HIK VISION DS-9000-ST User manual

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DS-9000-ST Series Hybrid DVR
DS-9600-ST/RT/XT Series NVR
DS-7700NI-SP Series NVR
USER’S MANUAL
Version 3.1

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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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CONTENTS
C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................8
Overview...................................................................................................................................................9
Product Features....................................................................................................................................9
Rear Panel...........................................................................................................................................12
Product Application Diagram .............................................................................................................15
Operating Your DVR..............................................................................................................................17
Using the Front Panel Controls...........................................................................................................17
Using a USB Mouse............................................................................................................................22
Using the Soft Keyboard.....................................................................................................................22
C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started.............................................................................................................24
Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR.................................................................................................25
Startup Your DVR ..............................................................................................................................25
Shutdown Your DVR..........................................................................................................................25
Rebooting Your DVR.........................................................................................................................26
Locking Your DVR.............................................................................................................................26
Setting Date & Time...............................................................................................................................27
Checking the Status of Your DVR..........................................................................................................28
C H A P T E R 3 Live Feed ......................................................................................................................32
Watching a Live Feed.............................................................................................................................33
Understanding Live Feed Icons ..........................................................................................................33
Operating the Live Feed......................................................................................................................34
Using Display Menu...............................................................................................................................40
Configuring Live Feed Displays.............................................................................................................43
Setting Camera Order .............................................................................................................................45
Channel-Zero Encoding..........................................................................................................................46
C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings............................................................................................................48
Configuring Settings for Recording........................................................................................................49
Configuring Recording Settings..........................................................................................................49
Configuring Record Schedule.............................................................................................................51
Configuring Holiday Settings .................................................................................................................55
Configuring Settings for Capturing.........................................................................................................56
Configuring Capture Quality Settings.................................................................................................56
Configuring Capture Schedule............................................................................................................56
C H A P T E R 5 Playback.......................................................................................................................58
Playing Back a Recording.......................................................................................................................59

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Understanding the Playback Interface ................................................................................................59
Searching for Recorded Files..............................................................................................................60
Playing Back Recorded Files..............................................................................................................60
Playing Back Multiple Channels.........................................................................................................61
Smart Playback .......................................................................................................................................62
Smart search........................................................................................................................................63
Playing Back Pictures.............................................................................................................................63
Playing Back Tags ..................................................................................................................................64
Playing Back POS events........................................................................................................................66
C H A P T E R 6 Backup..........................................................................................................................68
Backing up Video Clips..........................................................................................................................69
Selecting Video Clips .........................................................................................................................69
Backing up Video Clips......................................................................................................................70
Backing up Recorded Files.....................................................................................................................72
C H A P T E R 7 System Configuration..................................................................................................73
Configuring Network Settings ................................................................................................................74
Configuring General Settings..............................................................................................................74
Configuring DDNS.............................................................................................................................75
Configuring SNMP.............................................................................................................................76
Configuring UPnP...............................................................................................................................76
Configuring More Settings..................................................................................................................77
Managing User Accounts........................................................................................................................78
Changing Password.............................................................................................................................78
Adding a New Remote/Local User.....................................................................................................79
Changing the permission of User........................................................................................................80
Deleting a User ...................................................................................................................................81
Editing a User .....................................................................................................................................82
Switch User.........................................................................................................................................82
Configuring PTZ Cameras......................................................................................................................83
Configuring Basic PTZ Settings .........................................................................................................83
Customizing PTZ Presets, Patterns and Patrols..................................................................................84
Configuring Alarms and Exceptions.......................................................................................................86
Setting up Motion Detection...............................................................................................................86
Configuring Alarm Inputs...................................................................................................................89
Configuring Alarm Outputs................................................................................................................90
Configuring Exceptions ......................................................................................................................91

