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1. 3 Focus Patrol lt T iris Patter Speed 3 era Exit 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 3 PTZ Control Interface The controls on the PTZ panel include 1 Directional Pad Auto scan Buttons Controls the movements and directions of the PTZ The center button is also used to start auto scan of PTZ 2 Zoom Used to zoom in and out with the PTZ 3 Focus Used to adjust the focus of the PTZ 80 Iris Used to open up or close the iris of the PTZ Speed Adjusts the movement speed of the PTZ Light Turns PTZ light if applicable on and off Wiper Turns PTZ wiper if applicable on and off Zoom In Instantly zooms PTZ in Center Centers PTZ OENAR Setting Presets Presets can be set to move your PTZ camera to a desired preset location To set up and call custom PTZ presets 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface shown in Figure 3 by selecting PTZ from the mouse menu or clicking the PTZ button on the front panel 2 Select the Preset button to enter the Preset Management menu 3 In the Preset Management menu shown in Figure 4 you may e Configure Preset Use the PTZ control panel to adjust the position of the preset Select a Preset number and click the Ser button to save preset location e Clear Preset Select a Preset number and click the Clear button to delete the preset You may also select the Clear All button to delete all presets e Call Preset Select a Preset and click the Call button 16 11 2009 Mon 15 45 23 PTZ
2. Pop up Image on Monitor When an alarm is triggered the local monitor VGA or BNC monitor will display an image in Live Preview mode This alarm can be configured under the Popup Alarm Image handle method For alarms that are triggered simultaneously images will be displayed one at a time every 10 seconds default dwell time A different dwell time can be set by going to Menu gt Setting gt Display gt Dwell Time Once the alarm stops cycling of the images will also stop and you ll be returned to the Live Preview screen e Audio Warning Trigger an audible beep when exception is detected e Notify Surveillance Centre Sends a signal to remote alarm host when exception is detected See 68 Configure Remote Alarm Host e Trigger Alarm Output Trigger an alarm output when exception is detected Alarm output can be configured by following the steps listed in Setting up Sensor Alarms 69 CHAPTERS Network Settings Configuring Network Settings Network settings must be configured if DVR is used for monitoring over network General Settings To configure general network settings 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Network to enter the Network Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Network Settings General Advanced Network Status NIC Type TOM 100M Auto DHCP a IP Address 172 8 116 11 Subnet Mask 200 209 209 0 Default Gateway V2 0 116 71 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server MAC Address 00 40 30 11 11 8d
3. Local Monitoring Up to 1024x768 resolution for VGA output display VGA and main CVBS outputs available DS 8100HCI ST also provides spot video output 1 4 9 16 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 Motion detection video loss detection video tampering detection Privacy mask 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 o Upto8SATA hard disks 8 network disks 8 NAS disks or 7 NAS disks 1 iSCSI disk and 1 eSATA disk can be connected to DS 8108HCI ST and DS 8116HCI ST model each disk with a maximum of 2TB storage capacity eSATA disk can be used for recording or backup Up to 4 SATA hard disks 8 network disks can be connected to DS 8104HCI ST and DS 8100AH E L I ST model each disk with a maximum of 2TB storage capacity S M A R T technology HDD standby function Hard disk group management HDD property can be set to redundant read only or read write 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 e Schedule
4. MIK VISION DS 8100 ST Series DVR USER MANUAL Hikvision Network Digital Video Recorder User s Manual This manual as well as the software described in it is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd Hikvision Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book Except as permitted by such license no part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Hikvision HIKVISION MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE HIKVISION DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED BY SOME STATES THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN NO EVENT WILL
5. e Remote Configuration Remotely configure parameters restore parameters to factory defaults and import settings to as well as export settings from DVR e Remote Serial Port Control Configure settings for RS232 and RS485 ports e Remote Video Output Control Configure settings for video output e Two way Audio Ability to use two way radio between the remote client and the DVR e Remote Alarm Control Remote alert or control the relay output of the DVR Alarm and exception settings must be configured properly to upload to host e Remote Advanced Operation Remotely manage hard disk drives initializing and setting properties for HDDs Ability to remote update system firmware and stop of the relay output e Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutdown or reboot the DVR 8 Click on the Channel Permission tab to configure channel permission as shown in Figure 8 The channel settings include Permission Settings F Local Permission Network Permission Camera Permission Remote Live View Cm Local Manual Record Remote Record Starting Local Playback Remote Playback Local PTZ Control Remote PTZ Control Local Video Export Figure 8 Camera Permission Settings Menu e Remote Live View Select and view live video over the network e Local Manual Record Locally start and stop manual recording on any of the channels e Remote Record Starting Remotely start and stop manual recording on any of the channels e Local Playback Locally p
6. 3981 OR Cancel 7 Figure 1 Network Settings Menu Select the General tab Configure the settings on the interface 3 If you have a DHCP server running and would like your DVR to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server check the DHCP checkbox You may check the DHCP status by going to the Network Status tab as shown in Figure 2 gt ork Settings Figure 2 Network Status 4 If you want to configure your own settings enter the settings for e IP Address IP address you would like to use for your DVR e Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of network 71 e Default Gateway IP address of your Gateway Typically the IP address of your router e Preferred Alternate DNS Server The preferred and alternate Domain Name System DNS Server to be used with your DVR 3 Click OK to save settings and exit the Network Settings menu PPPOE Settings Your DVR also allows for Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPOE access To set up PPPOE access 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the General tab as shown in Figure 3 Network Settings General FAdvanced M Network Status NIC Type 10M 100M Auto DHCP a IP Address 12 9 116 Subnet Mask a ae ol o gar Default Gateway 172 8 116 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server r MAC Address 00 40 30 11 11 8d MET CORRI mae Figure 3 Network Settings Menu 3 Select the Advanced tab to ent
7. EN AUDIO IN BNC connectors for analog audio input won BNC connector for video output If VGA is connected the interface will not function VIDEO OUT If VGA is not connected the interface is used as the main video output with local video display and menu nn UNEN e T ten I s fun RJ 45 10M 100M 1000M adaptive Ethernet interface for DS 8100AHF L I ST RJ 45 10M 100M adaptive Ethernet interface for DS 8100AH L I ST 8 RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 devioes S o MERUN Comecontord aens U 20 CHAPTER 2 Getting Started Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expand the life of your DVR To start your DVR l Please make sure the input voltage meets the requirements of DVR and the GND is in grounding Please make sure the VGA port on its rear panel has connected with a display device or the VIDEO OUT port has connected to a monitor or else no prompt message will be displayed on screen after device startup and the menu operation is inaccessible as well 3 In case the POWER button on the front panel does not light please apply power to the device to start 1t If the POWER button lights in red user can press the it to start the device If the power has been started up the POWER indicator will light in blue and the startup window will appear To shut down the DVR 1 Enter the Shut Down menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking on Menu gt ShutDown shut Down nom
8. Motion Detection 12 10 12 41 12 56 2010 06 10 11 13 44 2010 06 10 11 14 06 2010 06 10 11 14 27 2010 06 10 11 14 56 2010 06 10 11 15 05 2010 06 10 11 2010 06 10 11 15 50 Aner ae iA 2 15 28 san 308econds 30seconds Bbh i a i i gt H 45 wel Stop Time 11 12 22 11 12 53 11 13 20 11 13 50 11 14 12 11 14 52 11 15 05 11 15 13 11 15 34 11 15 59 aaa v NA Export 11 Cancel ell Event Playback by Card Number Note The playback by card No is supported by DS 8100AH F L I ST model only To play back files from a video search 1 Enter into the Video Search menu by clicking Menu gt Video Search 2 Set the search parameters by selecting cameras card no video file type and the start end time to search as shown in Figure 8 Video Search Analog All Status 77 7 7 7 Card No 8888666 ideo Type All File Type All Stari Time 12 14 0 End Time 2 14 2003 m SS 59 Search Play Cancel e Figure 8 Video Search Menu Note You can search and playback video files by their card numbers 3 Click the Play button to start playback of all the files found with the specified search criteria or click the Search button to bring up the list of search results After search results are presented select the file you would like to playback and press Play 4 Recordings will automatically be played back in the Playback interface shown in Figure 9 12 14 2
9. R W 2 When the property is set to read only the recording of the device will be stopped Configuring Advanced HDD Settings Setting up HDD Redundancy To insure unexpected failures of hard disk drives it s recommended to set up HDD redundancy It is important to note that in order to set up HDD redundancy you ll need more than one HDD in your DVR To set up HDD redundancy 1 Navigate to the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu gt HDD management 2 Click on the General tab 3 Select the HDD to be used for redundancy as shown in Figure 10 39 HDD Management General Advance PY Set Cameras for HDD Group E Label Capacity Status Property Type Free a E5 931 51GB Normal RAW Local 896GB Figure 10 HDD Management Menu Click the Set button This will take you to the HDD Settings menu 5 Set HDD Status to Redundancy shown in Figure 11 Verify at least one other HDD is set to R W read write 6 Click the OK button to save settings and return to the previous menu HDD Settings Label 3 HDD Status Rw e Read only Redundancy HDD Group E i wl 1234 os Figure 11 HDD Settings Navigate to the Record Settings menu by clicking Menu gt Settings gt Record Setting Click on the General tab Select the Camera to be used for redundancy 0 Next to More Settings click on the Set button This will bring up additional settings for the selected camera shown in Figure 12
10. as shown in Figure 7 HDD Settings Label 3 HDD Status RW Read only Redundancy Figure 7 HDD Settings Menu 92 4 Set HDD Status to Read Only 5 Select OK to save and exit menu Note Once set to read only the HDD cannot be written to until it is set back to read write R W If the HDD that is currently being written to is set to read only the data will be recorded to the next HDD If there is only one HDD present setting 1t to read only will cause the DVR to not record Setting HDD to Redundancy In order to use HDD redundancy on your DVR you will need to have at least two disk installed Setting up HDD redundancy will allow your DVR to redundantly record a copy of the videos onto multiple drives as a safeguard against losing all your files in case of disk failures To set a HDD to redundancy Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu gt HDD Select HDD to setup redundancy on Select the Set button to enter the HDD Settings menu as shown in Figure 7 Set HDD Status to Redundancy Select OK to save and exit menu oS So Note The HDD that is set to redundancy is used to store an extra copy of the recording If a HDD is set to redundancy at least one HDD should be set to the R W status Checking HDD Status You may check the status of the installed HDDs on your DVR at anytime To check the status of a HDD 1 Click Menu gt HDD to enter the HDD Management menu 2 The status of your HD
11. button is used to zoom the PTZ camera in when in the PTZ Control menu 12 e A FOCUS Button The A FOCUS button is used to adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu It is also used to switch between input methods upper and lowercase alphabet symbols and numeric input It can also be used to clear entire masked areas such as in the Motion Detection and Privacy Mask menus e EDIT IRIS Button The EDIT IRIS button is used to edit text fields When editing text fields it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor On checkbox fields pressing the EDIT IRIS button will tick the checkbox In PTZ Control mode the EDIT IRIS button opens up the iris of the camera In Playback mode it can be used to generate video clips for backup e MENU WIPER Button Pressing the MENU WIPER button will return the user to the Main menu after successful login Pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep The MENU WIPER button will also bring up Sensitivity Interface settings In PTZ Control mode the MENU WIPER button will start wiper if applicable e F1 LIGHT Button The F1 LIGHT button when used in a list field will select all items on the list In PTZ Control mode it will turn on off PTZ light e F2 AUX Button The F2 AUX button is used to cycle through tab pages It will also bring up the Channel amp OSD Position settings e MAIN SPOT ZOOM Button The MAIN SPOT ZOOM but
12. 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Camera to enter Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 14 Camera Settings Analog 1 Camera Name Camera 01 Display Camera Name Display Display Week Date Format Time Format 24 houl OSD Display Non Transparent amp Not Figure 14 Camera Settings Menu 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Select the camera to be configured with video loss detection 4 Check the Video Loss Detection checkbox to enable this feature as shown in Figure 15 64 Camara Setti 1458 cc Amera Se ngs re General Advancec Camera Analog 1 Image settings n E Mask a E Tamper Detection E Motion Detection r E i ge om Td m 4 Video Loss Detection Figure 15 Camera Settings Menu 5 Click the Handle button to enter the Exception Handle menu shown in Figure 16 6 Select the Schedule tab Set the schedule you want video loss detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to take effect Figure 16 Schedule Settings for Video Loss Detection Te Select the Handle tab to configure exceptions handling Exception trigger options will be described in the next section See Understanding Exception Trigger Options 65 Figure 17 Exception Handle Menu 8 Click OK to finish the settings 9 Repeat above steps to configure settings for
