HIKVISION DS-7200-SH, User Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD 6L0202D1307A01 ...

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Page 3: ...t any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation EU Conformity Statement This product and if applicable the supplied accessories too are marked with CE and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU 2012 19 EU WEEE directive Prod...

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Page 5: ... 7204HVI SV DS 7208HVI SV DS 7216HVI SV DS 7204HWI SV DS 7208HWI SL DS 7216HWI SL DS 7304HFI SH DS 7308HFI SH DS 7316HFI SH DS 7324HFI SH DS 7332HFI SH DS 7304HWI SH DS 7308HWI SH DS 7316HWI SH DS 7324HWI SH DS 7332HWI SH DS 7324HI SH DS 7332HI SH DS 8124HCI SH DS 8132HCI SH DS 8124HFSI SH DS 8132HFSI SH DS 8124HWSI SH DS 8132HWSI SH This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or ...

Page 6: ...Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of ...

Page 7: ...is supported and the display sequence of screens is adjustable Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle view is also provided the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted Quick setting menu is provided for live view The selected live view channel can be shielded Motion detection tamper proof video exception and video loss alarm functions Privacy mask Multi...

Page 8: ...300 SH and DS 8100 SH models only Export video clips when playback Management and maintenance of backup devices Alarm and Exception Configurable arming time of alarm input output for DS 7224 7232 SH DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH models Alarm for video loss motion detection tampering abnormal signal video input output standard mismatch illegal login network disconnected IP confliction abnormal record H...

Page 9: ...ocking of control panel and mouse Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading Remote system restart RS 232 and RS 485 transparent channel transmission Note RS 232 serial port is provided for DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH models only Alarm event and exception information can be sent to the remote host Remotely start stop recording Upgrade by remote FTP server Remote PTZ control Two way audio and voice ...

Page 10: ... 3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor 35 3 2 4 Main Aux Output Switching 36 3 2 5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode 36 3 3 Configuring Live View Settings 39 3 4 Channel zero Encoding 41 3 5 User Logout 42 C H A P T E R 4 43 PTZ Controls 43 4 1 Configuring PTZ Settings 44 4 2 Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns 44 4 2 1 Customizing Presets 44 4 2 2 Calling Presets 45 4 2 3 Customizing Patrols 46 4 2...

Page 11: ... R 7 95 Backup 95 7 1 Backing up Record Files 96 7 1 1 Quick Export 96 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search 98 7 1 3 Backing up by Event Search 101 7 1 4 Backing up Video Clips 104 7 2 Managing Backup Devices 106 C H A P T E R 8 110 Alarm Settings 110 8 1 Setting Motion Detection 111 8 2 Setting Sensor Alarms 114 8 3 Detecting Video Loss 117 8 4 Detecting Video Tampering 118 8 5 Handling Except...

Page 12: ... HDD Status 154 10 6 Checking S M A R T Information 155 10 7 Detecting Bad Sector 156 10 8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 157 C H A P T E R 11 158 Camera Settings 158 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 159 11 2 Configuring Privacy Mask 160 11 3 Configuring Video Parameters 161 C H A P T E R 1 2 162 Device Management and Maintenance 162 12 1 Viewing System Information 163 12 1 1 Viewing Device Information...

Page 13: ...2 Configuring RS 232 Serial Port 174 13 3 Configuring DST Settings 176 13 4 Configuring More Settings 177 13 5 Managing User Accounts 178 13 5 1 Adding a User 178 13 5 2 Deleting a User 180 13 5 3 Editing a User 181 13 5 4 Changing Password of Admin 182 C H A P T E R 1 4 184 Appendix 184 Glossary 185 FAQ 186 ...

Page 14: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 12 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

Page 15: ...r blinks green when network connection is functioning properly 4 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices 5 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote DS 7300 SH The front panel of DS 7300 SH is shown below Figure 1 2 Front Panel of DS 7300 SH Table 1 2 Description of Control Panel Buttons No Name Function Description 1 POWER ON OFF Power on off switch 2 IR Receiver Receiver for IR rem...

Page 16: ...n network connection is functioning properly Enter numeral 1 1 MENU 2ABC F1 3DEF F2 4GHI ESC 6 5JKL EDIT Access the main menu interface 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 ...

Page 17: ...o select the next previous recorded file In Live View mode the directional buttons can be used to cycle through channels In PTZ control mode it can control the movement of the PTZ camera ENTER Confirm selection in any of the menu modes It can also be used to tick checkbox fields In Playback mode it can be used to play or pause the video In Single frame Playback mode pressing the ENTER button will ...

Page 18: ...All day Playback mode 8 ESC Exit and back to the previous menu Arm disarm the DVR in live view mode REC SHOT Enter the Manual Record interface Turn audio on off in Playback mode In PTZ control mode pressing the REC SHOT button and a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset PLAY AUTO Enter the Playback menu Auto scan in the PTZ Control mode ZOOM Button In PTZ control mode the ZOOM button is used to zo...

