HIK VISION Digital Video Recorder User manual

Digital Video Recorder
User Manual
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Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User Manual
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Regulatory information
FCC information
FCC compliance : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
FCC conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with "CE" and comply therefore with
the applicable harmonized European standards listed under the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC
Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): Products marked with this symbol cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste in the European Union. For proper recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase
of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info.
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal
waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information. The battery is
marked with this symbol, which may include lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg).
For proper recycling, return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more
information see: www.recyclethis.info.

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your DVR, please be advised of the following tips:
•Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment.
•Unit is designed for indoor use only.
•Keep all liquids away from the DVR.
•Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications.
•Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it
may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit.
•Use the DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible.
•Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals.
•A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
•Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion. Replace with the same or
equivalent type only. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery
manufacturer.

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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 the models listed in the following table.
Series
Model
Type
7200HFHI-SL
DS-7204HFHI-SL
DS-7208HFHI-SL
Network DVR
7200HFHI-SE
DS-7204HFHI-SE
DS-7208HFHI-SE
Network DVR
7200HFHI-ST
DS-7204HFHI-ST
DS-7208HFHI-ST
Network DVR
7300HFHI-ST
DS-7304HFHI-ST
DS-7308HFHI-ST
DS-7316HFHI-ST
Network DVR
8100HFHI-ST
DS-8104HFHI-ST
DS-8108HFHI-ST
DS-8116HFHI-ST
Network DVR

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Product Key Features
General
Support HD-SDI camera connection;
Each channel supports dual-stream. Main stream supports up to 1080P resolution and sub-stream
supports up to 4CIF resolution;
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality,
etc.
Encoding for both video stream and video & audio stream; audio and video synchronization during
composite stream encoding;
Watermark technology;
Local Monitoring
Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs (no CVBS output for DS-7200HFHI-SL,
DS-7200HFHI-SE and DS-7200HFHI-ST);
HDMI output and VGAoutput at up to 1920*1080 resolution.
1/4/6/8/9/16 screen live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable.
Live view screen can be switched in group and manual switch and automatic cycle live view are also
provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.
Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
The selected live view channel can be shielded.
Motion detection, video-tampering detection, video exception alarm and video loss alarm functions.
Privacy mask;
Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
Zooming in/out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse;
HDD Management
For DS-7200HFHI-SL series, 1 SATA hard disk can be connected; for DS-7200HFHI-SE and
DS-7200HFHI-ST series, up to 2 SATA hard disks can be connected; for DS-7300HFHI-ST series, 4
SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected; and for DS-8100HFHI-ST series, 8 SATA hard
disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected. (Each disk with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity.)
8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.
Support eSATA disks for recording or backup.
Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection.
Support HDD standby function;
HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
HDD group management;
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channels.
Recording and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration;
Cycle and non-cycle recording modes;
Normal and event video encoding parameters;
Multiple recording types: manual, normal, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm;
8 recording time periods with separated recording types;
Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for schedule

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and manual recording;
Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection);
Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags;
Locking and unlocking of record files;
Local redundant recording;
Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.;
Smart search for the selected area in the video when playback;
Zooming in for any area when playback;
Reverse playback of multi-channel.
Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating
by dragging the mouse on the progress bar;
Up to 16-ch synchronous playback at 1080P;
Backup
Export data by a USB, SATA or eSATA device;
Export video clips when playback;
Management and maintenance of backup devices;
Alarm and Exception
Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.
Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/recording resolution
mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record exception, HDD error, and HDD
full, etc.
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and
alarm output.
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Other Local Functions
Users can operate by mouse and remote control.
Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating account and define their
operating permission, which includes the permission to access any channel;
Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching;
Manually triggering and clearing alarms.
Importing and exporting of configuration file of devices;
Getting cameras type information automatically.
Network Functions
1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for DS-7204HFHI-SL; 2 self-adaptive
10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for DS-8100HFHI-ST series, and various working modes are
configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance, etc.; and 1 self-adaptive
10M/100M/1000M network interface for other models;
IPv6 is supported;
TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, iSCSI and UPnP™
are supported;
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast;
Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM.
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading files
broken transfer resume;

