Hikvision DS-7308HWI-SH manual

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 Digit al V ideo R ec or der U ser Manual UD.6L0202D1 966A01[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 2 User Ma nual COPYRIG HT © 2015 Hangzhou Hikvision Digi tal T echnology Co., L td. ALL RIGHT S RESER VED. Any and all information, in cluding, among o thers, w ordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital T e chnology Co., Ltd. o r its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 3 Regulator y Informat ion FCC Infor mation FCC compli ance: This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class A dig ital device, pu rsuant to part 15 of the F CC Rules. These li mits are designed to provide reasonable protection against h armful interference when the equi[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 4 Safety Instr uction These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “W arnings” and “Cautions”. W arnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the wa rnings are neglect ed. Cauti[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 5 Pr eventive and C autionary T ips Before connecting and operating y our device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only . • Keep all liquids away from the device. • Ensure environme[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 6 Thank you for p urchasing our product. If there is any question o r requ est, please d o not h esitate to con tact dealer . This manual is applicable to the following models: T ype Model Network HDVR DS -7204HFI-SH, DS-7208HFI-SH, DS-7 216HFI- SH DS -7204HWI-SH, DS-7208HWI-SH, DS-7216HWI- SH DS -7204[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 7 Preventive and Ca utionary Tips Before connecting and operating y our device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. • Keep all liquids away from th e device. • Ensure environment[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 8 Product Key Features General  Connectable to th e network cameras and network domes (th is feature is support ed by HDVR series).  Connectable to the Coaxitron camera/dome for DS-7200HWI-E1(2) /C , DS-7200HWI-E1(2) /C /F , DS -7300HWI-E4/C and DS - 81 00 HWI- E4 (8)/C series.  P AL/NTSC adap[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 9  HDD group management.  Support HDD standby function.  HDD property: redundancy , read -only , read/write (R/W).  HDD quota management; dif ferent capacity can be assigned to diff erent channel. Recording and Playback  Holiday recording schedule configuration.  Normal and event vide[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 10  Support alarm push notification (live video or p layback ) on the linked mobile phones when alarm event occurs. The mobile phone must b e installed with the iVMS -4500 client software and the alarm pu sh fun ction is enabled. Other Local Functions  Operable by mouse, IR remote control or fron[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 11 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Product K ey Feat ures 8 Chapter 1Introducti on 15 1.1 Front Panel 16 1.2 IR Rem ote Control Oper ations 21 1.3 USB Mouse Operation 23 1.4 Input Met hod Description 23 1.5 Rear Panel 25 Chapter 2Getting S tarted 31 2.1 St arting Up and Shutt ing Dow n the Device 32 2.2 Setting the[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 12 5.3 Configuring Motion Detect ion Record 87 5.4 Configuring Alarm Tri ggered Record 91 5.5 Configuring VCA Record 94 5.6 Configuring Manual Record 96 5.7 Configuring Holiday Record 97 5.8 Configuring Redundant Rec ord 99 5.9 Configuring HDD Group f or Record 101 5.10 Files Protection 103 Chapter 6Pl[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 13 9.2.2 Configuri ng PPPoE Settings 166 9.2.3 Configuri ng NTP Server 167 9.2.4 Configuri ng SNM P 167 9.2.5 Configuri ng NA T 168 9.2.6 Configure More Setti ngs 171 9.2.7 Configuri ng HTTPS S etti ngs 172 9.2.8 Configuri ng Emai l 174 9.3 Checking Network T raf fic 177 9.4 Network Det ection 178 9.4.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 14 13.5.2 Deleting a User 218 13.5.3 Editing a User 218 Chapter 14Appendix 220 List of Compatibl e Hikvision I P Cameras 221 Glossary 222 T roubleshoot ing 223[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 15 Chapter 1 Intr od uction[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 16 1.1 Fr o nt Panel DS -7200 : The front panel of DS-7200 series DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Fr ont P an el of DS- 7200 Table 1.1 Descrip t ion of Cont rol Panel But tons No. Name Function Description 1 POWER POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powe red up. 2 ST A TUS ST A TUS indicator[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 17 No. Name Function Description address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255; Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR rem ote control (with the[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 18 No. Name Function Description Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-camera display in live view; In Playback mode or Menu  Pl ay back  T ag playback interface, this bu tton can be used to delete the selected tag. 0/A Enter numeral “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowe rcase alphabet,[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 19 Table 1.3 Descrip t ion of Cont rol Panel But tons No. Name Function Description 1 POWER ON/OFF Power on/off sw it ch. 2 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote control. 3 USB Connect to USB mouse or USB flash mem ory devices. 4 DVD -R /W Slot for DVD-R /W . 5 ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a senso[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 20 No. Name Function Description in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Play back b y Normal V ideo Search, the Left/Right butt[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 21 1.2 IR Remote Contr ol Operati ons The device may also be controlled with the included IR rem o te control, shown in Figure 1.4. Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operati on. Figure 1.4 Remote Cont rol Table 1.4 Descrip t ion of th e IR Remote Cont rol But tons No. Name Description 1 POWE[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 22 No. Name Description In PTZ control settings, press the REC bu tton and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. 7 PLAY Button Entering the All-day Playback menu. 8 INFO Button Reserved. 9 VOIP/MON Button Selecting all items on the list ; In live view or playback m ode, it can b e [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 23 1.3 USB Mouse O peration A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. P lug USB mouse into one of the USB interf aces on the front panel of the device. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse [...]

