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    1 DS - 9000 - ST Series Hybrid DVR DS - 9600 - ST /R T/XT Series NVR DS - 7700 NI - SP Series NVR USER ’ S MANUA L V ersion 3.1[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 2 Hikvision® Network Digital V ideo Rec order U ser ’ s Manual This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may b e used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. The content of this manual is furnished fo r informational use onl[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 3 Preventive and Ca utionary Tips Before connecting and operating y our DVR, please be advised of the following tips: • En sure unit is installed in a we ll-ventilated, dust -free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. • Keep all liquids away from the DVR. • En sure en[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 4 CONTENTS C H A P T E R 1 Int roduction ................................................................................................................... 8 Overview ...........................................................................................................................[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 5 Understanding the P l aybac k Interface ................................................................................................ 59 Searching for Reco rded Files ................................................................................................ .............. 60 Play[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 6 Configuring E-m ail Settings ................................................................................................................... 92 Configuring H ot Spare Settings .............................................................................................................[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 7 Managing eSATA ................................ ................................................................................................. 130 Configuring Q uot a Mode ..................................................................................................................[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 8 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 9 Overview Thank y ou for your purchas e of DS-7700NI- SP/ 9000/9600 Serie s Hybrid Digital Video Recorder (HDVR)/NVR. To g et detailed information about the HDVR/N V R , please re ad through the I nstallation’s Manual and this U se r ’ s Ma nual thoroughly . The DS- 7700NI- SP/ 9000/96[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 10  I ndepe ndent config ur ation f or each ch annel, including resol ut ion, frame rate, b it rate, im age quality, etc.  The video inpu t/ outpu t quality is configurable.  Each channe l supports two kinds of compression param eters, t he continuou s and event, which can be confi[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 11  Up to 16- ch s ynchronou s play back.  Sm ar t playback featu re .  Continuous capture of vid eo images and playback of captured pictures.  Support sele ct main stream , sub stream or transcoded stream as recording stream. (transcod ed stream only for NVR ) Backup  Export[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 12  Rem ot ely start/stop re cor ding .  Rem ot ely start/stop al arm output.  Upg rade by remote FTP se rver is supported.  Rem ot e PTZ control.  Rem ot e JPEG capture.  Two- way voice talk and v oi ce broa dcasting.  Em bedded WEB server.  Support N+1 ho t spar e [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 13 2 LOOP OU T BNC connectors fo r video loop output. 3 VIDEO SPOT OUT BNC connectors fo r video outpu t. 4 VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video outpu t . 1. When both HD MI and VG A are connected, it is used for live view only; 2. When either HD MI or VGA is connected, it is used as the spot [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 14 16 GROUND Ground (needs to be c onnected when device starts up) . 17 AC 100V~240 V AC 100V~240 V power supply. 18 PO WER Switch for turning on/off the device. 19 USB Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB Hard D isk Drive (HD D). Figure 6 DS -9600NI- ST /RT F[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 15 2 AUDI O OUT RCA connector for CVBS and VGA audio output. 3 LINE I N RCA connector for audio outpu t . 4 RS -232 Interface Connector for RS- 232 devices. 5 VGA DB9 connector fo r VGA output. Disp lay local video ou tput and menu. 6 HDMI HDMI video output connector. 7 eSATA Connects exter[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 16 Figure 9 Product Application Diagram Note: DS -9600NI- ST / DS -9600NI- RT /DS-9600NI- XT / DS -7700NI- SP can only connect netwo r k cam eras.[...]

