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C H A P T E R 2

Getting Started

Summary of Contents for DS-8100-ST Series

Page 1: ...DS 8100 ST Series DVR USER MANUAL ...

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

Page 3: ...CI ST V1 1 0 DS 8104 8108AH L I ST V1 1 0 and DS 8104 8108AHF L I ST V3 2 0 series DVR This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors and the content is subject to change without notice The updates will be added into the new version of this manual We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual ...

Page 4: ...o 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 DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of ...

Page 5: ...play 31 Setting Camera Order 32 C H A P T E R 4 33 Record Settings 33 Configuring Record Settings 34 Before Record Settings 34 Initializing Record Settings 34 Scheduling a Recording 36 Starting a Manual Recording 36 Protecting Recorded Files 37 Locking Unlocking Recorded Files 37 Setting HDD to Read Only 38 Configuring Advanced HDD Settings 39 Setting up HDD Redundancy 39 C H A P T E R 5 42 Playba...

Page 6: ...ting Patrols 81 Setting Patterns 83 C H A P T E R 1 0 84 Camera Management 84 OSD Settings 85 Display Settings 85 Privacy Mask Settings 86 C H A P T E R 1 1 88 HDD Management 88 Managing HDDs 89 Initializing HDDs 89 Setting Network HDD 89 Setting HDD Groups 91 Setting HDD Status 92 Setting HDD to Read Only 92 Setting HDD to Redundancy 93 Checking HDD Status 93 Configuring HDD Alarms 95 C H A P T E...

Page 7: ...6 Updating System Firmware 113 Restoring Default Settings 115 Viewing System Information 115 Viewing System Log 116 C H A P T E R 1 4 118 Appendix 118 Glossary 119 FAQ 120 ...

Page 8: ...7 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

Page 9: ...technologies delivering high performance rock solid reliability and longer recording times DS 8100 ST Digital Video Recorder can be used as a standalone video surveillance product as well as to build up a powerful surveillance network making it is perfect for home or small business applications Figure 1 DS 8100HCI ST Series DVR Figure 2 DS 8100AH F LI ST Series DVR ...

Page 10: ...h a maximum of 2TB storage capacity eSATA disk can be used for recording or backup Up to 4 SATA hard disks 8 network disks can be connected to DS 8104HCI ST and DS 8100AH F L I ST model each disk with a maximum of 2TB storage capacity S M A R T technology HDD standby function Hard disk group management HDD property can be set to redundant read only or read write HDD file system is compatible with ...

Page 11: ...work interface for DS 8100HCI ST and DS 8100AH L I ST model and 10M 100M 1000M adaptive network interface for DS 8100AHF L I ST model TCP IP protocol suites PPPoE DHCP DNS DDNS NTP SADP SMTP protocols etc Unicast and multicast supported TCP and UDP protocols applicable in unicast transmission Remote search playback and download lock unlock of video files Support breakpoint resume Remote access and...

Page 12: ...11 Product Application Diagram Figure 3 Product Application Diagram DS 8100HCI ST DVR Figure 4 Product Application Diagram DS 8100AH F L I ST DVR ...

Page 13: ...em Reserved TX RX TX RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly Guard Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed off when the device is unarmed The arm disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in Preview mode 5 Alphanumeric Buttons Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of the DVR Some uses include Swi...

Page 14: ...cus in conjunction with the A FOCUS button It can also be used to select entire masked areas such as in Motion Detection and Privacy Mask menus PTZ IRIS Button The PTZ IRIS button is used to enter the PTZ Control mode When in the PTZ Control mode it is used to close the iris of the PTZ camera 7 DIRECTION ENTER Buttons DIRECTION Buttons The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different f...

Page 15: ...d data transmission Note Only Ch1 Ch4 channel status indicators are valid for DS 8104AH F L I ST model 3 Control Buttons 1 MENU Button The 1 MENU button works as numeric 1 Pressing this button will return the user to the Main menu after successful login The 1 MENU button will also bring up Sensitivity Interface settings 2ABC VOIP The 2ABC button works as numeric 2 and letter ABC When it is used in...

Page 16: ...ecorded video The Left and Right button will jump 30s backward and forward in a video In Preview mode these buttons can be used to cycle through channels ENTER Button The ENTER button is used to 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 Play mode pressing the ENTER button will advance ...

