HIK VISION iDS-9632NXI-I8/16S User manual

Network Video Recorder
User Manual

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Regulatory Information
FCC Information
Please take attention that changes or modification 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 protection 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 instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
FCC Conditions
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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 Directive 2014/30/EU, the LVD Directive 2014/35/EU, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
2012/19/EU (WEEE directive): 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 collection points. For more information see: www.recyclethis.info
2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of
as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for
specific battery information. The battery is marked with this symbol, which may include
lettering to indicate cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), or mercury (Hg). For proper recycling, return the
battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. For more information see:
www.recyclethis.info
Industry Canada ICES-003 Compliance
This device meets the CAN ICES-3 (A)/NMB-3(A) standards requirements.

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Applicable Models
This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table.
Series
Model
DS-9600NI-I8
iDS-9632NXI-I8/8S
iDS-9632NXI-I8/16S
iDS-7700NXI-I4/8S
iDS-7716NXI-I4/8S
iDS-7732NXI-I4/8S
iDS-7700NXI-I4/16P/8S
iDS-7716NXI-I4/16P/8S
iDS-7732NXI-I4/16P/8S
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
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important points of the main text.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided,
could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance
degradation, or unexpected results.
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result in death or serious injury.

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Safety Instructions
Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings 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
regulations of the nation and region. Please refer to technical specifications for detailed
information.
Input voltage should meet both the SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) and the Limited Power
Source with 100~240 VAC or 12 VDC according to the IEC60950-1 standard. Please refer to
technical specifications for detailed information.
Do not connect several devices to one power adapter as adapter overload may cause
over-heating or a fire hazard.
Please make sure that the plug is firmly connected to the power socket.
If smoke, odor or noise rise from the device, turn off the power at once and unplug the power
cable, and then please contact the service center.
Preventive and Cautionary Tips
Before connecting and operating your device, 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 device.
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 device 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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Product Key Features
General
Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.
Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom,
Canon, PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that
adopt ONVIF protocol.
Connectable to the smart IP cameras.
H.265+/H.265/ H.264+/H.264/MPEG4 video formats
PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
Each channel supports dual-stream.
Up to 32 network cameras can be added according to different models.
Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image
quality, etc.
The quality of the input and output record is configurable.
Local Monitoring
HDMI/VGA1 and HDMI2/VGA2 outputs provided.
HDMI Video output at up to 4K resolution and VGA video output at up to 2K resolution.
Multiple screen display in live view is supported, and the display sequence of channels is
adjustable.
Live view screen can be switched in group. Manual switch and auto-switch are provided and
the auto-switch interval is configurable.
3D positioning in live view.
Configurable main stream and sub-stream for the live view.
Quick setting menu is provided for live view.
POS information overlay on live view.
Motion detection, video tampering, video exception alert and video loss alert functions.
Privacy mask.
Multiple PTZ protocols supported; PTZ preset, patrol and pattern.
Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse.
HDD Management
Up to 8 SATA hard disks and 1 eSATA disk can be connected.
Up to 6 TB storage capacity for each disk supported.
Supports 8 network disks (NAS/IP SAN disk).
Supports S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection.

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HDD group management.
Supports HDD standby function.
HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.
RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6 and RAID 10 are supported.
Hot-swappable RAID storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your demand. And
16 arrays can be configured.
Supports disk clone to the eSATA disk.
Recording, Capture and Playback
Holiday recording schedule configuration.
Continuous and event video recording parameters.
Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm
VCA, and POS.
8 recording time periods with separated recording types.
POS information overlay on image.
Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for
schedule and manual recording.
Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).
Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.
Locking and unlocking record files.
Local redundant recording and capture.
Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation.
Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end
time, etc.
Supports the playback by main stream or sub stream.
Smart search for the selected area in the video.
Zooming in when playback.
Reverse playback of multi-channel.
Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when
playback, and locating by dragging the mouse.
Supports thumbnails view and fast view during playback.
Up to 12-ch synchronous playback at 1080p real time.
Supports playback by transcoded stream.
Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures.
Supports enabling H.264+ to ensure high video quality with lowered bitrate.
Backup