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    17 Operating Your DVR There are num er ous ways to nav igate and operate your D VR. You may use t he Front Panel Co ntrols, t he included IR (I nfrar ed) Rem ote , a Mouse a nd the Soft Keyboard. Using the Front Pa nel Controls Your DVR/NVR com es with built-in front panel con trols, as shown i n the following fi gure: Figure 10 9000/9600 HDVR/NVR [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 18 2. IR Receiver: Your DVR may also be contro ll ed with th e i nclud ed IR rem ote c ontrol, shown in F igure 13. Batteries (2XAA A) must be installed befo r e operat i on. 3. Front Panel Lock: You can lock or unlock the panel by t he key . 4. DVD-ROM: Slot for DVR-ROM. 5. Alphanumeric Bu[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 19 • Direction Butto ns: The Direction but t ons ar e used to nav igate between different fields and items in menus. I n playback mode, the Up and D own button is used to fast-forwa r d and rewind recorded v i deo. The l eft and Rig ht button w ill select t he next and previous day of or [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 20 • 1/MENU : Enter num er ical “ 1 ” ; Ac cess the main menu interface. • 2ABC/F1: Enter numeral “2” ; Enter le tters “ABC”; The F1 button c an be used to select all items on the list; I n PTZ Control mode, the F1 butto n can be used t o zoom out ( zoom- ) the PTZ camera; I[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 21 Figure 13 IR Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on t he front pane l. Referring to Figure 13, they include: 1. POWER: Turn on /off DVR . 2. DEV: Enable/Disab le Remote Control. 3. Alphanumeric: Sam e as Alphanumeric buttons on fr ont panel. 4. E[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 22 Aim the rem ote control at t he IR receiver l ocated at th e front of the unit to test operation. If there is no response: 1. Using the front co ntrol panel o r the mouse, g o i nto Menu > System Confi gura tion > General > More Setting s. 2. Check and rem ember DVR ID#. The def[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 23 Figure 14 Soft Keyboard The buttons on the soft keyboard rep r esents: Switch to U ppercase : Sw itch to uppercase input. Symbols/Number : Switch to sym bols and numbers input. Backspace: Dele te the characte r in front of the cursor. Enter: Confirm selection.[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 24 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 25 Starting and Shuttin g Down Your DVR Proper startup and sh ut dow n procedures are crucia l to expanding t he life o f your DVR. Startup Your DVR  Ensure the powe r supply is plug ged into an elec trical outlet. I t i s HI GHLY recomm ended that an Uninterruptib le Power Supply (UPS) [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 26 Figure 16 Shutdown Menu 2. Select the Shutdown button. 3. Click the Yes bu tton. Note: Do not press the PO WER button again when the sy st em is s hutting down. Rebooting Your DVR While in the Shu tdown menu (Figur e 16), you m ay also reboot your DVR by clic king Reboot. Locking Your DV[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 27 Setting Date & Time It is extrem ely important to setu p the system date and tim e to ac cura tely timestam p r ecord ings and events. To setup date and t ime as following step s: Steps: 1. Enter the System Configuration menu by g oing to Menu > Sy stem Configuration > Gener al[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 28 Figure 18 DST Settings Menu 5. To acquire the t i me and da te over an NTP (Netwo rk Time Protocol) Se r ver, ch eck the Enabl e NTP checkbox. You c an set the in terval and en ter your own NTP server. 6. Click the Apply but ton to save the set tings and click to exit out of the m enu. C[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 29 2. Select the Cam era tab to en ter the Cam era Information m enu t o view the sta tus of each cam era , as shown in Figure 20 . You ca n click the refresh bu tt on to renew the inform ati on di splayed. Figure 20 Camera Information Menu 3. Select the Record ta b t o enter t he Record I [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 30 4. Select the Alarm t ab to ente r the Alarm Information menu to v i ew the a larm inform ati on, as shown in Figure 22 . You ca n click the refresh bu tt on to renew the inform ati on di splayed. Figure 22 Alarm Information Menu 5. Select the Network t ab to e nter the Network Informati[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 31 Figure 24 HDD Information Menu[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 32 C H A P T E R 3 Live Feed[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 33 Watching a Live Fe ed The Live Feed m ode is automatically started a ft er the DVR boots up. I t is also a t the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hi t ting the E SC button multiple times (depend i ng on w hich menu you’re on) will b r ing you to the Live Feed m ode. Understanding L[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 34 Operating the Live Feed In Live Feed m ode, you may adjust the setting s f or indi vidual cameras by left-clicking on the desir ed display with the m ouse. The selected display will be s ur rounded w i th a g reen border, as shown in F i gure 25. Figure 25 Live Feed Mode The settings y o[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 35 PTZ Control: If the selected c amera is a P TZ camera, y ou may control it directly f rom the disp l ay . Control a PTZ camera as follow ing steps: Steps: 1. Select the display that corresponds t o a P T Z cam era. 2. Click the P TZ Control icon . This will bring up additional P TZ contr[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 36 3D-Z oom Im age Centralization Menu 4. Click the Close i con to return to the Liv e Feed m ode. Note: PTZ parameters f or the ca mera must be set correctly bef ore the P T Z can be controlled. Digital Zoom Mode : Enable digital zoom on the selected channel. Onc e enabled, the regula r fe[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 37 Figure 29 Analog Camera Image Settings Menu Figure 30 IP camera Image Settings Menu 3. For analog cam er a, there ar e f our prese t m odes for selection: Standard, I ndoor, Dim Light and Outdoor. You can se l ect one acco r ding t o the rea l situation. 4. You can also ad just the imag [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 38 Figure 31 Image Settings Menu Here we can set adv anced image parameters l ike white balance, exposure , WDR, day / night switch, dig ital noise reduction , backlight c ompensation and v ideo adjustm ent . Live View Strateg y: Settings for live v iew strategy to adjust the pictu re setti[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 39 Figure 33 Handle Settings b. Handling : Click the check boxes to select different ways to notify user that transactions beg in. Figure 34 Handle Settings c. P TZ Linking: Selec t the PTZ(s) which will start action (preset, pat rol and pattern) during the transaction. Users can select one[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 40 Figure 35 PTZ Linking d. Overlay Zone: Use mouse to choo se where on the screen should POS information be displayed. The zone within the y ellow rectangle is the overlay zone. Figure 36 Overlay Zone Using Display Menu The Display Men u can be accessed by right-clicking the mouse on any o[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 41 Figure 37 Live Feed Display Menu Menu: Click to g o t o DVR Main Menu. I f the system is locked, you m ust enter the current Adm in password to ex it out of the Liv e Feed. Single Screen/Mul ti -Scree n: Click to switch th e display mode.