Q-See QSDT8DP, User Manual

Page 1: ...QSDT8DP DVR User s Manual i QSDT8DP DVR User s Manual For H 264 240 FPS 8 channel digital video recorder All rights reserved Rev 120209...

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

Page 3: ...ng 15 3 3 3 Scheduled Recording 15 3 3 4 Motion Detection Recording 16 3 3 5 Alarm Recording 17 3 4 Playback 18 3 5 Backup View 20 3 6 PTZ Control 26 CHAPTER 4 Menu Setup Guide 28 4 1 Menu Navigation...

Page 4: ...ation 55 6 5 Remote DVR Management 56 6 5 1 Check System Log Remotely 56 6 5 2 Lock Delete Files Remotely 57 CHAPTER 7 Mobile Surveillance 58 7 1 Accessing From Phones with WinCE 58 7 2 Accessing From...

Page 5: ...e played by normal player without any software or codec installed LIVE SURVEILLANCE Supports VGA output Supports channel security by hiding live display Displays the local record state and basic infor...

Page 6: ...ensor alarm recording Supports recycling after HDD is full Resolution frame rate and picture quality adjustable for each channel separately 64MB for every video file packaging 4 audio channels availab...

Page 7: ...viewing Supports a maximum of 5 connections simultaneously Supports dual stream Network stream adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment Supports picture snap and color ad...

Page 8: ...SATA hard drives 2 Please calculate HDD capacity needed according to the recording setting Please refer to Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity STEP1 Unscrew and open the top cover STEP2 Connect t...

Page 9: ...e current menu or status 7 Digital buttons Input numbers or choose camera 8 IR Receiver For remote control 9 Enter button To confirm the choice or setup 10 Direction Multi screen button 1 Direction bu...

Page 10: ...ts on Rear Panel Note The resolution of VGA output is 800 600 60Hz If connected through VGA port please assure your display supports this display mode Most LCD screens can adapt to it automatically wi...

Page 11: ...nal alarm The status of these pin are illustrated as 8 N O COM N C N O COM N C Before alarm After alarm Fig 2 9 Relay Output Status Users need connect their alarm according to the NO or NC type of the...

Page 12: ...firmware running before pushing harder to power off 2 INFO Button Get information about the DVR such as firmware version HDD information 3 REC Button To record manually 4 Number Buttons Input numbers...

Page 13: ...rn to the previous screen If want to input the value move cursor to the button and click An input window will appear as in Fig 2 11 Input Window It supports numbers letters and symbols Fig 2 11 Input...

Page 14: ...tem Loading After that it will enter live in 16 screen mode The meaning of letters or symbols on screen are shown in the table below Fig 3 2 Preview Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Live audio enabled Li...

Page 15: ...lick 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 will power off automatically after s...

Page 16: ...ssword modification Click Password the window will appear as in Fig 3 5 Change Password Fig 3 5 Change Password STEP2 Input the old password Then input new password 2 times STEP3 Press OK button to ch...

Page 17: ...at the end of the user information Click Authority button to change the group level STEP5 Press Delete button to delete the user A security window will appear as shown below STEP6 Click OK button to...

Page 18: ...er RECORD configuration refer to Fig 3 7 Record Setup Select cameras Fig 3 7 Record Setup STEP2 Set Video quality Frame rate and Resolution STEP3 Have Audio checked if you input audio and want to reco...

Page 19: ...Holiday function STEP1 Enter SCHEDULE configuration Select cameras and Record see Fig 3 8 Schedule Setup Fig 3 8 Schedule Setup STEP2 The first column lists the 7 days of the week The rows show 24 ho...

Page 20: ...amera s channel STEP1 Enter MOTION configuration see Fig 3 10 Motion Detection Setup Select cameras Fig 3 10 Motion Detection Setup STEP2 Enable Detection first Enter Area to set Sensitivity and detec...

Page 21: ...select one or the other The actual post alarm record time equals Hold time in RECORD and Hold time in MOTION 3 3 5 Alarm Recording This unit supports recording channels and PTZ linking after alarm STE...

Page 22: ...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 Time search A window will appear as Fig 3 15 Calen...

Page 23: ...s a recording at that time the boxes will show green STEP5 Click Play button It will play from the time point you set STEP6 Click the function buttons on the screen to do fast forward backward pause s...

Page 24: ...t refer to 6 3 1 STEP2Select the date channel and event type Then click Search All the files found will be listed in left area STEP2 Select a file and click Play button to do remote playback The follo...

Page 25: ...d time Click Date button to change the date STEP5 Click the Backup button A window will appear as shown in Fig 3 20 Backup Information Fig 3 20 Backup Information STEP6 Press OK button It will begin t...

Page 26: ...yer 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 software STEP1 Move the...

