HIK VISION DS-96000NI-M8 Series User manual

Network Video Recorder
User Manual

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ESPECIALLY, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE, FOR USING THIS PRODUCT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT
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INFRINGE ON THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, RIGHTS OF
PUBLICITY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR DATA PROTECTION AND OTHER PRIVACY RIGHTS.
YOU SHALL NOT USE THIS PRODUCT FOR ANY PROHIBITED END-USES, INCLUDING THE
DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, THE DEVELOPMENT OR
PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, ANY ACTIVITIES IN THE CONTEXT RELATED
TO ANY NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVE OR UNSAFE NUCLEAR FUEL-CYCLE, OR IN SUPPORT OF HUMAN
RIGHTS ABUSES.
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PREVAILS.
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Regulatory Informaon
FCC Informaon
Please take aenon that changes or modicaon not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protecon against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instrucon manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communicaons. Operaon of this equipment in a residenal area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
FCC Condions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operaon is subject to the following two
condions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operaon.
EU Conformity Statement
This product and - if applicable - the supplied accessories too are marked with
"CE" and comply therefore with the applicable harmonized European
standards listed under the EMC Direcve 2014/30/EU, the RoHS Direcve
2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE direcve): Products marked with this symbol cannot be
disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. For proper
recycling, return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of
equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collecon points.
For more informaon see: hp://www.recyclethis.info .
2006/66/EC (baery direcve): This product contains a baery that cannot be
disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the
product documentaon for specic baery informaon. The baery is
marked with this symbol, which may include leering to indicate cadmium
(Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the baery to
your supplier or to a designated collecon point. For more informaon see:
hp://www.recyclethis.info .
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Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.
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Applicable Model
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series Model
DS-9600NI-M8 DS-9608NI-M8
DS-9616NI-M8
DS-9632NI-M8
DS-9664NI-M8
DS-96000NI-M8 DS-96128NI-M8
DS-9600NI-M8R DS-9608NI-M8R
DS-9616NI-M8R
DS-9632NI-M8R
DS-9664NI-M8R
DS-96000NI-M8R DS-96128NI-M8R
DS-9600NI-M16 DS-9616NI-M16
DS-9632NI-M16
DS-9664NI-M16
DS-9600NI-M16R DS-9616NI-M16R
DS-9632NI-M16R
DS-9664NI-M16R
DS-96000NI-I16/C DS-96128NI-I16/C
DS-96000NI-I16R/C DS-96128NI-I16R/C
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Safety Instrucon
●Proper conguraon of all passwords and other security sengs is the responsibility of the
installer and/or end-user.
●In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulaons
of the naon and region.
●Firmly connect the plug to the power socket. Do not connect several devices to one power
adapter. Power o the device before connecng and disconnecng accessories and peripherals.
●Shock hazard! Disconnect all power sources before maintenance.
●The equipment must be connected to an earthed mains socket-outlet.
●The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.
● indicates hazardous live and the external wiring connected to the terminals requires
installaon by an instructed person.
●Never place the equipment in an unstable locaon. The equipment may fall, causing serious
personal injury or death.
●Input voltage should meet the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the LPS (Limited Power
Source) according to the IEC62368.
●High touch current! Connect to earth before connecng to the power supply.
●If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn o the power at once and unplug the power
cable, and then please contact the service center.
●Use the device in conjuncon with an UPS, and use factory recommended HDD if possible.
●This product contains a coin/buon cell baery. If the baery is swallowed, it can cause severe
internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.
●This equipment is not suitable for use in locaons where children are likely to be present.
●CAUTION: Risk of explosion if the baery is replaced by an incorrect type.
●Improper replacement of the baery with an incorrect type may defeat a safeguard (for
example, in the case of some lithium baery types).
●Do not dispose of the baery into re or a hot oven, or mechanically crush or cut the baery,
which may result in an explosion.
●Do not leave the baery in an extremely high temperature surrounding environment, which may
result in an explosion or the leakage of ammable liquid or gas.
●Do not subject the baery to extremely low air pressure, which may result in an explosion or the
leakage of ammable liquid or gas.
●Dispose of used baeries according to the instrucons.
●Keep body parts away from fan blades and motors. Disconnect the power source during
servicing.
●Keep body parts away from motors. Disconnect the power source during servicing.