[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 42 Previous Screen / Next Scr ee n: Click to v i ew the prev i ous/next set of di splay. I n a 2x2 mode, this will show the next four d isplay. In a 3x3 mode, this wi ll sho w the next nine dis pl ay. Start/Stop Auto-S wi tch: Click to st art/ stop aut o-swi tch. Auto-switch wi ll cycle thr[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 43 Before you start Au t o-switc h, you should set D well Tim e i n Live View setting menu by g oi ng to Menu > System C onf iguration > L ive View > Gene ral . Note: After 20 seconds o f i nactiv ity, the DVR will autom at ically exit o ut of the Displ ay m enu and go back into th[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 44  CVBS Output S t andard: Selec t the output s tandard to NTSC o r PAL, which must be the same with the v ideo input standard.  Resolution: Selec t the appropriate re solution.  Mouse Pointer Sp eed: Set the speed of mouse pointer and 4 levels are configurable.  Double Click S[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 45 Figure 40 Live View Menu The settings av ailable to config ure for each video ou tput include:  Video Output Interface: Designates the output i ncluding Main CVBS, HDMI, VGA, and Spot Output1, Spot Output2, Spot Ou t put3 and Spot Output4.  Live View Mode: Des i gnat es the display[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 46 1. Enter the Live View menu, shown in F i gure 41 by going t o Menu > Sy st em C onfiguration > Live View. 2. Select the View t ab. 3. Select the Video Ou tput Interface to configure cam er a order fo r. 4. Select the Screen Conf iguration you would lik e to use in Liv e Feed by cl[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 47 2. Check the check box t o ena ble event hint, as show n in figure 43 . Figure 43 Event Hint Setting Menu 3. Select the Event Ty pe Setting s t o configure. The ev ent t ypes inclu de: HDD Full: I f selected, display ev ent information when HDD is full. HDD Error: I f selected, di splay [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 48 C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 49 Configuring Set tings for Recording There are m ul tiple ways to setup your DVR for recordi ng. They include setting up a r ecord ing schedule, triggering a recording by motion detection, POS, VCA and/ or a sens or ala rm Configuring Recordin g Settings Before setting y our DVR up for re[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 50 7) Set the video qua lity using the Video Qua l ity sl ider. Increasing th e vid eo quality wil l also increase the m ax. bit rate recomm ended. T he m ax. bit rate ca n be ad justed according t o this recomm end . 8) Select the max. b it rate m o de in the Max. Bitrate Mod e dropdown m [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 51 Note: You must click t he Apply button after adjus ting the configuration of eac h t ab be fore you m o ve on to adjust another one. Note: Event recording s a re record i ngs that a re trigg er ed from m oti on detection and/ or from an exter nal al ar m (See Configuring Alar m s and Exc[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 52 4. Check the Enable Schedule checkbox to ena bl e th e record schedu l e. I f the checkbox is unchecked, the rec or d sche dule will be disabl ed. 5. Edit the record sche dule. There are th ree ways to set the record schedule:  Instant edit 1) On the Record m enu, select a day from Mo[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 53 Figure 50 Edit Schedule Menu 2) Select a day from Monday to Sunday . 3) Setup time periods fo r sche dule. If the All Day ch eckbox is checked, rec ord i ng w ill occur over the entire day . To setup multiple tim e periods, uncheck All Day and enter the Start/ End Time for the sele cted [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 54 4) Click the Apply but ton to save the set tings or click to exit without sav i ng. 6. Repeat the abov e steps to s et record schedu le for other channels. If the same schedule can b e applied to other ch annels, click th e Copy button to pop -up a Copy to box, as shown in F igure 52. Fi[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 55 Configuring Holida y Settings Follow the steps to configure the ho li day se ttings. Steps: 1. Enter the Holiday menu, shown in F i gure 53 by g oi ng to M enu > Recording C onfiguration > Holiday. Figure 53 Holiday Settings Menu 2. Choose a holiday on t he Li st show on the rig ht[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 56 Configuring Set tings for Capturin g Configuring Captur e Quality Settings Follow the introd uctions to config ure c aptu re quality setting s. Steps: 1. Enter the Capture in t erface, shown in Figure 55 by going to Menu > Recording Confi gura tion > Recording Qual i ty > Cap tu[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 57 Figure 56 Capture Schedule Configuration Menu 3. Select the cam er a to con figure from the c amera dropdown list. 4. Check the Enable Schedule checkbox to ena bl e th e capture schedule. I f t he check box is unchecked, the cap t ure schedule w ill be disab led. 5. Edit the capture sc h[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 58 C H A P T E R 5 Playback[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 59 Playing Back a Reco rding Previously reco r ded file s can be played back using the Play back Interfac e. You m ust first sea r ch fo r recordings to p lay them bac k. Understanding the Pl ayback Interface It’s important to u nderstand how to use the P layback I n terface to effi cient[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 60 Figure 58 shows som e of th e main features o f the Playback Interface , w hich include:  Channel Selector : Select the channel to search for rec ordi ngs on.  Calendar: Selec t the date to sea r ch for rec ordings on.  Timeline: Select t he tim e to search for recordings on. ?[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 61 To playback re corded files: 1. Search and selec t recording t o play back in t he Playbac k Interface. 2. Click the Play Forwa r d butt on t o beg in playback of sel ec ted recor ding and the Pau se button to pause playback. 3. You may slow dow n or speed up the p l ayback spe ed b y cl[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 62 3. In Full-Screen m ode, you may select additional c hannels to play back by clicking t he checkbox next to the desired ca m era in the Channel Se lector panel. P layback will beg i n simultaneou sl y on the selected channe l s. 4. You may stop play back on any of the channels by un-chec[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 63 Figure 61 Smart Playback Menu Smart search In order to locate m oti on de t ection ev ent easily and accurately in the playback progress line, the users are allowed to analy ze a certain area (scene) dynam ica lly, and to g et all of the related motion detection events th at occur red in[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 64 Figure 62 Picture Playback Interface 3. Select channel on C hannel the dro pdown list. 4. Select picture ty pe for Continues, Ev ent , Captur e or All. 5. Select the start tim e and stop time. 6. Click the search but t on and t he pictur es found will be listed i n Result inte rface. 7. [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 65 Figure 64 Tag Playback Interface 2. Select channel on th e Channel dropdown list. 3. Select tag type fo r Tag Keyw ord or All. 4. If tag ty pe was Keyword, Key word area was editab le to allow use r to set key words for fast searching. 5. Select start tim e a nd end tim e. 6. Select the [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 66 9. Drag the tim eline to the place y ou want to play. 10. Click to enable or disable t he a udio. 11. Click to play back th e pictures in Full Screen m ode . 12. Click to export sel ected tag s. 13. Click to export al l tags. 14. Click to edit the tag name. 15. Click to delete th e tag. [...]

