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Figure 5. Manual Record Menu

Start manual recording by selecting On or Off for the cameras desired.

Protecting Recorded Files

There are two methods to prevent recorded files from being deleted off the HDD. It’s highly recommended that
important recorded events be protected from deletion. Recorded files can either be

locked

or the HDD that the files

reside on can be set to

read only

Locking

and

Unlocking

Recorded

Files

To lock or unlock a recorded file:

Enter the Video Search menu by navigating to Menu > Video Search. The Video Search menu is
shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6. Video Search Menu

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Summary of Contents for DS-7300HFI-S Series

Page 1: ...DS 7300HFI S Series DVR USER S MANUAL Version 3 1 0 alarm shop ...

Page 2: ...IES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE HIKVISION DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU THE ...

Page 3: ...r 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 DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A manufacturer recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explo...

Page 4: ...er 27 C H A P T E R 4 28 Record Settings 28 Configuring Settings for Recording 29 Initializing Record Settings 29 Scheduling a Recording 30 Starting a Manual Recording 31 Protecting Recorded Files 32 Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files 32 Setting HDD to Read Only 33 Configuring Advanced HDD Settings 34 Setting up HDD Redundancy 34 C H A P T E R 5 37 Playback 37 Playing Back a Recording 38 Underst...

Page 5: ...guring PTZ Settings 67 Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns 68 Understanding PTZ Controls 68 Customizing Presets 69 Customizing Patrols 69 Customizing Patterns 71 C H A P T E R 1 0 73 Camera Management 73 Configuring OSD Settings 74 Setting up Privacy Mask 74 Adjusting Display Settings 75 C H A P T E R 1 1 77 HDD Management 77 Managing HDDs 78 Initializing HDDs 78 Setting HDD Groups 78 Setting HDD...

Page 6: ...Updating System Firmware 90 Restoring Default Settings 92 Viewing System Information 92 Viewing System Logs 92 C H A P T E R 1 3 95 Appendix 95 Glossary 96 FAQ 97 5 alarm shop ...

Page 7: ...C H A P T E R 1 Introduction 6 alarm shop ...

Page 8: ...or per individual camera Support dual stream Encoding for both audio video composite stream and video stream audio and video synchronization during composite stream encoding Compression storage and network transmission of 4CIF or CIF video image in JPEG format Local Functions Up to 1024 768 VGA output resolution 1 4 9 16 camera video live view with the camera order adjustable Group switch manual s...

Page 9: ... upload to center etc Auto recovery from exceptions Others Control of DVR via front panel keys mouse IR control and special keyboard Three level user management each user with individual operating permission for DVR and camera Powerful record and search for log of operation alarm and exceptions Import export of device configuration files Network 10 100 1000M adaptive network interface Support TCP ...

Page 10: ...Infrared Remote a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard Using the Front Panel Controls Your DVR comes with built in front panel controls as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 DVR Front Panel Controls The controls on the front panel include 1 Power Button Powers DVR on off 2 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote 3 USB Ports Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB 9 alarm shop ...

Page 11: ...ter numeral 4 2 Enter letters GHI 3 Exit and back to the previous menu 5JKL EDIT 1 Enter numeral 5 2 Enter letters JKL 3 Delete characters before cursor 4 Select the checkbox and ON OFF switch 5 Start stop record clipping in playback 6MNO PLAY 1 Enter numeral 6 2 Enter letters MNO 3 Playback for direct access to playback interface 7PQRS REC 1 Enter numeral 7 2 Enter letters PQRS 3 Manual record fo...

Page 12: ...ns Same as DIRECTION ENTER buttons on front panel 13 PTZ Same as 8TUV PTZ button on front panel 14 ESC Same as ESC button on front panel 15 RESERVED Reserved 16 F1 Same as 2ABC F1 button on front panel 17 PTZ CONTROL Buttons Buttons to adjust the iris focus and zoom of a PTZ camera 18 F2 Button The F2 button is used to cycle through tab pages It can also be used to enter the Channel OSD Position s...

