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1. 2 Select the camera to setup video loss detection in using the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 3 Click Enable Video Loss Detection 4 Select Actions to take if video loss is detected More than one action can be selected per channel These actions include Sound Audio Warning DVR will sound an audio warning if video loss is detected Pop up Image on Monitor DVR will show the corresponding channel that is associated with the video loss channel Notify Surveillance Center DVR will notify surveillance center when video loss is detected Send Email DVR will send an email out to the designated recipients when video loss is detected Trigger Alarm Output DVR will trigger alarm output when video loss is detected Selecting this option will enable the Alarm Output list where the output to trigger can be selected 5 Select the Save button to save the privacy zones settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 53 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 3 4 Configuring OSD Settings On Screen Display OSD settings can be configured in the OSD Configuration menu The OSD is shown in each display in Live Feed and Playback mode To configure OSD settings 1 Enter the OSD Configuration menu shown in Figure 48 by goi
2. Figure 35 Remote User Settings Menu Under Users List click on Select this entry to add new user Once a new entry has been selected the fields under Users will become editable Enter the information for Name Password and Verify 4 Inthe Remote Permissions panel select the functions that you would like to give the user access to remotely You may also check the All checkbox to give full control to the selected remote user These functions include e Log Search View logs that are saved on the DVR e Serial Port Control Configure settings for RS232 and RS485 ports e Two Way Audio Ability to use two way radio between the remote client and the DVR e Advanced Control Manage hard disk drives initializing and setting properties for HDDs Ability to remote update system firmware and stopping of the relay output Live View Access the Live Feed e PTZ Control Control PTZ cameras e Configuration Configure parameters restore parameters to factory defaults and import settings to as well as export settings from DVR e Video Output Control Configure settings for video output Se e Alarm Control Alert or control the relay output of the DNR Alarm and exception settings must be configured properly to upload to host e Shutdown Reboot Shutdown or reboot the DVR e Playback Playback recordings remotely e All Full permission to use all functions 5 Click the Save button to save user settings and click Done to retur
3. 2 Click the Full Screen icon 3 Click the Exit Full Screen icon to return to normal display mode 23 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 3 2 Using the Display Menu The Display Menu can be accessed by right clicking the mouse on any of the display in Live Feed mode The Display menu shown in Figure 16 allows you to quickly change into different display modes and to start stop auto switching of the display modes Figure 16 Live Feed Display Menu 2x2 Mode Click to switch to four channel display mode 4x4 Mode Click to switch to sixteen channel display mode 24 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR ft hala Llar Main Menu Cur Main Menu Click to go to DVR Main Menu If Lock Main Menu is selected in the Lock Menus menu you must enter the current Admin Password to exit out of the Live Feed o 868 start Auto Switch stop Auto Switch Start Stop Auto Switch Click to start stop auto switch Auto switch will cycle through selected cameras Switching of camera can be on an individual or multiple cameras based Next Set of Display Click to view the next set of display In a 2x2 mode this will show the next four display In a 3x3 mode this will show the next nine display Note In order to use auto switching of channels the dwell time must be configured in the Display Configuration menu Note After 20 seconds of inactivity the DVR will automatically exit out of the Display menu and go back into t
4. 00 25FPS Sun 09 00 24 00 25FPS Remove Figure 24 Advanced Schedule Configuration Example 9 Repeat steps 4 10 to setup additional time periods for the selected day 10 Select the Save button to save the schedule settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings Note Creating a schedule in the Quick Schedule Configuration menu will also create a schedule in Advanced Schedule Configuration The quick schedule will show up as a time period in the Advanced Schedule Configuration 32 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER5 Playback 33 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 5 1 Playing Back a Recording Previously recorded files can be played back using the Playback Interface You must first search for recordings to play them back 5 1 1 Understanding the Playback Interface It s important to understand how to use the Playback Interface to efficiently navigate through recorded files To access the Playback Interface shown in Figure 25 go to Main Menu gt Playback Channel Preview Calendar Clip Backup Tools Playback Controls Timelines Clip Playback Controls Cipe bRackug Figure 25 Playback Interface Menu Some of the main features of the Playback Interface includes e Channel Selector Select the channel to search for recordings on e Calendar Select the date to search for recordings on e T
5. 13 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Symbols Switch to symbols input Enter Confirm selection ESC Exit out of Soft Keyboard Backspace Delete the character in front of the cursor 14 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER2Z Getting Started 15 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 2 1 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of your DVR To startup your DVR 1 Ensure the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS be used in conjunction with the unit 2 Connect the DVR to a VGA monitor You will only see the DVR menu system when it s connected to a VGA monitor 3 Press the POWER switch on the back rear panel The Power indicator LED should turn green The unit will begin to Start 4 After startup the Power indicator LED will remain green Figure 6 Embedded Net DVR MM Figure 6 Startup Splash Screen To shut down the DVR 1 Enter the Shutdown menu shown in Figure 7 by going to Main Menu gt Maintenance gt Shutdown Figure 7 Shutdown Menu 2 Select the Shutdown button 3 Click the Yes button 16 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 2 2 Rebooting and Locking Your DVR While in the Shutdown menu Figure 7 you may also reboot or lock your DVR Locking your DVR will return you to the Live Feed mode whic
6. 19 2010 12 3210 Figure 54 Firmware Upgrade Menu Connect the USB storage device to a USB port on the DVR Click the Refresh button The contents of the USB storage device will be shown on the screen Select the firmware file The firmware file is named digicap Click the Upgrade button to upgrade the DVR The DVR will automatically reboot after the upgrade is completed If you do not wish to upgrade at this point click the Cancel button na ap 10 1 2 Restoring Default Settings To restore factory default settings to your DVR 1 Enter the Factory Default menu shown in Figure 55 by going to Main Menu gt Maintenance gt Factory Default System will restore factory settings after rebacting Continue Figure 55 Factory Default Menu 2 Select the OK button to restore factory defaults or select the Cancel button to return to the previous menu Note Network information such as IP address subnet mask and gateway will not be restored 60 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 10 2 Exporting Importing Configuration Configuration information from your DVR can be exported to a USB storage device and imported into another DVR This will allow you to efficiently setup the same configuration on numerous DVRs To export DVR configuration 1 A a Enter the Export Import Configuration menu shown in Figure 56 by going to Main Menu gt Maintenance gt Export Import Configuration Refresh ussi Mi Free Space 5 77GB F
7. 4 Clear All Figure 45 Privacy Zone Menu 2 Select the camera to setup privacy zones in using the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list Click Enable Privacy Zones Up to four privacy zones can be used per camera and are shown using four different colors yellow green blue and pink Using the mouse click and drag out rectangular boxes defining the desired zones 5 You may clear a privacy zone at any time by clicking on the corresponding Clear Zone button or Clear All button to clear all zones 6 Select the Save button to save the privacy zones settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings Ee S 8 2 Configuring Video Tampering Detection Video tampering detection can be used to recognize if an area of a camera is purposely covered and to respond accordingly To configure video tampering detection 1 Enter the Video Tampering Detection menu shown in Figure 46 by going to Main Menu gt Camera Setup gt Video Tampering Detection E Mik dl Figure 46 Video Tampering Detection Menu 2 Select the camera to setup video tampering detection in using the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 3 Click E
8. File 5KB File 15 114KB File B ch01_20100906101919 log t 2KB File Bl player exe 614KB File New Folder Figure 32 Files Backup Menu 4 In the Files Backup menu connect a USB storage device and click the Refresh button If the device is detected a list of its file contents as well as the available free space will be shown 5 You may delete files on the USB storage device to free up additional storage space by clicking the Delete button on the selected file You may also format the device by clicking the Format button Formatting will remove ALL files from the device 6 When there is sufficient storage space for backup click the Backup button A backup progress bar will be shown 7 Click the OK button once backup has completed 8 Click the Exit button to return to the File Management menu 40 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER System Configuration 41 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 7 1 Configuring Network Settings 7 1 1 Network configuration Network settings must be configured before you re able to use your DVR over the network To configure network settings 1 ad 9 Enter the Network Configuration menu shown in Figure 33 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Network Configuration Figure 33 Network Settings Menu The current network settings are displayed on the right side of the menu If you have a DHCP server running and would like your DVR to automatically obtai
