...f PPPoE connection Please refer to Chapter 11 1Viewing System Information for PPPoE status 8 2 2 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...

Page 94: ...stered in the DynDNS website Figure 8 6 DynDNS Settings Interface PeanutHull Enter User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website Figure 8 7 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 w...

Page 95: ... the DVR you can also enter the domain name directly on the DVR to create a new one Note If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the DVR it will replace the old one registered on the server Figure 8 9 hkDDNS Settings Interface Register the device on the hkDDNS server 1 Go to the hkDDNS website www hiddns com 2 Click to register a user account if you do not have one 3 After registrat...

Page 96: ... 12 NTP Settings Interface 3 Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature 4 Configure the following NTP settings Interval Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server The unit is minute NTP Server IP address of NTP server NTP Port Port of NTP server 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface Note The time synchronization interval can be set from 1 to 100...

Page 97: ...e network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the UPnP tab to enter the UPnP interface Figure 8 13 UPnP Settings Interface 3 Check checkbox to enable UPnP 4 Select the mapped type to Auto or Manual When you select Auto the mapping ports can be automatically assigned by the router When you select Manual...

Page 98: ...gement System software installed Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface Figure 8 16 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 in...

Page 99: ...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 Figure 8 18 Configure Multicast 4 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface 8 2 7 Configuring RTSP Purpose The RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems t...

Page 100: ... 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface Note 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 8 2 9 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 Bef...

Page 101: ...d 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...

Page 102: ...een two actions of sending attached pictures Figure 8 23 Configure Email Settings 6 Click the Apply button to save the Email settings 7 You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work The corresponding Attention message box will pop up Figure 8 24 Email Testing Attention ...

Page 103: ...tain 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 8 25 Network Traffic Interface 2 You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second ...

Page 104: ...e 3 Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address 4 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 Figure 8 27 Testing Result of Network Delay and Packet Loss 8 4 2 Exporting Network Packet Purpose By connecting the device to network the capture...

Page 105: ...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 Figure 8 28 Export Network Packet 4 Click the Export button to start exporting 5 After the exporting is complete click OK to finish the packet export Figure 8 29 Packet Export Attention Note Up to 1M data can be exported eac...

Page 106: ...this interface Steps Click Status on the right bottom of the page Figure 8 30 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out Figure 8 31 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 ...

Page 107: ...e real time information of the device Steps 1 Enter the Network Statistics interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect 2 Click the Network Stat tab to enter the Network Statistics menu Figure 8 33 Network Stat Interface 3 View the bandwidth of Remote Live View bandwidth of Remote Playback bandwidth of Net Total Idle information 4 Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics ...

Page 108: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 107 C H A P T E R 9 HDD Management ...

Page 109: ... drive HDD must be initialized before it can be used with your device Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 9 1 HDD Information Interface 2 Select the HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Init button Figure 9 2 Confirm Initialization 4 Select the OK button to start initialization ...

Page 110: ...e Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it 9 2 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 2 Set the Mode to Quota Note The device must be rebooted to activate the settings Figure 9 5 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3 Enter the storage capacity in the text field ...

Page 111: ...own below Figure 9 7 Copy Settings to Other Camera s 5 Select the camera s to be configured with the same quota settings You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras 6 Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface 7 Click the Apply button to apply the settings Note If the quota capacity is set to 0 then all cameras will use the total capa...

Page 112: ... the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list Figure 9 8 View HDD Status 1 Note 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 M...

Page 113: ... S M A R T Settings interface Menu HDD HDD Detect S M A R T Settings 2 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list Note 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 3 Three self tests of S M A R T are provided including Short Test Expanded Test and Conveyance Test ...

Page 114: ...hus to take immediate measures to repair it Steps 1 Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface Menu HDD HDD Detect Bad Sector Detection Figure 9 11 Bad Sector Detection 2 Click Detect to start detecting Figure 9 12 Bad Sector Detecting 3 You can click Pause to pause the detection and click Resume to resume the detection 4 If there is any error information about the HDD you can click Error info to vi...

Page 115: ...interface Menu Configuration Exceptions 2 Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list 3 Click the checkbox s below to select the HDD error alarm type s Note The alarm type can be selected to Audio Warning Notify Surveillance Center and Send Email Please refer to Chapter 7 5 Setting Alarm Response Actions Figure 9 13 Configure HDD Error Alarm 4 Click the Apply button to save the s...

Page 116: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 115 C H A P T E R 10 Camera Settings ...

