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