Q-See QSDF8204C4-320, User Manual

Page 1: ...QSDF8204 Digital Video Recorder User Manual i QSDF8204 DVR User Manual For H 264 4 channel Digital Video Recorder All rights reserved Rev 102208B...

Page 2: ...nfiguration 22 3 2 7 Network Configuration 24 3 2 8 Manager Tools 26 3 3 Shortcut Menu 29 3 3 1 PTZ 29 3 3 2 Search 30 3 3 3 Information 34 3 3 4 Other 34 CHAPTER 4 Remote Surveillance 35 4 1 Accessin...

Page 3: ...ontrol 48 5 2 4 Stop Record Start Record 49 5 3 Fast Reverse and Fast Forward 49 CHAPTER 6 Mobile Surveillance 50 6 1 By Smart Phone with WinCE Operating System 50 6 2 By Smart Phone with Symbian Oper...

Page 4: ...unctions LIVE SURVEILLANCE Supports channel security by hiding live display Displays the local record status and basic information Two level password control administrator and common user Supports USB...

Page 5: ...otocol Supports remote DVR configuration Supports static IP dynamic IP DHCP and PPPoE Supports DDNS Pending Real time live surveillance remote playback and remote backup Remote PTZ control and Preset...

Page 6: ...cable and cables stands and power adapters for the cameras 2 2 Front Panel Interface Terminals The front panel layouts with the flip screen open and closed are shown below The functions of all buttons...

Page 7: ...uble click is 10 8 SEARCH Enter search mode 9 FF PTZ 1 Fast forward 2 Enter PTZ mode in live 10 STOP ESC 1 Quit playback mode 2 Exit the current interface or status 11 USB port To connect USB mouse fo...

Page 8: ...COM port For debugging or data entry 5 RS485 Connection for PTZ cameras 6 RJ45 PORT Connection for network or internet 7 Not Used 8 AUDIO IN Audio input connection for MIC or other audio capture devi...

Page 9: ...h poles aligned correctly 3 Replace the battery cover If the Remote Control does not work please check the following Are the batteries positioned correctly Do the batteries still have power Is somethi...

Page 10: ...screen display mode 6 SEARCH Button To enter file search mode 7 MENU Button To enter menu 8 ENTER Button To confirm the choice or setup 9 Direction Button Move cursor in setup or move PTZ cameras 10...

Page 11: ...DVR is initializing After WELCOME is displayed you enter into live display mode You can press the Menu button to enter Main Menu The symbols displayed on the screen are explained in the following tab...

Page 12: ...nstructions in dialogue boxes and navigate through menu items If using the front panel buttons you cannot control PTZ cameras but the other operations are the same as the remote control STEP2 Move the...

Page 13: ...n of the time on the display There are three options TOP Time is displayed on top of the screen BOTTOM Time is displayed at the bottom of the screen NO Time is not displayed on the screen 3 Language T...

Page 14: ...to the item STEP2 Modify numbers by using and buttons STEP3 Press Enter key to confirm the operation Notice 8 BUZZER ALARM If you set a time that is before the current displayed time the record betwee...

Page 15: ...to any other selected channels By selecting ALL users can copy the configuration to all other channels STEP1 Select the channel you want to copy this channel to or select ALL to copy the configuratio...

Page 16: ...record audio Notice The default setting is that Audio input1 matches channel1 and Audio input2 matches channel2 8 SCHEDULE RECORD When playing back the record please press AUDIO button to switch the s...

Page 17: ...ode If the video format is NTSC there will be five frame rates to choose 1 3 7 15 and 30 The maximum frame rate is 30 If the video format is PAL there will be five frame rates to choose 1 3 6 12 and 2...

Page 18: ...selecting TO REC DVR will record when motion is detected If not DVR will not record when motion is detected 6 ALARM OUT There are two options ALARMOUT1 and BUZZER When ALARMOUT1 is selected and an ala...

Page 19: ...a 5 Press Esc button to confirm the option and exit CUSTOM option STEP3 Press BACK option to go back the Motion Alarm Configuration menu Notice 9 COPY TO If continuous recording mode manual record and...