  • Page 67

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 67 In full-screen m ode, if you want to hide the POS infor mation, click on t he button to disable the overlay functi on, as shown below.[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 68 C H A P T E R 6 Backup[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 69 Backing up Video Clips Video clips can be backed up to various dev ices, such as USB f lash dr i ves, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. Selecting Video Clips Video clips can be selected for backup in the P layback I nter face using the controls found in the Mark Clip For Export panel, sh own in [...]

  • Page 70

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 70 3. Select the starting position of the video clip by clicking t he desired lo cation on th e bl ue recordings bar. 4. Click the Start but t on. 5. Select the ending position of the video clip, the sam e as starting position. 6. You can click to zoom in/zoom out the timeline and select th[...]

  • Page 71

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 71 2. If video clips we re successf ully saved to th e HDD using t he Playback I nterface, they will be listed in the Clip s Export interface. T he cam era number as well as t he tim e range and clip size would be listed. 3. Select the video cl i ps y ou would like to back up by checking th[...]

  • Page 72

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 72 Backing up Recor ded Files Not only can v i deo clips be backed up, full r ecorded fil es can also be back ed up to a storag e medium. To back up recor ded files: 1. Search for reco rded files using t he File Man agement menu (See Searching fo r Recorded F i les on Page 60 ). 2. Select t[...]

  • Page 73

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 73 C H A P T E R 7 System Configura tion[...]

  • Page 74

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 74 Configuring Netw ork Settings Network setting s must be configured before y ou’r e able to u se your D V R ov er the network . Configuring Gene ral Settings To configure netwo rk general settings: 1. Enter the Netw ork Config ur ation m enu, shown in Figur e 73 by going t o Menu > S[...]

  • Page 75

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 75 3. If you hav e a DHCP server running and would like your DVR to automatically obtain a n IP address and othe r network s ettings from t hat server, check the DHCP check box. The assigned I P information via DH CP is now display ed i n th e IP address bar aft er enable DHC P and refresh [...]

  • Page 76

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 76 1) Enter Serv er Address for N O -I P. 2) Enter th e domain obtained from the DynDN S website (www.no-ip.com ) in the Do main Name textbox. 3) Enter th e User Nam e a nd Passwor d r egiste r ed in the NO-IP website.  Hi DDNS : 1) T he Serv er Address defau l ts to www.hik- online.c om[...]

  • Page 77

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 77 2. Check the Enable UPnP checkbox. 3. Select the Mapp ed Type. There are two types:  Auto : Autom at ic mapping port 8000, 80, 554, 443.  Manual : Edit the port by click . 4. C lick the Apply button t o sav e the settings. Configuring More Settings You can config ure alarm host and[...]

  • Page 78

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 78  Enable Telnet: Che ck the Enable Telnet check box. Telnet is used mainly for system maintenance an d debugging . 4. C lick Apply to sav e the network settings and click to return to the p revious menu . Click without click ing Apply will quit out of the menu wi t hout sav ing setting[...]

  • Page 79

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 79 Figure 80 Edit User Menu 2. Enter the old password i n t he Old Password t extbox. 3. Check the Change Pa ss word check box. 4. Enter the new passwo rd in the Pas sword textbox. 5. You can also enter t he User ’ s MAC o r I P Address of the remote PC. If it is config ur ed and enabled,[...]

  • Page 80

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 80 2. Enter the inform ation for new user, including U ser Nam e, Password, Level and User ’ s MAC or IP Address. Level: Set the user l evel to Guest or Opera t or. Differen t user levels have differen t default operating perm i ssion.  Guest : Guest has the default pe rmission of loca[...]

  • Page 81

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 81 Local Con f iguration:  Local Log Search : Searching and viewing logs and system i nformation of D VR.  Local Param et ers Settings: C onfiguring param et ers, re storing factory defau lt param eter s and importing/expor ting configuration files.  Local Cam er a Managem ent: Ena[...]

