Hikvision DS-9016HWI-ST manuel d'utilisation

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    Digital V ideo Recor der User Manual UD.6L0202D1336A01[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V i deo Recorder 1 Hikvision® Netw ork Digital V ideo Recorder User Manual This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of suc h license. The content o f th is manual is furnished for informational use only , is su bject to change[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 2 Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer . This manual is applicable to following em bedded n etwork DVR series. Series Model T ype 9200HWI-ST Series DS -9204/08/16HWI- ST Network DVR 9100HFI-ST Series DS -9104/08/16HFI- ST Network DV[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 3 Regulatory information FCC information FCC compliance : This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to pro vide reasonable protecti on against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 4 Preventive and Ca utionary Tips Before connecting and operating y our d evice, please be advised of the f ollowing 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 environmental cond[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 5 Product Key Features General  Connectable to the network cameras, network dome and en coders (this feature is supported b y HDVR series ).  Connectable to the third-party n etwork cameras li ke ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Brickcom, Bosch, Canon, P ANASONIC, P elco, SAMSUNG , SANYO, SONY , V ivotek and ZA VIO [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 6 storage capacity .  8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.  Support eSA T A d isk for recording or backup.  Hot-swappable HDD supporting RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 sto rage schemes. And 8 virtual disks can be configurable (this feature is supported by DS-91[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 7 mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record/captu re, HDD error , and HDD full, etc.  Alarm trig gers full screen mon itoring, audio alarm, n otifying surveillance center, sending email and alarm output.  Automatic restore when system is abnormal. Other Local Function[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 8  SDK for W indows and Linux system.  Source code of application software for dem o.  Development support and training for application system.[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 9 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Fea tures ....................................................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 14 1.1 Fr[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 10 4.2.6 Calling Patterns ......................................................................................................... 62 4.3 PTZ Contr ol Panel ............................................................................................................. 63 Chapter 5 Record and Ca pture Settings .[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 11 7.2 Backing up Pictu r es ......................................................................................................... 126 7.3 Managing Back up Devices .............................................................................................. 129 7.4 Hot Spare Backup .......................[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 12 9.4.3 Checking Network S tatus ........................................................................................ 179 9.4.4 Checking Network S tatistics ................................................................................... 180 Chapter 10 RAID Configurat ion ..............................[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 13 13.1.1 V iewing Device Infor mation ................................................................................... 223 13.1.2 V iewing Camera Infor mation .................................................................................. 223 13.1.3 V iewing Record Infor mation .........................[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 14 Chapter 1 Intr od uction[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 15 1.1 Fr ont Panel The front panels of the devices are shown in Figure 1.1. DS -9100/9000HFI- ST & DS-9100/9000HFI- RT & DS-9200HWI- ST DS -9100/9000HWI- ST DS -9100/9000HFI- XT DS -8100/8000HFI- ST & DS -8100/8000HWI- ST Figure 1. 1 Front Panel (1)[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 16 Table 1. 1 Descrip tion of Control Panel B uttons (1) No. Name Function Description 1 ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is de tected. READY Ready indicator is normally blue, ind icating that the device is functioning properly . ST A TUS Status indicator turns blue when device is contro lle[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 17 On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox. In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the cam er a. In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for back up. Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSA T A HDD. MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- Switch main and spot output. In PTZ Con[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 18 If GUARD indicator is blue (default), all the alarm e vent and exception settin gs are valid. Otherwise, alarm event and exception settings are invalid, but normal recording is still ava ilable. It is important to note that you must press the EDIT button on either the rem ote or front p anel on a te xt fiel[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 19 1.2 IR Remote Contr ol Operati ons The device may also be controlled w ith th e included IR rem o te control, shown in Figure 1.3. Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 3 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the on es on the front panel. See Table 1.3. T[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 20 5 A Button Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu. It is also used to switch input methods (upper and low ercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). 6 REC Button Enter the Manual Record setting menu. In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. It [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 21 Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the rem ote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel. If there is no response after you press any button on the rem ote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot. Steps: 1. Go to Menu > Settings > General[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 22 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 m ouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the m o use is not[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 23 1.4 Input Method Descrip tion Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard (1 ) Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (2) Description of the buttons on the soft key board: Table 1. 5 Descrip tion of the Soft Ke yboard Ico ns Icon Description Icon Description … Number … English letter Lowercase/Uppercase Backspace Switch the keyboard [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 24 1.5 Rear Panel DS -9100/9000HFI- ST DS - 9200/ 9100/9000HWI- ST & DS-9 100/9000HFI- RT DS -9100/9000HFI- XT DS -8100/8000HFI- ST[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 25 DS -8100/8000HWI- ST Figure 1. 6 Rear Panel (1) Table 1. 6 Descriptio n of Rear Panel (1) No. Item Description 1 VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. 2 LOOP OUT (for DS -9100/9000HFI- ST /RT/X T & 9200/9100/9000HWI-ST series) BNC connector for video loop output. 3 VIDEO SPOT OUT BNC connector [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 26 ALARM IN Connector for alarm input. ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output. 16 G ND Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up). 17 AC 100V ~ 240V AC 100V ~ 240V power supply . 18 POWER Switch for turning on/off the device. 19 USB Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB Hard [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 27 1.6 S tarting Up and S hutting Down the Devic e Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding th e life of the device. Before you st art: Check that the voltage of the extra po wer supply is the same with the devi ce’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly. [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 28 • T ake 2: By operating the front panel (not available for 7200 series) 1. P ress and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds. 2. Enter th e adm inistrator’s username and p assw ord in th e dialog box for authenti cation. 3. Click the Yes button.  Do not press the POWER button aga in w[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 29 Chapter 2 Getting S tarted[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 30 2.1 Using the Wiz ard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Figure 2. 1 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. If you don’t want to use the Start Wizard at that mom[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 31 Figure 2. 3 Date and Time Setti ngs 6. After the time settings, click Next which takes you to the Network S tart Wizard window. Dual NIC is not supported by DS -7200HWI- SV series. DS -9100/9000HFI-ST/R T/XT & DS-9200/9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-8100/8000HFI (HWI)- ST DS -7200HWI- ST Figure 2. 4 Network Co[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 32 window (supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only). Figure 2. 5 Array Management 8. After configuring array settings, click Next to enter the HDD Management window. Figure 2. 6 HDD Management 9. To initialize the HDD, click Init . Initialization rem oves all the data saved in the HDD. 10. Click Next to en[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 33 Click the icon , and you can enable the continuous recording or motion De tection recording for all channels of the device. Figure 2. 8 Record Settings 13. Click OK to complete the wizard settings.[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 34 2.2 Adding and Connec ting the IP Cameras This Chapter is available for HDVR series only. 2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras Purpose: HDVR can connect the network camera s and record th e video got from them. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cam eras to the conn [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 35 004&8004HFI-ST&DS-9004HFI- RT &9004HWI- ST series at most when all the analog cameras are disabled. Figure 2. 10 Analog Camera Mana gement 2. T o add the online cameras: 1) Select th e IP Camera tab, and the on line cameras in the same network se gment with th e device will be displayed o n the [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 36 Or click th e button Add All to add all the online cameras automatically . The user name and password are admin and 12345 by default. 3) Optionally , you can click the button Custom Adding to enter the Custom Adding interface. Figure 2. 12 Custom Adding Input th e required information, including the IP addr[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 37 Figure 2. 14 Import IP Camera Configurati on File 2) Select the backup device from the drop-down list and you can click the Refresh button to get the latest information of the backup dev ice. 3) Select the configuration file of IP camera from the list. 4) Click the Import button to import the IP c ameras to[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 38 Figure 2. 