HIK VISION DS-9000 Series User manual

DS-9000/DS-9100 Series DVR
USER’S MANUAL
Version 1.1.0

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Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User’s Manual
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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 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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
C H A PT E R 1..................................................................................................................................... 6
Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 6
Overview......................................................................................................................................... 7
Product Key Features...................................................................................................................... 7
Product Application Diagram ....................................................................................................... 10
Operating Your DVR.................................................................................................................... 10
Rear Panel Diagram...................................................................................................................... 15
C H A PT E R 2................................................................................................................................... 17
Getting Started.................................................................................................................................... 17
Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR........................................................................................18
Rebooting and Locking Your DVR .............................................................................................. 18
Using the Setup Wizard ................................................................................................................ 19
C H A PT E R 3................................................................................................................................... 24
Live Preview........................................................................................................................................ 24
Watching a Live Preview.............................................................................................................. 25
Understanding Live Preview Icons....................................................................................... 25
Operating the Live Preview .......................................................................................................... 25
Using the Mouse in Live Preview......................................................................................... 26
Using Digital Zoom .............................................................................................................. 26
Using an Aux Monitor .......................................................................................................... 27
Configuring Live Preview Displays.............................................................................................. 27
Setting Camera Order............................................................................................................ 28
C H A PT E R 4................................................................................................................................... 30
Record Settings.................................................................................................................................... 30
Configuring Settings for Recording.............................................................................................. 31
Initializing Record Settings................................................................................................... 31
Scheduling a Recording ........................................................................................................ 32
Starting a Manual Recording ................................................................................................ 33
Protecting Recorded Files............................................................................................................. 34
Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files................................................................................34
Setting HDD to Read-Only................................................................................................... 35
Configuring Advanced HDD Settings .......................................................................................... 36
Setting up HDD Redundancy................................................................................................ 36
C H A PT E R 5................................................................................................................................... 39
Playback............................................................................................................................................... 39
Playing Back a Recording............................................................................................................. 40
Understanding the Playback Interface...................................................................................40
Playing Back from General Search.......................................................................................41
Playing Back from Event Search ..........................................................................................42
Playing Back from Live Preview..........................................................................................43
Playing Back from System Log ............................................................................................ 44
Playing Back Frame-by-Frame ............................................................................................. 45
Using Digital Zoom ...................................................................................................................... 45
C H A PT E R 6................................................................................................................................... 46
Backup ................................................................................................................................................. 46
Backing up Recorded Files ........................................................................................................... 47
Exporting Files...................................................................................................................... 47
Exporting Video Clips........................................................................................................... 49
Managing Backup Devices ........................................................................................................... 50
C H A PT E R 7................................................................................................................................... 51