Page 13: ...utton on the remote front panel controls Double Click Switch between single screen and multi screen mode in Preview mode Click and Drag Clicking and dragging the Left mouse button can be used to control the pan tilt of a PTZ camera as well as to vary the position of digital zoom area and camera OSD It can also be used to setup the alarm areas 2 Right Button Single Click Shows pop up menu 3 Scroll ...

Page 14: ...tes number input is being used Symbols Switch to symbols input Backspace Delete the character in front of the cursor Enter Confirm selection ESC Exit out of Soft Keyboard Figure 6 Soft Keyboard Buttons 13 alarm shop ...

Page 15: ... output Display local video output and menu 7 RS 232 DB9 connector for RS 232 devices 8 LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Network 9 USB Interface Connector for USB devices 10 VIDEO LOOP OUT Connector for video loop output 11 Termination Switch Connection of 120 ohm terminator for RS 485 bus ON connected OFF disconnected RS 485 Interface Connectors for RS 485 devices T T pin connects to PT...

Page 16: ... Connector for video loop output 7 VGA VGA output Display local video output and menu 8 RS 232 DB9 connector for RS 232 devices 9 LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Network 10 USB Interface Connector for USB devices 11 Termination Switch Connection of 120 ohm terminator for RS 485 bus ON connected OFF disconnected RS 485 Interface Connectors for RS 485 devices T T pin connects to PTZ KB Co...

Page 17: ...C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started 16 alarm shop ...

Page 18: ...ssage Are you sure you want to shut down now 3 Turn off switch on rear panel OPTION 2 Manual Shutdown 1 Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds 2 Enter the administrator s username and password in the dialog box for authentication 3 Message Are you sure you want to shut down now will popup 4 Click Yes then message Shutting down will pop up 5 Turn off switch on rear panel Rebooting and Lockin...

Page 19: ...Wizard at a later time by leaving the Start Wizard when DVR starts checkbox checked Figure 2 Setup Wizard To start using the Setup Wizard 1 Click the Next button on the Wizard window This will take you to the User Permission window shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 User Permission 2 Navigate to the Admin Password input field 3 Enter the admin password into the Admin Password input field By default the pa...

Page 20: ... select the HDD from the list to initialize it Initializing the HDD will format and remove all data from it 8 After the HDD has been initialized click the OK button which will take you back to the Setup Wizard window 9 Click the Next button This will take you to the Record Settings window as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Record Settings 10 To enter the Record Settings window click the Enter button 11...

Page 21: ...ble the recording schedule and have it record continuously all day Figure 7 Edit Schedule Settings 14 Click the OK button This will take you back to the Schedule tab To copy the schedule to a different channel select the channel or all under Copy To and click the Copy button 15 Click the Next button This will take you to the Network Settings window shown in Figure 8 20 alarm shop ...

Page 22: ... step in the initial setup process is to setup the system date and time Setting Date Time It is extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events To setup date and time 1 Open the Menu window by clicking the MENU button on the remote or front panel You can also go to the Menu window by right clicking with the mouse and clicking the Menu button 2 Cl...

Page 23: ...4 Enter the correct date and time under System Time 5 Click the Apply button to save the settings 22 alarm shop ...

Page 24: ...C H A P T E R 3 Live Preview 23 alarm shop ...

Page 25: ...Layout Switch Using Front Panel Remote Click PREV button Using Mouse Select Multi Camera in right click menu 3 Manual Switch Using Front Panel Remote To move to the previous screen click the Left direction button To move to the next screen click the Right direction button Using Mouse Select Next screen in right click menu 4 Auto Switch Using Front Panel Remote Click ENTER button Using Mouse Select...

Page 26: ...iguration should be set before using Start Auto switch Figure 2 Live Preview Mouse Menu Using Digital Zoom To use digital Zoom in Live Preview mode 1 Right click using the mouse in Live Preview mode 2 Select Digital Zoom from Mouse menu 3 Left click and drag the red box to the desired area for zoom The zoomed image will be magnified by 4 times A sample of this can be seen in Figure 3 Figure 3 Digi...