Page 19: ...TZ camera ENTER Confirm selection in any of the menu modes It can also be used to tick checkbox fields In Playback mode it can be used to play or pause the video In Single frame Playback mode pressing the ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame In Auto switch mode it can be used to stop start auto switch 10 JOG SHUTTLE Control Move the active selection in a menu The inner ring will m...

Page 20: ... Live view or PTZ Control mode Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode Switching between different channels in All day Playback mode 4 EDIT Button Editing text fields When editing text fields it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor On checkbox fields pressing the EDIT button will tick the checkbox In Playback mode it can be used to generate ...

Page 21: ... 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 Note Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver on the front panel If there is no response after ...

Page 22: ...view Select channel and show the quick set menu Menu Select and enter Double Click Live view Switch single screen and multi screen Click and Drag PTZ control pan tilt and zoom Tamper proof privacy mask and motion detection Select target area Digital zoom in Drag and select target area Live view Drag channel time bar Right Click Single Click Live view Show menu Menu Exit current menu to upper level...

Page 23: ...H DS 7216HVI SV and DS 7216HWI SL The rear panel of DS 7216HVI SH DS 7216HVI SV and DS 7216WI SL DVR is shown in Figure 1 7 Figure 1 7 Rear Panel of DS 7216HVI SHand DS 7216HVI SV Note The rear panel of DS 7208HVI SH DS 7208HVI SV DS 7208HWI SL provides 8 video input interfaces DS 7216HFI SH and DS 7216HWI SH The rear panel of DS 7216HFI SH and DS 7216HWI SH is shown in Figure 1 8 Figure 1 8 Rear ...

Page 24: ...n in Figure 1 9 2 8 6 12 1 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 13 Figure 1 9 Rear Panel of DS 7232HVI SHand DS 7232HWI SH Note The rear panel of DS 7224HVI SH DS 7224HWI SH provides 24 video input interfaces Table 1 8 Description of Rear Panel No Item Description 1 VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input 2 VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output 3 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices 4 ...

Page 25: ...put Display local video output and menu 7 AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input 8 AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output 9 LAN Interface RJ45 10M 100M 1000M Ethernet interface 10 RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 devices Connect the D and D terminals to R and R terminals of PTZ receiver respectively 11 Alarm In Out Connector for alarm input output 12 eSATA Connects external SATA HDD DVD R W...

Page 26: ...ace 10 RS 232 Connector for RS 232 devices 11 Termination Switch RS 485 termination switch Up position is not terminated Down is terminated with 120Ω resistance RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 devices Connect the T and T terminals to the R and R terminals of PTZ receiver respectively 12 KB Connect the D and D terminals to Ta and Tb terminals of the controller For cascading devices the first ...

Page 27: ...nd menu 8 RS 232 Connector for RS 232 devices 9 HDMI HDMI video output 10 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices 11 LAN1 LAN2 Interface 2 RJ45 10M 100M 1000M Ethernet interfaces 12 eSATA Connects external SATA HDD DVD R W 13 Termination Switch RS 485 termination switch Up position is not terminated Down is terminated with 120Ω resistance RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 ...

Page 28: ... 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 1 13 Shutdown Menu 2 Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box Figure 1 14 Dialog ...

Page 29: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 27 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started ...

Page 30: ... the system resolution is set to 1280 1024 2 Check the checkbox to enable Setup Wizard when device starts Click Next to continue the setup wizard You can also click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard or use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the Start wizard when DVR starts checkbox checked and exit Figure 2 2 Start Wizard Interface 3 Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login windo...

Page 31: ... time zone date format system date and system time Figure 2 4 Date and Time Settings 5 Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window as shown in Figure 2 5 Set the network parameters including the NIC type IPv4 address IPv4 subnet mask default gateway etc You can enable the DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server ...

Page 32: ... and the DS 8100 SH models provide two10M 100M 1000Mbps self adaptive network interfaces 6 Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window shown in Figure 2 6 To initialize the HDD click the Init button Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD Figure 2 6 HDD Management 7 Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window as shown in Figure 2 7 1 Select the camera to configure 2...

Page 33: ...gure 2 7 Record Settings 4 Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera s if needed as shown in Figure 2 8 Figure 2 8 Copy Record Settings 5 Click OK to return to the Record Settings window 8 Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard ...

Page 34: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 32 C H A P T E R 3 Live View ...

Page 35: ...hich menu you re on brings you to the Live View mode Live View Icons In the live view mode there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel so that you can know whether the channel is recorded or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible Table 3 1 Description of Live View Icons Icons Description Alarm video loss tamp...

Page 36: ...live view recording and PTZ controls When both HDMI and VGA are not connected it is used as the main video output for live view playback recording PTZ control and menu operations When the aux output is enabled you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output while no operation is allowed for the main output 3 2 1 Front Panel Operation For the DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH model...

