HIK VISION DS-7004HI-S User manual

User Manual of DS-7000HI-S Series Net DVR
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DS-7000HI-S Series Net DVR User Manual
V2.1
Thank you for purchasing our Net DVR. This manual is applicable to DS-7000HI-S series
Net DVR. Please read this User Manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly
and safely.
The contents of this Manual are subject to change without notice.

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Index
Chapter1 Product Introduction..................................................................................................4
1.1 Summary...................................................................................................................4
1.2 Model Description.....................................................................................................4
1.3 Features.....................................................................................................................4
Chapter2 Installation.................................................................................................................7
2.1 Checking the DVR and ItsAccessories.....................................................................7
2.2 HDD Installation.......................................................................................................7
2.3 Rear Panel Description..............................................................................................8
2.4 External Alarm In/Out Connection ...........................................................................8
Chapter3 Operational Instructions..........................................................................................10
3.1 Front Panel..............................................................................................................10
3.2 IR Remote control...................................................................................................12
3.3 Menu Description....................................................................................................14
3.3.1 Menu Items .....................................................................................................14
3.3.2 Menu Operation ..............................................................................................15
3.4 Character Input........................................................................................................17
Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide............................................................................................18
4.1 Power on .................................................................................................................18
4.2 Preview....................................................................................................................18
4.2.1 Main Preview.........................................................................................................18
4.2.2 Spot Preview..........................................................................................................21
4.3 User name and password.........................................................................................22
4.4 PTZ Control ............................................................................................................24
4.5 Manual Record........................................................................................................26
4.6 Playback..................................................................................................................27
4.7 Backup Recorded Files ...........................................................................................31
4.8 Shut down DVR......................................................................................................34
Chapter5 Parameters Setup Guide..........................................................................................37
5.1 Administrator and Password ...................................................................................37
5.2 Add and Delete User...............................................................................................39
5.3 Unit Name and Device ID.......................................................................................43
5.4 Video Output Standard and VGA Setup..................................................................44
5.5 OSD Setup...............................................................................................................44
5.6 Video Parameters Setup ..........................................................................................48
5.7 Mask Area Setup.....................................................................................................49
5.8 View Tampering Alarm...........................................................................................51
5.9 Video Loss Alarm....................................................................................................53
5.10 Motion Detection Alarm .........................................................................................55
5.11 Preview Properties ..................................................................................................59
5.12 Recording Setup......................................................................................................61
5.13 External Alarm Input and Relay Output..................................................................66
5.14 Network Parameters................................................................................................70

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5.15 PTZ .........................................................................................................................73
5.16 RS232 setup ............................................................................................................78
5.17 Exceptions...............................................................................................................84
5.18 Transaction Information..........................................................................................85
Chapter6 Utilities....................................................................................................................89
6.1 Save Parameters......................................................................................................89
6.2 Restore Parameters..................................................................................................89
6.3 Upgrade...................................................................................................................90
6.4 Hard Disk Management ..........................................................................................91
6.5 Clear Alarm Out......................................................................................................91
6.6 Reboot.....................................................................................................................92
6.7 Power Off................................................................................................................92
6.8 View Log.................................................................................................................92
6.9 System Information.................................................................................................95
Chapter7 Firmware Upgrade ..................................................................................................96
7.1 FTP Server Setup ....................................................................................................96
7.2 Upgrade Mode.........................................................................................................99
Appendix A Mouse Control Function .......................................................................................103
Appendix B HDD Capacity Calculation ...................................................................................105
Appendix C DVR Connect Cable Definition............................................................................106
Appendix D Specifications........................................................................................................108
Appendix E List of Recommended DVR Peripherals...............................................................110
Appendix F Quick Search Function Table................................................................................115
Appendix G Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................117
Appendix H Product Service .....................................................................................................119
Appendix I Customer Information Card ..................................................................................120