Page 17: ...n on front panel 14 ESC Button Same as ESC button on front panel 15 RESERVED Reserved 16 F1 Button Same as F1 LIGHT button on front panel 17 PTZ CONTROL Buttons Buttons to adjust the iris focus and zoom of a PTZ camera 18 F2 Button It is also used to cycle through tab pages Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation If there is no response 1 Using ...

Page 18: ...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 Wheel Scroll Up In Preview mode scrolling up will switch to the previous screen In Menu mode it will move the selection to the previous item Scroll Down In Preview mode scrolling down will switch to the next screen In Menu mode it will move the selection to the next item Using th...

Page 19: ...when the device is started up the MAIN VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the Aux video output with live view and pop up alarm picture operations If VGA is not connected the MAIN VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the main video output with local video display and menu operations 7 RS 232 DB9 connector for connection to RS 232 devices 8 LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Network 9 Termin...

Page 20: ...If VGA is connected when the device is started up the VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the Aux video output with live view and pop up alarm picture operations If VGA is not connected the VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the main video output with local video display and menu operations 6 RS 232 DB9 connector for connection to RS 232 devices 7 LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Networ...

Page 21: ...t This connector is synchronized with VIDEO OUT LINE IN BNC connector for audio input 4 RS 232 Interface RJ45 connector for RS232 devices 5 VGA VGA output Display local video output and menu 6 LAN RJ 45 10M 100M 1000M adaptive Ethernet interface for DS 8100AHF L I ST RJ 45 10M 100M adaptive Ethernet interface for DS 8100AH L I ST 7 eSATA Interface Reserved 8 RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 d...

Page 22: ...21 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started ...

Page 23: ...r To shut down the DVR 1 Enter the Shut Down menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking on Menu ShutDown Figure 1 Shutdown Menu 2 Select the ShutDown button 3 Click the Yes button Rebooting and Locking Your DVR While in the Shutdown menu Figure 1 you may also reboot or lock your DVR Locking your DVR will return you to the Live Preview mode which will require a user name and password to exit out of it The ...

Page 24: ...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 text box 3 Type the admin password into the Admin Password text box By default the password is 12345 4 To change the admin password check the New Admin Password checkbox Type new password and confirm it in the giv...

Page 25: ...nu you can disable password 8 Enter the correct date and time under System Time Click the Apply button to save the setting 9 Select the DST Settings tab to enable DST and More Settings to change device name and number shown in Figure5 Figure 5 General Settings DST More Settings 10 Click OK to return to the Setup Wizard window 11 Click Next button to enter the HDD Management dialog box shown in Fig...

Page 26: ... in Figure 7 Figure 7 Record Settings 16 To access Record Settings interface click the Enter button 17 Select the Schedule tab shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Schedule Settings Note The Command Cmd recording is supported by DS 8100AH F L I ST ATM DVR Command Record will take effect when there is a cash transaction happening on ATM and trigger recording channel is enabled in the ATM settings 18 Click Ed...

Page 27: ...25 If all the settings have been entered click Done to finish and exit the Setup Wizard Note DS 8100AH F L I ST model supports 10M 10M 1000M adaptive Ethernet interface You ve completed the Setup Wizard The next step in the initial setup process is to setup the system date and time After completion of Setup Wizard enter the Live View window Setting Date Time It is extremely important to setup the ...

Page 28: ...ick the General icon You will be taken to the General Settings window shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 General Settings 4 Enter the correct date and time in System Time 5 Click the Apply button to save the setting ...

Page 29: ...28 C H A P T E R 3 Live Preview ...

Page 30: ...current channel is in event alarm recording status Alarm Icon Indicates there is an alarm or exception Figure 1 Live Preview Icons Note Status for video loss alarm is only valid with analog cameras Live Preview Operation In Live View mode you can operate the following functions 1 Display Single Camera By Front Panel Remote Use Alphanumeric buttons By Mouse Select Single Camera in right click menu ...

