Optiva QDH 04 User Manual

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H.264 4-Channel

Digital Video Recorder

QDH 04

User Guide

Version 1.0

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Introduction

This manual is for the users who attempt to use the
H.264 4-channel Digital Video Recorder (DVR). It expresses
installation guide, connecting to peripherals, and GUI
operation. Please familiarize yourself with the contents in this
manual before using the DVR. Make sure that you have
referred to an expert when opening the outer case for repair
or installing HDD. If you have any inquiries or questions on
the products, please consult to your local dealer.

About This Product

RoHS

This directive restricts the use of six hazardous
materials in the manufacture of various types of
electronic and electrical equipment.

USA

(FCC)

This device has been tested and found to comply
with the limits of Class A computing device
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.

Europe

(CE)

By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer
assures that the item meets all the essential
requirements of all applicable EU directives.

Japan

(PSE)

The purpose of the Electrical Appliance and
Material Safety Law is to prevent hazards and
disturbances resulting from electrical appliances.

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CAUTION

WARNING

To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to
rain or moisture. Dangerous high voltages are present inside
the enclosure. Do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel only.

Severe impact

or vibration may

cause
malfunction.

Not to insert any

conducting material

in the ventilation

space of product.

Avoid a direct
ray of light.

Avoid places with

strong magnetic or

electrical field, or

places near a radio

or TV.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 UNPACKING .................................... 6

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION .............................. 7

2.1 DVR O

VERVIEW

............................................... 7

2.2 R

EAR PANEL

..................................................... 8

2.3 SATA HDD I

NSTALLATION

............................... 9

2.3 A

LARM INSTALLATION

.................................... 12

CHAPTER 3 GETTING START .......................... 14

3.1 DVR C

ONTROL PANEL

................................... 15

3.2 S

TART SCREEN

................................................ 16

3.3 F

ULL SCREEN

................................................. 23

3.4 Q

UAD SCREEN

................................................ 24

3.5 M

AIN MENU

................................................... 24

3.6 E

VENT LIST

.................................................... 26

3.7 P

LAYBACK

...................................................... 32

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CHAPTER 4 MAIN MENU .................................. 38

4.1 C

AMERA

......................................................... 39

4.2 S

ETUP

............................................................. 41

4.3 R

ECORD

.......................................................... 49

4.4 A

LARM

........................................................... 57

4.5 CF C

ARD

........................................................ 61

4.6 N

ETWORK

....................................................... 71

CHAPTER 5 IE SETTINGS ................................. 73

5.1: S

YSTEM REQUIREMENTS

............................... 73

5.2: G

ETTING START

............................................. 74

5.3 N

ETWORK OPERATION

: ................................... 83

5.4: DDNS

AND

PPPOE ........................................ 87

APPENDIX A SPECIFICATION ......................... 92

APPENDIX B FAQ ................................................ 95

APPENDIX C: SUGGESTED SATA HDD ........ 109

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Chapter 1 Unpacking

Item Name Pcs

Item Name Pcs

DVR 1

Screws

(for HDD

fixing)

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User
guide

1

Power
adaptor
(AC

100~240V

in, DC
12V out)

1

Remote
controller

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Note: If there is any part missing or damaged,
please contact your local vendor.

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Chapter 2 Installation

This chapter includes DVR Overview, Rear
Panel, SATA HDD & Alarm Installation.

2.1 DVR Overview

Item Name Description

1 Control panel

Control keypad and
indicators

2 CF card slot For CF card backup
3 IR receiver

For infrared remote
control

4 Cover

Slide cover to protect
HDD

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2.2 Rear Panel

Item Name Description

1 BNC out Composite monitor
2

BNC in

To connect cameras

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VGA

VGA output

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DVI

DVI-I type

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Audio in

RCAx2 (1 Vp-p)

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Audio out

RCA (L,R) (1 Vp-p)

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Alarm 9-pin D-

SUB male alarm I/O

port (NO)

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LAN

RJ-45 port

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Power

DC 12V

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NOTE: If BNC, VGA and DVI outputs are all
connected to monitors, DVR will detect DVI as
the first priority, then VGA as the second, and
then BNC.

2.3 SATA HDD Installation

Follow the steps below to install HDD.
STEP 1: Lightly push the two

grooves; then pull the cover to
the open position.

STEP 2: Turn the black side of
HDD up

, and slide it into the HDD

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bay.

STEP 3: Fix HDD by screws.
(Optional)

STEP 4: Push the cover to the
closed position.

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NOTE: The power of HDD/ventilator will be off if
the cover is opened.
NOTE: The HDD will be started after 3 seconds
of closing cover, if HDD is not detected, warning
will be showed for 3 seconds by a message
“HDD is Non-installed !” with beep every 10
seconds. User can turn off the buzzer or leave
Live screen to quiet down.

