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Encoding Record

Select Camera you want to configure.

Check the checkbox of the

Redundant Record

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The

Redundant Record

option is only available when the HDD mode is

Group.

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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

Click

Apply

to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

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

Summary of Contents for DS-7200

Page 1: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD 6L0202D1966A01 ...

Page 2: ...gos mentioned below are the properties of their respective owners Legal Disclaimer TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED WITH ITS HARDWARE SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS AND ERRORS AND HIKVISION MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION MERCHANTABILITY SATISFACTORY QUALITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON ...

Page 3: ...t 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 EMC Directive 2004 108 EC the LVD Directive 2006 95 EC and the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE directive Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unso...

Page 4: ...cal safety regulations of the nation and region Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information Input voltage should meet both the SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage and the Limited Power Source with 100 240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950 1 standard Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...32HWI 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 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 Smart DVR DS 7224HWI E2 DS 7324HWI SH DS 7332HWI SH DS 8124HWSI SH DS 8132HWSI SH Smart HDVR Coaxitron DS 7204HWI E1 C DS 7208HWI E2 C DS 7216HWI E2 C DS ...

Page 7: ...e 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 b...

Page 8: ...MI 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 video tampering video exception video loss and VCA alarm functi...

Page 9: ...t 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 playba...

Page 10: ...F and iSCSI are supported Extranet access by HiDDNS Support access by EZVIZ Cloud P2P TCP UDP and RTP for unicast Auto Manual port mapping and automatically discovered by NAT DS 7200HWI E1 2 C DS 7200HWI E1 2 C F DS 7300HWI E4 C and DS 8100HWI E4 8 C series support HIKVISION C and PELCO C Coaxitron protocols Remote search playback download locking and unlocking of the record files and downloading ...

Page 11: ... 5 1 User Login 44 2 5 2 User Logout 44 Chapter 3Live View 46 3 1 Introduction of Live View 47 3 2 Operations in Live View Mode 48 3 2 1 Front Panel Operation 48 3 2 2 Using the Mouse in Live View 48 3 2 3 Main Aux Output Switching 49 3 2 4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode 50 3 2 5 Face Detection 53 3 3 Configuring Live View Settings 54 3 4 Channel zero Encoding 56 3 5 Manual Video Quality ...

Page 12: ...ack 121 6 2 1 Playing Back Frame by Frame 121 6 2 2 Digital Zoom 121 6 2 3 Reverse Playback of Multi channel 122 6 3 Face Search 122 Chapter 7Backup 125 7 1 Backing up Record Files 126 7 1 1 Quick Export 126 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search 127 7 1 3 Backing up by Event Search 130 7 1 4 Backing up Video Clips 133 7 2 Managing Backup Devices 136 Chapter 8Alarm Settings 138 8 1 Setting Motion...

Page 13: ...uring Quota Mode 191 10 5 Checking HDD Status 192 10 6 Checking S M A R T Information 193 10 7 Detecting Bad Sector 194 10 8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 195 Chapter 11Camera Settings 196 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 197 11 2 Configuring Privacy Mask 198 11 3 Configuring Video Parameters 199 11 4 Configuring Video Quality Diagnostics 200 Chapter 12Device Management and Maintenance 202 12 1 Viewin...

Page 14: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 14 13 5 2 Deleting a User 218 13 5 3 Editing a User 218 Chapter 14Appendix 220 List of Compatible Hikvision IP Cameras 221 Glossary 222 Troubleshooting 223 ...

Page 15: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 15 Chapter 1 Introduction ...

Page 16: ... USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices 5 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote DS 7300 The front panel of DS 7300 is shown below Figure 1 2 Front Panel of DS 7300 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 ...

Page 17: ...al 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 us...

Page 18: ...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 ...

Page 19: ...ayback 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 ...

Page 20: ... 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 s...

Page 21: ... 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...

Page 22: ...d 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 f...

Page 23: ...ct 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 Video tampering 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 ...

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Page 25: ...nalog 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 device...

Page 26: ...B15 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 ...