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User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 25 1.5 Rear Panel DS -7204: The rear panel of DS -7204 DVR is shown in Figure 1.6. Figure 1.6 Rear P an el of DS - 7204 DS -7216: The rear panel of DS -7216 DVR is sho wn in Figure 1.7. Figure 1.7 Rear P an el of DS - 7216 The rear panel of DS -7208 provides 8 video input interfaces. Table 1.7 Descrip [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 26 DS -7232: The rear panel of DS - 7232 is shown in Figure 1.8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 1.8 Rear P an el of DS - 7232 The rear panel of DS -7224 provides 24 video input interfaces. Table 1.8 Description of Rear P an el No. Item Description 1 VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 27 Table 1.9 Description of Rear P an el No. Item Description 1 VIDEO IN BN C connector for analog video input. 2 MAIN VIDEO O UT BNC connector for video output. SPOT V IDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video output. 3 HDMI HDMI video output. 4 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash mem ory device[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 28 7 HDMI HDMI video output. 8 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash mem ory devices. 9 LAN Interface RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interface. 10 RS -232 Connector for RS-232 devices. 11 T ermination Switch RS -485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down is terminated with 120 Ω[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 29 8 VGA DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. 9 eSA T A Connects external SA T A HDD, DV D-R/W . 10 HDMI HDMI video output. 11 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash mem ory devices. 12 LAN1/LAN2 Interface 2 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interfaces. 13 T ermination [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 30 9 HDMI HDMI video output. 10 USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash mem ory devices. 11 LAN1/LAN2 Interface 2 RJ45 10M/100M/1000M Ethernet interfaces. 12 eSA T A Connects external SA T A HDD, DV D-R/W . 13 T ermination Switch RS -485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down is [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 31 Chapter 2 Getting S tarted[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 32 2.1 S tarting Up and Shutting Down the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding th e life of the d evice. Before you st art: Check that the voltage o f the ext ra power supply is th e same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working pr[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 33 2.2 Setting the Admin Passw ord Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the d evice by setting an ad min p assword. No operation is allowed before activation. Y ou can also activate the device v ia W eb Browser , SADP or Client Softw are. Steps: 1. Input the same password in the tex[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 34 2.3 Using the Wiz ard for Basic Configuration The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settin gs of the device. By de fault, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Figure 2. 5 Start Wizard Interface Operating th[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 35 Figure 2. 7 Network Co nfiguration The DS-7204/7208/7216 models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface, the DS -7224/7232, DS-7300 and DS-8104/8108 models provide one 10M/100M/1000M bps self-adaptive network interface, and the DS- 81 16/8124/8132 models provide two10M/100M/1000Mbps [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 36 Figure 2. 9 HDD Manag ement 7. Cli c k Next to enter the IP Came ra Management windo w (only supported by HDVR series ). Figure 2. 10 IP Camera Ma nagement 8. Cli ck Sear ch to search IP Cam era. Click Ad d to add IP Cam era (only suppo rted by HDVR series ). 9. After finishin g IP Camera settings ,[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 37 Figure 2. 11 Record Setti ngs 4) Click Cop y to copy the record settings of the current came ra to other camera (s) if needed. Figure 2. 12 Copy Record Settings 5) Click OK to return to the Record Settings window. 11. Cli ck OK to complete the startup Setup W izard.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 38 2.4 Adding and Connec ting the IP Cameras This Chapter is available for the HDVR models only. Purpose: The HDVR series can be connected with the network cameras and record the video from them. Before y ou can get a live view or record of the v ideo, you should add the network cameras to the connecti[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 39 Figure 2. 14 Activate the Camera 3. Set the password of the camera to activate it. Use Admin Password: when you check the checkbox, the camera (s) will b e configured w ith th e sa me admin password of the operating NVR. Figure 2. 15 Set New Password Crea te New Password: If the a dmin password is n[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 40  OPTION 1: S teps: 1. Select the Add IP Camera op tion from the ri ght-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera> Camera to enter the IP camera management interfa ce. Figure 2. 16 Adding IP Camera Int erface 2. The on line camera s with same network segment will be detected and dis[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 41  OPTION 2: S teps: 1) On th e IP Camera M anagement in terface, clic k the Custom A dding bu tton to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface. Figure 2. 18 Custom Adding IP Ca mera Interfa ce 2) Y ou can edit the IP ad dress, protocol, m anagement port, and other information of the IP cam era [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 42 For the 4- ch HDVR, 1 IP cam era can be add ed, and for the 8-ch and 16 -ch HDVR, 2 IP came ras can be added. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera. The camera is disconnected; you can click the icon t o g[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 43 Figure 2. 21 Network Configuration of the Camera 2. Y ou can edit the network information and the passw ord of the camera. Figure 2. 22 Password Configuratio n of the Camera 3. Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 44 2.5 Login and Logout 2.5.1 User Log in Purpose: If the device has logged out, you m ust login th e device bef ore operating the menu and other functions. S teps: 1. Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Figure 2. 23 Login Interface 2. Input Password . 3. Click OK to log in. In the Login dialog [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 45 Figure 2. 25 Logout 2. Click Logout . After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system .[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 46 Chapter 3 Live V iew[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 47 3.1 Intr oduction of Live V iew Live view shows you the video imag e getting from each camera in real tim e. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) bring [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 48 3.2 Operations in Li ve V iew Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: • Single Screen : showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you m[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 49 Figure 3. 1 Right-c lick Menu Table 3. 3 Mous e Operation in Live Vie w Name Description Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right-clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list. Multi-screen Adjust the screen layout by choo[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 50 switch to CVBS output as the main output. S teps: 1. Use the mouse wheel to double -click on the HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following me ssage box pops up: Figure 3. 2 Switch Mai n and Aux Output 2. Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the screen again to switch to the Aux output, or click Ca[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 51 Close Face Detection (for DS -7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F) Instant Playback Instant Playback only shows the record in last fiv e minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minute s. Digital Z oom Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can l eft[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 52 Figure 3. 