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Chapter1 Product Introduction
1.1Summary
DS-7000HI-S series network digital video recorder is an excellent digital surveillance
product applies the embedded MCU and real time operating system, along with the most advanced
technology in the Information Technology Industry such as video and audio encoding/decoding,
hard disk record and TCP/IP. The firmware is burned into the flash, making the product more
stable and reliable.
DS-7000HI-S series device has advantages of digital video recorder (DVR) and digital video
server (DVS). It can work standalone, also be applied to build up a powerful surveillance network.
DS-7000HI-S series device can be widely used in bank, telecommunication, transportation,
factories, warehouse, irrigation, etc.
1.2Model Description
1.3Features
Compression
Support max 16 channels video input (PAL/NTSC) at most. Each channel is independent
with H.264 hardware compression.
Support both variable bit rate and frame rate.
Support max 4 channels audio input. Each channel is independent with OggVorbis
compression at a bit rate of 16Kbps.
Compressed video and audio are synchronous. Either composited stream or video-only
stream can be selected. For DS-7016HI-S, first 4 channels support both composited
DS – 7 0 xx H I- S
Support SATA
Oversea product
Model name
Camera number
DVRDVS code name
Digital surveillance

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stream and video-only stream, the rest channels merely support video-only stream.
Support video loop out.
Support up to 4CIF (DS-7004HI-S), 2CIF (DS-7008HI-S & DS-7016HI-S) resolution.
Local Functions
Recording
Support multiple recording types, including schedule recording, manual recording,
alarm recording, motion detection recording, motion&alarm recording, motion|alarm
recording.
Support NAS Recording.
Support Event Recording Para. Setup.
Support max 4 SATA HDDs and each HDD can max support 2000GB.
Support FAT32 file system
Support HDD S.M.A.R.T technology.
Support cycle or none cycle recording.
Support backup the recorded files and clips with USB DISK, USB HDD, USB CD-R/W,
USB DVD-R/W, SATA CD-R/W or SATA DVD-R/W
Preview & Playback
Support BNC analog monitor and VGA output.
Support multiple preview modes.
Support privacy mask
Support view tampering alert.
Support playback by files or by time.
Support video signal loss alert.
Support play forward, backward, pause, frame-by-frame, etc
User-defined preview layout.
Display local recording status.
PTZ
Support various PTZ protocols.
Support preset, sequence and cruise.
Alarms
Support exception alarm, motion detection alarm, external alarm, etc.
Others
Support IR remote control.
Support multi-level user management.
Support Mouse Operation Menu.
Support multi-area motion detection.
Support OSD and changeable OSD position.

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Support multiple upgrade modes, including FTP, USB and CD.
Network
Support Advanced Network Function: NTP, DDNS and E-mail.
Support TCP, UDP, RTP, and Multicast for network preview.
Support PPPoE
Support remote parameters setup.
Alarm information can be sent to remote center.
Network control PTZ.
Network record live stream.
Network download and playback the recorded files in DVR.
Remote upgrade the firmware.
RS-232 supports transparent channel function so that the remote PC can control serial
devices through DVR.
Support IE preview and configure DVR via browser.
Support SADP protocol that enables modification of IP address, mask and port via
SADP Client.
Support remote log query.
Development supports
Provide network SDK.
Provide client demo source code.

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Chapter2 Installation
Warning: Before you installing the DVR, please make sure the power of DVR is
switched off.
2.1Checking the DVR and ItsAccessories
When you get the product, check that all the items are included in your product package.
There is a list in the package. If any of the items is missing, please contact your dealer.
2.2HDD Installation
Installation notice
A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.
The DVR has no HDDs when leaving factory. Based on the record schedule, you can
calculate the total capacity you need (refer to Appendix A). Please ask the specialist to
disassembly the DVR and install HDD.
Installation instrument
One cross screw driver
HDD installation
1. Open the DVR box.
2. If you want to install 4 HDD, please remove CD-R/W mount bracket.
3. Place the HDD on the soleplate and fix it with screw.
4. Connect the SATA data cable correctly.
5. Plug the HDD power connector.
6. Cover and fix the DVR box.
Note: After you install the HDD, you must format them. Please refer to section 6.4.