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Prevenve and Cauonary Tips
Before connecng and operang your device, please be advised of the following ps:
●The device is designed for indoor use only. Install it in a well-venlated, dust-free environment
without liquids.
●Ensure recorder is properly secured to a rack or shelf. Major shocks or jolts to the recorder as a
result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensive electronics within the recorder.
●The equipment shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects lled with
liquids shall be placed on the equipment, such as vases.
●No naked ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the equipment.
●The venlaon should not be impeded by covering the venlaon openings with items, such as
newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. The openings shall never be blocked by placing the
equipment on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface.
●For certain models, ensure correct wiring of the terminals for connecon to an AC mains supply.
●For certain models, the equipment has been designed, when required, modied for connecon
to an IT power distribuon system.
● idenes the baery holder itself and idenes the posioning of the cell(s) inside the
baery holder.
●+ idenes the posive terminal(s) of equipment which is used with, or generates direct current.
+ idenes the negave terminal(s) of equipment which is used with, or generates direct
current.
●Keep a minimum 200 mm (7.87 inch) distance around the equipment for sucient venlaon.
●For certain models, ensure correct wiring of the terminals for connecon to an AC mains supply.
●Use only power supplies listed in the user manual or user instrucon.
●The USB port of the equipment is used for connecng to a mouse, keyboard, USB ash drive, or
Wi-Fi dongle only.
●Use only power supplies listed in the user manual or user instrucon.
●Do not touch the sharp edges or corners.
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Content Convenon
In order to simplify descripon, please read the following convenons.
●Recorder or device mainly refers to video recorder.
●IP device mainly refers to network camera (IP camera), IP dome (speed dome), DVS (Digital
Video Server), or NVS (Network Video Server).
●Channel mainly refers to the video channel in video recorder.
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Symbol Convenons
The symbols that may be found in this document are dened as follows.
Symbol Descripon
Danger
Indicates a hazardous situaon which, if not avoided, will or could
result in death or serious injury.
Cauon
Indicates a potenally hazardous situaon which, if not avoided, could
result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradaon, or
unexpected results.
Note Provides addional informaon to emphasize or supplement
important points of the main text.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Basic Operaon .......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Acvate Your Device .............................................................................................................. 1
1.1.1 Default User and IP Address ......................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Acvate via Local Menu ................................................................................................ 1
1.1.3 Acvate via SADP .......................................................................................................... 2
1.1.4 Acvate via Client Soware .......................................................................................... 3
1.1.5 Acvate via Web Browser ............................................................................................. 6
1.2 Congure TCP/IP .................................................................................................................... 6
1.3 Congure HDD ....................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Add Network Camera ............................................................................................................. 8
1.4.1 Add Automacally Searched Online Network Camera ................................................. 8
1.4.2 Add Network Camera Manually .................................................................................... 9
1.4.3 Add Network Camera via Customized Protocol .......................................................... 10
1.5 Connect to Plaorm ............................................................................................................. 11
1.5.1 Congure Hik-Connect ................................................................................................ 11
1.5.2 Congure ISUP ............................................................................................................ 12
Chapter 2 IoT ............................................................................................................................ 15
2.1 Add an IoT Device ................................................................................................................ 15
2.1.1 Add an Access Control Device ..................................................................................... 15
2.1.2 Add an Alarm Device ................................................................................................... 17
2.2 Congure the Linkage Acon and Arming Schedule ............................................................ 18
2.3 Congure OSD ...................................................................................................................... 18
2.4 Search the IoT Record .......................................................................................................... 19
2.5 IoT Video/Picture ................................................................................................................. 21
2.5.1 Congure the Event Recording/Capturing .................................................................. 21
2.5.2 Search the IoT Video/Picture ...................................................................................... 22
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Chapter 3 Camera Sengs ........................................................................................................ 24
3.1 Congure Image Parameters ................................................................................................ 24
3.2 Congure OSD ...................................................................................................................... 24
3.3 Congure Privacy Mask ........................................................................................................ 25
3.4 Import/Export IP Camera Conguraon Files ...................................................................... 26
3.5 Upgrade IP Cameras ............................................................................................................. 27
Chapter 4 Live View .................................................................................................................. 28
4.1 Start Live View ..................................................................................................................... 28
4.1.1 Congure Live View Sengs ....................................................................................... 28
4.1.2 Congure Live View Layout ......................................................................................... 29
4.1.3 Congure Channel-Zero Encoding ............................................................................... 30
4.1.4 Switch Main/Auxiliary Port ......................................................................................... 31
4.2 Digital Zoom ......................................................................................................................... 31
4.3 Fisheye View ........................................................................................................................ 31