Page 31: ...Enter Playback mode of the selected camera PTZ Enter PTZ Control mode of the selected camera Digital Zoom Enter Digital Zoom interface of the selected camera Menu Enter Main menu Start Auto switch Enable multi camera sequence in Live Preview mode Note The dwell time of the preview configuration should be set before using Start Auto switch function Figure 2 Live Preview Mouse Menu Digital Zoom To u...

Page 32: ...atically detect whether this is VGA display connected or not When a VGA display is connected to DVR then the VGA will be used as the main video output and all menu operations are accessible by mouse front panel or IR remote the VIDEO OUT1 will be used as the spot video output which only allows user to access the live view of the camera according to the configured CVBS video parameters and the VIDE...

Page 33: ...ettings Display and click Set in the Camera Order item 2 Select the video output port and the display mode 1 1 2 2 3 3 and 4 4 modes selectable 3 Use the direction buttons on front panel to move to the display pane for setting press the Enter button to confirm the selection 4 Use the direction buttons on front panel to select the camera you want to be view in the display pane The option indicates ...

Page 34: ...33 C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings ...

Page 35: ...ific instructions for initializing HDD Initializing Record Settings 1 Click Menu Settings Record to access the Record Settings dialog box shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 General Record Settings 2 Select the camera you want to configure 3 Configure the following settings Encoding Parameters Set the encoding parameters to be Normal or Event Stream Type Set the stream type to be Video or Video Audio Resol...

Page 36: ...Redundantly Record Select to enable or disable redundant recording on the particular channel Record Audio Enable or disable audio record of the selected camera Click OK to finish settings and return to the previous menu 5 Press the 3DEF F2 button on DVR front panel to select the Advanced tab to access the Advanced Settings submenu shown in Figure 3 6 Enable or disable the Overwrite setting Enablin...

Page 37: ...pe can be selected to scheduled or triggered by motion detection and or alarm For more specific settings about motion detection and alarm recordings please refer to the 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 others under the Copy To item 11 Click OK to finish configuration and save the schedul...

Page 38: ... locked or set the HDD that the files reside on to be read only Locking Unlocking Recorded Files To lock or unlock a recorded file 1 Click Menu Video Search to enter the Video Search dialog box shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Video Search Menu 2 Search for desired recording by entering search parameters Search parameters include Camera ID Video File Type and Start End Time 3 Click the Search button A l...

Page 39: ...e unlocked files opened lock 6 Click Cancel to exit the Video Search menu Figure 7 Video Search Result List Setting HDD to Read Only To set a HDD to read only 1 Click Menu HDD to access the HDD Management dialog box shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 HDD Management Menu 2 Select the General tab 3 Select the HDD to set to read only 4 Click the Property button to enter the Property Settings dialog box shown...

Page 40: ... device will be stopped 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 menu by clicking Menu HDD management 2 Click on the General t...

Page 41: ...R W read write 6 Click the OK button to save settings and return to the previous menu Figure 11 HDD Settings 7 Navigate to the Record Settings menu by clicking Menu Settings Record Setting 8 Click on the General tab 9 Select the Camera to be used for redundancy 10 Next to More Settings click on the Set button This will bring up additional settings for the selected camera shown in Figure 12 ...

Page 42: ...41 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 ...

Page 43: ...42 C H A P T E R 5 Playback ...

Page 44: ...ntrol the video playback Refer to the following figure Figure 1 Playback Interface The Playback Control Panel as shown in Figure 2 provides various control buttons for video playback Figure 2 Playback Control Panel Note A blue bar refers to the Normal recording scheduled manual while the red bar indicates Event recording Playback by Video Search To play back record files by video search 1 Enter th...

Page 45: ...rch results After search results are presented select the file you want to play back and press Play button 4 Record files will automatically be played back in the Playback interface shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Playback Interface Playback by Event Search To playback files from a video event search 1 Enter into the Video Search menu by clicking Menu Event Search 2 Set the search parameters by selecti...

Page 46: ...the list of search results After search results are presented you can press play icon to playback the selected event show in figure 6 Figure 6 File Selection Menu 4 Recordings will automatically be played back in the Playback interface shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Playback Interface ...

Page 47: ... to search as shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Video Search Menu Note You can search and playback video files by their card numbers 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 wi...