  • Page 82

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 82 Editing a User To edit a user: 1. Enter the User m enu, shown in Figure 79 by g oing to Menu > Sy st em Configuration > Us er . 2. Select a user and cl ick to edit user. 3. Edit user info rmation including user name, passwo rd, level and MAC address. 4. Click the OK button to sav e[...]

  • Page 83

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 83 Configuring PTZ Ca meras Configuring Basic PTZ Settings Settings for a P TZ camera m ust be configured before it can be used. Befor e proceeding, verify that the PTZ and RS- 485 of the DV R are connected pro perly. To configure P TZ settings: 1. Enter the PTZ menu, shown in F i gure 85 b[...]

  • Page 84

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 84 Figure 86 More Settings of PT Z Configuration 3. Select the cam er a to test in the Camera dropdown list. 4. Using the Direct i onal butto ns and other P TZ control butto ns (Zoom +/-, Focus +/-, Iris +/-, the speed of the PTZ movement), test the functionality of the P TZ camera. I f PT [...]

  • Page 85

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 85 5. To test the newly configured preset, first m ove the PTZ camera to a different p osition. Select Recall Preset an d click on t he preset num ber. The camera s hould m ove to the location that w as set for the selected pres et number. 6. Repeat the steps to save m o re presets. Note: O[...]

  • Page 86

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 86 Configuring Alar ms and Exceptions Setting up Motion Detec tion Set up properly , usi ng m oti on detected recording w i ll increase the num ber of day s your DVR is able to record. It wil l only record relev ant events ra ther than ev er ything, w hich will also make searching for event[...]

  • Page 87

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 87 Figure 89 Trigger Channel Settings Menu 1) Select the Trigg er Channel tab and check the checkbox of channe ls which you wa nt the motion detection event to tr igger recording. Click Apply to sav e t he setting . 2) Select the Arm ing Schedule tab, as shown in Figure 90 . Choose one day [...]

  • Page 88

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 88 Figure 91 Handing Settings Menu To set other action s, including :  Full Screen Mon it oring : DVR will display the video i m age in full screen when m otion is detect ed .  Audible Warning: D V R w ill sound an audio w ar ning if motion is detect ed in the desig nated regions of t[...]

  • Page 89

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 89 Configuring Alarm I nputs Certain actions can also be perform ed i f an a larm input is triggered. To se t up trig ger actions : 1. Enter the Trig ger menu, shown in Figure 93 by g oing to Menu > R ecording Conf iguration > Trigger. Figure 93 Trigger Settings Menu 2. Select the Ala[...]

  • Page 90

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 90 2) Select the Arm ing Schedule tab. Choose one day in a week and se t an arming schedule. If the schedule can als o be applied to other day s, click Copy. Click Apply to sa ve the se ttings. 3) Select the Handing t ab which is same as Figur e 92 to set other ac tions. Click Apply to sa v[...]

  • Page 91

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 91 4. Edit the Alarm Name. 5. Select the Dwe ll Time. 6. Setup arming sc hedule for t he alarm output by click Handing Set. Choose one day in a week and set an arm i ng schedule. I f the schedule can a lso be applied to other day s, click Copy . Click Apply to save the setting s and back to[...]

  • Page 92

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 92  Record/Captur e E xception: I f sel ected, t rigger action when record / captu re exception is detected.  Hot Spare Except i on: I f selected, trigg er acti on when Hot Spare Exception is det ected.  All: if selected, trigger acti on when any one of exception above is de tected[...]

  • Page 93

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 93  Enable Server Au t hentica tion: Enable if email server requires authent i cation. En abling Server Authentic ating will ena ble the Use r Nam e and Password fields.  User Name: User n ame to use for server auth entication.  Password: Password t o use f or server authentication[...]

  • Page 94

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 94 2. Choose the work mode of current DVR. Norm al Mode indicates this DVR wo rk as usual way. Hot Spare Mode m eans this DVR work as a hot spare dev i ce. 3. Once selec ted the norm al mode, ente r all the inform at ion required in th e Enable tab, including: IPv4 address of the ho t spare[...]

  • Page 95

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 95 Figure 101 RS232 Setting b. For the TCP Li sten mode, Click Set to en ter TCP L i sten Setting s as follows. Figure 102 TCP Setting Note: The IP Addre ss should be ex actly the same as the IP Addr ess of POS terminal. For this kind of connect ion, you should use a hu b between the POS te[...]

  • Page 96

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 96 c. For the TCP Rec eive mode, Cl ick Set to Netwo rk Receive Se ttings as follows. Note: The port shou ld be exactly the same as the po rt of POS terminal ; you can click and edit it via virtual keyboard ( The default port numbe r is 10000). Figure 104 TCP Receive mode 5. Click POS P rot[...]

  • Page 97

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 97 Figure 105 POS Setting 2) End Line Identifi er : You can edit the End Line I dent ifier string when the transac tion data should be finished t o display on the video. Note: Hex stands fo r Hexadecimal, which is a num eral system based on 16 comm on symbols 0 – 9 and A – F (or a – f[...]

  • Page 98

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 98 Figure 106 POS Setting 7) Ignore Line: Cl ick to select how m any strings of transactional dat a shall be ig nored to display on the v i deo (Maxi mum is four). And then clic k lower blank to edit the ignore character throug h t he virtua l keyboard as fol lows. 8) Filter : Filter h el p[...]

