HIK VISION Digital Video Recorder User guide

Digital Video Recorder
Quick Operation Guide
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This manual is applicable to DS-7204HFHI-ST, DS-7208HFHI-ST, DS-7204HFHI-SE and DS-7208HFHI-SE
DVR.
DVR Pre-Installation
The DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE DVR is highly advanced surveillance equipment that should be installed carefully.
Please take into consideration the following precautionary steps before installation of the DVR.
1. Keep all liquids away from the DVR.
2. Install the DVR in a well-ventilated and dust-free area.
3. Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
4. Install a manufacturer recommended HDD.
DVR Installation
During the installation of the DVR:
1. Use brackets for rack mounting.
2. Ensure there is ample room for audio and video cables.
3. When installing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.
4. Connect both the alarm and RS-485 cable.
5. Allow at least 2cm (~0.75-inch) of space between racks mounted devices.
6. Ensure the DVR is grounded.
7. Environmental temperature should be within the range of -10 ºC ~ 55 ºC , 14ºF ~ 131ºF.
8. Environmental humidity should be within the range of 10% ~ 90%.
Hard Disk Installation
Before you start:
Before installing a hard disk drive (HDD), please make sure the power is disconnected from the DVR. A factory
recommended HDD should be used for this installation.
For the HDD installation steps between DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE devices are similar, here we take the steps of
DS-7204HFHI-ST as example.
Up to 2 SATA hard disks can be installed on your DVR.
Tools Required: Screwdriver.
Steps (for DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE):
1. Remove the cover from the DVR by unfastening the screws on the back and side.
2. Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of DVR and the other end to the HDD.

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3. Connect the power cable to the HDD.
4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
5. Re-install the cover of the DVR and fasten screws.

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Front Panels
Front Panel of DS-7200HFHI-ST
Description of Control Panel Buttons
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
Power indicator turns yellow once the power switch turns on.
READY
Ready indicator turns yellow when system is running.
STATUS
Status indicator turns red when SHIFT mode is on.
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to
HDD.
TX/RX
TX/RX indictor blinks yellow when network connection is
functioning properly.
2
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote.
3
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
4
Composite
Keys
SHIFT
Switch between the numeric or letter input and functions of the
composite keys. (Input letter or numbers when the light is out;
Realize functions when the light is red.)
1/MENU
Enter numeral “1”;
Access the main menu interface.
2/ABC/F1
Enter numeral “2”;
Enter letters “ABC”;
The F1 button when used in a list field will select all items in the
list.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light and when the
image is zoomed in, the key is used to zoom out.
3/DEF/F2
Enter numeral “3”;
Enter letters “DEF”;
The F2 button is used to change the tab pages.
In PTZ control mode, it zooms in the image.
4/GHI/ESC
Enter numeral “4”;
Enter letters “GHI”;
Exit and back to the previous menu.
5/JKL/EDIT
Enter numeral “5”;
Enter letters “JKL”;
Delete characters before cursor;
Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch;
Start/stop record clipping in playback.
6/MNO/PLAY
Enter numeral “6”;
Enter letters “MNO”;
Playback, for direct access to all-day playback interface.

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7/PQRS/REC
Enter numeral “7”;
Enter letters “PQRS”;
Open the manual record interface.
8/TUV/PTZ
Enter numeral “8”;
Enter letters “TUV”;
Access PTZ control interface.
9/WXYZ/PREV
Enter numeral “9”;
Enter letters “WXYZ”;
Multi-channel display in live view.
0/A
Enter numeral “0”;
Shift the input methods in the editing text field. (Upper and
lowercase, alphabet, symbols or numeric input).
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DIRECTION
The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different
fields and items in menus.
In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up
and slow down recorded video. The Left and Right button will select
the next and previous record files.
In Live View mode, these buttons can be used to cycle through
channels.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
ENTER
The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu
modes.
It can also be used to tick checkbox fields.
In Playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the video.
In single-frame Playback mode, pressing the button will advance the
video by a single frame.
In Auto-switch mode, it can be used to stop /start auto switch.
Front Panel of DS-7200HFHI-SE
Description of Front Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
Power indicator turns yellow when the power switch on the real panel is
turned on.
STATUS
Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to
HDD.
TX/RX
TX/RX indictor blinks yellow when network connection is functioning
properly.
2
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote
3
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