Page 48: ... press 01 for channel 1 press 02 for channel 2 3 Recordings will start for the selected channel Note the record video for playback is of the previous 5 minutes Multi camera Playback 1 Select the cameras from the camera list you want to have simultaneous playback 2 Click to stop the ongoing video playback 3 Click to start multi camera simultaneous playback Note 1 Up to 16 cameras can be played back...

Page 49: ...erface By Using a Mouse 1 Click the Slow Forward 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 By Using the Front Panel Remote Control 1 Press the Down button to select the playback speed to Single frame 2 Press the Enter button to advance the video frame by frame Digital Zoom To use digital zoom in Playbac...

Page 50: ...49 Figure 12 Digital Zoom in Playback Mode ...

Page 51: ...50 C H A P T E R 6 Backup ...

Page 52: ...Search 2 Select desired parameters to search for files to export 3 On the toolbar press the Export button to enter the Record Backup menu 4 Select the files to export as shown in Figure 2 You may also click the Play button to confirm the record file you want to export Figure 2 Video Search Results 5 The size of the currently selected files is displayed at the lower left corner of the window Click ...

Page 53: ...ice 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 successfully ...

Page 54: ...xported on To export recorded files via Event Search 1 Enter the Event Search menu shown in Figure 6 by clicking Menu Event Search Figure 6 Event Search Menu 2 Set the search parameters by selecting event type to search alarm input channel and the start end time then click Search button this will take you to search results interface ...

Page 55: ... Playback interface See Video Playback 2 Click the Clip Start Stop button on the Playback Control Panel and select the start and end of the video clip during 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 8 Figure 8 Video Clips Saving Prompt 5 Click the Yes button to enter Back...

Page 56: ...the rear panel as an option You can back up the recorded files via e SATA port by using external SATA disk To export recorded files via e SATA 1 Enter the Record Settings menu by clicking Menu Settings Record 2 Click Advanced tab it will take you to the e SATA property configuration as shown in Figure 9 select For Export option in the drop down list the DVR will ask for reboot to take effect Figur...

Page 57: ...n in Figure 11 The Export menu can be accessed by following the steps shown in the previous section See Exporting Files Figure 11 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 Erase Erase files from ...

Page 58: ...57 C H A P T E R 7 Alarm Settings ...

Page 59: ...own in Figure 1 Figure 1 Camera Settings Interface 2 Select the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Advanced Camera Settings 3 Select Motion Detection first and click the Area Settings button to enter the Motion Detection Area and Sensitivity settings interface 4 As shown in Figure 3 the Motion Detection area allows you to mask areas you want to confi...

Page 60: ...ht click mouse or press the MENU button on the front panel to set the Motion Detection Sensitivity shown in Figure 4 Higher sensitivity value corresponds to higher sensitivity level Figure 4 Motion Sensitivity Settings 6 Click OK to return to the motion detection area settings interface 7 Right click the mouse to select the Exit from the menu to return to the Advanced Camera Settings menu 8 Click ...

Page 61: ...ion to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to take effect Figure 6 Schedule Settings for Motion Detection 11 Select the Handle tab to configure exceptions handling Exception trigger options will be described in the next section See Understanding ...

Page 62: ...gs Recordings can also be triggered from an external relay alarm device To set up sensor alarms 1 Click Menu Settings Alarm to enter the Alarm Settings menu shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Alarm Input Interface Note 4 alarm inputs are provided for DS 8104HCI ST and 9 alarm inputs for DS 8100AH F L I ST model 2 Select the Alarm Input No and click the Set button to enter the Alarm Input Settings menu sho...

Page 63: ...der the desired cameras as shown in Figure 10 Figure 10 Triggered Camera Menu 7 User may select the PTZ camera to link with the alarm input and then set the callup of preset patrol and pattern for alarm linked actions 8 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 th...

Page 64: ...e 12 Alarm Output Settings 3 Configure the settings 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 Manual Alarm Triggering You may also trigger alarm outputs manually through the Manual Alarm menu To trigger alarm outputs manually 1 Click Menu Manual A...

Page 65: ... once 3 Select OK to return to the previous menu Video Loss Detection Your DVR can be set up to detect video loss and trigger an action To set up video loss detection 1 Click Menu Settings Camera to enter Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 Camera Settings Menu 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Select the camera to be configured with video loss detection 4 Check the Video Loss Detection ch...

