Q-See QSD2316L, User Manual

Page 1: ...QSD2316L DVR User s Manual H 264 200 FPS 240 FPS 16 channel digital video recorder All rights reserved Rev 062408...

Page 2: ...e near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other devices that produce heat z Do not install this device near water Clean only with a dry cloth z Do not block any ventilation op...

Page 3: ...1 Rear Panel Interface 7 2 3 2 Installing Sensor Alarm 9 2 4 Remote Control 12 2 5 Controlling with Mouse 13 2 5 1 Connecting Mouse 13 2 5 2 Using Mouse 14 CHAPTER 3 Basic Function Instruction 15 3 1...

Page 4: ...s Configuration 63 CHAPTER 5 Managing the DVR 64 5 1 Formatting Hard Disk 64 5 2 Update Firmware 65 5 3 Load Default Setup 65 5 4 Check System Information 66 5 5 Check System Log 68 5 6 Check On line...

Page 5: ...lance 91 7 1 By Phones with WinCE 91 7 2 By Phones with Symbian 95 Appendix A FAQ 99 Appendix B Calculating Recording Capacity 103 Appendix C Compatible Devices 104 Appendix D DVR Specifications 105 Q...

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Page 7: ...owerful functions and high stability It is widely used in banking telecommunication transportation factories warehouses irrigation etc 1 2 Main Features COMPRESSION FORMAT Standard H 264 compression w...

Page 8: ...des time search and event search Supports single and 4 screen playback Supports deleting and locking the recorded files individually Supports remote playback in Internet Explorer through LAN or intern...

Page 9: ...ports dual stream Network stream adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment Supports picture snap and color adjustment in remote live view Supports remote time and event sea...

Page 10: ...hot plug in out 2 1 Installing Hard Drive DVD Writer optional 2 1 1 Installing Hard Drive Note 1 Supports two SATA hard drives 2 Please calculate HDD capacity needed according to the recording settin...

Page 11: ...ase Fig 2 2 Screw in HDD 2 1 2 Installing DVD Writer optional Note 1 The writer must be one of the compatible devices we recommend Please refer to Appendix C Compatible Devices 2 This device is only f...

Page 12: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6 STEP3 Screw in the writer as below Fig 2 4 Screw in the Writer 2 2 Front Panel Layout The Front Panel interface is shown as Fig 2 5 Front Panel Fig 2 5 Front Panel...

Page 13: ...Rewind increase or decrease speed 9 FF Input Mode Button 1 Fast forward 2 Switch Input Modes 10 STOP ESC 1 Quit playback mode 2 Exit the current interface or status 11 Indicator Working indicators for...

Page 14: ...put connect to MIC or other audio capture devices 6 S VIDEO S Video output connect to monitor 7 PS 2 port Connect to PS 2 mouse 8 USB port Only for USB mouse 9 RJ45 port Connect to internet 10 VGA por...

Page 15: ...optional The DVR has 16 channel alarm input and 4 channel alarm output Alarm Input The alarm input is triggered by electric level High 5V Low 0V Users can connect external sensors like gas detectors...

Page 16: ...7 Sensor Connection Alarm output The DVR has 4 channel relay alarm output which just gives on off signal to external alarm The status of these pin are illustrated as 8 N O COM N C N O COM N C Before a...

Page 17: ...ual 11 Users need connect their alarm according to the NO or NC type of the alarm One connection example is shown as Fig 2 9 Fig 2 9 Alarm Output Connection Note The power in series must be 277VAC 10A...

Page 18: ...and correctly aligned STEP3 Replace the battery cover Note If remote does not function check the following 1 Check polarity of batteries 2 Check the remaining charge in the batteries 3 Check to see if...

Page 19: ...control PTZ camera 10 Button To increase or decrease the value in setup 11 Playback Control Button To control playback Fast forward rewind stop single frame play 12 AUDIO Button To enable audio output...

Page 20: ...ontrol It supports numbers letters and symbols Fig 2 11 Input Window Users can change some values by using the mouse wheel such as time Move cursor onto the value and roll the wheel when the value bli...

Page 21: ...ore you power on the unit please make sure all the connections are good Connect the power the system will show the screen in Fig 3 1 System Loading Fig 3 1 System Loading After that it will enter live...

Page 22: ...al recording Scheduled recording Motion detection recording Alarm recording HDD Current working HDD Space Size of current HDD Free Free space of current HDD USB devices connected HDD full Table 3 1 Sy...