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Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA device.
Export video clips when playback.
Management and maintenance of backup devices.
Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare
system.
Human Body Detection
Human body detection and alarm linkage actions.
More precise human body analytics based on deep learning algorithm.
Re-recognition of the human body target in behavior analytics (line crossing detection,
intrusion detection) to effectively raise the alarm accuracy rate.
Alarm and Exception
Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.
Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output
standard mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal
record/capture, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.
POS triggered alarm supported.
VCA detection alarm is supported.
VCA search for face detection, vehicle plate, behavior analysis, people counting and heat map.
Connectable to the thermal network camera.
Supports the advanced search for fire/ship/temperature/temperature difference detection
triggered alarm and the recorded video files and pictures.
Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email
and alarm output.
Automatic restore when system is abnormal.
Other Local Functions
Operable by front panel, mouse, remote control, or control keyboard.
Three-level user management; admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and
define their operating permission, which includes the limit to access any channel.
Admin password resetting by exporting/importing the GUID file.
Operation, alarm, exceptions and log recording and searching.
Manually triggering and clearing alarms.
Import and export of device configuration information.
Network Functions
Two self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000Mbps network interfaces, and the multi-address and
network fault tolerance working modes are configurable.
IPv6 is supported.

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TCP/IP protocol, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SADP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, and iSCSI are supported.
TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.
Auto/Manual port mapping by UPnPTM.
Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.
The ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function is supported, it enables the IP camera
save the recording files in the local storage when the network is disconnected, and
synchronizes the files to the NVR when the network is resumed.
Remote reverse playback via RTSP.
Supports accessing by the platform via ONVIF.
Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support
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 HDD formatting and program upgrading.
Remote system restart and shutdown.
RS-232, RS-485 transparent channel transmission.
Alarm and exception information can be sent to the remote host
Remotely start/stop recording.
Remotely start/stop alarm output.
Remote PTZ control.
Remote JPEG capture.
Virtual host function is provided to get access and manage the IP camera directly.
Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.
Embedded WEB server.
Development Scalability:
SDK for Windows system.
Source code of application software for demo.
Development support and training for application system.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................16
1.1 Front Panel .......................................................................................................................16
1.1.1 iDS-9600NXI-I8/16S Series .......................................................................................16
1.1.2 iDS-7700NXI-I4/(16P)/8S Series ...............................................................................17
1.2 IR Remote Control Operations .........................................................................................18
1.2.1 Pairing (Enabling) the IR Remote to a Specific Device (optional) ...........................18
1.2.2 Unpairing (Disabling) an IR Remote from a Device.................................................19
1.2.3 Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................22
1.3 USB Mouse Operation......................................................................................................23
1.4 Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................24
1.4.1 iDS-9600NXI-I8/16S Series .......................................................................................24
1.4.2 iDS-7700NXI-I4/(16P)/8S Series ...............................................................................25
Chapter 2 Getting Started ..............................................................................................................26
2.1 Start up the Device...........................................................................................................26
2.2 Activate the Device ..........................................................................................................26
2.3 Configure Unlock Pattern for Login ..................................................................................28
2.4 Login to the Device...........................................................................................................29
2.4.1 Log in via Unlock Pattern.........................................................................................29
2.4.2 Log in via Password .................................................................................................30
2.5 Enter Wizard to Configure Basic Settings.........................................................................30
2.6 Enter Main Menu .............................................................................................................34
2.7 System Operation.............................................................................................................35
2.7.1 Log out.....................................................................................................................35
2.7.2 Shut Down the Device.............................................................................................35
2.7.3 Reboot the Device...................................................................................................36
Chapter 3 Camera Management ...................................................................................................37
3.1 Add the IP Cameras..........................................................................................................37
3.1.1 Add the IP Camera Manually ..................................................................................37
3.1.2 Add the Automatically Searched Online IP Cameras ..............................................38
3.2 Manage Cameras for PoE Device .....................................................................................38
3.2.1 Add PoE Cameras ....................................................................................................38
3.2.2 Add Non-PoE IP Cameras ........................................................................................38