Page 66: ...dule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to take effect Figure 16 Schedule Settings for Video Loss Detection 7 Select the Handle tab to configure exceptions handling Exception trigger options will be described in the next section See Understanding Exception Trigger ...

Page 67: ...lso be detected and set to trigger an action on your DVR To set up video tempering detection 1 Click Menu Settings Camera to enter the Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 18 Figure 18 Camera Management Menu 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Select the camera to be configured with video tampering detection 4 Check the Tamper Detection checkbox to enable this feature as shown in Figure 19 ...

Page 68: ... tab Set the schedule 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 Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to take effect Figure 20 Schedule Settings for Video Tampering Detection 7 Select the Handle tab to configure exceptions handling Exception trigger options...

Page 69: ...ext section See Understanding Exception Trigger Options Figure 22 Exception Menu 4 Click OK to save settings and exit Exception menu Understanding Exception Trigger Options When setting up exception handlers for such features as motion detection and relay alarms you may select triggering options to alert you of these exceptions The triggering options that you may select include Pop up Image on Mon...

Page 70: ...69 Configure Remote Alarm Host Trigger Alarm Output Trigger an alarm output when exception is detected Alarm output can be configured by following the steps listed in Setting up Sensor Alarms ...

Page 71: ...70 C H A P T E R 8 Network Settings ...

Page 72: ...the General tab Configure the settings on the interface 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 4 If you want to configure your own settings enter the settings for ...

Page 73: ... PPPOE Settings Your DVR also allows for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPOE access To set up PPPOE access 1 Click Menu Settings Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the General tab as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Network Settings Menu 3 Select the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Network Settings menu shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 Advanced Network Settings 4 Click the Set butt...

Page 74: ...now asked to restart your DVR for settings to take place To check on the status of your PPPoE connection go to Menu Setting Network and select the Network Status tab DDNS Settings If your DVR is setup to use PPPoE as its default network connection you may set up Dynamic DNS DDNS to be used in connection To set up DDNS 1 Click Menu Settings Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the Ad...

Page 75: ...nter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS network Figure 7 DDNS Settings NTP Server Settings A Network Time Protocol NTP Server may also be set up on your DVR to maintain accurate current date and time To set up an NTP server 1 Click Menu Settings Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set button next to NTP to enter the NTP Settings menu as...

Page 76: ...rk Video Surveillance software installed To set up a remote alarm host 1 Enter Network settings menu by clicking Menu Setting Network 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set butt next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu as shown in Figure 9 Figure 9 Host Others Menu 4 Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port Alarm Host IP is the IP of the remote PC which has the Network Video Surveillanc...

Page 77: ...fault settings you can do so in the Network Settings menu The default server port is 8000 while the default HTTP port is 80 To change the default ports 1 Click Menu Settings Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set button next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu 4 Enter new Server Port and HTTP Port as shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 Host Others Me...

Page 78: ...Please refer to Figure 12 for details 5 Click the Test button to test e mail settings 6 Select Advanced tab to enable Attached Image 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 the E mail menu Note It is recommended that the e mail settings be tested afte...

Page 79: ...78 C H A P T E R 9 PTZ Control ...

Page 80: ... Preset Call a PTZ preset Call Patrol Call a PTZ sequence Call Pattern Call a PTZ pattern Preset Settings Enter PTZ preset configuration menu Patrol Settings Enter PTZ sequence configuration menu Pattern Settings Enter PTZ pattern configuration menu PTZ Menu Enter PTZ control menu PTZ Settings Enter PTZ settings menu PTZ Settings Settings for a PTZ camera must be configured before it is used Befor...

Page 81: ...be consistent with the PTZ camera connected Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns The DVR allows you to program presets patrols and patterns for a connected PTZ camera Understanding PTZ Control The PTZ control panel provides a series of PTZ controls 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 d...

Page 82: ... Use the PTZ control panel to adjust the position of the preset 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 ...

Page 83: ...ich 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 rate at which the PTZ will move to the current preset 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 the defi...

Page 84: ... on the front panel 2 Select 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 ...

Page 85: ...84 C H A P T E R 1 0 Camera Management ...