Page 27: ...e time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when Start Sequence is selected in Live Preview Camera Order The order of the cameras to be used in the selected display mode See Setting Camera Order Enable Audio Output Enable disable audio output for the selected video output Event Output Port Designates the output to show event video on Event Dwell Time The time in seconds to show event ...

Page 28: ...ter the Display Settings menu shown in Figure 5 Menu Setting Display 2 Click the Set button 3 Select the display mode you would like to set the camera order for under Mode 4 Using the up and down button at each display select the camera you would like to set Setting an X will mean the camera will not be displayed 5 Click the OK button Note Spot out can be displayed in one window division only 27 a...

Page 29: ...C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings 28 alarm shop ...

Page 30: ... to the Record Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 General Record Settings 3 Select the camera you would to configure the settings for 4 Configure settings for Encoding Parameters Select the encoding parameters either Normal or Event Stream Type Type of stream to record either video or video audio Resolution Select the resolution of the recording The options could include 4CIF DCIF 2CIF CIF a...

Page 31: ...undant recording on the particular channel Record Audio Select to record audio of the camera or not 7 Click the OK button to finish and return to the previous menu 8 Select the Advanced tab this will open the Advanced settings menu shown in Figure 3 9 Enable or disable the Overwrite setting Enabling the Overwrite setting will cause recorded files to be overwritten once the HDD is full 10 Click App...

Page 32: ...triggered by motion detection and or alarm Motion detected and alarm triggered recordings are further explained in Configuring Alarms 9 Click the OK button to finish configuration 10 Repeat steps 3 9 for other cameras or copy settings from one schedule to the next under the Copy To section 11 Click OK to finish and save the schedule settings Note Event encoding parameters will take effect when mot...

Page 33: ... HDD It s highly recommended that important recorded events be protected from deletion Recorded files can either be locked or the HDD that the files reside on can be set to read only Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files To lock or unlock a recorded file 1 Enter the Video Search menu by navigating to Menu Video Search The Video Search menu is shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Video Search Menu 32 alarm sh...

Page 34: ... the Unlock button to unlock file Locked files will be shown with a closed lock while unlocked files with an opened lock 6 Click Cancel to exit out of the Video Search menu Figure 7 Video Search Result List Setting HDD to Read Only To set a HDD to read only 1 Navigate to the HDD Management menu by going to Menu HDD Management The HDD Management menu is shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 HDD Management Men...

Page 35: ... used the DVR will automatically record to the next HDD that is not set to read only Configuring Advanced HDD Settings Setting up HDD Redundancy To insure unexpected failures of hard disk drives it s recommended to set up HDD redundancy It is important to note that in order to set up HDD redundancy you ll need more than one HDD in your DVR To set up HDD redundancy 1 Navigate to the HDD Management ...

Page 36: ...e 6 Click the OK button to save settings and return to the previous menu Figure 11 HDD Property Settings 7 Navigate to the Record Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Record Setting 8 Click on the General tab 9 Select the Camera to be used for redundancy 10 Select Next to More Settings and click on the Set button This will bring up additional settings for the selected camera shown in Figure 12 3...

Page 37: ...Figure 12 Additional Record Settings 11 Set Redundantly Record to Yes 12 Click the OK button to save settings 13 Repeat steps 8 12 for other cameras you would like to redundantly record 36 alarm shop ...

Page 38: ...C H A P T E R 5 Playback 37 alarm shop ...

Page 39: ...pe and by log Understanding the Playback Interface There are various controls on the Playback interface that makes viewing recordings more efficient A screenshot of the Playback interface is shown below in Figure 1 Figure 1 Playback Interface The Playback Control Panel shown in Figure 2 contains the various controls on the Playback interface Figure 2 Playback Control Panel 38 alarm shop ...

Page 40: ... search video file type and the start end time as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Video Search Menu 3 Click the Play button to start playback of all the files found with the specified search criteria or click the Search button to bring up the list of search results After search results are presented select the file you would like to playback and press Play 4 Recordings will automatically be play backed...