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3.2.3 Configure PoE Interface ..........................................................................................39
3.3 Configure the Customized Protocols................................................................................40
Chapter 4 Camera Settings ............................................................................................................42
4.1 Configure OSD Settings ...................................................................................................42
4.2 Configure Privacy Mask....................................................................................................43
4.3 Configure the Video Parameters......................................................................................44
4.4 Configure the Day/Night Switch.......................................................................................44
4.5 Configure Other Camera Parameters...............................................................................44
Chapter 5 Live View .......................................................................................................................46
5.1 Start Live View .................................................................................................................46
5.1.1 Digital Zoom ............................................................................................................47
5.1.2 3D Positioning .........................................................................................................47
5.1.3 Live View Strategy...................................................................................................48
5.2 Configure Live View Settings............................................................................................48
5.3 Configure Live View Layout..............................................................................................49
5.4 Configure Auto-Switch of Cameras ..................................................................................50
5.5 Configure Channel-Zero Encoding....................................................................................50
5.6 Using an Auxiliary Monitor...............................................................................................51
Chapter 6 PTZ Control ...................................................................................................................52
6.1 PTZ Control Wizard ..........................................................................................................52
6.2 Configure PTZ Parameters................................................................................................52
6.3 Set PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns ..................................................................................53
6.3.1 Set a Preset..............................................................................................................53
6.3.2 Call a Preset.............................................................................................................54
6.3.3 Set a Patrol ..............................................................................................................55
6.3.4 Call a Patrol .............................................................................................................56
6.3.5 Set a Pattern............................................................................................................ 57
6.3.6 Call a Pattern ...........................................................................................................58
6.3.7 Set Linear Scan Limits..............................................................................................58
6.3.8 Call Linear Scan .......................................................................................................59
6.3.9 One-touch Park .......................................................................................................59
6.4 Auxiliary Functions ...........................................................................................................60
Chapter 7 Storage............................................................................................................................62
7.1 Storage Device Management...........................................................................................62
7.1.1 Install the HDD ........................................................................................................62

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7.1.2 Add the Network Disk .............................................................................................62
7.1.3 Configure eSATA for Data Storage ...........................................................................64
7.2 Storage Mode...................................................................................................................65
7.2.1 Configure HDD Group .............................................................................................65
7.2.2 Configure HDD Quota..............................................................................................67
7.3 Recording Parameters ......................................................................................................68
7.3.1 Main Stream............................................................................................................68
7.3.2 Sub-Stream..............................................................................................................69
7.3.3 Picture .....................................................................................................................69
7.3.4 ANR..........................................................................................................................69
7.3.5 Configure Advanced Recording Settings .................................................................69
7.4 Configure Recording Schedule .........................................................................................70
7.5 Configure Continuous Recording .....................................................................................72
7.6 Configure Motion Detection Triggered Recording ...........................................................72
7.7 Configure Event Triggered Recording...............................................................................72
7.8 Configure Alarm Triggered Recording ..............................................................................73
7.9 Configure POS Event Triggered Recording .......................................................................73
7.10 Configure Picture Capture.............................................................................................. 74
7.11 Configure Holiday Recording and Capture..................................................................... 74
7.12 Configure Redundant Recording and Capture ...............................................................75
Chapter 8 Disk Array......................................................................................................................77
8.1 Create Disk Array..............................................................................................................77
8.1.1 Enable RAID.............................................................................................................77
8.1.2 One-Touch Creation ................................................................................................78
8.1.3 Manual Creation......................................................................................................78
8.2 Rebuild Array....................................................................................................................80
8.2.1 Configure Hot Spare Disk ........................................................................................80
8.2.2 Automatically Rebuild Array ...................................................................................80
8.2.3 Manually Rebuild Array...........................................................................................81
8.3 Delete Array .....................................................................................................................82
8.4 Check and Edit Firmware .................................................................................................82
Chapter 9 File Management ..........................................................................................................84
9.1 Search and Export Human Pictures..................................................................................84
9.1.1 Search Human Pictures ...........................................................................................84
9.1.2 Export Human Pictures ...........................................................................................84

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9.2 Search and Export Vehicle Files .......................................................................................85
9.2.1 Search Vehicle Pictures ...........................................................................................85
9.2.2 Export Vehicle Pictures............................................................................................86
9.3 Search History Operation .................................................................................................87
9.3.1 Save Search Condition.............................................................................................87
9.3.2 Call Search History...................................................................................................87
Chapter 10 Playback .......................................................................................................................89
10.1 Playing Video Files .........................................................................................................89
10.1.1 Instant Playback ....................................................................................................89
10.1.2 Play Video .............................................................................................................89
10.1.3 Play Tag Files .........................................................................................................90
10.1.4 Play by Smart Search.............................................................................................92
10.1.5 Play Event Files......................................................................................................94
10.1.6 Play by Sub-periods...............................................................................................95
10.1.7 Play Log Files .........................................................................................................96
10.1.8 Play External File...................................................................................................98
10.2 Playback Operations.......................................................................................................98
10.2.1 Normal/Important/Custom Video ........................................................................98
10.2.2 Set Play Strategy in Important/Custom Mode......................................................98
10.2.3 Edit Video Clips .....................................................................................................99
10.2.4 Switch between Main Stream and Sub-Stream ....................................................99
10.2.5 Thumbnails View.................................................................................................100
10.2.6 Fast View.............................................................................................................100
10.2.7 Digital Zoom ........................................................................................................100
Chapter 11 Event and Alarm Settings........................................................................................102
11.1 Configure Arming Schedule..........................................................................................102
11.2 Configure Alarm Linkage Actions .................................................................................102
11.2.1 Configure Auto-Switch Full Screen Monitoring...................................................103
11.2.2 Configure Audio Warning....................................................................................104
11.2.3 Notify Surveillance Center ..................................................................................104
11.2.4 Configure Email Linkage......................................................................................104
11.2.5 Trigger Alarm Output ..........................................................................................104
11.2.6 Configure PTZ Linkage .........................................................................................105
11.3 Configure Motion Detection Alarm..............................................................................106
11.4 Configure Video Loss Alarm.........................................................................................107