6 Image Settings 3. Adjust t he image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value. The adjustable value range is 0 ~ 255 for th e brightness, co ntrast, saturatio n and hue,[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 53 3.2.5 Face Detection Purpose: For DS -7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F series, the face detection is supported. Face detection function can be used to detect the human faces in live v iew mode and save in HDD . Before you start: Th e HDD must be in stalled to the dev ice. S teps: 1. In live view m ode, click on th[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 54 3.3 Configuring Live V iew Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interf ace, dwell time for screen to be shown, m ute or turning on the audio, the sc reen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1. Enter th e Live View Settings[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 55 Main CVBS and Spot Output 1. The Spot Output 1 is provided for DS- 7300 -SH and DS- 8100 -SH models. Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen. 2. Setting Camera Order Figure 3. 10 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: 1) Click the View tab to enter[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 56 3.4 Channel-zer o Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view o f many channels in real tim e from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) so ftware, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an optio[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 57 3.5 Manual V ideo Quality Dia gnostics Purpose: The video q uality o f the analog cameras can be diagnosed manually and you can view th e diagnostic results from a list. The DS -7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F does not support video quality diagnostics. S teps: 1. Enter the Manual V ideo Quality Diagnostics inter[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 58 Chapter 4 PTZ Contr ols[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 59 4.1 Configuring PTZ Setting s (A) This section is applied to the Netw ork HDVR an d Network DVR series . Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the P TZ param eters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: For connection to the anal[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 60 Cust o mizing Pr eset s Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ came ra to poin t to when an event takes place. Steps: 1. Enter th e PTZ Control interfac e. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings Figure 4. 2 PTZ - Mor e Settings 2. Us e the directional button to w[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 61 1. Enter th e PTZ Control interfac e. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Check the round icon before Call Preset . Figure 4. 4 PTZ - Ca ll Preset 3. Choo se the preset num ber. For the DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS -7300HWI-E4/C and DS - 8100 HWI-E4 (8)/C series , you can call the preset 95 to enter[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 62 2. Choo se C am era in the list on the menu. 3. Choo se preset in the Preset list. Cust o mizing P at r ol s Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to diff erent key points and have it stay there f or a set duratio n before moving on to the next key point. The key points are correspo nding to t[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 63 Repeat the above steps to add more key points. You can also delete all the key points by clic king the trash icon Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Del etion Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move accordin g the predefined patrol path. Call patrol in the PTZ setting inte rf ace: Steps: [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 64 Steps: 1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar . 2. Choose Patrol on the control bar . 3. Click the patrol you want to call. Figure 4. 10 PTZ Toolbar- Call Patrol Customizing Pat terns Purpose: Patterns can be set[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 65 3. Click , and u se your mouse to drag the image or click the eight directional button s in the control box under the image to move the PTZ cam era. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern. 4. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more patterns. Calli ng P a t terns Pu[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 66 4.2.2 PTZ Control Panel In the Live V iew mode, you can press th e PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, o r choose th e PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar . Figure 4. 14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ tool bar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Dir[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 67 4.2 Configuring PTZ Setting s (B) This section is applied to the Smart/Coaxitron HDVR and Sm art DVR /HDVR series . Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the P TZ param eters should be don e before you control the PTZ came ra. Before you start: Make sure tha[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 68 Figure 4. 16 RS -485 Settings All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. Only P TZ Protocol can be configured for network cameras. Example: If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 1 15200, you should input 1 15200 in the Baud Rate field. For the DS-7200HWI-E1(2)/C, DS -[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 69 4.2.1 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. Cust o mizing Pr eset s Purpose: A preset is a predefined image positio n which contains informa tion of pan, tilt, focus and other parameters. Y[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 70 Calli ng Pres et s Purpose: The view angle of the PTZ camera w ill be moved to the predefined position when you call a preset. S teps: 1. Click the button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; or press the PTZ button on the front panel; or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick se[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 71 Figure 4. 19 PT Z Settings-Customize P atrol 2. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list. 3. Select patrol number from the drop -down list. 4. Click the button S et under the Patrol item to open Key Point settings interface. 5. Configure key point parameters, such as the preset No.,[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 72 1. Click the button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interf ace; or press the PTZ button on the front panel; or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting toolbar during the live view p rocess, or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view m[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 73 Figure 4. 22 PT Z Settings-Customize P attern 2. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list. 3. Select the pattern number from the drop -down list. 4. Click the Start button under the Pattern item and click the eight pan/tilt directional buttons and the zoom/iris/focus buttons under t[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 74 Figure 4. 23 Control P anel-Call Pattern 4.2.2 Configuring Line ar Scan Cust o mizing Li near Scan Purpose: T wo limit points can be set for the view of the PTZ camera, and then the PTZ camera can horizontally auto scan between the two predefined limits. This function requires the support of the con[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 75 3. Use the directional and zoom / focus / iri s buttons on the PTZ control panel to steer the came ra to th e desired view, and click the button Left Limit / Right Lim it to set th e left / right limit point. Calli ng Linear Scan Purpose: The PTZ camera will horizontally auto scan between the two pr[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 76 4. There are 3 one-touch park types selectable. Click the corresponding button to activate the p ark action. Park (Quick Patrol): The PTZ camera starts the quick patrol (from preset 1 to preset 32 in order) automatically after the park time. The undefined preset will be skipped. Park (Patrol 1): The[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 77 Figure 4. 27 PT Z Panel Table 4. 2 Descrip tion of the PT Z panel icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and auto-cycle button Zoom+, Focus+, Iris+ Zoom-, Focus-, Iris- Speed of PTZ movement Light on/off W iper o n/off 3D -Zoom Image Centralization Menu Switch to t[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 78 Chapter 5 Record Settings[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 79 5.1 Co nfiguring Encoding P arameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you st art: 1. Make sure that th e HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HD D and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>Gene[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 80 Figure 5. 3 (1) Encodin g Parameters-M ain Stream (A nalog Camera) Figure 5. 