Page 27: ...onnector 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 Figure 1 10 Rear Panel of DS 7332 DS 7324 provides 24 video input interfaces on the rear panel Table 1 10 Description of Re...

Page 28: ...SATA 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 8116 DVR is shown in Figure 1 11 Figure 1 11 Rear Panel of DS 8116 DS 8104 DS 8108 model provides 4 8 video and audio input interfaces on the rear panel and one LAN network interface Table 1 1...

Page 29: ... Connector for alarm input output 15 100 240VAC 100 240VAC power supply 16 POWER Switch for turning on off the device 17 GND Ground needs to be connected when DVR starts up The rear panel of DS 8132 DVR is shown in Figure 1 12 Figure 1 12 Rear Panel of DS 8132 DS 8124 provides 24 video input interfaces on the rear panel Table 1 12 Description of Rear Panel No Item Description 1 VIDEO IN BNC connec...

Page 30: ...ated 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...

Page 31: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 31 Chapter 2 Getting Started ...

Page 32: ...ectrical 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 Figure 2 1 Shutdown Menu 2 Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dia...

Page 33: ...ighly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing using a minimum of 8 characters including upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 2 Click OK...

Page 34: ...some important settings of the device If you don t want to use the Start Wizard at that moment click Exit You can also choose to use the Start Wizard next time by leaving the Start wizard when device starts checkbox checked 2 Click Next to enter the date and time settings window Figure 2 6 Date and Time Settings 3 Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window Set the ne...

Page 35: ...and the DS 8116 8124 8132 models provide two10M 100M 1000Mbps self adaptive network interfaces 4 Click Next button to enter the advanced network settings window 5 Configure the advanced network parameters including the server port HTTP port RTSP port UPnP and EZVIZ Cloud P2P settings Figure 2 8 Advanced Network Configuration 6 Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window To initialize the ...

Page 36: ...Management 8 Click Search to search IP Camera Click Add to add IP Camera only supported by HDVR series 9 After finishing IP Camera settings click Next to enter the Record Settings window 10 Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window 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 37: ...igure 2 11 Record Settings 4 Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera s if needed Figure 2 12 Copy Record Settings 5 Click OK to return to the Record Settings window 11 Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard ...

Page 38: ... Chapter 9 3 Checking Network Traffic and Chapter 9 4 Network Detection 2 4 1 Setting the Admin Password for the IP Camera Purpose Before adding the camera make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status Steps 1 Select the Add IP Camera option from the right click menu in live view mode or click Menu Camera Camera to enter the IP camera management interface For the IP camera detected onlin...

Page 39: ...aracters including upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you reset your password regularly especially in the high security system resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 4 Click OK to finish the acitavting of the IP camera And the security status of camera will be chan...

Page 40: ...era from the list and click the button to add the camera with the same admin password of the DVR s Or you can click the One touch Adding button to add all cameras with the same admin password from the list Make sure the camera to add has already been actiavted by setting the admin password and the admin password of the camera is the same with the DVR s 4 For the encoders with multiple channels onl...

Page 41: ... IP address protocol management port and other information of the IP camera to be added If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated you can activate it from the IP camera list on the camera management interface 3 Click Add to add the camera For the successfully added IP cameras the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera strong password weak password and risk passwor...

Page 42: ...ra Upgrade the connected IP camera Security Show the security status of the camera to be active inactive or the password strength strong medium weak risk 2 4 3 Configuring 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 th...

Page 43: ...Series DVR 43 Figure 2 21 Network Configuration of the Camera 2 You can edit the network information and the password of the camera Figure 2 22 Password Configuration of the Camera 3 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface ...

Page 44: ... 2 23 Login Interface 2 Input Password 3 Click OK to log in In the Login dialog box if you have entered the wrong password for 7 times the current user account will be locked for 60 seconds Figure 2 24 User Account Protection 2 5 2 User Logout Purpose After logging out the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to perform some operation you need to enter user name and password log in ...

Page 45: ...f DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 45 Figure 2 25 Logout 2 Click Logout After you have logged out the system menu operation on the screen is invalid It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system ...

