Q-See QSNDVR4R, Manual

Page 1: ...DVR Model QSNDVR4R 4 channel Digital Video Recorder With Networking capability M Ma an nu ua al l ...

Page 2: ...er straight sunshine or dusty places or anywhere there is a chance for mechanical librations or impact z Advice While recording TV programs or VCD programs please don t pirate the third party s authority and or any other relative rights Features of this DVR z Video input 4channels video output 2 channels z Audio input 4channels audio output 1 channels z Four optional levels of image quality very h...

Page 3: ... MOTION DETECTION SETTINGS 12 16 AREA SET 13 17 SCHEDULE SET 13 18 PROTOCOL SET 14 BUTTONS ON THE FRONT PANEL 15 1 RECORDING PLAYING CONTROL BUTTONS AREA 16 2 FUNCTION CONTROL AREA 17 3 CHANNEL CHOOSING CONTROL AREA 18 DISPLAY STATUSES WHILE RUNNING 19 1 SCREEN DISPLAY WHILE RUNNING 19 2 SCREEN DISPLAY WHILE PLAYING 19 3 TRIP DISPLAY 20 SYSTEM CONNECTION 21 1 BACK PANEL AND CONNECTION TERMINALS 21...

Page 4: ...TIME SEARCH 28 9 EVENT SEARCH 29 10 START STOP SEARCH 29 11 ZOOM OPERATION 30 12 PIP OPERATION 31 13 INFORMATION DISPLAY 31 14 DEFAULT SETTING 32 15 REMOTE CONTROL 34 16 SERIAL PORT CONTROL 34 17 PC VIEW SOFTWARE OPERATION 35 EXTERIOR SIZE 41 INCASE LIST 41 APPENDIX A TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE 42 APPENDIX B SERIAL PORT PROTOCOL 44 APPENDIX C RECORD TIME 46 3 ...

Page 5: ...gits one by one and it can recur Please push or button to change the value that the cursor stands push ENTER button to enter sub menu and push menu button to return to previous menu 2 Access Menu System setup is achieved through entering menu and then setting up on each option s window To access the menu please push menu button on the front panel it will display password input window The password ...

Page 6: ...will automatically play the video from the beginning of the HDD again If set to NO it will stop when play to the end VIDEO SOURCE video format NTSC PAL BUZZER SOUND buzzer switcher if set to OFF the buzzer will not work 4 Time Date Set When the cursor moves to System Setup please push enter button the System Setup window will appear which is illustrated as below If the DVR is in recording mode you...

Page 7: ...t for USA EURO and Asia users DISPLAY if set to OFF time will not display no the screen LOCAL time display position 5 HDD Format Set When the cursor moves to HDD FORMAT SET please push enter button the System Setup window will appear which is illustrated as below If you select YES and push the enter button all video on the HDD will loss if you want to give up please select NO 6 ...

Page 8: ...ush the enter button all setting of the DVR will reset to default if you want to give up please select NO 7 Video Setup When the cursor moves to Video Setup please push enter button the Video Setup window will appear which is illustrated as below BOUNDARY boundary line color BACK GROUND back ground color 8 Name Setup When the cursor moves to Name Setup please push enter button the Name Setup windo...

Page 9: ...character push add or DEC button to modify each character and then push enter button to save this name DISPLAY if set to OFF the channel s name will not display on the screen 9 Bri Con Setup When the cursor moves to Bri Con Setup please push enter button the Bri Con Setup window will appear which is illustrated as below BRI picture brightness CON picture contrast Please push up down left and right...

Page 10: ...record frame rate the more you can save the space on the hard disk drive The highest frame rate is 60F 1SEC PAL is 50F 1SEC REC QUALITY There are four different video quality settings LOW NORMAL HIGH and VERY HIGH The higher the video quality the clearer images when you playback The lower the video quality the more you can save the space on the hard disk drive RESOLUTION the record picture size of...

Page 11: ...mong the digits you can push add and DEC button to modify the digits also when select a digit you can push enter button then push left or right button to select each bit of the digit and then push add or DEC button to modify the bit of this digit push enter to save you change 12 N W Enable Set When the cursor moves to N W Enable then push enter button the N W Enable setup window will appear which ...