4 (2) Encodin g Parameters-M ain Stream (IP Ca mera) 2. Set encod ing param eters for main stream 1) Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. 2) Select the camera for configuration. 3) Configure the follow[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 81 (Event) : S tream T ype: Set the stream type to be V ideo or V ideo & Audio. Resolution: Se t recording at resolution of WD1, 4CIF , 2CIF , CIF or QCIF . Bitrate T ype: Set the bitrate type to be V ariable or Constant. V ideo Q uality: Se t the video quality of recordin g, with 6 levels c onfigu[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 82 Enable 960M ode: Enable the enc oding at WD1 (P AL: 960× 576, NTSC: 96 0× 480 ) resolution for the analog cameras. Y ou can also uncheck the checkbox to disable i t. This feature is available for DS -7204HWI-SV , DS -7224/7232HVI-SH, DS-7200HWI-SH, DS -7200HVI-SV , DS-7200HWI-SL, DS - 72 00HWI-E1([...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 83 5.2 Configuring Recor d Schedule Purpose: Set th e record schedule, and then the camera automatically start s/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter th e Record Schedule interf ace. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Click Schedule to enter the [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 84  The VCA recordin g type is supported by the Smart DVR/HDVR series only .  The Alar m, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm recording ty pes are supported by the DS -7224/7232, DS-7300 and DS-8100 series only . T o enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection setti[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 85 Figure 5. 11 Holiday Setti ngs 6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. T ask 2: Draw the Schedule S teps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type . Different recording types are available for diff erent models.  T he VCA recording type is supported by the Smart DV[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 86 3) Y ou 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 th e Copy Camera in terface and then choose the channel to which you want to copy . Figure 5. 13 Copy Sch edule to Other Cha nnels The IP camera is supported[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 87 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recor d Purpose: Follow th e steps to set the m otion detection parameters. In th e live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perf orm some re sponse actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger c[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 88 Figure 5. 15 Motion Detecti on- Mask 4) Click the beside Settings and the message box for channel information will pop up. Figure 5. 16 Motion Detecti on Handling The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 5) Select the channels which you want the m otion detection event to trigger recording. 6[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 89 Figure 5. 17 Record Schedul e The VCA record ing type is supported by the Sm art DVR/HDVR series only . 1) Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item. 2) Click Edit . Figure 5. 18 Edit Sch edule- Motion D etection 3) In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set sc hedul[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 90 Figure 5. 19 Copy Sch edule to Other Days 7) Click OK to back to upper level menu. If you can to copy th e same schedule settings to o ther camera (s), click Co py to enter the Copy Camera interface , and then select the camera (s) you want to copy . Figure 5. 20 Copy Sch edule to Other Cha nnels[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 91 5.4 Configuring Alarm T rigger ed Record This section is available for DS -7224/7332 , DS -7300 , DS -8100 and HDVR models only . Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. S teps: 1. En ter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 21 Ala rm [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 92 Figure 5. 23 Al arm Handling The IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 5) Choo se 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 menu. 9) Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save th[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 93 Figure 5. 25 Record Schedul e The VCA record ing type is supported by the Sm art DVR/HDVR series only .[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 94 5.5 Configuring VCA Record Purpose: The face dete ction VCA event is su pported by DS -7200 HWI-E1(2)/C/F , and the line crossing detection and intrusion d etection are supported by other smart DVR/HV R models. The VCA triggered recording can be configured . The VCA settin gs and VCA event triggered[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 95 Figure 5. 27 Set T rigger Camera of VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP ca meras. 4. Enter Record Schedule settings in terface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedu le), and then set VCA as the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 C[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 96 5.6 Configuring Manu al Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set p arameters for the manual record . When u sing manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The m anual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. S teps: 1. En ter the Manual setti ng s interface. Menu> Manual Figure [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 97 5.7 Configuring Holi day Record Purpose: Y ou may want to h ave different p lan for recording o n holiday . Follow the steps to c onfigure the record schedule on holiday . S teps: 1. En ter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record 2. Ch oose Holiday on the left bar . Figure 5. 30 Holiday Setti n[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 98 5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. 4. En ter Record Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule 1) Select Record. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule . 3) Click Edit. 4) Select Holiday fro m the Schedule dropdown list. Figure 5. 32 Edit Sch[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 99 5.8 Configuring Redund an t Record Purpose: Enabling redundant record ing, wh ich means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD b ut also in the redundant HDD, will eff ectively enhance the data safety and reliability . Y ou must set the Storage m ode in the HDD advanced setting[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 100 Figure 5. 35 Encoding Reco rd 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record .  The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Gr oup.  The redundant record is used when you want to save the record files in the redundant HDD. Y ou mus[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 101 5.9 Configuring HDD Gr oup for Record Purpose: Y ou can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. S teps: 1. En ter HDD setting interface . Menu>HDD Figure 5. 36 HDD -General 2. S elect Advanced on the left bar . Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If no t, s[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 102 After having configured the HDD groups, you can co nfigure the Recordin g settings following th e p rocedure provided in Chapter 5.2- 5. 6 .[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 103 5.10 Files Pr otection Purpose: Y ou can lock the recorded files or set th e HDD property to Read -only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protec t file by locking the reco rd files: S teps: 1. En ter Playback setting interf ace. Menu> Export Figure 5. 38 Export 2. S elect the c[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 104 5. P rotect the record files. 1) Find the record f iles you want to pro tect, a nd then click th e icon which will tu rn to , indicating that the file is locked. The record files of which the recording is still not compl eted can’t be locked. 2) Click to change it as to unlock the file and the fi[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 105 Figure 5. 42 HDD Gen eral- Editing 3. S et the HDD to Read-only . 4. Cli ck OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Y ou can’t save any files in a Read -only HDD. I f you want to save files in the HDD, change th e property to R/W . If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only , [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 106 Chapter 6 Playback[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 107 6.1 Playing Back Recor d Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant Playback by Channel Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the m ouse and click the button in the quick[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 108 Figure 6. 