Page 23: ...mouse STEP1 Press ENTER button or click right mouse to show menu bar refer to Fig 4 1 Control Bar STEP2 Click Shut down button refer to Fig 3 3 Shut down STEP3 Click OK on the pop up window The unit...

Page 24: ...for ID and password shown as Fig 3 4 Login Fig 3 4 Login Note The default password is admin and 123456 Change password Every user can change his own password STEP1 While logged in click Log in out on...

Page 25: ...as a default administrator and two user groups advance user and normal user It supports one administrator and 15 users total Administrator can add or delete other users and change their group level Ad...

Page 26: ...sword Choose the user group STEP3 Click OK button to add a new user STEP4 Choose a user a symbol will display at the end of the user information Click Authority button to change the group level STEP5...

Page 27: ...nstall and format a HDD and set all the recording parameters before recording Note Some vendors sell the DVR with a hard drive already installed if this is the case you just need to set the recording...

Page 28: ...l not record in any recording mode STEP5 Set Alarm record hold time It is for post alarm recording STEP6 Enable Recycle It replaces old video with new files after HDD is full If you have it unchecked...

Page 29: ...n set different schedule times for every day of the week If you want a special schedule for one day you can use the Holiday function STEP1 Enter SCHEDULE configuration Select cameras and Always see Fi...

Page 30: ...to finish The DVR will record automatically once it goes to the time you set 3 3 4 Motion Detection Recording This unit supports recording channels and PTZ linking This means it will record any camer...

Page 31: ...tion Detection Setup STEP2 Enable Detection first Enter Area to set Sensitivity and detection Area In detection area red means not active transparent means active see Fig 3 11 Motion Detection Area Se...

Page 32: ...terval time between two consecutive motion events If a second motion event is detected during the Hold time it is recognized as a continuation of the first motion event If a second motion is detected...

Page 33: ...Z referring to 3 3 4 Motion Detection Recording STEP4 5 STEP4 Set Alarm in hold time It is the interval time between the two adjacent efficient alarms This is similar with Hold time in MOTION configur...

Page 34: ...ht mouse button to show the control bar refer to Fig 4 1 Control Bar Click Search the window below will appear on the screen Fig 3 14 Search Menu Time search STEP1 Enter Search configuration select Ti...

Page 35: ...es under the channels and the channels STEP4 If want to change the date press Date button Set hour and minutes of start time If there is a recording at that time the boxes will show green STEP5 Click...

Page 36: ...deo Recorder User Manual 30 Fig 3 17 Playback Event search STEP1 Enter Search Event search The calendar window will appear like that of time search STEP2 Choose a day to find events for as Fig 3 18 Ev...

Page 37: ...kup View This unit supports backup to USB Flash and USB DVD writer support for USB HDD pending firmware update through the USB port on the front panel Users can also make backup to PC by IE browser vi...

Page 38: ...P2 Choose the camera And set the start and end time Click Date button to change the date STEP3 Enable Attach record player it will save a special player simultaneously to the backup files With this pl...

Page 39: ...ter and USB device it will show USB device in window It will show CD ROM in window even though users install DVD writer STEP5 Press OK button It will begin to write video from HDD inside DVR to backup...

Page 40: ...oftware like Real Player or Windows Media Player directly Users can also view with the special software attached with the files during backup Below are the steps to view the backup with the special so...

Page 41: ...QSD2316L DVR User s Manual 35 Fig 3 21 Backup Player Search area video display area Video data area Control area AVI converting...

Page 42: ...the folder which contains the video backup as in Fig 3 22 Choose Backup Folder Fig 3 22 Choose Backup Folder STEP3 Set the date and channels It will show the recorded video in area with green at the...

Page 43: ...tom of area STEP4 Drag the slide bar to the start time point click play button to view It supports multi screen display Users can do fast forward backward record play audio etc as shown below Fig 3 24...

Page 44: ...2 Backup View Control STEP5 It supports AVI converter Click Change File to AVI The converter will appear STEP6 Click Browse to choose the folder which contains the video backup Set the start end time...

Page 45: ...files Click Change button it will start converting the files and show the progress at the bottom STEP8 When the progress bar shows 100 it is finished Users can play the AVI files with a third party pl...

Page 46: ...rameters according to its manual STEP1 Press right mouse button to show the control bar Enter Menu System P T Z see Fig 3 26 Fig 3 26 PTZ Setup STEP2 Set protocol baud rate and address according to th...