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11.5 Configure Video Tampering Alarm...............................................................................107
11.6 Configure Sensor Alarms..............................................................................................108
11.6.1 Configure Alarm Input.........................................................................................108
11.6.2 Configure One-Key Disarming .............................................................................109
11.6.3 Configure Alarm Output......................................................................................110
11.7 Configure Exceptions Alarm.........................................................................................112
11.8 Trigger or Clear Alarm Output Manually......................................................................113
Chapter 12 VCA Event Alarm.....................................................................................................115
12.1 Human Body Detection ................................................................................................115
12.2 Face Detection..............................................................................................................116
12.3 Vehicle Detection .........................................................................................................117
12.4 Line Crossing Detection................................................................................................118
12.5 Intrusion Detection ......................................................................................................120
12.6 Region Entrance Detection ..........................................................................................122
12.7 Region Exiting Detection ..............................................................................................123
12.8 Unattended Baggage Detection ...................................................................................125
12.9 Object Removal Detection ...........................................................................................126
12.10 Audio Exception Detection.........................................................................................127
12.11 Sudden Scene Change Detection ...............................................................................129
12.12 Defocus Detection......................................................................................................130
12.13 PIR Alarm....................................................................................................................130
12.14 Enable Smart Search ..................................................................................................131
Chapter 13 Smart Search ..............................................................................................................132
13.1 Face Search...................................................................................................................132
13.2 Vehicle Search ..............................................................................................................132
13.3 People Counting ...........................................................................................................133
13.4 Heat Map......................................................................................................................134
Chapter 14 Human Body Detection ...........................................................................................135
14.1 Smart Analysis ..............................................................................................................135
14.1.1 Enable Smart Analysis .........................................................................................135
14.1.2 View Engine Status..............................................................................................136
14.2 Human Body Search .....................................................................................................136
14.2.1 Search by Appearance.........................................................................................136
14.2.2 Search by Picture.................................................................................................138
14.2.3 Add Search Result as Sample Picture..................................................................138

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Chapter 15 POS Configuration....................................................................................................139
15.1 Configure POS Settings.................................................................................................139
15.1.1 Configure POS Connection..................................................................................139
15.1.2 Configure POS Text Overlay.................................................................................143
15.2 ConfigurePOS Alarm.....................................................................................................145
Chapter 16 Network Settings ......................................................................................................146
16.1 Configure TCP/IP Settings.............................................................................................146
16.2 Configure Hik-Connect .................................................................................................147
16.3 Configure DDNS............................................................................................................148
16.4 Configure PPPoE...........................................................................................................149
16.5 Configure NTP ..............................................................................................................149
16.6 Configure SNMP ...........................................................................................................150
16.7 Configure Email ............................................................................................................151
16.8 Configure Ports.............................................................................................................153
Chapter 17 Hot Spare Device Backup ........................................................................................155
17.1 Set Hot Spare Device....................................................................................................155
17.2 Set Working Device ......................................................................................................156
17.3 Manage Hot Spare System ...........................................................................................156
Chapter 18 System Maintenance.................................................................................................158
18.1 Storage Device Maintenance .......................................................................................158
18.1.1 Configure Disk Clone ...........................................................................................158
18.1.2 S.M.A.R.T Detection ............................................................................................159
18.1.3 Bad Sector Detection ..........................................................................................160
18.1.4 HDD Health Detection.........................................................................................161
18.2 Search & Export Log Files.............................................................................................162
18.2.1 Search the Log Files.............................................................................................162
18.2.2 Export the Log Files.............................................................................................164
18.3 Import/Export IP Camera Configuration Files..............................................................165
18.4 Import/Export Device Configuration Files ...................................................................167
18.5 Upgrade System ...........................................................................................................168
18.5.1 Upgrade by Local Backup Device.........................................................................168
18.5.2 Upgrade by FTP ...................................................................................................168
18.6 Restore Default Settings............................................................................................... 170
18.7 System Service..............................................................................................................170
18.7.1 Network Security Settings...................................................................................170

