Operation Manual
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 
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Recording and Playback 
  Holiday recording schedule configuration; 
  Cycle and non-cycle recording modes; 
  Normal and event video encoding parameters; 
  Multiple  recording types:  manual,  continuous,  alarm, motion, motion | alarm,  motion  & alarm and 
VCA; 
DS-7100 does not support VCA triggered recording type. 
  8 recording time periods with separated recording types; 
  Pre-record and post-record for motion detection triggered recording, and pre-record time for schedule 
and manual recording; 
  Searching record files by events (alarm input/motion detection); 
  Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags; 
  Locking and unlocking of record files; 
  Local redundant recording; 
  Searching and playing back record files by camera number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.; 
  Smart playback to go through less effective information; 
  Zooming in for any area when playback; 
  Reverse playback of multi-channel; 
  Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating 
by dragging the mouse on the progress bar; 
  4/8/16/24/32-ch synchronous playback. 
Backup 
  Export data by a USB, SATA or eSATA device; 
  Export video clips when playback; 
  Management and maintenance of backup devices. 
Alarm and Exception 
  Configurable arming time of alarm input/output; 
  Alarm for video loss,  motion detection, video tampering, abnormal  signal, video input/recording 
resolution mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, record exception, HDD error, 
and HDD full, etc.; 
  Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and 
alarm output; 
  VCA detection alarm (line crossing detection and intrusion detection) is supported; 
DS-7100 does not support VCA alarm. 
  Support coaxial alarm; 
  Automatic restore when system is abnormal. 
Other Local Functions 
  Manual and automatic video quality diagnostics; 
  Users can operate by mouse and remote control; 
  Three-level  user  management;  admin  user  can  create  many  operating  account  and  define  their 
operating permission, which includes the permission to access any channel; 
  Completeness of operation, alarm, exceptions and log writing and searching; 