2 Right- click Menu under Liv e View The Add IP Camera item is available for the HDVR only. Press PLA Y button on the IR remote control to play back rec ord files of the chann el under single-screen live view . Under multi-screen live view , reco rd files of the selected channel will be p[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 109 Figure 6. 3 Playbac k Interface Check the checkboxes to select the channel(s), and then the video from the selected channels will be played back sy nchro nously. Up to 16 channels can be set for synchronous playback. Click the Ma x . Camera for Playback tab, and you can play back the video from 16 [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 10 time bar Exit V ideo type bar Normal playback :  P layback progress bar: u se the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.  About video ty pe bar : rep resents normal rec ording (manual or schedule); represents eve nt recording ; represe[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 111  Playback by alarm input search is supported by DS -7224/7232, DS -7300 and DS-8100 models only.  The VCA type is supported by smart DVR/HDV R models only. Steps: 1. Enter th e play back interface. Menu>Playback 2. Click and select to enter the Event Play back interface. 3. Select Alarm In[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 12 Figure 6. 7 Select Cha nnels for Synchronous Pla yback 6. Event playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Eve nt Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event trigge red[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 13 Figure 6. 9 Toolbar of Playback by Ev ent Table 6. 2 Deta iled Explana tion of Playback - by -event I nterface Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation / Mute/Audio on / Start/S top clipping Save clip(s) Add default tag Add customized tag T ag management Digital Zoom 30s backward / Pause[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 14 Figure 6. 10 Interface of No rmal Playback Click button to add default tag. Click b utton to add custom ized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 2. Tag management. Click button to check, edit a nd delete tag(s). Figure 6. 11 Tag Manage ment Interface St ep s: [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 15 2. Select to enter the Tag Playback interface. 3. Select the channels from the list, and specify the start time and end time for search. 4. Optionally, you can input the keyword of the tag name in the Keyword text field to narrow the search. 5. Click Search , and the tags matching the search condi[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 16  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.  About video type bar: represents normal rec ording (manual or schedule); represents event recording ; represents smart search recording. 6.1.5 Playing Back by S ma[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 17 Figure 6. 15 Draw A rea for Smart Search (2) The VCA event o f face d etection is supported by DS -7200 HWI-E1(E2)/C/F series, and th e line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by the smart DVR/HDVR models with no /F suffix. 4. Click and d rag the mouse to draw area(s) for sma[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 18 Figure 6. 16 Smart Pla yback Interface  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.  About video type bar: represents norma l recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording ; represents smart searc[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 1 19 Figure 6. 17 Log Search Int erface 2. Specify the start time and end time for search. 3. Select the major type of the log from the drop-down list. 4 major types are selectable: Alarm, Exception, Operation and Information. 4. Check the checkboxes to select the minor type of the log for search. 5. C[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 120 Figure 6. 19 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back Externa l Files Purpose: The record files stored in the external storage devices, e.g., USB flash drives, USB HDDs, can b e searched and played back. Before you st art: Insert the external device(s) with available record files into the de[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 121 6.2 Auxiliary Functions o f Playback 6.2.1 Playing Ba ck Frame by Fra me Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check im a ge details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: Using a Mous e: Go to Playback interface. If y ou choo se play back of the record file: click button [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 122 6.2.3 Reverse Play back of Multi -channel Purpose: You can play back record files of m ulti-ch annel reversely. Steps: 1. Enter t he Playbac k interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check checkbox to select the channel(s) and double-click to select a date on the calendar. If more than one channel is option[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 123 2. Select the camera from the dropdown list. The face detection is supported by the analo g cameras 01~0 2 only . Figure 6. 23 Fac e Search Interface 3. Specify the start time and end time for search the captured pictures. 4. Click Search to start searching. The search results of face detection pic[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 124 Figure 6. 25 Export Files[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 125 Chapter 7 Backup[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 126 7.1 Backing up Record Fil es Before you st art: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Ex port record files to backup device(s) quickly . Steps: 1. Enter Vid eo Export interfac e. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7. 1 Quick Expo rt Interface 2. Cho ose the ch[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 127 Figure 7. 2 Quick Expo rt using USB1- 1 3. In th e Export interface, choose bac kup device and click Ex port button to start exporting. Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Norm al Backup for more backup devices supported by the device. 4. Stay in the Exporting interface[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 128 writer) , SA T A writer or eSA T A H DD . The eSA T A writer is supp orted by DS -7300 and DS-8100 models only . Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB w riter , SATA writer or eSATA H DD . Steps: 1. Enter Export interfac e. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7. 4 Normal Video Search for Back up[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 129 Figure 7. 5 Resul t of Normal Video Sear ch for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect d evice. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drives or US[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 130 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record f iles are exported with pop - up message box “Export finished ”. 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. The Player player.exe will be exported automa tically during record file export. Fi[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 131 The VCA event o f face d etection is supported by DS -7200 HWI-E1(E2)/C/F series, and the line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by the smart DVR/HDVR models with no /F suff ix. The following steps have introduced the backup by motion detection triggered record files. Perform[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 132 6. Select record files to export. You can use the following two ways to enter the Export interface.  Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.11 .  (1) Click the Details button to enter the interface with[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 133 Figure 7. 11 Export by Event Using USB F lash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record f iles are exported with pop - up message “Export finished ”. 8. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interfac e and click button to check it. The Player player.exe will be expo[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 134 The eSA T A writer is supp orted by DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only . Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 6 . 2. During playback, use buttons and in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file(s). Figure 7. 13 Interface of Playback by Tim e 3. Click the icon t[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 135 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record f iles are exported with pop - up message “Export finished ”. Figure 7. 