Page 20: ...C means normal close If NC is chosen the DVR will be triggered when the alarm sends a high voltage charge 5 TRIGGER RECORD One channel can connect with one sensor However one sensor can trigger one or...

Page 21: ...n menu is shown in Fig 3 14 1 CHANNEL Set the channel connecting to the Speed Dome 2 BAUDRATE There are five options for baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 3 PROTOCOL Choose PTZ protocol Currentl...

Page 22: ...7 Press SAVE button to save the setting and press CANCEL to discard the setting Notice how to use the presetting point 6 COPY TO Users can use the number keys to switch the preset point in PTZ mode Fi...

Page 23: ...whose authorization you want to modify STEP2 Move the cursor to SETUP button on the screen STEP3 Press Enter key Authority Setup menu refer to Fig 3 17 will pop up STEP4 In the Authority Setup menu m...

Page 24: ...o Basic configuration STEP2 Press Enter key to enter the Basic Configuration menu 1 NET SERVER If you select the check box and set the port number of the server you will enable the NET SERVER 2 NET VI...

Page 25: ...n IP address ending in 200 STEP1 Input IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway STEP2 Press OK button to modify the IP Configuration menu If you select DHCP the router will automatically assign the IP addre...

Page 26: ...ig 3 22 DDNS Configuration 3 2 8 Manager Tools The Manager Tools menu is shown as Fig 3 27 SHUTDOWN SYSTEM This option is used to shut down the system STEP1 Enter the SHUTDOWN submenu The following wo...

Page 27: ...e HDD capacity The higher the capacity is the longer it takes Normally a 40G HDD takes about eight seconds to format System log submenu is shown as Fig 3 29 The DVR will note all operations status and...

Page 28: ...FIRMWARE Fig 3 31 Update Firmware Update Firmware submenu is shown as Fig 3 31 Users can use USB flash drive to update the firmware Steps are described below STEP1 Make sure the firmware update is on...

Page 29: ...om the first DVR to another DVR CLEAR ALARM OUT This item is to clear the current alarm out please refer to Fig 3 34 Fig 3 34 Clear Alarm Out 3 3 Shortcut Menu 3 3 1 PTZ Fig 3 35 PTZ Mode PTZ mode is...

Page 30: ...the brightness of the Speed Dome 3 3 2 Search Press the Search button there are five submenus displayed on the screen PLAYBACK BACKUP DELETE and LOCK Data menu is shown as Fig 3 36 Fig 3 36 Data Menu...

Page 31: ...ck the record in quad screen mode you can only see the record playing back as normal speed When you play back the record you may press INFO button on the front panel to play or stop channel audio Fig...

Page 32: ...BACKUP FILE It denotes the format of backup files This system supports AVI and DAT video formats When selecting the format that DVR supports the video format of backup files is DAT Before playing the...

Page 33: ...t media players can play directly as long as to install a decoder in advance Installation method Enter Decode file being created automatically by system at your backup then double click InstallDecode...

Page 34: ...y usable rate of HDD record mode including manual alarm motion etc 3 3 4 Other In live display mode if pressing Up button it will display the first channel in full screen If pressing Down button it wi...

Page 35: ...r a Network STEP1 Input IP address Subnet and Gateway please refer to section 3 2 7 Network Configuration If using DHCP please enable DHCP in both of DVR and router STEP2 Enter Video submenu to set ne...

Page 36: ...outer on the list and click on the link On the next page that opens click on the orange Default Guide link BLUE box in Fig 4 1 2 this will take you to the port forwarding instructions for your router...

Page 37: ...Interface 4 2 1 Login The operation of the network client is the same as the DVR Default username is Admin and password 123456 STEP1 Click button to input username and password in the login window STE...

Page 38: ...lick the image and then select Open Audio to play the camera s audio STEP3 Click button to turn the audio up or down 4 2 6 DVR Status Panel Meanings of the colored indicator lights in the main interfa...

Page 39: ...details of the record files Different colors of the bar show different types of records The following are the definitions of the color bars Blue Manual Record Events Green Schedule Record Events Yello...

