Q-See MODEL QC40198 manual

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2 3 THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THIS Q-SEE PRODUCT . EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO MAKE THIS DVR SIMPLE TO ASSEMBLE AND USE. HOWEVER, IF YOU SHOULD RUN INTO ANY DIFFICUL TIES DURING ITS INST ALLA TION OR OPERA TION, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. © 2011 Q-See. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is pr ohibited. All rights reserved. This[...]

4 5 1. INTRODUCTION 7 2. INST ALLA TION AND CONNECTION 10 2.1 DVR Installation 10 2.2 Connections 11 3. CONTROLS 14 3.1 Mouse Control 14 Virtual Keyboard 15 3.2 Remote Control 16 3.3 Front and Side Panel Buttons 18 4. BASIC OPERA TION 19 4.1 Operation 19 4.2 Live View 19 4.3 Login, Logout and Main Menu 20 Login 20 Main Menu 21 Shortcut Menu 21 Logo[...]

6 7 8. HARD DISK DRIVE 60 8.1 Installation/Removal 60 8.2 Calculating the Recording Capacity of a Hard Disk Drive 63 APPENDIX 64 A.1 Troubleshooting 64 A.2 Minimum Computer Configuration 67 Q-SEE PRODUCT W ARRANTY 68 Questions or Comments? Contact Us 69 T o prevent damage to your Q-See pr oduct or injury to yourself or to others, read and understa[...]

8 9 FEA TURES AND SPECIFICA TIONS This combo DVR integrates a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) and LCD screen together . It is an excellent digital monitor with a sleek appearance and innovative capabilities which are functional and reliable. It uses an embedded Linux OS to maintain stable operation and a popular H.264 compr ession algorithm to produce[...]

10 11 Please note that it is important to keep in mind common safety guidelines when installing your DVR or connecting additional devices – including turning off and unplugging your DVR before installing internal components. 2.1 DVR INST ALLA TION This DVR can be mounted on the included stand or it can be wall-mounted using a separately available[...]

12 13 Mouse The included USB mouse will only operate if connected to the DVR through the USB port on the rear of the DVR ( Item number 8 in Pictur e 2-2 ). The USB port on the side of the DVR’ s screen is only for external USB storage devices. Cameras Conventional CCD or CMOS cameras are connected to the DVR through the Audio/ Video port ( Item n[...]

14 15 CHAPTER 3 CONTROLS MOUSE WHEEL Page up or page down Switch items in check box Increase or decr ease numerical value in numerical input box CLICK-AND-DRAG Select motion detection zone Select privacy mask zone This DVR can be controlled thr ough the USB mouse, the remote control or by using the buttons on the right side of the device. We have f[...]

16 17 CHAPTER 3 CONTROLS 3.2 REMOTE CONTROL The buttons on the Remote Control operate in the same manner as on a conventional DVR remote. Some buttons have multiple functions depending on which menu is being accessed. PICTURE 3-3 Num Name Function 1 Multiple-window switch Switch between multiple-window and one-window view 2 0-9 number key Input pas[...]

18 19 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION 3.3 FRONT AND SIDE P ANEL BUTTONS There ar e eight buttons total on the DVR itself. A single button on the front panel is used to turn the DVR or its monitor on or off. The seven buttons on the side have multiple functions depending on context. Number Function 1 When the device is off, pr ess it for several seconds [...]

20 21 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION In Live View , along with the channel(s), you will see the system date and time displayed along with the name and icons indicating the status of each channel. Setting the system date and time and changing the channel names is covered in Section 5.3 under the Settings menu. Digital Zoom When the mouse cursor is in a [...]

22 23 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION LOGOUT Selecting the Shutdown icon in the Main Menu will open the Shut Down window . This window allows you to choose to log out as a user , shut down the system, restart the system or switch users. In addition, the DVR can also be shut down by pressing on the fr ont panel power button for three seconds. The system [...]