16 Export IP Camera Configurati on File 2) Select the backup device from the drop-down list and you can click the Refresh button to get the latest information of the backup dev ice. 3) Click the Export button to export the configuration file of IP ca meras to the backup device. 4) Click OK on the [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 39 Figure 2. 18 Edit IP Camera 2. Edit the camera information, such as the IP address, protocol, port, etc. 3. Click the button OK to save the new settin gs. 4. T o delete the added camera, click the icon ; Or check the corresponding checkbox and click the button Delete . Description of the icons: Add the onli[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 40 2. There are 16 custom protocols provided in the sy ste m. Select a custom protocol from the drop-down list, and configure its corresponding param eters. Before custo mizing th e p rotocol for th e network camera, you have to contact th e manufactu rer o f the network camera to consult the URL (uniform reso[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 41 Chapter 3 Live V iew[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 42 3.1 Intr oduction of Live V iew Live view shows you the video imag e getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus right-clicking the mouse repeatedly (depending on which menu you’re on) brings [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 43 3.2 Operations in Li ve V iew Mode In live view mode, there are many functions p rovided. Some of the functions are listed below. • Single Screen : showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • Auto-sw itch: the screen is auto sw it c[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 44 for channel 2. Show multi-screen Press the PREV/FOCUS- button. Manually switch screens Next screen: right direction button. Previous screen: left direction button. Auto-switch Press Enter button. Playback Press Pla y button. Switch main and aux output Press Main/Aux button and Enter button. 3.2.2 Using the [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 45 Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu-DV R Series Figure 3. 2 Right-click Menu-HD VR Series 3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available w hile in an Aux monitor. These features include: • Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 46 3.2.4 Quick Setting T oolbar in Live V iew Mode Click on the live view windo w, a quick setting toolbar w ill be shown on the bottom as follows: The Live V iew Strategy icon and Information icon are only available for network came ras. Figure 3. 3 Quick Setting To olbar Table 3. 6 Descrip tion of Quick Sett[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 47 • Dim Light: the image is smoother than the other two modes. • Outdoor: the image is relatively clearer and sharper . The deg ree of contrast and saturation is high. Figure 3. 5 Image Settings for Analog Camera You can adjust the image parameters, including brightness, contrast, saturation, hue , sharpn[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 48 Figure 3. 7 Image Settings- Custo mize for Ne twork Camera Live V ie w Strate gy icon can be selected to enter the Live V iew Strategy menu. Y ou can set the live view performance to real-time, balanced or fluency . This feature is only available f or network cameras. Figure 3. 8 Live View Strategy Informat[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 49 Figure 3. 9 Information[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 50 3.3 Adjusting Li ve V iew Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized to meet different needs. You can configure the output interface, number of display window, dwell time for screen display, audio output settings, etc. We use the interface of DS-9 100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as th[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 51 Figure 3. 11 Live View- Camera Ord er To set the camera order: 1) Click the View tab. 2) Select a Video Output Interface and select a screen layout . 3) Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window. means the channel will not be displayed. You can also[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 52 3.4 Channel-zer o Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a rem ote view of man y channels in real time fro m web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in ord er to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is provided as an option for yo[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 53 3.5 Manual V ideo Quality Diagnos tics Purpose: The video q uality of the analog ch annels can be d iagnosed manually and you can view th e diagnostic results from a list. S teps: 1. Enter the Manual V ideo Quality Diagnostics interfac e. Menu> Manual >Manual V ideo Quality Diagnostics Figure 3. 13 Vi[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 54 3.6 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live 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 th e Shutdow n menu. Menu > Shutdown Figure 3. 15 Shutdown 2. Click Logout . After you have logged out the sy[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 55 Chapter 4 PTZ Contr ol[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 56 4.1 Configuring PTZ Setting s Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the P TZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ came ra. Before you start: Make sure that the PTZ camera and the device are connected properly via RS -4 85 interface. Steps: 1. Enter t[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 57 4.2 Setting PTZ P r esets, Patr ols & Patterns Before you start: Make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. We use the interface of DS-9 100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as the example to describe the following settings. 4.2.1 Custo mizing Pr es ets [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 58 4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: The view angle of the PTZ camera will be m oved to the predefined position when you call a preset. Call a preset on the PTZ setting interface: S teps: 1. Enter th e PTZ Control interfa ce. Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings 2. Check . Figure 4. 4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Cho[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 59 2. Click the Camera tab on the panel, and select the channel for control on the camera list. 3. Click the Preset tab on the panel, and doub le-click the preset y ou want to call o n the preset list. 4.2.3 Custo mizing Patr ols Purpose: A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user-def ined key p[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 60 You can also click to delete t he corresponding key point and click to delete all the key poin ts. Figure 4. 8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: The PTZ camera will m ove accord ing to the predefined patrol path when you call a patrol. Call a patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 61 Figure 4. 10 PTZ Panel- Patrol 4.2.5 Custo mizing Patterns Purpose: A pattern is a memorized, repeating series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset f unctions. Steps: 1. Enter th e PTZ Control interf ace. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Choo se pattern num ber in the option box. Figure 4. 11 PTZ- Patter[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 62 4.2.6 Calling Patte rns Purpose: The PTZ camera will m ove accord ing to the predefined pattern path when y ou call a pattern. Call a pattern in the PTZ setting interface St eps: 1. Enter th e PTZ Control interf ace. Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings 2. Select the pattern number . 3. Click , then th[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 63 4.3 PTZ Contr ol Panel T o enter the PTZ control Panel, there are 2 w ays suppo rted: Option1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower -right co rner . Option2: In th e Live V iew mode, you can press the PTZ Control butto n on th e front panel or on the remote contro l, or click the[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 64 Stop the patrol or pattern movement Minimize windows Exit[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 65 Chapter 5 Record and Capture Settings[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 66 Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. The interfaces of the device are subject to the actual model. 5.1 Configuring E ncoding Param eters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the im age quality, such as transmission stream type, the reso[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 67 2. Encoding Parameters for Recording 1) Click the Record tab to configure the record parameters, such as stream t ype, resolution, b itrate type, video quality , frame rate, etc. • Pre-reco rd: The ti me you set to record before the schedu led ti me or event. For example, when an alarm triggered th e reco[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 68 3. Encoding Parameters for Sub -stream 1) Click the Substream t ab to configure the p arame ters of sub -stream, such as strea m t ype, resolu tion, frame rate, etc. Figure 5. 6 Sub-stream Encoding 2) Click Apply to save the settings. 3) Optionally , you can click Copy to copy the settings to other analog c[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 69  The two-way audio record can only be bound to the analog cameras.  The bound two-way audio record will overlap the original audio input during the two-way audio . Figure 5. 9 Two-way Audio Record[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 70 5.2 Configuring Recor d/Captur e Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera auto matica lly starts/stops recordin g according to the configured schedule. In this chapter , we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 71 as well. For detailed informa tion, refer to Chapt er 8.1 and Chapter 8.2 . Figure 5. 11 Edit Schedule 5) T o arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End tim e and T ype . Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day . A nd the time periods cannot be overlapped each othe[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 72 6) Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. T ask 2 : Draw the Schedule S teps: 1) Click to select a record type, including Continuous, Motion, Alarm, M | A, M & A, VCA and None.  T o enable M otion, Alarm, M | A (motion o r alarm), M & A ( motion and alarm ) and VCA (V ideo Content[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 73 Figure 5. 15 Draw the Schedule (2) Y ou can rep eat the above steps to set schedule for other channels. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Co py , and th en choose th e chann el to which you want to copy . Clic k A pply in the Record/Capture Schedule interface to save the settings. Fi[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 74 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Captur e Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes p lace, the d evice can analyze it and do many actio ns to h andle it. Enabling motion detection functio n can trigger certain [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 75 IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 5) Select the channels which you want the m otion detection event to trigger recording or capture. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Click Apply in the Motion Detection interf ace to save the se ttin gs. Exit the [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 76 5.4 Configuring Alarm T rigger ed Recording and Captur e Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recor ding or capture. Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-72 00HWI-SV series. W e use the in terfac e of DS -9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following s[...]