13. Default Seto raton ee 115 Viewing System OMA ti aia 115 Viewing System Lose ner U ARA AAA A AA SAS 116 CHARTER dd ae 118 A DPOIGI b risiccciscceccctocesstetsccnccwssesesepbecasccssactacecccsasecacesdaccccasasecccdescsnsecnseshbedscesnsevesessbacescussesedudesustcacssaececesnsesadesSaaceceenssues 118 RSIOSS ALY exe a E ee EEE ela oat oe aut Sake 119 FAO act hee ites dd doo ne 120 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Overview Developed on the basis of the latest technology DS 8100 ST Series 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 8100 ST 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 VISION Figure 1 DS 8100HCI ST Series DVR Figure 2 DS 8100AH F LI ST Series DVR Product Features Compression PAL NTSC adaptive video inputs H 264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition Up to 4CIF resolution Independent video encoding parameters including frame rate resolution bit rate video quality etc Scheduled and event recording parameters configurable per individual camera Support dual stream Encoding for both audio video composite stream and video stream audio and video synchronization during composite stream encoding
14. Detection Sensitivity shown in Figure 4 Higher sensitivity value corresponds to higher sensitivity level Sensitivity Figure 4 Motion Sensitivity Settings 6 Click OK to return to the motion detection area settings interface 7 Right click the mouse to select the Exit from the menu to return to the Advanced Camera Settings menu 8 Click the Handle button to enter the Exception Handle menu shown in Figure 59 ANT _E E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Figure 5 Triggered Camera Settings 9 Select cameras to trigger for recording when motion is detected by checking the checkboxes under the desired cameras 10 Select the Schedule tab Set the schedule you want motion detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to take effect Exception Handle EX Triggered Camera Schedule Handle Schedule Mon yon S w Bh a IH de 4 Gb Ge Gb 44 44 dh de dk db db a a 00000000 ib db dk dh A AA 00000000 de oh A dh dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Figure 6 Schedule Settings for Motion Detection 11 Select the Handle tab to configure exceptions handling Exception trigger options will be described in the next section See Understanding Exception Trigger Options 60 Figure7 Exception Handle Menu 12 Click OK to complete motion sett
15. Enter the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway settings 24 Click OK button to return to the Setup Wizard 25 Ifallthe settings have been entered click Done to finish and exit the Setup Wizard Note DS 8100AH F L I ST model supports 10M 10M 1000M adaptive Ethernet interface You ve completed the Setup Wizard The next step in the initial setup process is to setup the system date and time After completion of Setup Wizard enter the Live View window Setting Date amp Time It is extremely important to setup the system date and time to accurately timestamp recordings and events To setup date and time 1 Open the Menu window by clicking the MENU button on the remote or front panel You can also go to the Menu window by right clicking with the mouse and clicking the Menu button 2 Click the Settings icon 26 3 Click the General icon You will be taken to the General Settings window shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 General Settings 4 Enter the correct date and time in System Time 5 Click the Apply button to save the setting 27 CHAPTER 3 Live Preview Live Preview On screen Display The Live Preview mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy thus hitting the ESC multiple times depending on which menu you re on will bring you to the Live Preview mode Live Preview Icons Some icons are provided on screen in Live Preview mode to indicate d
16. HIKVISION ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Thank you for purchasing our product If there is any question or request please do not hesitate to contact dealer This manual is applicable to DS 8104 8108 8116HCI ST V1 1 0 DS 8104 8108AH L I ST V1 1 0 and DS 8104 8108AHF L I ST V3 2 0 series DVR This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors and the content is subject to change without notice The updates will be added into the new version of this manual We will readily improve or update the products or procedures described in the manual 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
17. Lock ShutDown Reboot Cancel Figure 1 Shutdown Menu 2 Select the ShutDown button 3 Click the Yes button Rebooting and Locking Your DVR While in the Shutdown menu Figure 1 you may also reboot or lock your DVR Locking your DVR will return you to the Live Preview mode which will require a user name and 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 clicking Menu gt ShutDown 2 Select the Lock button to lock the DVR or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR Using the Setup Wizard Note Please make the DVR has been installed with HDD before access to the Setup Wizard By default the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded as shown in Figure 2 The Setup Wizard will guide you through some important settings of your DVR Select Next if the DVR has been installed with HDD or click Cancel to access Live View window 1f no HDD is installed 22 Note If the checkbox is changed tol then the Setup Wizard dialog box will not appear next time until the factory default settings are resumed and if you select the checkbox as M the device will automatically access the Setup Wizard dialog box when it starts up next time Wizard Start wizard when DVR starts Next Cancel Figure 2 Setup Wizard To start using the Setup Wizard 1 Click the Next button on the Wizard window This will take you to the User Permission window s
18. Mask Settings You may setup privacy mask to mask off sensitive or private areas in the field of view of a camera To setup privacy mask 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Camera to enter the Camera Settings menu 2 Click the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu as shown in Figurel Select channel for privacy mask settings in Camera Camera Settings General Advanced Camera Analog 1 Image Settings i Set w Mask Area settings E Tamper Detection E Motion Detection E Video Loss Detection Copy To Y Copy Apply OK Cancel Figure 1 Advanced Camera Settings Menu 3 Check the Mask checkbox to enable feature 4 Click the Area Settings button to enter Area Settings menu 5 Set mask area as shown in Figure2 Up to 4 areas can be set 86 Figure2 Setting Mask Area 6 Select Exit to save settings and exit the Mask Area Settings interface 87 CHAPTER Il1 HDD Management Managing HDDs Initializing HDDs A newly installed hard disk drive HDD must be first initialized before it can be used with your DVR Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it To initialize a HDD 1 Click Menu gt HDD to enter the HDD Management menu shown in Figure 1 HDD Management General Advance Set Cameras for HDD Group E Label Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Group m gt 5 931 51GB Normal R W Local 896GB 1 Figure 1 HDD Management Menu gt Select HDD to be initialized Click
19. Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Select channel to set up OSD settings under Channel No and click the Set button Configure desired OSD settings as shown in Figurel General E Advanced Camera Camera Name Display Camera Name Display Date Display Week Date Format Time Format OSD Display OSD Display Position Copy To Figure 1 OSD Settings Menu 4 Camera Settings Analog 1 Camera 01 5 MM DD YYYY 24 hour a Non Transparent amp Not Click the Set button to edit the OSD display position including the camera name position and the date time display position Display Settings Display settings such as the brightness contrast saturation and hue can also be adjusted in the Camera Management menu To adjust display settings pom Click Menu gt Settings gt Camera to enter the Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Click the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu as shown in Figurel Select channel for image settings in Camera Click the Set button next to the Image Settings label Adjust the display settings as shown in Figure 3 Brightness contrast saturation and hue can be adjusted in the menu The adjustments of display settings will affect the live images and the recorded images 85 16 11 2009 Mon 15 45 23 Arie ne ma ev TEL Brightness Default f Contrast Saturation Hue Fcarcen 3 Figure 3 Display Settings Privacy
20. The E mail menu is shown in Figure 12 General Advanced Server Authentication mi User Name 123 aaa com Password oes SMTP Server smtp aaa com From Name 123 From Email Address 123 aaa com Select Recipients To Name 1 To Name 321 To Email Address 321 bbb com Figure 12 E mail Menu Enter e mail settings Please refer to Figure 12 for details Click the Test button to test e mail settings 6 Select Advanced tab to enable Attached Image File if you want to send email with alarm images the interval is the time of two adjacent alarm images You can also set SMTP port and enable SSL here Te Click the OK button to save and exit the E mail menu A Note It is recommended that the e mail settings be tested after they are entered This can be accomplished by clicking the Test button in the E mail menu gi CHAPTERO9 PTZ Control PTZ Menu PTZ menus can be navigated through with either the mouse or the front panel remote For quick access to certain PTZ settings right clicking with the mouse in a display while in PTZ control mode will enter the PTZ settings menu This menu is shown in Figure 1 i Camera aa F Call Preset Call Patrol Call Pattern Preset Settings Ja Patrol Settings LEN Paltern Settings PTZ Menu PTZ Settings Exit Figure 1 PTZ Settings Menu The items that can be found on this menu include Camera Select a PTZ camera Call Preset Call a
21. a 40 Record settings Pre record 55 Post record 5s Recording Expired Time 0 Day s Redundantly Record No Record Audio Figure 12 Additional Record Settings 11 Set Redundantly Record to Yes 12 Click the OK button to save settings 13 Repeat steps 8 12 for other cameras you would like to redundantly record 41 CHAPTERS Playback Video Playback The Client application allows all users to play back record files of the specified period Multi camera simultaneous playback 1s supported Playback Interface Multiple toolbar and buttons are provided on the playback interface to control the video playback Refer to the following figure 16 11 2009 Mon 11 55 19 Playback Panel a Y Y 4 1h e D AA Playback Control Panel Figure 1 Playback Interface The Playback Control Panel as shown in Figure 2 provides various control buttons for video playback _ _ _ _ _ __ 260 PET Normal Event gt I Previous ad hadio Un OFF File Day se we Type F 7j a Day AE A P y Start Stop Backward 30 Tine Lins Mara Clip Slow Forerd cat Hide Panel Pause Fast Farerd Stop Forward 30a Figure 2 Playback Control Panel Note A blue bar Ml refers to the Normal recording scheduled manual while the red bar M indicates Event recording Playback by Video Search To play back record files by video search 1 Enter the Video Search menu by c
22. alarm response actions supported pop up alarm pictures trigger alarm out notify surveillance center audible warning E mail notification etc motion detection and relay alarm can trigger camera recording Oo Auto recovery from exceptions Others Oo Control of DVR via front panel keys mouse and IR remote control o Three level user administration each user with individual operating permission for DVR and camera Powerful record and search for log of operation alarm and exceptions Oo Import export of device configuration files o Support record files search and playback by event o Watermark technology Network e 10M 100M adaptive network interface for DS 8100HCI ST and DS 8100AH L I ST model and 10M 100M 1000 M adaptive network interface for DS 8100AHF L I ST model eo TCP IP protocol suites PPPoE DHCP DNS DDNS NTP SADP SMTP protocols etc O Unicast and multicast supported TCP and UDP protocols applicable in unicast transmission O Remote search playback and download lock unlock of video files o Support breakpoint resume O Remote access and configuration of parameters remote import export of device configuration parameters O Remote access of device running status system log and alarm status O Remote control of DVR via button operation O Remote lock unlock of panel buttons and mouse O Remote formatting of hard disk upgrade reboot shutdown and other system maintenance operations Oo RS 232 and RS 4
23. has not been initialized 3 The HDD is defective If you wish to use your DVR without any HDDs you may disable this warning beep in the Exception Settings menu See Setting Exception e Why does the DVR seem unresponsive when operating with the IR remote control If your DVR seem unresponsive when using the IR remote and you have read through the section Using the IR Remote Control please check 1 Check that the batteries are installed correctly in the remote making sure that the polarities of the batteries are not reversed 2 Make sure the batteries are fresh and are not out of power 3 Make sure the remote has not been tampered with 4 Check around and make sure there are no fluorescent lamps in use e Why does the PTZ seem unresponsive If the PTZ seem unresponsive please check 1 Check that the RS 485 cable is properly connected 2 Check that the dome decoder type is correct 3 Check that the dome decoder speed configuration is correct 4 Check that the dome decoder address bit configuration is correct 5 Check to make sure that the main board RS 485 interface is not broken e Why is there no video recorded after setting the motion detection If there are no recorded video after setting the motion detection please check 1 Check that the recording schedule is setup correctly by following the steps listed in Scheduling a Recording 2 Check that the motion detection area is configured correctly See Setting Up Motion Detection 3
24. indeed the ones you would like to export Press Export button to enter Export menu then you can export the files following the step 6 to step 8 as above explanation in this chapter Exporting Video Clips You may also select video clips to export directly in Playback status A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel To export video clips during Playback e By Using the Mouse 1 Enter the Playback interface See Video Playback 2 Click the Clip Start Stop button on the Playback Control Panel and select the start and end of the video clip during playback 3 Repeat for additional clips 4 Click the Quit Playback button to exit from the Playback interface You ll then be prompted to save the clips as shown in Figure 8 Attention There are 3 video clips to be saved Do you want to save Figure Video Clips Saving Prompt 5 6 Click the Yes button to enter Backup interface or select No to exit Playback interface At the Backup interface select the Start button to begin the Backup process e By Using the Front Panel Remote 1 2 3 Enter the Playback interface See Video Playback During playback press the EDIT button to mark start of clip Press the EDIT button again to mark end of clip 54 4 Repeat for additional clips 5 Press the ESC button to exit from the Playback interface You ll then be prompted to save the clips as shown in Figure 8 6 Click the Yes button to enter