9. O us pool ntp org server 1 US pool mip org server 2 us pool ntp org server 3 us pool ntp org Figure 10 Time Date Menu 6 Click the Save button to save settings and click the Exit button to exit out of the menu Clicking the Exit button without clicking the Save button will exit the menu without saving 18 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 2 4 Checking the Status of Your DVR The current status of your DVR can be checked at any time by going to the Status menu The Status menu shown in Figure 11 can be accessed by going to Main Menu gt Status 09 14 18 Figure 11 Status Menu The items that are found on the Status menu include e Model The model number of the DVR e Firmware Version The current firmware version installed on the DVR e Encoder Version The current encoder version installed on the DVR e System Time The current system time e Total Disk Space Total disk space of the DVR e Free Disk Space Total free disk space of the DVR e Uptime The amount of time the DVR has been up and running e Messages Displays the overall system status e IP Address IP address that is set for the DVR e Subnet Mask Subnet mask that is used for the DVR e Default Gateway The default gateway that is set on the DVR e DNS Server The DNS server that s currently being used on the DVR e DVR Domain Name The DVR domain name that is set for the DVR e Client HTTP Port The current ports being used for client and web access
10. Panel Controls the included IR Infra Red Remote a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard 1 3 1 Using the Front Panel Controls Your DVR comes with built in front panel controls as shown in Figure 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 3 DVR Front Panel Controls The controls on the front panel include 1 Status Indicators Status indicators for different features of the DVR e Power Power indicator turns green when DVR is powered on e Status The indicator lights when the compound key switches to numeric letter input mode e TX RX TX RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly 2 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote 10 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 3 Compound Buttons 1 MENU 1 Enter numeral 1 2 Enter the main menu interface 2ABC F1 1 Enter numeral 2 2 Enter letters ABC 3 The F1 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 3DEF F2 1 Enter numeral 3 2 Enter letters DEF 3 The F2 button is used to cycle through tab pages It will also bring up the Channel amp OSD Position settings 4GHI ESC 1 Enter numeral 4 2 Enter letters GH 3 Exit and back to the previous menu 5JKL EDIT 1 Enter numeral 5 2 Enter letters JKL 3 Delete characters before cursor 4 Select the checkbox and ON OFF switch 5 Start stop record clipping in playback 6MNO PLAY
11. Pop up Image on Monitor DVR will show the corresponding channel that is associated with the trigger input e Notify Surveillance Center DVR will notify surveillance center when alarm is triggered Send Email DVR will send an email out to the designated recipients when alarm is triggered e Trigger Alarm Output DVR will trigger alarm output when input is triggered Selecting this option will enable the Alarm Output list where the output to trigger can be selected 7 Select the Save button to save the trigger settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 7 4 3 Configuring Exceptions Actions can also be triggered when the DVR detects certain exceptions To setup exception configuration 1 Enter the Exception Configuration menu shown in Figure 43 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Exception Configuration Figure 43 Exception Configuration Menu 2 Select the Exception Type to configure The exception type includes e HDD Full If selected trigger action when HDD is full e HDD Error If selected trigger action when errors on the HDD are detected e Network Failure If selected trigger action when a network failure is detected e IP Conflict If selected trigger action if an IP conflict is detected e Illegal Login If selected trigger action when illegal logins are detected e Video Exception I
12. equivalent type only Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery manufacturer User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents CHAPTER DMPO GU CUM sisi 7 As A A 8 111 Product Key Feature A e OO a 8 12 Commecune TO DNR eege 10 LS Operating Your DVR E 10 1 3 1 Using the Front Panel Controls essa alicia Seege 10 TS A Usine the IR Remote CONN EE 11 La Usine USD MOUSSE tes 13 SC WR En The Dor Ke DONA EE 13 CH A P TG RZ Getting Started css idilio 15 2 1 Starting and Shutting Down Your DNR 16 2 2 Rebooting and Locking Your DNR 17 EE Date EE 17 2A Checking the Status OF YOUN DV Rca ica 19 CHAPTER LIV eS RCO cesna E A 20 Bal Watching a Live A A Pe O O EII 21 35 11 Understanding Live Feed ICONS vecina iaa 21 la Operativo Receta asia 21 3 2 USING the Display WIG sosa atar 24 3 3 Configuring Live Feed Dis Pl Sinai 26 ey SOLUS Camera LON ee 26 CHAPTER 4 Record Settings israel 28 4 1 Configuring Settings for Recording suicida naci 29 EK EISEN LEINEN 29 4 1 2 Configuring a Quick Recording Schedule ccccccesssccccesececceeccceeescceceuececeeeceeseeeeessuaeceeseees 30 4 1 3 Configuring an Advanced Recording Schedule seesssssseeseseesesrerssrrerssrrrssrrereserresrrererrereserereseerese 30 AAA AAA PP 33 Sel Pla Me Bac RECO IN ener nee mR ae eee eee 34 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 5 1 1 Understanding the Playback Interface Zo ele LOr RECORCES CME a sl en 53 Pla
13. selected log entry by clicking the Play button Log files can also be exported onto a USB storage device To export a log file connect a USB storage device to the DVR select the log files to export and click the Export button 8 Click the Done button to exit out of menu SEH 62 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 10 4 Locking and Unlocking System Menus System menus on your DVR can be locked to prevent unauthorized local access To lock and unlock system menus 1 Enter the Lock Menus menu shown in Figure 59 by going to Main Menu gt Maintenance gt Lock Menus Lock Unlock Menu Main Menu Lock Unlock Menu Lett Click Menu Playback Menu Status Menu File Search Menu Event Search Menu Quick Schedule Configuration Menu Advanced Schedule Configuration Menu Recording Quality Settings Menu Motion Detection Settings Menu Trigger Settings Menu Unlock All Settings Privacy Zones Menu Video Tampering Detection Menu Lock All Settings s Video Loss Detection Menu Lock All Recording Settings OSD Configuration Menu Done Figure 60 Lock Menus Menu 2 If youselect Administrator see Figure 59 there is only Main menu you can choose to lock unlock 3 If you select other users see Figure 60 select the menus you would like to lock unlock by selecting the Lock icon beside the menu s name in the list on the right You may also choose to lock and unlock all settings or just recording settings by clicking on the corresponding button
14. should automatically be detected Ifin a rare case that the mouse is not detected please refer to the recommended device list from your provider The buttons on the mouse corresponds to 1 Left Button e Single Click Select a component of a menu such as a button or an input field This is similar to pressing the ENTER button on the remote front panel controls e Double Click Switch between single screen and multi screen mode in Preview Playback mode e Click and Drag Clicking and dragging the Left mouse button can be used to control the pan tilt of a PTZ camera as well as to vary the amount of digital zoom It can also be used to setup the alarm areas 2 Right Button e Single Click Shows pop up menu 3 Scroll Wheel e Scroll Up In Preview mode scrolling up will switch to the previous screen In Menu mode it will move the selection to the previous item e Scroll Down In Preview mode scrolling down will switch to the next screen In Menu mode it will move the selection to the next item 1 3 4 Using the Soft Keyboard When a mouse is used to perform task on the DVR clicking on a text input field will bring up the Soft Keyboard shown in Figure 5 SC EEN ae O EE Pee ALA GE SE E ZK de de ka de 3 O LL E E A ee A ZXCVBNM amp Enter Figure 5 Soft Keyboard The buttons on the soft keyboard represents a Switch to Lowercase Switch to lowercase input Switch to Uppercase Switch to uppercase input
15. suites PPPoE DHCP DNS DDNS NTP SADP protocols etc Unicast and multicast supported TCP and UDP protocols applicable in unicast transmission Remote search playback and download lock unlock of video files Support breakpoint resume Remote access and configuration of parameters remote import export of device configuration parameters Remote access of device running status system log and alarm status Remote control of DVR via button operation Remote lock unlock of panel buttons and mouse Remote formatting of hard disk upgrade reboot shutdown and other system maintenance operations RS 232 and RS 485 transparent channel transmission Event alarm and exceptions upload to remote management host Remote manual recording Remote video image capture in JPEG format Remote PTZ control Voice talk and broadcast Built in WEB Server ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 Development Oo Provision of SDK in Windows and Linux operating systems eo Application software source code of Demo o Support and training service for application system development User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 1 2 Connecting Your DVR You may follow the diagram below Figure 2 in connecting your DVR to its peripherals Monitor Speaker Remote Control USB Mouse Alarm 1 0 Cameras amp Speed Dome Microphone USB Device Figure 2 DVR Connection Diagram 1 3 Operating Your DVR There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR You may use the Front