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NOTE: There are three reasons which may
cause the above warning message: 1) HDD is
broken 2) HDD is not installed 3) HDD is full, and
the recording mode is set as “Single-way
Recording” (refer to Section 4.3 Recording
Mode).
NOTE: If the HDD is not detected and started
within 25 seconds, it will be determined a failed
HDD.

2.3 Alarm Installation

Pin Definition

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Pin No Pin Definition
1 Alarm-in 1 (NO)
2 Alarm-in 2 (NO)
3 Alarm-in 3 (NO)
4 Alarm-in 4 (NO)
5 Alarm-out
6 Do not connect to

any cable.

7 Do not connect to

any cable.

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8 Do not connect to

any cable.

9 GND

Alarm figure

Connect to NO (normal open) alarm device

Chapter 3 Getting Start

In this chapter, it introduces the control keypad of
DVR, and the definitions of icons shown on event
list and live/playback screen.

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3.1 DVR Control Panel

NOTE: In live or playback mode, press up/down

to switch channels in full screen.

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NOTE: In playback mode, press left/right
to rewind/fast forward the images.

3.2 Start Screen

The smart auxiliary icons on the screen will allow

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users realizing the system status more easily.

DVR Status

1. System Status

Live
display

Pause

Main
menu

Fast
forward

Event list

Rewind

Playback

2. Recording Mode

No
recording

Single-way
recording

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Continuing recording

3. Password Level

ID 0
(guest)

ID 1
(normal user)

ID 2 (administrator)

NOTE: The level status will be returned to 0 after
17 seconds without any operation or pressing

twice in live screen.

4. Language of OSD

T. Chinese

Italian

S. Chinese

Deutsch

Japanese Dutch

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English Czech

Spanish Polish

French Russian

Hebrew

Device Status

1. CF Card Status

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CF card is
detected

No CF card

is detected

2. HDD Cover Status

HDD cover
is closed

HDD cover
is opened

3. HDD Status

HDD is
installed

HDD is not
installed

4. Network Status

Network is
working

Network is
not working

5. Status Bar of HDD Space

This bar shows the HDD storage & consumption
percentage

.

The estimate of recording time will

be more accurate after at least one day

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recording.

Camera Status

1. Channel Number

Channel 1

Channel 3

Channel 2

Channel 4

2. Recording Status

DVR is recording

Alarm is
detected

Alarm
recording is

on

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Motion is
deteced

Motion
recording is
on

NOTE: The red light will be flashed when
recording.

3. Frame Rate

NTSC

2 fps

7.5 fps

3 fps

10 fps

5 fps

15 fps

No recording

PAL

1.6 fps

6.2
fps

2.5 fps

8.3
fps

4.1 fps

12.5
fps

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No recording

4. Image Quality

Basic Normal

Fine Good

Excellent

3.3 Full Screen

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Switch full channels in live or playback
mode.

3.4 Quad Screen

Switch to split display in live or playback

mode.

3.5 Main Menu

If users set “Password Enable” as , the DVR

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will request at least level 1 (ID: 1) password to
main menu. Default: ID: 1, Password: 1111
(Refer to Section 4.2 Setup - DVR Password).

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Press the key “MENU” to call main menu.

Camera

Cameras settings

Setup

To set language, time
or check DVR
information

Record

Recording parameters
settings

Alarm

alarm & motion settings

CF card

For backup function

LAN

Network settings

3.6 Event List

If users set “Password Enable” as , the DVR
will request at least level 1 (ID: 1) password to

event list. Default: ID: 1, Password: 1111 (Refer

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to Section 4.2 Setup - DVR Password).

Each HDD is allowed to save up to 256 events, if
users change a new HDD, the event list will be
moved together with the old one.

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Show event list.

Select channels, filters or events.

Play the event.

Show the selected event.

Press “ESC” to go back to list screen.

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Delete the selected event or file.

Event Filter

Users are able to search events by channels, or
event filters.

Channel

All

Channels

Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel

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Event Filter

The different colors of event filters enable users
to search events simply. Meanwhile, each event

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filter is come with an auxiliary search cursor in
same color, it is helpful to show users what
happened when they are playing the images
(refer to Section 3.7 Playback).

All Filters Motion Video Loss Alarm

HDD

On/Off

Power

On/Off

Playback

Mark

CF Card

Event Details

Event Camera Filter Data/Time Source

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No. On/Off HDD/CF

In the filter column, it will show different color
icons, users can easily search the events.

When the cursor is moved to one of the events,
the background will be showed the event’s
image.

Play Events

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Press to play the event.

3.7 Playback

Operation

If users set “Password Enable” as , the DVR
will request at least level 1 (ID: 1) password to

playback mode. Default: ID: 1, Password: 1111
(Refer to Section 4.2 Setup - DVR Password).

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In live mode, press to enter playback
mode.

Play/Pause.

Search by date, time or frame.

Adjust date, time and frame.

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Switch full channels.

Quad Screen.

Playback Mark

Press ESC to exit playback mode.

Channel no. is showed on the left of the search
bar.