25. once the HDD is full 7 Select the usage of eSATA interface to Record or Export Note DS 8100 AH F L I ST does not provide eSATA 8 Click Apply and then OK to back to the previous menu Figure 3 Advanced Record Settings 35 Scheduling a Recording The Schedule allows you to set up flexible recording schedules for daily or weekly recording To set up a recording schedule 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Record to enter the Record Settings menu 2 Select the Schedule tab to enter the Schedule dialog box shown in Figure 4 ri r RrezetEgRagrREE gramm lt lt MEA A A E ME A A EN A A M A E A E E E E A EE PR BER SES SSSSS SR 250022089 Prat DBBEZBBESEBEBEBTZBEZEBRBEBEZIEEN r BOSE RRR AE AAA AAA f oa SED Do SS SOR So AAA AAA DRE aaa esa eee eee LLL ni Motic Buss Alarm IN gt ont hi Figure4 Scheduling a Recording Select Camera you want to configure recording schedule Click the Edit button to enter the Schedule Settings dialog box Click and check Enable Schedule checkbox Select the day you want to set up the schedule or select All Week to record for entire week Click All Day to enable recording for entire day or select different periods for each day Up to 8 time periods can be scheduled APURE Note The time periods scheduled cannot be overlapped with each other 8 Select recording Type Recording type can be selected to scheduled or triggered by motion detection and or alarm For m
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27. the bit rate type to be Variable or Constant e Video Quality Set the video quality of recording with 6 levels configurable e Frame Rate Set the frame rate of recording e Max Bit Rate Select or customize the maximum bit rate for recording 4 Click the Set button under More Settings to configure more recording settings as shown in Figure 2 34 Record Settings Pre record 55 Post record 5s Recording Expired Time 0 Day s Redundantly Record No Record Audio Figure 2 More Record Settings Pre Record Set the time in seconds to pre record before the actual recording begins Post Record Set the time in seconds to post record after the actual recording has ended e Recording Expired Time Set the expiration time in days for recorded video Record files after expiration time will be deleted If it is set to 0 record files will not be option would be deleted The actual period for record files storage is determined by the available HDD space Redundantly Record Select to enable or disable redundant recording on the particular channel Record Audio Enable or disable audio record of the selected camera Click OK to finish settings and return to the previous menu 5 Press the 3DEF F2 button on DVR front panel to select the Advanced tab to access the Advanced Settings submenu shown in Figure 3 6 Enable or disable the Overwrite setting Enabling the Overwrite setting will cause recorded files to be overwritten
28. 009 Mon 11 12 45 UmonP ay 10 lt 2 10 0 19 08 e Normal Figure 9 Playback Interface 46 Playback by Preview Mode The Client application also allows you to play back record files in Live Preview mode To play back by channel in Live Preview mode e By Using a Mouse 1 Right click the mouse on desired channel and select the Playback option 2 Record video from the selected channel will start playing back in the Playback window An Attention message will appear 1f there are no recordings found in the previous 5 minutes 3 You may also select additional channels for playback from the channel list on the right side of the Playback interface as shown in Figure 10 10 06 2010 Thur 11 12 41 E Camera 02 E Camera 03 E Camera 04 2100899459 Normal Figure 10 Playback Interface e By Using the Front Panel Remote 1 Press the PLA Y button on front panel to access the Playback mode 2 Enter the channel you want to view record video from the front panel or remote control 1 e press SHIFT the STATUS light will turn green then press 01 for channel 1 press 02 for channel 2 3 Recordings will start for the selected channel Note the record video for playback is of the previous 5 minutes e Multi camera Playback 1 Select the cameras from the camera list you want to have simultaneous playback 2 Click D to stop the ongoing video playback 3 Click E to start multi camera simultaneous playba
29. 00AH F L I ST ATM DVR Command Record will take effect when there is a cash transaction happening on ATM and trigger recording channel is enabled in the ATM settings 18 Click Edit button to enter a new recording schedule shown in Figure 9 19 Check both the Enable Schedule and All Day checkbox This will enable the recording schedule and make it record continuously all day 25 Record Settings Enable Schedule Days All Week E All Day Type Time 0 Type Time Type Time Type Time Type Time Type Time Type Time Type Time Type Time i O O Aa 00000000 I ir I I I I Ih 49 I ir ir ir I I Ih 49 oo oO Oo 00 OC en I ir ir ir dh Ir 40 Od 9900439009090 I ir Ir Ir IH 4 ab 49 44444444 4 oo Figure 9 Edit Schedule Settings 20 Click the OK button This will take you back to the Schedule tab To copy the schedule to a different channel select the channel or all under Copy To and click the Copy button 21 Click Next button to access the Network Settings dialog box shown in Figure 10 Wizard Network Settings General Advanced Network Status Enter Network Settings NIC Type 10M 100M Auto DHCP IP Address 172 8 116 11 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 172 8 116 1 Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server MAG Address 00 40 30 11 11 8d Previous Next Cancel OR Cancel Figure 10 Network Settings 22 To configure network settings click the Enter button 23
30. 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 E hivO0008 mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 E hiv00009 mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 TAI u zu wr in mi RAs Ae JA JA or mm v New Folder Delete Play Format Start Cancel Figure 10 Files Export Interface 55 4 Select a partition in the drop down list then you may click Start to start exporting Wait until the backup process complete Managing Backup Devices To manage backup devices you must first be in the Export menu shown in Figure 11 The Export menu can be accessed by following the steps shown in the previous section See Exporting Files Export Refresh USB ree Space 3 60GE Refresh USB CD DVD RVY Free Space 702MB File Name Size Type Date Modified File Name Size Type Date Modified RECYCLER Folder 11 05 2009 15 42 38 Recycled Folder 11 05 2009 15 39 30 Folder 11 20 2009 14 55 36 E ch01_20091120 352KB File 11 20 2009 14 56 34 BM chO1_20091120 T29KB File 11 20 2009 14 56 34 E ch01_20091120 File 11 20 2009 14 56 3 B player exe 635KB File 11 20 2009 14 96 33 New Folder Delete Play Format Start cancel Play Erase 7 Start Figure 11 Export Menu Once in the Export menu you may e Create New Folder Creates a new folder on the export device e Delete Delete a file or folder from the export device e Play Play the selected video file from the export device e Format Format the export device e Erase Erase files from a re writable C
31. 28 24 T Operation 12 28 2010 17 28 26 informatic 12 28 2010 17 28 26 Exception 12 28 2010 17 28 34 T Operation 12 28 2010 17 28 35 Informatic 12 28 2010 18 28 23 T Operation 12 28 2010 19 11 39 T Operation 12 28 2010 19 18 40 Informatic 12 28 2010 19 20 41 T Operation 12 28 2010 19 20 43 informatic 12 28 2010 19 20 43 T Operation 12 28 2010 19 20 51 T Operation 12 28 2010 19 21 51 HDD S MAR T N A Power On N A Local HDD Informa N A Network Disconne N A Local Login N A HDDS MA R T N A Local Setting Network ShutDown Abnorm N A HDD S M A R T NIA Power On N A Local HDD Informa N A Local Login N A ShutDown Abnorir N A v Details Play nre pon Cancel Figure 16 Log Search Results 4 To view more detailed information about a particular log entry select the log and click the Details button Si If applicable you may also view the associated video to the selected log entry by clicking the Play button 6 Log files can also be exported onto a USB device To export a log file connect a USB device to the DVR select the log file to export and click the Export button to enter the Log Search Export menu shown below in Figure 17 Click the Export button to export log onto USB device The exported file 116 will be named according to the time 1t was exported e g 20100911143958logBack txt Log Export Refresh USB1 1 y Free Space 509MB File Name Size Type Date Modified FOUND 000 Folder 09 17 2010 11 19 0
32. 34 2010 06 10 15 13 32 2010 06 10 16 37 32 2010 06 10 11 12 10 2010 06 10 11 12 41 2010 06 10 11 13 44 2010 06 10 11 14 06 2010 06 10 11 14 27 2010 06 10 11 15 28 2010 06 10 11 15 50 Total Size 5 84GB Figure 2 Video Search Results 5 The size of the currently selected files is displayed at the lower left corner of the window Click the 13 49 34 121 920KB 15 13 32 259 345KB 16 37 32 259 502KB 16 43 29 11 12 26 37 1329 11 13 56 11 14 18 11 15 19 11 15 40 11 16 02 3 826KB 3 859KB Export button to enter the Export menu shown in Figure 3 51 4 031KB 11 254KB 4 18 388KB G 3 655KB 9 887KB 3 922KB ai q yn Export Refresh USB1 v Free Space 3 61GB File Name Size Type Date Modified Folder 11 05 2009 15 42 38 Folder 11 05 2009 15 39 30 Folder 11 20 2009 14 55 36 New Folder Delete Pray Format starn Cancel Figure 3 Export Menu Select device to which the record file is exported from drop down list USB Flash Drive USB HDD DVD Writer If backup device is not recognized e Click the Refresh button e Reconnect device e Check for compatibility from vendor de Click Start to begin backup process shown in Figure 4 6 Export Refresh USB1 v Free Space 3 61GB File Name Size Type Date Modified Caladar 44 NE SONO AE 42 38 u 39 30 99 36 Exporting 4 4 Cancel New Folder Delete Play Format start Cancel Figure 4 Backup Progress After t
33. 4 SYCLE Folder 08 04 2010 17 35 20 ork Folder 12 28 2010 18 46 38 E 2010122818422 6KB File 12 28 2010 18 42 24 M 2010122818461 6KB File 12 28 2010 18 46 14 E 2010122818470 6KB File 12 28 2010 18 47 00 E 2010122820130 22KB File 12 28 2010 20 13 06 E 2010122820140 22KB File 12 28 2010 20 14 00 New Folder Delete Format EXport Cancel Figure 17 Log Search Export Menu 7 Click Cancel to exit the current menu 117 CHAPTER Il 4 Appendix 118 Glossary Dual Stream Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network The two streams are generated by the DVR with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub stream having a maximum resolution of CIF e DVR Acronym for Digital Video Recorder A DVR is device that is able to accept video signals from analog cameras compress the signal and store it on its hard drives e HDD Acronym for Hard Disk Drive A storage medium which stores digitally encoded data on platters with magnetic surfaces e DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a network application protocol used by devices DHCP clients to obtain configuration information for operation in an Internet Protocol network e HTTP Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol A protocol to transfer hypertext request and information between servers and browsers over a network e DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or
34. 85 transparent channel transmission O Event alarm and exceptions upload to remote management host O Remote manual recording O Remote video image capture in JPEG format O Remote PTZ control Oo Voice talk and broadcast o Built in WEB Server Development o Provision of SDK in Windows and Linux operating systems eo Application software source code of Demo Oo Support and training service for application system development 10 Product Application Diagram Remote Control USB Mouse Keyboard Alarm I O Cameras amp Speed Dome Microphone USB Device Figure 3 Product Application Diagram DS 8100HCI ST DVR Internet Remote Control USB Mouse Alarm 1 0 Cameras amp Speed Dome Microphone USB Device Figure 4 Product Application Diagram DS 8100AH F L I ST DVR 11 Operating Your DVR There are numerous ways to navigate and operate your DVR You may use the Front Panel Controls the included IR Infrared Remote a Mouse and the Soft Keyboard Using the Front Panel Controls 3 6 Fi 5 Figure 5 DS 8100HCI ST DVR Front Panel The controls on the front panel include 1 Power Button Powers DVR on off 2 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote 3 USB Ports Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD 4 Status Indicators Status indicators for different features of the DVR e Alarm Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected
35. Backup interface or select No to exit Playback interface de At the Backup interface select the Start button to begin the Backup process Exporting Files via e SATA Note This section is valid for DS 8100HCI ST model only DVR provides the e SATA port on the rear panel as an option You can back up the recorded files via e SATA port by using external SATA disk To export recorded files via e SATA 1 Enter the Record Settings menu by clicking Menu gt Settings gt Record 2 Click Advanced tab it will take you to the e SATA property configuration as shown in Figure 9 select For Export option in the drop down list the DVR will ask for reboot to take effect Record Sei IQs Figure 9 E SATA Property Settings 3 You may go to recorded files export interface following the above explanation in section Exporting Files or Exporting Video Clips The Export menu appears as shown in Figure 10 Export Refresh ESATAO 1 v Free Space 433MB ESATAO 1 ESATAO 2 06 12 10 46 I HIKWV ESATAO 3 1KB ri 2010 06 1 taint El hiv000 ESATAO 4 4KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 E hiv0000T mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 File Nam E hiv00002 mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 Size Type Date Modified E hiv00003 mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 E hiv00004 mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 E hiv00005 mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 E hiv00006 mp4 262 144KB File 2010 06 12 10 46 38 E hivO0007 mp4 262
36. Control Preset Patrol Pattern No Preset Name Enabled 01 Preset 1 No 02 Preset 2 No 03 Presel 3 No 04 Preset 4 No 05 Preset 5 gt 06 Preset 6 gt GP O EA Ciear OR Y Zoom Preso iP Focus Patrol Y ris BT Paten IE Ha gt ww Figure 4 Preset Management Menu Note Only valid presets can be called and deleted Setting Patrols Patrols can be programmed to move the PTZ to different key points and make it stay there for a defined duration before moving on to the next point The key points are defined by presets which can be set by following the steps above in Customize Presets To set up and call PTZ patrols 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface shown in Figure 3 by selecting PTZ from the mouse menu or clicking the PTZ button on the front panel 81 2 Select the Patrol button to enter the Patrol Management menu shown in Figure 5 16 11 2009 Mon 15 45 23 PTZ Control Preset Patrol Pattern Patrol No 1 No u 01 _ 02 03 mM 04 A S A JE Star Preset Name Enabled KeyPoint No D _ Preset 1 Preset 2 Presel 3 Preset 4 Sel Preset Patrol Patten Exit Zoom T Focus ES 3 2a Speed Figure 5 Patrol Management Menu 3 In the Patrol Management menu you may e Configure Patrol 1 Select a Patrol Number to set 2 Select valid presets See Customize Presets and click the Set button to enter the Patrol configuration menu A sequence should have at l