4.4 3D Posioning ...................................................................................................................... 32
4.5 PTZ Control .......................................................................................................................... 33
4.5.1 Congure PTZ Parameters ........................................................................................... 33
4.5.2 Set a Preset ................................................................................................................. 33
4.5.3 Call a Preset ................................................................................................................ 34
4.5.4 Set a Patrol .................................................................................................................. 34
4.5.5 Call a Patrol ................................................................................................................. 36
4.5.6 Set a Paern ................................................................................................................ 36
4.5.7 Call a Paern ............................................................................................................... 37
4.5.8 Set Linear Scan Limit ................................................................................................... 37
4.5.9 One-Touch Park ........................................................................................................... 38
Chapter 5 Recording and Playback ............................................................................................ 39
5.1 Recording ............................................................................................................................. 39
5.1.1 Congure Recording Parameters ................................................................................ 39
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5.1.2 Enable H.265 Stream Access ....................................................................................... 41
5.1.3 ANR ............................................................................................................................. 41
5.1.4 Manual Recording ....................................................................................................... 42
5.1.5 Congure Recording Schedule .................................................................................... 42
5.1.6 Congure Holiday Recording ....................................................................................... 43
5.2 Playback ............................................................................................................................... 44
5.2.1 Instant Playback .......................................................................................................... 44
5.2.2 Play Normal Video ...................................................................................................... 45
5.2.3 Play Smart Searched Video ......................................................................................... 46
5.2.4 Play Custom Searched Files ......................................................................................... 46
5.2.5 Play Tag Files ............................................................................................................... 47
5.2.6 Play by Sub-periods ..................................................................................................... 48
5.2.7 Play External Files ....................................................................................................... 49
5.3 Playback Operaons ............................................................................................................ 49
5.3.1 Edit Video Clips ........................................................................................................... 49
5.3.2 Thumbnails View ......................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 6 Event ........................................................................................................................ 50
6.1 Normal Event Alarm ............................................................................................................. 50
6.1.1 Congure Moon Detecon Alarms ........................................................................... 50
6.1.2 Congure Video Loss Alarms ....................................................................................... 50
6.1.3 Congure Video Tampering Alarms ............................................................................ 50
6.1.4 Congure Sensor Alarms ............................................................................................. 51
6.1.5 Congure Excepons Alarms ...................................................................................... 51
6.1.6 Congure Combined Alarm ......................................................................................... 52
6.2 VCA Event Alarm .................................................................................................................. 53
6.2.1 Temperature Screening ............................................................................................... 53
6.2.2 Face Capture ............................................................................................................... 54
6.2.3 Congure Vehicle Detecon ....................................................................................... 55
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6.2.4 Line Crossing Detecon ............................................................................................... 56
6.2.5 Intrusion Detecon ..................................................................................................... 57
6.2.6 Region Entrance Detecon ......................................................................................... 59
6.2.7 Region Exing Detecon ............................................................................................. 60
6.2.8 Mul-Target-Type Detecon ....................................................................................... 61
6.2.9 Loitering Detecon ..................................................................................................... 61
6.2.10 People Gathering Detecon ...................................................................................... 62
6.2.11 Fast Moving Detecon .............................................................................................. 63
6.2.12 Parking Detecon ...................................................................................................... 64
6.2.13 Unaended Baggage Detecon ................................................................................ 65
6.2.14 Object Removal Detecon ........................................................................................ 67
6.2.15 Audio Excepon Detecon ........................................................................................ 68
6.2.16 Defocus Detecon ..................................................................................................... 69
6.2.17 Sudden Scene Change Detecon .............................................................................. 70
6.2.18 PIR Alarm .................................................................................................................. 70
6.2.19 Thermal Camera Detecon ....................................................................................... 71
6.2.20 Queue Management ................................................................................................. 72
6.2.21 Target Detecon ........................................................................................................ 72
6.3 Congure Arming Schedule ................................................................................................. 73
6.4 Congure Linkage Acons .................................................................................................... 73
6.4.1 Congure Auto-Switch Full Screen Monitoring ........................................................... 74