16. trigger events 5 Select the trigger inputs that you would like to associate with the selected camera 6 Select the Save button to save the trigger settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings Certain actions can also be performed if an alarm input is triggered To setup trigger actions 1 Enter the Trigger Settings menu shown in Figure 42 by going to Main Menu gt Recording Configuration gt Trigger Settings 2 Select the Trigger Actions tab this will take you to the Trigger Actions submenu shown in Figure 42 Recording Triggers Alarm input No Al Figure 42 Trigger Actions Sub Menu 3 Select the alarm input to configure in the Alarm Input No drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all alarm inputs are to be configured with the same settings select Al from the list 4 Select the Trigger Action for the external alarm input device Normal Open or Normal Close can be selected 5 Select the PTZ Actions only if a PTZ camera is configured on the DVR to run when the alarm input is triggered Only one PTZ action can be selected per alarm input 6 Select the Actions to run when the alarm input is triggered Multiple actions can be selected per alarm input The actions available includes 48 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR e Sound Audio Warning DVR will sound an audio warning if alarm is triggered
17. 0 10 1 L Uperadine the System ERUN 60 10 12 Restore Default Sets eavete Ae latenet meee ocak labs Sees Sta titiay pales ae 60 10 2 Exporting Importing Configuratii cccccccessecccessececeeecccceesececeeeceeeeeeceeseusecessusecesseneceeseneeeetas 61 TOS VIEWING E len Ber 62 10 4 Locking and Unlocking System Menu 63 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER 1 Introduction User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 1 1 Overview Thank you for your purchase of the DS 7304HFI SE Digital Video Recorder DVR To get the most out of your DVR please read through this User s Manual thoroughly Developed by Hikvision on the basis of the latest technology DS 7304HFI SE Digital Video Recorder combines the latest in advanced H 264 video encoding and decoding technologies delivering high performance rock solid reliability and longer recording times DS 7304HFI SE Digital Video Recorder can be used as a standalone video surveillance product as well as to build up a powerful surveillance network making it is perfect for home or small business applications Figure 1 DS 7304HFI SE DVR 1 1 1 Product Key Features Compression PAL NTSC adaptive video inputs H 264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition OggVorbis audio compression standard Independent video encoding parameters including frame rate resolution bit rate video quality etc Scheduled and event recording parameters configurabl
18. 0 06 30 18 Remove All Backup To Device Clips Selected 5 Required Space 1 12GB Refresh a Avallable Space OGB Backup Figure 31 Clips Backup Menu If video clips were successfully saved to the HDD using the Playback Interface they will be listed under the Backup Clips heading on the left hand side of the menu The camera number as well as the time range would be listed Select the video clips you would like to backup by checking the checkbox next to the desired clips You may also click the Play icon to play and review the clip Video clips can be deleted by selecting it and clicking the Remove button or by clicking the Remove All button to delete all clips Connect at least one USB storage device to the DVR If the device is compatible with the DVR it will automatically be detected Select the backup device from the Backup Device drop down menu The Clips Selected Required Space and Available Space will be displayed on the Clips Backup menu Ifthe USB storage device has not been properly initialized and formatted you may click on the Format button to do so It is important to note that formatting will delete ALL data from the storage device If the available space on the storage device is adequate select the Backup button to begin backup of the selected clips 39 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 7 After clips have been backed up you may click the Playback button to return to the Playback Interface or the Done button t
19. 1 Enter numeral 6 2 Enter letters MNO 3 Playback for direct access to playback interface 7PQRS REC 1 Enter numeral 7 2 Enter letters PQRS 3 Quick record for direct access to quick record interface manually enable disable record 8TUV PTZ 1 Enter numeral 8 2 Enter letters TUV 3 Access PTZ control interface OWXYZ PREV 1 Enter numeral 9 2 Enter letters WXYZ 3 Multi camera display in preview 0 A 1 Enter numeral 0 2 switch between input methods upper and lowercase alphabet symbols and numeric input 4 SHIFT Switch of compound keys between the numeric letter input and functional control 5 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 recordings In Preview mode these buttons can be used to cycle through channels ENTER Button The ENTER button is used to confirm selection in any of the menu modes It can also 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 6 USB Ports Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD Not
20. 8 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 12 19 53 13 48 25 Clips Backup Figure 30 Video Clip Time Range 10 You may play the video clip using the Play Clip button or use the arrow keys shown next to the clip time range to progress through the video one second minute or hour at a time Click the Save Clip button to save clip to the DVR Clip must be first saved to the DVR before it can be backed up to an external USB storage device or to a DVD writer Clicking the Clear Clip button will remove the video clip Repeat steps 2 7 to select additional clips If you would like to backup video clips at this point click the Backup button Note The Play Clip Save Clip and Clear Clip buttons are not available unless a completed video clip is selected A completed video clip has a start and end point marked by using the Start Clip and End Clip button Note The Start Clip button is not available when there is still a video clip that has not been saved or cleared 6 1 2 Backing up Video Clips After video clips have been selected in the Playback Interface See Selecting Video Clips on page 38 you may back them up to an external USB storage device or DVD writer by going to the Backup menu To backup video clips 1 Enter the Clips Backup menu shown in Figure 31 by first going to Main Menu gt Playback In the Playback menu click the Clips Backup button 02 11 2010 04 21 34 09 11 2010 0431 54 09 11 2010 045122 1 o e 09 11 201
21. HIKVISION DS 7304HFI SE DVR USER S MANUAL Version 1 2 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Hikvision Network Digital Video Recorder User Guide Copyright O 2010 Hikvision Ltd All rights reserved This document may not be copied in whole or in part or otherwise reproduced without prior written consent from Hikvision except where specifically permitted under US and international copyright law The information in this document is subject to change without notice Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book This manual is written for DVR firmware version 1 2 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your DVR please be advised of the following tips Ensure unit is installed in a well ventilated dust free environment Unit is designed for indoor use only Keep all liquids away from the DVR Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the DVR in conjunction with an 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 an explosion Replace with the same or
22. Up Video Clips Video clips can be backed up to various devices such as USB flash drives USB HDDs or a DVD writer 6 1 1 Selecting Video Clips Video clips can be selected for backup in the Playback Interface using the controls found in the Mark Clip For Backup panel shown in Figure 28 Start Clip Play Clip Stop Clip Save Clip Clear Clip Figure 28 Mark Clip For Backup Controls The controls found in the Mark Clip For Backup panel includes e Start Clip Button Mark the starting point for the video clip e Stop Clip Button Mark the ending point for the video clip e Play Clip Button Play the selected video clip e Save Clip Button Save the selected video clip to the HDD e Clear Clip Button Clear the selected video clip To select video clips in the Playback Interface 1 Enter the Playback Interface shown in Figure 29 by going to Main Menu gt Playback Figure 29 Playback Menu 2 Search for the recorded files that you would like to select video clips from See Searching for Recorded Files on page 34 Video clips can only be selected in single playback mode Select the starting position of the video clip by clicking the desired location on the blue recordings bar Click the Start Clip button Select the ending position of the video clip Click the stop Clip button The selected video clip time range will be shown at the bottom of the Playback Interface as seen in Figure 30 AE bg 3
23. VR will sound an audio warning if motion is detected in the designated regions of the camera e Pop up Image on Monitor DVR will show an image of what caused the motion on the monitor e Notify Surveillance Center DVR will notify surveillance center when motion is detected e Send Email DVR will send an email out to the designated recipients when motion is detected e Trigger Alarm Output DVR will trigger alarm output when motion is detected Selecting this option will enable the Alarm Output list where the output to trigger can be selected 8 Select the Save button to save the motion detection settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 47 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 7 4 2 Configuring Alarm Inputs Recordings can also be triggered from an external sensor alarm device To setup recording triggers from alarm inputs 1 Enter the Trigger Settings menu shown in Figure 41 by going to Main Menu gt Recording Configuration gt Trigger Settings Figure 41 Trigger Settings Menu Select the Recording Triggers tab 3 Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 4 Check the Enable Trigger Events checkbox to enable trigger events for the selected camera Uncheck the checkbox to disable