Page 37: ...lected channel Aux Monitor Switch to the auxiliary output mode and the operation for the main output is disabled Note If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected the mouse operation is disabled you need to use the mouse double click for twice to back to the Main output 3 2 3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monit...

Page 38: ... image settings switch to main monitor and no operation is allowed for the main output 4 To switch to the main vide output select the Main Monitor from the right click menu or use the mouse wheel to double click on the screen and then click Yes on the pop up message box Note You can select the Menu Output Mode under Menu Configuration More Settings to Auto or HDMI VGA and then restart the device t...

Page 39: ...selected to enter the Image Settings menu Steps 1 Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions e g daylight and night time Two periods can be configured When you have configured Period 1 the Period 2 is remained as the Other Time 2 Select the mode from the drop down menu according to different light conditions Four modes are selec...

Page 40: ...nd hue 0 15 for the sharpness level and 0 5 for the denoising level 4 Copy image parameters 1 If you want to copy the image parameters of the current camera to other camera s click the Copy button to enter the Copy to interface Figure 3 6 Copy Image Settings to Other Camera s 2 Select the camera s to be configured with the image settings You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all came...

Page 41: ...SH and DS 8124 SH 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 Notes 1 When the VGA HDMI output interface is used as the main video o...

Page 42: ...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 Note means the channel will not be displayed 4 You can click to start live view of all channels and click to stop l...

Page 43: ...ffecting the image quality channel zero encoding is supported as an option for you Steps 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface Menu Configuration Live View 2 Select the Channel Zero Encoding tab Figure 3 9 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...

Page 44: ...ive view mode and if you want to do some operation you need to enter user name and password to log in again Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 3 10 Shutdown Menu 2 Click Logout Note After you have logged out the system menu operation on the screen is invalid It is required a user name and password to login the system ...

Page 45: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 43 C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls ...

Page 46: ...arameters of the PTZ camera Note 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 Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other PTZ cameras 5 Click Apply button to save the settings 4 2 Setting PTZ Presets Patro...

Page 47: ...er 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 4 2 2 Calling Presets Purpose This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place Call preset in the PTZ setting interface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Con...

Page 48: ...s 1 Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode Figure 4 5 PTZ Toolbar Call Preset 2 Choose Camera in the list on the menu 3 Choose preset in the Preset list 4 2 3 Customizing Patrols Purpose Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before ...

Page 49: ...Configure key point parameters such as the key point No duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol The key point is corresponding to the preset The Key Point No determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point The Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one k...

Page 50: ... 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 Steps ...

Page 51: ...o call Figure 4 10 PTZ Toolbar Call Patrol 4 2 5 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 3 Click and use your mouse to drag the image o...

Page 52: ...n 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 And then choose Pattern on the control ...

Page 53: ...gure 4 14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4 1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the auto cycle button 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 win...

Page 54: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 52 C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings ...

Page 55: ...alize it Menu 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 ...

Page 56: ...ty Set the video quality of recording with 6 levels configurable Frame Rate Set the frame rate of recording Max Bitrate Mode Set the mode to General or Customize 32 3072Kbps Max Bitrate Kbps Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording Max Bitrate Range Recommended A recommended Max bitrate range is provided for reference 4 Configure the pre record post record time expired time redundant...

Page 57: ... 10 3 2 Setting HDD Property Record Audio Check the checkbox to record the sound or uncheck to record the image without sound Enable 960Mode Enable the encoding at WD1 PAL 960 576 NTSC 960 480 resolution You can also uncheck the checkbox to disable it Note This feature is available for DS 7204HWI SV DS 7224 7232HVI SH DS 7200HWI SH DS 7200HVI SV DS 7200HWI SL DS 7300HWI SH DS 7300HI SH DS 8100HCI ...

Page 58: ...Schedule 2 Configure Record Schedule 1 Click Schedule to enter the record schedule settings interface Figure 5 6 Record Schedule 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 ...

Page 59: ...s 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 8 Copy Schedule to Other Days Note The Holiday option is available in the Schedule dropdown list when you have enabled holiday schedule in Holiday Settings Refer to Chapter 5 6 Configuring Holiday Record Figure 5 9 Holiday Set...

Page 60: ...on 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 Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day Figure 5 10 Draw the Schedule 3 You can repeat the above steps to set schedule for other channels If the settings can also be used to other channels click Copy to enter...

Page 61: ...he 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 12 Motion Detection 2 Configure Motion Detection 1 Select the camera to configure 2 Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection Note By default the motion detection is enabled and configur...

Page 62: ...ction event to trigger recording 6 Click Apply to save the settings 7 Click OK to back to the upper level menu 8 Exit the Motion Detection menu 3 Enter Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record Schedule Figure 5 15 Record Schedule 1 Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item 2 Click Edit Figure 5 16 Edit Schedule Motion Detection 3 In the message box you can choose the day to ...