Page 27: ...and channels It will show the recorded video in area with green at the top as in Fig 3 23 Backup Data Search Fig 3 23 Backup Data Search If using event search it will list event files at the bottom of...

Page 28: ...d Rewi nd Record Volume Screen mode Tab 3 2 Backup View Control STEP5 Program supports AVI converter Click Change File to AVI The converter will appear STEP6 Click Browse to choose the folder which co...

Page 29: ...ws 100 it is finished Users can play the AVI files with a third party player directly STEP10 For more information about network backup please refer to 6 3 1 STEP2Select the date channel and event type...

Page 30: ...3 26 PTZ Setup STEP2 Set protocol baud rate and address according to the parameters of the speed dome STEP3 Click Set button at right of Preset Here users can set presets shown as Fig 3 27 Set Presets...

Page 31: ...STEP6 Click OK button to save and exit Press right mouse button to show the control bar Click PTZ to enter PTZ control shown as Fig 3 29 PTZ Control Fig 3 29 PTZ Control STEP7 Select the speed dome Cl...

Page 32: ...witch Post alarm record time Schedule Recording schedule Motion schedule Sensor schedule Alarm Alarm Switch Sensor type Alarm out out time setup Recorded cameras and PTZ linking Motion Motion switch S...

Page 33: ...nd click the pop up menu will show as Fig 4 2 Pop up Menu Fig 4 2 Pop up Menu Select System A graphic user interface will show as Fig 4 3 System Setup Fig 4 3 System Setup Press MENU button on the fro...

Page 34: ...sed 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 format of the cameras Language Set t...

Page 35: ...ive Unauthorized users cannot view the camera But it still works in the background recording Show time Display time in live view Dwell time Is available for both Sequence and SPOT simultaneously This...

Page 36: ...on off recording function for every camera DVR records the camera only if the camera s option is checked here Then you can use manual schedule motion detection and sensor alarm recording options for...

Page 37: ...fer to record schedule motion schedule and alarm schedule respectively The first column shows the 7 days of the week from Sunday to Saturday The rows refer to 24 hours Click the boxes or hold mouse to...

Page 38: ...To record Set recording channels You can select any 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 p...

Page 39: ...nnels i e if users enable motion detection on camera 1 the linked speed domes must be cameras 2 16 Area Set sensitivity and motion detection area DVR supports multiple detection areas as shown in Fig...

Page 40: ...enable DHCP in the router or virtual server When enabled the unit will get IP address information automatically from the router instead of inputting IP Subnet and Gateway manually After you allow the...

Page 41: ...elect DDNS server User name and Password Input registered information from DDNS provider This unit supports dual stream Users can set picture quality frame rate and resolution separately for network a...

Page 42: ...tion Protocol Baud rate Address Set the value according to the settings of the speed dome Speed Set the speed of the speed dome Preset Name Select a preset and name it Click Set a window will appear s...

Page 43: ...dd delete users and change their authorization Note DVR supports one administrator and maximum of 15 users 4 2 10 Tools Configuration Click TOOLS to enter tools configuration shown as Fig 4 19 Tools M...

Page 44: ...n the screen as below STEP4 It will return to the previous automatically after finished And status will show normal after formatted Note All recorded files will be lost after formatting 5 2 Updating F...

Page 45: ...rs can choose any block to do default as shown in Fig 5 2 Reset Blocks Fig 5 2 Reset Blocks STEP1 Enter TOOLS configuration referring to 4 2 10 Tools Configuration STEP2 Click Load default Select setu...

Page 46: ...em the window below will display Check firmware version recording parameters here Fig 5 4 System Information STEP4 Return to the previous menu click Network The window below will display Check IP addr...

Page 47: ...wn Reset Start Record Stop Record Setup Basic Setup Live Setup Record Setup Schedule Setup Alarm Setup Network Setup P T Z Tab 5 1 Details of System Log STEP1 Press right mouse button to show the cont...

Page 48: ...saved to the HDD inside If HDD is not installed it won t record any thing The number of log files is unlimited 5 6 Check On line Network Users Press right mouse button to show the control bar Click Me...

Page 49: ...manager the window below will appear Fig 5 9 File Manager STEP3 Click Date to change date by a calendar click Search to refresh the list The files found will be listed in the file area of file manage...

Page 50: ...nter Video to set network video parameters like resolution frame rate etc STEP3 Open IE browser on a computer on the same LAN Input the IP address of the DVR in IE address blank and enter STEP4 IE wil...

Page 51: ...ts 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 to the DV...

Page 52: ...a1 in video loss row will show red if there is video loss If it shows grey channel1 is normal Below is the definition of the indicators in the record row Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Manual recording...

Page 53: ...tured one time Enable Title and Time it will capture title and time simultaneously STEP3 Click Snap to capture pictures STEP4 Click Browse to set saving path Click Save to save pictures to HDD on the...

