HIK VISION DS-9000 Series User manual

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DS-9000/DS-9100/DS-9600 Series DVR/NVR
USER’S MANUAL
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Hikvision®NetworkDigitalVideoRecorderUserGuide
Copyright©2009,Hikvision,Ltd.Allrightsreserved.
Thisdocumentmaynotbecopiedinwholeorinpartorotherwisereproducedwithout
priorwrittenconsentfromHikvisionexceptwherespecificallypermittedunderUSand
internationalcopyrightlaw.
Theinformationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Hikvisionassumes
noresponsibilityorliabilityforanyerrorsorinaccuraciesthatmayappearinthisbook.
ThismanualiswrittenforDVRfirmwareversion1.2.
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Contents
CHAPTER1Introduction..................................................................................................................6
Overview...................................................................................................................................................7
PreventiveandCautionaryTips............................................................................................................8
DVRSpecifications................................................................................................................................8
ConnectingYourDVR..............................................................................................................................10
OperatingYourDVR................................................................................................................................11
UsingtheFrontPanelControls...........................................................................................................11
UsingtheIRRemoteControl..................................................................................................................15
UsingaUSBMouse.................................................................................................................................16
UsingtheSoftKeyboard.........................................................................................................................17
CHAPTER2GettingStarted...........................................................................................................18
StartingandShuttingDownYourDVR....................................................................................................19
RebootingandLockingYourDVR............................................................................................................20
SettingDate&Time................................................................................................................................21
CheckingtheStatusofYourDVR............................................................................................................22
CHAPTER3LiveFeed....................................................................................................................24
WatchingaLiveFeed..............................................................................................................................25
UnderstandingLiveFeedIcons...........................................................................................................25
OperatingtheLiveFeed......................................................................................................................26
UsingtheDisplayMenu..........................................................................................................................28
ConfiguringLiveFeedDisplays................................................................................................................30
SettingCameraOrder.............................................................................................................................31
CHAPTER4RecordSettings...........................................................................................................32
ConfiguringSettingsforRecording.........................................................................................................32
ConfiguringRecordingSettings...........................................................................................................32
ConfiguringaQuickRecordingSchedule............................................................................................33
ConfiguringanAdvancedRecordingSchedule...................................................................................34
CHAPTER5Playback.....................................................................................................................36
PlayingBackaRecording........................................................................................................................36
UnderstandingthePlaybackInterface................................................................................................36
SearchingforRecordedFiles...................................................................................................................37

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PlayingBackRecordedFiles....................................................................................................................38
Smartsearch........................................................................................................................................39
PlayingBackMultipleChannels..............................................................................................................40
CHAPTER6Backup........................................................................................................................41
BackingUpVideoClips............................................................................................................................41
SelectingVideoClips...........................................................................................................................41
BackingUpVideoClips............................................................................................................................42
BackingUpRecordedFiles......................................................................................................................43
CHAPTER7SystemConfiguration..................................................................................................44
ConfiguringNetworkSettings.................................................................................................................44
ManagingUserAccounts........................................................................................................................45
AddingaNewRemote/LocalUser......................................................................................................45
DeletingaUser....................................................................................................................................46
EditingaUser......................................................................................................................................47
SwitchUser.........................................................................................................................................47
ConfiguringPTZCameras........................................................................................................................48
ConfiguringBasicPTZSettings............................................................................................................48
CustomizingPTZPresets,PatternsandPatrols......................................................................................50
ConfiguringAlarmsandExceptions........................................................................................................51
SettingUpMotionDetection..............................................................................................................51
ConfiguringAlarmInputs....................................................................................................................52
ConfiguringExceptions.......................................................................................................................53
ConfiguringE‐mailSettings.................................................................................................................54
CHAPTER8CameraManagement.................................................................................................56
ConfiguringCameras...............................................................................................................................56
AddingandRemovingIPCameras......................................................................................................56
AddingandRemovingAnalogCameras..............................................................................................57
Tosetupprivacyzones:...........................................................................................................................58
ConfiguringVideoTamperingDetection................................................................................................59
ConfiguringVideoLossDetection...........................................................................................................60
ConfiguringOSDSettings........................................................................................................................61
CHAPTER9DiskManagement.......................................................................................................62

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ManagingDisks.......................................................................................................................................63
CheckingDiskStatus...........................................................................................................................63
SettingNetworkHDD.............................................................................................................................63
FormattingDisk.......................................................................................................................................64
EnablingDiskOverwrite......................................................................................................................64
ManagingFiles........................................................................................................................................65
SearchingforRecordedFiles...............................................................................................................65
SearchingforEventFiles.....................................................................................................................66
LockingandUnlockingRecordedFiles....................................................................................................67
CHAPTER10DVRManagement....................................................................................................68
ManagingSystem....................................................................................................................................68
UpgradingtheSystemFirmware........................................................................................................68
RestoringDefaultSettings..................................................................................................................68
Exporting&ImportingConfiguration.....................................................................................................69
ViewingSystemLogs...............................................................................................................................70
LockingandUnlockingSystemMenus....................................................................................................71
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CHAPTER1
Introduction

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Overview
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ThankyouforyourpurchaseoftheDS‐9000/DS‐9100/9600SeriesDigitalVideoRecorder(DVR).Togetthemostoutof
yourDVR,pleasereadthroughtheInstallation’s Manual andthisUser’sManual thoroughly.