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Rear Panels
DS-7204HFHI-SE
DS-7204HFHI-ST
DS-7208HFHI-ST&SE
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
HD-SDI interface for video input.
2
AUDIO IN
RCA connector
3
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector
4
VGA
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
5
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
6
USB Port
Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
7
Network Interface
Connector for network
8
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices.
9
Power Supply
DC 12V power supply.
10
Power Switch
Switch for turning on/off the device.
11
GND
Ground

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Peripheral Connections
RS-485 Connection
To connect RS-485 devices to the DVR:
1. Disconnect pluggable block from the RS-485 terminal block.
2. Press and hold the orange part of the pluggable block; insert signal cables into slots and release the orange
part. Ensure signal cables are in tight.
3. Connect pluggable block back into terminal block.
Note: The RS-485 unit can be used as T+ and T- when it’s working in the output mode, and R+ and R- when it’s
working in the input mode. We take the RS-485 connection of DS-7204HFHI-SE as an example.
Rear Panel of DS-7204HFHI-SE

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Specifications
Table 1 Specification for DS-7204HFHI-ST
Model
DS-7204HFHI-ST
DS-7208HFHI-ST
Video/Audio input
Video compression
H.264
HD-SDI video
input
4-ch
8-ch
HD-SDI interface (800 mVp-p, 75 Ω)
Supported
HD-SDI camera
types
1080I60, 1080I50, 1080P30, 1080P25, 720P60, 720P50,
720P30, 720P25
Audio
compression
G.711u
Audio input
4-ch
8-ch
RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ)
Two-way audio in
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ), (using the 1st channel of audio
input)
Video/Audio
output
HDMI / VGA
output
1920 ×1080 / 60 Hz,1280 ×1024 / 60 Hz, 1280 ×720 / 60 Hz,
1024 ×768 / 60 Hz
Encoding
resolution
Main stream: 1080P / 720P / VGA / 4CIF / CIF
Sub-stream: 4CIF(non-real-time) / CIF / QCIF / QVGA
Frame rate
Main stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate
Sub-stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate
Video bitrate
32 Kbps-16 Mbps
Audio output
1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1KΩ)
Audio bitrate
64 Kbps
Dual-stream
Support
Stream type
Video, Video & Audio
Synchronous
playback
4-ch
(up to 2-ch 1080P real time)
8-ch
(up to 2-ch 1080P real time)
Playback
resolution
1080P / 720P / VGA / 4CIF / CIF / QVGA / QCIF
Remote access
Output bandwidth
128Mbps
Remote
connection
128
Network
management
Network protocols
TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP,
SNMP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™
Hard disk
SATA
2 SATA interfaces
Capacity
Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk
External
interfaces
Network interface
1; 10M / 100M / 1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface
Serial interface
1; standard RS-485 serial interface, half-duplex

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Table 2 Specification for DS-7200HFHI-SE
USB port
2 ×USB2.0
Alarm in / out
4 / 1 (optional)
General
Power supply
12V DC
Consumption
(without hard
disks)
Max. 15 W
Max. 20 W
Working
temperature
-10 ºC ~ +55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
Working humidity
10% ~ 90%
Chassis
19-inch rack-mounted 1U chassis
Dimensions
(W ×D ×H)
445 ×290 ×45 mm (17.5 ×11.4 ×1.8 inch)
Weight
4 kg / 8.8lb (without hard disk)
Model
DS-7204HFHI-SE
DS-7208HFHI-SE
Video/Audio input
Video compression
H.264
HD-SDI video
input
4-ch
8-ch
HD-SDI interface (800 mVp-p, 75 Ω)
Supported
HD-SDI camera
types
1080I60, 1080I50, 1080P30, 1080P25, 720P60, 720P50,
720P30, 720P25
Audio
compression
G.711u
Audio input
4-ch
8-ch
RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ)
Two-way audio in
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 KΩ), (using the 1st channel of audio
input)
Video/Audio
output
HDMI / VGA
output
1920 ×1080 / 60 Hz,1280 ×1024 / 60 Hz, 1280 ×720 / 60 Hz,
1024 ×768 / 60 Hz
Encoding
resolution
Main stream: 1080P@12fps / 720P / VGA / 4CIF / CIF
Sub-stream: 4CIF(non-real-time) / CIF / QCIF / QVGA
Frame rate
Main stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate
Sub-stream: 1/16 fps ~ Real time frame rate
Video bitrate
32 Kbps-16 Mbps
Audio output
1-ch, RCA (Linear, 1KΩ)
Audio bitrate
64 Kbps
Dual-stream
Support
Stream type
Video, Video & Audio