Page 63: ...ve steps3 6 to schedule motion detection triggered recording for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 5 18 Copy Schedule to Other Days 7 Click OK to back to upper level menu If you can to copy the same schedule settings to other camera s click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface and then select the camera s you want to copy Figure 5 19 Copy Schedule to O...

Page 64: ...ettings 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 handling method Figure 5 22 Alarm Handling 5 Choose the alarm triggered recording channel 6 Check the checkbox to select channel 7 Click Apply to save settings 8 Click OK to back to the upper level ...

Page 65: ...g can also be applied to other alarm inputs click Copy and choose the alarm input number Figure 5 23 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 Chapter 5 2 Configuring Record Schedule Note You need to select the Type as Alarm in record schedule settings Figure 5 24 Recor...

Page 66: ... 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 Note After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled ...

Page 67: ...ule on holiday Steps 1 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record 2 Choose Holiday on the left bar Figure 5 27 Holiday Settings 3 Enable Edit Holiday schedule 1 Click to enter the Edit interface Figure 5 28 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 star...

Page 68: ...ct Motion or Normal 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 Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other In the time table of the channel both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed Repeat the above steps4 7 to ...

Page 69: ...gs to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant For detailed information please refer to Chapter 10 4 Managing HDD Group There should be at least another HDD NetHDD which is in R W mode Steps 1 Enter HDD Information interface Menu HDD Figure 5 30 HDD General 2 Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface 1 Set the HDD property to Redundant Figure 5 31 HDD General Edi...

Page 70: ...dant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group 2 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 71: ...ting interface 4 Configuring HDD group 1 Choose a group number for the HDD group 2 Click Apply and then in the pop up message box click Yes to save your settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps3 4 to configure more HDD groups 5 Choose the Channels which you want to save the record files in the HDD group 1 Select Advanced on the left bar Figure 5 34 HDD Advanced 2 ...

Page 72: ...by locking the record files Steps 1 Enter Playback setting interface Menu Playback Figure 5 35 Playback 2 Select the channels by checking the checkbox to 3 Configure the record type file type and start end time 4 Click Search to show the results Figure 5 36 Playback Search Result 5 Protect the record files 1 Find the record files you want to protect and then click the icon which will turn to indic...

Page 73: ... property to Read only Note 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 38 HDD General 2 Click to edit the HDD you want to protect Figure 5 39 HDD General Editing 3 Set the HDD to Read only 4 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu Note You can t save any files...

Page 74: ...re 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 ...

Page 75: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 73 C H A P T E R 6 Playback ...

Page 76: ...stant playback by channel Steps Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar Note Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back Figure 6 1 Instant Playback Interface All day Playback by channel 1 Enter the All day Playback interface Mouse right click a channel in live view mode and select All day ...

Page 77: ...ng numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process 2 Playback management The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 All day Playback Interface The channel and time selection menu displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface Click the channel s if y...

Page 78: ... Playback Table 6 1 Detailed Explanation of All day playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Speed down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Speed up Previous day Next day Hide Exit Proces...

Page 79: ...lti channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported Steps 1 Enter playback interface Menu Playback 2 Check the checkbox before the channel to select channel s and click the Detail button to view the record information of the channel s You can click Previous or Next to select the day for viewing the record information Figure 6 6 Record Information 3 Click Back to return to the playba...

Page 80: ...Figure 6 7 Video Search by Time In the Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process as shown in Figure 6 8 and Figure 6 9 Figure 6 8 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6 9 Toolbar of Playback by Time ...

Page 81: ...ess bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording represents smart search recording 6 1 3 Playing Back by Normal Video Search Purpose Play back video files searched out by restricting recording type and recording time The video files in the r...

Page 82: ... 6 11 Result of Normal Video Search 3 Choose channels for simultaneous playback Note Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1 And the channel with the recorded file selected in step 2 is the main channel during multi channel playback and it is displayed at the upper left corner Figure 6 12 Select Channels for Synchronous Playb...

Page 83: ... Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6 15 Toolbar of Normal Playback Table 6 3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Speed down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse Pause play Play...

Page 84: ... Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type motion detection or alarm input Channel switch is supported Note Playback by alarm input search is supported by DS 7224 7232 SH DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH models only Steps 1 Enter the playback interface Menu Playback 2 Select Event tab to enter the Event Playback interface 3 Select Motion or Alarm Input as th...

Page 85: ...time configured before the defined start time of event search and the Post play refers to the time configured after the defined end time of event search For example when the start time and end time of event search are set to 12 00 00 13 00 00 and the pre play and post play time is set to 30s and 20s respectively then the actual playback of event video file is 11 59 30 13 00 20 7 You can select an ...