  • Page 78

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 77 Figure 5. 24 Alarm Settings for DVR Series Figure 5. 25 Alarm Settings for HDVR Series IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 5) Check the checkbox to choose the alarm triggere d recording /capture channe l. 6) Click Apply to save settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Click Apply in[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 78 Figure 5. 27 Record Schedule[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 79 5.5 Configuring Manu al Recording and Continuous Captur e Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture. Using m anual record ing and continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manu al recording an d manual continuous capture is [...]

  • Page 81

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 80 Figure 5. 30 Continuous Recording Figure 5. 31 Motion Detection Reco rding 2) Click Y es to enab le all-day con tinuous recording or all-day motion detection recording of all channels. 5. Enabling and disabling the continuous capture. 1) Select Continuous Captur e ta b on the left bar . Figure 5. 32 Continu[...]

  • Page 82

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 81 5.6 Configuring Holi day Recording and Captur e Purpose: Y ou may want to h ave differe nt plan for recording and capture on h oliday . F ollow th e steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year . The priority of holiday schedule is higher than any other schedule. S teps: 1. Ent[...]

  • Page 83

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 82 There are three different modes for th e d ate format to configure holiday schedu le, in cluding Date, W eek and Month. 4) Set the start and end date. 5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. 4. Enter Record/Capture S chedule settings interface (Men u>Record>Schedule>[...]

  • Page 84

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 83 5.7 Configuring Redund a nt Recording and Captur e Purpose: The record files an d captured pictures are stored not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD when the Redundant Record/Capture function is enabled, thus enhancin g the data safety an d reliability eff ectively . The sto rag[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 84 1) Select Record. Figure 5. 40 Record Parameters 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check checkbox to enable redundant recording and capture. 4) Click Apply to save settings. Repeat the above steps 2) -4) for con figuring o ther chann els. If th e setting can also be applied to other analog channels[...]

  • Page 86

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 85 5.8 Configuring HDD Gr oup for Recording and Captur e Purpose: Y ou can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group. S teps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu > HDD Figure 5. 41 HDD General 2. Select Advanced on the left bar . Check whether th e storage mode of [...]

  • Page 87

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 86 IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 2) Choose Group number in the drop-down list of Record on HDD Group . 3) Check the channels you want to save in this group. 4) Click Apply to save settings. After having configured the HDD group s, you can configure the Recordin g and Capture setting s by followin[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 87 5.9 Files Pr otection Purpose: Y ou can lock th e recorded files or set th e HDD property to Read -only to protect the record files from being overwritten. W e use the interface of DS -9 000HFI- RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 5.9.1 Locking the Record Fi le[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 88 Figure 5. 45 Locked File Managem ent 4. Y ou can click the icon on the Locked File Manageme nt interface to unlock the selected record file. T ask 2: Lock File w hen Export S teps: 1. Enter Export settin g interfa ce. Menu> Export Figure 5. 46 Export Interface 2. Check the checkbox to select the channels[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 89 Figure 5. 47 Export- Search Result 5. P rotect the record file s. 1) Select the record file to be protect ed , and then click the icon. The icon turns to , indicating that the file is locked. 2) Click the icon to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5. 48 Unlocking Attention 5.9.2 Setting H[...]

  • Page 91

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 90 Figure 5. 50 HDD General- Editing 3. Set the HDD to Read-only . 4. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper leve l menu.  Y ou can’t save any files in a Read -only HDD. If you want to save files in the HD D, change the p roperty to R/W .  If there is only o ne HDD and is set to Read- only , t[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 91 Chapter 6 Playback[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 92 6.1 Playing Back Recor d Files  We use the interface of DS-9 000HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as the example to describe the following settings.  Frame extracting mode is only supported by DVR series. 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific cha[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 93 Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu-DV R Series Figure 6. 3 Right-click Menu-HD VR Series Front Panel: Press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view mode. Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback proce ss. Front panel o[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 94 Figure 6. 4 Playback Interface  The indicates the start time and end time of the record files.  represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (m otion , alarm , motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA).  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any p oint of th e[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 95  If there are normal recordings (manual or schedule) for that cam era in that day , on the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as ; If there are event triggered recordings (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm VCA ) for th at cam era in th at day , in th e calendar , the icon for th[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 96  represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (m otion , alarm , motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA).  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any p oint of th e progre ss bar to locate sp ecial frames, and a thumbnail of the specified frame will be displaye [...]

  • Page 98

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 97 Figure 6. 8 Event Playback Interface -Motion The VCA event search is only av ailable to the HDVR series. 4. Click Search , and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list. Figure 6. 9 Result of Video Search b y Alarm Input[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 98 5. Click button to play back the record files. You can click Back to return to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be config ured for the playback of event triggered record files. Pre-pla y : The time you set to play back be fore th e event. For example, when an alar m triggered the recording a[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 99 Figure 6. 11 Interface of Playback b y Event Figure 6. 12 Toolbar of Playback by Eve nt Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playbac k- by - event Inter face Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation / Audio on/ Mute Adjust volume / Start/S top clipping Capture Lock file Add default [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 100 6.1.4 Playing Back by T ag Purpose: Default tags and customized tags can be added to m ark the record files, and you can search the added tags and play back the marked record files through tag playback . Before you start: 1. Enter th e Norm al Playback or Event P laybac k interface. For d etails, see Chapt[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 101 Figure 6. 14 Tag Management Interface Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Click and select to enter the Tag Playback interface. Figure 6. 15 Video Search by Tag 3. Select the channels from the list, and specify the start time and end tim e for search. 4. Optionally, you can input the ke[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 102 Pre-play and post-play time can be set according to actual needs. Pre-play time and post-play time is added to the time point of the tag . Figure 6. 16 Interface of Playbac k by Tag Figure 6. 17 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Figure 6. 18 Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Pla yback- by -tag Interface Button O[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 103 mode[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 104 6.1.5 Smart Playbac k Purpose: The smart playback function provides an easy wa y to get th rough t h e less effectiv e information. When you select th e smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video con taining the motion or VCA in forma tion , mark it with green color and play it in the normal sp[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 105 Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Smart Playback Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Smart search Stop / Pause play/ Play Process bar / Scaling up/down the time line V ideo type / picture[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 106 6.1.6 Playing Back by Sea r ching System Lo g Purpose: You can also play back record file(s) after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information>Log Search Figure 6. 20 Log Search Interface 2. Specify the start time and end time for searc h. 3. [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 107 Figure 6. 21 Result of System Log Sear ch 6. Select a log with record file and click button to enter Play back interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. Figure 6. 22 Interface of Playback b y Log 6.1.7 Playing Back External Files [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 108 The files stored in the extrenal device are listed in the right-side list. Y ou can click the Refresh button to refresh the file list. 3. Select a record file and click to play it. Figure 6. 23 Interface of External File P layback 6.1.8 Playing Back Frame Extracting Record Purpose: If there are frame extra[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 109 Figure 6. 24 Frame Extracting Record P layback Interface 2. Select th e record type (Normal, Event and Tag) from the drop-down list and search the corresponding files. For details , see Chapter 6.1.2 , Chapter 6.1.3 or Chapter 6.1.4 . 3. Play back the record files if available. Figure 6. 25 Frame Extractin[...]