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18.7.2 Managing ONVIF User Accounts ......................................................................... 172
18.7.3 Managing IP Camera Activation..........................................................................173
Chapter 19 General System Settings...........................................................................................175
19.1 Configure General Settings ..........................................................................................175
19.2 Configure Date & Time ................................................................................................176
19.3 Configure DST Settings .................................................................................................177
19.4 Manage User Accounts.................................................................................................177
19.4.1 Add a User ...........................................................................................................177
19.4.2 Set the Permission for a User..............................................................................179
19.4.3 Set Local Live View Permission for Non-Admin Users ........................................181
19.4.4 Edit the Admin User ............................................................................................182
19.4.5 Edit the Operator/Guest User .............................................................................184
19.4.6 Delete a User.......................................................................................................185
Chapter 20 Appendix ...................................................................................................................186
20.1 Specifications ...............................................................................................................186
20.2 Glossary........................................................................................................................188
20.3 Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................189

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Front Panel
1.1.1 iDS-9600NXI-I8/16S Series
Figure 1-1 Front Panel
Table 1-1 Panel Description
No.
Name
Function Description
1
POWER
Turns red when the power is connected but the system
isn’t running; turns blue when the power is connected and
the system is running.
2
Tx/Rx
Flickers blue when network connection is functioning
properly.
3
READY
Turns blue when the device is functioning properly.
4
Front Panel
Lock
Locks or unlocks the panel by the key.
5
USB Interfaces
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such
as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
6
POWER
ON/OFF
Long press the button for more than 3 seconds to turn
on/off the NVR.
7
Backup
Back up video files.

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1.1.2 iDS-7700NXI-I4/(16P)/8S Series
Figure 1-2 Front Panel
Table 1-2 Panel Description
No.
Name
Function Description
1
Status
Indicators
POWER
Turns green when NVR is powered up.
HDD
Blinks red when HDD is reading/writing.
Tx/Rx
Blinks green when network connection is functioning
normally.
2
ENTER
The Enter button is used to confirm selection in menu
mode; or used to check checkbox fields and ON/OFF
switch.
In playback mode, it can be used to play or pause the
video.
In single-frame play mode, pressing the Enter button
will play the video by a single frame.
In auto sequence view mode, the buttons can be used
to pause or resume auto sequence.
The Enter button is used to confirm selection in menu
mode; or used to check checkbox fields and ON/OFF
switch.
3
DIRECTION
In menu mode, the direction buttons are used to
navigate between different fields and items and select
setting parameters.
In playback mode, the Up and Down buttons are used
to speed up and slow down record playing, and the
Left and Right buttons are used to move the recording
30s forwards or backwards.

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1.2 IR Remote Control Operations
The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1-3.
Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation.
The IR remote is set at the factory to control the device (using default Device ID# 255) without any
additional steps. Device ID# 255 is the default universal device identification number shared by the
devices. You may also pair an IR Remote to a specific device by changing the Device ID#, as follows:
1.2.1 Pairing (Enabling) the IR Remote to a Specific Device
(optional)
You can pair an IR Remote to a specific device by creating a user-defined Device ID#. This feature is
useful when using multiple IR Remotes and devices.
On the device:
Step 1 Go to System > General.
Step 2 Type a number (255 digits maximum) into the Device No. field.
On the IR Remote:
Step 3 Press the DEV button.
Step 4 Use the Number buttons to enter the Device ID# that was entered into the device.
Step 5 Press Enter button to accept the new Device ID#.
In the image setting interface, the up and down
button can adjust the level bar of the image
parameters.
In live view mode, these buttons can be used to
switch channels.
4
Back
Back to the previous menu.
5
POWER ON/OFF
Power on/off switch.
6
MENU
Access the main menu interface.
7
USB Interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices
such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

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Figure 1-3 Remote Control
1.2.2 Unpairing (Disabling) an IR Remote from a Device
To unpair an IR Remote from a device so that the unit cannot control any device functions, proceed
as follows:
Press the DEV key on the IR Remote. Any existing Device ID# will be erased from the unit’s memory
and it will no longer function with the device.
(Re)-enabling the IR Remote requires pairing to a device. See “Pairing the IR Remote to a Specific
device (optional),” above.
The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel. See the table 1.4.