Page 86: ...tly click the button of each file item to enter its playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process Figure 6 21 Interface of Playback by Event 1 The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 87: ...ard 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Speed down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Speed up Previous event Next event Event search Exit Hide Progress bar Video type bar Notes 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About...

Page 88: ... are also allowed to use video tag s to search for record files and position time point Before playing back by tag 1 Enter Playback interface Figure 6 24 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag Click button to add customized tag and input tag name Note 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 25 Tag ...

Page 89: ... Tag Keyword Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword Figure 6 26 Video Search by Tag 2 Set playback conditions and tag management Choose the tag name of the recorded file you want to play back it can be edited or deleted Pre play and post play time can be set according to actual needs Note Pre play time and post play time is added to the time point of the tag Figure 6 27 Result of Video Search by ...

Page 90: ...e to the right of the playback interface Figure 6 29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6 30 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6 5 Detailed Explanation of Playback by tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag Slow down ...

Page 91: ...use to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording represents smart search recording 6 1 6 Playing Back by System Log Purpose Play back record file s associated with channels after searching system logs Steps 1 Enter Log Search interface Menu Maintenance Log Se...

Page 92: ...hoose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface Note If there is no record file at the time point of the log the message box No result found will pop up The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process Figure 6 33 Interface of Playback by Log ...

Page 93: ... of one frame It is also feasible to use button in toolbar Using the Front Panel For DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH series DVR you can use the front panel buttons to perform the playback Rotate and hold the outer ring on Jog Shuttle counterclockwise or click the button to set the speed to Single frame One click on button one click on the playback screen or Enter button on the front panel represents pla...

Page 94: ...nalysis area selection interface Figure 6 35 Right click Menu in All day Playback and Normal Playback Interface 3 You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area After drawing area s click button to execute smart search in this area Note Multi area and full screen searching modes are supported Figure 6 36 Draw Area of Smart Search ...

Page 95: ... Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Slow down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Speed up Previous smart search result Next smart search result Video search Exit Hide Progress bar Video type bar Smart search bar No...

Page 96: ...within it will be enlarged up to 16 times Figure 6 39 Draw Area for Digital Zoom Figure 6 40 Right click Menu in Playback Mode Right click menu Note This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to another Table 6 7 Detailed Explanation of Right click Menu under Playback Button Function Return to Playback interface Enter Digital Zoom interface Smart Search against a specified area Show hi...

Page 97: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 95 C H A P T E R 7 Backup ...

Page 98: ... 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 Notes 1 The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed 24 hours Otherwise the message box Max 24 hours are allowed for quick export will pop up 2 The number of channels for synchronous export cannot exceed 4 Otherwise the message box Max 4...

Page 99: ...efer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device 4 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported to the USB flash drive Figure 7 3 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 4 Chec...

Page 100: ...nly Backup using USB flash drives USB HDDs USB writer SATA writer or eSATA HDD Steps 1 Enter Export interface Menu Export Normal Figure 7 5 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Set search conditions and click Search button to enter the search result interface 3 Select record files you want to back up Click button to play the record file if you want to check it Check the checkbox before the record file...

Page 101: ... Click Export button and start backup Note If the inserted device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device USB writer SATA writer and eSATA HDD cannot be formatted Figure 7 7 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 102: ...interface until all record files are exported with pop up message box Export finished Figure 7 9 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 10 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 103: ...S 7224 7232 SH DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH models only 2 The eSATA writer is supported by DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH models only Steps 1 Enter Export interface Menu Export Event 2 Select Motion or Alarm Input as the event type Note 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 t...

Page 104: ... enter the interface with detailed information of the record file e g start time end time file size etc Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window 2 Select record file s from the list and click Export button to enter the Export interface as shown in Figure 7 14 Figure 7 14 Event Details Interface 7 Export the selected record files Click the Ex...

Page 105: ...ive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 16 Export Finished 8 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 17 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 106: ...to start or stop clipping record file s 3 Exit Playback interface after finishing clipping and you will then be prompted to save the clips Note A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel Figure 7 18 Interface of Playback by Time 4 Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface or click No to quit and do not save video clips Figure 7 19 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5 Export ...

Page 107: ... Drive finished Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export Figure 7 21 Export Finished 6 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 22 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 108: ...s only 1 Enter Search Result interface of record files Menu Export Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface Note At least one channel shall be selected Figure 7 23 Normal Video Search 2 Select record files you want to back up Click Export button to enter Export interface Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 7 24 Result of Normal Video S...

Page 109: ...in the backup device and click button to play it Click Format button to format the backup device Note If the inserted USB device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 7 25 USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers and DVD R W 1 Enter Search Result interface of record files Menu Export Normal Set search condition and click ...

Page 110: ... interface Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 7 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Backup device management Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re writable CD DVD Note There must be a re writable CD DVD when you make this operation Note If the inserted USB writer or SATA writer is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device ...

Page 111: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 109 Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 7 28 USB Writer Management ...