37. D DVD S6 CHAPTER 7 Alarm Settings Configuring Alarms Motion Detection Alarm Operate the following steps to configure Motion Detection Recording 1 Enter Camera Setting Click Menu gt Settings gt Camera to access the Camera Settings menu as shown in Figure 1 Camera Settings eAdvanced Analog 1 Camera 01 is n ds F Display Date va Display Week j Date Format MM DD YYYY Time Format 24 hour Se a a inet Cis Display Position ao AS pilay FOSILIO Figure 1 Camera Settings Interface 2 Select the Advanced tab to enter the Advanced Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 2 Camera Settin gs m rum E General pi Baar image E des ana Sa Mage oe a _ Bees E Tamper Detection T latir Patata rs Arac E n a Motion Detection Area setings E Video Loss Detection Figure 2 Advanced Camera Settings 3 Select Motion Detection first and click the 4rea Settings button to enter the Motion Detection Area and Sensitivity settings interface 4 As shown in Figure 3 the Motion Detection area allows you to mask areas you want to configure 58 motion detection The maximum area can be set to be full screen You can left click mouse hold and drag 1t to mask the Motion Detection area Using EDIT button and direction buttons can also help you to select Motion Detection area Figure 3 Motion Detection Area 5 Right click mouse or press the MENU button on the front panel to set the Motion
38. D is listed under the Status column If the status is listed as Normal or Hibernate the HDD is in working order If it is listed as Abnormal and has already been initialized the HDD needs to be replaced Ifthe HDD is Uninitialized you will need to initialize it before it can be use in your DVR Please refer to nitializing HDDs for further instructions You may also view the SMART information of installed HDD SMART abbreviation for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a monitoring system for hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures To view SMART information ofa HDD 3 Click Menu gt Maintenance gt Log Search to enter the Log Search menu shown in Figure 8 93 Major Type Information Minor Type HDD SMART Start Time 0 13 2010 0 End Time 09 13 2010 my Figure 8 Log Search Menu Set Major Type to nformation Set Minor Type to HDD SMART Enter Start Time and End Time Click the Search button to begin log search A list of results similar to that of Figure 9 will be returned sau Major Type Start Time Hformatic oe nformatic08 03 2010 Figure 9 Log Search Results 1 Select log item to view and click the Details button 2 lt A detail list of SMART information as shown in Figure 10 will be displayed 94 Log Search A m 51 33 Start Time 2 04 2010 08 5 Model HOD No Descript
39. Figure 6 Wizard HOD Managemeni Fe Advance M Set Cameras for HOD Group Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Group Enter HDD Management 5 93151GB Nomai RW Local BGB 1i ye i Previous Next Cancer Figure 6 HDD Management 24 12 To access HDD management interface click the Enter button 13 Ifa new HDD has been recently installed select the HDD from the list to initialize it Initializing the HDD will format and remove all data from it 14 After the HDD has been initialized click the OK button which will take you back to the Setup Wizard window 15 Click Next button to enter the Record Settings dialog box as shown in Figure 7 Record Settings Wizard 3 E General Advanced E Schedule Camera Analog 1 Enter Record Settings Encoding Parameters Main Stream Normal Stream Type Video amp Audio Resolution CIF BitRate Type Variable Video Quality Low Frame Rate 25 PALWS0 NTSC Max BitRate Kbps 1536 More Settings Set Copy To Previous Next Cancel Figure 7 Record Settings 16 To access Record Settings interface click the Enter button 17 Select the Schedule tab shown in Figure 8 m General Advanced Camera 00 Liar ii m gn EI j a 1 lc gm Alan HSER SRE EERE eee AA Ed E O O O Eee O O O TI DI E E U GRRE EERE Timing MH Motion ME Alarm Bone Cony To All Figure 8 Schedule Settings Note The Command Cmd recording is supported by DS 81
40. M Settings menu Note If no InCard and OutCard commands are provided by the Trade Action type please enable the time delay function 13 In the ATM Settings menu click the Set button beside Serial Interception to enter the ATM232 settings menu 14 Configure ATM232 settings shown as Figure 10 including baud rate data bit stop bit parity flow control etc ATM 232 Settings Baudrate 115200 Dala Bil 8 Stop Bil i Parity None Flow Ctrl None Used As Console Defauf OK Cancel Figure 10 ATM 232 Settings Menu 103 Network Protocol The Network Protocol is used for receiving the card No and other information by adopting Server or Client mode to set up TCP connection with ATM 1 2 Protocol ATM Settings ATM ATM 1 YM Enable Connection Type Network Interception Serial interception 9 Network Protocol Serial Protocol ATM Type HIKVISION More Setlings OK Figure 11 ATM Settings Menu 3 Click the Set button to enter the DVR listening port settings menu 4 Set the DVR listening port shown as Figure 12 below Network Protocol OVR listening port OK Figure 12 Network Protocol Menu 104 Enter ATM Setting menu shown in Figure 11 Click Menu gt Setting gt ATM to enter ATM Settings menu Click the ATM Enable checkbox to enable ATM function and then select the connection type to Network Cancel _ ance Network Protocol The Serial Protocol is used for receiv
41. Make sure that channels are being triggered for motion detection See Setting Up Motion Detection e Why doesn t the DVR detect my USB export device for exporting recorded files There s a chance that the DVR and your USB device is not compatible Please refer to our company s website to view a list of compatible devices 120
42. PTZ preset e Call Patrol Call a PTZ sequence Call Pattern Call a PTZ pattern Preset Settings Enter PTZ preset configuration menu s Patrol Settings Enter PTZ sequence configuration menu Pattern Settings Enter PTZ pattern configuration menu s PTZ Menu Enter PTZ control menu PTZ Settings Enter PTZ settings menu PTZ Settings Settings for a PTZ camera must be configured before it is used Before proceeding verify that the PTZ and RS 485 of the DVR are connected properly To configure PTZ settings 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt PTZ to enter the PTZ Settings menu shown in Figure 2 79 Figure 2 PTZ Settings Menu PTZ Settings Camera Analog 1 Baudrate 9600 Data Bit 8 Stop Bit 1 Parity Flow Ctrl PTZ Protocol Address Copy To 2 Select channel where PTZ camera is installed next to Camera label Configure the settings of baud rate data bit stop bit parity flow control PTZ protocol and address 4 Click OK to save settings and exit the PTZ Settings menu Note All setting parameters baud rate data bit stop bit parity flow control PTZ protocol and address must be consistent with the PTZ camera connected Setting PTZ Presets Patrols amp Patterns The DVR allows you to program presets patrols and patterns for a connected PTZ camera Understanding PTZ Control The PTZ control panel provides a series of PTZ controls shown in Figure 3 2 Y Zoom Preset 1
43. Switch to lowercase input 123 Number Designates number input is being used al Symbols Switch to symbols input Backspace Delete the character in front of the cursor Enter ay gt Enter Confirm selection ESC ESC Exit out of Soft Keyboard Figure 9 Soft Keyboard Buttons 17 Rear Panel a E SILLA IATA O IAE gt Dark ee ee o A e neo i CH He a LINE IN 3 Re AA L KH UT SW OAN O xo a N 2000 BEER AMIA SIND O G meet ten Ze RAE 20050002 E y Srl EE ce a ARA 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 Figure 10 DS 8104HCI ST Rear Panel Z j VIDEO IN BNC connectors for analog video input AUDIO IN BNC connectors for analog audio input BNC connectors for main video out If VGA is connected when the device is gt MAIN VIDEO OUT started up this Ee wu be used as me Aux video output win live en and pop up alarm picture operations If VGA is not connected this interface will be used as the main video output with local video display and menu operations SPOT VIDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video out AUDIO OUT BNC connector for main audio output USB Interface Connector for USB devices LINE IN BNC connector for audio input VGA output Display local video output and menu If VGA is connected when the device is started up the MAIN VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the Aux VGA video output with live view and pop up alarm picture operations If VGA is not connect
44. Trigger Channel item to enter the menu Note When the main type is set to Trade Action user may select the corresponding sub type with the InCard OutCard Overlay Query Withdraw Deposit Change Password and Transfer options selectable 7 Set the Location of the main type Click the Set button beside Location to enter the menu 8 Select the location of the card No in the message to Fixed Offset or Token Offset In token offset mode user may set the identifier ASCII HEX and extra offset to determine the position of the content in the message as well as set the multiplier of the identifier 9 Set the Length of the main type Click the Set button beside Length to enter the menu 10 Set the length of the card No to Fixed Length Variable Length or Auto Length In variable length mode user may set the End Character to determine the length of the card No In auto length mode user may set the length value and position to obtain the card No length in from the message Note No Length can be set if the main type is selected to Trade Action 102 11 Set the Overlay Position of the main type This menu is used for setting the overlay position of the card No with the X Y coordinate configurable If not required select None to disable this feature 12 Trigger Channel settings Select the channel for message overlay and record triggering and time delay for recording 1f required After completion of settings click OK to return to the AT
45. al Interception The Serial Interception 1s used for capturing the card No and other information by intercepting the data from serial port connected 1 Enter ATM Setting menu shown in Figure 9 Click Menu gt Setting gt ATM to enter ATM Settings menu 2 Click the ATM Enable checkbox to enable ATM function and then select the connection type to Serial Interception ATM Settings ATM ATM 1 j Enable Connection Type Network Interception Serial Interception Network Protocol Serial Protocol ATM Type DIEBOLD More Setlings OK Cancel Figure 9 ATM Settings Menu Note The Serial Interception and Serial Protocol cannot be selected simultaneously 3 ATM Type Settings shown in Figure 9 The ATM type can be set to DIEBOLD DRS918 or NCR_2 or customized by selecting Custom from the list and clicking the Set button beside More Settings to enter the ATM Type Settings menu 4 Set the Data Packet in the menu Please refer to step2 in section Network Interception for the same instructions After completion of Data Packet settings click the Trading Info item to enter the menu 5 Trading Information Settings Set the main type with Card No Trade Action Trade Amount and Serial No selectable 6 Set the location length overlay position of the selected main type If required input the characters beside Display Prefix to add a prefix to the selected main type After completion of Trading Info settings click the
46. annel settings e Guest By default the Guest user can not configure network settings but can configure the local playback as well as the remote playing in channel settings 4 If User s MAC is configured and enabled the user may only access the DVR from that particular MAC address S Select the Permission button to enter the Permission Settings menu shown in Figure 6 Permission Settings Figure 6 Permission Settings Menu 6 7 Configure permission for local settings under Local Permission tab The local settings include e Local Log Search Search and view logs of DVR locally e Local Configuration Configure and restore parameters to factory defaults Introduce settings to or export settings from DVR locally e Local Advanced Operation HDD management including the initialization and changing the properties of a disk Ability to update system firmware as well as to stop the relay output locally e Local Shutdown Reboot Shutdown or reboot the DVR locally Click on Network Permission tab to configure network permission settings as shown in Figure 7 The network settings include 110 Permission Settings f 18 on Th la amera Perm ssion emote Configuration remote Serial Port Contro emote Video Output Control ful ES f A ud 10 Remote Alarm Control Remote Advanced Operation Remate ShutDown Figure 7 Network Permission Settings Menu e Remote Log Search Remotely view logs that are saved on the DVR
47. as press the 3DEF F2 button on the front panel to switch the camera display When there is no VGA display connected to DVR the VIDEO OUTI will be used as the main video output and menu operations are accessible the VGA will be used as the spot video output which only allows user to access the live view of the camera according to the configured VGA video parameters and the VIDEO OUT2 is used as the auxiliary video output which allows user to access the single camera live view of the camera as well as press the 3DEF F2 button on the front panel to switch the camera display The connection or disconnection of VGA display in the process of device running will not affect its functions as shown above 31 Setting Camera Order The Camera Order settings allow you to set camera sequence in selectable live view display mode See the following figure Figure 5 Camera Order Settings Operate the following steps to set camera order 2 3 4 Enter the Display Settings menu Menu gt Settings gt Display and click Set in the Camera Order item Select the video output port and the display mode 1x1 2x2 3x3 and 4x4 modes selectable Use the direction buttons on front panel to move to the display pane for setting press the Enter button to confirm the selection Use the direction buttons on front panel to select the camera you want to be view in the display pane The option x indicates no display of camera Press Enter button to c
48. at has a time synchronization function such as the server at the National Time Center IP Address 210 72 145 44 If the DVR is setup in a more customized network NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization Remote Alarm Host Settings With a remote alarm host set the DVR will send a signal to the host when an alarm is triggered The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed To set up a remote alarm host 1 Enter Network settings menu by clicking Menu gt Setting gt Network 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set butt next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu as shown in Figure 9 HOST OTHERS Alarm Host IP Alarm Host Port Server Port HTTP Port Multicast IP MTU Figure 9 Host Others Menu 4 Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port Alarm Host IP is the IP of the remote PC which has the Network Video Surveillance software installed The Alarm Host Port must be the same as software s alarm monitor port default port is 7200 Multicast Settings Setting up multicasting solves limitation issues when streaming videos through a network access device A multicast address spans the Class D IP range of 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 It is recommended to use the IP address range from 239 252 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 To set up multicast 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the Advanc