Page 12: ...ss once you have changed the mac address this menu will not appear again If you want to change the mac address again please load the factory set then you can change the mac address again 14 Alarm Setup When the cursor moves to Alarm Set then push enter button the alarm setup window will appear which is illustrated as below Push upward or downward button to move the cursor Push or to change the val...

Page 13: ... motion alarm Note Users should press Schedule button after setting up the parameters so to activate the settings 15 Motion Detection settings 1 When surveying nearby objects 2 10 meters When in daytime please set motion detection sensitivity as Normal level when in night please set as low 2 When surveying objects in 50 100 meters area The objects 50 100 meters away will be quite small on the scre...

Page 14: ...ar which is illustrated as below Please push up down left right button to move the cursor and push enter button to change long push enter change all value the same as you selected If one area is set to yellow this area is motion detected enable and gray is disable So if you want to mask some place just set these area gray 17 Schedule Set When the cursor moves to Schedule Set please push enter butt...

Page 15: ...h leftward button or rightward button to move the cursor push or button to change the value push enter button to set all the value the same as selected one Note Manual record mode and schedule record mode including motion detection record mode sensor record mode and time schedule record mode cannot be valid at the same time Once users select Schedule record mode manual record mode will invalid onc...

Page 16: ...col is computer or keyboard to control the DVR please refer to appendix A The default is PTC1 ADDRESS The address of the DVR for the protocol can change from 0x00 to 0xff default is 0x01 B Bu ut tt to on ns s O On n t th he e F Fr ro on nt t P Pa an ne el l The front view of the video recorder is illustrated as below 15 ...

Page 17: ...will stop playing So this button is the switch button of playing video and stopping playing operations Playing and stop will work simultaneously on four channels images This button doesn t work while Time recording and Alarming recording 3 Pause Push this button to stop playing temporarily push play button to continue to play 4 Rew Fast backward button Push this button to start fast backward playi...

Page 18: ...g numbers this button is used as number key of 4 5 Stop 5 Stop key while recording or playing video push this button to stop recording or playing This button doesn t work while Time recording and Alarming recording While inputting numbers this button is used as number key of 5 6 Search 6 Search key push this button to enter search menu please refer search play in user guideline for details While i...

Page 19: ...n push again this button to quit schedule mode 3 Channel Choosing Control Area 1 First channel up Push this button to see full screen display form channel 1 While selecting menu items push this button to move up the cursor 2 Second channel down Push this button to see full screen display form channel 2 While selecting menu items push this button to move down the cursor 3 Third channel left Push th...

Page 20: ...es s W Wh hi il le e R Ru un nn ni in ng g 1 Screen Display While Running Means DVR is schedule on There is an alarm input Channel 1 has an alarm input Channel 1 is audio on DVR is recording video now 2 Screen Display While Playing DVR is playing video Live picture is loss 19 ...

Page 21: ... time in white color 01 02 2005 13 14 35 playback time in yellow color 3 TRIP Display In trip mode there will be eight pictures on screen PB CH1 PB CH4 are playback pictures CAM 1 CAM4 are live pictures Push Trip button or channel buttons to exit Trip mode 20 ...

Page 22: ...e machine the connections to monitor camera etc equipments are all carried out through the terminals and sockets on the back panel The back view of the machine is illustrated as below 1 2 3 4 5 Each part of the back panel is illustrated as below 1 Power 2 Video input 1 2 3 4 3 Video output 4 Audio input 1 2 3 4 5 Audio output 6 RS485 7 Alarm output 8 Alarm input 9 5V 10 GND 11 Net interface 21 ...

Page 23: ... your TV set or monitor Any TV set that has a video input terminal is suitable for displaying the picture The figure above shows the video and audio signal line connection Note at one time you can only connect one audio input which means if you connect an audio to cam1 you cannot connect any of cam2 to cam 4 You should plug them out 3 Alarm Connection The DVR can support up to 4 alarm input and th...

Page 24: ... voltage alarm 2 Open Close output A N O Normal open close when triggered DVR must set as low voltage alarm B N C Normal close open when triggered DVR must set as high voltage alarm Alarm output There are three alarm output pin the status of these pin are illustrated as below 23 ...