Page 41: ...o view the day s recording for the selected channel 3 You may also select additional channels up to 16 ch for playback from the channel list on the right hand side of the Playback interface as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Playback Interface Using the Front Panel Remote 1 Press the PLAY button This will take you into the Playback interface 2 Enter the channel you would like to watch recordings for on...

Page 42: ...orward button on the Playback Control Panel until the speed changes to Single frame 2 Click the Pause button to advance the video frame by frame Using the Front Panel Remote 1 Rotate the inner control on Jog Shuttle counterclockwise or press the Down button to set the play to Single frame 2 Press the OK button 3 Press the Enter button to advance the video frame by frame Using Digital Zoom To use d...

Page 43: ...Figure 7 Digital Zoom Area Selection 42 alarm shop ...

Page 44: ...C H A P T E R 6 Backup 43 alarm shop ...

Page 45: ...own in Figure 1 by clicking Menu Video Export Figure 1 Export Video Menu 2 Select desired parameters to search for files to export 3 Press the Export button This will take you to the Video Search menu 4 Select the files to export as shown in Figure 2 You may also click the Play button to verify that these files are indeed the ones you would like to export Figure 2 Video Search Results 44 alarm sho...

Page 46: ...p down list USB Flash Drive USB HDD DVD Writer If backup device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor 7 Click Start to begin backup process shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Backup Progress 8 After the backup process has completed Figure 5 you may select the files from your device and click the Play button to verify that it has been exported succe...

Page 47: ...g playback 3 Repeat for additional clips 4 Click the Quit Playback button to exit from the Playback interface You ll then be prompted to save the clips as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Video Clips Save Prompt 5 Click the Yes button to enter Backup interface or select No to exit to Playback interface 6 At the Backup interface select the Start button to begin the Backup process Using the Front Panel Re...

Page 48: ...e in the Export menu shown in Figure 7 The Export menu can be accessed by following the steps shown in the previous section See Exporting Files Figure 7 Export Menu Once in the Export menu you may Create New Folder Creates a new folder on the export device Delete Delete a file or folder from the export device Play Play the selected video file from the export device Format Format the export device ...

Page 49: ...C H A P T E R 7 Alarm Settings 48 alarm shop ...

Page 50: ...ng to Menu Setting Camera Select channel to configure motion detection on 2 Select the Advanced tab to open up the Advanced Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 Advanced Camera Settings 3 Check the checkbox next to Video Motion Detection 4 Click the Area Settings button to enter the Motion Detection area and Sensitivity configuration interface 5 The Motion Detection area shown in Figure...

Page 51: ... Figure 3 The higher value corresponds to the higher sensitivity level Figure 3 Motion Sensitivity Setting 7 Click OK to return to the Camera Settings menu 8 Click the Handle button to open the Exception Handle menu shown in Figure 4 Select the Triggered Camera tab 50 alarm shop ...

Page 52: ...le to start recording when motion is detected See Scheduling a Recording Setting up Sensor Alarms Recordings can also be triggered from an external sensor alarm device To setup sensor alarms 1 Enter into the Alarm Management menu by navigating to Menu Setting Alarm shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Alarm Management Menu 2 Select the Alarm Input and click the Set button This will open the Alarm Input Sett...

Page 53: ...meras to trigger for recording when alarm occurs by checking the checkboxes under the desired cameras as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Triggered Cameras Menu 7 Click the OK button to complete setup You may now add a schedule to start recording when an alarm is triggered See Scheduling a Recording Alarm outputs may also be configured in the Alarm Management menu To set up Alarm Output 1 Select the Ala...

Page 54: ...ttings for selected output 4 Select OK to save and exit Note If the Hold For option is selected as Manually Stop the alarm will only stop when you manually stop it See Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually You may also trigger alarm outputs manually through the Manual Alarm menu To trigger alarm outputs manually 1 Enter the Manual Alarm menu Figure 10 by clicking Menu...