49. ck Note 1 Up to 16 cameras can be played back simultaneously 2 The camera list operation 1s accessible by mouse only Please do not operate by front panel 3 If the camera numbered the lowest among the multiple cameras selected for simultaneous playback provides no record files of the current day selected from the calendar then the warning message Playback failed will be displayed on the screen 4 The video for simultaneous playback by multiple cameras selected from the camera list refers to the all day record files of the selected day Playback by System Log To play back video from the System Log 1 Click Menu gt Maintenance gt Log Search to enter the Log Search dialog box shown in Figure 11 47 Major Type Information Minor Type Start Record ds on N el Be m AT r Start Time p End Time Search Cancel Figure 11 Log Search Menu 2 Set Major Type to Information set Minor Type to Start Record or End Record and then select the Start Time and End Time as well Click the Search button 3 Click the Search button A list of search results will be displayed Select the video log to play back and click Play 4 The selected recording then will begin to play in the Playback interface Playback Frame by Frame To play back frame by frame in the Playback interface e By Using a Mouse 1 Click the Slow Forward button on the Playback Control Panel until the speed changes to Single frame 2 Cl
50. d Length Variable Length Minimum Length Maxmum Length End Character O Ascii HEX Auto Length Lengih Value Posilion OK Cancel Figure 5 Length Menu Note No Length can be set if the main type is selected to Trade Action 8 Set the Overlay Position of the main type This menu shown as Figure 6 is used for setting the overlay position of the card No with the X Y coordinate configurable If not required select None to disable this feature ATM Settings Overlay Position Custom A coordinate Y coordinate None OR Cancel Figure 6 Overlay Position Menu 9 Trigger Channel settings Select the channel for message overlay and record triggering and time delay for recording if required After completion of settings click OK to return to the ATM Settings menu shown as Figure 7 below 100 ATM Settings Data Packet Trading into Trigger Channel Analog ANT 23 4 Status E Enable Time Delay Time Delay OR Cancel Figure 7 Trigger Channel Menu Note If no InCard and OutCard commands are provided by the Trade Action type please enable the time delay function 10 In the ATM Settings menu shown as Figure 1 click the Set button beside Network Interception to enter the network interception settings menu 11 Set the IP address of ATM shown as Figure 8 below Network interception ATM IP address 192 0 OK i Cancel l Figure 8 ATM IP address Menu 101 Seri
51. d and event video encoding parameters eo Multiple recording types including manual continuous alarm motion motion alarm and motion amp alarm recording command triggered recording is supported by DS 8100AH F L I ST O 8 recording time periods configurable with separate recording types O Pre record and post record for motion detection alarm motion alarm and motion amp alarm recording pre record for scheduled and manual recording e Lock and unlock of video files e Local redundant recording Video data search and playback by channel number recording type start end time etc DS 8100AH F L I ST model supports video search and playback by card number 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 e Up to 4 8 16 channel synchronous playback Backup O Record files backed up via USB SATA or eSATA for DS 8100HCI ST device Oo Support built in SATA CD DVD R W backup o Bunch backup by file or by time Video clips backup when playback O Management and maintenance for backup devices Alarm amp Exception o Configurable arming time for alarm in out O Various alarm types supported alarms for video loss motion detection video tempering video in out format unmatched illegal access network disconnection IP conflict hard disk error hard disk full and abnormal recording O Various
52. d main type After completion of Trading Info settings click the Trigger Channel item to enter the menu ATM Settings Data Packet Trading Info Trigger Channel Main Type Card No 7 Location Length Overlay Position Display Prefix OK C ance Figure 3 Trading Info Menu Note When the main type is set to Trade Action user may select the corresponding sub type with the InCard OutCard Overlay Query Withdraw Deposit Change Password and Transfer options selectable 6 Set the Location of the main type Click the Set button beside Location to enter the menu shown as Figure 4 Select the location ofthe card No in the message to Fixed Offset or Token Offset In token offset mode user may set the identifier ASCII HEX and extra offset to determine the position of the content in the message as well as set the multiplier of the identifier ATM Setiings Location Fixed Offset Token Offset Token Value O ASCI HE Muliplier Extra Offset OK Cancel Figure 4 Location Menu 7 Set the Length of the main type Click the Set button beside Length to enter the menu shown as Figure 5 Set the length of the card No to Fixed Length Variable Length or Auto Length In variable length mode user may set the End Character to determine the length of the card No In auto length mode user may set the length value and position to obtain the card No length from the message 99 ATM Setiings Length Fixe
53. d to jump 30s forward backward in video files The outer ring can be used to speed up slow down the video In Preview mode it can be used to cycle through different channels Note If GUARD indicator is blue default all alarm event and exception settings are valid Otherwise alarm event and exception settings will be invalid but normal recording will still be available Note 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 13 Figure 6 DS 8100AH F LI ST DVR Front Panel The controls on the front panel include 1 2 LCD Display local menu and preview Note DS 8100AH F I ST model is designed with no LCD Status Indicators Status indicators for different features of the DVR e Num Lock Press SHIFT button the Num Lock indictor will turn on to blue the control buttons will be used to input letters and numbers Press SHIFT button again the NumLock indictor will turn off and the control buttons will resume e Ready Ready indicator turns green when DVR is functioning properly e Status Status indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote e Alarm Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected e Modem Reserved HDD HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or
54. e Ready Ready indicator turns blue when DVR is functioning properly e Status Status indicator turns blue when DVR is controlled by an IR remote Indicator turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard 1s used at the same time e HDD HDD indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD e Modem Reserved e TX RX TX RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly e Guard Guard indicator turns blue when the device is armed off when the device is unarmed The arm disarm state can be initiated by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in Preview mode 5 Alphanumeric Buttons Alphanumeric buttons used in various menus of the DVR Some uses include e Switching to the corresponding channel in Preview or PTZ Control mode e Inputting numbers and characters in Edit mode e Switching between different channels in Playback mode 6 Control Buttons e ESC Button The ESC button is used to escape to the previous menu and to arm disarm the DVR in Preview mode e REC SHOT Button The REC SHOT button is used to enter the Manual Record interface If used when controlling a PTZ pressing the REC SHOT button and then a Numeric button will call a PTZ preset e PLAY AUTO Button The PLAY AUTO button is used to enter the Playback menu It is also used to turn audio on off in the Playback menu and auto scan in the PTZ Control menu e Z0OM Button The ZOOM
55. e detected If in 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 position of digital zoom area and camera OSD 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 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 Keypad shown in Figure 8 Embedded Net DVR B ESC Figure 8 Soft Keypad The buttons on the soft keyboard represents Lowercase Designates lowercase input is being used Uppercase Designates uppercase input is being used Switch to Uppercase Switch to uppercase input Switch to Lowercase
56. e methods include updating via an USB device or over the network via a FTP server To update via an USB device 1 Connect USB device to DVR The firmware file must be located in the root directory of your USB device 2 Click Menu gt Maintenance gt Upgrade to enter the Firmware Update menu shown in Figure 11 113 Firmware Upgrade Local Upgrade FTP Refresh USBI File Name Size Type Date Modified Mi RECYCLER Folder 11 05 2009 15 42 38 Folder 11 05 2009 15 39 30 Folder 11 20 2009 14 55 36 Ml digicap dav 6 045KB File 12 04 2009 15 49 54 Upgrade Cancel Figure 11 Firmware Update Menu Select the Local Upgrade tab Select the firmware on the USB device Select Upgrade to begin the update process The DVR will automatically reboot after the system firmware update is completed a ae A To update via a FTP server 1 Configure PC running FTP server and DVR to be in the same Local Area Network Run the third party FTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the root directory of FTP 2 Enter the Firmware Update menu by clicking Menu gt Maintenance gt Upgrade 3 Select the FTP tab shown in Figure 12 Firmware Upgrade Local Upgrade P FTP FTP Server Address 172 8 116 17 Upgrade Cancel Figure 12 FTP Firmware Update 4 Input the FTP server address 5 Select Upgrade to begin updating process 6 The DVR will automatically reboot after the system firmware update is comple
57. east 2 valid presets 3 Set the Key Point No Duration and Speed Figure 6 The Key Point No determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol The Duration refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point The Speed defines the rate at which the PTZ will move to the current preset 16 11 2009 Mon 15 45 23 PTZ Control re r _ P Keypoint Settings No 1 Preset Name Preset KeyPoint No 4 Duration 0 Speed 1 Stan Sel Add A Focus Iris 3 TINA presar f Patrol Patten ext Speed Figure 6 Patrol Configuration Menu 4 Click OK to return to Patrol Management menu and repeat steps 2 3 to configure other key points 5 After all key points have been configured click the defined key point No and then click Add button to complete the settings 6 Click OK button to save settings and exit the current menu e Clear Patrol 1 Select a valid Patrol Number 2 Click the Clear button to delete patrol e Call Patrol 1 Select a valid Patrol Number 82 2 Click the Start button to call the patrol and select the Stop button to stop the patrol as shown in Figure 7 16 11 2009 Mon 15 45 23 PTZ Control Preset Patrol Pattern Patrol No 1 E No Preset Name Enabled KeyPoint No D i MW 01 Preset 1 No 1 mM 02 Preset 2 No 2 E Presel 3 No M 04 Presel 4 No A lt 74 i Stan Sel Add Clear OK Zoom Preset Focus Patrol Y iri
58. ed the MAIN VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the main video output with local video display and menu operations RS 232 DB9 connector for connection to RS 232 devices LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Network RS 485 termination switch ON not terminated OFF connect with 120Q Termination Switch i termination eSATA Interface eSATA interface for storage and backup RS 485 Interface Connectors for RS 485 devices T T pin connects to PTZ D D pin connects to Ta Tb pin of controller For cascading devices the first Controller port i DVR s D D pin should be connected with the D D pin of the next DVR ALARM IN Connector for alarm input ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output 2 GROUND Ground needs to be connected when DVR starts up POWER 100 240VAC power supply 7 10 l PE l U 18 a e A 2 On on QO a A ee Be a m 5 cece secs 1 A wie T e Fac tov 240 7 a m 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 11 DS 8108 8116HCI ST Rear Panel Note DS 8108HCI ST provides 8 video inputs and 8 audio inputs on rear panel Fan ror Ra iaoiai MM BNC connector for video output If VGA is connected when the device is started up this interface will be used as the Aux video output with live view and pop up alarm VIDEO OUT i a 3 picture operations If VGA is not connected this interface will be used as the main video output with local video display and menu operation
59. ed tab 3 Click the Set button next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu 15 4 Set Multicast IP as shown in Figure 10 When adding a device to the Network Video Surveillance software the multicast address must be the same with the DVR s multicast IP HOST OTHERS Alarm Host IP Alarm Host Port Server Port HTTP Pont Multicast IP MTU Figure 10 Host Others Menu 5 Click OK to save settings and exit the Host Others menu Server and HTTP Ports Settings If you would like to change the server and HTTP ports from the default settings you can do so in the Network Settings menu The default server port is 8000 while the default HTTP port is 80 To change the default ports Click Menu gt Settings gt Network to enter the Network Settings menu Select the Advanced tab Click the Set button next to Host Others to enter the Host Others menu Enter new Server Port and HTTP Port as shown in Figure 11 Pe HOST OTHERS Alarm Host IP Alarm Host Port Server Port HTTP Port Multicast IP MTU Figure 11 Host Others Menu Note The Server Port has a port range of 2000 65535 and is used for remote client software access The HTTP port is used for remote Internet browser access 76 E mail Settings To configure E mail settings 1 Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu gt Setting gt Network 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set button next to E mail to enter the E mail menu
60. eptions handling Exception trigger options will be described in the next section See Understanding Exception Trigger Options Figure 21 Exception Handle Menu 67 8 Click OK to finish the settings 9 Repeat above steps to configure settings for other channels Exception Settings The exception setting allows the DVR to alert you when irregular events occur These events include e HDD Full All installed HDD are full e HDD Error Errors occurred during writing of the HDD no HDD installed or HDD had failed to initialize e Network Disconnected Disconnected network cable e IP Conflicted Conflict in IP address setting e Jllegal Login Incorrect user ID or password used e Video Output Standard Mismatch video output standards do not match with each other e Abnormal Recording No recording HDD To set exceptions 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Exception to enter the Exception menu 2 Select the exception to configure under Exception Type 3 Select triggering options as shown in Figure22 Trigger options are further explained in the next section See Understanding Exception Trigger Options Figure 22 Exception Menu 4 Click OK to save settings and exit Exception menu Understanding Exception Trigger Options When setting up exception handlers for such features as motion detection and relay alarms you may select triggering options to alert you of these exceptions The triggering options that you may select include