Page 47: ...3 27 Set Presets STEP4 Click Set button at right of Cruise Here users can set cruise track shown as Fig 3 28 Set Cruise Choose the preset set stay time of every preset Click button to add the preset t...

Page 48: ...k button to delete the preset Click to adjust the sequence of the presets in the auto cruise setup Click Save to save and return to the previous interface STEP6 Click OK button to save and exit Press...

Page 49: ...e speed dome Click the direction buttons to move the camera Click the relative and buttons to adjust zoom focus IRIS and speed Click button to stop the change STEP8 Select the preset the speed dome wi...

Page 50: ...Video quality Frame rate Record switch Resolution Recycle switch Post alarm record time Schedule Recording schedule Motion schedule Sensor schedule Alarm Alarm Switch Sensor type Alarm out out time s...

Page 51: ...Load default Tab 4 1 Menu Navigation 4 2 Main Menu Setup Click right mouse button or press ENTER button on the front panel the control bar will show on the bottom of the screen as in Fig 4 1 Control B...

Page 52: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual 46 Fig 4 2 Pop up Menu Select System A graphic user interface will show as Fig 4 3 System Setup...

Page 53: ...or remote control The interface above will appear Note Only administrator and advance user can enter system setup and do setup DVR needs to reboot after some parameters are changed like video format 4...

Page 54: ...e unit remotely Device ID It is used to identify multiple devices at the same place Users can manage them by remote control Video format Options are PAL and NTSC Users make the choice according to for...

Page 55: ...ing are the definitions of each option Camera name Set camera name It can be a combination of numbers letters and symbols Show name Display camera name in live view Hide Hide the picture in live Unaut...

Page 56: ...indow will appear as shown in Fig 4 6 Color Adjustment Fig 4 6 Color Adjustment Adjust Brightness Hue Saturation and Contrast in live view here Default Set the color to the default value 4 2 3 Record...

Page 57: ...the clearer the recorded picture is Frame rate Set recording frame rate Audio Enable audio recording Time stamp Record the current time to video file if checked Record Switch on off recording function...

Page 58: ...resolution are closely related to used storage space The higher the value is the higher the bit rate and more space recordings take up on the hard drive 4 2 4 Schedule Configuration Click SCHEDULE to...

Page 59: ...y by date Click Add to add date as shown in Fig 3 9 Calendar Delete Delete holiday schedule Alarm Configuration Click ALARM to enter alarm configuration Error Style not defined as in Fig 4 9 Alarm Con...

Page 60: ...y record channels It will record on the cameras you choose here when alarm triggered Buzzer Enable on board buzzer for alarm To P T Z CH Set linked preset and cruise for alarm You can select any chann...

Page 61: ...area and alarm out The following are the definitions of each option Enable Enable motion detection Trigger Setup similar with that of sensor alarm but linked speed domes need to use different channels...

Page 62: ...n sensitivity from 1 8 8 is most sensitive The default is 4 Exit Quit without saving Hold time S The interval time between two consecutive motion events similar to that of sensor alarm 4 2 7 Network C...

Page 63: ...ing the IP address in IE address blank i e set HTTP port to 82 IP address to 192 168 0 25 Users need input http 192 168 0 25 82 in IE browser Server port Communication port DHCP Enable DHCP For this f...

Page 64: ...ports DNS2P and 88IP Users need register at www dns2p com or www 88IP net Then input register ID and password here Click OK button The unit will connect Through DNS2P or 88IP Fig 4 14 DDNS Configurati...

Page 65: ...s Manual 59 Fig 4 15 Network Video Configuration Video quality Network picture quality Frame rate There are two options 1 and 3 fps Resolution Currenty only has CIF available Time stamp Display time...

Page 66: ...ocol baud rate address presets and auto cruise track The following are the definitions of each option Protocol Baud rate Address Set the value according to the settings of the speed dome Speed Set the...

Page 67: ...VR User s Manual 61 Fig 4 17 Set Presets Cruise Name Select a cruise track and name it Click Set in Cruise row A window will appear as shown in 3 6 PTZ Control Note DVR has 16 presets and 16 cruise tr...

Page 68: ...ER to enter user management interface shown as Fig 4 18 User Configuration Fig 4 18 User Configuration Administrator can add delete users and change their authorization Please refer to 3 2 Login User...