Page 112: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 110 C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings ...

Page 113: ...le 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 Note By default the motion detection is enabled and configured in full screen 2 Click the icon of Handling to set alarm response actions Figure 8 2 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity 3 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or ...

Page 114: ...dule to other days Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 4 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5 Click Handling tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm please refer to Chapter 8 6 Figure 8 5 Set Alarm Response Actions of Motion Detection Note The Trigger Alarm Output option is available for DS 7224 7232 SH DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH models only 6 Click OK t...

Page 115: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 113 Figure 8 6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection ...

Page 116: ...m 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 arming schedule Choose one day of a week and up to eight time perio...

Page 117: ...ck OK to complete the settings of the alarm input Note 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 handling method of another alarm input repeat the above steps or just copy the above settin...

Page 118: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 116 Figure 8 11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input ...

Page 119: ...ra Video Loss 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 Handling to enter the Handling 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 sav...

Page 120: ...ng 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Tamper proof Note By default the tamper proof detection is configured in full screen 4 Move the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level 5 Click the icon of Handling to enter the Handling interface 6 Set the arming schedule and alarm response actions Please refer to Step4 and Step5 of Chapter 8 1 Setting up Motion Detection Alarm 7 If you want to set ...

Page 121: ...sconnected Disconnected network cable IP Conflicted Duplicated IP address Illegal Login Incorrect user ID or password Input Output Video Standard Mismatch I O video standards do not match Record Exception No space for saving recorded file Steps Enter Exceptions interface of System Configuration and handle various exceptions Menu Configuration Exceptions Please refer to Chapter 8 6 for detailed ala...

Page 122: ...st select the channel s you want to make full screen monitoring Menu Camera Motion Handling Trigger Channel Audible Warning Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected Notify Surveillance Center Sends an exception or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs The alarm host refers to the PC installed with Remote Client Note The alarm signal will be transmitted automatically at de...

Page 123: ...be set within each day Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 18 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 Copy in Alarm Output interface to copy the above settings to...

Page 124: ... in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface Steps Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations Menu Manual Alarm Click Trigger Clear button if you want to trigger or clear an alarm output Click Trigger All button if you want to trigger all alarm outputs Click Clear All b...

Page 125: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 123 C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings ...

Page 126: ...rovide one 10M 100Mbps self adaptive network interface the DS 7224 7232HVI SH DS 7224 7332HWI SH and DS 7300HWI HFI SH models provide one10M 100M 1000Mbps self adaptive network interface 3 In the General Settings interface You can configure the following settings NIC Type IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway MTU and DNS Server If the DHCP server is available you can click the checkbox of DHCP to automaticall...

Page 127: ...t the working mode Multi address Mode The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently You can select LAN1 or LAN2 in Select NIC field for parameter settings You can select one NIC card as default route And when the system is connecting with the extranet the data will be forwarded through the default route Figure 9 4 Multi address Working Mode Load Balance Mode By using the same...

Page 128: ...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 PPPoE Settings Purpose Your device also allows access by Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Se...

Page 129: ...e status of PPPoE connection Please refer to Chapter 12 1Viewing System Information for PPPoE status 9 2 2 Configuring DDNS Purpose If your device is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection you may set Dynamic DNS DDNS to be used for network access Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Con...

Page 130: ... the DynDNS website Figure 9 11 DynDNS Settings Interface PeanutHull Enter User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website Figure 9 12 Peanut Hull Settings Interface NO IP Enter the account information in the corresponding fields Refer to the DynDNS settings 1 Enter Server Address for NO IP 2 In the Device Domain Name text field enter the domain obtained from the NO IP website www no i...

Page 131: ...you can also enter the domain name directly on the DVR to create a new one Note If a new alias of the device domain name is defined in the DVR it will replace the old one registered on the server Figure 9 14 hkDDNS Settings Interface Register the device on the hkDDNS server 1 Go to the hkDDNS website www hik online com 2 Click to register a user account if you do not have one 3 After registration ...

Page 132: ...rface Figure 9 17 NTP Settings Interface 3 Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature 4 Configure the following NTP settings Interval Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server The unit is minute NTP Server IP address of NTP server NTP Port Port of NTP server 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface Note The time synchronization interval can be set...

Page 133: ... the device is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center 9 2 5 Configuring UPnP Purpose UPnP can permits the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing communications etc If you want to use the UPnP function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN vi...

Page 134: ...ect Manual you should continue Step5 to edit the mapping ports 5 Click to open the External Port Settings dialog box Configure the external port No for server port HTTP port and RTSP port respectively Notes 1 You can use the default port No or change it according to actual requirements 2 External Port indicates the port No for port mapping in the router Figure 9 21 External Port Settings Dialog Bo...

Page 135: ... on which the CMS Client Management System software e g iVMS 4200 is installed and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software default port is 7200 Figure 9 24 Configure Alarm Host 4 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface 9 2 7 Configuring Multicast Purpose The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum...