24. a 16 Timeline Figure 27 Full Screen Playback Mode 5 In full screen mode you may hide the toolbars by clicking the Hide Toolbar button Clicking the Exit Full Screen button will return you to the original playback mode 6 Click the Enable Disable Audio button to turn on and off audio during playback 7 Click the Digital Zoom button to enable digital zoom Once enabled the regular recorded feed will be shown in the lower right corner while the zoomed in view will be shown on the full screen The zoomed in region may be changed by moving the red rectangle in the regular recorded feed window 8 Click the Exit button to return to the previous menu 5 4 Playing Back Multiple Channels You may also playback recordings from multiple channels simultaneously To playback recordings from multiple channels 1 Search and select recording to playback in the Playback Interface 2 Enter into Full Screen mode shown in Figure 27 by clicking the Full Screen button 3 In Full Screen mode you may select additional channels to playback by clicking the checkbox next to the desired camera in the Channel Selector panel Playback will begin simultaneously on the selected channels 4 You may stop playback on any of the channels by un checking the checkbox next to the channel Note Up to4 channels can be played back at the same time 36 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER 6 Backup 37 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 6 1 Backing
25. d display E Close Icon Exit out of current setting and return to previous mode E Direction Icon Control the direction with PTZ 3 1 2 Operating the Live Feed In Live Feed mode you may adjust the settings for individual cameras by left clicking on the desired display with the mouse The selected display will be surrounded with a green border as shown in Figure 12 21 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Figure 12 Live Feed Mode The settings you may adjust with each display includes e Picture Settings Settings for the brightness contrast saturation and hue of selected display To adjust the picture settings of a display 1 Select display 2 Click the Picture Settings icon This will bring up the Picture Settings menu as shown in Figure 13 05 06 2009 Wed 11 46 43 amera 01 Figure 13 Picture Settings Menu 3 Increase decrease amount for brightness contrast saturation and hue The affect will be displayed immediately on the screen 4 Click the Close icon to save the settings and return to the Live Feed mode e PTZ Control If the selected camera is a PTZ camera you may control it directly from the display To control a PTZ camera 1 Select display that corresponds to a PTZ camera 2 Click the PTZ Control icon This will bring up additional PTZ control buttons as shown in Figure 14 22 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR amera 01 Figure 14 PTZ Control Mode 1 Control the PTZ using PTZ cont
26. drop down menu The options for the camera resolution includes 4CIF CIF and QCIF 5 Select the recording Frame Rate to use for the designated camera A rate of 25 all the way down to lof a frame can be selected 6 Set the picture quality using the Picture Quality slider A preview of the selected picture quality will be shown on the right preview screen Increasing the picture quality will also increase the bit rate of the video feed The resolution and frame rate of the feed will be adjusted automatically 7 Select the Pre record time The pre record time is the time in seconds to also record before a recording is triggered Setting the pre record time to MAX will allow the DVR to use up to the maximum available buffer space for recording 29 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 10 11 Select the Post record time The post record time is the time in seconds to also record after a recording has ended Enter the Files Removed After time The Files Removed After time denotes the amount of days that files will be deleted after its initial recording Setting the time to O will allow the DVR to only delete and overwrite files when the HDD is full Repeat steps 3 9 for other Encoding Parameters mode Select the Save button to save the recording quality settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 4 1 2 Configuring a Quick Recording Schedul
27. e A quick recording schedule allows you to set one time period per day for recording To setup a quick recording schedule 1 Enter the Quick Schedule Configuration menu shown in Figure 21 by going to Main Menu gt Recording Configuration gt Quick Schedule Configuration Recording Type a D Continuous Figure 21 Quick Schedule Configuration Menu Select the camera to configure from the camera drop down menu If all the cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list Check the Enable checkbox to enable the recording schedule Ifthe checkbox is unchecked the recording schedule will be disabled Check the 24 7 checkbox if you would like to record continuously or on event for 24 hours a day 7 days a week Ifyou wish to schedule different time frames for Monday through Sunday leave the 24 7 checkbox unchecked and skip to step 6 Select Recording Type for 24 7 recording and move on to step 8 Recording type includes Continuous for continuous recording or On Event for recording when an event is triggered i e from detected motion Select the start and stop time for each day of the week The start and stop time are listed using a 24 hr cycle i e 18 00 is equivalent to 6 00pm Select Recording Type for each day of the week Recording type includes Continuous for continuous recording or On Event for recording when an event is triggered i e from detected motion for the selected time period S
28. e It is important to note that you must click the EDIT button on either the remote or front panel on a text field before you re able to edit its content After you re done entering text you must hit the ENTER button to be able to move on to the next field 1 3 2 Using the IR Remote Control Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control shown in Figure 4 Batteries 2x AAA must be installed before operating 11 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Figure 4 IR Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel Referring to Figure 4 they include SANNM WN a POWER Button Same as POWER button on front panel DEV Button Enables Disables Remote Control Alphanumeric Buttons Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel EDIT Button Same as EDIT IRIS button on front panel A Button Same as A FOCUS button on front panel REC Button Same as REC SHOT button on front panel PLAY Button Same as PLAY AUTO button on front panel INFO Button Same as ZOOM button on front panel VOIP Button Same as MAIN SPOT ZOOM button on front panel MENU Button Same as MENU WIPER button on front panel PREV Button Same as PREV FOCUS button on front panel DIRECTION ENTER Buttons Same as DIRECTION ZENTER buttons on front panel PTZ Button Same as PTZ IRIS button on front pane
29. e 49 Disk Management Menu There are four different panels found in the Disk Management menu They include e Disk Utilization Displays the maximum space available of all disks combined e Available Disks Displays a list of all installed disks include local and network and their respective space and status e Status Displays the available disk space of all disks combined Click the Done button to exit out of Disk Management 9 2 Formatting Disk A newly installed hard disk drive HDD must be first formatted before it can be used with your DVR Formatting the disk will erase all data on it To format a new disk 1 2 Enter the Disk Management menu shown in Figure 49 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Disk Management Select a disk to format A disk that has not been formatted will show Error Detected as its status If the disk is one that is newly installed the status of the drive will show up as Non Active and the Reformat button will change to the Add button Click the Reformat Add button A confirmation message similar to the one shown in Figure 50 will appear on the screen Click the Yes button to continue formatting process o Reformat will erase ALL data on the HDD Continue Yes Hr Figure 50 Disk Format Confirmation 56 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 5 A format progress bar Figure 51 will be shown on the menu After the disk has been formatted the status of the disk will change
30. e Multicast Address The multicast address that s being used on the DVR e Camera Status The recording status of the attached cameras A blue circle denotes that the camera is recording while a gray circle shows that it is not 19 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER 3 Live Feed 20 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 3 1 Watching a Live Feed The Live Feed mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy thus hitting the ESC button multiple times depending on which menu you re on will bring you to the Live Feed mode 3 1 1 Understanding Live Feed Icons There are multiple icons on each display in Live Feed mode to indicate different camera status and settings These icons include Event Icon Indicates video loss or tampering motion detection and or sensor alarm Record Icon Indicates the current channel is recording The recording may have been started manually from a schedule and or triggered from motion or alarm Picture Settings Icon Adjust picture settings for selected display PTZ Control Icon Enter PTZ control mode for the selected display Preset Icon Recall PTZ preset Patrol Icon Recall PTZ patrol Tour Icon Recall PTZ tour E El Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom in out with PTZ Ld Ed Full Screen Exit Full Screen Icon Enter into exit out of full screen mode for selected display KR E Audio On Audio Off Icon Enable disable audio for selecte