61. er the Advanced Network Settings menu shown in Figure 4 Network Settings F General P Advanced Network Status PPPOE DDNS NTP HOST OTHERS Email Figure 4 Advanced Network Settings 4 Click the Set button next to PPPOE to enter PPPoE Settings menu shown in Figure 5 72 PPPOE User Name Password Confirm Password Figure 5 PPPoE Settings 5 Check the PPPOE checkbox to enable this feature 6 Enter User Name Password and Confirm Password for PPPOE access PPPOE credentials can be obtained from your network administrator Once the setup is completed your DVR will automatically dial up into your network after reboot 7 Click OK to save settings and exit Network Settings menu You may be now asked to restart your DVR for settings to take place To check on the status of your PPPoE connection go to Menu gt Setting gt Network and select the Network Status tab DDNS Settings If your DVR is setup to use PPPoE as its default network connection you may set up Dynamic DNS DDNS to be used in connection To set up DDNS 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the Advanced tab J Select the Set button next to DDNS to enter the DDNS settings menu shown in Figure 6 f j a a eh oe a Conti aSswor m a A tr Figure 6 DDNS Settings Menu 4 Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature 73 5 Select DDNS Type Three different DDNS typ
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63. es are selectable IpServer PeanutHull and DynDNS e IpServer Enter Server Address for IpServer Refer to Figure6 e PeanutHull Enter User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website Figure 7 e DynDNS Enter Server Address for DynDNS i e members dyndns org Under DVR Domain Name enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS web site Finally enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS network Confirm Password Figure 7 DDNS Settings NTP Server Settings A Network Time Protocol NTP Server may also be set up on your DVR to maintain accurate current date and time To set up an NTP server 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Network to enter the Network Settings menu 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Click the Set button next to NTP to enter the NTP Settings menu as shown in Figure 8 NTP synchronize Interval Minute s NTP Server NTP Port Figure 8 NTP Settings Menu 4 Check the NTP checkbox to enable this feature 5 Configure NTP settings e Synchronize Interval Time in minutes to synchronize with NTP server 74 e NTP Server Address of NTP server Note The address can be set to the IP address or the Domain name When the Domain name is used please set the DNS server address 6 Click OK to save settings and exit the NTP Settings menu Note Time synchronization interval has a range of 0 10080 min normally 7200 min If the DVR is used on a public network you should use a NTP server th
64. following settings for Live Preview Display Video Output Set the video output modes e Mode Set the live view display mode to be 1x1 2x2 3x3 or 4x4 Dwell Time Set the dwell time for camera switching when Start Auto switch is selected in Live Preview Camera Order Set the camera order for display in the selected mode See Setting Camera Order Enable Audio Output Enable disable audio output for the selected video output Event Output Port Set the port for event output Event Dwell Time Set the dwell time for event video display Note l DS 8100AH F L I ST model does not provide Aux Output It will automatically detect whether this is VGA display connected or not When the VGA is connected and used as the main video output the VIDEO OUT provides no output and when the VIDEO OUT is connected and used as the main video output the VGA provides no output DS 8100HCI ST model will automatically detect whether this is VGA display connected or not When a VGA display is connected to DVR then the VGA will be used as the main video output and all menu operations are accessible by mouse front panel or IR remote the VIDEO OUT1 will be used as the spot video output which only allows user to access the live view of the camera according to the configured CVBS video parameters and the VIDEO OUT will be used as the auxiliary video output which allows user to access the single camera live view of the camera as well
65. gt Setting gt ATM to enter ATM Settings menu ATM Setlings ATM ATMA 1 Enable Connection Type Network interception Serial interception Network Protocol Serial Protocol ATM Type Custom More Settings Figure 1 ATM Settings Menu 2 Click the ATM Enable checkbox to enable ATM function and then select the connection type to Network Interception Click the Set button beside More Settings to enter the ATM Type Settings menu 4 Set the Data Packet in the menu shown in Figure 2 Packet Identification set the start end identifier of the packet and identifier type ASCH HEX to determine the identifier position in the message Data Packet Filter set the content ASCII HEX and the content position to filter the message as well as obtain the message containing the filtered content After completion of Data Packet settings click the Trading Info item to enter the menu ai ATM Settings Data Packet Trading into Trigger Channel Packet identification Packet Stan idervifier Packet End idervifier Dala Packet Filter Enable Contain ihe Contem Comient Posilion OK Cancel Figure 2 Data Packet Menu 98 5 Trading Information Settings shown as Figure 3 Set the main type with Card No Trade Action Trade Amount and Serial No selectable Set the location length overlay position of the selected main type If required input the characters beside Display Prefix to add a prefix to the selecte
66. he backup process has completed Figure 5 you may select the files from your device and 8 click the Play button to verify that t has been exported successfully 52 Export Refresh USB1 Free Space 3 61GB File Name Size Type Date Modified _ S E 44 ne AMAN AS 42 38 39 30 55 36 Export successful New Folder Delete Pray Format Start Cancel Figure 5 Successful Export Note Video Player software will automatically be copied on to the device that the recorded files were exported on To export recorded files via Event Search 1 Enter the Event Search menu shown in Figure 6 by clicking Menu gt Event Search Figure 6 Event Search Menu 2 Set the search parameters by selecting event type to search alarm input channel and the start end time then click Search button this will take you to search results interface 53 Motion Detection E Source Start Time Stop Time BA 2010 06 10 11 12 10 11 12 22 BAL 2010 06 10 11 12 41 11 12 53 BAZ 2010 06 10 11 12 56 11 13 20 u 22 2010 06 10 11 13 44 11 13 50 H 47 2010 06 10 11 14 06 11 14 12 E AZ 2010 06 10 11 14 27 11 14 52 E A2 2010 06 10 11 14 56 11 15 05 E AZ 2010 06 10 11 15 05 11 15 13 2010 06 10 11 15 28 11 15 34 m A2 2010 06 10 11 15 50 11 15 59 Pre play 3Oseconds Post play S0seconds s Fern Export Cancel Figure 7 Event Search Results Select the files to export you may also click the Play icon to verify that these files are
67. hown in Figure 3 Wizard Admin Password Zi New Admin Password New Password Confirm EEES Previous Next Figure 3 User Permission gt Navigate to the Admin Password text box Type the admin password into the Admin Password text box By default the password 1s 12345 4 To change the admin password check the New Admin Password checkbox Type new password and confirm it in the given text boxes 5 Click the Next button This will take you to the General Settings dialog box shown in Figure 4 ad 23 Wizard Enter General Settings if Previous Next IF Cancel Figure 4 General Settings 6 Click the Enter button to enter the General Settings interface 7 Select the language output standard VGA resolution and time zone here If you do not need to input password whenever you enter the menu you can disable password 8 Enter the correct date and time under System Time Click the Apply button to save the setting 9 Select the DST Settings tab to enable DST and More Settings to change device name and number shown in Figure General Settings EN General DST Settings F More Settings EAIA mant More Settings 2 Enable DST From Apr 3 ist 7 Sun 2 To Oct 7 last Sun 2 ST Bias 60 Minutes Apply OK manen Figure 5 General Settings DST amp More Settings 10 Click OK to return to the Setup Wizard window 11 Click Next button to enter the HDD Management dialog box shown in
68. ick the Pause button to advance the video frame by frame e By Using the Front Panel Remote Control 1 Press the Down button to select the playback speed to Single frame 2 Press the Enter button to advance the video frame by frame Digital Zoom To use digital zoom in Playback mode 1 Right click the mouse in Playback mode 2 Select Digital Zoom from drop down submenu 3 Left click and drag the red box to the desired area for zooming The zoomed image will be magnified by 4 times An example is given in the following figure 48 Figure 12 Digital Zoom in Playback Mode 49 CHAPTER 6 Backup Backing up Recorded Files Recorded files can be backed up to various devices such as USB flash drives USB HDDs or a DVD writer Exporting Files To export record files 1 Click Menu gt Video Search to enter the Video Search menu shown in Figurel Figure 1 Video Search gt Select desired parameters to search for files to export On the toolbar press the Export button to enter the Record Backup menu 4 Select the files to export as shown in Figure 2 You may also click the Play button to confirm the record file you want to export Search Results Cam HDL Start Time 2010 06 10 11 12 08 2010 06 10 12 24 47 Stop Time Size Play Loc 12 24 47 228 032KBO a 13 08 43 137 584KB q A Mm A1 mM A2 Yi A2 m A2 mi Al A2 mi A2 m A2 oo aaaa nnnkdda Oo A OW oO 2010 06 10 13 10 14 2010 06 10 13 49
69. ifferent camera status These icons include M Main Output Aux Output Event Alarm Indicates video loss video tampering motion detection or relay alarm Record Indicates the current channel is recording The recording may have been started manually from a schedule and or triggered from motion or alarm Event Alarm amp Record Indicates the current channel is in event alarm amp recording status 2 Alarm Icon Indicates there is an alarm or exception Figure 1 Live Preview Icons Note Status for video loss alarm is only valid with analog cameras Live Preview Operation In Live View mode you can operate the following functions 1 Display Single Camera e By Front Panel Remote Use Alphanumeric buttons e By Mouse Select Single Camera in right click menu 2 Multi camera Preview e By Front Panel Remote Press PREV button e By Mouse Select Multi Camera in right click menu 3 Manual Switch e By Front Panel Remote Press the Left arrow button to access the previous screen press the Right arrow button to access next screen e By Mouse Select Next Screen in right click menu 4 Auto Sequence e By Front Panel Remote Press Enter button e By Mouse Select Start Auto switch in right click menu 5 Digital Zoom e By Mouse Select Digital Zoom in right click menu 29 Mouse Operation in Live Preview Some functions of the Live Preview can be quickly accessed by clicking the right button of the m
70. ing the card No and other information by directly receiving the data sent from the serial port connected 1 Enter ATM Setting menu Click Menu gt Setting gt ATM to enter ATM Settings menu 2 Click the ATM Enable checkbox to enable ATM function and then select the connection type to Serial Protocol 3 Click the Set button to enter the ATM232 settings menu 4 Configure ATM232 settings shown as Figure 10 including baud rate data bit stop bit parity flow control etc Note The Serial Interception and Serial Protocol cannot be selected simultaneously 105 CHAPTER I13 DVR Management 106 Configuring System Settings Configuring General Settings General settings such as the system language can be configured in the General Settings menu of your DVR To configure general settings 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt General to enter the General Settings menu shown in Figure 1 Figure 1 General Settings Menu 2 Select the General tab 3 Configure general settings including e Language Default language used in DVR menus e CVBS Output Standard Video output standard NTSC and PAL e VGA Resolution VGA output resolution e Time Zone Time zone to use for DVR e Menu Date Format Format for date e System Time System time and date e Mouse Pointer Speed Speed of mouse pointer e Enable Password Enable disable system password Note If the video standard is different between the input and the output y
71. ings for the selected camera You may now add a schedule to start recording when motion is detected See Scheduling a Recording Sensor Alarm Settings Recordings can also be triggered from an external relay alarm device To set up sensor alarms 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Alarm to enter the Alarm Settings menu shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Alarm Input Interface Note 4 alarm inputs are provided for DS 8104HCI ST and 9 alarm inputs for DS 8100AH F L I ST model 2 Select the Alarm Input No and click the Set button to enter the Alarm Input Settings menu shown in Figure 9 61 Figure 9 Alarm Management Settings Set the alarm input type to be Normally Opened N O or Normally Closed N C Check the checkbox next to Setting and click the Handle button to enter the Alarm Input Handle menu Select the Triggered Camera tab Select cameras to trigger for recording when alarm occurs by checking the checkboxes under the desired cameras as shown in Figure 10 ao a ZU 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 EE Figure 10 Triggered Camera Menu 7 User may select the PTZ camera to link with the alarm input and then set the callup of preset patrol and pattern for alarm linked actions 8 Click the OK button to complete setup You may now add a schedule to start recording when an alarm is triggered See Scheduling a Recording Alarm outputs may also be configured in the Alarm Management menu To set up Alarm Output 1 Selec
72. ion Attribute name ags Threshold Value te d Error Rate E 110 Reallocated Sector Co 33 Tar ia oa lo hi a ia Du a S Figure 10 HDD SMART Information User can also click Menu gt HDD to enter the HDD management menu as shown in Figurel and then select the Advance option to enter the SMART menu as shown in Figure 11 User can enable the SMART function and view the SMART information as well HDD Management Enable S M A R T HDD Y O o a a en zum ls n gt M ArR T Information Flags Threshold Value 110 7 0 J AR al Figure 11 HDD SMART Menu Configuring HDD Alarms HDD alarms can be set to trigger when an HDD is uninitialized or in an abnormal state To set HDD alarms 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Exception to enter Exception menu shown in Figure 12 95 Exception Exception Type HDD Error Audio Warning E Notify Surveillance Center E Send Email E Trigger Alarm Output Set Figure 12 Exception Menu 2 Select HDD Error under Exception Type 3 Select trigger action Trigger actions are further explained in Understanding Exception Trigger Options 96 CHAPTER l1 2 ATM Settings Note This section is valid for DS 8100AH F L I ST ATM DVR Network Interception The Network Interception is used for capturing the card No and other information by intercepting the data packet through network connection 1 Enter ATM Settings menu shown in Figure 1 by clicking Menu