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TheDS‐9000/DS‐9100/9600SeriesDVR,showninFigure1ushersinthenextgenerationofhybriddigitalvideo
recordingtechnologyfromHikvision.BuiltonanembeddedplatformandcombiningthelatestinadvancedH.264video
encodinganddecodingtechnologies,theDS‐9000/9100/9600containstheperfectcombinationofrock‐solidreliability
andhighperformance.TheDS‐9100willonlysupportanalog‐basedcameras.
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DS-9600NI-SH Series NVR
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DS-9000HFI-S, DS-9000HFI-SH Series Hybrid DVR
Figure 1. DS-9100HFI-S Series DVR
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PreventiveandCautionaryTips
BeforeconnectingandoperatingyourDVR,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DVR.
• 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DVRinconjunctionwithanUninterruptiblePowerSupply(UPS).
• Powerdowntheunitbeforeconnectinganddisconnectingaccessoriesandperipherals.
DVRSpecifications
• Compression:
• Eachanalogchannelsupportsdualstreamcompression.Mainstreamsupportsupto4CIFresolutionand
substreamsupportsuptoCIFresolution.
• Videoencodingparametersofeachchannelcanbesetseparately,includingresolution,framerate,bitrate,
imagequality.
• Eachchannelsupportsnormalandeventcompressionparameters.
• Supportsbothcompositestreamandvideoonlystream.Audioandvideostreamsarestrictlysynchronized.
• Supportswatermark.
• Local Functions (Monitoring):
• SupportthreeindependentlocaloutputincludingVGA,mainandspotAUXcompositevideooutput.
• HighdefinitionVGAdisplay,maxsupportof1280*1024resolution.
• Supports1/4/9/16screenliveview,channelsequenceisadjustable.
• Supportliveviewgroupswitch,manualswitchandautomaticcycle,theintervalofautomaticcyclecanbe
adjusted.
• Supportsshieldingofanassignedliveviewchannel.
• SupportsvariousPTZprotocols,PTZpreset,patrolandpattern.
• Supportsmulti‐levelusermanagement,eachusercanhaveindividualDVRaccessrights.
• Supportsmouse,frontpanel,IRcontrolandRS485surveillancekeyboard.
• Local Functions (HDD Management):
• Supportsupto4SATAHDD,eachHDDcansupportmax2TBcapacity.
• SupportsS.M.A.R.T.technology.
• SupportsHDDhibernationfunction.
• SupportsWindowscompatiblefilesystemformatandtechnologyofpre‐allocatingharddiskspacetoavoid
HDDfragments.
• Recording and Playback:
• Supportsmultiplerecordingtypes,includingmanual,continuous,alarm,motion,motion/alarmandmotion&
alarmrecording,etc.
• Supports8recordingtimeperiodswithseparaterecordingtypes.
• Supportspre/post‐recordingtimeforalarmandmotiondetection.
• Supportspause,playfast,playslow,skipforward,andskipbackwardwhenplayback,locatinginprogressbar
bydraggingthemouse.
• Supports16‐chsynchronousplayback
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• Backup:
• SupportsUSBstoragedevice,SATACD/DVDbackup.

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• Supportsbackupdevicemaintenanceandmanagement.