31. e for per individual camera Support dual stream Encoding for both audio video composite stream and video stream audio and video synchronization during composite stream encoding Oo Compression storage and network transmission of 4CIF or CIF video image in JPEG format Local Monitoring Up to 1024x768 resolution for VGA output display Simultaneous VGA and CVBS output 1 4 camera video live view with the camera order adjustable Group switch manual switch and automatic cycle modes selectable for video live view with the auto cycle period configurable Digital zoom in live view mode Shield of assigned channel for live view Privacy masking capability Multiple PTZ protocols supported and settings and callup of presets patrols and patterns Video image zoom in by clicking the mouse and tracing by dragging mouse in PTZ control mode Hard Disk Management Connection to 1 SATA hard disk supported with up to 2TB storage capacity S M A R T technology HDD standby function HDD file system 1s compatible with Windows Use pre allocating hard disk management technology and no disk fragments Recording O Cycle and non cycle recording mode eo Scheduled and event video encoding parameters eo Multiple recording types including manual continuous alarm motion motion alarm and motion amp alarm recording etc o 8 recording time periods with separate recording types User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Pre record and Po
32. e or recall more presets click on the button Clicking the Enter the PTZ Configuration menu shown in Figure 38 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt PTZ Configuration Select the On Camera Settings tab Select Save Presets and move the camera to the desired position using the PTZ control buttons Double click on a preset number in the upper left corner of the screen The current position of the PTZ camera will be set for the selected preset number To test the newly configured preset first move the PTZ camera to a different position Select Recall Presets and click on the preset number The camera should move to the location that was set for the selected preset number Click the Done button to exit out of the PTZ Configuration menu D 23 button will bring up a selection list for presets up to 200 To customize PTZ patterns 1 E O 8 Enter the PTZ Configuration menu shown in Figure 38 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt PTZ Configuration Select the On Camera Settings tab Select a Pattern Number to set from the drop down list Click the Record button to begin recording the movement of the PTZ Move the PTZ to the desired locations using the PTZ control buttons Click the Save button to save pattern To test out your new pattern click the Play button The PTZ should move as it did during the recording process You may click the Stop button at any time to end the pattern Cl
33. elect the Save button to save the schedule settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Select the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings Note On Event recordings are recordings that are triggered from motion detection and or from an external alarm See Configuring Alarms and Exceptions on page 47 Note If an event occurs during Continuous recording the frame rate will automatically switch to that set for Event recording 4 1 3 Configuring an Advanced Recording Schedule An advanced recording schedule allows you to schedule multiple time periods per day for recording as oppose to a single time period of a quick recording schedule Setting up an advanced recording schedule will allow you to further conserve disk space by recording only during the time periods you would like to record at 30 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR To setup an advanced recording schedule 1 Enter the Advanced Schedule Configuration menu shown in Figure 22 by going to Main Menu gt Recording Configuration gt Advanced Schedule Configuration Sat 00 00 24 00 25FPS Sun 00 00 24 00 25FPS Figure 22 Advanced Schedule Configuration Menu 2 Select the camera to configure from the camera drop down menu If all the cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 3 Check the Enable checkbox to enable the recording schedule If the checkbox is unchecked the recordin
34. enu gt Maintenance gt System Logs 2010 Search Type LogTime Minorlype Play gt La E 3 A 5 6 7 8 H 0 MN 12 13 1 Saba AT AS Q AER EOS e 25 Q 26 7 2 29 3 Details Refresh MEC y Export Figure 57 System Logs Menu 2 Select the date from the Calendar to search for system logs in The current system date is displayed in the upper left corner of the menu 3 Select the log type using the Search Type drop down list Four log types are available Alarm Exception Operation Information 4 Click the Search button The search results will be displayed in a list on the right side of the menu Figure 58 If there are more than 2000 entries click the Prev Page or Next Page button to display more entries 2010 Search Type LogTime MinorType Pia Dk r P 09 11 2019 0000 025top Record 10 H 09 11 2019 00 00 02Start Record P Q 09 11 2010 00 00 02 Stop Record gt 09 11 2010 00 02 Start Record P Search 00 00 02 Stop Record 2010 00 00 02 Start Recora D 2010 0000 02 Stop Record 2010 00 00 02 Start Record P 10 00 00 02 Stop Record gt og 2010 00 00 02 Start Record gt 0911 2010 00 00 02 Stop Record p 09 11 2010 00 0002 Star Record 09 11 2010 00 00 02 Stop Record P 09 11 2010 00 00 02 Start Record P Prey Pane Next Page Figure 58 System Log Search Results Select an entry to view more detail information about the entry If applicable you may also view the associated video to the
35. f selected trigger action when an exception such as distorted video is detected e Video Output Standard Mismatch If selected trigger action when video output standard does not match 3 Select the Actions to take when the exception is detected More than one action can be selected The actions available includes e Sound Audio Warning DVR will sound an audio warning if exception is detected e Notify Surveillance Center DVR will notify surveillance center if exception is detected e Send Email DVR will send an email out to the designated recipients if exception is detected e Trigger Alarm Output DVR will trigger alarm output if exception is detected Selecting this option will enable the Alarm Output list where the output to trigger can be selected 4 Select the Save button to save the exception settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 7 4 4 Configuring E mail Settings If you would like to have the DVR send out e mails when certain events are detected or exceptions have been triggered you must first setup the e mail settings To setup e mail settings 1 Enter the Email Configuration menu shown in Figure 44 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Email Configuration 49 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR SE Recipient 1 Recipient 2 Recipient 3 Figure 44 Email Configuration Menu Under Ser
36. g schedule will be disabled 4 Select a day between Monday to Sunday to configure schedule for 5 Setup time periods for schedule If the 24HR checkbox is checked recording will occur over the entire day To setup multiple time periods uncheck 24HR and enter the Start and Stop Time for the selected day The start and stop time are listed using a 24 hr cycle 1 e 18 00 is equivalent to 6 00pm 6 Select recording type under Type for selected day of the week Recording type includes Continuous for continuous recording or On Event for recording when an event is triggered 1 e from detected motion for the selected time period 7 If there are scheduling errors detected such as overlapping time periods error messages such as those shown in Figure 23 will appear The most schedule segments Time frames overlap Please supported is 8 per day it is check and correct full adding segment falled OK Figure 23 Advanced Schedule Configuration Error Messages 8 Select the Add button to add time frame to schedule The newly added time frame will appear in the schedule on the left with the schedule parameters shown on the right Continuous recordings are shown in blue on the schedule while event recordings are shown in yellow An example of this can be seen in Figure 24 31 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Mon 09 00 24 00 25FPS Tue 00 00 24 00 25FPS Ved 00 00 24 00 25FPS Thu 00 00 24 00 25FPS Fri 00 00 24 00 25FPS Sat 00 00 24
37. h will require the correct administrator password to exit out of it The Reboot button will reboot your DVR To reboot or lock your DVR 1 Enter the Shutdown menu by going to Main Menu gt Maintenance gt Shutdown 2 Select the Lock button to lock the DVR or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR 2 3 Setting Date amp Time Itis extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events To setup date and time 1 Enter the System Configuration menu by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration as shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 System Configuration Menu 2 Click the Time Date button to enter the Time Date menu Figure 9 09 10 2010 23 a be GMT 08 00 Beijing ChA server 0 us pool ntp org server 1 us pool ntp org server 2 Us pool ntp org server 3 us pool ntp org Figure 9 Time Date Menu 3 The current system time and date as well as the time zone will be displayed Using the directional buttons on the front panel remote or the mouse select the correct date time and time zone 4 To enable Daylight Savings Time click and check the Enable DST checkbox 17 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 5 To acquire the time and date over an NTP Network Time Protocol Server check the Synchronize via NTP server checkbox You may enter your own NTP server or select from one of the default locations from the list of servers as shown in Figure 10 server
