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
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Up to 16-ch synchronous playback.
Smart playback feature.
Continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures.
Support select main stream, sub stream or transcoded stream as recording stream. (transcoded stream
only for NVR )
Backup
Export video data by USB, or eSATA device.
Export video clips when playback.
Management and maintenance of backup devices.
Automatic backup by eSATA devices.
Disk clone by eSATA devices.
Alarm and Exception
Alarm for Video loss, Motion detection, Tampering, HDD Full, HDD Error, Network Disconnected,
IP Conflicted, Illegal Login, Video Signal Exception, Input/Output Video Standard Mismatch,
Recording/Capture Exception, etc.
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audible warming, notifying surveillance center, sending email
and alarm output.
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Support push alarm notification
Other Local Functions
Users can operate device by front panel, mouse, remote control, and control keyboard.
Three-level user management; admin user can create many operating accounts and define their
operating permissions, which includes the limit to access any channel.
Operation, alarm exceptions and information log recording and searching.
Import and export device configuration information.
Network
2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces(1 network interface for DS-7700NI-SP ), and
various working mode is configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance, etc.
IPv6 is supported.
TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, UPnP, NFS, and iSCSI are
supported.
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.
Auto/manual port mapping and automatically discovered by UPnPTM.
Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking the record files, and downloading files
broken transfer resume.
Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.
Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.
Remote keyboard operation.
Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.
Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.
Remote system restart and shutdown.
Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host.

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Remotely start/stop recording.
Remotely start/stop alarm output.
Upgrade by remote FTP server is supported.
Remote PTZ control.
Remote JPEG capture.
Two-way voice talk and voice broadcasting.
Embedded WEB server.
Support N+1 hot spare function (NVR and H-DVR support this function).
Support ANR(Automatic Network Replenishment) technology
Support Virtual Host function.
Development Support
SDK for Windows and Linux system.
Source code of application software for demo.
Development support and training for application system.
Rear Panel
Figure 4 DS-9100/9000HFI-ST
Figure 5 DS-9000HWI-ST & DS-9000HFI-RT
No.
Item
Description
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VIDEO IN
BNC connector for analog video input.

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LOOP OUT
BNC connectors for video loop output.
3
VIDEO SPOT OUT
BNC connectors for video output.
4
VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.
1. When both HDMI and VGA are connected, it is used for
live view only;
2. When either HDMI or VGA is connected, it is used as the
spot video output for live view, playback, recording and PTZ
controls;
3. When neither HDMI nor VGA is connected, it is used as
the main video output for live view and menu operations.
5
AUDIO OUT
RCA connector for audio output.
6
LINE IN
RCA connector for voice talk.
7
AUDIO IN
RCA connector for audio input. (Audio 1-4)
8
AUDIO IN
DB26 connector for audio input. (Audio 5-16)
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RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.
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VGA
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output
and menu.
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HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
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eSATA
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.
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LAN Interface
Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
14
Termination Switch
RS-485 termination switch.
Up position is not terminated.
Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance.
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RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pin connects to R+
and R- pin of PTZ receiver respectively.
Controller Port
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For
cascading devices, the first device’s D+, D- pin should be
connected with the D+, D- pin of the next device.
ALARM IN
Connector for alarm input.
ALARM OUT
Connector for alarm output.

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GROUND
Ground (needs to be connected when device starts up).
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AC 100V~240V
AC 100V~240V power supply.
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POWER
Switch for turning on/off the device.
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USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such
as USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
Figure 6 DS-9600NI-ST/RT
Figure 7 DS-9600NI-XT
Figure 8 DS-7700NI-SP
No.
Item
Description
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VIDEO OUT
BNC connector for video output.