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Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters;
Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status;
Remote keyboard operation;
Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse;
Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading;
Remote system restart and shutdown;
Support upgrading via remote FTP server;
RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission.
Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host;
Remotely start/stop recording.
Remotely start/stop alarm output.
Remote PTZ control.
Remote JPEG capture.
Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
Embedded WEB server.
Development Scalability
SDK for Windows and Linux system;
Source code of application software for demo;
Development support and training for application system;

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Table of Contents
Product Key Features.................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................12
1.1 Front Panels...................................................................................................................................13
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations......................................................................................................20
1.3 USB Mouse Operation ..................................................................................................................22
1.4 Input Method Description..............................................................................................................23
1.5 Rear Panel .....................................................................................................................................24
Chapter 2 Getting Started.............................................................................................................................27
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR......................................................................................28
2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration.....................................................................................30
Chapter 3 Live View ......................................................................................................................................34
3.1 Introduction of Live View .............................................................................................................35
3.2 Operations in Live View Mode......................................................................................................36
3.2.1 Front Panel Operation..........................................................................................................36
3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View.............................................................................................37
3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor.................................................................................................38
3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching................................................................................................38
3.2.5 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode ..........................................................................39
3.3 Channel-zero Encoding .................................................................................................................41
3.4 Adjusting Live View Settings........................................................................................................42
3.5 User Logout...................................................................................................................................43
Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...............................................................................................................................44
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings..............................................................................................................45
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns.........................................................................................46
4.2.1 Customizing Presets.............................................................................................................46
4.2.2 Calling Presets .....................................................................................................................47
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols.............................................................................................................48
4.2.4 Calling Patrols .....................................................................................................................49
4.2.5 Customizing Patterns...........................................................................................................50
4.2.6 Calling Patterns....................................................................................................................51
4.3 PTZ Control Panel.........................................................................................................................52
Chapter 5 Record Settings...........................................................................................................................53
5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters.................................................................................................54
5.2 Configuring Record Schedule .......................................................................................................57
5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record..........................................................................................61
5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record............................................................................................63
5.5 Manual Record..............................................................................................................................65
5.6 Configuring Holiday Record .........................................................................................................66
5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording................................................................................................68
5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording........................................................................................70
5.9 Files Protection..............................................................................................................................71

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Chapter 6 Playback........................................................................................................................................73
6.1 Playing Back Record Files ............................................................................................................74
6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel.....................................................................................................74
6.1.2 Playing Back by Time..........................................................................................................76
6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search.............................................................................................78
6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag ............................................................................................................81
6.1.5 Playing Back by System Logs .............................................................................................83
6.1.6 Playing Back External File ..................................................................................................85
6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ...................................................................................................86
6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame.............................................................................................86
6.2.2 Smart Search........................................................................................................................86
6.2.3 Digital Zoom........................................................................................................................88
6.2.4 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel .....................................................................................88
Chapter 7 Backup.........................................................................................................................................90
7.1 Backing up Record Files ...............................................................................................................91
7.1.1 Quick Export........................................................................................................................91
7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search...................................................................................92
7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search................................................................................................97
7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips .....................................................................................................101
7.2 Managing Backup Devices..........................................................................................................104
Chapter 8 Alarm Settings ..........................................................................................................................107
8.1 Setting Motion Detection.............................................................................................................108
8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms ................................................................................................................. 111
8.3 Detecting Video Loss................................................................................................................... 114
8.4 Detecting Video Tampering......................................................................................................... 116
8.5 Handling Exceptions ................................................................................................................... 118
8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions ................................................................................................. 119
8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually..........................................................................121
Chapter 9 Network Settings........................................................................................................................122
9.1 Configuring General Settings......................................................................................................123
9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings...................................................................................................125
9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings..............................................................................................125
9.2.2 Configuring DDNS............................................................................................................125
9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server....................................................................................................129
9.2.4 Configuring SNMP............................................................................................................130
9.2.5 Configuring UPnP™..........................................................................................................130
9.2.6 Configuring the Remote Alarm Host .................................................................................132
9.2.7 Configuring Multicast........................................................................................................133
9.2.8 Configuring RTSP..............................................................................................................133
9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports..................................................................................134
9.2.10 Configuring Email .............................................................................................................134
9.3 Checking Network Traffic...........................................................................................................137
9.4 Configuring Network Detection ..................................................................................................138
9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss............................................................................138