Page 136: ...figuration Network 2 Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings men Figure 9 26 RTSP Settings Interface 3 Enter the RTSP port in the text field of RTSP Service Port The default RTSP port is 554 and you can change it according to different requirements 4 Click the Apply button to save and exit the menu 9 2 9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports Purpose You can change the server and HTTP p...

Page 137: ...red to send an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected a motion detection event is detected etc Before configuring the Email settings the device must be connected to a local area network LAN that maintains an SMTP mail server The network must also be connected to either an intranet or the Internet depending on the location of the e mail accounts to which you want t...

Page 138: ...3xmail com SMTP Port The SMTP port The default TCP IP port used for SMTP is 25 Enable SSL optional Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server Sender The name of sender Sender s Address The Email address of sender Select Receivers Select the receiver Up to 3 receivers can be configured Receiver The name of user to be notified Receiver s Address The Email address of user to be n...

Page 139: ...7300 8100 SH Series DVR 137 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 31 Email Testing Attention ...

Page 140: ...ffic to obtain real time information of device such as linking status MTU sending receiving rate etc Steps 1 Enter the Network Traffic interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect Figure 9 32 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 141: ...n Interface 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 34 Testing Result of Network Delay and Packet Loss 9 4 2 Exporting Network Packet Purpose By connecting the device to network t...

Page 142: ...tible with the device You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect Figure 9 35 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 36 Packet Export Attention Note 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 s...

Page 143: ... the network is normal the following message box pops out Figure 9 38 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters Figure 9 39 Network Parameters Configuration ...

Page 144: ...nformation of the device Steps 1 Enter the Network Statistics interface Menu Maintenance Net Detect 2 Click the Network Stat tab to enter the Network Statistics menu Figure 9 40 Network Stat Interface 3 View the bandwidth of Remote Live View bandwidth of Remote Playback bandwidth of Net Total Idle information 4 Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics ...

Page 145: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 143 C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management ...

Page 146: ...can be used 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 147: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 145 Figure 10 3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it ...

Page 148: ... or disk of 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 149: ...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 IP SAN disk Note Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added Figure 10 7 Add IP SAN Disk 6 After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk retu...

Page 150: ...er Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 148 Note If the added NetHDD is uninitialized please select it and click the Init button for initialization Figure 10 8 Initialize Added NetHDD ...

Page 151: ...s 1 Enter the Storage Mode interface Menu HDD Advanced 2 Set the Mode to Group as shown below Figure 10 9 Storage Mode Interface 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 HDD Information interface Menu HDD General 6 Select HDD from the ...

Page 152: ...ncy read only or read write R W Before setting the HDD property please set the storage mode to Group refer to step1 4 of Chapter 10 3 1 Setting HDD Groups A HDD can be set to read only to prevent important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full in overwrite recording mode When the HDD property is set to redundancy the video can be recorded both onto the redundancy HDD and ...

Page 153: ...d only 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 Note 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 154: ...ebooted to enable the changes to take effect Figure 10 14 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3 Enter the storage capacity in the text field of Max Record 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 Se...

Page 155: ...Analog to select all cameras 6 Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface 7 Click the Apply button to apply the settings Note If the quota capacity is set to 0 then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for recording ...

Page 156: ... 2 Check the status of each HDD which is displayed on the list Figure 10 17 View HDD Status 1 Note If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping it works normally If the status is Uninitialized or Abnormal please initialize the HDD before use And if the HDD initialization is failed please replace it with a new one Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps 1 Enter the System Information i...

Page 157: ...Enter the S M A R T Settings interface Menu HDD HDD Detect S M A R T Settings 2 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list Note If you want to use the HDD even when the S M A R T checking is failed you can check the checkbox before the Continue to use this disk when self evaluation is failed item 3 Three self tests of S M A R T are provided including Short Test Expanded Test and Conveya...

Page 158: ...hus to take immediate measures to repair it Steps 1 Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface Menu HDD 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 cli...

Page 159: ...xception interface Menu Configuration Exceptions 2 Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list 3 Click the checkbox s below to select the HDD error alarm type s Note The alarm type can be selected to Audio Warning Notify Surveillance Center and Send Email Please refer to Chapter 8 5 Setting Alarm Response Actions Figure 10 22 Configure HDD Error Alarm 4 Click the Apply button to ...

Page 160: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 158 C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings ...

Page 161: ...igurationInterface 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 sa...

Page 162: ... The zones will be marked with different frame colors Note Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured and the size of each area can be adjusted 5 The configured privacy mask zones on the window can be cleared by clicking the corresponding Clear Zone1 4 icons on the right side of the window or click Clear All to clear all zones Figure 11 4 Set Privacy Mask Area 6 You can click the Copy button to ...