24 25 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION SEARCH T o begin a search for an event: STEP 1. Enter the date to be searched. Y ou can also click on the clock icon to open the Calendar . Highlighted dates have recor ded files. PICTURE 4-9 PICTURE 4-10 PICTURE 4-11 PICTURE 4-12 PICTURE 4-12 PICTURE 4-12 PICTURE 4-13 STEP 2. Enter the start time (if known) or ski[...]

26 27 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION Zoom In multi-screen playback, you may click on a channel to bring it to full-scr een view. Double- clicking the screen again will further enlarge the scr een and remove the playback bar . Double- clicking a third time will r etur n you to the multi-screen mode. Y ou can also step backwar ds in the process by right-[...]

28 29 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION 4.6 SCHEDULE The Schedule menu is located in the Settings menu and it allows you to determine when your cameras will recor d and under what circumstances. While the settings in this menu can be generally overridden by the user in the Record menu, the settings made in the Schedule menu are mor e detailed and flexibl[...]

30 31 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION Y ou cannot use Copy/Paste in Motion Detection because each channel will have a different display . Right-clicking will exit the screen and your settings will be saved. Sensitivity – The system supports six levels of sensitivity with Level 6 being the most sensitive. VIDEO LOSS By default, this is enabled. In the [...]

32 33 CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERA TION 4.8 BACKUP This DVR supports backing up files from the har d drive to both an exter nal USB storage device as well as over a network. Network downloads are cover ed in Chapter 7 . The USB port on the right side of the device is the only port usable for backing up files. The Backup menu can be reached thr ough the [...]

34 35 CHAPTER 5 MENUS MENUS CHAPTER 5 RS232 MAIN MENU Backup Information Setting Search Advanced Shutdown HDD Info BPS Log V ersion Online Users General Encode Schedule RS232 Network Alarm Detect Pan/Tilt/Zoom Display Default HDD Mgmnt Alarm Output Abnormality Manual Rec. Account Auto Maint. TV Adjust Once you’re r eady to move beyond basic opera[...]

36 37 CHAPTER 5 MENUS In the case of a hard drive err or , the system will come directly to this menu. An err or may be indicated if the hard drive time and system time do not match. T o resolve this issue, adjust the time in the General setting menu located in the Setting menu (See Section 5.3 ) and restart the system. Formatting the drive, using [...]

38 39 CHAPTER 5 MENUS 5.3 SETTING MENU Double-clicking on the Setting icon will open the Setting menu window . A total of ten interfaces are available thr ough this menu and they contain most of the functions needed to configure your DVR. Additional settings ar e available in the Advanced menu covered in Section 5.4 . In addition to Schedule and D[...]

40 41 CHAPTER 5 MENUS ENCODE This window allows you to manage the quality of the recor ding from each channel as well as the transmission rate and whether there’ s an accompanying audio feed. As with other windows described earlier , each channel can be set individually or all at the same time. Settings can be copied from one channel and pasted t[...]

42 43 CHAPTER 5 MENUS SCHEDULE This is covered in Section 4.6 Schedule RS232 The RS232 port on the back of the DVR can be used to connect to selected devices including a Point of Sale (POS) system or network keyboard. When integrated with a POS system, the DVR can integrate the text component and can conduct searches within the r ecords using this [...]

44 45 CHAPTER 5 MENUS DISPLA Y This window contains the settings that control the Graphical User Interface (GUI) as well as how you view the DVR. PICTURE 5-22 PICTURE 5-23 T ransparency – Y ou can choose to make the menu screens mor e transparent or opaque with 128 being the most transparent and 255 being completely opaque. Channel Name – Y ou [...]

46 47 CHAPTER 5 MENUS PICTURE 5-26 PICTURE 5-27 5.4 ADV ANCED The settings in this menu cover user accounts, hard disk management, video display , and system maintenance. CAUTION! Reformatting the har d drive will erase all recorded events. HDD MANAGE This displays some of the same information found in the HDD Info window in the Info menu (see Sect[...]