Page 55: ...o loss detection 1 Enter Camera Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select camera under Channel to configure video loss detection for and click the Set button 3 Select the Advanced tab 4 Check the Video Loss Detection checkbox to enable feature as shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 Camera Settings Menu 5 Click the Handle button to enter the Exception Handle menu shown in Figure 12 6 Select t...

Page 56: ...ng Video tampering i e moving camera to a different position can also be detected and set to trigger an action on your DVR To setup video tempering detection 1 Enter Camera Management Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select camera under Channel to configure video loss detection for and click the Set button 3 Select the Advanced tab 4 Check the Tamper Detection checkbox as shown in F...

Page 57: ...on trigger options are further explained in the next section See Understanding Exception Trigger Options Figure 15 Exception Handle Menu 11 Select the Schedule tab Set the schedule of when you want video loss detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day 12 Click the Apply button to finish 13 Repeat above for other channels Settin...

Page 58: ...y select include Pop up Image on Monitor When an alarm is triggered the local monitor VGA or BNC monitor will display an image under Live Preview mode This alarm can be configured under the Popup Alarm Image handle method For alarms that are triggered simultaneously images will be displayed one at a time every 10 seconds default dwell time A different dwell time can be set by going to Menu Setting...

Page 59: ...C H A P T E R 8 Network Settings 58 alarm shop ...

Page 60: ...ings menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu Setting Network Figure 1 Network Settings Menu 2 Select the General tab 3 If you have a DHCP server running and would like your DVR to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server check the DHCP checkbox You may check the DHCP status by going to the Network Status tab as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Network Status 59 alar...

Page 61: ... Domain Name System DNS Server to be used with your DVR 5 Click OK to save and exit the Network Settings menu Configuring PPPoE Settings Your DVR also allows for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE access To set up PPPoE access 1 Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Network 2 Select the General tab Figure 3 Network Settings Menu 3 Select the Advanced tab This will take ...

Page 62: ...o setup DDNS clicking Menu Setting Network 3 Select the Set button next to DDNS to enter the DDNS settings menu shown in Figure 6 5 Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable feature 6 Enter User Name Password and Confirm Password for PPPoE access PPPoE credentials can be obtained from your network administrator dial up into your network after rebooting 7 Click OK button to save and exit Network Settings ...

Page 63: ...r PeanutHull Figure 6 DynDNS Enter Server Address for DynDNS i e members dyndns org Figure 7 Under DVR Domain Name enter the domain name obtained from the DynDNS web site Lastly ente the User N Figure 7 DynDNS Settings Configuring an NTP Server Time Protocol NTP Server may also be setup on your DVR to keep the date and time current and y clicking Menu Setting Network 3 elect the Set button next to...

Page 64: ...National Time Center IP Address 210 72 145 44 If the DVR is setup in a more customized network NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization Configuring a Remote Alarm Host With a remote alarm host set the DVR will send a signal to the host when an alarm is triggered The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed To set up a rem...

Page 65: ...elect the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set button next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu 4 Set Multicast IP as shown in Figure 10 When adding a device to the Network Video Surveillance software the multicast address must be the same as the DVR s multicast IP Figure 10 Host Others Menu 5 Click OK to save and exit menu Configuring Server and HTTP Ports If you would like to change the server a...

Page 66: ...mail menu is shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 E mail Menu 4 Enter e mail settings Please refer to Figure 12 for details 5 Click the Test button to test e mail settings 6 Select Advanced tab to enable Attached JPEG File if you want to send email with alarm images the interval is the time of two adjacent alarm images You can also set SMTP port and enable SSL here 7 Click the OK button to save and exit t...

Page 67: ...C H A P T E R 9 PTZ Control 66 alarm shop ...

Page 68: ...Select a PTZ camera Call Preset Call a PTZ preset Call Patrol Call a PTZ sequence Call Pattern Call a PTZ pattern Patrol Setting Enter PTZ sequence configuration menu Pattern Setting Enter PTZ pattern configuration menu PTZ Setting Enter PTZ setting menu Configuring PTZ Settings Settings for a PTZ camera must be configured before it can be used Before proceeding verify that the PTZ and RS 485 of t...