Page 46: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 46 Chapter 3 Live View ...

Page 47: ...t 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 t...

Page 48: ...recording and PTZ controls When both HDMI and VGA are not connected the CVBS output 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 and DS 8100 models y...

Page 49: ...ing 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 outpu...

Page 50: ...in 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 4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of e...

Page 51: ...the Image Settings menu Task1 Configure image settings for the analog camera 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 diff...

Page 52: ...ess level and 0 5 for the denoising level 4 Copy image parameters You can click the Copy button to enter the Copy to interface to copy the image parameters of the current camera to other analog camera s You can click the Restore button to restore the current image settings to default parameters Task2 Configure image settings for the IP camera Steps 1 On the Image Settings menu you can set the imag...

Page 53: ...ed to detect the human faces in live view mode and save in HDD Before you start The HDD must be installed to the device Steps 1 In live view mode click on the toolbar to enter the face detection interface 2 When there are human faces with the specified size detected in the front of the camera the device will capture the human face and save in HDD Figure 3 8 Face Detection ...

Page 54: ...124 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 a...

Page 55: ... 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 l...

Page 56: ...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 11 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 57: ...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 Figure 3 12 Video Quality Diagnostics Connect the analog signal to the device for the video quality diagnostics Three exception types can be diagnosed Blurred Imag...

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Page 59: ... Settings interface Menu Camera PTZ General Figure 4 1 PTZ General 2 Choose the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera dropdown list 3 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 4 Cli...

Page 60: ...utton to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset 3 Click the round icon before Save Preset 4 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 Figure 4 3 More Presets Calling Presets Purpose This feature enables the camera to point to ...

Page 61: ...S 7300HWI E4 C and DS 8100HWI E4 8 C series 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 mod...

Page 62: ...nu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Select patrol number 3 Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol Figure 4 6 PTZ Add Key Point 4 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 ...

Page 63: ... 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 Figure 4 9 Calling Patrol Call patrol in live view mode ...

Page 64: ...on the control bar 3 Click the patrol you want to call 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 Figure 4 11 PTZ Pattern ...

Page 65: ... 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 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 ...

Page 66: ... PTZ Toolbar Table 4 1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the auto cycle button Zoom Focus Iris Zoom Focus Iris The speed of the PTZ movement Light on off Wiper on off 3D Zoom Image Centralization Preset Patrol Pattern Menu Previous item Next item Start pattern patrol Stop the patrol or pattern movement Minimize windows Exit...

Page 67: ...TZ 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 Figure 4 15 PTZ Settings 2 Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop down list 3 Click the RS 485 Settings button and then configure the RS 485 parameters of the device...

Page 68: ...aud Rate field For the DS 7200HWI E1 2 C DS 7300HWI E4 C and DS 8100HWI E4 8 C series 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 5 Click Copy if you wan...

Page 69: ...t triggered action Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface Menu Camera PTZ Figure 4 17 PTZ Settings Customize Preset 2 Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop down list 3 Use the directional and zoom focus iris buttons on the PTZ control panel to steer the camera to the desired view 4 Input the preset No 1 255 in the Preset text field and then click the Set button under the Preset item to...

Page 70: ...d 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 Figure 4 18 PTZ Control Panel Call Preset For the DS 7200HWI E1 2 C DS 7300HWI E4 C and DS 8100HWI E4 8 C series you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera dome Use the directional buttons ...

Page 71: ...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 Figure 4 20 Key point Configuration 6 Click Add to save the current key point and then repeat the above steps to set the next one 7 Click OK to save the patrol settin...

Page 72: ...lect 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 Patrol button to start the patrol 5 To stop the patrol you can click the button Stop Patrol on the panel Figure 4 21 Control Panel Call Patrol Customizing Pat...

Page 73: ...ose The PTZ camera will move according to the predefined pattern path when you call a pattern Steps 1 Click the button 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 ...

Page 74: ...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 Figure 4 24 PTZ Settings Customize Linear Scan 2 Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop down list ...