  • Page 111

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 10 6.2 Auxiliary Functions o f Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to view the image details of the video when abnormal events occur. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface. If y ou cho ose play back of the record file: click button an d u[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 111 Figure 6. 27 Interface of Smart Pla yback 2. Click the icon o n the toolbar to enter Sm art Search mode. The smart searc h too lbar appears at the bottom of the screen. Figure 6. 28 Draw Area for Smart Search 3. Click-and-drag the mouse to draw area(s) for smart search .  Intrusion Detection Click the b[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 12 click the button to set the full screen as the detection area. 4. Click the icon to start the smart search, and the events occurred in the defined area will be marked as on the time bar. 6.2.3 Digital Zoom W e use the in terface of DS -9 000HFI- RT series (unless o therwise stated) as example to describe [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 13 Figure 6. 30 4-ch Synchronous Pla yback Interface  If more than one channel is optional, the sy nchronous playback will be activated.  The record files will be marked by two lines on the process bar. Th e upper one indicates the record files of the selected channel; and the lowe r one indicates the [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 14 6.3 Pictur e Playback Purpose: The captured pictures stored in the HDDs of the device ca n be searched and view ed . Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Click and s elect to enter the Picture Playback interface. Figure 6. 31 Picture Playback Interface 3. Check checkbox to select the ch[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 15 Figure 6. 32 Result of Picture Pla yback 6. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface ca n be u sed to control playing process. Figure 6. 33 Picture Playback Too lbar Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Pictur e-playback T oolbar Button Function Button Function Button Function Button Function Pl[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 16 Chapter 7 Backup[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 17 7.1 Backing up Record Fil es Before you st art: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Expo rt Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly . W e use the in terface of DS-90 00HFI-R T series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 18 Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1 -1 4. Select the backup device from the drop-down list and click the button Export. The record files within the start time and end time will be exported to the external storage device (e.g., USB Flash Drive) after the backup process is complet e. The Player program play[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 1 19 When the backup device is the eSA T A HDD, click Menu>Record>Advanced, select eSA T A1 from the eSA T A drop-down list, and set the usage as Export. Click Apply to save the settings and click Y es to confirm it . Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer and DVD-R/W Steps: 1. Enter Normal [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 120 The size of the currently se lec ted files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. Figure 7. 6 Export by Normal Video Sear ch using USB Flash Dr ive 4. Click the button Export on the Export interface to start the backup process. A prompt message will pop up after the backup process is complete[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 121 7.1.3 Backing up by Ev ent Search Purpose: The event triggered recordin gs can be b acked up on USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), DVD-R/W or eSATA HDD. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported. S teps: 1. Enter Event Export interfa ce. Menu>Export>Event Figure 7. 9 Event Searc[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 122 Click the button Details , and you can view the detailed information of selected events. Then, select the record files, click the button Export or click the button Export All to select all the record files direct ly to enter the Export interface. The size of the currently se lected files is displayed in th[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 123 5. The exported record files will be displayed in a list on the Export interface. You can click to view the video, or click to delete the record file. The Player program player.exe will be exported automa tically during record file export. Figure 7. 14 Checkup of Event Expo rt Result Using USB Fla sh Drive[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 124 Figure 7. 15 Interface of Playback b y Time 2. In th e play back process, click the icon / in the playback toolbar to start/stop clipping record file(s). 3. Click the button on the toolbar , selec t V ideo Clip tab, and you can view and export the video clips. Figure 7. 16 Clips Export Up to 30 items of vi[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 125 Figure 7. 17 Export Video Clips Using US B Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record f iles are exported with pop - up message “Export finished”. Figure 7. 18 Export Finished 5. After the backup is complete, the exported record files will be displayed in a list on the Export interfac[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 126 7.2 Backing up Pi ctur es Task 1: Back up Captured Pi ctures when Playback Purpose: Back up the pictures captured during playbac k. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface and start the playback. For details, see Chap ter 6.1. Figure 7. 20 Interface of Playback b y Time 2. In th e play back process, click the i[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 127 4. Refer to the steps4~5 in Chapter 7.1.4 to export the pictu res. Task 2: Back up All Types o f Captured Pictures Purpose: Back up pictures using USB devices (USB flas h drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), DVD-R/W or eSATA HDD. Steps: 1. Enter Picture Expo rt interf ace. Menu>Export>Picture Figure 7. 22 [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 128 the button Export All to select all the pictures and enter the Export interfa ce. Here we take USB flash drive as an example. For more backup devices, see Chapter 7.1.2. Figure 7. 25 Export Pictures Using USB Fl ash Drive 4. Click the button Ex port on the Export interf ace to start the backup process. A p[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 129 7.3 Managing Backup De vices W e use the in terface of DS-9 000HFI-R T series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1. Enter th e Export interfac e of backup device. For details, see Chapter 7.1 -7.2. Figure 7. 28 Management of USB Flash Drives, USB HDDs and eS ATA[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 130 For USB Writers and DVD-R/W: 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 ro m vendor.[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 131 7.4 Hot Spar e Backup This section is only applicable to the devices of HDVR series. Before you start: At least 2 devices are required to be online. Purpose: Several devices can form an N+1 hot spare sy stem. The system consists of several working devices and a hot spare device; when the working device fai[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 132 Figure 7. 31 Hot Spare Mod e Settings 7.4.2 Setting the W orkin g Device S teps: 1. Enter th e Hot Spare Setti ngs interface of the working device. Menu>Configuration>Hot Spare 2. Set the working mode of the device as Normal Mode (default). 3. Check the checkbox of Enable , inp ut the IP address and [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 133 7.4.3 Hot Spare Management S teps: 1. Enter th e Hot Spare Setti ngs interface of the hot spare device aga in. The connected working device is displayed on the device list. Check the checkbox to select the working device from the list, and click the button Add to link the working device to the hot spare de[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 134 function. The record synchronization function can be enabled f or up to 1 working device at a time. Figure 7. 36 Working Status of Hot Spare Device-3[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 135 Chapter 8 Alarm Settings[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 136 8.1 Setting Motion De tection We use the interface of DS-9 100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a cam era you wa nt to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Set[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 137 Figure 8. 4 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection for HDVR Series T riggering IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only . 4. Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab and set arming schedule of the channel. Choose one d ay of a week and up to eight time periods can be set withi n eac[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 138 6. If you want to set motion detection for another channel, repeat the a b ove steps or just click Copy in the Motion Detection interface to copy the above settings to it. You are not a llowed to copy the “Trigger Channel” action and motion detection settings to I P camera. Figure 8. 7 Copy Settings of[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 139 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarm Purpose: You can s et handling method of an external sensor alarm. Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 8. 8 Alarm Status Interface 2. Select Alarm Input ta[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 140 Time periods cannot be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 10 Set Arming Schedule o f Alarm Input 5. Select Linkage Action tab to set alar m linkage actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chap ter 8.7 ). 6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set PTZ linking para[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 141 Figure 8. 12 Copy Settings of Alarm Inp ut[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 142 8.3 Setting VCA Alarm Before you start: Enable the V CA (Video Content Analysis) function and set the detection rules on the IP camera side. For d etails, see the user manual of IP camera . Purpose: The HDVR can receive the VCA alarm se nt by smart IP cam eras. The VCA alarm settings are only sup ported by[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 143 4. Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab and set arming schedule of the channel. Choose one d ay of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Set up arming schedule of oth er days of a week. You can also click the b utton Copy to copy an arming schedule to oth[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 144 8.4 Detecting V ideo Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8. 17 Video Loss Settings I nterface 2. Set handling method of video loss. Check checkbox [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 145 5. If you want to set video loss handling method for another channel, repeat the above steps or just click Copy in Video Loss interface to copy the above settings to it. Copying video loss settings to IP cam era is not supported. Figure 8. 19 Copy Settings of Video Loss[...]