73. lay mode pressing the ENTER button will advance the video by a single frame POWER Button The POWER button is used for power on or power off the DVR USB Ports Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD Note 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 Using the IR Remote Control Your DVR may also be controlled with the IR remote control shown in Figure 7 Batteries 2XAAA must be installed before operation 15 tit 17 Figure 7 IR Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel Referring to Figure 5 they include 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 pa
74. lay recorded files that are on the DVR e Remote Playback Remotely play and download recorded files that are on the DVR e Local PTZ Control Locally control PTZ cameras e Remote PTZ Control Remotely control PTZ cameras e Local Video Export Locally back up recorded files from any of the channels 111 9 Click the OK button to save and exit 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 Deleting a User To delete a user from the DVR 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt User to enter the User Settings menu 2 Select user to delete 3 Click the Delete button to delete user 4 Click the OK button to exit menu Note No deletion is allowed for the Administrator Modifying a User To modify a user 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt User to enter the User Settings menu 2 Select user to modify 3 Click the Modify button to enter the Modify menu shown in Figure 9 Modify User Name user Password RR Confirm as Level Guest User s MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 Figure 9 Modify User Menu gt Edit user information 5 To modify user permissions click on the privileges button Permissions settings are defined in the Adding a New User section described above 6 Click the OK button to exit menu 112 Managing System Importing Exporting Configuration Configuration information from your DVR ca
75. licking Menu gt Video Search 43 2 Set the search parameters by selecting cameras to search video file type and the start end time as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Video Search Menu 3 Click the Play button on the front panel to start playback of all the files found or click the Search button to access the list of search results After search results are presented select the file you want to play back and press Play button 4 Record files will automatically be played back in the Playback interface shown in Figure 4 06 10 2010 Thur 11 12 45 Normal Figure 4 Playback Interface Playback by Event Search To playback files from a video event search 1 Enter into the Video Search menu by clicking Menu gt Event Search 2 Set the search parameters by selecting event type to search alarm input channel and the start end time as shown in Figure 5 44 Figure 5 Video Event Search Menu 3 Click the Search button to start bring up the list of search results After search results are presented you can press play icon to playback the selected event show in figure 6 Figure 6 File Selection Menu 4 Recordings will automatically be played back in the Playback interface shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Playback Interface E A2 E A A2 E A2 _ A2 M AZ E A2 Mm A2 _ A2 Mm A2 Pre play Post play 06 10 2010 Thur 11 12 45 E Source Start Time 2010 06 10 11 2010 06 2010 06 10 11 10 11
76. n be exported to a USB device and imported into another DVR This will allow you to efficiently setup the same configuration on numerous DVRs To import or export DVR configuration 1 Click Menu gt Maintenance gt Configuration to enter the Import Export Configuration menu shown in Figure 10 Import Export Configuration Refresh USB1 7 Free Space 3 43GB File Name Size Type Date Modified E Stream Server a 19 226KB File 10 13 2009 10 56 00 NM User Manual of 27 717KB File 11 25 2009 15 55 56 E ch00 20091124 163KB File 11 24 2009 19 00 54 MW choo 20091124 164KB File 11 24 2009 19 01 36 Bch01_20091120 353KB File 11 20 2009 14 56 34 E ch01_ 20091120 730KB File 11 20 2009 14 56 34 E ch01_20091120 394KB File 11 20 2009 14 56 34 E cno1_20091120 236KB File 11 20 2009 15 15 40 E ch01 20091120 398KB File 11 20 2009 15 15 40 MW ch01_20091120 248KB File 11 20 2009 15 15 40 BdevCfg_ 20091 461KB File 11 20 2009 17 11 02 _ New Folder Delete import Export Cancel Figure 10 Import Export Configuration Menu 2 Click Export to export a configuration file to USB device USB device must be connected at this point to the DVR 3 To import a configuration file select the file from the USB device and click the Import button After the import process is completed the system will automatically reboot the DVR 4 Click Cancel to exit the current menu Updating System Firmware The firmware on your DVR can be updated by using two methods Thes
77. nel DIRECTION ENTER Buttons Same as DIRECTION ENTER buttons on front panel PTZ Button Same as PTZ IRIS button on front panel 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 It is also used to cycle through tab pages Aim the remote control at the IR receiver located at the front of the unit to test operation If there 1s no response 1 2 4 5 Using the front control panel or the mouse go into Menu gt Settings gt General gt More Settings Check and remember DVR ID The default ID is 255 This ID is valid for all IR controls Press the DEV button on the remote Enter the DVR ID from step 2 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 2 3 Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed Batteries are fresh and not out of charge IR receiver is not obstructed 16 Using the 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 should automatically b
78. network service that provides the capability for a networked device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames addresses or other information stored in DNS e NTP Acronym for Network Time Protocol A protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network e NTSC Acronym for National Television System Committee NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz e NVR Acronym for Network Video Recorder An NVR can be a PC based or embedded system used for centralized management and storage for IP cameras IP Domes and other DVRs e PAL Acronym for Phase Alternating Line PAL 1s also another video standard used in broadcast televisions systems in large parts of the world PAL signal contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz e PTZ Acronym for Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ cameras are motor driven systems that allow the camera to pan left and right tilt up and down and zoom in and out e USB Acronym for Universal Serial Bus USB is a plug and play serial bus standard to interface devices to a host computer 119 FAQ e Why does my DVR make a beeping sound after booting There are a few reasons for the warning beep your DVR makes after booting 1 There is no HDD present in the DVR 2 The HDD
79. nnect a PC to the DVR using the PC serial port Device parameters can then be set using software such as HyperTerminal The serial port parameters must be the same as the DVR s when connecting with the PC serial port e Transparent Channel Connect a serial device directly to the DVR The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network and the protocol of the serial device Managing User Accounts By default settings your DVR is configured with the user name of admin and the password of 12345 The Administrator has the authority to add delete or configure the user parameters Adding a New User To add a new user Click Menu gt Settings gt User to enter the User Settings menu shown in Figure 4 User Settings User Name Level Users MAC Address admin Administrator 00 00 00 00 00 00 user Guest 00 00 00 00 00 00 Add T Delete Mo TOR Figure 4 User Settings Menu 1 Select the Add button to enter the Add User menu shown in Figure 5 Note Up to 31 users can be added 109 Add User Name user Password paraaan Confirm en Level Guest Users MAC 00 00 00 00 00 Permission OK Cancel Figure 5 Add User Menu Ze Enter information for new user including User Name Password Level and User s MAC 3 The Level is the user level and is separated into two tiers e Operator By default the Operator user level has the authority to configure two way audio in network settings and all parameters in ch
80. nto a particular HDD group To setup a HDD group Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu gt HDD Select HDDs to be added to group Select Set button to enter HDD Settings menu Set the HDD Group Number as shown in Figure 5 Bone HDD Settings Label 3 HDD Status O RW Read only Redundancy HDD Group 456746 6060006 Figure 5 HDD Settings Menu 5 Select OK to save and exit menu Note By default all HDDs belong to group 1 To setup specified channels to be recorded onto a particular HDD group 1 Select Set Cameras for HDD Group tab to enter setup interface 2 Select channels for the group 3 Select the HDD group you want the channels to be recorded on as shown in Figure 6 91 HDD Management General Advance PY Set Cameras for HDD Group Analog ANT 23 4 5 6b 78 8 161711213 41516 Status MUA EEE BEE BE BEN amp Record on HDD Group 1 Figure 6 Set Cameras for HDD Group 4 Select OK to save and exit menu Setting HDD Status You may change the behavior of your HDD by changing its status The status of a HDD can be set to redundancy read only or read write R W Setting HDD to Read Only A HDD can be set to read only to avoid important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full To set a HDD to read only 1 Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu gt HDD 2 Select HDD to protect 3 Select the Set button to enter the HDD Settings menu
81. numeric 6 and letter MNO It is used to enter the Playback menu It is also used to turn audio on off in the Playback menu e 7PQRS REC The 7PQRS REC button works as numeric 7 and letter PQRS It is also used to enter the 14 m Manual Record interface e STUV PTZ The STUV PTZ button works as numeric 8 and letter TUV It is also used to enter the PTZ Control mode e 9WXYZ PREV The 9WXYZ PREVIEW button works as numeric 9 and letter WXYZ It is also used to switch between single screen and multi screen mode e 0 A The 0 A button works as numeric 0 It is also used to switch between input methods upper and lowercase alphabet symbols and numeric input It can also be used to clear entire masked areas such as in the Motion Detection and Privacy Mask menus e SHIFT The SHIFT button is used for switch button action between numeric button and control button DIRECTION ENTER Buttons e 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 speed up and slow down recorded video The Left and Right button will jump 30s backward and forward in a video In Preview mode these buttons can be used to cycle through channels e 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 P
82. onfirm the selection 32 CHAPTER 4 Record Settings Configuring Record Settings There are multiple ways to set up your DVR for recording including setting up a recording schedule triggering a recording by motion detection and or a sensor alarm and manually starting the recording In addition DS 8100 AH F L I ST also supports the command triggered recording Before Record Settings Before configuration please make sure your DVR has been installed with HDD and has completed its initialization otherwise access Menu gt HDD Management to install the HDD and perform initialization first Note Please refer to Initializing HDD for specific instructions for initializing HDD Initializing Record Settings 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Record to access the Record Settings dialog box shown in Figure 1 Record Settings General Advanced Schedule Camera Analog 1 Encoding Parameters Main Stream Normal 4 4 Stream Type Video amp Audio Resolution CIF BitRate Type Variable Video Quality Low Frame Rate 25 PAL 30 NTSC Max BitRate Kbps 1536 ia if ia ia s More Settings Copy To Figure 1 General Record Settings gt Select the camera you want to configure 3 Configure the following settings e Encoding Parameters Set the encoding parameters to be Normal or Event e Stream Type Set the stream type to be Video or Video amp Audio e Resolution Set recording resolution e Bit Rate Type Set
83. ore specific settings about motion detection and alarm recordings please refer to the Configuring Alarms 9 Click the OK button to finish configuration 10 Repeat Steps 3 9 for other cameras or copy settings from one schedule to the others under the Copy To item 11 Click OK to finish configuration and save the schedule settings Note The Command Cmd recording is supported by DS 8100AH F L I ST ATM DVR Command Record will take effect when there is a cash transaction happening on ATM and trigger recording channel is enabled in the ATM settings Note The Event encoding parameters will take effect when motion detection or alarm happens and the Timing encoding parameters will take effect when there are no events happening Starting a Manual Recording A manual recording can be enabled at any time by means of the following configuration 1 Press the REC button on the front panel to access the Manual Record dialog box shown in Figure 5 36 Manual Record Analog All Status Figure 5 Manual Record Menu 2 Start manual recording by selecting ON or OFF for each camera Protecting Recorded Files Two methods are provided to prevent recorded files from being deleted from the HDD or overwritten during cycle recording set the recorded files to be locked or set the HDD that the files reside on to be read only Locking Unlocking Recorded Files To lock or unlock a recorded file 1 Click Menu gt Video Search to enter
84. other channels Video Tampering Detection The video tampering can also be detected and set to trigger an action on your DVR To set up video tempering detection 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt Camera to enter the Camera Settings menu shown in Figure 18 Camera Settings a eee Advanced Analog 1 Camera Name Camera 01 Dis lay Camera Name all Display Date Display Week j Date Format MM DD PP4PY Time Formal 24 hour OSD Disp ay Non Transparent amp Not 2 4 F TF u isplay Position Figure 18 Camera Management Menu 2 Select the Advanced tab 3 Select the camera to be configured with video tampering detection 4 Check the Tamper Detection checkbox to enable this feature as shown in Figure 19 66 Figure 19 Camera Settings Menu Note The DS 8100AHF L I ST model supports the area settings for tamper detection Please refer to the motion detection area or privacy mask settings sections for the instructions 5 Click the Handle button to enter the Exception Handle menu shown in Figure19 6 Select the Schedule tab Set the schedule you want video loss detection to be enabled Schedule can be set for all week or any day of the week with up to 8 time periods per day Note After having configured the schedule the DVR must be restarted for the new settings to take effect An I p Exception ma Figure 20 Schedule Settings for Video Tampering Detection 7 Select the Handle tab to configure exc