38. he Live Feed mode Note The Lock Main Menu setting is selected by default meaning the Admin password must be enter to exit out of the Live Feed into the Main Menu 25 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 3 3 Configuring Live Feed Displays Live Feed displays can be customized to your own needs These settings can be accessed by entering the Display Configuration menu shown in Figure 17 Figure 17 Display Configuration Menu To customize display settings Enter the Display Configuration menu by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Display Configuration Select the Video Output to configure You may configure either the VGA Main CVBS or Spot CVBS 3 The settings available to configure for each video output includes e Screen Configuration Screen configuration of each video output You may select between a 1x1 2x2 or 4x4 configuration e Sequencing Dwell Time The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when Start Sequence is selected in Live Feed Selecting Disable Switching will disable switching in Live Feed Enable Audio Enables disables audio output for the selected video output Output Format Designates the video output standard Device Name No Designates the device name and number of the current unit VGA Resolution Designates the resolution of main VGA display Mouse Pointer Speed Pointer speed of the mouse the higher the amount the faster the mouse would move ad 3 4 Setting Ca
39. hown at the bottom of the menu Figure 33 09 13 2009 00 10 55 05 13 7009 00 50 45 E 09 30 45 EE 08 13 2009 01 a0 44 08 13 2004 071043 09 13 2009 02 10 43 06 12 2008 07 40 49 08 13 2009 02 50 49 08 13 2009 03320 09 13 2009 03 32 01 06 13 2008 D4 18 54 Figure 53 File Search Results 9 You may now play the selected file by clicking the Play button that is next to the file 10 Clickthe Done button to exit out of the File Management menu 9 4 Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files To lock and unlock recorded files 1 Search for recorded files using the File Management menu See Searching for Recorded Files on page 34 2 Select the file you would like to lock unlock 3 Click the Lock icon for the selected file 4 Click the Done button to exit out of the File Management menu Note Locked files will never be overwritten until they are unlocked Click the Search button or if you would like to search for only locked files the Search All Locked Files button 58 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER10 DVR Management 59 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 10 1 Managing System 10 1 1 Upgrading the System Firmware The system firmware for your DVR can be updated from a USB storage device To update the system firmware L Enter the Firmware Upgrade menu shown in Figure 54 by going to Main Menu gt Maintenance gt Firmware Upgrade Size Type Date Modified Folder 01 01 1970 00 00 00 12 5566KB File 08
40. icking the Play button again will start playing the PTZ pattern again at the initial position Click the Done button to exit out of the PTZ Configuration menu To customize PTZ patrols 1 eg eS i Enter the PTZ Configuration menu shown in Figure 38 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt PTZ Configuration Select the On Camera Settings tab Select a Patrol Number to set from the drop down list Select a Preset Number that is next to the Patrol Number from the drop down list that you would like to add to the patrol Click the Add button The Preset Number will be added to the patrol list Repeat steps 4 5 until you have included all the presets you would like to have on the patrol Click the Up and Down button at the bottom of the list to change the order of the presets in the patrol To test out your new preset click the Play button The PTZ should move through the list of added presets Click the Done button to exit out of the PTZ Configuration menu 46 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 7 4 Configuring Alarms and Exceptions 7 4 1 Setting up Motion Detection Set up properly using motion detected recording will increase the number of days your DVR is able to record It will only record relevant events rather than everything which will also make searching for events easier To set up motion detection 1 Enter the Motion Detection Settings menu shown in Figure 40 by going to Main Menu gt Recording Configu
41. ify PTZ settings 1 Enter the PTZ Configuration menu shown in Figure 38 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt PTZ Configuration 2 Select the On Camera Settings tab This will open up the On Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 38 Figure 38 PTZ Configuration 3 Select the camera to test in the camera drop down menu 45 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Using the Directional buttons and other PTZ control buttons Zoom In Out Focus In Out Iris In Out test the functionality of the PTZ camera If PTZ camera and protocol supports it you may also click the Auto Scan button to test its function PTZ controls buttons are shown in Figure 39 Zoom In Zoom Out Focus In Focus Out Iris In Iris Out Auto Scan Directional Buttons Figure 39 PTZ Controls Button Se 6 If PTZ camera is not working properly make sure PTZ is connected and configured with the correct settings under the Serial Settings tab Click Done to exit and return to the previous menu 7 3 2 Customizing PTZ Presets Patterns and Patrols Your DVR allows you to customize presets patterns and patrols for a connected PTZ camera A PTZ camera must first be configured before PTZ presets patterns and patrols can be customized See Configuring Basic PTZ Settings on page 45 To customize PTZ presets 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note Only the first 23 presets are shown in the table To sav
42. ile Name Size Type Cate Modified Folder 09 41 2010 10 26 01 B devCfg_400347547_2010091 454KB File 03 11 2010 10 26 05 Figure 56 Import Export Configuration Menu Connect the USB storage device to a USB port on the DVR Click the Refresh button The contents of the USB storage device will be shown on the screen Click the New Folder button to create a new folder or the Delete button to delete a file folder Select the location where you would like the configuration to be stored on the USB storage device Click Export to export a configuration file to USB storage device The configuration file will be named devCfg bin Click the Exit button to exit out of the Export Import Configuration menu To import DVR configuration el mo ga Enter the Export Import Configuration menu shown in Figure 56 by going to Main Menu gt Maintenance gt Export Import Configuration Connect the USB storage device to a USB port on the DVR Click the Refresh button The contents of the USB storage device will be shown on the screen Select the configuration file The configuration file is named devCfg bin Click the Import button Click the Exit button to exit out of the Export Import Configuration menu 61 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 10 3 Viewing System Logs Many events of your DVR are logged into the system logs To access the system logs and search for these events 1 Enter the System Logs menu shown in Figure 57 by going to Main M
43. imeline Select the time to search for recordings on e Preview Shows a preview of the selected recording e Playback Controls Controls for playback of the selected recording e Clip Backup Tools Tools to backup clips from a recording e Clip Playback Controls Controls for playback of marked clip 5 2 Searching for Recorded Files The Playback Interface allows for easy searching of recorded files To search for recorded files using the Playback Interface 1 Enter the Playback menu shown in Figure 26 by going to Main Menu gt Playback 2 Select the channel to search for recordings on 3 Select the date to search for recordings on using the calendar The system date is shown at the top of the calendar You may change the month and year of the calendar by clicking the left and right arrows next to the month and year Dates with continuous recordings in the selected month and channel are displayed in light blue and dates are displayed in yellow when they are on event recording Dates without recordings are dark gray The active selected date is displayed in light gray as shown in Figure 26 34 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Figure 26 Playback Menu Example 4 Click on the desired date that is highlighted in light blue to search for recordings If recordings exist the timeline will be filled with blue bars to designate recorded files The playback marker indicated by a green vertical line will automatically jump to the beginni
44. in User setting menu If password of administrator is changed a dialog box to enter in the older password will appear after clicking save button enter in the right password and click Done button to exit Note User password can be both numbers and characters You can click the button E on the password editable fields to enter characters 7 2 4 Switch User Figure 36 Main Menu On the main menu see in Figure 36 information about users are show on the lower left corner Current User guest click Login Logout to switch users 44 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 7 3 Configuring PTZ Cameras 7 3 1 Configuring Basic PTZ Settings Settings for a PTZ camera must be configured before it can be used Before proceeding verify that the PTZ and RS 485 of the DVR are comnected properly To configure PTZ settings 1 Enter the PTZ Configuration menu shown in Figure 37 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt PTZ Configuration Figure 37 PTZ Configuration Menu 2 Select the Serial Settings tab 3 Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 4 Configure PTZ settings including those of Baud Rate Data Bit Stop Bit Parity Flow Ctrl Protocol and Address according to the parameters of the PTZ camera s 5 Click the Save button to save current settings To test and ver
45. just another one 27 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER4 Record Settings 28 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 4 1 Configuring Settings for Recording There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording They include setting up a recording schedule triggering a recording by motion detection and or a sensor alarm and manually starting the recording 4 1 1 Configuring Recording Settings Before setting your DVR up for recording certain settings should be configured first These settings can be found in the Recording Configuration menu shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 Recording Configuration Menu The first set of settings to configure in this menu is the recording quality settings To configure the recording quality settings 1 Enter the Recording Quality Settings menu by going to Main Menu gt Recording Configuration gt Recording Quality Settings The Recording Quality Settings menu is shown in Figure 20 Continuous e D er re 1 gt A e ES 4 A A FS lt 4 8 NW e 1792kbps A i e TINA fa f Ki KO emm Pet Figure 20 Recording Quality Settings Menu 2 Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 3 Select the Encoding Parameters mode to configure Either Continuous or On Event can be selected 4 Select the camera resolution in the Resolution
