HIK VISION DS-7304HUI-K4 User manual

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User Manual
Digital ideo Recorder (D R)
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User Manual
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About this Manual
This Manual is applicable to Turbo HD Digital ideo Recorder (D R).
The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product. Pictures, charts, images and all
other information hereinafter are for description and explanation only. The information contained in
the Manual is subject to change, without notice, due to firmware updates or other reasons. Please find
the latest version in the company website (http://overseas.hikvision.com/en/).
Please use this user manual under the guidance of professionals.
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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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 EMC
Directive 2014/30/EU, the L D Directive 2014/35/EU, 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
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.

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Applicable odels
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series Model
DS-73xxHUI-K4
DS-7304HUI-K4
DS-7308HUI-K4
DS-7316HUI-K4
DS-73xxHQI-K4
DS-7308HQI-K4
DS-7316HQI-K4
DS-7332HQI-K4
DS-90xxHUI-K8 DS-9008HUI-K8
DS-9016HUI-K8
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Symbol Description
Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points
of the main text.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in
equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or unexpected results.
Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury.
Safety Instructions
•Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the
installer and/or end-user.
•In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of
the nation and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed information.
•Input voltage should meet both the SEL (Safety Extra Low oltage) and the Limited Power Source
with 100 to 240 AC, 12 DC or 48 DC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Refer to technical
specifications for detailed information.
•Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause over-heating
or a fire hazard.
•Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
•If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power
cable, and then please contact the service center.

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Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your device, 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 device.
•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 device 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.
•Ensure to use the attached power adaptor only and not to change the adaptor randomly.
Product Key Features
General
•Connectable to TurboHD and analog cameras
•Supports UTC protocol for connecting camera over coax
•Connectable to IP cameras
•The analog signal inputs including TurboHD and C BS can be automatically recognized without
configuration
•Each channel supports dual-stream. And sub-stream supports up to WD1 resolution
•The main stream of HUI Series supports up to 5 MP resolution of all the channels (HUI Series)
•5 MP long distance transmission can be enabled for the analog cameras (HUI Series)
•Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image
quality, etc.
•The minimum frame rate for main stream and sub-stream is 1 fps
•Encoding for both video stream and video & audio stream; audio and video synchronization during
composite stream encoding
•Supports enabling H.265+/H.264+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bit rate
•H.265+/H.265/H.264+/H.264 encoding for the main stream, and H.265/H.264 encoding for the
sub-stream of analog cameras
•Connectable to H.265 and H.264 IP cameras

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•Defog level, night to day sensitivity, day to night sensitivity, IR light brightness, day/night mode, and
WDR switch configurable for the connected analog cameras supporting these parameters
•4 MP/5 MP signal switch for the supported analog cameras
•Watermark technology
Local onitoring
•HDMI output at up to 4K (3840 × 2160) resolution
•There are two HDMI interfaces of which the HDMI1 and GA interfaces share simultaneous output.
For HDMI1/ GA output, up to 1920 × 1080 resolution is supported. For HDMI2 output, up to 4K
(3840 × 2160) resolution is supported
•1/4/6/8/9/16/25/36 screen live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable
If the sum of the analog and IP channels exceeds 25, up to 32-window division mode is
supported for the GA/HDMI1 output
•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
•C BS output only serves as the aux output or live view output
•Quick setting menu is provided for live view
•The selected live view channel can be shielded
•CA information overlay in live view for the supported analog cameras and in smart playback for
the supported analog and IP cameras
•Motion detection, video-tampering detection, video exception alarm, video loss alarm, and CA
alarm functions
•1-ch analog camera supports people counting and heat map functions
•HUI Series supports line crossing detection and intrusion detection of all channels, and 2-ch sudden
scene change detection.
•The enhanced CA mode conflicts with the 2K/4K output and 4 MP/5 MP signal input (HUI Series)
•Privacy mask
•Several PTZ protocols (including Omnicast MS of Genetec) supported; PTZ preset, patrol and
pattern
•Zooming in/out by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD anagement
•Each disk can have a maximum of 8 TB storage capacity
•8 network disks (8 NAS disks, 8 IP SAN disks, or n NAS disks + m IP SAN disks (n+m ≤ 8)) can be
connected
•Remaining recording time of the HDD can be viewed
•Supports cloud storage

