HIK VISION DS-7300HFI-ST Series User manual

Technical Manual
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DS-7300HFI-ST Series DVR
Technical Manual

Technical Manual
©2006 –2011 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.
Notices
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Main Features
Each channel supports encoding at up to 4CIF resolution real time.
Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs.
HDMI output and VGA output at up to 1920×1080P resolution.
Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
Support eSATA disk for recording or backup.
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to
different channel.
Holiday recording schedule configuration.
Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm
input/motion detection).
Motion analysis for the selected area in the video.
Up to 16-ch synchronous playback.
Support dual stream.
Captured pictures can be sent to the FTP and the FTP can be
upgraded remotely.

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Functions & Performances
Compression
PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
Each channel supports encoding at up to 4CIF resolution real time.
Each channel supports dual stream.
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame
rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.
Quality of the imported and exported record is configurable.
Each channel supports two kinds of compression parameters, the normal
continuous and event, which can be configured locally.
Encoding for both audio/video composite stream and video stream; audio
and video synchronization during composite stream encoding.
Watermark technology.
Local Monitoring
Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs.
HDMI output and VGA output at up to 1920×1080P resolution.
1/4/6/8/9/16-division 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 review is 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, tamper-proof, video exception alert and video loss alert
functions.
Privacy mask.
Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Up to 4 SATA hard disks, 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1
IP SAN disk) and 1 eSATA disk can be connected, each disk with a
maximum of 4TB storage capacity.
Support eSATA disk for recording or backup.
HDD group management.
Support HDD standby function.
HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different
channel.

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Recording, Capture and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration.
Cycle and non-cycle recording mode.
Normal and event video encoding parameters.
Multiple recording types: manual, normal, alarm, motion, motion | alarm,
motion & alarm.
8 recording periods with separated recording types configurable.
Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and
pre-record time for schedule and manual recording.
Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm
input/motion detection).
Customizing tags, searching and playing back by tags.
Locking and unlocking record files.
Local redundant recording and capture.
Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording
type, start time, end time, etc.
Motion analysis for the selected area in the video.
Zooming in when playback.
Supports pause, play fast, play slow, skip forward, and skip backward
when playback, locating by dragging the mouse.
Up to 16-ch synchronous playback.
Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of
captured pictures.
Backup
Export video data by 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,
different input and output video standard, illegal login, network
disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record/capture, HDD error, and
HDD full, etc.
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance
center, sending email and alarm output and upload captured pictures to
FTP.
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Other Local Functions
Users can operate by front panel, mouse, remote control, and control
keyboard.
Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many
operating accounts and define their operating permission, which includes

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the limit to access any channel.
Operation, alarm and exception logs recording and searching.
Manually triggering and clearing alarms.
Import and export of device configuration information.
Network Functions
1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interfaces.
IPv6 is supported.
TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS,
and iSCSI are supported.
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record
files, and downloading files broken transfer resume.
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.
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.
Captured pictures can be sent to the FTP and the FTP can be upgraded
remotely.
Remote PTZ control.
Remote JPEG capture.
Two-way voice talk 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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Panels & Interfaces
Front Panel
①Power Button
②IR Receiver
③USB Interface
④DVD-ROM
⑤Status Indicator(Power, Ready, Status, Alarm, HDD, Tx/Rx)
⑥Compound Buttons
⑦DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons
⑧JOG SHUTTLE Control

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Rear Panel
Note: The DS-7308HFI-ST provides 8 BNC video input connectors on the rear panel.
①MAIN VIDEO OUT, SPOT VIDEO OUT
②VIDEO IN
③AUDIO IN
④LINE IN
⑤CVBS AUDIO OUT, VGA AUDIO OUT
⑥LOOP OUT (Optional)
⑦RS-232 Interface
⑧VGA
⑨HDMI
⑩USB Interface
⑪LAN Interface
⑫RS-485 Serial Interface, Keyboard Interface, ALARM IN, ALARM OUT
⑬eSATA Interface
⑭GROUND
⑮100~240VAC Power Input
⑯Power Switch

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Specifications
Model
DS-7304HFI-ST
DS-7308HFI-ST
DS-7316HFI-ST
Video/
Audio
input
Video
compression
H.264
Analog video
input
4-ch, BNC (1.0
Vp-p, 75Ω),
PAL/NTSC
adaptive
8-ch, BNC (1.0
Vp-p, 75Ω),
PAL/NTSC
adaptive
16-ch, BNC (1.0
Vp-p, 75Ω),
PAL/NTSC
adaptive
Audio
compression
G.711
Audio input
4-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ)
Voice talk
input
1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1 kΩ)
Video/Au
dio output
HDMI output
(with
HDMI/VGA
audio
output)
1-ch, resolution:
1080P: 1920 × 1080 /60 Hz; UXGA: 1600 × 1200 /60 Hz;
SXGA: 1280 × 1024 /60 Hz; 720P: 1280 × 720 /60 Hz;
XGA: 1024 × 768 /60 Hz.
VGA output
(with VGA
audio
output)
1-ch, resolution:
1080P: 1920×1080 /60 Hz; UXGA: 1600 × 1200 /60Hz;
SXGA: 1280 × 1024 /60 Hz; 720P: 1280 × 720 /60 Hz;
XGA: 1024 × 768 /60 Hz.
CVBS output
2-ch (1 Main Video Out+1 Spot Video Out),
BNC (1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω),
resolution: PAL: 704 × 576, NTSC: 704 × 480
Video loop
out
(optional)
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch
Encoding
resolution
4CIF /2CIF /CIF /QCIF
Frame rate
25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
Video bit
rate
32 Kbps ~ 2048 Kbps, or user defined (Max. 3072 Kbps)
Audio output
2-ch, RCA (Linear, 600Ω)
Audio bit
rate
64 Kbps
Dual stream
Support,
Sub stream: CIF / QCIF @ 25 fps (P) / 30 fps (N)
Stream type
Video / Video &
Audio
Channel 1-4:
Video/Video &
Audio;
Channel 5-8:
Video
Channel 1-4:
Video/Video &
Audio;
Channel 5-16: Video
Playback
resolution
4CIF /2CIF /CIF /QCIF
Synchronous
playback
4-ch
8-ch
16-ch

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Hard disk
SATA
4 SATA interfaces
eSATA
1 eSATA interface
Capacity
Up to 4TB capacity for each disk
External
interface
Network
interface
1 RJ45 10M / 100M adaptive Ethernet
Serial
interface
1 RS-232 interface (for parameters configuration,
maintenance, transparent channel);
1 RS-485 interface (for PTZ control);
1 RS-485 keyboard interface (for special keyboard control)
USB
interface
3, USB2.0
Alarm in
8
8
16
Alarm out
4
Others
Power
supply
100 ~ 240 VAC, 5 A, 50~60 Hz
Consumption
≤ 30 W (without
hard disk or
DVD-R/W)
≤ 35 W (without
hard disk or
DVD-R/W)
≤ 40 W (without
hard disk or
DVD-R/W)
Working
temperature
-10 ºC ~ + 55 ºC
Working
humidity
10% ~ 90%
Chassis
19-ich rack-mounted 1.5 U chassis
Dimensions
(W × D × H)
440 × 390 × 70 mm
Weight
≤ 8 Kg (without hard disk or DVD-R/W)