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Alarm Settings..................................................................................................................................... 51
Configuring Alarms ...................................................................................................................... 52
Setting up Motion Detection................................................................................................. 52
Setting up Sensor Alarms...................................................................................................... 54
Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually.....................................................................................56
Detecting Video Loss............................................................................................................ 57
Detecting Video Tampering.................................................................................................. 58
Setting Exception.......................................................................................................................... 60
Understanding Exception Trigger Options ...........................................................................61
C H A PT E R 8................................................................................................................................... 62
Network Settings................................................................................................................................. 62
Configuring Network Settings ...................................................................................................... 63
Configuring Basic Settings ................................................................................................... 63
Configuring PPPoE Settings................................................................................................. 64
Configuring DDNS ............................................................................................................... 65
Configuring an NTP Server .................................................................................................. 66
Configuring a Remote Alarm Host ....................................................................................... 67
Configuring Multicast........................................................................................................... 67
Configuring MTU................................................................................................................. 68
Configuring Server and HTTP Ports.....................................................................................69
Configuring E-mail Settings ................................................................................................. 69
C H A PT E R 9................................................................................................................................... 71
PTZ Controls....................................................................................................................................... 71
Navigating PTZ Menus................................................................................................................. 72
Configuring PTZ Settings............................................................................................................. 72
Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns........................................................................................ 73
Understanding PTZ Controls ................................................................................................ 73
Customizing Presets.............................................................................................................. 74
Customizing Patrols.............................................................................................................. 74
Customizing Patterns ............................................................................................................ 76
C H A PT E R 1 0................................................................................................................................ 77
Camera Management ......................................................................................................................... 77
Configuring IP Cameras................................................................................................................ 78
Configuring OSD Settings............................................................................................................ 81
Setting up Privacy Mask............................................................................................................... 81
Adjusting Display Settings............................................................................................................ 82
C H A PT E R 1 1................................................................................................................................ 84
HDD Management.............................................................................................................................. 84
Managing HDDs........................................................................................................................... 85
Initializing HDDs.................................................................................................................. 85
Setting Network HDD........................................................................................................... 85
Setting HDD Groups............................................................................................................. 87
Setting HDD Status............................................................................................................... 88
Checking HDD Status........................................................................................................... 89
Configuring HDD Alarms..................................................................................................... 90
C H A PT E R 1 2................................................................................................................................ 92
DVR Management .............................................................................................................................. 92
Configuring System Settings ........................................................................................................ 93
Configuring General Settings................................................................................................ 93
Configuring Advanced Settings............................................................................................93
Configuring RS-232 Port Settings ................................................................................................ 94
Managing User Accounts.............................................................................................................. 95
Adding a New User............................................................................................................... 95

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Deleting a User...................................................................................................................... 98
Modifying a User.................................................................................................................. 98
Managing System.......................................................................................................................... 99
Importing & Exporting Configuration ..................................................................................99
Updating System Firmware .......................................................................................................... 99
Restoring Default Settings.......................................................................................................... 101
Viewing System Information...................................................................................................... 101
Viewing System Logs................................................................................................................. 102
C H A PT E R 1 3.............................................................................................................................. 104
Appendix............................................................................................................................................ 104
Glossary ...................................................................................................................................... 105
FAQ............................................................................................................................................. 106

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C H A P T E R 1
Introduction

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Overview
Thank you for your purchase of DS-9000/DS-9100 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.
The DS-9000/DS-9100 series DVR, shown in Figure 1 & Figure 2, is a new generation product developed by
HIKVISION. Built on an embedded platform and combining the latest in advanced H.264 video encoding and decoding
technologies, the DS-9000/DS-9100 contains the perfect combination of rock-solid reliability and high performance.
The DS-9000 supports both analog and network cameras and can be used as a standalone DVR, hybrid DVR or as an
NVR.
Figure 1. DS-9000 Series DVR
Figure 2. DS-9100 Series DVR
Product Key Features
• Compression:
• Support PAL/NTSC video input.
• Adopt H.264 video compression standard.
• DS-9000 support analog camera, IP camera (Including Hikvision, Sony and Panasonic), IP Dome and DVS.
• Each analog channel supports dual stream. Main stream supports up to 4CIF resolution and sub stream supports up to
CIF resolution.
• Each IP channel of DS-9000 supports up to UXGA (1600*1200) resolution.
• Video encoding parameters of each channel can be set separately, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image
quality.
• Each channel supports normal continuous and event compression parameters.
• Supports both composite stream and video only stream. Audio and video streams are strictly simultaneous.
• Supports watermark.