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9.4.2 Exporting Network Packet.................................................................................................138
9.4.3 Checking Network Status...................................................................................................140
9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics..............................................................................................140
Chapter 10 HDD Management .................................................................................................................142
10.1 Initializing HDDs ........................................................................................................................143
10.2 Managing Network HDD ............................................................................................................144
10.3 Managing eSATA ........................................................................................................................146
10.4 Managing HDD Group................................................................................................................147
10.4.1 Setting HDD Groups..........................................................................................................147
10.4.2 Setting HDD Property........................................................................................................148
10.5 Configuring Quota Mode.............................................................................................................150
10.6 Checking HDD Status .................................................................................................................152
10.7 Checking S.M.A.R.T Information ...............................................................................................153
10.8 Detecting Bad Sector...................................................................................................................154
10.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms..................................................................................................155
Chapter 11 Camera Settings .....................................................................................................................156
11.1 Configuring OSD Settings...........................................................................................................157
11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask...........................................................................................................158
Chapter 12 DVR Management and Maintenance ...................................................................................159
12.1 Viewing System Information.......................................................................................................160
12.1.1 Viewing Device Information..............................................................................................160
12.1.2 Viewing Camera Information.............................................................................................160
12.1.3 Viewing Record Information .............................................................................................160
12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information...............................................................................................161
12.1.5 Viewing Network Information...........................................................................................161
12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information ................................................................................................162
12.2 Searching and Exporting Log Files .............................................................................................163
12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files....................................................................................165
12.4 Upgrading System.......................................................................................................................166
12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device..................................................................................166
12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP .............................................................................................................166
12.5 Restoring Default Settings...........................................................................................................167
Chapter 13 Others......................................................................................................................................168
13.1 Configuring General Settings......................................................................................................169
13.2 Configuring DST Settings...........................................................................................................170
13.3 Configuring More Settings..........................................................................................................171
13.4 Managing User Accounts.............................................................................................................172
13.4.1 Adding a User....................................................................................................................172
13.4.2 Deleting a User ..................................................................................................................174
13.4.3 Editing a User ....................................................................................................................174
13.5 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device ...........................................................................176
Chapter 14 Appendix.................................................................................................................................177
Glossary.................................................................................................................................................178
Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................................179

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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1.1 Front Panels
Figure 1. 1 Front Panel of DS-7204HFHI-SE & DS-7200HFHI-SL
Figure 1. 2 Front Panel of DS-7208HFHI-SE
Table 1. 1 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).
Figure 1. 3 Front Panel of DS-7200HFHI-ST
Table 1. 2 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.

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No.
Name
Function Description
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.
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).
5
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.

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No.
Name
Function Description
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.
Figure 1. 4 Front Panel of DS-7300HFHI-ST
Table 1. 3 Description of Front Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
Power indicator lights in green when DVR is powered up.
READY
Ready indicator is normally green, indicating that the DVR is
functioning properly.
STATUS
Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote
control with the address from 1~254;
Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used;
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard
or by the IR remote control with the address of 255;
Indicator turns green when the DVR is controlled by IR remote
control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the same
time , and the SHIFT button is not used;
Indicator turns orange : (a) when the DVR is controlled by IR
remote control (with the address from 1~254) and keyboard at the
same time and the SHIFT button is used as well; (b) when the DVR
is controlled by IR remote control (with the address from 1~254)
and the SHIFT button is used.
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or
written to HDD.
TX/RX
TX/RX indictor blinks in green when network connection is
functioning properly.
2
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.
3
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.)