Page 40: ...select the folder with saved backup files STEP4 Select cameras that you want to backup STEP5 Select the type of backup file STEP6 Click Backup Now button backup will begin 2 EVENT BACKUP STEP1 Select...

Page 41: ...ct to lock or unlock files STEP1 Click button to enter Remote Lock window as Fig 4 10 Remote Lock STEP2 Select time and record type STEP3 Select camera STEP4 Click Select Event button system will find...

Page 42: ...tion Live configuration Record Configuration Alarm Configuration PTZ Configuration User Configuration Management Tools Return Through the Remote Configuration interface users can set all configuration...

Page 43: ...e useful if you have more then one DVR 5 Date Format Select the option in the drop down list to change the date format There are three date formats YY MM DD DD MM YY and MM DD YY 6 Buzzer Select the o...

Page 44: ...ide the name of DVR channel in the live display mode 4 Channel Name Change the name of the channel COLOR SETTINGS 1 Channel Select the option in the drop down list to change the channel of DVR 2 Brigh...

Page 45: ...and click on the weekday schedule to add the time 4 4 4 Alarm Configuration Click button in Remote Configuration and a drop down menu will appear There is the Motion Alarm window Sensor Alarm window...

Page 46: ...Firmware Update Fig 4 18 Firmware Update STEP3 After finishing the update the DVR needs to reboot to run the new firmware LOAD DEFAULT Load default setup SYSTEM INFORMATION This displays the informat...

Page 47: ...d enter PTZ Control interface shown as Fig 4 20 PTZ Control You can control PTZ cameras using the function buttons on the right side of the interface Functions of the buttons are described in the tabl...

Page 48: ...record 5 2 1 Search Click Search menu to enter Data menu and select the submenu after entering the Menu list Please refer to 3 3 2 Search and view the functions of the submenu Right click on the pict...

Page 49: ...d to control the Speed Dome to move up right left and down This menu is for starting and stopping recording Stop record Click this item and the DVR will stop recording At the same time this item will...

Page 50: ...n access mobile surveillance Please see Chapter 4 Remote Surveillance The following are the instructions for the two operating systems Notice 6 1 By Smart Phone with WinCE Operating System Mobile devi...

Page 51: ...Yes to download and install 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 Then click Go to login to...

Page 52: ...The defaults are user name admin and password 123456 Please use smart phones or PDAs with Symbian version supported by this unit STEP1 First enable the network access on mobile phone and then run Web...

Page 53: ...er User Manual 53 STEP4 The security window will pop up after downloaded and ask if you want to install the package Click YES to install STEP5 A Scam shortcut icon appears on the system menu after fin...

Page 54: ...he server s address ID and password respectively Then click OK to login to the DVR See 4 1 2 Accessing the DVR over the Internet STEP9 It will show the camera after accessing successfully Notice User...

Page 55: ...Please check the cable and the ports of monitor and DVR Q3 Why are no images displayed in part or all of the channels of the DVR a Connection problem Please check the cable and the ports of the camera...

Page 56: ...lug several times c The mouse is incompatible Please try a different mouse Q7 Why can t my system download ActiveX controls a IE browser blocks ActiveX Please use the following setup to enable downloa...

Page 57: ...install or close them Notice When the Network Client is running on VISTA operation system you also need set relational ActiveX parameters Steps for setting parameters are shown as follows 1 Open IE br...

Page 58: ...ual Schedule Motion detection Sensor Motion detection 16 12 detection areas can setup HDD interface SATA 1 SEARCHING Searching Method Time Event REMOTE SURVEILLANCE Monitoring Environment Self carried...

Page 59: ...st 352 288 100F S 150M 352 240 120F S 440M Notice Appendix C Abbreviation The data of the above table comes from our tests that are just used for user s reference Different definition and stabilizatio...

Page 60: ...s are not covered by the warranty Service charges would apply 2 Operating the equipment in improper environment and conditions e g improper power environment temperature humidity and lightening strike...

Page 61: ...QSDF8204 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 61 Customer Information Card User s Name Company Address Postal code Phone Number E mail Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Distributor...