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2.3Rear Panel Description
Notice: Please refer to real product for different model.
Index Physical Interface Description
1 Video Output
(main &
spot) Standard BNC.
2 Video Iutput Standard BNC, connect to camera
3 Audio input 4 channel RCA (1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω)
4 Audio Output 1 channel RCA (1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω)
5 Video Loop out DS-7016HI-S uses DB15 connectores. DS-7004HI-S uses
on board BNC connectors.
6 VGA Interface VGA display.
7 RS-232 Connect RS-
232 devices. Refer to Appendix B for pin
definition.
8 LAN Interface
Connect network devices. Refer to Appendix B for pin
definition.
9
RS-485 PTZ connection. Refer to Appendix B for pin definition.
External Alarm Input 4/16 Alarm in.
Relay Output 2/4 Alarm out
10 AC Input 100V~240VAC
2.4ExternalAlarm In/Out Connection
Alarm input port:

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G (GND): Conenct the GND of sensor.
1~16: Alarm input, supports normal open/normal close.
0: Reserved.
Alarm output:
1G~4G: 4 relay output.
Alarm output connection
Please note the usage of jumper JJ1. If you use DC, either of connections is OK. We suggest
you to use those DC under 12V, 1A.
If you use AC, please open the jumper. There are 4 jumpers (JJ1, JJ2, JJ3 and JJ4) in DVR
main board, corresponding with 4 alarm output. The default is closed.
Warning: If you use AC input for relay output, please open the jumpers.

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Chapter3 Operational Instructions
3.1Front Panel


Index Type Name Description
1 State
Lamps
READY
STATUS
ALARM
RECORD
NETWORK
DVR is ready.
Green means you can use IR remote control.
Red means there is an alarm.
Twinkling red means reading or writing HDD.
Network status.
2 Lamp IR receiver.
3
Numeric
Keys
Input number, l
ower case, upper case character and
symbols.
Function
Keys
MENU
2
3
ESC
EDIT
PLAY
REC
PTZ
PREV
A
1. Switch from preview mode to the main menu;
2. Brush control short key [WIPER].
3.
Press [MENU] for more than 5 seconds to cancel
button beep sound.
[ZOOM-] in PTZ control, SPOT switch button
[ZOOM+] in PTZ control.
Cancel and back to parent menu.
1. In edit state, delete the current cursor character;
2. [IRIS+]in PTZ control;
3. Select or ×to enable or disable.
1. Local playback;
2. [AUTO] in PTZ control.
1. Manual record;
2. [SHOT] in PTZ control (adjust preset).
1. Enter PTZ control mode;
2. [IRIS-] in PTZ control..
1. Multi screen preview switch;
2. Switch from menu mode to preview mode;
[FOCUS-] in PTZ control.

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SHIFT
1.
Input switch (number, lower case, upper case and
symbol);
2. [FOCUS+]in PTZ control;
3.
In preview mode, display or hide the channel status
bar.
Switch between numeric keys and function keys
4 Control
Keys
Direction
Keys
ENTER
Composed of [],[],[]and [].
1. Menu mode, use[]/[]select,[]/[]to edit;
2. PTZ direction control;
3. Playback speed control.
1. Menu confirmation;
2. Select or ×to enable or disable;
3. Pause playback.
5 POWER POWER Device on-off and
power indicator lamp. Green means
DVR is working; Red means DVR is power-off; No light
means no power.
Please note that [SHIFT] button is used for switching between numeric keys and function
keys.

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3.2IR Remote control
Index Name Description
1 POWER Turnoff device.
2 DEV Enable/Disable IR remote control
3 Numeric Keys Same as numeric keys of front panel.
4 EDIT Same as EDIT key of front panel.
5 A Same as A key of front panel.
6 REC Same as REC key of front panel.
7 PLAY Same as PLAY key of front panel.
8 INFO Reserved
9 VOIP Reserved
10 MENU Same as MENU key of front panel.
11 PREV Same as PREV key of front panel.
12 Direction Keys
ENTER
Same as direction keys and enter key
of front panel.
13 PTZ Same PTZ key of front panel.
14 ESC Same as ESC key of front panel.

