HIK VISION DS-8104HCI-S User manual

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DS-8100HCI-S Embedded Net DVR
Technical Manual

Hikvision Technical Manual
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Overview
DS-8100HCI-S embedded net DVR is an excellent digital surveillance
product adopts embedded Linux OS and DaVinci Processor, along with the most
advanced technology in the Information technology Industry such as video
encoding/decoding, hard disk recording and TCP/IP transmission. The firmware
is burned into the flash, making it more stable and reliable than software
programs running from a standard disk drive.
DS-8100HCI-S series combines the advantages of Digital Video Recorder
(DVR) and Digital Video Server (DVS). Based on the latest TI DaVinci platform
and adopt the advanced H.264 video compression standard, it is widely applied
as a stand-alone unit or a part of a powerful surveillance system.
DS-8100HCI-S Embedded Net DVR

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Order Models
DS-8104HCI-S, DS-8108HCI-S, DS-8116HCI-S
Each channel supports up to 4CIF encoding resolution.
4/16/16 alarm input and 2/4/4 alarm output.
Support up to 4/8/8 SATA interface.
Support 4-ch/8-ch/16-ch playback
Dual stream.
Note:
1. The default DVRs are without HDD or CD-R/W.
2. A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device.

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Main Features
User-friendly menu and easy to operate
VGA output resolution supports up to 1024×768
Support preview, backup and playback high definition image
Support digital zoom when preview and playback
Support digital zoom by using mouse when in PTZ control mode
Different channels can be set different recording expired time
Support normal and event video encoding parameters
Support redundant recording
Support hard disk group management
Support NTP, SADP protocols

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Functions & Performances
Compression
Support PAL/NTSC video input
Adopt H.264 video compression standard
Adopt OggVorbis audio compression standard
Video encoding parameters of each channel can be set separately,
including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality and etc.
Each channel supports normal and event compression parameters
Local Functions
VGA output resolution supports up to 1024×768
Support 1/4/9/16 image preview, camera order is adjustable
Support group switch, manual switch and automatic cycle, the dwell
time can be changeable
Support digital zoom function when preview
User-defined preview layout
Support motion detection, view tampering alert, video exception alert
and video loss alert
Support privacy mask
Support various PTZ control protocols and HIKVISION control protocol
Support preset, patrol and pattern
Support zoom in by clicking the mouse and trace function by dragging
mouse
Hard Disk Management
Support up to 8 SATA HDDs, each of them can support up to 2TB
capacity
Support S.M.A.R.T. technology
Support HDD standby function
Support hard disk group management
Support Windows compatible file format and technology of
pre-allocating hard disk space, no disk fragmentation.
Recording and Playback
Support overwrite and non-overwrite recording mode
Support normal and event video encoding parameters
Support multiple recording types, including manual, schedule, alarm,
motion|alarm and motion&alarm recording and etc.
Support 8 recording time periods with separate recording types
Support Pre-record and Post-record time of alarm and motion detection
Support lock and unlock video files
Support redundant recording
Support set video data of the designated hard disk for read only
Support video data query by channel, by record type, by time, and etc.
Support digital zoom function when playback
Support pause, play fast, play slow, forward, and rewind when playback,
locating in progress bar by dragging the mouse.
Backup
Support backup the data through USB interface

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Support backup the data through build-in SATA-R/W
Support backup by file or by time
Support backup video clips when playback
Support backup device maintenance and management
Alarm & Exception
Support alarm in/out on guard schedule setup
Support motion detection alert, view tampering alert and no video
signal of the device
Support various exception alarms, including hard disk full, illegal login,
network break, IP conflicted, hard disk error, video exception, and
video output standard mismatch
Support alarm in handle methods, including recording of any channel,
alarm out, on screen warning, audile warning and upload to center
Support auto recovery from exceptions
Others
User can control DVR by front panel, mouse, IR control, and special
keyboard
Support multi-level user management
Various log record and query, including operation, alarm and exception
log
Support trigger or clear alarm manually
Support import and export configuration files
Network
10/100M adaptive network interface
Support TCP/IP protocols, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, and SADP are
also supported
Support unicast and multicast, support TCP, UDP, and RTP when unicast
Support remote query, playback and download video files, support
breakpoint resume
Support remote get and configure parameters, support remote import
and export device parameters
Support remote acquire device status, system log and alarm status
Support remote button operation
Support remote locking and unlocking panel buttons and mouse
Support remote format hard disk, upgrade, reboot, shutdown and other
system maintenance operations
Support RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission
Support exception and alarm upload to remote management host
Support remote trigger and stop recording manually
Support remote trigger and stop alarm out manually
Support remote JPEG capture
Support remote PTZ control
Support voice talk and broadcast
Build-in WEB Server

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Development
Provide Windows and Linux SDK
Provide software source code as demo
Provide development support and application system training

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Typical Applications
Local or remote surveillance of banks, self-help banks and
exchequers
Remote surveillance of unmanned transformer substations and
telecom basic stations
Video surveillance of police industry, such as city public safety,
transportation, prisons management, supervision of the police fairs
Distributed video accessing businesses, including the global eyes,
wide field of vision
Networking video surveillance of examination hall
Video surveillance of pipelining, workshops and warehouses

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Interfaces
Interfaces Descriptions
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①VIDEO IN, AUDIO IN
②VIDEO SPOT OUT
③VIDEO OUT, AUDIO OUT
④LINE IN
⑤VGA Interface
⑥RS-232 Serial Interface
⑦LAN Network Interface
⑧USB Interface
⑨RS-485 Matched Resistance Switch
⑩RS-485 Serial Interface, Keyboard Interface (support cascade),
ALARM IN, ALARM OUT
⑪GND when cascading multiple devices, it is required that grounding
through GND first, and then connecting to the protection ground of
control keyboard and power input.
⑫100~240VAC Power Input