15 Export Finish ed 5. After the backup is complete, the exported record files will be display ed i n a list on the Export interface. The Player program player.exe will be ex[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 136 7.2 Managing Backup De vices Management of USB flash drive , USB HDD and eS ATA HDD. The eSATA HDD is supported by DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only. Steps: 1. Enter th e Export interfac e of backup device. For details, see Chapter 7.1-7.2. Figure 7. 17 Managem ent of USB Fla sh Drives, USB H DDs and[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 137 Click the button Erase , and you can erase the files from a re-writab le CD/DVD. If the inserted device is not recognized, you can perform the following steps:  Click the button Refresh .  Reconnect device.  Check for compatibility f rom vendor.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 138 Chapter 8 Alarm Settings[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 139 8.1 Setting Motion Detecti on Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set m otion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion De tection Setup Int erface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity . 1) Check th e checkbox of Enable Motion Detection [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 140 Figure 8. 3 Set Trigg er Camera of Motion D etection 4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. 1) Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. 2) Choose one day of a week a nd up to eight time periods can b e set w ithin each day. 3) Click Apply to save the arming settings of [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 141 The Trigger Alarm Output option is available for DS -722 4/7232, DS-7300, DS-8100 and HDVR models only . 6. Click OK to complete the motion detection settings of the channel. 7. If you want to set up motion detection for another channel (s), repeat the above steps or copy the above settings to the [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 142 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms This section is available for DS -7224/7232, DS-7300, DS-8100 and HDVR models only . Purpose: You can s et handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 8. 7 Ala rm S[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 143 Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. 5. Select the Lin ka ge Action tab to set alarm response actions of the alarm input ( please refer to Chapter 8.6 ). Figure 8. 9 Set Arming Schedule of Alar m Input 6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 144 Figure 8. 11 Copy Setti ngs of Alarm Input[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 145 8.3 Detecting V ideo Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response a ction(s). Steps: 1. Enter Vid eo Loss interfac e of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8. 12 Video Loss S etup Interface 2. Select a channel you want to detect. 3. Check the checkbox of[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 146 8.4 Detecting V ideo T a mpering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Detection Figure 8. 14 Video Tam pering Detection Setup Interfac e 2. Select a chan[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 147 8.5 Detecting VCA Alarm 8.5.1 Line Crossing and Intrusion Detection The line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported b y th e Smart DVR/HDVR models with no /F suffix. Purpose: The S mart DVR/HDV R series can receive the VCA alar m sent b y analog camera, and the V CA detection must[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 148 left. And you can set the duration for the alarm respo nse actions, such as full screen monitoring, audible warning, etc. Intrusion Detection : This function can be used for d etecting whether there are people, vehicles and objects intruding into th e pre-d efined region longer than the set duratio[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 149 3) Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions ). 4) Click th e OK button to com plete the V CA alarm settings of the chann el. 6. Configure the region and other settings for the selected VCA detection. Ta[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 150 Figure 8. 21 Set Intrusion Detection 4) Set th e time threshold to 0-10 sec. When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time, the alarm will be triggered. 5) Click a nd draw a quadrilateral or click to draw th e full screen in the p review window for the se[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 151 8.5.2 Face Detecti on The face detection is supported by DS -72 00HWI-E1(2)/C/F models only . Purpose: The Steps: 1. Enter Face Detection interface of Camera Manageme nt and select a camera you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Face Detection 2. Select the analog camera to configure the face dete[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 152 8.6 Handling Exc eptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g., • HDD Fu ll: The HDD is full. • HDD Error : Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. • IP Conflict ed : Duplicated IP address. ?[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 153 Figure 8. 24 Exception Settings Interf ace[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 154 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Ful l Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, an d Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss de[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 155 If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list o f Dwell Time, you can clear it only b y going to M enu> Manual> Alarm and clicking Clear All . Figure 8. 25 Ala rm Output Settings I nterface 2. Set arming schedule of the alarm output. Click to set the arming s chedule o f alarm o ut[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 156 8.8 T riggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually This se ction is available for DS -7224/7232, DS-7300, DS-8100 and HDV R models only . Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If Manually Clear is selected in the dropdown li st o f dwell time o f an alar m output, th e alarm ca[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 157 Chapter 9 Network Setting s[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 158 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly con figured before you operate device over network. S teps (for DS-7200, DS-7300 an d DS-8104/8108): 1. Enter th e Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 9. 1 Gene[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 159 If the DHCP server is available, you can click the check box of DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.  When th e DHCP is failed, the defa ult IP address (192.168.1. 64 ) will be used.  The valid value range of MTU is 50 0 ~ 1500 . 4. After hav[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 160 Load Balance Mode: B y u sing the same IP address, two NIC cards share the load o f the total bandwidth, which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity . Figure 9. 5 Load Bal ance Working Mode Net Fault-tolerance Mode: The two NIC cards use the same IP address, and y ou can select[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 161 Configuring EZVIZ Cl oud P2P Purpose: EZVIZ Cloud P2P p rovides the mobile phone application and as well th e service platform page to access and manage your connected DVR, which enables you to get a convenient remotely access to the surveillance system. S teps: 1. Enter th e Network Settings inter[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 162 Configuring DDNS Pu rpose: If your d evice is set to u se PPPoE as its default network connection, y ou 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. S teps: 1. En ter the Network Settings interface.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 163 Figure 9. 10 DynDNS Set tings Interface • PeanutHull: Enter User Name and Password o btained from the PeanutHull website. Figure 9. 11 Peanut Hul l Settings Interfac e • NO -IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding f ields. Refer to the Dyn DNS settings. 1) En ter Server Address f[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 164 Figure 9. 13 HiDDNS Sett ings Interface  Register the device on the HiDDNS server. 1) Go to the HiDDNS website: www.hik-online.co m . Figure 9. 14 Login Interface 2) Click to register an account if you do not have o ne and use the account to log in. Figure 9. 15 Register an Account[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 165 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 9. 16 Register the Device 4) Input Device Serial No ., Device Doma in ( Device Na me ) and HTTP Port . And click OK to add the device.  Access the Device via Web Browser or Clien t Software After having successfully regi[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 166 Figure 9. 