  • Page 99

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 99 Key Mode String Mode Value Mode[...]

  • Page 100

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 100 Once selected th e filter, click Up and Down to mov e the filter up and down i n the list. The upper the filter, the hi gher the priority th is filter has. I f a POS event matches some fi lters, it will be labeled by the filter name which is l isted on the top. Note: In More tab, ch eck[...]

  • Page 101

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 101 C H A P T E R 8 Camera Managem ent[...]

  • Page 102

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 102 Configuring Camera s Adding and Remov ing IP Cameras Depending on the m odel of your DVR, IP cam eras can be setup and used i n conju nction with reg ular analog cameras. Before configur i ng I P ca m eras, please ensure the netw ork settings for your D VR is properly setup. To manage I[...]

  • Page 103

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 103 Figure 111 Protocol Management Settings Menu 8. If the I P camera is not onlin e, you can enter th e IP addr ess, protocol, config uration port, camera user name and oth er inform ation on the left side of the interface. 9. Click Add to add this camera. You can also use the right-click [...]

  • Page 104

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 104 Figure 113 IP Camera Management Menu The added cameras will display in a list. You can also configure the added cam er a. To config ure added camera: 1. Click in the added cam era list to pop up an Ed it IP C amera menu, as shown in Fi gure 114. Figure 114 Edit IP Camera 2. You can edit[...]

  • Page 105

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 105 Figure 115 Advance Settings Menu 5. Select the Network t ab to m odif y the I P Ca m era Address and Config ur ation Por t . Click Apply to save the setting s. 6. Select Password t ab to chan ge the password. Click Apply to save the settings. 7. C li ck OK to exit this m enu. 8. Click t[...]

  • Page 106

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 106 Adding and Remov ing Analog Cameras Analog cam er as can be ena bl ed and disabled in the Ca meras m enu. To manage ana log cameras : 1. Enter the Cam er as menu by going to Menu > Cam eras Setup > Cameras. 2. Select the Analog t ab, as sh own in Figure 116. Figure 116 Analog Came[...]

  • Page 107

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 107 IP cameras List Imp ort and Export The added I P camera list can be im ported and export ed in the Cam er a menu. To export I P camera list: 1. Enter the Cam er as menu by going to Menu > Cameras Setup > Cameras. Select the IP C amera Import/Export tab, as shown in Figure 118. Fig[...]

  • Page 108

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 108 PoE Information Detailed PoE powe r consum pti on inform ation and configuratio n can be accesse d in this tab. To access the PoE in f orm ation: 1. Enter the Cam er as menu by going to Menu > Cameras Setup > Cameras. Select the PoE Information tab, as s hown in Figure 119. Figure[...]

  • Page 109

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 109 Configuring Privac y Ma sk Privacy Mask can be setup to mask off sensi tive or priv ate a reas in the field of v i ew of a c amera. To configure privacy zones: 1. Enter the Priv acy Mask m e nu, shown in F i gure 120 by going to Menu > Cameras Setup > Privacy Mask . Figure 120 Pri[...]

  • Page 110

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 110 Figure 121 Video Tamper-proof Detection Menu 2. Select the cam er a to setup video tampering detection in using the camera dropdo wn l ist. 3. Check the Enable T am per-proof checkbox. 4. Adjust the Sensi t ivity fo r video tam pering detection. 5. Using the mouse, s el ect the region o[...]

  • Page 111

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 111 Configuring Vi deo Loss Video loss detec t ion can be enabled on any of the chan nels on your DVR t o dete ct the loss of vide o. To configure video l oss det ec tion: 1. Enter the Video Los s menu, shown in Figure 122 by g oing to Menu > Cam eras Setup > Video Loss. Figure 122 Vi[...]

  • Page 112

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 112 Figure 123 OSD Configuration Menu 2. Select the cam er a to setup OSD configuration in using the camera dropdown list. 3. Configure OSD s ettings, in cluding:  Camera Name : Name of selected cam era.  Display Name: En able to disp l ay cam er a nam e in OSD.  Display Date: En a[...]

  • Page 113

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 113 Figure 124 Video Quality Diagnosis Configuration Menu 5. Select the cam er a to setup Vid eo Quality D iagnosis configuratio n in using the c am er a dropdown list. 6. Check the Enable Video Quality Diagnosis check box to enable this function. 7. Click the Hand ing button to set the ala[...]

  • Page 114

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 114 Figure 125 VCA Menu 12. Select the cam er a to setup VCA in using the cam er a dropdown list. 13. Click Enable VCA . 14. Press the Handing Set butto n to set up handing method. 3) Select the Arm ing Schedule tab to set the arm ing schedule. Up to 8 periods can be configured. I f the sam[...]

  • Page 115

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 115 C H A P T E R 9 RAID Configurat ion[...]

  • Page 116

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 116 Configuring Array a nd Virtual Disk RAID (redundan t array of independ ent disks) is a storag e tec hnolog y that combines m ultiple disk drive components into a l ogical unit. A RAI D setup stores da t a over m ul tiple ha rd disk drives to prov i de enough redundancy so that data can [...]