Page 163: ...er 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 Note When you select different mode corresponding default parameters a...

Page 164: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 162 C H A P T E R 1 2 Device Management and Maintenance ...

Page 165: ...he Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name model serial No firmware version and encoding version Figure 12 1 Device Information Interface 12 1 2 Viewing Camera Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Camera tab to enter the Camera Information menu to view the status of each camera Figure 12 2 Camera In...

Page 166: ...view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera Figure 12 3 Record Information Interface 12 1 4 Viewing Alarm Information Note This function is available for DS 7224 7232 SH DS 7300 SH and DS 8100 SH series DVR only Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information interface to view the alarm informatio...

Page 167: ... Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information Figure 12 5 Network Information Interface 12 1 6 Viewing HDD Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status free space property etc Figure 12 6 HDD Information Interface ...

Page 168: ...ed and exported at any time Steps 1 Enter the Log Search interface Menu Maintenance Log Search Figure 12 7 Log Search Interface 2 Set the log search conditions to refine your search including the Start Time End Time Major Type and Minor Type 3 Click the Search button to start searching log files 4 The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below Note Up to 2000 log files can be disp...

Page 169: ... to view its detailed information And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available Figure 12 9 Log Details 6 If you want to export the log files click the Export button to enter the Export menu You can also export all the log files stored in the HDD 1 Enter the Log Export interface Menu Maintenance Log Information Log Export ...

Page 170: ...vice or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export Notes 1 Please connect the backup device to device before operating log export 2 The log files exported to the backup device are named by exporting time e g 20110514124841logBack txt 12 3 Importing Exporting Configuration Files Purpose The configuration files of the device can be exported to local device for backup and t...

Page 171: ... 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 Note After having finished the import of configuration files the device will reboot automatically ...

Page 172: ...terface 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 directo...

Page 173: ... 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 171 Figure 12 14 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 174: ... the Default interface Menu Maintenance Default Figure 12 15 Restore Factory Default 2 Click the OK button to restore the default settings Note Except the network parameters including IP address subnet mask gateway MTU and server port all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings ...

Page 175: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 173 C H A P T E R 1 3 Others ...

Page 176: ...n of the monitor screen Time Zone Select the time zone Date Format Set the date format System Date Select the system date System Time Set the system time Mouse Pointer Speed Set the speed of mouse pointer 4 levels are configurable Enable Wizard Enable disable the Wizard when the device starts up Enable ID Authentication Enable disable the use of the login password 4 Click the Apply button to save ...

Page 177: ...he 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 RS 232 parameters including baud rate data bit stop bit parity flow control and usage 3 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 178: ...ttings Steps 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 179: ...video output brightness Operation Timeout Set timeout time for menu inactivity E g when the timeout time is set to 5 Minutes the system will exit from the current operation menu to live view screen after 5 minutes of menu inactivity Menu Output Mode Select the menu output mode to Auto HDMI VGA or Main CVBS Notes When you select Auto the device can automatically detect the HDMI VGA output as the ma...

Page 180: ...to add and delete user and configure user parameters 13 5 1 Adding a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User 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 Level and User s MAC Address Level Set the user level to Operator or Gues...

Page 181: ... address to access the device 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and go back to the User Management interface The added new user will be displayed on the list as shown in Figure 13 6 Figure 13 7 Added User Listed in User Management Interface 5 Select the user from the list and then click the button to enter the Permission settings interface Figure 13 8 User Permission Settings Interface 6 ...

Page 182: ...ebooting the device Camera Configuration Remote Live View Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera s Local Manual Operation Locally starting stopping manual recording picture capturing and alarm output of the selected camera s Remote Manual Operation Remotely starting stopping manual recording picture capturing and alarm output of the selected camera s Local Playback Locally playing back...

Page 183: ... 13 9 Delete a User 3 Click the icon to delete the selected user 13 5 3 Editing a User Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User 2 Select the user to be edited from the list Figure 13 10 Edit a User 3 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface ...

Page 184: ...evel and MAC address 5 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu 13 5 4 Changing Password of Admin Purpose The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu Steps 1 Enter the User Management interface Menu Configuration User Figure 13 12 Change Password 2 Select the admin user and click to change the password ...

Page 185: ...7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 183 Figure 13 13 Change Password 3 Enter the old password check checkbox enter new password and confirm password on the menu 4 Click OK to save the settings and exit the menu ...

Page 186: ...User Manual of DS 7200 SH SV SL and DS 7300 8100 SH Series DVR 184 C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix ...

Page 187: ...to the ADSL transceiver modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provides the capability for a networked device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames addresses or other inf...

Page 188: ...rect c The dome decoder speed configuration is correct d The dome decoder address bit configuration is correct e That the main board RS 485 interface is not broken Why is there no video recorded after setting the motion detection If there are no recorded video after setting the motion detection please check a The recording schedule is setup correctly by following the steps listed in Configuring Re...