Page 75: ...ter 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 Figure 4 25 Control Panel Call Linear Scan 4 2 3 One touch Park Purpose The one touch park function allows the PTZ camera ...

Page 76: ... 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...

Page 77: ...ription 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 ...

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Page 79: ...enu HDD General Figure 5 1 HDD General 2 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 Figure 5 2...

Page 80: ...nalog Camera Figure 5 4 2 Encoding Parameters Main Stream IP Camera 2 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 ...

Page 81: ... 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 y...

Page 82: ...analog camera s click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface Select the analog camera s and click OK to finish the copy settings 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 3 Set encoding parameters for sub stream 1 Click the Substream tab ...

Page 83: ...Figure 5 7 Record Schedule 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 sched...

Page 84: ...1 and Chapter 8 2 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 Figure 5 10 Copy Schedule to ...

Page 85: ...t 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...

Page 86: ...s 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 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 ...

Page 87: ...g 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 Figure 5 14 Motion Detection 2 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 con...

Page 88: ... will pop up 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 3 Enter Schedule settings interface Menu Parameters Schedule ...

Page 89: ...hoose 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 triggere...

Page 90: ...y 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 5 20 Copy Schedule to Other Channels ...

Page 91: ...o configure alarm triggered recording Steps 1 Enter the Alarm setting interface Menu Configuration Alarm Figure 5 21 Alarm Settings 2 Click Alarm Input tab 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 to set the alarm settings method ...

Page 92: ...he 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 Figure 5 24 Copy Alarm Input 3 Enter Record Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Schedule For detailed information about record schedule settings refer to step 2 in Cha...

Page 93: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 93 Figure 5 25 Record Schedule The VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DVR HDVR series only ...

Page 94: ...alog cameras 01 02 only Steps 1 Enter the VCA settings interface and select a camera for the VCA settings Menu Camera VCA or Menu Camera Face Detection DS 7200HWI E1 2 C F DS 7200HWI E1 2 C F Other Smart DVR HDVR Figure 5 26 VCA Settings 2 Configure the detection rules for VCA events For details see the step 2 in Chapter 8 5 Detecting VCA Alarm 3 Click the icon to configure the alarm linkage actio...

Page 95: ...era of VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras 4 Enter Record Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Schedule and then set VCA as the record type For details see step 2 in Chapter 5 2 Configuring Record Schedule ...

Page 96: ...ge to or you can enable recording for all cameras by clicking the status bar before Analog to change it to 3 Set recording mode to manual By default the camera is enabled with recording by schedule Click the status bar to change it to and click again to enable the recording to manual recording by schedule recording by manual operation After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled 4 S...

Page 97: ...iday Steps 1 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record 2 Choose Holiday on the left bar Figure 5 30 Holiday Settings 3 Enable Edit Holiday schedule 1 Click to enter the Edit interface Figure 5 31 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 ...

Page 98: ... 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 Holida...

Page 99: ...efore 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 Figure 5 33 HDD General 2 Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface 1 Set the HDD property to Redundant Figure 5 34 HDD General Editing 2 Click ...

Page 100: ...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 ...

Page 101: ...DD 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...

Page 102: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 102 After having configured the HDD groups you can configure the Recording settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5 2 5 6 ...

Page 103: ...nly to protect the record files from being overwritten Protect file by locking the record files Steps 1 Enter Playback setting interface Menu Export Figure 5 38 Export 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 5 39 Playback Search Result ...

Page 104: ... 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 Figure 5 40 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 Figure 5 41 HDD General 2 Click to edit ...

Page 105: ...ave 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 ...

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Page 107: ...ant Playback by Channel Steps Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back 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...

Page 108: ... 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 ...

Page 109: ... 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 Figure 6 4 Toolbar of All day Playback Table 6 1 Detailed Explanation of All day playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute Audio on Start Stop c...

Page 110: ...nterface Menu Playback 2 Check checkbox of channel s in the channel list 3 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 Figure 6 5 Playback Calendar In the Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can b...

Page 111: ...e crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by the smart DVR HDVR models with no F suffix Figure 6 6 Video Search by Motion Detection 4 Click Search and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list 5 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...

