Privacy Electronics DS-DVR16 Series User Manual

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 1 DS-7300HI-S Series DVR USER’S MANUAL

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 10 Figure 3. DVR Front Panel Controls The controls on the front panel include: 1. USB Ports: Universal Serial Bus (USB)

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 11 Using the IR Remote Control Your DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 5. Batt

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 12 12. DIRECTION/ENTER Buttons: Same as DIRECTION/ENTER buttons on front panel. 13. PTZ Button: Same as PTZ button on fro

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 13 Figure 5. Soft Keyboard The buttons on the soft keyboard represents: Lowercas

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 14 Rear Panel Diagram Take DS-7316HI-S for illustration: Figure 7. Rear Panel Diagram No. Item Description 1 VIDEO OUT B

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 15 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 16 Starting and Shutting Down Your DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of your DVR

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 17 Using the Setup Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard will start once the DVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. The Setup

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 18 password and confirm the password in the given fields. 5. Click the Next button. This will take you to the HDD Manage

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 19 Figure 6. Schedule Settings 12. Click the Edit button. This will open up a new recording schedule, shown in Figure

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 2 Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your DVR, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensur

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 20 Figure 8. Network Settings 16. To configure network settings, click the Enter button. 17. Enter the IP Address,

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 21 5. Click the Apply button to save the settings.

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 22 C H A P T E R 3 Live Preview

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 23 Watching a Live Preview The Live Preview mode is automatically started after the DVR boots up. It is also at the very to

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 24 • Playback: Enter into Playback mode. • PTZ: Enter PTZ Control mode. • Digital Zoom: Enter Digital Zoom interface. • Men

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 25 Configuring Live Preview Displays Live Preview displays can be customized to your own needs. These settings can be acces

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 26 Setting Camera Order Setting the camera order allows you to logically position cameras for more efficient monitoring of

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 27 C H A P T E R 4 Record Settings

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 28 Configuring Settings for Recording There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a re

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 29 Figure 2. Additional Record Settings 6. Set additional record settings: • Pre-Record: Sets the time in seconds to p

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS C H A P T E R 1 ...

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 30 2. Select the Schedule tab to open the Schedule menu, shown in Figure 4. Figure 4. Schedule Settings 3. Select Ca

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 31 Figure 5. Manual Record Menu 2. Start manual recording by selecting On or Off for the cameras desired. Protecting R

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 32 Video/File Type, and Start/End Time. 3. Click the Search button. A list of recordings (similar to Figure 7), matching t

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 33 Figure 9. HDD Property Settings Menu 5. Set HDD to Read-Only. 6. Click the OK button. The HDD is now read-only. N

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 34 Figure 10. HDD Management Menu 4. Click the Property button. This will take you to the Property Settings menu. 5.

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 35 Figure 12. Additional Record Settings 11. Set Redundantly Record to Yes. 12. Click the OK button to save settings.

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 36 C H A P T E R 5 Playback

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 37 Playing Back a Recording You must first search for recordings to play them back. There are multiple ways to search for r

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 38 Note: A blue Record Time Line designates schedule/manual recording while a red one shows event recordings. Playing Bac

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 39 Playing Back from Live Preview You may also instantly playback from a channel while watching a Live Preview. The playbac

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 4 Configuring Alarms ...

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 40 Figure 6. Log Search Menu 2. Set Major Type setting to Information. 3. Set Minor Type setting to Start Record or E

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 41 Figure 7. Digital Zoom Area Selection

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 42 C H A P T E R 6 Backup

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 43 Backing up Recorded Files Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DV

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 44 5. The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. Select the Next butto

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 45 Figure 5. Export Successful Screen Note: Video Player software will automatically be copied on to the device that th

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 46 6. Click the Yes button to enter Backup interface or select No to exit to Playback interface. 7. At the Backup interfa

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 47 C H A P T E R 7 Alarm Settings

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 48 Configuring Alarms Setting up Motion Detection Set up properly, using motion detected recording will increase the number

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 49 Figure 2. Motion Detection Area 6. Set the Motion Detection Sensitivity, shown in Figure 3. The higher the sensitiv

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 5 Updating System Firmware ...