  • Page 117

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 117 Figure 127 One-touch Array Configuration 3. Edit the array nam e in t he Array Name text box and cl ick OK to start con figuratio n the array. 4. There will pop- up an Attention box when the array configuration is com pleted. Click OK to f inish the settings. 5. You can select the Array[...]

  • Page 118

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 118 3. Edit the Array N ame. 4. Select the RAI D Level from RAI D 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAI D 10. 5. Check the check box of corresponding disk to selec t the Phy si cal Disk tha t you want to con fi gure array. 6. Click OK to crea te array. 7. Click Array tab t o view the successfully crea [...]

  • Page 119

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 119 15. After the virtual di sk has been initia l ized, the status will chang e f rom Uninitialized to Normal. 16. Enter the Physical Di sk interface t o configure the hot spare disk if y ou have installed the fourth disk. Figure 131 Physical Disk Interface 17. Select the disk and c lick to[...]

  • Page 120

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 120 Note: The device suppo rts creating at m ost 8 virtual disks. Note: It is recomm eded to create one virtual disk of an array. Rebuilding Array The working sta tus of array includes Functiona l , Degra ded and Offline. W hen there is n o disk loss in the array, the working status of arra[...]

  • Page 121

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 121 If there is no hot s pare disk after r ebuilding , it is recom mended to install a HDD into th e device and set is as a hot spare disk to ensure the high security and r eliability of the array. Manually Rebuildin g Array If you do not enabl e the Auto-rebuild in Firmw ar e interface o r[...]

  • Page 122

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 122 1. Enter the Virtual Di sk interface by going t o Menu > S ystem Configuration > RAID > Virtual Disk Figure 137 Virtual Disk Interface 2. Click to repair the v ir tual d i sk. 3. After successfu lly repairing , t he following attention box will pop up. C lick OK to f inish the [...]

  • Page 123

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 123 Note: Deleting array will cause to delete all the da ta in the array . Migrating and Expa nding When the rem ai ning storag e space is lower than the ac t ual needs, y ou can take array m igration and online expansion to enla rge the capaci ty of the virtua l disk. At least one av ailab[...]

  • Page 124

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 124 8. Enter the HDD Inform at ion interface afte r rebooting by going t o Menu > Sy st em C onfiguration > HDD > HD D Information. 9. Select an expandab l e virtua l disk and click th e Expand button to expand the c apacity of the virtual disk. Figure 143 HDD Information Interface[...]

  • Page 125

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 125 1. Enter the Firm ware i nterface to c hec k th e information of t he f irmware, includi ng the version, maximum physical disk quantity , maxim u m array quantity , aut o-rebuild status, et c. Figure 146 Firmware Interface 2. You can click the Upgrade button to up grade t he firm ware. [...]

  • Page 126

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 126 C H A P T E R 10 Disk Manageme nt[...]

  • Page 127

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 127 Managing Disks Checking Disk Status The status of all i nstalled h ard disk drives (HDD) and Network hard dr i ves can be checked und er the HD D menu. To check the s tatus of insta l led disk s: 1. Enter the HDD m enu, shown in Figure 148 by g oi ng to Me nu > Sy st em C onfiguratio[...]

  • Page 128

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 128 Figure 149 Add NetHDD Menu 3. Select the num ber and the type of network hard d r ive. Then enter in the I P address and the directory of netw ork hard d rives. 4. If you do not k now the directory of network hard d rives, you can cli ck Search after y ou ent er t he IP address. The net[...]

  • Page 129

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 129 Formatting Disk A newly installed hard disk driv e (HDD) m ust be first form at ted befor e it can be used wi t h your D V R. Formatting the di sk will era se all data on it. To format a new di sk: 1. Enter the HDD m enu by going to Menu > Syst em Configurat ion > HDD . 2. Select [...]

  • Page 130

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 130 4. Click the Apply but ton. 5. Click to exit. Enabling HDD Sleepin g mode Enabling HDD sleeping mode will allow the H DD enter low pow er cost w ork m ode when no recording work is detected. To enable HDD sleeping mode: 1. Enter the HDD m enu by going to Menu > Syst em Config uration[...]

  • Page 131

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 131  Export: Use the eSA TA for backup.  Record/Captur e: Use the eSATA f or record/cap ture. 4. C lick the Apply button t o sav e the settings. Configuring Qu ota Mode Each camera can b e configured with al located quota for recor d or picture capture . To configure quota m ode: 1. E[...]

  • Page 132

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 132 Figure 155 Group Mode Settings Menu 4. Click the Apply but t on to p op up an attention box as shown bel ow: Figure 156 Attention for reboot 5. Click Yes to reboo t and mak e t he settings ef fective. Click No to cancel the op eration. 6. After rebooting, y ou can configure local HDD se[...]

  • Page 133

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 133 At least 2 hard d i sks m ust be installed when you w ant to set a HDD t o Redundan cy mode and one of them with R/W property . Disk Clone Internal HDDs ca n be backup to e xternal eSATA H DDs intact using t his funct ion. To clone HDD : 1. Enter the HDD m enu by going to Menu > Syst[...]

  • Page 134

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 134 HDD Detect The device prov ides the HD D detection function such as the ad opting of the S.M.A.R .T . and the Bad Sector Detectio n technique. S.M.A.R.T The S.M.A.R.T. (Se lf -Monito ring, Analy sis and Reporting Technology ) is a moni toring system for HDD to detect and repor t on vari[...]