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AUDIO OUT
RCA connector for CVBS and VGA audio output.
3
LINE IN
RCA connector for audio output.
4
RS-232 Interface
Connector for RS-232 devices.
5
VGA
DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output
and menu.
6
HDMI
HDMI video output connector.
7
eSATA
Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RM.
8
LAN Interface
Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
9
Termination Switch
RS-485 termination switch.
Up position is not terminated.
Down position is terminated with 120Ωresistance.
10
RS-485 Interface
Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pin connects to R+
and R- pin of PTZ receiver respectively.
Controller Port
D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For
cascading devices, the first device’s D+, D- pin should be
connected with the D+, D- pin of the next device.
ALARM IN
Connector for alarm input.
ALARM OUT
Connector for alarm output.
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GROUND
Ground (needs to be connected when device starts up).
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AC 100V~240V
AC 100V~240V power supply.
13
POWER
Switch for turning on/off the device.
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USB interface
Universal Serial Bus(USB) ports for additional devices such
as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive(HDD).
15
Network Interfaces with
POE function
Network interface for the cameras and to provide power over
Ethernet.( DS-7700NI-SP POE NVR only)
Product Application Diagram

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Figure 9 Product Application Diagram
Note:
DS-9600NI-ST/ DS-9600NI-RT/DS-9600NI-XT/DS-7700NI-SP can only connect network 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 (Infrared) Remote, a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard.
Using the Front Panel Controls
Your DVR/NVR comes with built-in front panel controls, as shown in the following figure:
Figure 10 9000/9600 HDVR/NVR Front Panel Controls
Figure 11 DS-9600NI-XT Front Panel Controls
The controls on the front panel include:
1. Status Indicators:
•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
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2. IR Receiver: Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure
13. Batteries (2XAAA) must be installed before operation.
3. Front Panel Lock: You can lock or unlock the panel by the key.
4. DVD-ROM: Slot for DVR-ROM.
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. USB Ports: Connects USB mouse or USE flash memory devices.
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 Quick Schedule Recording
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 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 to the
control of 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.
8. Direction/Enter Buttons:

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•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 or
pause the video. In Single Play mode, pressing the Enter button will advance the video by a
single frame.
•Enter Button: The Enter button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can
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.
9. 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/backward in a video. In Preview mode, it can be used to cycle
through different channels.
10. Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.
Figure 12 7700 NVR Front Panel Controls
The controls on the front panel include:
1. Status Indicators:
•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.
2. DVD-ROM: Slot for DVR-ROM.
3. 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 or
pause the video. In Single Play mode, pressing the Enter button will advance the video by a
single frame.
•Enter Button: The Enter button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes. It can
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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•1/MENU: Enter numerical “1”; Access the main menu interface.
•2ABC/F1: Enter numeral “2”; Enter letters “ABC”; The F1 button can be used to select all
items on the list; In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be used to zoom out (zoom-) the
PTZ camera; In live view or playback mode, the F1 button can be used to switch between
main and spot video output.
•3DEF/F2: Enter numeral “3”; Enter letters “DEF”; In PTZ Control mode, the F1 button can be
used to zoom in (zoom+) the PTZ camera; The F2 button can be used to cycle through tab
pages.
•4GHI/ESC: Enter numeral “4”; Enter letters “GHI”; Exit and back to the previous menu.
•5JKL/EDIT: Enter numeral “5”; Enter letters “JKL”; Delete characters before cursor; Select
the checkbox and ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback.
•SHIFT: Switch of compound keys between the numeric/letter input and functional control.
•6MNO/PLAY: Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”; In Playback mode, it is used for direct
access to playback interface.
•7PQRS/REC: Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; Manual record, for direct access to
manual record interface; manually enable/disable record.
•8TUV/PTZ: Enter numeral “8”; Enter letters “TUV”; Access PTZ control interface.
•9WXYZ/PREV: Enter numeral “9”; Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-camera display in live view;
In Playback mode or MenuPlaybackTag playback interface, this button can be used to
delete the selected tag.
•0/A: Enter numeral “0”; Switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet,
symbols and numeric input). In Playback mode, this button can be used to add the default tag.
5. 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/backward in a video. In Preview mode, it can be used to cycle
through different channels.
6. Power Button: Powers DVR on/off.
7. USB Ports: Connects USB mouse or USE flash memory devices.