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Configuring E-mail Settings ...................................................................................................................92
Configuring Hot Spare Settings..............................................................................................................93
Configuring POS (Point of Sale) Settings...............................................................................................94
C H A P T E R 8 Camera Management................................................................................................101
Configuring Cameras............................................................................................................................102
Adding and Removing IP Cameras...................................................................................................102
Adding and Removing Analog Cameras ..........................................................................................106
IP cameras List Import and Export...................................................................................................107
PoE Information................................................................................................................................108
Configuring Privacy Mask....................................................................................................................109
Configuring Tamper-proof....................................................................................................................109
Configuring Video Loss........................................................................................................................111
Configuring OSD Settings....................................................................................................................111
Configuring Video Quality Diagnosis ..................................................................................................112
Configuring VCA..................................................................................................................................113
C H A P T E R 9 RAID Configuration..................................................................................................115
Configuring Array and Virtual Disk.....................................................................................................116
One-touch Configuration ..................................................................................................................116
Manually Creating Array and Virtual Disk.......................................................................................117
Rebuilding Array ..................................................................................................................................120
Automatically Rebuilding Array.......................................................................................................120
Manually Rebuilding Array..............................................................................................................121
Repairing Virtual Disk..........................................................................................................................121
Deleting Array / Vitual Disk.................................................................................................................122
Deleting the Virtual Disk..................................................................................................................122
Deleting the Array.............................................................................................................................122
Migrating and Expanding .....................................................................................................................123
Upgrading Firmware.............................................................................................................................124
C H A P T E R 10 Disk Management....................................................................................................126
Managing Disks....................................................................................................................................127
Checking Disk Status........................................................................................................................127
Setting Network HDD...........................................................................................................................127
Formatting Disk....................................................................................................................................129
Enabling HDD Overwrite .................................................................................................................129
Enabling HDD Sleeping mode..........................................................................................................130
Enabling eSATA Auto Archive........................................................................................................130

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Managing eSATA.................................................................................................................................130
Configuring Quota Mode......................................................................................................................131
Managing HDD Group .........................................................................................................................131
Disk Clone ............................................................................................................................................133
HDD Detect ..........................................................................................................................................134
S.M.A.R.T.............................................................................................................................................134
Bad Sector Detection ............................................................................................................................134
Managing Files......................................................................................................................................136
Searching for Recorded Files............................................................................................................136
Searching for Event Files..................................................................................................................137
Searching for Captured Picture.........................................................................................................138
Searching for POS event files...........................................................................................................139
Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files................................................................................................143
C H A P T E R 1 1 DVR Management..................................................................................................144
Managing System..................................................................................................................................145
Upgrading the System Firmware ......................................................................................................145
Restoring Default Settings ................................................................................................................146
Exporting & Importing Configuration..................................................................................................148
Viewing System Logs...........................................................................................................................149
Network detection.................................................................................................................................151

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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-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 Series Hybrid Digital Video Recorder
(HDVR)/NVR. To get detailed information about the HDVR/NVR, please read through the Installation’s
Manual and this User’s Manual thoroughly.
The DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 series HDVR/NVR is a new generation product developed by
HIKVISION. Built on an embedded platform and combining the latest advanced H.264 video encoding
and decoding technologies, the DS-7700NI-SP/9000/9600 series HDVR/NVR contains the perfect
combination of rock-solid reliability and high performance.
Figure 1 DS-9000/9600 Series HDVR/NVR
Figure 2 DS-9600NI-XT NVR
Figure 3 DS-7700NI-SP Series NVR
Product Features
Compression
Connecting the network cameras, network dome and DVS.
H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
Each channel supports dual-stream.
Up to 64 network cameras can be added.

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Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality,
etc.
The video input/output quality is configurable.
Each channel supports two kinds of compression parameters, the continuous and event, which can be
configured locally and remotely.
Encoding for both audio/video composite stream and video stream; audio and video synchronization
during composite stream encoding.
Support watermark.
Local Monitoring
Simultaneous HDMI, VGA and CVBS outputs.
HDMI output and VGA output at up to 1920*1080P resolution.
1/4/6/8/9/16 –division live view is supported, and the display sequence of screens is adjustable.
Live view screen can be switched in group, and manual switch and automatic cycle live view is also
provided, the interval of automatic cycle can be adjusted.
The selected live view channel can be shielded.
Motion detection, tamper-proof, video exception alert and video loss alert functions.
Manual video quality detection and handling.
Privacy mask.
Several PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Up to 16 disks (8 SATA hard disks and 8 network disks) and 1 eSATA disk can be connected.
Each SATA hard disks and network disks with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity and eSATA with
less than 2TB capacity.
Support eSATA disk for recording or backup.
HDD group management.
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.
Support S.M.A.R.T and bad sector detection.
Recording, Capture and playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration.
Continues and event video encoding parameters.
8 recording periods with separated recording types configurable.
Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for
schedule.
Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).
Customization tags, searching and playing back by tags.
Locking and unlocking record files.
Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
Smart search for the motion event when playing back.
Zooming in when playback.
Reverse playback for multi-channel.
Supports pause, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating by
dragging the mouse.