  • Page 135

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 135 Figure 160 Bad Sector Detection Interface 3. Select the HDD y ou want to configure in the d ropdown list. 4. Choose Key Area De t ect ion or All De tection. 5. Click the Detect button to start the de t ect ion. 6. Click the Pause/Ca ncel button to pause /cancel at any tim e you want. 7.[...]

  • Page 136

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 136 Managing Files Searching for Record ed Files Previously reco r ded file s can be searched by criteria in the File Managem ent menu. To search for al l recorded f iles: 1. Enter the File Manag ement menu, shown in F i gure 161 by going to Menu > Fil e Managem ent > Record. Figure 1[...]

  • Page 137

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 137 Figure 162 Search Result Interface 8. You may now pl ay the selected file by clicking the Play button next to the fi le. 9. The record ed fi les can also be exported into a USB storag e device. To export reco rded files, connect a USB sto r age dev ice to the DVR, select th e r ecord fi[...]

  • Page 138

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 138  If you select t ype Motion: 1) First you need to choose the cam eras that you would lik e t o include in the search. Analog cameras are lis ted on the first row , preceded wi th the letter A. If y ou would l ike include all analog cameras in t he searc h, che ck th e Analog checkbox[...]

  • Page 139

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 139 Searching for POS event files Search and view POS ev ents stored in HDD. To search for spe cified POS events: 1. Enter File Managem ent menu by going to Menu>File Managem ent>POS. Figure 165 POS events a. Click the I nclude Cam eras check box to s elect the channels b. Set the sea[...]

  • Page 140

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 140 Approx i mate mat ch Click to selec t Approximat e match, and then type in t he k eywords you want to search. The search results ar e the r ec ord POS fi les that contai n t he key words. When m ul tiple keywords are typed i n, PO S files with only one of the keywords wil l also be disp[...]

  • Page 141

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 141 d. The search result wi l l show l ike the in t erface b el ow. Figure 166 POS search result 1) All results not confirmed w ill be mark ed wit h yel low mark , once you have confirmed the records, you can click on this mark, and it will turn into , which means this incident has been con[...]

  • Page 142

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 142 Figure 167 POS event flag Cl ick on Event Flag to ch oose kind of Flag w hich indicates the att ribute of this P OS record. You can also leav e notes in Notes box, which can be s ea rched by keyw ords in file m ana gem ent system and playback feature. 3) Double click on selected event b[...]

  • Page 143

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 143 Locking and Unlocki ng Recorded Files To lock and unlo ck recorded fi les: 1. Search for reco rded files using the F i le Manag ement menu. 2. Select the file y ou would li ke to lock/unlock. 3. Click the Lock icon f or the sel ected f i le. Note: Locked files wil l never be ov er writt[...]

  • Page 144

    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 144 C H A P T E R 1 1 DVR Manageme nt[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 145 Managing System Upgrading the System Firmware The system firm ware for your DVR can b e updated fro m a USB storage device or FTP. To update the syst em firmw ar e from a USB storage dev i ce: 1. Enter the Upg rade menu by g oing to Menu > Main tenance > Upg r ade. 2. Select the L[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 146 Figure 170 FTP Upgrade Menu 3. Enter the FTP Se rver Address. 4. Click the Upg r ade button t o upgrade the D VR. The DVR will autom atically reboot after the upgrade is com pl eted. Restoring Default Se ttings To restore fac tory default setting s t o your D V R: 1. Enter the Factory D[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 147 Figure 171 Factory Default Menu 2. Select the OK bu t ton to re store factory defaults or selec t to return to the previous menu. Note: Network inform at ion such as IP address, subnet m ask and gateway will not be restore d.[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 148 Exporting & Importi ng Configuration Configuration in formation f rom your DVR can be expo rted to a USB storag e de vic e and imported into another DVR. T his will al low you to ef ficiently setup the s ame configur ation on n umerous DVRs. To export DVR con f igurati on: 1. Enter [...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 149 Viewing System Log s Many events of y our DVR are logged into the sy st em logs. To access the syst em logs and search for these events: 1. Enter the System Logs menu, shown in Figure 173 by going t o Menu > Main t enance > Syst em Logs. Figure 173 System Logs Menu 2. Select the S[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 150 Figure 174 Log Search Results 6. Click under the De tail item to view th e detail information, as shown i n Figure 175. Figure 175 Log Information 7. Click Previous/Nex t to v iew the previous/nex t log inform at ion. 8. Click OK to back t o the pre vious menu. 9. If applicable, y ou ma[...]

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    151 Network detection You can view the n et work t raffic to obtain real-time inform at ion and con necting st atus of your D VR. To view netwo rk traffic: 1. Enter the Netwo rk Detection m enu by going t o Menu > System Ma intenance > Network Detection. 2. Select the Traffi c tab and y ou can view the sending rate and receiving rate i nf orm[...]

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    DS -7700NI-SP/ 90 00/9600 Series HDVR/NV R User’s Manual 152 3. Enter the destina tion address in the text field of Destin ation Address. 4. Click the Test bu t ton to st art testing network average delay and p acket loss rate. The testing resu lt will pop up on the win dow. 5. Click the Status to check the network status. To export netwo r k pac[...]