46. l ESC Button Same as ESC button on front panel RESERVED Reserved F1 Button Same as F1 LIGHT button on front panel PTZ CONTROL Buttons Buttons to adjust the iris focus and zoom of a PTZ camera F2 Button Same as F2 AUX button on front panel Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation If there is no response 1 2 de Using the front control panel or the mouse go into Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Display Configuration Check and remember DVR device No The default ID is 255 This ID is valid for all IR controls Press the DEV button on the remote 12 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 4 Enter the DVR ID from step 2 5 Press the ENTER button on the remote If the Status indicator on the front panel turns blue the remote control is operating properly If the Status indicator does not turn blue and there is still no response from the remote please check the following 1 Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed 2 Batteries are fresh and not out of charge 3 IR receiver is not obstructed Note If buttons are not available on front panel they are also unable on remote control 1 3 3 Using a USB Mouse A regular 3 button Left Right Scroll wheel USB mouse can also be used with this DVR To use a USB mouse 1 Plug USB mouse into one of the USB ports on the front panel of the DVR 2 The mouse
47. mera Order Setting the camera order allows you to logically position cameras for more efficient monitoring of your own individual location 1280 1024 60HZ Figure 18 Camera Order Setting 26 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR To set the camera order 1 Z 3 eS Note Enter the Display Configuration menu shown in Figure 18 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Display Configuration Select the Video Output to configure camera order for Select the Screen Configuration you would like to use in Live Feed The preview of the screen configuration on the right will change depending on the option selected Each display in the preview of the screen configuration will have a selection box containing a list of the different cameras that are available on the DVR Pressing the up and down button of each selection box select the camera you would like to show in the particular display Selecting X will disable the display Click the Previous and Next button to go to the next set of displays for the selected screen configuration For example in 2x2 screen configuration mode pressing the Next button will bring up the next set of 4 displays Click the Save button to Save settings Repeat steps 2 6 to adjust the camera order for other video outputs Click the Exit button to exit out of the menu You must click the Save button after adjusting the order of one video output before you are able to move on to ad
48. n an IP address and other network settings from that server check the DHCP checkbox If you would like to configure your own settings enter the settings for e IP Address IP address you would like to use for your DVR Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of network e Default Gateway IP address of your Gateway Typically the IP address of your router e DNS Server The preferred and alternate Domain Name System DNS Server to be used with your DVR To enable Dynamic DNS DDNS check the DDNS checkbox Dynamic DNS allows you to create a hostname and associate it to your IP address making access to your DVR over the internet easier To configure DDNS 1 Enable DDNS by checking the DDNS checkbox 2 Select a DDNS provider from the DDNS Provider selection box 3 Enter settings for Server Address DVR Domain Name User Name and Password If a central monitoring station that is compatible with your DVR is available you may enter its settings under Central Station IP and Central Station Port Enter the Client Port and HTTP Port to be use with your DVR The client port designates the port to be use with the client software while the HTTP port refers to the one to be use with the built in Web Server After all settings have been configured you may test the connection by clicking the Test Connection button A confirmation message similar to the one shown in Figure 34 will pop up if the network is working properly Figure 34 Test Connection Confi
49. n to the previous menu Note Users both have the local access permission and the remote access permission Note Lock menus configuration is to allow local users entering or not entering menus Details see page 63 You can go to Lock Menus menu easily by clicking the Lock menus button on the bottom of the User setting menu Note If you forget the password to your DVR contact your supplier with the serial number of your DVR to obtain a secure code to reset your DVR 43 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Note User settings only appear on the list of System Configuration when login with Administrator accounts 7 2 2 Deleting a User To delete a user from the DVR 1 Enter the User Settings menu shown in Figure 35 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt User Settings 2 Select a user to delete in the Users List panel 3 Click the Remove button to delete user 4 Click the OK button to confirm deletion of user 5 Click the Done button to exit menu 7 2 3 Editing a User To edit a user 1 Enter the User Settings menu shown in Figure 35 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt User Settings 2 Select a user to edit in the Users List panel 3 Edit user information in the Users and Remote Permissions panel Remote permissions are defined above in Adding a New Remote User on page 43 4 Click Save button to save settings and Done button to exit menu Note Password of Administrator can be modified
50. nable Video Tampering Detection 52 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Gd Adjust the Sensitivity for video tampering detection Select Actions to take if video tampering is detected More than one action can be selected per channel These actions include Sound Audio Warning DVR will sound an audio warning if tampering is detected Pop up Image on Monitor DVR will show the corresponding channel that is associated with the tampered channel Notify Surveillance Center DVR will notify surveillance center when tampering is detected Send Email DVR will send an email out to the designated recipients when tampering is detected Trigger Alarm Output DVR will trigger alarm output when tampering is detected Selecting this option will enable the Alarm Output list where the output to trigger can be selected 6 Select the Save button to save the privacy zones settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings Note Video tampering area is defaulted as full screen Area setting is not supported 8 3 Configuring Video Loss Detection Video loss detection can be enabled on any of the channels on your DVR to detect the loss of video To configure video loss detection 1 Enter the Video Loss Detection menu shown in Figure 47 by going to Main Menu gt Camera Setup gt Video Loss Detection Figure 47 Video Loss Detection Menu
51. ng of the earliest recordings for the selected date The marker can be moved to any other location by clicking on the desired position on the blue bars 5 Select the Play button in the Playback Controls to start playback of the recording 5 3 Playing Back Recorded Files After finding the recordings you would like to playback See Searching for Recorded Files on page 34 you may use the Playback Controls to navigate through the recording The controls found under Playback Controls include Play Button Button to playback recording Decrease Speed Button Button to decrease play speed Increase Speed Button Button to increase play speed Enter Exit Full Screen Mode Button to enter into and exit out of full screen mode Enable Disable Audio Button to enable and disable audio in playback mode To playback recorded files Search and select recording to playback in the Playback Interface Click the Play button to begin playback of selected recording and the Pause button to pause playback You may slow down or speed up the playback speed by clicking the Decrease Speed Increase Speed button Click the Full Screen button to enter full screen playback mode shown in Figure 27 gt o ER User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Channel Selector MM Camera 07 Camera 08 Camera 09 A es Camera 10 f N T Camera 11 E He Camera 12 be d Camera 13 S Camera 14 Playback A gt i Camera 15 Display gt e MN Camer
52. ng to Main Menu gt Cameras Setup gt OSD Configuration hi wii Figure 48 OSD Configuration Menu 2 Select the camera to setup OSD configuration in using the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 3 Configure OSD settings including oS Camera Name Name of selected camera Display Camera Name Enable to display camera name in OSD Display Date Enable to display date in OSD Display Week Enable to display week in OSD Date Format Format of date Time Format Format of time OSD Display Display style for OSD Using the mouse click and drag OSD elements on preview screen to desired location Select the Save button to save the privacy zones settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 54 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTERO Disk Management 55 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 9 1 Managing Disks 9 1 1 Checking Disk Status The status of all installed hard disk drives HDD can be checked under the Disk Management menu To check the status of installed disks 1 2 3 Enter the Disk Management menu shown in Figure 49 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Disk Management Dak Utilization Max Space 540 306GB Recording Capacity 540 30398 Figur