  • Page 147

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 146 8.5 Detecting V ideo T ampering Purpos e: Trigger alarm and take alarm respo nse action(s) when the lens is covered. Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Figure 8. 20 Video Tampering Detectio n Settings Inter [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 147 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm linkage actions of video tampering alarm . For d etails, see Chapter 8. 7 . Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to complete the video tam pering settings of the channel. 5. If you want to set up linkage actions of video tampering detection alarm for anoth[...]

  • Page 149

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 148 8.6 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling m ethod o f various exce ption s, e.g.  HDD Full: The HDD is full.  HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc.  Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.  IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address.  Illegal[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 149 3. Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.7 . 4. Click Apply to save the settings. Figure 8. 24 Exception Settings Interface[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 150 8.7 Setting Alarm Linkage Actions Purpose: Alarm li nkage actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Mo nitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify S urveillance Center, Send Em ail, Upload Captured P ictures to FTP (this function is supported by D VR series only ) an[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 151 1. Enter Alarm Output interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm> Alarm Output Select an alarm output and set alarm name and d well tim e. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the drop-down list of Dwell Time, you can clear it only by going to Menu> Manual> Alarm and clicking Clear All . Figure[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 152 Figure 8. 27 Copy Settings of Alar m Output[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 153 8.8 T rigg ering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be trigg ered or cleared manually . If “Manually Clear” is selected in th e drop-down list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared on ly by clicking Clear button in the following interface. Steps: Select the[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 154 Chapter 9 Network Setting s[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 155 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly con figured before you operate dev ice over network. S teps: 1. Enter th e Network Settings interfa ce. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 9. 1 Net work Settings Interface for DS -9200 HWI-ST & DS -910 0HFI-ST/RT /XT ([...]

  • Page 157

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 156 In network settings interface: T he FTP setting is supported by DVR series only . The Dual NIC (network interface card) is not supported by DS-7 200HWI-SV series. W e use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 2. Select the General tab[...]

  • Page 158

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 157 Figure 9. 5 Load Balance Wor king Mode Net Fault-tolerance M ode: The two NIC cards use the same IP add ress, and you can select the Main NIC to LAN1 or LAN2. By this way , in case o f o ne NIC card failure, t he device will auto matica lly enable the other standby NIC card so as to ensure the norma l runn[...]

  • Page 159

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 158 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings We use the interface of DS-9 100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Y our device also allows access by Point- to -Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). S teps: 1. Enter th e Networ[...]

  • Page 160

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 159 Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the sy stem to use DDNS. S teps: 1. Enter th e Network Settings interfa ce. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the DDNS tab to enter the DD NS Settings interfa ce . Figure 9. 9 DDNS Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable DD[...]

  • Page 161

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 160 Figure 9. 12 Peanut Hull Settings Inter face • NO -IP: En ter the account information in the corresponding f ields. 1) Enter Server Add ress for NO-IP. 2) In th e Device Dom ain Name text field, enter th e domain obtained f rom the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). 3) Enter t he User Name and Password reg i[...]

  • Page 162

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 161 Figure 9. 15 Register an Account 3) In the Device Management interfac e, click to register the device. Figure 9. 16 Register the Device The device name can only contain the lower- case English letter, nume ric and ‘ - ’; and it must start with the lower- case English letter and cannot end with ‘ - ?[...]

  • Page 163

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 162 Device Domain Name : It refers to the Device Domain Name on the device or the Device Name on the HiDDNS server you created . User Name : Enter the user name of the device. By default it is admin. Password : Enter the password of the device. By default it is 12345. Figure 9. 17 Access Device via iVMS42 00 5[...]

  • Page 164

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 163 network, NTP so ftware can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization. 9.2.4 Configuring FTP Server Settings FTP configuration is supported by DVR series only . Purpose: The F TP (File Transf er Pro tocol ) can be configured on your device to realize dual -directional transmission of c[...]

  • Page 165

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 164 Directory: In the Directory field, you can select the Root directory, Parent directory and secondary directory. When the Parent Directory is selected, you have the option to use the Device Name, Device No . or Device IP for the name of the directory, or you can customize the directory name; and the when th[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 165 9.2.6 Configuring NA T Settings T wo ways are provided for port mappin g to realize the remote access via the cross - segment network, UPnP ™ and manual mapping.  UPnP TM Purpose: Universal P lug and Play ( UPnP ™ ) permits the device to discover the presence of other network devices on the network [...]

  • Page 167

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 166 If you select Manual as the mapping type, you can edit the external po rt on your demand by clicking to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. S teps: 1) Click to activate th e External Port Settings d ialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, http port, R TSP port and https port[...]

  • Page 168

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 167 The value of the R TSP port No. sho uld be 554 or b etween 1024 and 65535, while the value of th e other ports should be b etween 1 and 65535 and the value must be d if ferent from each oth er . If multiple devices are co nfigured for the UPnP™ settings under the same router, the value of the port No. fo[...]

  • Page 169

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 168 Figure 9. 29 More Settings Interface 3. Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port in the text fields. The Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the CMS (Client Manage ment System) software (e.g., iVMS-4200) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitor[...]

  • Page 170

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 169 9.2.9 Configuring R TSP Settings Purpose: The R TSP (Real T ime Streaming P rotocol) is a network control protocol designed for u se in entertainme nt and communications systems to control streaming media servers. S teps: 1. Enter th e Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Sel[...]

  • Page 171

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 170 The S erver Port should be set to th e range o f 2000 -65535 and it is used for remote client software access. The HTTP port is used for remote IE access. 9.2.11 Configuring HTTPS Settings Purpose: HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) ensures the d ata transferred is encrypted using Secure So cket L[...]

  • Page 172

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 171 2) Enter the country , host name/IP , validity and other informa tion. 3) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2 : Create the authorized certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the certificate request. 2) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certif icate authority for sig[...]

  • Page 173

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 172 If you enable the high-speed download function, the local menu operation will be af fected. It is recommended to disable this function after finishing the rem ote download of record files. Figure 9. 38 Message Box for High -speed Do wnload 4. Click Apply to save the settings. 9.2.13 Configuring E mail Sett[...]

  • Page 174

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 173 Figure 9. 40 Email Settings Interface 5. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional) : If your mail server requires authentication, check this checkbox to use authentication to log in to this server and enter the login User Name and Password. User Name : The user account[...]

