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How to disable the beeping (alarm) sound on a Hikvision recorder

Marco Albertini by Marco Albertini
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Hikvision recorders (NVR or DVR) come with all the audible alarms enabled. This can cause the system to sound beep constantly even if everything is set up properly.

The most common reason people get this beeping sound is that they are powering up their Hikvision DVR/NVR for the first time with a hard drive that has not been ‘initialized’ (or it’s not even installed).

Initializing is just another word for formatting, which is the process of wiping off the hard drive and preparing it to be used by a new device. This needs to be done even with brand-new hard drives.

Another aspect you need to consider regarding “beeping sounds” is the exception feature of Hikvision devices. There exists a list of exceptions that can generate a certain alarm. Below we will list all the beeping sound problems and solutions for Hikvision recorders.

How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVR

First of all, make sure you’re using a surveillance hard drive in your NVR/DVR. Once you have physically installed the hard drive on your recorder, you’ll be prompted to initialize the hard drive during the initial setup.

Let’s assume that you are starting from the main live view menu. Right-click on your mouse and log in if prompted, and then select ‘Menu’.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVRThen select ‘HDD’.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVR

You will be taken to a list that looks similar to this; there should be a hard drive listed, showing the capacity and status of it.

You need to select the box to the left of the hard drive you want to format, then click ‘Init’ at the bottom right of the page.

It might take a few minutes but once the process is complete the hard drive will show a status of ‘Normal’ and the free space will be the same as the capacity (since all the data has been wiped from the hard drive).

The interface on the (new) Hikvision recorders may vary, but the procedure is the same, there’s always a “init” option.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVRNow, your hard drive is ready to be recorded and the annoying beeping alarm will stop.

Disabling the exception feature alarms

If your recorder is beeping after the hard drive has been initialized then this may be caused by things such as not having a network cable connected or certain cameras being offline.

Here are the steps on how to turn off these alarms. The first step is to right-click on your mouse and log in to your recorder, and then select ‘Menu’. On the Menu click Configuration.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVROn the Configuration screen select ‘Exceptions’ on the left-hand list of sections.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVRYou need to click on the menu next to ‘Exception Type’ and select ‘All’.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVRMake sure the tick box next to ‘Audible Warning’ is unticked and then click the ‘Apply’ button.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVR

This has now disabled all the audible warnings on your Hikvision recorder. Keep in mind, by inactivating all the exceptions, you’ll lose critical information of use, for example, if a working camera loses the video signal it is mandatory to be notified and solve the issue immediately.

You might however wish to re-enable some of them, for example, ‘HDD Error’, as it would be important to know if your HDD had developed a fault.

To do this, click on the drop-down next to ‘Exception Type’ and select ‘HDD Error’. Tick the box next to ‘Audible Warning’ and then press the ‘Apply’ button.
How to disable the beeping on a Hikvision NVR or DVRNow we have re-enabled the HDD Error alarm only. You can re-enable other alarms you may need although this is the only important one for most people.

Marco Albertini

Marco Albertini

Italian-born Marco Albertini, with a background in Computer Science, found his passion in security camera systems, alarms, and cloud services. Based in New York since 2010, he's a sought-after expert, assisting numerous businesses and homeowners in securing their properties with advanced solutions.

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