Page 69: ...derstanding PTZ Controls Before setting presets patrols and patterns it s important to understand some of the features of the PTZ control panel shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 PTZ Control Interface The controls on the PTZ panel include 1 Directional Pad Auto scan Buttons Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ Center button is also used to start auto scan of PTZ 2 Zoom Used to zoom in and out ...

Page 70: ...reset Select a Preset number and click the Set button to save preset location Clear Preset Select a Preset number and click the Clear button to delete the preset You may also select the Clear All button to delete all presets Call Preset Select a Preset and click the Call button Figure 4 Preset Management Menu Note Only valid presets can be called and deleted Customizing Patrols Patrols can be setu...

Page 71: ...patrol The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point The Speed defines the rate at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next Figure 6 Patrol Configuration Menu 4 Click OK to return to Patrol Management menu and repeat steps 2 3 to configure other key points 5 After all key points have been configured click OK to save and exit menu Clear Patrol 1 Select a ...

Page 72: ...ect the Pattern button to enter the Pattern Management menu shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Pattern Management Menu 3 Select a Pattern Number 4 To record a new pattern select the Run Record button to start recording of the movements of the PTZ Use the PTZ control panel to move the PTZ The PTZ movements will be recorded until the Stop Record button is clicked 5 To run a pattern click the Run Pattern but...

Page 73: ...path that was defined until Stop Pattern is clicked 6 Click OK to save and exit from menu 72 alarm shop ...

Page 74: ...C H A P T E R 1 0 Camera Management 73 alarm shop ...

Page 75: ... Camera 2 Select channel to setup OSD settings under Channel 3 Configure desired OSD settings as shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 OSD Settings Menu Setting up Privacy Mask You may setup privacy mask to mask off sensitive or private areas in the field of view of a camera To setup privacy mask 1 Enter the Camera Management Settings menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select the Advanc...

Page 76: ...mask setup Adjusting Display Settings Display settings such as the brightness contrast saturation and hue can also be adjusted in the Camera Management menu To adjust display settings 1 Enter the Camera Settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Camera 2 Select the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 2 3 Select channel to adjust display settings under Channel 4 Clic...

Page 77: ...y settings as shown in Figure 4 Brightness contrast saturation and hue can be adjusted The adjustments of display settings not only affect previewed images but also recorded images Figure 4 Display Settings 76 alarm shop ...

Page 78: ...C H A P T E R 1 1 HDD Management 77 alarm shop ...

Page 79: ...lick the Init button 4 Select OK button to begin initialization After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Abnormal to Normal Setting HDD Groups Your DVR can separate multiple HDDs into groups Videos from specified channels can be set to be recorded onto a particular HDD group To setup a HDD group 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu HDD 2 Select HDDs to ...

Page 80: ...et to redundancy read only or read write R W Setting HDD to Read Only A HDD can be set to read only to avoid important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full To set a HDD to read only 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu HDD 2 Select HDD to protect 3 Select the Property button to enter the Property Settings menu as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 HDD Property Settin...

Page 81: ...u Note The HDD that is set to redundancy is used to store an extra copy of the recording If a HDD is set to redundancy at least one HDD should be set to the R W status Checking HDD Status You may check the status of any of the installed HDDs on your DVR at anytime To check the status of a HDD 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu HDD 2 The status of your HDD is listed under the Status c...

Page 82: ...t Time and End Time 5 Click the Search button to begin log search A result list similar to that of Figure 5 will be returned Figure 5 Log Search Results 6 Select log item to view and click the Details button 7 A detail listing of SMART information as shown in Figure 6 will be displayed 81 alarm shop ...

Page 83: ...lized or in an abnormal state To set HDD alarms 1 Enter Exception menu shown in Figure 7 by clicking Menu Settings Exception Figure 7 Exception Menu 2 Select HDD Error under Exception Type 3 Select trigger action Trigger actions are further explained in Understanding Exception Trigger Options 82 alarm shop ...