Page 86: ...splay position including the camera name position and the date time display position 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 Click Menu Settings Camera to enter the Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 1 2 Click the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu as ...

Page 87: ...tings Camera to enter the Camera Settings menu 2 Click the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu as shown in Figure1 Select channel for privacy mask settings in Camera Figure 1 Advanced Camera Settings Menu 3 Check the Mask checkbox to enable feature 4 Click the Area Settings button to enter Area Settings menu 5 Set mask area as shown in Figure2 Up to 4 areas can be set ...

Page 88: ...87 Figure2 Setting Mask Area 6 Select Exit to save settings and exit the Mask Area Settings interface ...

Page 89: ...88 C H A P T E R 1 1 HDD Management ...

Page 90: ... shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 HDD Management Menu 2 Select HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Init button 4 Select OK button to start initialization After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Abnormal to Normal Setting Network HDD Add the allocated DVR Storage Space of NAS or disk of IP SAN to DVR this part will work as network HDD To set a network HDD 1 Enter the HDD M...

Page 91: ...ment Menu 2 Click Add to enter Network HDD menu 3 Select type as NAS or IP SAN shown in Figure 3 when selected as NAS Figure 3 Network HDD Menu 4 Select Add button to add network HDD to HDD list Figure 4 HDD Management Menu ...

Page 92: ...licking Menu HDD 2 Select HDDs to be added to group 3 Select Set button to enter HDD Settings menu 4 Set the HDD Group Number as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 HDD Settings Menu 5 Select OK to save and exit menu Note By default all HDDs belong to group 1 To setup specified channels to be recorded onto a particular HDD group 1 Select Set Cameras for HDD Group tab to enter setup interface 2 Select chann...

Page 93: ... 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 Set button to enter the HDD Settings menu as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 HDD Settings Menu ...

Page 94: ...exit menu 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 the installed HDDs on your DVR at anytime To check the status of a HDD 1 Click Menu HDD to enter the HDD Management menu 2 The status of your HDD is listed under the Status col...

Page 95: ...ter Start Time and End Time 7 Click the Search button to begin log search A list of results similar to that of Figure 9 will be returned Figure 9 Log Search Results 1 Select log item to view and click the Details button 2 A detail list of SMART information as shown in Figure 10 will be displayed ...

Page 96: ...ion to enter the SMART menu as shown in Figure 11 User can enable the SMART function and view the SMART information as well Figure 11 HDD SMART Menu Configuring HDD Alarms HDD alarms can be set to trigger when an HDD is uninitialized or in an abnormal state To set HDD alarms 1 Click Menu Settings Exception to enter Exception menu shown in Figure 12 ...

Page 97: ...96 Figure 12 Exception Menu 2 Select HDD Error under Exception Type 3 Select trigger action Trigger actions are further explained in Understanding Exception Trigger Options ...

Page 98: ...97 C H A P T E R 1 2 ATM Settings ...

Page 99: ...and then select the connection type to Network Interception 3 Click the Set button beside More Settings to enter the ATM Type Settings menu 4 Set the Data Packet in the menu shown in Figure 2 Packet Identification set the start end identifier of the packet and identifier type ASCII HEX to determine the identifier position in the message Data Packet Filter set the content ASCII HEX and the content ...

Page 100: ...ions selectable 6 Set the Location of the main type Click the Set button beside Location to enter the menu shown as Figure 4 Select the location of the card No in the message to Fixed Offset or Token Offset In token offset mode user may set the identifier ASCII HEX and extra offset to determine the position of the content in the message as well as set the multiplier of the identifier Figure 4 Loca...

Page 101: ...ing the overlay position of the card No with the X Y coordinate configurable If not required select None to disable this feature Figure 6 Overlay Position Menu 9 Trigger Channel settings Select the channel for message overlay and record triggering and time delay for recording if required After completion of settings click OK to return to the ATM Settings menu shown as Figure 7 below ...

Page 102: ...by the Trade Action type please enable the time delay function 10 In the ATM Settings menu shown as Figure 1 click the Set button beside Network Interception to enter the network interception settings menu 11 Set the IP address of ATM shown as Figure 8 below Figure 8 ATM IP address Menu ...