  • Page 175

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 174 Figure 9. 42 Email Testing Attention 9.2.14 V irtual Host Setti ngs Purpose: Y ou can directly get access to the IP camera management interfac e from the HDVR management interface.  The V irtual host function is only supported by the HDVR s eries.  Y ou can only configure the virtual host settings th[...]

  • Page 176

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 175 9.2.15 T elnet Settings Purpose: T elnet functio n provides an easy way to get access to the DVR/HDV R. Y ou can see the advanced information about the device by inputting command; as well the configuration can also be realized through telnet connection. S teps: 1. Enter the Advanced settings interface. Co[...]

  • Page 177

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 176 9.3 Checking Network T raffic Purpose: Y ou ca n c heck the network traffic to o btain re al-time information of device such as linking status, MT U, sending/receiving rate, etc. S teps: 1. Enter th e Network T raffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9. 47 Network Traffic Interface 2[...]

  • Page 178

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 177 9.4 Network Detection Purpose: Y ou can obtain network connecting status of d evice through the network detection function, including n etwork delay , packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 T esting Netw ork Delay and Packet Loss S teps: 1. Enter th e Network Detec tion interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect 2.[...]

  • Page 179

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 178 9.4.2 Expo rting Network Packet Purpose: By co nnecting th e device to network, th e captu red network d ata packet can b e exported to USB-flash disk, SA T A/eSA T A DV D-R/W a nd o ther local back up devices. Dual NIC is not suppo rted b y DS -7200HWI- SV series. W e use t he interface of DS-910 0HFI-ST [...]

  • Page 180

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 179 9.4.3 Checking Netw ork S tatus Purpose: Y ou can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Dual NIC is not supported by DS -7200HWI-SV series. W e use the interface of DS -9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.[...]

  • Page 181

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 180 Figure 9. 55 Network Parameters Confi guration 9.4.4 Checking Netw ork S tatistics Purpose : Y ou can check the network statistics to obtain the real-ti me inf ormation of the d evice. S teps: 1. Enter th e Network Statistics interf ace. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab t[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 181 Chapter 10 RAID Configuration[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 182 This chapter is available for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only. For the configuration for alarm lin kage actions of array exception, please refer to Chapter 8.6 and Chapter 8.7 . 10.1 Configuring Array and V irtual Disk Purpose: RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that com bin[...]

  • Page 184

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 183 10.1.1 One-touch Config uration Purpose: Through one-touch configuration, you can quickly crea te the disk array and virtual disk. By default, the array ty pe to be created is RAID 5. Steps: 1. Enter th e Physic al Disk Settings interface. Menu > HDD > RAID > Physical Disk Figure 10. 2 Physical Di[...]

  • Page 185

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 18 4 5. Y ou can click Array tab to view the information of the successfully created array . By default, one-touch configuration creates an array a nd a virtual disk. Figure 10. 4 Array Settings Interface 6. Click V irtual Disk tab to view the auto matica lly created virtual disk . By default, one-touch config[...]

  • Page 186

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 185 Figure 10. 6 Physical Disk Settings Inter face 2. Click Create to enter the Create Array interface. Figure 10. 7 Create Array Interface 3. Edit the Array Name; set the RA ID Level to RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RA ID 10; select the Physical Disk that you want to configure array .  If you choose RAID 0, at[...]

  • Page 187

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 186 If the number of HDDs you select is not compatible with the requirement of the RAID level, the error message box will pop up. Figure 10. 8 Error Message Box 5. Y ou can click Array ta b to view the success fully created array . Figure 10. 9 Array Settings Interface 6. Click to select an array and click Cre[...]

  • Page 188

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 187 the RAID, and cannot detect the bad sector. Foreground (Recommended): By using foreground initialization, the RAID will be initialized totally and the bad sector of the hard disks can be detected and repaired. The virtual disk can be used only after the initialization is complete. Background: The backgroun[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 188 Figure 10. 14 Hot Spare Disk[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 189 10.2 Rebuilding Array Purpose: The working status of array includes Functional, Disk Loss and Offline. By viewing the array status, you can take immediate and proper maintenance for the disks so as to ensure the high security and reliability of the data stored in the disk array. When there is no disk loss [...]

  • Page 191

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 190 10.2.2 Manually Rebuil ding Array Purpose: If there is no hot spare disk available, you can rebuild the array manually to restore the array when the virtual disk is in Degraded status. S teps: 1. Enter the Array Settings interface. The status of the array is displayed as Disk Loss, and the status of the vi[...]

  • Page 192

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 191 10.3 Re pairing V irtual Disk Purpose: When the disk cannot be displayed on the HDD Inform ation interface while the virtual disk can still show in the Array Settings interface, you have to repair the virtual disk. If the virtual disk is under foreground initialization, the repairi ng cannot be done. Steps[...]

  • Page 193

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 192 10.4 Deleting Array / V irtual Disk Before deleting the array, the virtual disk(s) under this array must be deleted first. Deleting array and virtual disk will delete all the data saved in the disk. 10.4.1 Deleting the V i rtual Disk Steps: 1. Enter the Virtual Disk interf ace. Menu > HDD > RAID >[...]

  • Page 194

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 193 Figure 10. 25 Array Settings Interface 2. Select an array and clic k to delete the array. Figure 10. 26 Confirm Array Deletion 3. In the pop-up mess age box, click Yes to co nfirm the array deletion. Deleting array will cause to delete all the data in the array .[...]

  • Page 195

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 194 10.5 Upgrading Firmwar e Purpose: You can view the information of the firmware and upgrade the firmware by local back up device or remote FTP server. Steps: 1. Enter the Firmwa re interface to view the information of the firmware, including the version, maxi mum physical disk quantity, maximum array quanti[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 195 Figure 10. 28 Upgrade the Firmware[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 196 Chapter 11 HDD Management[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 197 In this chapter, we use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 11.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used w ith your device. If there is uninitialized HDD existed i[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 198 Figure 11. 3 Confirm Initialization 4. Select OK to start initialization. Figure 11. 4 Start Initialization 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change f rom Uninitialized to Normal . Figure 11. 5 HDD Status Chan ges to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. The[...]

  • Page 200

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 199 11.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of I P S AN to device, and use it as network HDD. S teps: 1. En ter the HDD Inform ation in terface . Menu > HDD > General Figure 11. 7 HDD Information Interface 2. Click Add to enter the Add NetHDD interface. Figure 11. 8 Addin[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 200 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 directo ry in the text field of NetHDD Directory. 4) Click OK to add the configured NAS disk. Up to 8 NAS disks can be added. Figure 11. 9 Add NAS Disk Add IP SAN: 1) Ente[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 201 If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click Init for initialization. Figure 11. 11 Initialize Added NetHDD[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 202 11.3 Managing eSA T A Purpose: When there is an external eSA T A device con nected to device, you can configure eSA T A for the use of Record/Capture or Export, and you can manage the eSA T A in the device. S teps: 1. En ter the Advanced Record Settings interf ace. Menu > Record>Advanced 2. Select th[...]

  • Page 204

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 203 11.4 Managing HDD Gr oup 11.4.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. S teps: 1. Enter th e Storage Mode interf ace. Menu > HDD > Advanced > Storage Mode 2. Set the M ode t[...]

  • Page 205

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 204 6. Select a HDD from the list and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface. Figure 11. 17 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the curren t HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click OK to confirm the settings. Figure 11. 18 Confirm HDD Group Setti ngs 9. In th e p[...]