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• Monitoring:
• Support three independent local output including VGA, main and AUX composite video output.
• High definition VGA display, max support 1280*1024 resolution.
• Supports 1/4/6/8/9/16 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 digital zoom on live view.
• Supports shielding the assigned live view channel.
• Supports motion detection, view tampering alert, video exception alert and video loss alert.
• Supports privacy mask.
• Supports various PTZ protocols, PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
• Supports zoom in by clicking the mouse and trace function by dragging mouse.
• HDD Management:
• Supports up to 8 SATA HDD, each HDD can support over 2TB capacity.
• Supports S.M.A.R.T. technology.
• Supports HDD standby function.
• Supports hard disk group management.
• HDD file system is compatible with Windows. Use pre-allocating hard disk management technology, and no disk
fragments.
• Recording and Playback:
• Supports cycle and non-cycle recording mode.
• Supports normal and event video encoding parameters.
• 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-record and Post-record time for alarm and motion detection.
• Supports lock and unlock video files.
• Supports local redundant recording.
• Supports setting hard disk to read only.
• Supports video data search and playback by channel number, recording type, time, etc.
• Supports digital zoom function in playback.
• Supports pause, rewind, play fast, play slow, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating in progress
bar by dragging the mouse.
• DS-9000 supports 4-ch synchronous playback, 8/12/16-ch synchronous playback for different models are also
supported after resources distribution.
• DS-9100HFI-S supports 4-ch synchronous playback, DS-9100HDI-S supports up to 16-ch playback.
• Backup:
• Supports USB device backup.
• Supports SATA CD/DVD-R/W backup.
• Supports eSATA backup. (Optional)
• Supports backup by file or by time.
• Supports backup device maintenance and management.
• Supports video clips backup when playback.
• Alarm & Exception:
• Unified management of DVR and IP camera alarm in/out of DS-9000.
• Unified management of DVR alarm in/out of DS-9100.
• Unified management of DVR and IP camera motion detection, view tampering and video lost of DS-9000.

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• Unified management of DVR motion detection, view tampering and video lost of DS-9100.
• Supports alarm in/out arming schedule setting.
• Supports various alarm input such as hard disk full, illegal access, network break, IP conflicted, hard disk error, video
exception, and video output standard mismatch.
• Supports various alarm response such as camera recording, relay out, on screen warning, audible warning and upload
to center, etc.
• Supports auto recovery from exceptions.
• Network:
• Supports 10/100/1000M adaptive network interface.
• Supports TCP/IP protocols, PPPoE, 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, support remote import and export of DVR settings.
• Supports remote acquisition of device status, system log and alarm status.
• Supports remote button operation, remote locking and unlocking of panel buttons.
• Supports remote format of hard disk, upgrade, reboot, shutdown and other system maintenance operations.
• Supports RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission.
• Supports event alarm and exceptions upload to remote management host.
• Supports remote manual recording.
•Supports remote manual alarm output control.
•Supports JPEG image capturing.
• Supports remote PTZ control.
• Supports voice talk and broadcast.
• Built-in WEB Server.
• Other:
• Supports front panel, mouse, IR control, special keyboard operation.
• Supports multi-level user management, each user can have individual DVR access rights.
• Powerful DVR log, including operation, alarm and exception log.
•Supports remote manual alarm output control.
•Supports configuration information import/export.

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Product Application Diagram
Figure 3. Product Application Diagram
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 4.

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Figure 4. DVR Front Panel Controls
The controls on the front panel include:
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 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.
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

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mode, the MENU/WIPER button will start 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 speed up and slow down
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. The inner ring will move the selection up and down; the inner ring will move it left and right.
In the Playback mode, the inner ring is used to jump 30 seconds forward/backward in a video. The
inner ring can be used to speed up/slow down the 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.
Using the IR Remote Control
Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 5.
Batteries (2x AAA) must be installed before operating.

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Figure 5. IR Remote Control
The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Referring to Figure 5, they include:
1. POWER Button: Same as POWER button on front panel.
2. DEV Button: Enables/Disables Remote Control.
3. Alphanumeric Buttons: Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel.
4. EDIT Button: Same as EDIT/IRIS+ button on front panel.
5. A Button: Same as A/FOCUS+ button on front panel.
6. REC Button: Same as REC/SHOT button on front panel.
7. PLAY Button: Same as PLAY/AUTO button on front panel.
8. INFO Button: Same as ZOOM+ button on front panel.
9. VOIP Button: Same as MAIN/SPOT/ZOOM- button on front panel.
10. MENU Button: Same as MENU/WIPER button on front panel.
11. PREV Button: Same as PREV/FOCUS- button on front panel.
12. DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons: Same as DIRECTION/ENTER buttons on front panel.
13. PTZ Button: Same as PTZ/IRIS- button on front panel.
14. ESC Button: Same as ESC button on front panel.
15. RESERVED: Reserved.
16. F1 Button: Same as F1/LIGHT button on front panel.
17. PTZ CONTROL Buttons: Buttons to adjust the iris, focus and zoom of a PTZ camera.