Page 112: ... 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 ...

Page 113: ...t Scaling up down time bar Video type bar Full Screen Exit Event 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 4 Playing Back by Tag Purpose Video tag allows you to record related...

Page 114: ...yback 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 2 Tag management Click button to check edit and delete tag s Figure 6 11 Tag Management Interface Steps 1 Enter Playback interface Menu Playback ...

Page 115: ...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 Figure 6 12 Interface of Playback by Tag Figure 6 13 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback by tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute Audio on Start Stop clipping Save clip s ...

Page 116: ...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 The playback by smart search is not supported for IP cameras Steps 1 Enter the Smart Playback interface 2 Select...

Page 117: ...nt of the line Face Detection for DS 7200HWI E1 E2 C F only Click the button and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for face detection Only one region can be set Intrusion Detection not for DS 7200HWI E1 E2 C F Click the button and 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 ...

Page 118: ...nual or schedule represents event recording represents smart search recording Table 6 4 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Smart search Stop 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 Inf...

Page 119: ...e Alarm Exception Operation and Information 4 Check the checkboxes to select the minor type of the log for search 5 Click Search and the logs matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list Figure 6 18 Result of System Log Search 6 Select a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface If there is no record file at the time point of the log the message box No result ...

Page 120: ...layed back Before you start Insert the external device s with available record files into the device Steps 1 Enter the Playback interface Menu Playback 2 Click and select to enter the External File Playback interface The files stored in the extrenal device are listed in the right side list You can click the Refresh button to refresh the file list 3 Select a record file and click to play it Figure ...

Page 121: ...ible to use button in toolbar Using the Front Panel For DS 7300 and DS 8100 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 fr...

Page 122: ...ayback will be activated Figure 6 22 4 ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3 Click the icon on the playback control toolbar and the record files will be played back reversely 6 3 Face Search Purpose When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD you can enter the Face Search interface to search the picture and play the picture related video file according to the specified conditions ...

Page 123: ...earch Results 5 Play the face picture related video file You can double click on a face picture to play its related video file in the view window on the top right or select a picture item and click to play it You can also click to stop the playing or click to play the previous next file 6 If you want to export the captured face pictures to local storage device connect the storage device to the dev...

Page 124: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 124 Figure 6 25 Export Files ...

Page 125: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 125 Chapter 7 Backup ...

Page 126: ... Export record files to backup device s quickly Steps 1 Enter Video Export interface Menu Export Normal Figure 7 1 Quick Export Interface 2 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 ...

Page 127: ...ted by the device 4 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported to the USB flash drive 5 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 Figure 7 3 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1 1 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose The record fi...

Page 128: ... Enter Export interface Menu Export Normal Figure 7 4 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 The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the low...

Page 129: ...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 eSATA HDD cannot be formatted Figure 7 6 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 130: ...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 DS 7300 DS 8100 and HDVR models only Backup by VCA Line Crossing Detection Intrusion Detection or Face Detection search is supported by the Smart DVR HDVR only The eSA...

Page 131: ... HDVR models with no F suffix 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 3 Set the start time and end time of the record files 4 Select the camera s for searching Figure 7 8 Event Search for Backup 5 Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface Figure 7 9 Result of E...

Page 132: ...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 11 Figure 7 10 Event Details Interface 7 Export the selected record files Click the Export button and start backing up If the inserted USB device...

Page 133: ...ackup 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 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 ...

Page 134: ...ring playback use buttons and in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file s Figure 7 13 Interface of Playback by Time 3 Click the icon to enter the Clips Export interface A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel 4 Click the button Export to export the selected video clips to the backup device Figure 7 14 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 135: ...op up message Export finished Figure 7 15 Export Finished 5 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 Figure 7 16 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 136: ...SATA HDD Figure 7 18 Management of USB Writers and DVD R W 2 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 an...

Page 137: ... DVR 137 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 ...

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Page 139: ... 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 Figure 8 2 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity 3 Click Trigger Channel tab and s...