Page 25: ...n N O COM N C Alarm 5V 4 Hard Disk Connection There are several steps to install the hard disk Note If the DVR comes with a HDD skip the following steps 1 Pull out the hard drive rack from the DVR side panel 2 Open the top cover of the drawer 3 Jump HDD to Master Jump to Master 4 Connect the ribbon cable IDE cable power cable 24 ...

Page 26: ...hecking over Insert the removable hard disk case to the end and lock it up turn right the hard disk lock connect the power the machine start to work 2 Turn off the Machine Normally turn off the machine when the system shutdown which means do not to turn off the machine while playing or system setting up especially not to turn off the machine while recording Push recording button to stop recording ...

Page 27: ...ated by exterior input signal or the motion is that the system must be set on schedule and that period is set to A in record schedule setup also in the menu of alarm setup for exterior input alarm alarm enable of that channel must set to ON for motion alarm motion enable of that channel must set ON and set the right area for motion detect Under the state of off schedule system will never start ala...

Page 28: ...recording Because Time recording is correlated closely with time so before using this function should previously adjust the time 6 Playback Push play button system begins to play the images recorded from the place that last time play to In the process of playing push pause button to pause playing re pushing play button can resume continuous play In the process of fast forward playing or fast backw...

Page 29: ...pward and downward button to move cursor then push enter button to enter sub menu you select push search button to quit from search menu 8 Time Search When the cursor moves to Time Search then push enter button the time search window will appear which is illustrated as below Push leftward and rightward button to move the cursor push add and DEC button to 28 ...

Page 30: ... Event Search then push enter button the event search window will appear which is illustrated as below There are four types of event list MOTION ALARM SCH and NETWORK MOTION means motion alarm recording Alarm means sensor alarm recording SCH means time recording NETWORK means network recording Push upward and downward button to move the cursor among the event list push leftward and rightward butto...

Page 31: ...rd button to see previous or next page push enter button to play the segment you select Push search button back to Search Play menu 11 Zoom Operation Push zoom button the DVR will be in zoom mode which is illustrated as below Push upward downward leftward or rightward to move the zoom area then push enter button to zoom push zoom button again to cancel zoom operation 30 ...

Page 32: ... button when one channel name is in yellow push left and right button to change selected channel push add and DEC button to change this channel s picture push enter button to cancel this mode push channel select button to quit PIP mode 13 Information Display If you push display button the main information of the DVR will display on screen HDD SIZE the size of the hard disk you insert to the DVR HD...

Page 33: ...and readjust You can choose FACTORY RESET in SYSTEM SET menu and reset all settings to default setting Setup window for each item Setup items Default setup Selectable setup Year Month Day Hour Minute 2005 01 01 12 00 00 2000 2099 Common sense rules Auto Time 1 second 0 99second Buzzer Sound ON ON OFF Password 1111 N A Play Repeat YES YES NO General setting Video Input NTSC format NTSC PAL Quality ...

Page 34: ...0b0c0d0e0f N A Alarm Enable OFF ON OFF Motion Enable OFF ON OFF Motion Level Normal Very low Low Normal High Very high Buzzer Sound No Use 0 99 second Alarm setting Schedule setting A A T Baud Rate 2400 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Protocol PTC1 PTC1 PTC2 PTC3 PTC4 Protocol Setting Address 01 0 0xff 33 ...

Page 35: ...r 15 Remote Control All the function of the DVR can be operated by the remote device 16 Serial Port Control To control the DVR through the RS485 you have to make sure the protocol and baud rate is right please refer to appendix B 34 ...

Page 36: ...will see the window below The default ID and password are both admin click Setup to set IP and system format as below Enter the correct IP address and video system then click OK if the net connection is right and the DVR is running you can see the window below otherwise if cannot find the DVR the soft will give error message When users survey by Internet they should firstly open ports 5000 5002 on...

Page 37: ...n play the video recorded on you computer 4 HDD Scan it can scan all video information on a HDD that has been used on a DVR 5 Connect button 6 Disconnect button 7 Local record button if you press this icon it will record the pictures from the DVR to you local computer 8 setting Live Operation if the software is in live mode click then click it will connect to the DVR and the live pictures will be ...