85. ou may notice flickering in Live Preview mode After having modified the video standard please reboot the device to validate the settings Configuring Advanced Settings To configure more advanced settings 1 Click Menu gt Settings gt General to enter the General Settings menu shown in Figure 1 2 Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings menu shown in Figure 2 107 Figure 2 More Settings Menu J Configure the following settings e Device Name Name of the DVR used e Device No Device number of DVR e CVBS Output Brightness Video output brightness e Transparency Menu transparency e Operation Timeout Set timeout time for menu inactivity For example if timeout time was set to 5 minutes after 5 minutes of inactivity in the General Settings menu you ll be returned to the Live Preview e Event Hint Enable disable event hint function e Output Hint Enable disable video output hint for main or aux video output Note DS 8100AH F L I ST does not provide the Output Hint function RS 232 Port Settings To configure RS 232 devices to be used with the DVR 1 Click Menu gt Setting gt RS232 to enter the RS 232 Settings menu shown in Figure3 RS232 Settings Baudrate 115200 Data Bit 8 Stop Bit 1 Parity None Flow Ctrl None Used As Console Figure 3 RS 232 Settings Menu 108 pa Configure RS 232 Settings 3 The RS 232 port can be used in two ways e Parameter Control Co
86. ouse shown in Figure 2 These functions include e Single Camera Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera by drop down submenu e Multi Camera Switch between different multi camera display modes by drop down submenu e Next Screen When displaying less than the maximum number of cameras in Live Preview select this option to switch to the next camera display e Playback Enter Playback mode of the selected camera e PTZ Enter PTZ Control mode of the selected camera e Digital Zoom Enter Digital Zoom interface of the selected camera e Menu Enter Main menu e Start Auto switch Enable multi camera sequence in Live Preview mode Note The dwell time of the preview configuration should be set before using Start Auto switch function single Camera Multi Camera gt Next Screen Playback PTZ Digital Zoom Menu Start Auto switch 5 E E a a Q Li a Figure 2 Live Preview Mouse Menu Digital Zoom To use digital Zoom in Live Preview mode 1 Right click the mouse in Live Preview mode 2 Select Digital Zoom from drop down submenu 3 Left click and drag the red box to the desired area for zooming The zoomed image will be magnified by 4 times An example is given in the following figure Figure 3 Digital Zoom 30 Configuring Live Preview Display Click Menu gt Settings gt Display to access the Live Preview display settings Figure 4 Display Settings Configure the
87. review iia iS 30 e 30 Contieurnas Live Preview Displays dla id 31 Settino Camera Did ee A e es 32 CHAPTER 4 vvvssecessssscccscsstecasicnsvsvesaiaccesunssbaccsveisnctassssaccovacsaceseeueessacissanseusenseascacssasavsoidiascteuesseisscsouedeasesteesasiessuseseeree 33 Record Setna S 2 82 33 Eonligurne Record Sellings ei ee er nee ee 34 As AAA enable 34 imtializino Record SEUNG S ann bots rl li el ds o dd os eo dl e do ball e Sd id 34 Schedulms ERECTA eS 36 Platine a Manual RI a Sete een ida 36 Dari A II umsate tetera 37 Eockme Unlocking Recorded Ele anne ae sinn un 37 setine HDD TO Real Un ee ea nn esse 38 Gonneunns Advanced HDD SENES title ee 39 Settinoap HDD Redundancy siina ae a a il 39 CHAPTERS ca a E a Sail 42 Playback lt a AS AAA EA AAA AAA AAA AE AAA aA 42 a A a ee esse ea ale 43 PAS back inte AAA ee ee ee O 43 Playback by Video Seatch ae ae ee eek 43 Playback by Event Search sense a E a eins 44 Playback by Card Number circ dee a ois dade ea een season een 46 Playback DY WC VAC WN OC as oh ae cat Ne ee ee 47 Playback by e 47 Playback Frame by di en a este i et Gre et Sa Salat tite 48 MTOM AN AMA ann dl dl ts Ree de e el en cate cat 48 CHAPUTE RG ivssceceadisscccadeceedesissssseosasavessscassaactesdissedessssaueasddsscdsedadescadsasasewaesdsssvcesdususdesscatelenstieiaseiendosastssiasieiessibsveerss 50 A cswac Us vuavance A ae uaa aA a a aR 50 Packing up Recorded les ia cios ee sense 51 POO CLIN Seta thee A adc atte bac
88. s AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output This connector is synchronized with VIDEO OUT LINE IN BNC connector for audio input VGA output Display local video output and menu If VGA is connected when the device is started up the VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the Aux video output 3 VGA with live view and pop up alarm picture operations If VGA is not connected the VIDEO OUT interface will be used as the main video output with local video display and menu operations UN RS 232 DB9 connector for connection to RS 232 devices LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Network ES USB Interface Connector for USB devices UN eSATA Interface eSATA interface for storage and backup Pp RS 485 termination switch ON not terminated OFF connect with 120Q 10 Termination Switch a termination Bm RS 485 Interface Connectors for RS 485 devices T T pin connects to PTZ Cortellerson Conwoterpon IB D pin connects to Ta Tb pin of controller For cascading devices the first d DVR s D D pin should be connected with the D D pin of the next DVR ALARM IN Connector for alarm input ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output GROUND Ground needs to be connected when DVR starts up POWER 100 240V AC power supply 19 su so1972715 IDEEN SF Ver gt y 7 e TT lt gt Da oa s as 4 D va w d f na Figure 12 DS 8100AH F L I ST DVR Rear Panel VIDEO IN BNC connectors for analog video input
89. s Patten Speed 3 TWIN Exit Figure 7 Patrol Management Menu Setting Patterns Patterns can be setup by recording the movement of the PTZ To set up and call PTZ patterns 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface shown in Figure 3 by selecting PTZ from the mouse menu or clicking the PTZ button on the front panel 2 Select the Pattern button to enter the Pattern Management menu shown in Figure 8 16 11 2009 Mon 15 45 23 PTZ Control Preset Patrol Pattern No Pattern Name Pattern Status Enable Pattern 1 Stop No Run Pattern Run Record OK Y Zoom Hros i T Focus PRO Y vis O od CCST Figure 8 Pattern Management Menu Select a Pattern Number 4 To record a new pattern select the Run Record button to start recording of the movements of the PTZ Use the PTZ control panel to move the PTZ The PTZ movements will be recorded until the Stop Record button is clicked 5 To run a pattern click the Run Pattern button on a valid pattern The PTZ will move according to the path that was defined until Stop Pattern is clicked 6 Click OK to exit the current menu 83 CHAPTERI10 Camera Management OSD Settings On Screen Display OSD settings can be configured in the Camera Management menu The OSD is shown in each display during Live Preview mode and includes the time and date as well as the camera name To configure OSD settings 1 2 3 Click Menu gt Settings gt Camera to enter the Camera
90. shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the battery may result in hazard of explosion Replace with the same or equivalent type only Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided by the battery manufacturer TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERT 222 nn catednansctsacecsieecesnsabesSecnanateroeescaedeuisedsadeaiad AEE O a 7 Introduction eures else ui SKEE SKEA EKE EEIE 7 A O TO 8 PELO UCLA E AUTE AAA A AS AS SAA AA ee 9 Product Application DI is 11 Oper l ne al 12 sine the Front Panel onol S a san 12 Usinmesthe IR Remote Controla tot tado ta ll ill de batas ae Met le coe tal alla 15 Us AS USP MU 17 Ia da AAA A et la cls Sete 17 Rear A RA 18 CHAPTER AA cacscacscs ania e i a a e a a E EE ATE ENE 21 Getting Started A AE OO O i 21 Starine and Shutting Down Your RA EA EAEE A A E E E 22 Rebooune and Locking Your DVR sett tiers ns es ne ee 22 Using THe Set Wizard et et es eek eb ee ee ie dele ee 22 JA ses ie a tee lee 26 CHAPTERS 28 E O AAAA 28 Live Preview On screen Display nee area isis 29 Live Preview Io ze asien ee een ie een A 29 Ewe Preview Operaio euere rt e red ed e a ol ean 29 Mouse Operation n Eive P
91. t the Alarm Output tab This will bring up the Alarm Output interface shown in Figure 11 62 Figure 11 Alarm Output Interface Note 2 alarm outputs are provided for DS 8104HCI ST model 2 Select the output you would like to configure and click the Set button This will bring up the settings page for the selected channel Figure 12 Alarm Settings Alarm Input Alarm Output A gt 1 Alarm Name Hold For os Schedule All Week a 0 8 3 0 Ha a TU a 0 5 a a ii T til a Figure 12 Alarm Output Settings 3 Configure the settings for selected output 4 Select OK to save and exit Note If the Hold For option is selected as Manually Stop the alarm will only stop when you manually stop it See Triggering Alarm Outputs Manually Manual Alarm Triggering You may also trigger alarm outputs manually through the Manual Alarm menu To trigger alarm outputs manually 1 Click Menu gt Manual Alarm to enter the Manual Alarm menu Figure 13 63 Figure 13 Manual Alarm Menu 2 Configure the following settings in the Manual Alarm menu e Trigger Select an alarm from the list and click Trigger to trigger its output e Trigger All Trigger all alarm outputs at once e Clear All Stop all alarm outputs at once 3 Select OK to return to the previous menu Video Loss Detection Your DVR can be set up to detect video loss and trigger an action To set up video loss detection
92. ted Note If the DVR is failed to update please contact your system supplier for further assistance 114 Restoring Default Settings To restore default factory settings to your DVR 1 Click Menu gt Maintenance gt Default to enter the Default Settings menu shown in Figure 13 Default Settings System will restore factory configuration after rebooting Continue Figure 13 Default Settings Menu 2 Select OK to restore factory defaults Note Network information such as IP address subnet mask and gateway will not be restored Viewing System Information To view system information 1 Click Menu gt Maintenance gt Information to enter the Information menu shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 System Information 115 2 Select OK to exit to the previous screen Viewing System Log Many events of your DVR are logged into the system log To access the system logs and search for these events 1 Click Menu gt Maintenance gt Log Search to enter the Log Search menu shown in Figure 15 Log Search Major Type Al Minor Type All Start Time 12 27 2010 0 u O End lime 12 28 2010 23 9 arc Figure 15 Log Search Menu 2 Set search parameters 3 Click the Search button to start search If logs matching the search conditions are found it will be displayed in a list of search results as shown in Figure 16 Log Search Major Type Start Time Minor Type Parameter informatic 12 28 2010 17
93. the nit button 4 Select OK button to start initialization After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Abnormal to Normal Setting Network HDD Add the allocated DVR Storage Space of NAS or disk of IP SAN to DVR this part will work as network HDD To set a network HDD 1 Enter the HDD Management menu shown in Figure 2 by clicking Menu gt HDD 89 HDD Management General Advance PY Set Cameras for HDD Group E Label Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Group m5 931 51GB Normal RAW Local 896GB 1 Figure 2 HDD Management Menu 2 Click Add to enter Network HDD menu 3 Select type as NAS or IP SAN shown in Figure 3 when selected as NAS Network HDD NetHDD No NetHDD No 1 Type NAS NetHDD IP 192 0 NetHDD Directory dvr 9000 Figure 3 Network HDD Menu 4 Select Add button to add network HDD to HDD list HDD Management Gener B Advance PB Set Cameras for HDD Group MW Label Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Gro Ei 465 76GB Abnormal RAW Local OMB 1 E3 232 89GB Normal R W Local 215 25GB 1 m5 232 89GB Sleeping RAW Local 227GB 1 br 17 232 89GB Online R W NAS 22 GB 1 gt AJO Remove Set rift OK Figure 4 HDD Management Menu 90 5 Select the network HDD to initialize After initialization the network HDD can be used Setting HDD Groups Your DVR can separate multiple HDDs into groups Videos from specified channels can be set to be recorded o
94. the Video Search dialog box shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Video Search Menu 2 Search for desired recording by entering search parameters Search parameters include Camera ID Video File Type and Start End Time 3 Click the Search button A list of record files see Figure 7 matching the search parameters will be 37 displayed 4 Select the file you want to lock unlock 5 Click the Lock button to lock file If the file is already locked click the Unlock button to unlock file Locked files will be shown with a closed lock while unlocked files opened lock 6 Click Cancel to exit the Video Search menu Figure 7 Video Search Result List Setting HDD to Read Only To set a HDD to read only 1 Click Menu gt HDD to access the HDD Management dialog box shown in Figure HDD Management General Advance PY Set Cameras for HDD Group MW Label Capacity Status Property Type Free Space Group m5 931 51GB Normal R W Local 896GB 1 Figure 8 HDD Management Menu 2 Select the General tab 3 Select the HDD to set to read only 4 Click the Property button to enter the Property Settings dialog box shown in Figure 9 38 HDD Settings Label 3 HOD Status RAN Read only Redundancy HDD Group Figure 9 HDD Property Settings Menu 5 Set HDD Status to Read only and then click OK to finish the setting Note 1 Once set to read only the HDD cannot be written to until it is set back to read write
95. ton is used to switch to the control of spot output In PTZ Control mode it can be used to zoom the camera out e PREV FOCUS Button The PREV FOCUS button 1s used to switch between single screen and multi screen mode In PTZ Control mode it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A FOCUS button It can also be used to select entire masked areas such as in Motion Detection and Privacy Mask menus e PTZ IRIS Button The PTZ IRIS button is used to enter the PTZ Control mode When in the PTZ Control mode it is used to close the iris of the PTZ camera 7 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 speed up and slow down 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 e 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 8 JOG SHUTTLE Control The JOG SHUTTLE control can be used to move the active selection in a menu The inner ring will move the selection up and down the outer ring will move it left and right In the Playback mode the inner ring is use
96. written to HDD e Link Link indictor is blue when network connection is functioning properly e Tx Rx TX RX indictor blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly e Ch1 Ch8 The channel status indicator lights in green for recording of its corresponding channel red for data transmission and orange for both recording and data transmission Note Only Ch1 Ch4 channel status indicators are valid for DS 8104AH F L I ST model Control Buttons e 1 MENU Button The 1 MENU button works as numeric 1 Pressing this button will return the user to the Main menu after successful login The 1 MENU button will also bring up Sensitivity Interface settings e 2ABC VOIP The 2ABC button works as numeric 2 and letter ABC When it is used in a list field will select all items on the list e 3DEF INFO The 3DEF button works as numeric 3 and letter DEF It 1s also used to cycle through tab pages e 4GHI ESC The 4GHI ESC button works as numeric 4 and letter GHI it is also used to escape to the previous menu e 5JKL EDIT The 5JKL EDIT button works as numeric 5 and letter JKL The 5JKL EDIT button is used to edit text fields When editing text fields it will also function as a Backspace button to delete the character in front of the cursor On checkbox fields pressing the EDIT IRIS button will tick the checkbox In Playback mode it can be used to generate video clips for backup e 6MNO PLAY The 6MNO PLAY button works as

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