HIK VISION DS-7200HFHI-ST User guide

DS-7200HFHI-ST&SE Series DVR
Quick Operation Guide
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This manual is applicable to DS-7204HFHI-ST and DS-7204HFHI-SE DVR.
DVR Pre-Installation
The DS-7204HFHI-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.
Up to 2 SATA hard disks can be installed on your DVR.
Steps(for DS-7204HFHI-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-7204HFHI-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 Interfaces
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.
Note: It is important to note that you must click the EDIT button on either the remote or front panel on a text field
before you’re able to edit its content. After you’re done entering text, you must hit the ENTER button to be able to
move on to the next field.
Front Panel of DS-7204HFHI-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

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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
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
Gound

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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 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
Video/Audio
input
Video
compression
H.264
HD-SDI video
input
4-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
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 (1080P),1280 ×1024 / 60 Hz, 1280 ×720 / 60
Hz, 1024 ×768 / 60 Hz
Encoding
resolution
Main stream: 1920 ×1080 (1080P) / 1280 ×720 / VGA / 4CIF / CIF
Sub-stream: CIF / QCIF / QVGA
Frame rate
Main stream: 1/16 fps ~ full frame rate
Sub-stream: 1/16 fps ~ full 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
Playback
resolution
1920 ×1080 (1080P) / 1280 ×720 / VGA / 4CIF / CIF
Hard disk
SATA
2 SATA interfaces
Capacity
Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk
External
interface
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

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Table 2 Specification for DS-7204HFHI-SE
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
Video/Audio input
Video
compression
H.264
HD-SDI video
input
4-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
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 (1080P),1280 ×1024 / 60 Hz, 1280 ×720 / 60
Hz, 1024 ×768 / 60 Hz
Encoding
resolution
Main stream: 1920 ×1080 (1080P)(non-real-time) / 1280 ×720 /
VGA / 4CIF / CIF
Sub-stream: CIF / QCIF / QVGA
Frame rate
Main stream: 1/16 fps ~ full frame rate
Sub-stream: 1/16 fps ~ full 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
Playback
resolution
1920 ×1080 (1080P) / 1280 ×720 / VGA / 4CIF / CIF
Hard disk
SATA
1 SATA interface
Capacity
Up to 4 TB capacity for each disk

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External
interface
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
Working
temperature
-10 ºC ~+55 ºC (14 ºF ~ 131 ºF)
Working humidity
10% ~ 90%
Chassis
Stand-alone 1U chassis
Dimensions
(W ×D ×H)
315 ×230 ×45 mm (12.3 ×9.0 ×1.8 inch)
Weight
2 kg / 4.4lb (without hard disk)

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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 is just for reference. Storage space used is estimated
by formulas and may have some deviation from actual value.

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Menu Operation
Menu Structure
The menu structure of the DVR is shown as below:
Startup and Shutdown
Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life 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.

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Using the Setup Wizard
By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded.
Steps:
1. Please select the output resolution, which must be the same with the resolution of the monitor screen.
2. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the DVR. If you don’t want to use the
Setup Wizard at this time, click the Cancel button. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next time
by leaving the “Start wizard when DVR starts?” checkbox in checked status.
3. Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window.

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4. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345.
5. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and
confirm the password in the given fields.
6. Click the Next button to enter the date and time settings window.
7. After the time settings, click Next button which will take you back to the Network Setup Wizard window.
8. Click Next button after you having configured the network parameters, which will take you to the HDD
Management window.

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9. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved in the HDD.
10.Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window.
11.Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels.
12.Click OK to save the settings and exit the wizard.
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
PTZ Control
Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before
you set the PTZ camera.

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Before you start, please check that the PTZ and the DVR are connected properly through RS-485 interface.
PTZ Settings
To configure PTZ settings:
1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.
Menu >Camera> PTZ
2. Choose the camera for PTZ setting.
3. Enter the parameters of the PTZ camera.
Note: All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.
4. Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other PTZ cameras.
5. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.
PTZ Control
In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote, or choose the
PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ panel.
Description of the PTZ panel icons
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Icon
Description
Direction button and
the auto-cycle button
Zoom+, Focus+,
Iris+
Zoom-, Focus-, Iris-
The speed of the
PTZ movement
Light on/off
Wiper on/off

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3D-Zoom
Image
Centralization
Preset
Patrol
Pattern
Menu
Previous item
Next item
Start pattern/patrol
Stop the patrol or
pattern movement
Minimize
windows
Exit
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.

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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.
The channel and time selection menu will display by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
Just tick the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous
playback of multiple channels.
Backup
Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or USB DVD writers.
To export recorded files:
1. Enter Video Export interface.
Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click the Quick Export button.

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2. Enter Export interface, choose backup device and click the Export button to start exporting.
3. Check backup result.
Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
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