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Synchronous
playback
4-ch
(up to 2-ch 720P real time)
8-ch
(up to 2-ch 720P real time)
Playback
resolution
1080P / 720P / VGA / 4CIF / CIF / QVGA / QCIF
Remote access
Output bandwidth
128Mbps
Remote
connection
128
Network
management
Network protocols
TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP,
SNMP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™
Hard disk
SATA
1 SATA interface
2 SATA interfaces
Capacity
Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk
External
interfaces
Network interface
1; 10M / 100M / 1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface
Serial interface
1; standard RS-485 serial interface, half-duplex
USB port
2 ×USB2.0
Alarm in / out
4 / 1 (optional)
General
Power supply
12V DC
Consumption
(without hard
disk)
Max. 15 W
Max. 20 W
Working
temperature
-10 ºC ~+55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
Working humidity
10% ~ 90%
Chassis
Stand-alone 1U chassis
19-inch rack-mounted 1U
chassis
Dimensions
(W ×D ×H)
315×230×45 mm
(12.3×9.0×1.8 inch)
445×290×45mm
(17.3×11.3×1.8 inch)
Weight
(without hard
disks)
2 kg / 4.4lb
4 kg / 8.8lb

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HDD Storage Calculation Chart
The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a
fixed bit rate.
Bit Rate
Storage Used
96K
42M
128K
56M
160K
70M
192K
84M
224K
98M
256K
112M
320K
140M
384K
168M
448K
196M
512K
225M
640K
281M
768K
337M
896K
393M
1024K
450M
1280K
562M
1536K
675M
1792K
787M
2048K
900M
4096K
1800M
8192K
3600M
16384K
7200M
Note: Please note that supplied values for storage space used are just for reference. Storage space used is estimated
by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Accessing by Web Browser
Logging In
You can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then
press Enter. The login interface appears.
Note: You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet
Explorer 8.0, Internet Explorer 9.0, Internet Explorer 10.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome.
Note: The supported resolutions include 1024*768 and above.
Note: The default IP address is 192.0.0.64.
Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
Note: The default user name is admin, and password is 12345.
When you log in for the first time, the system will remind you to install the Plug-in control. After the installation,
you can configure and manage the device remotely.
Live View
The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device.
Interface Introduction
①Channel List: Displays the list of channels and the playing and recording status of each channel.
②Live View Window: Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported.
③Play Control Bar: Play control operations are supported.
④PTZ Control: Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling.
Note: PTZ function can only be realized if the connected camera supports PTZ control.
⑤Video Parameters Configuration: Brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the image can be modified.
Start Live View
Steps:

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1. In the live view window, select a playing window by clicking the mouse.
2. Double click a camera from the device list to start the live view.
3. You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list.
Refer to the following table for the description of buttons on the live view window:
Icon
Description
Select the window-division mode
/
Start/Stop all live view
Capture pictures in the live view mode
/
Start/Stop all recording
Previous page
Next page
/
Open/Close audio
/
Start/Stop two-way Audio
Adjust volume
/
Enable/Disable digital zoom
Recording
Before you start
Make sure the device is connected with HDD or network disk, and the HDD or network disk has been initialized
for the first time to use.
Two recording types can be configured: Manual and Scheduled. The following section introduces the
configuration of scheduled recording.
Steps:
1. Click Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Record Schedule to enter Record Schedule settings
interface.
2. Select the camera to configure the record schedule.
3. Check the checkbox of Enable Schedule to enable recording schedule.

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4. Choose the day in a week to configure scheduled recording.
5. Click Edit to edit record schedule.
1) Configure All Day or Segment Record:
If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox.
If you want to record in different time sections, check the Segment Record checkbox. Set the Start
Time and End Time.
Note: The time of each segment can’t be overlapped. Up to 8 segments can be configured.
2) Select a Record Type. The record type can be Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion & Alarm, and Motion |
Alarm.
3) Check the checkbox of Select All and click Copy to copy settings of this day to the whole week. You
can also check any of the checkboxes before the date and click Copy.
4) Click OK to save the settings and exit the Edit Schedule interface.
6. Click Advanced to configure advanced record parameters.