• Alarm & Exception:
• UnifiedmanagementofDVRandIPcamera(modeldependent)alarminput/output.
• Supportsmotiondetection,networkdisconnectdetection,videooutputstandardmismatchdetection.
• Supportsautorecoveryfromexceptions.
• Network:
• Supports10/100/1000Madaptivenetworkinterface.
• SupportsTCP/IPprotocols,DHCP,DNS,DDNS,NTP,andSADP,etc.
• Supportsunicastandmulticast,supportTCP,UDP,andRTPforunicast.
• Supportsremotesearch,playbackanddownloadvideofiles,supportbreakpointresume.
• SupportsremoteconfigurationandimportandexportofDVRsettings.
• Supportsremoteacquisitionofdevicestatus,systemlogandalarmstatus.
• Supportsremotebuttonoperationandlocking/unlockingofpanelbuttons.
• Supportsremoteformatofharddisk,upgrade,reboot,shutdownandothersystemmaintenanceoperations.
• Supportseventalarmandexceptionsuploadtoremotemanagementhost.
• Supportsremoteusermanagement.Administratorcancreateandmanageremoteusersandsettheirprivilege.
• SupportsremoteinstantaneousJPEGcapture.
• SupportsremotePTZcontrol.
• Supportsvoicetalkandbroadcast.
• Includesbuilt‐inWEBServer.
• Supportsnetworkharddrives.
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• Development:
• SDKforWindowsandLinuxenvironmentareavailable.
• Demosoftwaresourcecodesareavailable.
• Developmentsupportandtrainingofapplicationsystemareavailable.
ConnectingYourDVR
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ConnectingYourDVR
Youmayfollowthediagrambelow(Figure2)inconnectingyourDVRtoitsperipherals.
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Figure 2. DVR Connection Diagram
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Note: ForDS‐9600NI‐SHseriesNVR,itdoesnotsupportanaloguecameras,onlyIPcameras.

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OperatingYourDVR
TherearenumerouswaystonavigateandoperateyourDVR.YoumayusetheFront Panel Controls, theincludedIR
(Infra-Red) Remote,aMouse andtheSoft-Keyboard.
UsingtheFrontPanelControls
YourDVRcomeswithbuilt‐infrontpanelcontrols,asshowninFigurebelow.
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Figure 6. DS-9600NI-SH Series NVR Front Panel Controls
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Thecontrolsonthefrontpanelinclude:
1. StatusIndicators:StatusindicatorsfordifferentfeaturesoftheDVR.
•Alarm:Alarmindicatorturnsredwhenasensoralarmisdetected.
•Ready:ReadyindicatorturnsbluewhenDVRisfunctioningproperly.
•Status:StatusindicatorturnsbluewhenDVRiscontrolledbyanIRremote.Indicatorturnsredwhencontrolledbya
keyboardandpurplewhenIRremoteandkeyboardisusedatthesametime.
•HDD:HDDindicatorblinksredwhendataisbeingreadfromorwrittentoHDD.
•Modem:Reserved
•TX/RX:TX/RXindictorblinksbluewhennetworkconnectionisfunctioningproperly.
•Guard:Guardindicatorturnsbluewhenthedeviceisarmed,offwhenthedeviceisunarmed.Thearm/disarmstatecan
beinitiatedbypressingandholdingontheESCbuttonformorethan3secondsinPreviewmode.
2. PowerButton:PowersDVRon/off.
3. IRReceiver:ReceiverforIRremote.
4. DVD‐ROM:ThisspaceisforDVD‐ROM.(Optional)
5. DIRECTION/ENTERButtons:
•DIRECTIONButtons:TheDIRECTIONbuttonsareusedtonavigatebetweendifferentfieldsanditemsinmenus.In
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fileofrecordings.InPreviewmode,thesebuttonscanbeusedtocyclethroughchannels.
•ENTERButton: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Playmode,pressingtheENTERbutton
willadvancethevideobyasingleframe.

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6. USBPorts:UniversalSerialBus(USB)portsforadditionaldevicessuchasUSBmouseandUSBHardDiskDrive(HDD).
7. ControlButtons:
•ESCButton:TheESCbuttonisusedtoescapetothepreviousmenuandtoarm/disarmtheDVRinPreviewmode.