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•S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection
•HDD sleeping function
•HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W)
•HDD group management
•HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channels
•Hot-swappable HDD supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10 storage schemes, and
can be enabled and disabled on your demand. 16 arrays can be configured (DS-90xxHUI-K8 only)
Recording, Capture, and Playback
•Holiday recording schedule configuration
•Cycle and non-cycle recording modes
•Normal and event video encoding parameters
•Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, and
event
•Supports POS triggered recording
•Eight recording time periods with separated recording types
•Supports Channel-Zero encoding
•Main stream and sub-stream configurable for simultaneous recording
•Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for
schedule and manual recording
•Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection)
•Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags
•Locking and unlocking of record files
•Local redundant recording and capture
•When TurboHD input is connected, the information including the resolution and frame rate will be
overlaid on the bottom right corner of the live view for five seconds. When C BS input is
connected, the information such as NTSC or PAL will be overlaid on the bottom right corner of the
live view for five seconds.
•Search and play back record files by camera number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
•Smart playback to go through less effective information
•Main stream and sub-stream selectable for local/remote playback
•Zooming in for any area when playback
•Multi-channel reverse playback
•Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback,
locating by dragging the mouse on the progress bar
•4/8/16-ch synchronous playback
•Manual capture, continuous capture of video images, and playback of captured pictures

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Backup
•Exports data to a USB or eSATA device
•Exports video clips when playback
•ideo and Log, ideo and Player, and Player are selectable to export for backup
•Management and maintenance of backup devices
Alarms and Exceptions
•Configurable arming time of alarm input/output
•Alarms for video loss, motion detection, video tampering, illegal login, network disconnected, IP
confliction, record/capture exception, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.
•Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and
alarm output
•One-key disarms the linkage actions of the alarm input
•PTZ linking for the CA alarm
•CA detection alarm is supported
•Supports POS triggered alarm
•Supports coaxial alarm (requires camera with alarm I/O)
•System will automatically reboot when a problem is detected in an attempt to restore normal
functionality
Other Local Functions
•Manual and automatic video quality diagnostics
•Operable 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
•Unlock pattern for device login for the admin
•Clear-text password available
•GUID file can be exported for use in resetting the password
•Multiple connected analog cameras supporting TurboHD can be upgraded simultaneously via the
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Network Functions
•Self-adaptive 100M or 1000M network interface
•IPv6 is supported
•TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™, and HTTPS are
supported
•Supports access by Hik-Connect. If you enable Hik-Connect, the device will remind you the Internet
access risk and ask you to confirm the “Terms of Service” and “Privacy Statement” before enabling
the service. You should create a verification code to connect to Hik-Connect.
•TCP, UDP, and RTP for unicast
•Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnP™
•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 HDD formatting and program upgrading
•Remote system restart and shutdown
•Supports upgrading via remote FTP server
•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
•Two-way audio and voice broadcasting
•Output bandwidth limit configurable
•Embedded Web server
•If DHCP is enabled, you can enable DNS DHCP or disable it and edit the Preferred DNS Server and
Alternate DNS 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 ........................................................................................................................... 5
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 15
1.1 Front Panel ............................................................................................................................ 15
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations .............................................................................................. 17
1.2.1 Troubleshooting Remote Control ................................................................................... 19
1.3 USB Mouse Operation ........................................................................................................... 19
1.4 Input Method Description .................................................................................................... 20
1.5 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................................. 20
2 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................... 22
2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the D R .............................................................................. 22
2.1.1 Starting the D R .............................................................................................................. 22
2.1.2 Shutting Down/Logging Out/Rebooting the D R ........................................................... 22
2.2 Activating the Device ............................................................................................................ 23
2.3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login ....................................................................................... 24
2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern ...................................................................................... 25
2.3.2 Logging in via Unlock Pattern ......................................................................................... 26
2.3.3 Login and Logout ............................................................................................................. 27
2.3.3.1 User Login ............................................................................................................ 27
2.3.4 Resetting Your Password ................................................................................................ 28
2.3.5 Adding and Connecting IP Cameras ................................................................................ 30
2.3.5.1 Activating an IP Camera ...................................................................................... 30
2.3.6 Adding an Online IP Camera ........................................................................................... 33
2.3.7 Editing the Connected IP Camera ................................................................................... 37
2.3.8 Configuring Signal Input Channel.................................................................................... 39
2.3.9 Configuring 5 MP Long Distance Transmission ............................................................... 40
3 Live iew ........................................................................................................................................ 41
3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 41
3.2 Live iew Icons ...................................................................................................................... 41
3.3 Live iew Mode Operations .................................................................................................. 42
3.3.1 Using the Mouse in Live iew ......................................................................................... 43
3.3.2 Switching Main/Aux Output ........................................................................................... 43
3.3.3 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live iew Mode ....................................................................... 44
3.4 Channel-Zero Encoding ......................................................................................................... 47
3.5 Adjusting Live iew Settings ................................................................................................. 48
3.6 Manual ideo Quality Diagnostics ........................................................................................ 49
4 PTZ Controls ................................................................................................................................... 50
4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings ....................................................................................................... 50
4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols, and Patterns ............................................................................ 52
4.2.1 Customizing Presets ........................................................................................................ 52
4.2.2 Calling Presets ................................................................................................................. 53
4.2.3 Customizing Patrols ........................................................................................................ 54