Page 69: ...uration Click TOOLS to enter tools configuration shown as Fig 4 19 Tools Manager Fig 4 19 Tools Manager Disk manager Please refer to 5 1 Format Hard Disk Update Please refer to 5 2 Update Firmware Loa...

Page 70: ...0 Tools Configuration Press Disk manager a window will pop up as Fig 5 1 Disk Manager Fig 5 1 Disk Manager STEP2 If a disk has never been formatted Status will show new Select hard disks press Format...

Page 71: ...efer to 4 2 10 Tools Configuration STEP3 Click Update A window will appear which reminds users that it will automatically load default settings after update STEP4 Press OK to begin The progress bar wi...

Page 72: ...blocks please refer to Fig 5 2 Reset Blocks STEP3 Press OK to do default It will return to TOOLS interface after finished 5 4 Check System Information Users can check system information like firmware...

Page 73: ...QSD2316L DVR User s Manual 67 Fig 5 3 Status Interface STEP3 Click System the window below will display Check firmware version recording parameters here Fig 5 4 System Information...

Page 74: ...stem log It records its working state and operation automatically and it divides the record to two groups events and operation The form below is the details of the two groups Group Details Events Moti...

Page 75: ...ow below will appear Fig 5 6 Events LOG STEP2 Click Date to change date by a calendar Click Type to select the event type Then click Search button It will refresh the event list STEP3 Click to do page...

Page 76: ...ser Manual 70 Fig 5 7 Operation Log STEP5 The operation is similar to searching events log Note The log files are saved to the HDD inside If HDD is not installed it won t record any thing The number o...

Page 77: ...5 8 Details of Current Network Connections 5 7 Lock Delete Files Users can control every video file locking and deleting them Once users lock an important file it cannot be covered or deleted But the...

Page 78: ...file area of file manager at bottom It shows the details of every file like start end time lock state STEP4 Select the files and click Lock it will lock the selected files At this time a letter L will...

Page 79: ...stalled it also supports XP and Vista On LAN STEP1 Input IP address Subnet Gateway If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both the DVR and router STEP2 Enter Video to set network video parameters like re...

Page 80: ...port is not 80 but is another number instead you need to add the port number after IP address For example if you set HTTP port as 82 you need to input IP address as 192 168 0 25 82 User name and passw...

Page 81: ...rding ports on most popular routers at www portforward com STEP4 If you want to utilize dynamic domain name you need to apply for a domain name in a DNS server supported by the DVR or router Then add...

Page 82: ...screens display mode Camera status There are four rows of indicators which refer to recording video loss motion and alarm respectively When the indicator displays red it means the relative event If it...

Page 83: ...Remote preview Adjust the color of cameras control PTZ Remote playback and backup Make remote playback and backup check system log Please refer to 6 3 Remote Playback Backup Remote menu setup Set the...

Page 84: ...lick Snap to capture pictures STEP4 Click Browse to set saving path Click Save to save pictures to HDD on the computer and the saving folder window will pop up STEP5 Click Exit to return to live previ...

Page 85: ...QSD2316L DVR User s Manual 79 PTZ control Click P T Z to enter the interface shown below Click on a channel to select the speed dome Fig 6 4 Remote PTZ control Move the speed dome Stop adjustment...

Page 86: ...own menu will appear as below Fig 6 5 Preview Control Menu Audio Enable remote audio transmission Users can hear the audio from the DVR Full screen The picture will fill the screen without tools bar d...

Page 87: ...Network Configuration You can use this option to view the cameras on connections with low network bandwidth Master stream has higher frame rate max 30fps for every channel But it needs higher network...

Page 88: ...el in channel area STEP2 Click Search button to update the search result All the recorded files found will display in video data area STEP3 In area the top bar refers to hours and minutes in a day The...

Page 89: ...g 6 8 Remote Playback STEP5 Users can select fast forward backward pause stop playback and snap pictures About snap feature it is the same as in remote preview refer to Fig 6 3 Preview Snap STEP6 Clic...

Page 90: ...will display as below Fig 6 9 Remote Event Search STEP2 Select the date channel and event type Then click Search All the files found will be listed in left area STEP3 Select a file and click Play butt...

Page 91: ...terface STEP1 Select the date and channel Then click Search button It will list all the files recorded in the day in left area STEP2 Click Browse button Set the saving path STEP3 Select files in left...

Page 92: ...can play with a third party player directly 6 4 Remote Menu Configuration Except network parameters users can set all the parameters like resolution schedule remotely through network without going to...