•REC/SHOTButton:TheREC/SHOTbuttonisusedtoentertheManualRecordinterface.IfusedwhencontrollingaPTZ,
pressingtheREC/SHOTbuttonandthenaNumericbuttonwillcallaPTZpreset.
•ZOOM+Button:TheZOOM+buttonisusedtozoomthePTZcamerainwheninthePTZControlmenu.
•MENU/WIPERButton:PressingtheMENU/WIPERbuttonwillreturntheusertotheMainmenu(aftersuccessfullogin).
Pressingandholdingthebuttonfor5secondswillturnoffaudiblekeybeep.TheMENU/WIPERbuttonwillalsobringup
SensitivityInterfacesettings.InPTZControlmode,theMENU/WIPERbuttonwillstartwiper(ifapplicable).
•PLAY/AUTOButton:ThePLAY/AUTObuttonisusedtoenterthePlaybackmenu.Itisalsousedtoturnaudioon/offin
thePlaybackmenuandautoscaninthePTZControlmenu.
•MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM‐Button:TheMAIN/SPOT/ZOOM‐buttonisusedtoswitchbetweenmainandspotoutput.InPTZ
Controlmode,itcanbeusedtozoomthecameraout.
•A/FOCUS+Button:TheA/FOCUS+buttonisusedtoadjustfocusinthePTZControlmenu.Itisalsousedtoswitch
betweeninputmethods(upperandlowercasealphabet,symbolsandnumericinput).Itcanalsobeusedtoclearentiremasked
areas,suchasintheMotionDetectionandPrivacyMaskmenus.
•F1/LIGHTButton:TheF1/LIGHTbuttonwhenusedinalistfieldwillselectallitemsonthelist.InPTZControlmode,it
willturnon/offPTZlight.
•EDIT/IRIS+Button:TheEDIT/IRIS+buttonisusedtoedittextfields.Wheneditingtextfields,itwillalsofunctionasa
Backspacebuttontodeletethecharacterinfrontofthecursor.Oncheckboxfields,pressingtheEDIT/IRIS+buttonwilltickthe
checkbox.InPTZControlmode,theEDIT/IRIS+buttonopensuptheirisofthecamera.InPlaybackmode,itcanbeusedto
generatevideoclipsforbackup.
•PREV/FOCUS‐Button:ThePREV/FOCUS‐buttonisusedtoswitchbetweensinglescreenandmulti‐screenmode.InPTZ
Controlmode,itisusedtoadjustthefocusinconjunctionwiththeA/FOCUS+button.Itcanalsobeusedtoselectentire
maskedareas,suchasinMotionDetectionandPrivacyMaskmenus.
•F2/AUXButton:TheF2/AUXbuttonisusedtocyclethroughtabpages.ItwillalsobringuptheChannel&OSDPosition
settings.
•PTZ/IRIS‐Button:ThePTZ/IRIS‐buttonisusedtoenterthePTZControlmode.WheninthePTZControlmode,itisused
toclosetheirisofthePTZcamera.
8. AlphanumericButtons:AlphanumericbuttonsusedinvariousmenusoftheDVR.Someusesinclude:
•SwitchingtothecorrespondingchannelinPrevieworPTZControlmode.
•InputtingnumbersandcharactersinEditmode.
•SwitchingbetweendifferentchannelsinPlaybackmode.
9. JOGSHUTTLEControl:TheJOGSHUTTLEcontrolcanbeusedtomovetheactiveselectioninamenu.Itwillmovethe
selectionupanddown.InthePlaybackmode,theringisusedtojump30sforward/backwardinvideofiles.InPreview
mode,itcanbeusedtocyclethroughdifferentchannels.

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10. LeftandRightButton:Theleftandrightbuttoncanbeusedtomovetheactiveselectioninamenu.Itwillmovethe
selectionleftandright.InthePlaybackmode,thebuttonscanbeusedtospeedup/slowdownthevideo.Inpreview
mode,itcanbeusedtocyclethroughdifferentchannels.
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Figure 3. DS-9000/9100 Series DVR Front Panel Controls
Thecontrolsonthefrontpanelincludes:
1. Power Button: PowersDVRon/off.
2. IR Receiver: ReceiverforIRremote.
3. USB Ports: UniversalSerialBus(USB)portsforadditionaldevicessuchasUSBmouseandUSBHardDiskDrive(HDD).
4. Status Indicators: StatusindicatorsfordifferentfeaturesoftheDVR.
•Alarm: Alarmindicatorturnsredwhenasensoralarmisdetected.