Page 103: ...length overlay position of the selected main type If required input the characters beside Display Prefix to add a prefix to the selected main type After completion of Trading Info settings click the Trigger Channel item to enter the menu Note When the main type is set to Trade Action user may select the corresponding sub type with the InCard OutCard Overlay Query Withdraw Deposit Change Password a...

Page 104: ...gering and time delay for recording if required After completion of settings click OK to return to the ATM Settings menu Note If no InCard and OutCard commands are provided by the Trade Action type please enable the time delay function 13 In the ATM Settings menu click the Set button beside Serial Interception to enter the ATM232 settings menu 14 Configure ATM232 settings shown as Figure 10 includ...

Page 105: ...M Setting menu shown in Figure 11 Click Menu Setting ATM to enter ATM Settings menu 2 Click the ATM Enable checkbox to enable ATM function and then select the connection type to Network Protocol Figure 11 ATM Settings Menu 3 Click the Set button to enter the DVR listening port settings menu 4 Set the DVR listening port shown as Figure 12 below Figure 12 Network Protocol Menu ...

Page 106: ...u Setting ATM to enter ATM Settings menu 2 Click the ATM Enable checkbox to enable ATM function and then select the connection type to Serial Protocol 3 Click the Set button to enter the ATM232 settings menu 4 Configure ATM232 settings shown as Figure 10 including baud rate data bit stop bit parity flow control etc Note The Serial Interception and Serial Protocol cannot be selected simultaneously ...

Page 107: ...106 C H A P T E R 1 3 DVR Management ...

Page 108: ...PAL VGA Resolution VGA output resolution Time Zone Time zone to use for DVR Menu Date Format Format 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 After having modified the video standard please ...

Page 109: ...ime was set to 5 minutes after 5 minutes of inactivity in the General Settings menu you ll be returned to the Live Preview Event Hint Enable disable event hint function Output Hint Enable disable video output hint for main or aux video output Note DS 8100AH F L I ST does not provide the Output Hint function RS 232 Port Settings To configure RS 232 devices to be used with the DVR 1 Click Menu Setti...

Page 110: ... the DVR The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network and the protocol of the serial device Managing User Accounts By default settings your DVR is configured with the user name of admin and the password of 12345 The Administrator has the authority to add delete or configure the user parameters Adding a New User To add a new user Click Menu Settings User to enter the ...

Page 111: ...address 5 Select the Permission button to enter the Permission Settings menu shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Permission Settings Menu 6 Configure permission for local settings under Local Permission tab The local settings include Local Log Search Search and view logs of DVR locally Local Configuration Configure and restore parameters to factory defaults Introduce settings to or export settings from DVR...

Page 112: ...ves 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 Channel Permission tab to configure channel permission as shown in Figure 8 The channel settings include Figure 8 Camera Permission Settings Menu Remote Live View Select and view live video over the network ...

Page 113: ...the Delete button to delete user 4 Click the OK button to exit menu Note No deletion is allowed for the Administrator Modifying a User To modify a user 1 Click Menu Settings User to enter the User Settings menu 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 user permissions click on the priv...

Page 114: ...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 the system will automatically reboot the DVR 4 Click Cancel to exit the current menu Updating System Firmware The firmware on your DVR can be updated by using two methods These methods include updatin...

Page 115: ...he same Local Area Network Run the third party FTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the root directory of FTP 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 updating process 6 The DVR will automatically reboot after the system firmware u...

Page 116: ...shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 Default Settings Menu 2 Select OK to restore factory defaults Note Network information such as IP address subnet mask and gateway will not be restored Viewing System Information To view system information 1 Click Menu Maintenance Information to enter the Information menu shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 System Information ...

Page 117: ...ll be displayed in a list of search results as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Log Search Results 4 To view more detailed information about a particular log entry select the log and click the 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 d...

Page 118: ...117 will be named according to the time it was exported e g 20100911143958logBack txt Figure 17 Log Search Export Menu 7 Click Cancel to exit the current menu ...

Page 119: ...118 C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix ...

Page 120: ...the capability for a networked device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames addresses or other information stored in DNS NTP Acronym for Network Time Protocol A protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network NTSC Acronym for ...

Page 121: ...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 to make sure that the main board RS 485 interface is not broken Why is...

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