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No.
Name
Function Description
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.
In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch
between main and spot video output.
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”;
In Playback mode, it is used for direct access to playback interface.
7/PQRS/REC
Enter numeral “7”;
Enter letters “PQRS”;
Manual record, for direct access to manual record interface;
manually enable/disable record.
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).
4
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.

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No.
Name
Function Description
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.
5
JOG SHUTTLE Control
Move the active selection in a menu. It will move the selection up
and down.
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different
channels.
In the Playback mode, it can be used to jump 30s
forward/backward in video files.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
6
POWER
Power on/off switch.
7
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as
USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
8
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control.
Figure 1. 5 Front Panel of DS-8100HFHI-ST
Table 1. 4 Description of Front Panel
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Status
Indicators
ALARM
Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected.
READY
Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the DVR is
functioning properly.
STATUS
Indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote.
Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and orange when
IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by the IR remote
control with the address of 255.
HDD
HDD indicator blinks in red when data is being read from or written
to HDD.
TX/RX
TX/RX indictor blinks in blue when network connection is
functioning properly.
GUARD
Indicator turns blue when the device is armed;
Indicator does not light when the device is disarmed;
The arm/disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the
ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode.

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No.
Name
Function Description
2
Alphanumeric Buttons
Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control
mode.
Input numbers and characters in Edit mode.
Switch between different channels in Playback mode.
The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is
recording; it is red when the channel is in network transmission
status; it is pink when the channel is recording and transmitting.
3
Control
Buttons
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.
4
JOG SHUTTLE Control
Move the active selection in a menu. It will move the selection up
and down.
In Live View mode, it can be used to cycle through different
channels.
In the Playback mode: the outer ring is used to speed up or slow
down the record files and the inner ring is used to jump 30s
forward/backward in records files.
In PTZ control mode, it can control the movement of the PTZ
camera.
5
POWER
Power on/off switch.
6
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB
mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
7
Composite
Keys
ESC
Exit and back to the previous menu.
Arm/disarm the DVR in live view mode.
REC/SHOT
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 is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.
PLAY/AUTO
Enter the Playback menu;
Auto scan in the PTZ Control mode.
ZOOM+
Zoom in the PTZ camera in the PTZ Control setting.
A/FOCUS+
Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu.

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No.
Name
Function Description
It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase
alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
EDIT/IRIS+
Edit text fields. When editing text fields, it will also function as a
Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor.
On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox.
In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera.
In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup.
Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.
MAIN/SPOT/Z
OOM-
Switch between main and spot output.
In PTZ Control mode, it can be used to zoom out the image.
F1/ LIGHT
Select all items on the list when used in a list field.
In PTZ Control mode, it will turn on/off PTZ light (if applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to switch between play and reverse play.
F2/ AUX
Cycle through tab pages.
In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch between channels.
MENU/WIPER
Press the button will help you return to the Main menu (after
successful login).
Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key
beep.
In PTZ Control mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start wiper (if
applicable).
In Playback mode, it is used to show/hide the control interface.
PREV/FOCUS-
Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode.
In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction
with the A/FOCUS+ button.
PTZ/IRIS-
Enter the PTZ Control mode.
In the PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the iris of the PTZ
camera.
8
IR Receiver
Receiver for IR remote control.
9
DVD-R/W
Slot for DVD-R/W.

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1.2 IR Remote Control Operations
The DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 6.
Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.
Figure 1. 6 Remote Control
The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Refer to Table 1. 5, they
include:
Table 1. 5 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons
No.
Name
Description
1
POWER
Power on/off the device.
2
DEV
Enables/Disables Remote Control.