6.4.2 Congure Audio Warning ............................................................................................ 74
6.4.3 Nofy Surveillance Center .......................................................................................... 74
6.4.4 Congure Email Linkage .............................................................................................. 75
6.4.5 Trigger Alarm Output .................................................................................................. 75
6.4.6 Congure PTZ Linkage ................................................................................................. 75
Chapter 7 Smart Analysis .......................................................................................................... 77
7.1 Smart Event Sengs ............................................................................................................ 77
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7.2 People Counng ................................................................................................................... 77
7.3 Heat Map ............................................................................................................................. 77
Chapter 8 File Management ...................................................................................................... 79
8.1 Search Files .......................................................................................................................... 79
8.2 Export Files ........................................................................................................................... 79
8.3 Smart Search ........................................................................................................................ 80
8.3.1 Face Picture Search ..................................................................................................... 80
8.3.2 Search by Human Body Event ..................................................................................... 81
8.3.3 Vehicle Search ............................................................................................................. 81
Chapter 9 Storage ..................................................................................................................... 83
9.1 Storage Device Management ............................................................................................... 83
9.1.1 Manage Local HDD ...................................................................................................... 83
9.1.2 Add a Network Disk ..................................................................................................... 85
9.1.3 Manage eSATA ............................................................................................................. 86
9.2 Disk Array ............................................................................................................................. 88
9.2.1 Create a Disk Array ...................................................................................................... 88
9.2.2 Rebuild an Array .......................................................................................................... 90
Chapter 10 Hot Spare Recorder Backup .................................................................................... 93
10.1 Set Hot Spare Device .......................................................................................................... 93
10.2 Set Working Recorder ........................................................................................................ 94
10.3 Manage Hot Spare System ................................................................................................. 94
Chapter 11 Network Sengs .................................................................................................... 96
11.1 Congure DDNS ................................................................................................................. 96
11.2 Congure PPPoE ................................................................................................................ 96
11.3 Congure SNMP ................................................................................................................. 97
11.4 Congure Email .................................................................................................................. 98
11.5 Congure Port Mapping (NAT) ......................................................................................... 100
11.6 Congure Port .................................................................................................................. 101
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11.7 Congure ONVIF .............................................................................................................. 103
Chapter 12 User Management and Security ............................................................................ 104
12.1 Manage User Accounts .................................................................................................... 104
12.1.1 Add a User ............................................................................................................... 104
12.1.2 Edit the Admin User ................................................................................................ 105
12.1.3 Edit an Operator/Guest User .................................................................................. 106
12.2 Manage User Permissions ................................................................................................ 106
12.2.1 Set User Permissions ............................................................................................... 106
12.2.2 Set Live View Permission on Lock Screen ................................................................ 109
12.2.3 Set Double Vericaon Permission for Non-admin Users ....................................... 110
12.3 Congure Password Security ........................................................................................... 110
12.3.1 Export GUID File ...................................................................................................... 110
12.3.2 Congure Security Quesons .................................................................................. 111
12.3.3 Congure Reserved Email ....................................................................................... 112
12.4 Reset Password ................................................................................................................ 113
12.4.1 Reset Password by GUID ......................................................................................... 113
12.4.2 Reset Password by Security Quesons ................................................................... 114
12.4.3 Reset Password by Reserved Email ......................................................................... 114
Chapter 13 System Management ............................................................................................ 116
13.1 Congure Device .............................................................................................................. 116
13.2 Congure Time ................................................................................................................. 116
13.2.1 Manual Time Synchronizaon ................................................................................. 116
13.2.2 NTP Synchronizaon ............................................................................................... 117
13.2.3 DST Synchronizaon ............................................................................................... 117
13.2.4 IP Camera Time Sync ............................................................................................... 118
13.3 Network Detecon ........................................................................................................... 118