53. o return to the previous menu Note Formatting a storage device will permanently delete all the files on that device There is also NO WARNING MESSAGE after clicking the Format button to format the storage device Please proceed with caution and backup all critical data from the storage device before formatting 6 2 Backing up Recorded Files Not only can video clips be backed up full recorded files can also be backed up to a storage medium To back up recorded files L Search for recorded files using the File Management menu See Searching for Recorded Files on page 34 2 Select the files you would like to backup by checking the box next to the file You may also check the All File box to backup all files The total required space will be shown next to Total Size 3 Click the Files Backup button this will take you to the Files Backup menu as shown in Figure 32 USB H Free Spaco 162M8 File Name Size Type Date Modified E Folder a E Folder E Inno_Setup_GQF_5 3 7 rar 13 395KB File B SetupScript iss 4KB File E ch01_201008281047 15 mp4 E ch01_20100828105247 mp4 E ch01_20100991903401 mp4 E ch01_20100901055414 mp4 amp ch01_20100906000003 mp4 B ch01_20700908000003_log b E ch01_20100906912401 mp4 B chO1_20100908012401_ log t E ch01_207009050S0055 mp4 E ch01_20100908020055_log ts E ch01_20100906101818 mp4 9 955KB File 3 224KB File 1 9135KB File 40KB File 226 480KB Fie 3KB File 261 100KB File 5KB File 261 009KB
54. ration gt Motion Detection Settings Figure 40 Motion Detection Settings Menu 2 Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu If all cameras are to be configured with the same settings select All Cameras from the list 3 Check the Enable Motion Detection checkbox to enable motion detection for the selected camera Uncheck the checkbox to disable motion detection 4 Set the motion detection sensitivity by adjusting the green Sensitivity bar The more lime green rectangles selected in the bar the higher the sensitivity will be to motion 5 Set the motion detection region in the preview screen on the right side of the menu by left clicking with the mouse on an open area A red grid will be shown designating that the selected area is part of the motion detection region Dragging or left clicking on areas that overlap the current selected motion detection area will include them into the region You may also click the Full Screen button to include the whole area into the motion detection region Left clicking on any part of the grid will remove that section from the motion detection region 6 If you re not satisfied with the selected region you may click the Clear button to reset the motion detection area 7 Select the Actions to take if motion is detected in the designated regions More than one action can be selected The actions available include e Sound Audio Warning D
55. rmation Select the Save button to save the network settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 42 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 7 2 Managing User Accounts By default DVR comes with two user accounts the Administrator account and the Guest accounts The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345 The default password for Administrator should be changed right away for security reasons The Administrator has the authority to add delete or configure parameters for many of the system functions The Guest accounts user name is guest without password You can easily switch between accounts by click Login Logout at the lower left corner of the main menu 7 2 1 Adding a New Remote Local User You may add up to 30 new users to your DVR To add new users 1 Enter the User Settings menu shown in Figure 35 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt User Settings select this entry to add new user select this entry to add new user select this entry to add new user seiect this entry to add new user select this entry to add new user select this entry to add new user select thus entry to add new user D s select this entry to add new user select this entry to add new user select this entry to add new user select this entry to add new user ED AE select this entry to add new user Remove
56. rol buttons Pan and tilt PTZ by clicking on the directional buttons Zoom in and out using the Zoom In Out buttons and recall presets patrols and patterns by clicking the number next to the corresponding icons 2 Click the Close icon to return to Live Feed mode Note PTZ parameters for the camera must be set correctly before the PTZ can be controlled Note A maximum of five presets four patrols and patterns can be displayed on this interface More presets patrols and patterns can be recalled in the PTZ Configuration menu e Audio Enable disable audio for selected display To enable or disable audio 1 Select display to enable disable audio 2 Enable audio by clicking the Enable Audio icon and disable audio by clicking the Disable Audio icon An error message similar to the one shown in Figure 15 will pop up if the Enable Audio option is not selected in the Display Configuration menu for the specified channel Please enable audio in Display Configuration and NEIE In Figure 15 Enable Audio Error Window e Digital Zoom Mode Enable digital zoom on the selected channel Once enabled the regular feed will be shown in the lower right corner while the zoomed in view will be shown on the full screen The zoomed in region may be changed by moving the red rectangle in the regular feed window e Full Screen Mode Enable full screen mode for selected display To enable full screen mode 1 Select display to enable full screen on
57. s Unlock All Settings Lock All Settings Lock All Recording Settings 4 Once a system menu is locked access to that menu will only be granted after the correct Admin password is entered 5 Click the Done button to save settings and to return to the previous menu Note In the Lock Unlock Menu list you can t modify menus if they appear dark grey Note Lock Menus menu is available when current user is Administrator 63
58. st record time for alarm and motion detection and pre record time for schedule and manual recording Lock and unlock of video files HDD property can be set to read only Video data search and playback by channel number recording type time etc Digital zoom function in playback mode Pause play fast play slow skip forward and skip backward when playback locating in progress bar by dragging the mouse o 4 channel synchronous playback Backup Record files backed up via USB device eo Bunch backup by file or by time O Record files edited for backup in playback O Management and maintenance for backup devices Alarm amp Exception Oo Configurable arming time for alarm in out O Various alarm types supported alarms for video loss motion detection video tempering video signal abnormal video in out format unmatched illegal access network disconnection IP conflict hard disk error and hard disk full O Various alarm response actions supported camera recording relay out on screen warning audible warning and upload to center etc Oo Auto recovery from exceptions Others Control of DVR via front panel keys mouse IR control and special keyboard Three level user management each user with individual operating permission for DVR and camera Powerful record and search for log of operation alarm and exceptions Import export of device configuration files etwork 10 100M adaptive network interface TCP IP protocol
59. to Active Memang Capacity 455 758 Figure 51 Disk Format Progress Bar 6 Click the Done button to exit out of Disk Management 9 2 1 Enabling Disk Overwrite Enabling disk overwrite will allow the DVR to overwrite the installed disks once the disks are full To enable disk overwrite 1 Enter the Disk Management menu shown in Figure 49 by going to Main Menu gt System Configuration gt Disk Management 2 Check the Overwrite checkbox 3 Click the Save button 4 Click the Done button to exit out of Disk Management 9 3 Managing Files 9 3 1 Searching for Recorded Files Previously recorded files can be searched by criteria in the File Management menu To search for all recorded files 1 Enter the File Management menu shown in Figure 52 by going to Main Menu gt File Management Search Search Al Lockes Fica Figure 52 File Search Menu 2 Select the cameras that you would like to include in the search Analog cameras are listed on the first row preceded with the letter A Digital cameras are listed on the second row preceded with the letter D If you would like include all cameras in the search check the All box 57 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR Select the Start Time Select the End Time Select the Video Type Video type includes Continuous and On Event recordings Select the File Type File type includes Locked and Unlocked files Ge EE e A list of results with your search criteria will be s
60. ver Information enter all pertinent email information including Server Authentication Enable if email server requires authentication Enabling Server Authenticating will enable the User Name and Password fields User Name User name to use for server authentication Password Password to use for server authentication SMTP Server Address for SMTP server SMTP Port Port for SMTP server From Email Address The From address to use when an e mail is sent out from the DVR Attach JPEG Enabling will attach a small JPEG segment duration can be set next to the Attach JPEG checkbox to the out going e mail SSL Enable Secure Sockets Layer SSL for out going e mail Enter To E mail Address and click the Add button The e mail address will be added to the Recipients List You may now test the e mail settings by clicking the Test button or remove an e mail address off the Recipients List by selecting the recipient and clicking Remove Select the Save button to save the e mail settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu Selecting the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings 50 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR CHAPTER 8 Camera Management 51 User Manual of DS 7304HFI SE DVR 8 1 Configuring Privacy Zones 1 Enter the Privacy Zones menu shown in Figure 45 by going to Main Menu gt Camera Setup gt Privacy Zones Clear Zone 1 Clear Zone 2 Clear Zone 3 Clear Zone
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