Page 54: ...t Click to rename the preset Select and do auto cruise Click right mouse a pull down menu will appear as shown below Fig 6 5 Preview Control Menu Audio Enable remote audio transmission Users can hear...

Page 55: ...sub stream and master stream Sub stream has low frame rate max 3fps for every channel refer to 4 2 7 Network Configuration You can use this option to view the cameras on connections with low network...

Page 56: ...ng Playback Backup block Search by time STEP1 Select the date in calendar area select the channel in channel area STEP2 Click Search button to update the search result All the recorded files found wil...

Page 57: ...st 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 Click to return to search interface By event search STEP1...

Page 58: ...ork Click Backup to enter the interface shown below Fig 6 10 Remote Backup Interface STEP1 Select the date and channel Then click Search button It will list all the files recorded in the day in left a...

Page 59: ...remotely through network not going to the DVR Click Setup to enter the interface as below Fig 6 11 Remote Menu Setup The sub menu lists and the options in every sub menu are similar with those on the...

Page 60: ...5 1 Details of System Log STEP1 Click Search Log the window below will appear Event log search is the default interface Fig 6 12 Remote System LOG Search STEP2 Select the date channel and event type...

Page 61: ...pear Fig 6 14 Remote File manager STEP2 Select the date and channels click Search All the files found will be listed in the day in left area STEP3 The relative status will show Lock if the file is loc...

Page 62: ...etwork 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 devices on one channel at a time 7 1 Accessing...

Page 63: ...wnload 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 the DVR...

Page 64: ...in and password 123456 7 2 Accessing From Phones with Symbian Please use the smart phones with Symbian version supported by this unit STEP1 First enable the network access on the mobile phone And then...

Page 65: ...ity windows will pop up after downloading and ask if OK to install the package Click YES to install STEP5 A Scam shortcut icon appears on the system menu after finish STEP6 Run Scam program STEP7 Clic...

Page 66: ...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 123456 7 3 Accessing From iPhones At present the software on...

Page 67: ...search box Step 3 Click SuperCam enter into introduce interface and click FREE it will change into INSTALL Step 4 Enter into iTunes Store password click OK the below interface will display Note if thi...

Page 68: ...tall After installed SuperCam icon will display Click this icon a function interface will appear as shown below Step 6 Click System setting to enter into login interface Enter server s IP address or d...

Page 69: ...1 picture will be displayed Click to capture picture Click to enter PTZ mode Step 8 On function interface click Image View to view the captured picture Click or to switch to next or previous picture C...

Page 70: ...as default Pic 3 You can choose other desired channels from channel button underneath Other functions are 1 switch channels 2 picture snap 3 ptz control if server camera is PTZ Camera only pic 4 PTZ C...

Page 71: ...images displayed on some or all of the channels of the DVR a Connection problem Please check the cables and the ports of camera and DVR b Camera problem Please check the cameras by attaching them dir...

Page 72: ...not securely connected Plug unplug several times c The mouse is incompatible with the system Please try another mouse Q7 My computer will not download ActiveX control for remote viewing what can I do...

Page 73: ...may get an unknown publisher or publisher can t be verified error message If you get one of these messages you need to go to the advanced tab down to the security settings put checkmarks in the optio...

Page 74: ...ber or letter to input the default password is 123456 or you can use the digital keys on the front panel or the digital keys on the remote control Q11 How do I upgrade the firmware on the DVR After yo...

Page 75: ...t 640 281 Higher 512 225 Medium 384 168 7 Lower 256 112 5 Lowest 128 56 NTSC CIF 30 Highest 640 281 Higher 512 225 Medium 384 168 7 Lower 256 112 5 Lowest 128 56 For example if a customer uses NTSC ca...

Page 76: ...ser s Manual 72 Appendix C Compatible Devices 1 Compatible USB drives that we have tested Brand Capacity SSK 512MB 1G 2GB Netac 4GB Kingston 2GB Aigo 2GB Smatter vider 1GB Sandisk 4GB Tab C 1 Compatib...

Page 77: ...2 240 NTSC Display Frame Rate 200FPS PAL 240FPS NTSC Record Frame Rate 200FPS PAL 240FPS NTSC Audio input 8dB 22k RCA X4 Audio output 8Db 92dB RCA X1 Alarm input NO or NC 8CH Alarm output 1CH Record M...

Page 78: ...yable 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 lightenin...

Page 79: ...DP DVR User s Manual 75 Customer Information Card User s Name Mr Mr s Company Name Postal Address Postal code Phone Number E mail Model Number of Product Serial Number of Product Purchase Date Distrib...

Page 80: ...2 We do not accept any responsibility for any harm caused by using our product 3 The product picture may differ from the actual product which is only for your reference The accessories will probably...