Page 38: ...e Event List then click it will start to play this event video Select another list and click again it will play the selected event video Start Stop Search click offside S S List then click start stop list will display as below Select one event list and click offside Event List then click it will start to play this event video Select another list and click again it will play the selected event vide...

Page 39: ...then select HDDScan if the software is in HDD scan mode click local search window will display click and select one HDD then click it will scan all video information on the HDD Local Record click to start local record it will record picture from Internet onto local HDD of the computer click again to stop recording Setting click setting window will display you can change IP Port and Video format of...

Page 40: ...connector 1 Alarm input 4 Alarm output 1 Compression standard Modified MJPEG Record time 18 1680 hours 40G Electron clock Year Month Day Hour Minute Second Secrete function Password protection Power source DC12V Power 25W Environment temperature Work Temperature 5 50 humidity 90 Store Temperature 20 70 humidity 95 Exterior size 432 55 286mm Weight About 3 2Kg Notice Sorry for not inform in time of...

Page 41: ...4 Channel Digital Video Recorder 40 ...

Page 42: ...ARD AUTO ZOOM PIP TRIP STOP SEARCH WM DISPLAY MENU SCHEDULE I In nc ca as se e l li is st t se list Qua ity Inca Name nt 4 channel hard disk video recorder 1 Remote device 1 Power wire 1 Keys to removable hard disk control lock 2 User guideline 1 In case of any question please do not hesitate to contact the dealer directly 41 ...

Page 43: ... run Q What kind of camera should I buy for this DVR A Any BNC or RCA interface indoor outdoor infrared camera will work with the DVR It doe matter whether it s a color or black white cam in Q What kind of alarm device should I buy for DVR A Q I can t turn on DVR A Make sur p Q I see nothing but a blue screen after I turn on DVR A Check the camera input and video output connection on DVR back pane...

Page 44: ...button to cancel schedule mode and the DVR is in schedule mode Otherwise set the otion level to HIGH or VERY HIGH A Q What is the capacity to record A Up to se Q Does this DVR come with a remote control either h A Q Can I control the DVR with a computer or a keypad A Q Why cannot I access Time Date Set HDD Format Set Re A Q Why cannot I access Network Set menu A Plea m Q I push record button but t...

Page 45: ...x2F 0x50 0x50 PIP 3 RS 0x2F 0x52 0x53 Trip 4 SP 0x2F 0x53 0x50 Stop 5 SH 0x2F 0x53 0x48 Search 6 QY 0x2F 0x51 0x59 Water mark 7 DY 0x2F 0x44 0x59 Display 8 SE 0x2F 0x53 0x45 Previous field 9 FF 0x2F 0x46 0x46 Ne 0 xt field AF 0x2F 0x41 0x46 Menu SC 0x2F 0x53 0x43 Schedule 01 0x2F 0x30 0x31 Ch1 up 02 0x2F 0x30 0x32 Ch2 down 03 0x2F 0x30 0x33 Ch3 left 04 0x2F 0x30 0x34 Ch4 right 22 0x2F 0x32 0x32 Ch...

Page 46: ... you can also use the keyboard to control the DVR through this protocol we can use different address to distinguish the DVR and the speed ome TC4 eight byte 6 d P Byte1 Byte2 Byte3 Byte4 Byte5 Byte Byte7 Byte8 0xa0 Addr 0x00 0x07 0x00 Var 0xAF Checksum Byte8 byte1 xor byte2 xor byte3 xor byte4 xor byte5 xor byte6 xor byte7 F Var unction Var Function 0x01 Ch1 up 0x0C Schedule 0x02 C 0 d h2 down 0x0...

Page 47: ... d di is sk k h ho ou ur r Rec r sec Pi ty Resolution Recording ate field cture quali time 50 fps Ve h ry hig 720 7 5 hours 50 fps Low 720 20 hours 25 fps al 3 2 Norm 60 4 hours 25 fps Low 360 67 hours 1 fps Normal 720 720 hours Note The above figures are from our test results Just for users reference Different definition and stabilization objects movement of the images will make some kind of diff...