Page 140: ...ach 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 5 Click the Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm pleas...

Page 141: ...VR models only 6 Click OK to complete the motion detection settings of the channel 7 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 Figure 8 6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection ...

Page 142: ...d of the selected alarm input Check checkbox to enable the alarm input and click to set up its alarm response actions Figure 8 8 Alarm Input Settings Interface 3 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 4 Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel s armi...

Page 143: ...et 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 Figure 8 10 Set PTZ Linking of Alarm Input 7 If you want to set the alarm response actions of ...

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Page 145: ...oss Figure 8 12 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 Settings to enter the Settings interface 5 Set the arming schedule and alarm response actions Please refer to Step4 and Step5 of Chapter 8 1 Setting up Motion Detection Alarm Figure 8 13 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss 6 Click Apply to save the vide...

Page 146: ... 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Video Tampering Detection By default the video tampering detection is configured in full screen 4 Move the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level 5 Click the icon of Settings 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 up Motion Detection Alarm 7 If you wan...

Page 147: ...s 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 Figure 8 16 VCA Alarm Setting Interface 2 Select the analog camera to configure the VCA The 4 ch Smart DVR HVR series support the VCA detection for the first analog camera Analog 1 ...

Page 148: ...gure the trigger channel arming schedule and linkage actions 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 Figure 8 18 Set Arm...

Page 149: ...f 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 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 lis...

Page 150: ... 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 7 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 151: ...nalog camera Analog 1 and DS 7208 7216HWI E2 C F supports the face detection for the first and second analog cameras Analog 1 and Analog 2 Figure 8 22 Face Detection Setting Interface 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Face Detection 4 Click to configure the trigger channel arming schedule and linkage actions Please refer to the Step 5 in Section 8 5 1 Line Crossing and Intrusion Detection for details...

Page 152: ...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 2 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 v...

Page 153: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 153 Figure 8 24 Exception Settings Interface ...

Page 154: ...aken 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 Settings 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 Remot...

Page 155: ...m 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 Figure 8 26 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3 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 4 You can also click Co...

Page 156: ...wn 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 w...

Page 157: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 157 Chapter 9 Network Settings ...

Page 158: ...twork 2 Select the General tab Figure 9 1 General Network Settings of DS 7204 7208 7216 Figure 9 2 General Network Settings of DS 7224 7232 and DS 7300 The DS 7204 7208 7216 models provide one 10M 100Mbps self adaptive network interface the DS 7224 7232 DS 7300 and DS 8104 8108 models provide one10M 100M 1000Mbps self adaptive network interface 3 In the General Settings interface You can configure...

Page 159: ...8124 8132 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the General tab Figure 9 3 General Network Settings of DS 8116 8124 8132 The DS 8116 8124 8132 models provide two 10M 100M 1000Mbps self adaptive network interfaces 3 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...

Page 160: ...he 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 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 P2P or...

Page 161: ...address in the text field 4 Check the Enable EZVIZ Cloud P2P checkbox to activate this feature 5 If required check the Enable Stream Encryption checkbox to encrypt the video stream 6 Enter the verification code of the device The verification code consists of 6 capital letters and is located at the bottom of the DVR You can also use the scanning tool of your phone to quickly get the code by scannin...

Page 162: ...r the DDNS Settings interface Figure 9 8 DDNS Settings Interface 3 Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to activate this feature 4 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 Figure 9 9 IPServer Settings Interface DynDNS 1 Enter Ser...

Page 163: ...ter the User Name and Password registered in the NO IP website 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 ente...

Page 164: ...13 HiDDNS Settings Interface Register the device on the HiDDNS server 1 Go to the HiDDNS website www hik online com Figure 9 14 Login Interface 2 Click to register an account if you do not have one and use the account to log in Figure 9 15 Register an Account ...

Page 165: ... bar Alias refers to the Device Domain on the device or the Device Name on the HiDDNS server Example http www hik online com nvr If you mapped the HTTP port on your router and changed it to port No except 80 you have to enter http www hik online com alias HTTP port in the address bar to access the device You can refer to Chapter 11 2 8 for the mapped HTTP port No OPTION 2 Access the devices via iV...