•Ready: ReadyindicatorturnsbluewhenDVRisfunctioningproperly.
•Status: StatusindicatorturnsbluewhenDVRiscontrolledbyanIRremote.
•IndicatorturnsredwhencontrolledbyakeyboardandpurplewhenIRremoteandkeyboardisusedatthesame
time.
•HDD: HDDindicatorblinksredwhendataisbeingreadfromorwrittentoHDD.
•Modem: Reserved
•TX/RX: TX/RXindictorblinksbluewhennetworkconnectionisfunctioningproperly.
•Guard: Guardindicatorturnsbluewhenthedeviceisarmed,offwhenthedeviceisunarmed.Thearm/disarm
statecan’tbeinitiatedbypressingandholdingontheESCbuttonformorethan3secondsinPreviewmode.
5. Alphanumeric Buttons: AlphanumericbuttonsusedinvariousmenusoftheDVR.Someusesinclude:
•SwitchingtothecorrespondingchannelinPrevieworPTZControlmode.
•InputtingnumbersandcharactersinEditmode.
•SwitchingbetweendifferentchannelsinPlaybackmode.

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6. Control Buttons:
•ESC Button: TheESCbuttonisusedtoescapetothepreviousmenuandtoarm/disarmtheDVRinPreview
mode.
•REC/SHOT Button: TheREC/SHOTbuttonisusedtoentertheManualRecordinterface.Ifusedwhen
controllingaPTZ,pressingtheREC/SHOTbuttonandthenaNumericbuttonwillcallaPTZpreset.
•PLAY/AUTO Button: ThePLAY/AUTObuttonisusedtoenterthePlaybackmenu.Itisalsousedtoturnaudio
on/offinthePlaybackmenuandautoscaninthePTZControlmenu.
•ZOOM+ Button: TheZOOM+buttonisusedtozoomthePTZcamerainwheninthePTZControlmenu.
•A/FOCUS+ Button: TheA/FOCUS+buttonisusedtoadjustfocusinthePTZControlmenu.Itisalsousedto
switchbetweeninputmethods(upperandlowercasealphabet,symbolsandnumericinput).Itcanalsobeused
toclearentiremaskedareas,suchasintheMotionDetectionandPrivacyMaskmenus.
•EDIT/IRIS+ Button: TheEDIT/IRIS+buttonisusedtoedittextfields.Wheneditingtextfields,itwillalso
functionasaBackspacebuttontodeletethecharacterinfrontofthecursor.Oncheckboxfields,pressingthe
EDIT/IRIS+buttonwilltick thecheckbox.InPTZControlmode,theEDIT/IRIS+buttonopensuptheirisofthe
camera.InPlaybackmode,itcanbeusedtogeneratevideoclipsforbackup.
•MENU/WIPER Button: PressingtheMENU/WIPERbuttonwillreturntheusertotheMainmenu(after
successfullogin).Pressingandholdingthebuttonfor5secondswillturnoffaudiblekeybeep.The
MENU/WIPERbuttonwillalsobringupSensitivityInterfacesettings.InPTZControlmode,theMENU/WIPER
buttonwillstartthewiper(ifapplicable).
•F1/LIGHT Button: TheF1/LIGHTbuttonwhenusedinalistfieldwillselectallitemsonthelist.InPTZControl
mode,itwillturnon/offPTZlight.
•F2/AUX Button: TheF2/AUXbuttonisusedtocyclethroughtabpages.ItwillalsobringuptheChannel&OSD
Positionsettings.
•MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- Button: TheMAIN/SPOT/ZOOM‐buttonisusedtoswitchbetweenmainandspotoutput.
InPTZControlmode,itcanbeusedtozoomthecameraout.
•PREV/FOCUS- Button: ThePREV/FOCUS‐buttonisusedtoswitchbetweensinglescreenandmulti‐screen
mode.InPTZControlmode,itisusedtoadjustthefocusinconjunctionwiththeA/FOCUS+button.Itcanalsobe
usedtoselectentiremaskedareas,suchasinMotionDetectionandPrivacyMaskmenus.
•PTZ/IRIS- Button: ThePTZ/IRIS‐buttonisusedtoenterthePTZControlmode.WheninthePTZControlmode,
itisusedtoclosetheirisofthePTZcamera.
7. DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons:
•DIRECTION Buttons: TheDIRECTIONbuttonsareusedtonavigatebetweendifferentfieldsanditemsin
menus.InPlaybackmode,theUpandDownbuttonisusedtofast‐forwardandrewindrecordedvideo.TheLeft
andRightbuttonwillselectthenextandpreviousdayofrecordings.InPreviewmode,thesebuttonscanbeused
tocyclethroughchannels.
•ENTER Button: 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Playmode,pressing
theENTERbuttonwilladvancethevideobyasingleframe.
8. JOG SHUTTLE Control: TheJOGSHUTTLEcontrolcanbeusedtomovetheactiveselectioninamenu.InthePlayback
mode,theouterringisusedtospeedup/slowdownthevideo.Theinnerringcanbeusedtojump30seconds
forward/backwardsinavideo.InPreviewmode,itcanbeusedtocyclethroughdifferentchannels.
Note: IfGUARDindicatorisblue(default),allalarmeventandexceptionsettingsarevalid.Otherwise,alarm
eventandexceptionsettingswillbeinvalid,butnormalrecordingwillstillbeavailable.
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.

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UsingtheIRRemoteControl
YourDVRmayalsobecontrolledwiththeincludedIRremotecontrol,showninFigure4.
Batteries(2xAAA)mustbeinstalledbeforeoperating.
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Figure 4. IR Remote Control
Thekeysontheremotecontrolcloselyresembletheonesfoundonthefrontpanel.ReferringtoFigure4,theyinclude:

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1. POWER Button: SameasPOWERbuttononfrontpanel(Seepage6).
2. DEV Button: Enables/DisablesRemoteControl.
3. Alphanumeric Buttons: SameasAlphanumericbuttonsonfrontpanel(Seepage7).
4. EDIT Button: SameasEDIT/IRIS+buttononfrontpanel(Seepage7).
5. A Button: SameasA/FOCUS+buttononfrontpanel(Seepage7).
6. REC Button: SameasREC/SHOTbuttononfrontpanel(Seepage7).
7. PLAY Button: SameasPLAY/AUTObuttononfrontpanel(Seepage7).
8. INFO Button: SameasZOOM+buttononfrontpanel(Seepage7).
9. VOIP Button: SameasMAIN/SPOT/ZOOM‐buttononfrontpanel(Seepage8).
10. MENU Button: SameasMENU/WIPERbuttononfrontpanel(Seepage7).
11. PREV Button: SameasPREV/FOCUS‐buttononfrontpanel(Seepage8).
12. DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons: SameasDIRECTION/ENTERbuttonsonfrontpanel(Seepage8).
13. PTZ Button: SameasPTZ/IRIS‐buttononfrontpanel(Seepage8).
14. ESC Button: SameasESCbuttononfrontpanel(Seepage7).
15. RESERVED: Reserved.
16. F1 Button: SameasF1/LIGHTbuttononfrontpanel(Seepage8).
17. PTZ CONTROL Buttons: Buttonstoadjusttheiris,focusandzoomofaPTZcamera.
18. F2 Button: SameasF2/AUXbuttononfrontpanel(Seepage8).
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AimtheremotecontrolattheIRreceiverlocatedatthefrontoftheunittotestoperation.Ifthereisnoresponse:
1. Usingthefrontcontrolpanelorthemouse,gointoMainMenu>SystemConfiguration>
DisplayConfiguration
2. CheckandrememberDVRdeviceNo.ThedefaultID#is255.ThisID#isvalidforallIRcontrols.
3. PresstheDEVbuttonontheremote.
4. EntertheDVRID#fromstep2.
5. PresstheENTERbuttonontheremote.
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IftheStatusindicatoronthefrontpanelturnsblue,theremotecontrolisoperatingproperly.IftheStatusindicatordoes
notturnblueandthereisstillnoresponsefromtheremote,pleasecheckthefollowing:
1. Batteriesareinstalledcorrectlyandthepolaritiesofthebatteriesarenotreversed.
2. Batteriesarefreshandnotoutofcharge.
3. IRreceiverisnotobstructed.
UsingaUSBMouse
Aregular3‐button(Left/Right/Scroll‐wheel)USBmousecanalsobeusedwiththisDVR.