  • Page 206

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 205 Figure 11. 19 Set HDD Proper ty 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-o nly or Redundancy . 4. Click OK to save the settings and ex it the in terface. 5. In th e HDD Inf ormation menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your device w hen you want to se[...]

  • Page 207

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 206 11.5 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files or captured pictures. S teps 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota. Figure 11. 20 Storage Mode Settings I nterface 3. Select a camera [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 207 Figure 11. 23 Copy Settings to Other Ca mera(s) for HDVR Series IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the check box of Analog or IP Camera to select all cameras. 7. Click OK to finish the Copy settings and back[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 208 11.6 Configuring Frame Extracti ng Mode Purpose: If you want to extend the record time of the HDD, you can set the storage mode o f the HDD to Frame Extracting. In this mode, th e bitrate of frame extracting record is less than 1 /8 of th at o f normal record and the frame rate of frame extracting record i[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 209  The estimation of the record time is on ly f or reference.  If you change the storage capacity of the device, e.g., a new HDD is connected or a HDD is removed, you have to configure the frame extracting mode again.[...]

  • Page 211

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 210 11.7 Configuring Disk Clone Before you st art: Connect a HDD to the device via the eSA T A in terface. Purpose: Y ou can clone all the data stored on the HDD, which is in stalled on the device, to a connected eSA T A disk according to the actual needs or when the S.M.A.R.T . detection result declares the H[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 211 The capacity of destination disk m ust be the same as that of the clone source disk. 4. Check the checkbox of the HDD to be cloned in the Clone Source list. 5. Click the Clone button and a message box po ps up. Figure 11. 27 Message Box for Dis k Clone 6. Click the Y es button to continue. Y ou can check t[...]

  • Page 213

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 212 11.8 Checking HDD S tatus Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check an d maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD S tatus in HDD Information Interface S teps: 1. Enter th e HDD Inf ormation interface. Menu > HDD>General 2. Check the status[...]

  • Page 214

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 213 11.9 Checking S.M.A.R.T . Informati on Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T . ( Self-Monito ring, Analysis and Rep orting T echnology ) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of re liability in the hopes of anticipating failures. This chapter is not available for DS-9100/9000HFI- R T s[...]

  • Page 215

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 214 11.10 Det ecting B ad Sector Purpose: Y ou can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD. This chapter is not available for DS -9100/9000HFI -R T series. S teps: 1. Enter t he Bad Sector Detection in terface. Menu > Maintenance > HDD Dete ct > Bad Sector Detection Figure 11. [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 215 11.11 Configuring HDD Err or Alarms Purpose: Y ou can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal . S teps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the drop-down list. 3. Click the checkbox([...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 216 Chapter 12 Camera Setting s[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 217 12.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: Y ou can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, cam era name, etc. W e use th e interface o f DS -9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to d escribe th e follo wing settings. S teps: 1. Enter the OSD Confi[...]

  • Page 219

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 218 Copying the OSD settings to network c ameras is no t available. 2) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same OSD se ttings. You can also c he ck checkbox to select all cameras. 3) Click OK to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configu ration interface. 8. Click Apply to apply the setti[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 219 12.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: Privacy mask enables you to cover certain areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being live viewed and recorded. S teps: 1. Enter th e Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to s[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 220 7. Click Apply to save the settings. 12.3 Configuring V ideo Parameters S teps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image Figure 12. 5 I mage Settings Interface for Analog Camera Connected to DS-9200 HW I-ST Series Figure 12. 6 Image Settings Interface for Analog Camera Con nected [...]

  • Page 222

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 221 Figure 12. 7 Image Settings Interfa ce for IP Camera  The defog mode is only available for analog cameras connected to DS-9 200 HWI-ST series device. 3 types of defog modes are available: Auto (default), Manual and Disa ble.  IP Camera is supported by the HDVR series. 2. Select the camera to set imag[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 222 Chapter 13 Device Management and Maintenance[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 223 13.1 V iewing System Inform ation 13.1.1 V iew ing Device Information S teps: 1. Enter th e Sy stem Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information interface to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encoding[...]

  • Page 225

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 224 Figure 13. 3 Camera Information Interface for HDVR Series 13.1.3 V iew ing Record Information S teps: 1. Enter th e Sy stem Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Record tab to enter the Record In form ation in terface to view the recording status and encoding parameters[...]

  • Page 226

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 225 Figure 13. 5 Record Information Interface for HDVR Serie s 13.1.4 V iew ing Alarm Information Th is function is not available f or DS -7200 series. S teps: 1. Enter th e Sy stem Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information in terface to[...]

  • Page 227

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 226 Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information interface to view the network information. Figure 13. 7 Network Information Interfac e 13.1.6 V iew ing HDD Information S teps: 1. Enter th e Sy stem Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Inf[...]

  • Page 228

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 227 13.2 Searchin g & Exportin g Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, ex ceptio n, information and running status of the device can be stored in log files, w hich can be viewed and exported at any time. S teps: 1. Enter th e Log Search interf ace. Menu > Maintenance > Log Information > Log Sea[...]

  • Page 229

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 228 Figure 13. 10 Log Search Results 5. You can click of each log or double-click the log to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available. Figure 13. 11 Log Details 6. If you want to export the log files, select the lo g and click Expor t to en t[...]

  • Page 230

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 229 Figure 13. 13 Export Log Files 8. Select the backup device from the drop-down list of Device Name . 9. Click Ex port to export the log f iles to the selected backup device. You can click New Folder to create new folder in the backup device, or click Format to format the backup device before log export. Ple[...]

  • Page 231

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 230 13.3 Importing/Exporting C onfiguration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the device can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one device can be imported to multiple devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. S teps: 1. Enter th e Import/Export C[...]

  • Page 232

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 231 13.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server . 13.4.1 Upgrading by Lo cal Backup Device S teps: 1. Conn ect your dev ice with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2. Enter th e Upgrade interfac e. Menu >[...]

  • Page 233

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 232 13.5 Restoring Default Settings S teps: 1. Enter the Default interf ace. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 13. 17 Restore Default Setti ngs 2. Click OK to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (in cluding IP address, subnet mask, gatewa y , MTU, NIC working mode, default route[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 233 Chapter 14 Others[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 234 14.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in tw o ways: Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the device through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as Hy perTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the device’s[...]

  • Page 236

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 235 14.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA 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 14. 2 General Settings Interface When HDMI/VG A Si[...]

  • Page 237

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 236 • Syste m Time: Select the system time. • M ouse Poin ter Speed: Set the speed o f m ouse poin ter; 4 levels are configurable. • Enable Wizard: Enable/disable the Wizard when the device starts up. • Enable Passw ord : Enable/disable the use of the login passw o rd. 4. Click Apply to save the settin[...]

  • Page 238

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 237 14.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter th e General Settings i nterface. Menu >Configuration>Gener al 2. Choo se DST Settings tab. Figure 14. 4 DST Settings Interface You can check checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you cho[...]

  • Page 239

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 238 14.4 Configuring Mor e Settin gs S teps: 1. Enter th e General Settings i nterface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Click the More Settings tab to en ter the More Settings interface. Figure 14. 5 More Settings Inter face 3. Configure the following settings: • Device Name: Edit the name of device.[...]

  • Page 240

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 239 14.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the dev ice: Ad ministrator . The Administrator user name is admin and the passw ord is 12345 . The Administrator has the perm ission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 14.5.1 Adding a User S teps: 1. Enter th e User Mana[...]