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7. Click Save to validate the above settings.
Playback
Interface Introduction
①Channel List: Displays the list of channels and the playing status of each channel.
②Playback Window: Displays the image of channel.
③Play Control Bar: Play control operations are supported.
④Time Line: Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors.
⑤Playback Status: Displays the playback status, including channel number and playback speed.
⑥Calendar: You can select the date to play.
Start Playback
Steps:
1. Click Playback on the menu bar to enter playback interface.
2. Click the camera from the device list for playback.
3. Select the date from the calendar and click Search.
4. Click the Play button to play the video file searched on the current date.
5. Use the buttons on the toolbar to operate in playback mode.
Button
Description
Button
Description
/
Play/Pause
Stop
Slow down
Speed up
Play by single frame
Capture
Stop all playback
Download
/
Video clip
/
Open/Close audio
6. You can drag the progress bar with the mouse to locate the exact playback point. You can also input the time
in the textbox and click button to locate the playback point.
The color of the video on the progress bar stands for the different video types.

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Log
You can view and export the log files at any time, including operation, alarm, exception and information of device.
Before you start
The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk. And make sure
the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use.
Steps:
1. Click Log on the menu bar to enter the Log interface.
2. Set the log search conditions to refine your search, including the Major Type, Minor Type, Start Time and
End Time.
3. Click the Search button to start searching log files.
4. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below.
Note: Up to 100 log files can be displayed each time.
You can click the button to save the searched log files to local directory.

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Menu Operation
Menu Structure
The menu structure of the DVR is shown below:
Startup and Shutdown
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expand the service time of the DVR.
To start the DVR:
Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible
Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel; the
Power indicator LED on the front panel should be yellow.
To shut down the DVR:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu.
Menu > Shutdown
2. Select the Shutdown button.
3. Click the Yes button.
4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel when the note appears (for DS-7200HFHI-SE series only).

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After the device starting up, the wizard will guide you through the initial settings, including modifying password,
date and time settings, network settings, HDD initializing, and recording.
Live View
Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include:
Live View Icons
In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the
record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
Indicating that there is an alarm or are alarms. Alarm includes (video loss, tampering, motion
detection or sensor alarm, etc.).
Recording (manual record, schedule record, motion detection or alarm triggered record)
Alarm & Recording
Record Settings
Before you start:
Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. You may refer to
the user manual for detailed information.
Purpose:
Two kinds of record types are introduced in the following section, including Instant Record and All-day Record.
And for other record types, you may refer to the user manual for detailed information.
Note: After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled.
Instant Record
•Option 1:
On the live view window of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows on the bottom of the
window when you click on it.
Click the icon to enable the record, and the icon turns to . And click icon to disable the
record, then the icon turns to .

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•Option 2:
Steps:
1. Enter the Manual settings interface.
Menu> Manual
2. Enable manual record.
Click the status icon before camera number to change it to .
Or click the status icon of Analog to enable manual record of all channels.
3. Disable manual record.
Click the status icon to change it to .
Or click the status icon of Analog to disable manual record of all channels.
All-day Record
Perform the following steps to set the all-day recording.
•Option 1:
On the live view window, right lick the window and move the cursor to the Start Recording option, and
select Normal Record or Motion Detection Record on your demand.
And click the Yes button in the popup Attention message box to confirm the settings. Then all the channels
will start to record in the selected mode.
•Option 2:
Steps:
1. Enter the Manual settings interface.
Menu> Manual
2. Click the icon of corresponding record types to set all-day record of that type, Normal and Motion
Detection are selectable.

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3. And click the Yes button in the popup Attention message box to confirm the settings.
Playback
Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu.
Instant playback by channel
Choose a channel under live view using the mouse and click the button in the shortcut operation menu.
Note: Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back.
All-day Playback by channel
1. Enter the All-day Playback menu.
Mouse: right click a channel in live view mode and select All-day Playback from the menu.
Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view.
Under multi-screen live view, record files of the top left channel (not masked) will be played back.
Note: pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to related channels during playback process.
2. Playback management.
The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.