48 49 CHAPTER 5 MENUS PICTURE 5-30 PICTURE 5-31 RECORD This is the Manual Recording window covered in Section 4.4 . ACCOUNT This is the account management window which allows you to add or delete users, create user groups, modify the access privileges of users, and cr eate or change passwords. There ar e three pre-configured default users; Admin, [...]

50 51 CHAPTER 6 P AN/TIL T/ZOOM CAMERAS PICTURE 6-1 P AN/TIL T/ZOOM CAMERAS CHAPTER 6 6.1 CONNECTING A PTZ CAMERA The RS485 connector is used to connect and control PTZ cameras. It uses a single-dir ection protocol meaning that it can send commands out to the camera(s) but not r eceive any data back from the unit. The DVR is set by default for RS48[...]

52 53 CHAPTER 6 P AN/TIL T/ZOOM CAMERAS CONTROL Selecting the Pan/Tilt/Zoom shortcut will open the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls window Speed – From 1 to 8 and adjust zoom, focus and iris Using the mouse, you can control the direction of the camera’ s movements by clicking on the arrows. Intelligent Positioning Key - If your protocol supports it, clic[...]

54 55 CHAPTER 7 ALARMS PICTURE 6-11 RUNNING PTZ FUNCTIONS Clicking on the Page Switch button in the PTZ Control Panel ( Picture 6-5 ) will switch to a new window ( Picture 6-11 ) which allows you to activate the functions cr eated above as well as the Auto Pan and Flip functions. Enter the number of the function you wish to activate and select the [...]

56 57 CHAPTER 7 ALARMS The accompanying diagram ( Picture 7-2 ), along with your alarm’ s manual should be consulted to ensure pr oper connection. • Normal open or Normal close type • Parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external power to the alarm detector). • Parallel connect the Ground of the combo DVR and [...]

58 59 CHAPTER 7 ALARMS 7.3 ALARM SETUP AND ACTIV A TION Once external alarms are properly connected, you can configur e the DVR to activate them. The Alarm interface can be selected from the Setting menu. The upper portion of this window is used to choose an alarm, its configuration and its type. PICTURE 7-2 PICTURE 7-3 PICTURE 7-4 PICTURE 7-5 Al[...]

60 61 CHAPTER 8 HARD DISK DRIVE HARD DISK DRIVE CHAPTER 8 Y our DVR uses a standard desktop computer SA T A (Serial Advanced T echnology Attachment) hard disk drive and will support up to a 2TB (terabytes) drive. These drives ar e the current industry standard and may be pur chased wherever computer parts are sold. Depending on where you pur chased[...]

62 63 CHAPTER 8 HARD DISK DRIVE 8.2 CALCULA TING THE RECORDING CAP ACITY OF A HARD DISK DRIVE While the physical data capacity of a hard drive is fixed, how much video you can r ecord upon it depends on your recor ding configurations. Higher quality recordings will take up more space on the drive and setting the DVR to recor d for more frequently[...]

64 65 APPENDIX A.1 TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Combo DVR does not boot up properly Possible Causes: a. Input power is not correct, check power supply . b. Power switch button is damaged. c. Updated firmware using wr ong file. d. Hard drive malfunction or something wrong with hard drive cable. e. Front panel err or . f. Main board is damaged. 2. The LCD do[...]

66 67 APPENDIX 15. There is only mosaic no video when previewing or playing back video file r emotely . Possible Causes: a. Network bandwidth is not sufficient. b. Computer does not have enough resources to handle video flow . c. There is multiple-cast gr oup setup in combo DVR. This mode can result in mosaic. Usually we do not recommend this mo[...]

68 69 Q-See is proud to back all of our pr oducts with a conditional service warranty covering all hardwar e for 12 months from the date of purchase. Additionally , our products also come with a free exchange policy that covers all manufacturing defects for one month fr om the date of purchase. Permanent upgrading service is pr ovided for the softw[...]

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