Page 117: ...nfiguration Interface 6 You can use the mouse to click and drag the text frame on the preview window to adjust the OSD position 7 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 Figure 10 2 Copy Settings to Other Cameras 2 Select the camera s to be configured with the same OSD settings You c...

Page 118: ...s will be marked with different frame colors Note Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured and the size of each area can be adjusted 5 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 Figure 10 4 Set Privacy Mask Area 6 You can click the Copy button to copy the ...

Page 119: ...ht 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 5 Adjust the image parameters including the brightness contrast saturation hue sharpness and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing decreasing the value Note When you select different mode corresponding default parameters are availab...

Page 120: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 119 C H A P T E R 1 1 Device Management and Maintenance ...

Page 121: ... encoding version Figure 11 1 Device Information Interface 11 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 Figure 11 2 Camera Information Interface 11 1 3 Viewing Record Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenanc...

Page 122: ...work Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information Figure 11 4 Network Information Interface 11 1 5 Viewing HDD Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info ...

Page 123: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 122 2 Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status free space property etc Figure 11 5 HDD Information Interface ...

Page 124: ...Log Search Interface 2 Set the log search conditions to refine your search including the Start Time End Time Major Type and Minor Type 3 Click the Search button to start searching log files 4 The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below Note Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time Figure 11 7 Log Search Results 5 You can click the button of each log or double click it to...

Page 125: ...g 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 Figure 11 9 Log Export Interface 2 Check checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface ...

Page 126: ...log export Notes 1 Please connect the backup device to device before operating log export 2 The log files exported to the backup device are named by exporting time e g 20110514124841logBack txt 11 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 de...

Page 127: ...onfiguration files to the selected local backup device 3 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 Note After having finished the import of configuration files the device will reboot automatically ...

Page 128: ...the local upgrade menu Figure 11 12 Local Upgrade Interface 4 Select the update file from the backup device 5 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 6 After the upgrading is complete reboot the device to activate the new firmware 11 4 2Upgrading by FTP Before you start Configure PC running FTP server and device to the same Local Area Network Run the 3rd party TFTP software on the PC and copy ...

Page 129: ... of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 128 3 Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field 4 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 5 After the upgrading is complete reboot the device to activate the new firmware ...

Page 130: ...lt interface Menu Maintenance Default Figure 11 14 Restore Factory Default 2 Click the OK button to restore the default settings Note 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 ...

Page 131: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 130 C H A P T E R 1 2 Others ...

Page 132: ... Standard Select the CVBS output standard to NTSC or PAL which must be the same with the video input standard Resolution Select the VGA 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 ...

Page 133: ...ps 1 Enter the General Settings interface Menu Configuration General 2 Choose DST Settings tab Figure 12 2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox and then set the date of the DST period ...

Page 134: ...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 VGA or Main CVBS Notes 1 When you select Auto the device can automatically detec...

Page 135: ...d delete user and configure user parameters 12 4 1Adding a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User Figure 12 4 User Management Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface Figure 12 5 Add User Menu 3 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 Differen...

Page 136: ...AC address to access the device 4 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 Figure 12 6 Added User Listed in User Management Interface 5 Select the user from the list and then click the button to enter the Permission settings interface Figure 12 7 User Permission Settings Interface 6 Set the operating perm...

Page 137: ...ve View Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera s Local Manual Operation Locally starting stopping manual recording of the selected camera s Remote Manual Operation Remotely starting stopping manual recording 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 L...

Page 138: ...e list Figure 12 9 Edit a User 3 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface Figure 12 10 Edit User Interface 4 Edit the user information including user name password level and MAC address 5 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu 12 4 4Changing Password of Admin Purpose The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu ...

Page 139: ...erface Menu Configuration User Figure 12 11 Change Password 2 Select the admin user and click to change the password Figure 12 12 Change Password 3 Enter the old password check checkbox enter new password and confirm password on the menu 4 Click OK to save the settings and exit the menu ...

Page 140: ...erface Menu Shutdown Figure 12 13 Shutdown Menu 2 Click the Logout button to log out or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device or Click the Reboot button to reboot the device Note 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 ...

Page 141: ...User Manual of DS 7100HWI HVI SL Series DVR 140 C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix ...

Page 142: ...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...

Page 143: ...chedule is set up correctly by following the steps listed in Chapter 4 2 Configuring Record Schedule b The motion detection area is configured correctly See Chapter 4 3 Configuring Motion Detection Record c The channels are being triggered for motion detection See Chapter 4 3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Why doesn t the device detect my USB export device for exporting recorded files There s...

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