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18. F2 Button: Same as F2/AUX button on front panel.
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 Menu > Settings > General > More Settings.
2. Check and remember DVR ID#. 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.
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 position of digital zoom area and camera OSD. 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 selection to the next item.
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 6.
Figure 6. Soft Keyboard

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The buttons on the soft keyboard represents:
Lowercase: Designates lowercase input is being used.
Uppercase: Designates uppercase input is being used.
Switch to Lowercase: Switch to lowercase input.
Switch to Uppercase: Switch to uppercase input.
Number: Designates number input is being used.
Symbols: Switch to symbols input.
Backspace: Delete the character in front of the cursor.
Enter: Confirm selection.
ESC: Exit out of Soft Keyboard.
Figure 7. Soft Keyboard Buttons
Rear Panel Diagram
Figure 8. Rear Panel Diagram
No.
Item
Description
1
VIDEO IN
BNC connectors for analog video input.
AUDIO IN
BNC connectors for analog audio input.
2
VIDEO SPOT OUT
BNC connector for monitor. If VGA is connected, interface is for video
output only. If VGA is not connected, interface is for video output,
playback and showing PTZ controls.
AUDIO SPOT OUT
BNC connector for audio output. If VGA is connected, audio is synchronized
with VGA. If VGA is not connected, audio is synchronized with VIDEO
SPOT OUT.
3
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output. If VGA is connected, the interface is used
for spot output only with local video display, playback, recording and PTZ
controls. If VGA is not connected, the interface is used as the main video
output with local video display and menu operations.
AUDIO OUT
BNC connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VIDEO
OUT.
4
LINE IN
BNC connector for audio input.
5
VGA
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

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6
Loop Out (Optional)
DB15 interface for connection video matrix and monitor.
7
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.
8
eSATA (Optional)
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM or disk array.
9
LAN Interface
Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
10 USB Interface Connector for USB devices.
11
Termination Switch
RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated.
Down is 120Ω termination.
12 RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. T+, T- pin connects to PTZ.
Controller Port
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the
first DVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of the next
DVR.
ALARM IN
Connector for alarm input (up to 16 channels).
ALARM OUT
Connector for alarm output (4 channels).
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GROUND
Ground(needs to be connected when DVR startup)
14
POWER
AC 110V ~ 220V

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C H A P T E R 2
Getting Started

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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. Press the POWER button on the front panel. The Power indicator LED should turn blue. The unit will
begin to start.
3. After startup, the Power indicator LED will remain blue. A splash screen with the status of the DSP
and HDD will be shown. 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.
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 1 by clicking on Menu > Shutdown.
Figure 1. 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 1), you may also reboot or lock your DVR. Locking your DVR will return you to
the Live Preview mode, which will require an user name and password to exit out of it. The Reboot button will reboot
your DVR.
To reboot or lock your DVR:
1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown.
2. Select the Lock button to lock the DVR or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR.

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Using the Setup Wizard
By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. The Setup Wizard will walk
you through some of the more important settings of your DVR. If you do not wish to use the Setup Wizard at this time,
click the Cancel button. You may also choose to use the Setup Wizard at a later time by leaving the “Start Wizard
when DVR starts?” checkbox checked.
Figure 2. Setup Wizard
To start using the Setup Wizard:
1. Click the Next button on the Wizard window. This will take you to the User Permission window,
shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. User Permission
2. Navigate to the Admin Password input field.
3. Enter the admin password into the Admin Password input field. By default, the password is 12345.
4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password
and confirm the password in the given fields.
5. Click the Next button. This will take you to the General Settings window, show in Figure 4.