17 Access Device via iVMS-4200 5. Cli ck the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.2 Configuring PP PoE Settings Purpose: Y our device also allows access by Point- to -Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). S teps: 1. En ter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuratio[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 167 connection. Please refer to Chapter 12.1Viewing System Information for PPPoE status. 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Se rver Purpose: A Network T ime Pro tocol (NTP) Server can be co nfigured on your device to ensure the accuracy of system date/time. S teps: 1. En ter the Network Settings interface. Menu >[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 168 Figure 9. 21 SNMP Setti ngs Interface 3. Ch eck the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Co nfigure the SNMP settings. Figure 9. 22 Configure SNMP Settings 5. Cli ck the Apply button to save and exit the interface . Before setting the SNMP, please d ownload th e S NMP software and manage to rec[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 169 Figure 9. 23 UPnP ™ Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP ™ . 4. Select the mapped type to Auto o r Manual. T ask1: Auto If you select Auto, the Port Mapping item s are read -only , and the external p orts are set by the router automatically . S teps: 1) Click Apply to save the se[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 170 Figure 9. 25 External Po rt Settings Dialog Box 2) Click Apply to save the settings. 3) Y ou can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 9. 26 UPnP ™ S ettings Finished- Manual  Manual Mapping If your ro uter does not support the UPnP TM function, p erform the follow[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 171 Figure 9. 27 External Port Settin gs Dialog Bo x 5. Click OK to save the setting for the current port and return to the upper-level menu. 6. Click Apply button to save the settings. 7. Enter the virtual server setting page o f ro uter . Input th e internal po rt value in th e Internal Source Port t[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 172 3. Co nfigure the remote alarm host, serv er port, HTTP port, multicast, RTSP port or telnet.  Alarm Host IP/Port : With a remote alarm h ost configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Cli[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 173 Example: If you set th e port No. as 445 and the IP address o f the device is 1 92.0.0.64, you can access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:445 in the web browser. S teps: 1. Access the device via the web browser and enter the HTTPS settings interface. Configuration > Remote Configurati[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 174 Figure 9. 33 Installed Certificate Property 4. Check the checkbox to enable the HTTPS function. The HTTPS Port should be set to the range of 1-65535. 9.2.8 Configuring E mail Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected, a[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 175 Figure 9. 35 Email Settings Interface 5. Co nfigure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check th e checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name : The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password : T he password of se[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 176 6. Cli ck the Apply button to save the Em ail settings. 7. Yo u can click the Test button to test whether your Ema il settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up. Figure 9. 37 Email Testing At tention[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 177 9.3 Checking Network T r affic Purpose: Y ou can check t he network traffic to o btain real -time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. S teps: 1. En ter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9. 38 Network Tra ffic Inte[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 178 9.4 Network Detection Purpose: Y ou can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay , packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 T esting Netw ork Delay and P acket Loss S teps: 1. En ter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detec[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 179 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. W hen it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device . Y ou can format the backup device if the format i[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 180 Figure 9. 43 Checking N etwork Status If the network is normal the corresponding message box pops out. If the message box pops out with oth er information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parame ters. Figure 9. 44 Network Param ete[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 181 Figure 9. 45 Network Stat. Interface 3. View the bandwidth o f Rem ote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Total Idle information. 4. Click Refresh button to get the latest bandwidth statistics.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 182 Chapter 10 HDD Mana gement[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 183 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used w ith your device. S teps: 1. En ter the HDD Informa tion interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10. 1 HDD Infor mation Interface 2. S elect the HDD to be initialized. 3. Cli ck the[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 184 Figure 10. 3 HDD Status Cha nges to Nor mal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 185 10.2 Managing Network HD D Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of I P SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. S teps: 1. Enter the HDD Inform ation in terface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 10. 4 HDD Informa tion Interface 2. Cli ck the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface,[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 186 5. Co nfigure the NAS or IP SAN se ttin gs. • Add NAS disk: 1) Enter th e NetHDD IP address in t he text field. 2) Click Search to search the available NAS disks. 3) Select the NAS disk from the list shown below. Or you can just manually enter the directory in the text field of NetHDD Directory. [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 187 Figure 10. 7 Add IP SAN Disk 6. After having successfull y added the NAS or IP SAN disk, return to the HDD Information menu. The added NetHDD will be displaye d in the list. If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Figure 10. 8 Initialize [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 188 10.3 Managing HDD Gr oup 10. 3.1 Setting HDD Gr oups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded ont o a particular HDD group through HDD settings. S teps: 1. En ter the Storage Mode interfac e. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. S et the Mode to Group[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 189 Menu > HDD > General 6. S elect HDD from the list and click the icon to enter the Local HDD Settings interfac e. Figure 10. 11 Local HDD Settings Int erface 7. S elect the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Cli ck the OK button to confirm the setting[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 190 Figure 10. 13 Set HDD Property 3. S et the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Cli ck the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Informa tion menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 disks (HDD or network disk) must be installed or [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 191 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. S teps 1. En ter the Storage Mode interfac e. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. S et the Mode to Quota . The device must be rebooted to enable the changes to take eff ect. Figure 1[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 192 10.5 Checking HDD S tatus Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take imme diate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD S tatus in HDD Information Interface S teps: 1. En ter the HDD Informa tion interface. Menu > HDD>General 2. Ch eck t[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 193 10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T . Informati on Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T . ( Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology ) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect a nd report on various indicators o f reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. S teps: 1. En ter the S.M.A.R.T . Settings interf[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 194 10.7 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or w riting data. Y ou can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it. S teps: 1. Enter th e Bad Sector Detection interf ace. Menu> Maintenance >H[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 195 10.8 Configuring HDD Err o r Alarms Purpose: Y ou can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitiali zed or Abnormal . S teps: 1. En ter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. S elect the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3. Cli ck th[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 196 Chapter 11 Came ra Settings[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 197 11.1 Configuring OSD Settin gs Purpose: Y ou can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera , including date /time, camera name, etc. S teps: 1. Enter th e OSD Conf iguration interface. Menu > Cam era > OSD 2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings. 3. Edit the Camera [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 198 11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: Y ou are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator . S teps: 1. Enter th e Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to set privacy mask. 3. Click the checkbox of[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 199 11.3 Configuring V ideo Paramete rs S teps: 1. Enter th e Imag e Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylig ht and n i[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 200 11.4 Configuring V ideo Quality Diagn ostics Purpose: When th e video quality is d iagnosed ab normal (e.g., blurred image, abnormal brigh tness and colo r cast), the alarm will be triggered and linked with the configured response actions The DS -7200HWI-E1(2)/C/F does not support video quality dia[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 201 6. Configure the threshold of the three exception types: Blurred Image, A bnormal Brightn ess and Color Cast. The value can be set to 0~100. When th e actual value exceeds the configured threshold, the video quality diagnostics alarm will be triggered and linked with the response actions. Figure 11[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 202 Chapter 12 Device Manag ement and Maintenance[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 203 12.1 V iewing System Inform at ion S teps: 1. Enter th e Sy stem Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. You can click the Device In fo , Camera , Record , Alar m , Netw ork and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device. Figure 12. 1 Device Informat ion Interfac[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 204 2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Start Tim e, End Time, Major Type and Minor Type. 3. Click the Search button to start search in g log files. 4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below. Up to 2000 log files can be displaye d each time. Fi[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 205 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 Exp ort interface. Menu > Maintenance > Log Information>Log Export Figure 12. 5 Log Export I nterface (2) Chec k ch eckbox to[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 206 device can be imported to multiple device devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. S teps: 1. Enter th e Import/Export Conf iguration File interface. Menu > Maintenance > Import/Export Figure 12. 7 Import/Expo rt Config File 2. Click the Export button to export configura[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 207 12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or rem ote F TP server . 12. 4.1 Upgrading by Lo cal Backup Device S teps: 1. Conn ect your device with a local backup d evice where the upd ate firmware file is located. 2. Enter th e Upgrade interfa [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 208 Figure 12. 9 FTP Upgrade Interface 3. Enter th e FTP Serve r Address in the text field. 4. Cl ick the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 209 12.5 Restoring Default Settings S teps: 1. En ter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 10 Restore Defaults 2. S elect the restoring type from the following three options. Restore Defaults: Restore all p arameters, except th e network (incl uding IP address, su bnet m[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 210 Chapter 13 Others[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 211 13.1 Configuring General Set tings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. S teps: 1. En ter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. S elect the General tab. Figure 13. 1 General Setti ngs Interface 3.[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 212 13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port The RS-232 serial port is provided by DS-7300 and DS-8100 models only . Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in tw o ways: • P arameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the device through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 213 13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. En ter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Ch oose 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 th[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 214 13.4 Configuring Mor e Settings S teps: 1. En ter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Cli ck the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 13. 4 More Setti ngs Interface 3. Co nfigure the following settings: • Device Name: Ed it the name of[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 215 13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a def ault account in the devi ce : Administrator . The Administrator user name is admin and the password i s set when y ou start the device f or the first time. The Administrator has the permi ssion to add and delet e user and c onfigure user param ete[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 216 User’s MA C Address . Password : S et the password for the user acco unt. STRONG PASSWO RD RECOMM ENDED – We highly r ecomme nd you cr eate a str ong passwor d of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special character[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 217 Figure 13. 8 User Permission Settings Interface b) Set the operating p ermi ssion of Local Configuration, Rem ote Configurati on and Cam era Configuration for the user. Local Config uration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and sy stem information of dev ice. • Local Parameters Set[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 218 capturing and alarm output of the select ed camera ( s). • Local Playback: L ocally playi ng back recorded fi les of the select ed camera ( s). • Remote Play back: Remotely playing back recorde d files of the sel ected cam era (s). • Local PTZ Control: L ocally controlling PTZ m ovement of th[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 219 Figure 13. 10 Edit User Interface 4. Edit the correspondi ng param eters. • Operator and Guest You can edi t the user infor mation, includi ng user nam e, password, perm ission level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Pass w ord if y ou want to change the password, and in put the new p[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 220 Chapter 14 Append ix[...]

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User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 222 Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally w hile transmitting a lower resolution stream ove r the n etwork. The tw o streams are generated b y the d evice, w ith the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 223 T roubles hooting  No image displayed on the monitor after the device is star ting up normally. Possible Reasons a) No VGA or HDMI connections. b) Conn ection cable is dam aged. c) In put mode of the monitor is inco rrect. S teps 1. V erify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or V [...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 224 4. Ch eck if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3. 1) If it is solved, finish the process. 2) If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process.  Th e status of the added IPC displays as “Disconnected” when it is connec ted through the protocol of our comp[...]

User Manual of DS -7200/73 00 /8100 Series DVR 225 2) When the IPC is offline, please try the ping command on PC to check if the PC connects with the IPC. 3. V erify the network between IPC and HDVR is stable. 1) When the IPC is offline, connect PC and HDVR with the RS-232 cable. 2) Open the Super T erminal, use the ping command and keep sending la[...]