Page 166: ...ter the PPPoE Settings interface Figure 9 18 PPPoE Settings Interface 3 Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature 4 Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP Figure 9 19 PPPoE Settings Interface 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface 6 After successful settings the system asks you to reboot the device to enable th...

Page 167: ...P 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 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 C...

Page 168: ... 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 UPnP function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router you should configure the UPnP parameters of the device Before you start If you want to enable the UPnP function of the device you must enable the UPnP fun...

Page 169: ...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...

Page 170: ...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 ...

Page 171: ...required information Each item should be corresponding with the internal or external device port including server port http port RTSP port and https port Figure 9 28 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 virt...

Page 172: ...signed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers Enter the RTSP port in the text field of RTSP Port The default RTSP port is 554 and you can change it according to different requirements Server Port and HTTP Port 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 accordi...

Page 173: ...gs OPTION 1 Create the self signed certificate 1 Click the Create button and a dialog box pops up as follows Figure 9 32 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 ...

Page 174: ...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 2 Set the IPv4 Address IPv4 Subnet Mask IPv4 Gateway and...

Page 175: ... 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 En...

Page 176: ...100 Series DVR 176 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 9 37 Email Testing Attention ...

Page 177: ...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 9 38 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 178: ...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 9 40 Testing Result of Network Delay and Packet Loss 9 4 2 Exporting Network Packet Purpose By connecting the device to network the capture...

Page 179: ...h the device You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect Figure 9 41 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 9 42 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...

Page 180: ...his one you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters Figure 9 44 Network Parameters Configuration 9 4 4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose You can check the network statistics to obtain the real time information of the device Steps 1 Enter the Network Statistics interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect 2 Click the Network Stat tab to enter the Network St...

Page 181: ...0 8100 Series DVR 181 Figure 9 45 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 ...

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Page 183: ...d with your device Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 10 1 HDD Information Interface 2 Select the HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Init button Figure 10 2 Confirm Initialization 4 Select the OK button to start initialization 5 After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal ...

Page 184: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 184 Figure 10 3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it ...

Page 185: ...f IP SAN to device and use it as network HDD Steps 1 Enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General Figure 10 4 HDD Information Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface as shown in Figure 10 5 Figure 10 5 Adding NetHDD Interface 3 Add the allocated NetHDD 4 Select the type to NAS or IP SAN ...

Page 186: ... 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 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...

Page 187: ...k 6 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 Figure 10 8 Initialize Added NetHDD ...

Page 188: ...h HDD settings Steps 1 Enter the Storage Mode interface Menu HDD Advanced 2 Set the Mode to Group as shown below Figure 10 9 Storage Mode Interface The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up Figure 10 10 Attention for Reboot 4 Click the Yes button to reboot the device to activate the changes 5 After reboot of device enter the...

Page 189: ...e 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 re...

Page 190: ...or Redundancy 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface 5 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 ...

Page 191: ...ecord Capacity GB Figure 10 15 Configure Record Quota 4 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 Figure 10 16 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 bu...

Page 192: ...k the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list 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 Men...

Page 193: ... M A R T Settings interface Menu Maintenance HDD Detect S M A R T Settings 2 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 3 Three self tests of S M A R T are provided including Short Test Expanded Test and Conveyance Test...

Page 194: ...mmediate measures to repair it Steps 1 Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface Menu Maintenance HDD Detect Bad Sector Detection Figure 10 20 Bad Sector Detection 2 Select a HDD and click Detect to start detecting Figure 10 21 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 Er...

Page 195: ...n 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 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 Figure 10 22 Configure HDD Error Alarm 4 Click the Apply button to save the set...

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Page 197: ...n 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 as shown in Figure 11 2 Figure 11 2 Copy Settings to Other Cameras 2 Select the camera s to be configured with the same OSD ...

Page 198: ... 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 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 11 4 Set Privacy Mask Area 6 You can click the Copy button to copy the ...