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15 Reserved
16 F1 Reserved
17 Lens control
IRIS, FOCUS ZOOM for lens
control.
18 F2 Reserved
Loading the batteries into the IR remote control
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the battery. Please take care that the poles (+ and -) are correctly positioned.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Start to use IR remote control
Press [DEV] key, input the DVR device ID (default is “88” that can be changed in “Display”
menu) and then press [ENTER] key. If the “STATUS” lamp of DVR front panel is turned into
green, it means you can use IR remote control to operate this DVR.
Note: If the device ID is set as “255”, you can control the device by IR remote control
without any operations. The STATUS lamp will go out by then.
Stop using IR remote control
When IR remote control status is on, press [DEV] key again, the “STATUS” lamp will go out.
The IR remote control can not control this DVR.
Switch the DVR off
When IR remote control status is on, press [POWER] key for several seconds, the Power Off
prompt will pop up, confirm and the DVR will be power-off in progress.
When IR remote control can not work normally
Check batteries poles.
Check the charge left in the batteries.
Check IR remote control sensor is mask.
Please change another IR remote control to try again. If the problem still exists, please contact
your dealer.

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3.3Menu Description
3.3.1 Menu Items
Menu Name Function Menu Name Function
Display
Unit name
Device ID
Require password
Screen saver
Video standard
Enable scaler
Brightness
Menu transparency
VGA resolution
DST
Date and Time
Image
Select camera
Camera name & Position
Brightness, Contrast, Hue &
Saturation Adjust
OSD & Position
Privacy Mask & Area
View tampering, Area & Policy
Signal loss & Policy
Motion Det. Level, Area & Policy
Recording
If HD full & SATA1 Disk
Select Camera & Record Para.
Stream Type, Resolution, Frame
Rate, Max Bit Rate, Image
Quality & Bit Rate Type
Enable EventPara & Enable Rec
Schedule
PreRec time & PostRec time
Copy to Camera
Network
NIC Type, IP, Mac & Port
Advanced setup, DNS IP, Mask &
Gateway
Multicast IP
Remote host IP & Port
NAS Setting
httpPort, PPPoE
E-mail Setup
Alarms
Select Alarm In
Alarm Type (N.O/ N.C)
Alarm Handling & PTZ linkage
Copy to Alarm In
Alarm
Out, Delay Time &
Schedule
Exceptions
Exceptions
Handle Method
Audible Warning
Upload to Center
Trigger Alarm Out
Send Email
PTZ
Select Camera
PTZ parameters
Preset setup
Sequence setup
Cruise setup
RS232
RS232 parameters
RS232 work mode
Callback & Data Encryption
Preview
Preview mode
Select Out
Switch Time
Enable/Disable audio preview
User
Add or delete user
Password setup or modification
User rights setup

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Alarm Aux Out
Display Delay
Layout
Transact Transaction Information
Get Through Options Utilities
Save Para.
Restore Para.
Upgrade firmware
HDD management
Stop alarm output
Reboot
Power off
View log
System information
3.3.2 Menu Operation
How to enter menu mode
Press [MENU] key to enter DVR main menu.
Press [PLAY] short key to enter playback menu.
Perss [REC] short key to enter manual record menu.
Perss [PTZ] short key to enter PTZ control interface.
Notes: You must input user name and password. The default user name is “admin” and
password is “12345”.
Main Menu Description
The main menu interface is following:
There is one small rectanglar frame named “Active Frame”. It can be moved from one icon to
another by using []or[]key. When the “Active Frame” is located on one icon, you can
press[ENTER]key to enter the secondary menu. For example, move the “Active Frame” to
“Image” icon, press [ENTER]to enter the secondary menu as follows:

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Each menu contains different kinds of items. There is a small rectangular frame named
“Active Frame” which is pointing to the selected item. This “Active Frame” can be moved by
[]or[]keys. There are such kinds of menu items:
1. Check Box: Provide 2 options, “” means enable and “×” means disable. You can use
[ENTER]or[EDIT]key to switch over.
2. List Box: Provide more than 2 options. However, only one of them can be selected. You
can use[↑]and[↓]to select one option. For example, on the right side of “Select Camera”,
there is a list box for you to select one camera.
3. Edit Box: This is for you to input characters. Press[EDIT]key to enter edit status, you
can input characters as follows:
a) Press[A]key to select number, upper case, lower case or symbols;
b) Use[]and[]keys to move cursor;
c) Use[EDIT]key to delete the charcter in front of cursor;
d) Press[ENTER]or[ESC]to exit edit.
4. Button: Excute a special function or enter next sub-menu. For example, press “Policy”
button to enter sub-menu. Press[Confirm]to save parameters and return to parent menu.
Press[Cancel]button to cancel and return to parent menu. The button in grey means it
can be operated only after it is enabled.
How to exit menu
Press[PREV]key to exit menu and return to preview mode.

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3.4Character Input
In the menu interface, if you enter edit status (for example, in the “camera name” edit box),
at the bottom of screen, the input status is appeared:
Here it means you can press numeric keys to input digital number.
Press[A]key to change input methods. You can select “number”, “Uppercase”, “Lowercase”
or “Symbol”.
Uppercase
Lowercase
Symbol
There are 24 symbols in all. They are divided into 4 pages, and you can use[0]key to turn over
page.

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Chapter4 Basic Operation Guide
4.1Power on
Note: Please make sure the power supply matches DVR and AC cable connected
correctly. Before switch DVR on, please connect one monitor with VOUT or VGA interface.
Otherwise, you can not see graphic user interface and can not operate.
If[POWER]lamp is off, please do as follows:
Step1: ConnectAC cable correctly;
Step2: Switch on the power button on the real panel.
If[POWER]lamp is in red, just press[POWER]button to start DVR.
When DVR is started,[POWER]lamp is in green. On the monitor or VGA display, DSP and
HDD initialization process will be shown.
The first line represents DSP initialization. If the DSP icon is “×”, it means that the DSP is
initialized error, please contact administrator at once.
The second line represents HDD initialization. If the HDD icon is “×”, it means the
corresponding HDD is not installed or not detected. If HDD is not detected, please contact
administrator.
Note: If HDD is not installed or not detected, DVR will beep for alarm. You can disable the
alarm option in “Exceptions” menu.
4.2 Preview
4.2.1 Main Preview
DVR will enter preview mode after it is started.
On preview screen, you can see date, time, camera name and camera status icon.
Set system date and time in “Display” menu, referring to 5.2.9; Change camera name in
“Image” menu, referring to 5.3.2.
On the screen, it will display record and alarm status of each camera. These two kinds of
status will switch over automatically.
Press[A]key to display or hide the camera status bar.

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Camera record status is following:
Icon Icon Color Status Description
White No video signal
Yellow Vdieo input
Pink Manual recording
Green Real time recording
Blue Motion detect recording
Red External alarm recording

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Camera alarm status is following:
Icon Icon Color Status Description
White Video signal lost
Yellow View tampering alarm
Pink Motion&External alarm
Green No alarm
Blue Motion alarm
Red External alarm
Press numeric keys to switch over individual camera preview. If DVR has less than 10
channels, press one numeric key to switch corresponding channel. For example, press[2]key to
preview 2nd camera. If DVR has 10 or more than 10 channels, press two numeric keys to
switch corresponding channel. For example, press [0][2]to preview 2nd camera; and press
[1][2]keys to preview 12th camera.
Press[EDIT]key to manual cycle preview. You can set the auto preview mode in “Preview”
menu, referring to 5.11.
Press[PREV]key to switch multi-screen perview.