Page 84: ...C H A P T E R 1 2 DVR Management 83 alarm shop ...

Page 85: ...d Video output standard NTSC and PAL VGA Resolution VGA output resolution Time Zone Time zone to use for DVR Menu Date Format Format to use for date System Time System time and date Mouse Pointer Speed Speed of mouse pointer Enable Password Enable disable system password Note If the video standard is different between the input and the output you may notice flickering in Live Preview mode Configur...

Page 86: ...for menu inactivity For example if timeout time was set to 5 minutes after 5 minutes of inactivity in the General Settings menu you ll be returned to the Live Preview Main CVBS Scaling Enable disable video output scaling for main video output Configuring RS 232 Port Settings To configure RS 232 devices to be used with the DVR 1 Enter the RS 232 Settings menu shown in by clicking Menu Setting RS232...

Page 87: ... note that the remote control features through the RS 232 port are limited Managing User Accounts By default your DVR comes with one user account the Administrator account The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345 The default password for Administrator should be changed right away for security reasons The Administrator has the authority to add delete or configure parameters fo...

Page 88: ...ddress 5 Select the Permission button to enter the Privilege Settings menu shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Privilege Settings Menu 6 Configure privileges for local settings under Local Permission tab The local settings include Local Log Search Search and view logs of DVR Local Configuration Configure and restore parameters to factory defaults Introduce settings to or export settings from DVR Local Adva...

Page 89: ...mote Advanced Operation Remotely manage hard disk drives initializing and setting properties for HDDs Ability to remote update system firmware and stop of the relay output Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutdown or reboot the DVR 8 Click on the Camera Permission tab to configure channel privileges as shown in Figure 8 The channel settings include Figure 8 Channel Privileges Menu Remote Live View ...

Page 90: ...User Settings menu by clicking Menu Settings User 2 Select user to delete 3 Click the Delete button to delete user 4 Click the OK button to exit menu Modifying a User To modify a user 1 Enter the User Settings menu by clicking Menu Settings User 2 Select user to modify 3 Click the Modify button to enter the Modify menu shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 Modify User Menu 4 Edit user information 5 To modify...

Page 91: ...e to USB device USB device must be connected at this point to the DVR 3 To import a configuration file select the file from the USB device and click the Import button After the import process is completed you must reboot the DVR 4 Click Cancel to exit out of menu Updating System Firmware The firmware on your DVR can be updated using two methods These methods include updating via an USB device or o...

Page 92: ...me Local Area Network Run the 3rd party TFTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the root directory of TFTP 2 Enter the Firmware Update menu by clicking Menu Maintenance Upgrade 3 Select the FTP tab shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 FTP Firmware Update 4 Input the FTP server address 5 Select Upgrade to begin update process 6 After the system firmware has been update reboot the DVR Note If the...

Page 93: ...uch as IP address subnet mask and gateway will not be restored Viewing System Information To view system information 1 Enter into the Information menu by clicking Menu Maintenance Information 2 Select OK to exit to the previous screen Viewing System Logs Many events of your DVR are logged into the system logs To access the system logs and search for these events 1 Enter the Log Search menu shown i...

Page 94: ...e Details button 5 If applicable you may also view the associated video to the selected log entry by clicking the Play button 6 Log files can also be exported onto a USB device To export a log file connect a USB device to the DVR select the log file to export and click the Export button This will take you to the Log Search Export menu shown below in Figure 17 Click the Export button to export log ...

Page 95: ...Figure 17 Log Search Export Menu 7 Click Cancel to exit out of menu 94 alarm shop ...

Page 96: ...C H A P T E R 1 3 Appendix 95 alarm shop ...

Page 97: ...ransceiver 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 stor...

Page 98: ...scent lamps in use Why does the PTZ seem unresponsive If the PTZ seem unresponsive please check 1 Check that the RS 485 cable is properly connected 2 Check that the dome decoder type is correct 3 Check that the dome decoder speed configuration is correct 4 Check that the dome decoder address bit configuration is correct 5 Check that the main board RS 485 interface is not broken Why is there no vid...

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