TouseaUSBmouse:
1. PlugUSBmouseintooneoftheUSBportsonthefrontpaneloftheDVR.
2. Themouseshouldautomaticallybedetected.Ifinararecasethatthemouseisnotdetected,pleaserefertothe
recommendeddevicelistfromyourprovider.
Thebuttonsonthemousecorrespondsto:
1. Left Button:
•Single-Click: Selectacomponentofamenu,suchasabuttonoraninputfield.Thisissimilartopressingthe
ENTERbuttonontheremote/frontpanelcontrols.
•Double-Click: Switchbetweensinglescreenandmulti‐screenmodeinPreview/Playbackmode.
•Click and Drag: ClickinganddraggingtheLeftmousebuttoncanbeusedtocontrolthepan/tiltofaPTZcamera
aswellastovarytheamountofdigitalzoom.Itcanalsobeusedtosetupthealarmareas.
2. Right Button:
•Single-Click: Showspop‐upmenu.
3. Scroll-Wheel:
•Scroll Up: InPreviewmode,scrollingupwillswitchtothepreviousscreen.InMenumode,itwillmovethe
selectiontothepreviousitem.
•Scroll Down: InPreviewmode,scrollingdownwillswitchtothenextscreen.InMenumode,itwillmovethe
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UsingtheSoftKeyboard
WhenamouseisusedtoperformtaskontheDVR,clickingonatextinputfieldwillbringuptheSoftKeyboard,shownin
Figure5.
Figure 5. Soft Keyboard
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Thebuttonsonthesoftkeyboardrepresents:
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Switch to Lowercase: Switchtolowercaseinput.
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Switch to Uppercase: Switchtouppercaseinput.
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Symbols: Switchtosymbolsinput.
Backspace: Deletethecharacterinfrontofthecursor.
Enter: Confirmselection.
ESC: ExitoutofSoftKeyboard.
Figure 6. Soft Keyboard Buttons
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StartingandShuttingDownYourDVR
ProperstartupandshutdownproceduresarecrucialtoexpandingthelifeofyourDVR.
TostartupyourDVR:
1. Ensure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unit.ThePowerindicatorLEDonthefrontpanelshould
turnred,indicatingtheunitisreceivingpower.
2. ConnecttheDVRtoaVGAmonitor.YouwillonlyseetheDVRmenusystemwhenit’sconnectedtoaVGA
monitor.
3. PressthePOWERswitchonthebackrearpanel.ThePowerindicatorLEDshouldturnblue.Theunitwillbegin
tostart.
4. Afterstartup,thePowerindicatorLEDwillremainblue.AsplashscreenwiththestatusoftheDSPandHDDwill
beshown(Figure7).ThefirstrowoficonsatthebottomofthescreenshowstheDSPstatus.Ifan‘X’isshownon
topofanicon,itmeansthattheDSPinitializationhasfailed.Thesecondrowoficonsatthebottomofthescreen
willshowtheHDDstatus.Ifan‘X’isshown,itmeansthattheHDDisnotinstalledorcannotbedetected.
Figure 7. Startup Splash Screen
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TherearetwoproperwaystoshutdowntheDVR.ToshutdowntheDVR:
• OPTION 1: Standard Shutdown
1. EntertheShutdownmenu,showninFigure8bygoingtoMainMenu>Maintenance>Shutdown.
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Figure 8. Shutdown Menu
2. SelecttheShutdownbutton.
3. ClicktheYesbutton.
• OPTION 2: Manual Shutdown
1. PressandholdthePOWERbuttonfor3seconds.
2. Entertheadministrator’susernameandpasswordinthedialogboxforauthentication.
3. ClicktheYesbutton.
Note: DonotpressthePOWERbuttonagainwhenthesystemisshuttingdown.
RebootingandLockingYourDVR
WhileintheShutdownmenu(Figure8),youmayalsorebootorlockyourDVR.LockingyourDVRwillreturnyoutothe
LiveFeedmode,whichwillrequirethecorrectadministratorpasswordtoexitoutofit.TheRebootbuttonwillreboot
yourDVR.
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TorebootorlockyourDVR:
1. EntertheShutdownmenubygoingtoMainMenu>Maintenance>Shutdown.
2. SelecttheLockbuttontolocktheDVRortheRebootbuttontoreboottheDVR.