Page 93: ...up Click Save to save the changes Some changes may pop up a dialog box as below and need a restart 6 5 Remote DVR Management 6 5 1 Check System Log Remotely Users can check system log remotely For the...

Page 94: ...r Manual 88 Fig 6 12 Remote System LOG Search STEP2 Select the date channel and event type Then click Search STEP3 The entire log found will be listed in left area STEP4 Click Operation to enter opera...

Page 95: ...ick Search It will list all the log files in the day in left area 6 5 2 Lock Delete Files Remotely Users can lock and delete video files through network About the details of this feature please refer...

Page 96: ...he day in left area STEP3 The relative status will show Lock if the file is locked Writing means the file is still in being written STEP4 Select the files which is unlocked click Delete A security win...

Page 97: ...twork service on the DVR refer to 4 2 7 Network Configuration Below are the instructions for use on the mobile client end for the two operating systems Note DVR only supports live view by mobile devic...

Page 98: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual 92 STEP3 Click on the software name the dialog box below pops up STEP4 Click Yes to download and install...

Page 99: ...STEP5 PCam will be opened after installed STEP6 Input the server s address ID and password respectively in the columns of Server User and Password And click Go to login to the DVR It will show the pic...

Page 100: ...der User Manual 94 STEP7 Camera1 is the default display after login Change the camera in drop down menu of Channel Note User name and password here are the same as that used on the DVR The defaults ar...

Page 101: ...cess on the mobile phone And then run Web browser STEP2 Input the DVR server s IP address in a new built bookmark Click this bookmark to connect to the DVR STEP3 A welcome window will pop up and requi...

Page 102: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual 96 STEP5 A SCam shortcut icon appears on the system menu after finishing STEP6 Run SCam program...

Page 103: ...QSD2316L DVR User s Manual 97 STEP7 Click Options Settings to enter login interface STEP8 Input the server s address ID and password respectively And click OK to login to the DVR...

Page 104: ...ital Video Recorder User Manual 98 STEP9 Screen will show the camera after accessing successfully Note User name and password here are the same with that used on the DVR The defaults are admin and 123...

Page 105: ...video format of the DVR is different from that of the monitor c Connection problem Please check the cable and the ports of the monitor and DVR Q3 Why are no images displayed on some or all of the cha...

Page 106: ...o 4 2 3 Record Configuration d The HDD is damaged Try a new one Q6 I can not use the mouse what could be the problem a Wait 5 minutes after mouse connected and then try b Mouse is not securely connect...

Page 107: ...QSD2316L DVR User s Manual 101 Select Security Custom Level Enable all the sub options under ActiveX controls and plug ins...

Page 108: ...Digital Video Recorder User Manual 102 Then click ok to finish setup b Other plug ins or anti virus programs may be blocking ActiveX Please uninstall or close them...

Page 109: ...gher 512 225 Medium 384 168 7 Lower 256 112 5 PAL CIF 25 Lowest 128 56 Highest 640 281 Higher 512 225 Medium 384 168 7 Lower 256 112 5 NTSC CIF 30 Lowest 128 56 For example if a customer uses NTSC cam...

Page 110: ...rives that we have tested Brand Capacity SSK 512MB 1G 2GB Netac 4GB Kingston 2GB Aigo 2GB Smatter vider 1GB Scandisk 4GB Tab C 1 Compatible USB drive 2 Compatible SATA CD DVD writers that we have test...

Page 111: ...future firmware update NTSC Display Frame Rate 400FPS PAL 480FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 200FPS 50FPS PAL 240FPS 60FPS NTSC Audio input 8dB 22k RCA X4 Audio output 8Db 92dB RCA X1 Alarm input NO or NC...

Page 112: ...ct payable service 1 Equipment damage caused by improper operation 2 Improper environment and conditions in on which the equipment operates e g improper power environment temperature humidity and ligh...

Page 113: ...estions Contact Us Mailing Address Customer Service DPS Inc Phone 877 998 3440 x 538 8015 E Crystal Dr Email cs dpsi usa com Anaheim CA 92807 Website Tech Support http www q see com Phone 877 998 3440...

Page 114: ...ideo Recorder User Manual 108 Customer Information Card User s Name Mr Mrs Company Name Postal Address Postal code Phone Number E mail Model Number of Product Serial Number of Product Purchase Date Di...

Page 115: ...nder continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice But no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents 2 We do not accept any responsibility for any harm ca...