HIK VISION RH5xx Series User manual

RH5xx/RA5xx Series DVR
USER’S MANUAL

Hikvision® Network Digital Video Recorder User Guide
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This manual is written for DVR firmware version 1.0.2.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Preventive and Cautionary Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DVR Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connecting Your DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating Your DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the IR Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using a USB Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Using the Soft Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
CHAPTER 2Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rebooting and Locking Your DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Checking the Status of Your DVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CHAPTER 3Live Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Watching a Live Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Understanding Live Feed Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Operating the Live Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using the Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Configuring Live Feed Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting Camera Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

CHAPTER 4Record Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configuring Settings for Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring a Quick Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuring an Advanced Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CHAPTER 5Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Playing Back a Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Understanding the Playback Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Searching for Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Playing Back Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Playing Back Multiple Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
CHAPTER 6Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Backing Up Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selecting Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Backing Up Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Backing Up Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
CHAPTER 7System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Configuring Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Managing User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding a New Remote User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Deleting a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Editing a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Configuring PTZ Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Configuring Basic PTZ Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Customizing PTZ Presets, Patterns and Patrols . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Configuring Alarms and Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Setting Up Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Configuring Alarm Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Configuring Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring E-mail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
CHAPTER 8Camera Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Configuring Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding and Removing IP Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Adding and Removing Analog Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Setting up Privacy Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring Video Tampering Detection . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring Video Loss Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring OSD Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
CHAPTER 9Disk Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Managing Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Checking Disk Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Formatting Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Enabling Disk Overwrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Managing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Searching for Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
CHAPTER 10DVR Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Managing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Upgrading the System Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Exporting & Importing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Viewing System Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Locking and Unlocking System Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

1
CHAPTER 1
Introduction

2Introduction
Overview
Thank you for your purchase of the RH5xx/RA5xx 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 RH5xx/RA5xx 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
RH5xx/RA5xx contains the perfect combination of rock-solid reliability and high
performance. The RH5xx supports both analog and IP-based cameras and can be used as a
standalone DVR, hybrid DVR or as an NVR. The RA5xx will only support analog-based
cameras.
Figure 1. RH5xx/RA5xx Series DVR
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).

Overview 3
•Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and
peripherals.
DVR Specifications
•Compression:
•Each analog channel supports dual stream compression. Main stream sup-
ports up to 4CIF resolution and substream supports up to CIF resolution.
•Each IP channel supports up to HD720P (1280*720) resolution.
•Video encoding parameters of each channel can be set separately, includ-
ing 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 8 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.