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 50 . Figure 4. Exception Handle Menu 9. Select cameras to trigger for recording when motion is detected by checking the

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 51 Figure 6. Alarm Management Settings 3. Set the alarm input type under Type. The options available are Normally Open

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 52 Figure 8. Alarm Output Interface 2. Select the output you would like to configure and click the Set button. This wi

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 53 Figure 10. Manual Alarm Menu 2. In the Manual Alarm menu, you may: • Trigger: Select an alarm from the list and cli

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 54 Figure 12. Exception Handle Menu 7. Select the Schedule tab. Set the schedule of when you want video loss detectio

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 55 6. Setup tampering area, as shown in Figure 14. Only one tampering area can be set, with the full screen being the maxi

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 56 • HDD Errors: Errors occurred during writing of the HDD or HDD had failed to initialize. • Network Disconnected: Disconn

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 57 C H A P T E R 8 Network Settings

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 58 Configuring Network Settings Network settings must be configured before you‟re able to use your DVR over the network. Co

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 59 4. If you would like to configure your own settings, enter the settings for: • IP Address: IP address you would like to

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 6 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 60 4. Click the Set button next to PPPoE to enter PPPoE settings menu, shown in Figure 5. Figure 5. PPPoE Settings 5

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 61 Figure 6. DDNS Settings Menu 4. Check the DDNS checkbox to enable feature. 5. Select DDNS Type. There are three dif

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 62 Figure 8. NTP Settings Menu 4. Check the NTP checkbox to enable feature. 5. Set NTP settings: • Synchronize Every:

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 63 Figure 9. Host/Others Menu 4. Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port. Alarm Host IP is the IP of the remote PC whic

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 64 Figure 11. Host/Others Menu Note: The Server Port has a port range of 2000-65535 and is used for remote client soft

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 65 Note: It is recommended that the e-mail settings be tested after they are entered. This can be accompli

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 66 C H A P T E R 9 PTZ Controls

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 67 Navigating PTZ Menus PTZ menus can be navigated through with either the mouse or the front panel/remote. For quick acces

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 68 Figure 2. PTZ Settings Menu 2. Select channel where PTZ camera is installed next to Camera label. 3. Enter PTZ set

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 69 5. Speed: Adjusts the movement speed of the PTZ. 6. Light: Turns PTZ light (if applicable) on and off. 7. Wiper: Turn

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 7 Overview Thank you for your purchase of DS-7300HI-S series Digital Video Recorder (DVR). To get the most out of your DVR,

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 70 Figure 5. Patrol Management Menu 3. In the Patrol Management menu, you may: • Configure Patrol: 1. Select a Patro

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 71 in Figure 7. Figure 7. Patrol Management Menu Customizing Patterns Patterns can be setup by recording the movement o

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 72 6. Click OK to save and exit from menu.

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 73 C H A P T E R 1 0 Camera Management

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 74 Configuring OSD Settings On Screen Display (OSD) settings can be configured in the Camera Management menu. The OSD is s

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 75 Figure 2. Advanced Camera Settings Menu 4. Check the Mask checkbox to enable feature. 5. Click the Area Settings b

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 76 5. Adjust the display settings, as shown in Figure 4. Brightness, contrast, saturation and hue can be adjusted. The adj

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 77 C H A P T E R 1 1 HDD Management

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 78 Managing HDDs Initializing HDDs A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be first initialized before it can be used

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 79 Figure 2. HDD Group Settings Menu 5. Select OK to save and exit menu. Note: By default, all HDDs belong to group 1

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 8 • Recording and Playback: • Supports cycle and non-cycle recording mode. • Supports normal and event video encoding param

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 80 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

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 81 Figure 4. Log Search Menu 2. Set Major Type to Information. 3. Set Minor Type to HDD SMART. 4. Enter Start Time a

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 82 Figure 6. SMART Information Configuring HDD Alarms HDD alarms can be set to trigger when an HDD is uninitialized or i

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 83 C H A P T E R 1 2 DVR Management

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 84 Configuring System Settings Configuring General Settings General settings such as the system language can be configured

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 85 Figure 2. More Settings Menu 3. Configure settings, including: • Device Name: Name to use for DVR. • Device No.: De

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 86 2. Configure RS-232 Settings. 3. The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: • Parameter Control: Connect a PC to the DVR

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 87 Figure 5. Add User Menu 2. Enter information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User’s MAC. 3.

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 88 Figure 7. Network Privileges Menu • Remote Log Search: Remotely view logs that are saved on the DVR. • Remote Config

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 89 • Local Video Export: Locally backup recorded files from any of the channels. 9. Click the OK button to save and exit m

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 9 Product Application Diagram Figure 2. Product Application Diagram Operating Your DVR There are numerous ways to naviga

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 90 Managing System Importing & Exporting Configuration Configuration information from your DVR can be exported to a USB

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 91 Figure 11. Firmware Update Menu 3. Select the Local Upgrade tab. 4. Select the firmware on the USB device. 5. Sel

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 92 Restoring Default Settings To restore default factory settings to your DVR: 1. Enter the Default Settings menu, shown

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 93 Figure 15. Log Search Menu 2. Set search parameters. 3. Click the Search button to begin search. If logs matching

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 94 Figure 17. Log Search Export Menu 7. Click Cancel to exit out of menu.

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 95 C H A P T E R 1 3 Appendix

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 96 Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lo

DS-7300HI-S User‟s Manual 97 FAQ • Why does my DVR make a beeping sound after booting? There are a few reasons for the warning beep your DVR makes af