Page 199: ...her 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 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 When you select different mode corresponding default parameters are a...

Page 200: ... support video quality diagnostics Steps 1 Enter the Video Quality Diagnostics interface Menu Camera Video Quality Diagnostics 2 Select the camera for adjusting the video quality parameters 3 Check the checkbox to enable the Video Quality Diagnostics 4 Click the to enter the Settings interface Configure the arming schedule of triggering video quality diagnostics alarm Figure 11 6 Arming Schedule o...

Page 201: ... actual value exceeds the configured threshold the video quality diagnostics alarm will be triggered and linked with the response actions 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 ...

Page 202: ...User Manual of DS 7200 7300 8100 Series DVR 202 Chapter 12 Device Management and Maintenance ...

Page 203: ...Alarm Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device Figure 12 1 Device 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 Figure 12 2 Log Search Interf...

Page 204: ...rch button to start searching log files 4 The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time Figure 12 3 Log Search Results 5 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 Figure 12 4 Log Details ...

Page 205: ... the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name 8 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 ...

Page 206: ...aintenance Import Export Figure 12 7 Import Export Config File 2 Click the Export button to export configuration 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 After having finished the import of configuration files the device will...

Page 207: ... 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 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 y...

Page 208: ...8100 Series DVR 208 Figure 12 9 FTP Upgrade Interface 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 209: ...ore all parameters except the network including IP address subnet mask gateway MTU NIC working mode default route server port etc and user account parameters to the factory default settings Factory Defaults Restore all parameters to the factory default settings Restore to Inactive Restore the device to the inactive status 3 Click the OK button to restore the default settings The device will reboot...

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Page 211: ...utput 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 mous...

Page 212: ... 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 Figure 13 2 RS 232 Settings Interface 2 Configure...

Page 213: ...ps 1 Enter the General Settings interface Menu Configuration General 2 Choose DST Settings tab 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 ...

Page 214: ...utput 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...

Page 215: ...rt the device for the first time The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters 13 5 1Adding a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User Figure 13 5 User Management Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface Figure 13 6 Add User Menu 3 Enter the information for new user including User Name Password Conf...

Page 216: ...r user level has permission of Two way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration by default Guest The Guest user has no permission of Two way Audio in Remote Configuration and only has the local remote playback in the Camera Configuration by default User s MAC Address The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the NVR If it is configured and enabled i...

Page 217: ...uring 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 232 and RS 485 ports Remote Video Output Control Sending remote control panel si...

Page 218: ...files of the selected camera s Local Camera Management is provided for the IP cameras only c Click OK to save the settings and exit 13 5 2Deleting a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User 2 Select the user to be deleted from the list as shown in Figure 13 9 Figure 13 9 User List 3 Click the icon to delete the selected user account 13 5 3Editing a User For the adde...

Page 219: ...nge the password and the input the correct old password and the new password in the text field of Password and Confirm STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing using a minimum of 8 characters including upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product And we recommend you r...

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Page 221: ...30 352 288 DS 2CD8133F E 352 288 893PF E 893PFWD E 704 576 HD Network Camera DS 2CD7153 E 1280 720 DS 2CD8153 E 1280 720 DS 2CD8254F EIS 1920 1080 DS 2CD864FWD E DS 2CD8264FWD EIS 1280 720 DS 2CD2012 I DS 2CD2112 I DS 2CD2212 I DS 2CD2312 I DS 2CD2612F I DS 2CD2712F I V5 0 5build131017 1280 720 Network Speed Dome DS 2DF7274 DS 2DF5274 V5 1 0 build 130923 1280 960 DS 2DE7174 DS 2DE5274 V5 0 2Build1...

Page 222: ...SL 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 ...

Page 223: ... 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 brok...

Page 224: ... the following parameters are the same with those of the connected IP devices including IP address protocol management port user name and password 3 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 4 Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3 If it is...

Page 225: ...ect 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...

Page 226: ... 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 3 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 ...

Page 227: ...rompt 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 2 Verify the search condition is correct Select Playback and verify the ...

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