13.3.1 Network Trac Monitoring ..................................................................................... 118
13.3.2 Test Network Delay and Packet Loss ....................................................................... 119
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13.3.3 Export Network Packet ........................................................................................... 119
13.3.4 Network Resource Stascs .................................................................................... 120
13.4 Storage Device Maintenance ........................................................................................... 120
13.4.1 Bad Sector Detecon .............................................................................................. 120
13.4.2 S.M.A.R.T. Detecon ................................................................................................ 121
13.4.3 HDD Health Detecon ............................................................................................. 122
13.4.4 Congure Disk Clone ............................................................................................... 123
13.4.5 Repair Database ...................................................................................................... 124
13.5 Upgrade Device ................................................................................................................ 124
13.5.1 Upgrade by Local Backup Device ............................................................................ 124
13.5.2 Upgrade by FTP ....................................................................................................... 125
13.5.3 Upgrade by Web Browser ....................................................................................... 125
13.6 Import/Export Device Conguraon Files ........................................................................ 126
13.7 Log Management ............................................................................................................. 126
13.7.1 Log Storage ............................................................................................................. 126
13.7.2 Search & Export Log Files ........................................................................................ 127
13.7.3 Upload Logs to the Server ....................................................................................... 128
13.7.4 One-Way Authencaon ........................................................................................ 128
13.7.5 Two-Way Authencaon ........................................................................................ 129
13.8 Restore Default Sengs ................................................................................................... 130
13.9 Security Management ...................................................................................................... 131
13.9.1 IP/MAC Address Filter ............................................................................................. 131
13.9.2 RTSP Authencaon ............................................................................................... 132
13.9.3 ISAPI Service ............................................................................................................ 132
13.9.4 HTTP Authencaon ............................................................................................... 132
Chapter 14 Appendix .............................................................................................................. 134
14.1 Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 134
14.2 Communicaon Matrix .................................................................................................... 135
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14.3 Device Command ............................................................................................................. 135
14.4 Frequently Asked Quesons ............................................................................................ 136
14.4.1 Why is there a part of channels displaying “No Resource” or turning black screen in
mul-screen live view? ...................................................................................................... 136
14.4.2 Why is the video recorder nofying the stream type is not supported? ................ 136
14.4.3 Why is the video recorder nofying risky password aer a network camera is added?
............................................................................................................................................ 137
14.4.4 How to improve the playback image quality? ......................................................... 137
14.4.5 How to conrm the video recorder is using H.265 to record video? ...................... 137
14.4.6 Why is the meline at playback not constant? ....................................................... 137
14.4.7 Why is the video recorder nofying the network is unreachable when a network
camera is being added? ..................................................................................................... 138
14.4.8 Why is the IP address of network camera being changed automacally? .............. 138
14.4.9 Why is the video recorder nofying IP conict? ..................................................... 138
14.4.10 Why is image geng stuck when playing back by single or mul-channel cameras?
............................................................................................................................................ 139
14.4.11 Why does my video recorder make a beeping sound aer boong? ................... 139
14.4.12 Why is there no recorded video aer the moon detecon is set? ..................... 139
14.4.13 Why is the video sound quality not good? ............................................................ 140
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Chapter 1 Basic Operaon
1.1 Acvate Your Device
1.1.1 Default User and IP Address
●Default administrator account: admin.
●Default IPv4 address: 192.168.1.64.
1.1.2 Acvate via Local Menu
For the rst-me access, you need to acvate the device by seng an admin password. No
operaon is allowed before acvaon. You can also acvate the device via Web Browser, SADP or
Client Soware.
Steps
1. Enter the admin password twice.
Figure 1-1 Acvate via Local Menu
Warning
We highly recommend you to create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum
of 8 characters, including at least three kinds of following categories: upper case leers, lower
case leers, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
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And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system,
reseng the password monthly or weekly can beer protect your product.
2. Enter the password to acvate the IP cameras.
3. Oponal: Check Export GUID, Security Queson Conguraon, or Reserved E-mail Sengs.
4. Click OK.
Note
●Aer the device is acvated, you should properly keep the password.
●You can duplicate the password to the IP cameras that are connected with default protocol.
What to do next
●When you have enabled Export GUID, connue to export the GUID le to the USB ash driver
for the future password reseng.
●When you have enabled Security Queson Conguraon, connue to set the security quesons
for the future password reseng.
●When you have enabled Reserved E-mail Sengs, connue to set the reserved email for the
future password reseng.
1.1.3 Acvate via SADP
SADP soware is used for detecng the online device, acvang the device, and reseng its
password.
Before You Start
Get the SADP soware from the supplied disk or the ocial website, and install the SADP
according to the prompts.
Steps
1. Connect your video recorder power supply to an electrical outlet and turn on it.
2. Run the SADP soware to search the online recorders.
3. Check the recorder status from the device list, and select the inacve recorder.
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