  • Page 241

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 240 • Guest: The Gue st user has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Rem ote Log Search in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote play b ack in the Camera Configuration. User’s MAC Address: The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the device . If it is config ured and[...]

  • Page 242

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 241 Local Camera Management is supported by HDVR series. 6. Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and view ing logs and system information of device. • Local Parameters Settings: Con[...]

  • Page 243

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 242 1. Enter th e User Manag ement interface. Menu > Configuration > User 2. Select the user to be deleted from the list. Figure 14. 11 Delete a User 3. Click to delete the selected user. 14.5.3 Editing a User S teps: 1. Enter th e User Manag ement interface. Menu > Configuration > User 2. Select t[...]

  • Page 244

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 243 Figure 14. 13 Edit User Interface 4. Edit the user inform ation, including user name, password, level and MAC address. If you want to change the password of the user, check checkbox to enable changing the passw ord. 5. Click OK to save the settings and ex it the menu. 14.5.4 Changing Passw ord of Admin S t[...]

  • Page 245

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 244 Figure 14. 15 Change Password 3. Enter th e old passw ord, check checkbox, enter new passw ord and confirm password on the menu. 4. Cl ick OK to save the settings and ex it the menu.[...]

  • Page 246

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 245 14.6 Logging out / Shutting down / Rebootin g Device Steps: 1. Enter th e Shutdow n interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 14. 16 Shutdown Menu 2. Click to log out, or Click to shut down the device, or Click to reboot the device. After you have logged out the sy stem, menu operation on the screen is invalid.[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 246 Chapter 15 Appendix[...]

  • Page 248

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 247 Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally w h il e transmitting a lower resolution stream ove r the network. The tw o streams are gen erated by the device, w ith the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum [...]

  • Page 249

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 248 T roubles hooting No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally . Possible Reasons a) No VGA or HDMI connections. b) Connection cable is damaged. 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 VGA cable. If no[...]

  • Page 250

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 249 4. Check 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 company . Sel[...]

  • Page 251

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 250 1) V erify the power indicator is normal. 2) When the IPC is off line, please try the ping command on PC to check if the P C connects with the IPC. 3. V erify the network between IPC and HDVR is stable. 1) When the IPC is off line, connect PC and HDVR with the RS-232 cable. 2) Open the Super T erm inal, us[...]

  • Page 252

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 251 1) When image is stuck, connect the RS-232 ports on PC and the rear panel of device with the RS-232 cable. 2) Open the Super T erm inal, and execute the command of “ ping 19 2.168.0.0 – l 1472 – f ” (the IP address may change according to the real condition), and check if there ex ists packet loss.[...]

  • Page 253

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 252 Simultaneously press the Ctrl and C to exit the ping command. 2. V erify the frame rate is real- ti me frame rate. Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Rec ord”, and set the Fram e Rate to “Full Frame”. 3. V erify the hardware can afford the playback. Reduce the channel number of play back[...]

  • Page 254

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 253 Summary of Chan ges Version 3.1 .0 Added 1. Support smart IP camera connection, VCA alarm and VCA triggered recording. (Chapter 5.2; Chapter 8.3) 2. Support transfer protocol settings when adding/editing IP cameras. (Chapter 2.2) 3. Support view ing the rea l-time frame rate, bitrate, and resolution of add[...]

  • Page 255

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 254 List of Compatibl e IP Cameras List of Hikvision IP Cameras For the list, our company holds right to interpret. T ype Model V ersion Max. Resolution Sub-stream Audio HD Network Camera DS -2CD883F-E V5.1.0 buil d 131202 2560× 1920 √ √ DS -2CD783F-E (I) DS -2CD783F-E (I)(Z) V5.1.0 buil d 131202 2560× 1[...]

  • Page 256

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 255 T ype Model V ersion Max. Resolution Sub-stream Audio DS -2CD8464F- EI V5.1.0 buil d 131202 1280× 960 √ √ DS -2CD863PF /NF-E V5.1.0 buil d 131202 1280× 960 √ √ DS -2CD763PF /NF-E V5.1.0 buil d 131202 1280× 960 √ √ DS -2CD763PF /NF- EI V5.1.0 buil d 131202 1280× 960 √ √ DS -2CD7263PF/NF [...]

  • Page 257

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 256 T ype Model V ersion Max. Resolution Sub-stream Audio DS -2CD4212F- I(2.8-12mm) V5.1.0 buil d 131202 1280× 960 √ × DS -2CD6213F V5.1.0 buil d 131202 1280× 960 √ × DS -2CD6223F V5.1.0 buil d 131202 1920× 1080 √ × DS -2CD4024F DS -2CD4124F- I(2.8-12mm) DS -2CD4224F- IS DS -2CD4324F- IS V5.1.0 bui[...]

  • Page 258

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 257 T ype Model V ersion Max. Resolution Sub-stream Audio DS -2CD793PF (WD)-E(I ) V5.1.0 buil d 131202 704× 5 76 √ √ DS -2CD893NF(W D)-E V5.1.0 buil d 131202 704× 5 76 √ √ DS -2CD793NF(W D)-E(I) V5.1.0 buil d 131202 704× 5 76 √ √ Intelligent T raff ic Camera DS -2CD9121 V3.4.2 buil d 130718 1600[...]

  • Page 259

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 258 T ype Model V ersion Max. Resolution Sub-stream Audio DS -2DF5286-A/D/A 3/D3/AF/A3F DS -2DE5172-A /A3 DS -2DE5174-A /AE/AE3/A3/D/D 3 DS -2DE5176-A /AE V5.1.0 buil d 131203 1280× 960 √ √ DS -2DE7172-A DS -2DE7174-A /AE/D DS -2DE7176-A /AE V5.1.0 buil d 131203 1280× 960 √ √ DS -2DE5182-A /A3 DS -2D[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 259 T ype Model V ersion Max. Resolution Sub-stream Audio DS -2ZCN3006 DS -2ZMN2006 DS -2ZMN3006 V5.0.2 buil d130926 1280× 960 √ √ DS - 2Z CN2 007 DS -2ZCN3007 V5.0.2 buil d130926 1920× 1080 √ √ DS -2ZMN2007 DS -2ZMN3007 DS -2ZMN0407 V5.0.2 buil d130926 1920× 1080 √ √ SD Encoder DS -6501HFI DS -[...]

  • Page 261

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 260 List of Third -party IP Cameras ONVIF compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the ONVIF protocol and its private protocols. Only ONVIF is supported refers to the camera can only be sup ported when it uses th e ONVIF protocol. Only AXIS is supported refers to th e function can [...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 261 IP Camera Manufactur er or Protocol Model V ersion Max. Resol uti on Sub-stream Audio WFB- 100Ap V3.1.0.9 1280× 800 × √ Canon VB -H410 (ONVI F compatibility ) V er .+1.0.0 1280× 960 × √ HUNT HLC_79AD V1.0.40 1600× 1200 √ × Panasonic WV -SW 559(ONVIF compatibility ) Applicatio n:1.30 Image data:[...]

  • Page 263

    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 262 IP Camera Manufactur er or Protocol Model V ersion Max. Resol uti on Sub-stream Audio F3206 MG .1.6.02c0 45 1920× 1080 √ √ F531E LM.1.6.18P1 0 640× 4 80 √ √ 030 1001031218[...]

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    User Manual of Digital V ideo Recorder 263[...]