Playback

In playback mode, press

to play/pause

images.

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Fast forward x1, 5, 15, 60

Rewind x1, 5, 15, 60

Switch full channels

Playback in quad screen

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Press to show simultaneously 4 channels
playback.

Playback Mark

Mark the timing of important data when
searching playback images, the orange cursor
will be showed in the center

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Auxiliary Search Cursors

This smart search design allows users to search
data quicker and easier, meanwhile, the colorful
cursors are helpful to diagnose the happened
events

All Filters

Motion Video Loss Alarm

HDD Power

Playback

Mark

CF Card

On Off

On Off

For Example:

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Below picture shows many events happened,

users can use and to adjust one
of the colorful cursors to the center red grid to
view the event.

Power on

HDD is started on

Alarm

Motion

Playback mark

Video loss

Chapter 4 Main Menu

If users set “Password Enable” as , the DVR
will request at least level 1 (ID: 1) password to

main menu. Default: ID: 1, Password: 1111

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(Refer to Section 4.2 Setup - DVR Password).

4.1 Camera

Main Menu  Camera

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Select a camera.

Enter camera adjust screen.

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Use and to adjust the camera’s
brightness, contrast, hue and saturation.

4.2 Setup

Main Menu  Setup

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Select items.

Adjust the settings

Enter the selected item.

Load Default

Load factory’s default configuration.

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Do not load factory’s default

settings.

Load factory’s default settings.

NOTE: Load Default function will not change
password, and the setting of Password
Enable/Disable.

Language

The DVR supports 13 versions of menu
language: T-Chinese, S-Chinese, Japanese,

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English, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian,
Deutsch, Polish, Russian and Hebrew.

NTSC/PAL Select

1. Auto: The DVR will detect the camera’s

system (NTSC or PAL) automatically when

installing cameras, if no camera installed, it

will be the same as previous setting.

2. NTSC: The DVR will be set to NTSC

even PAL cameras are installed.

3. PAL: The DVR will be set to PAL even

NTSC cameras are installed.

Date / Time Setup

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Use and to change Date Mode,
Date and Time.

The date mode set here will be showed on the
playback search bar as well.

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NOTE: It is necessary to EXIT/UPDATE this
page after changing the settings.

DVR Password

Use and to enable/disable
and change passwords.

Password Enable: Only users of “ID 2” are

able to enable/disable password authority.

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Password Enable: the DVR will

request password (ID: 1 or 2) to access

main menu, playback, event list and those

settings with a request key in the menu (ex.

DVR Password). Users without password

(ID 0) are allowed live monitoring only.

Password Disable: the DVR will NOT

request password to enter Main Menu.

User Password (ID: 1): Default password:

1111.

Admin Password (ID: 2): Default

password: 2222.

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Adjust the value for password.

Set the value for password.

NOTE: ID 2 (Admin: level 2 users) is the
administrator of DVR, who has the rights to
manage passwords. ID 1 (User: level 1 users) is
a normal user who can neither enable/disable
password checking nor manage passwords.

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Information

Users can check the DVR information including
software, hardware, HDD start/stop recording
time and checksum.

4.3 Record

Main Menu  Record

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Select items.

Adjust the settings

Enter the selected item.

Alarm/Motion Rate
Set recording rate for the timing when alarm or
motion is triggered.

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No recording when alarm or motion

is detected.
Working Hour Rate
Set recording rate for normal working hours.

No recording in working hours

Non-working Hour Rate

Set recording rate for non-working hours.

No recording in non-working hours.

NOTE: Working and non-working hours are
programmable by setting schedule.

NOTE: If only working/non-working hours are
recording, the event will still be recorded into the

event list even alarm/motion rate is set

.

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Quality

1 star stands for the worst image quality, and 5
stars is the best.

NOTE: The background channel, image quality
and frame rate will be changed immediately
when users adjust the Quality and Frame Rate or
change Channels.

Audio

Users can install audio devices with channel 1
and channel 2.

Enable audio function: Audio works

both in live & playback.

Disabled audio function: Audio

doesn’t work neither in live nor playback.

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Record Mode

No Recording: The DVR will NOT

record.

Continuing Recording: The HDD will

be overwritten when it is full. HDD status

bar will show “100%”, but it will continue

recording.

Single-way Recording: The DVR will

stop recording when the HDD is full until

the recording mode is changed to or

format the HDD.

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NOTE: If users use more than two HDDs by
turns, it is suggested to set the Record Mode as
“Single-Way Recording” to prevent overwriting.

Schedule

Recording schedule is programmable for working
& non-working hours.

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Move the cursor.

Enlarge or narrow the cursor.

Toggle the time zone for working

hour(s).

Working Hour
Non-working Hour

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NOTE: The function of alarm/motion will not be
changed by schedule.
NOTE: The estimate of recording time will be
more accurate after at least one day recording.

Format HDD

Do not format HDD
Format HDD

NOTE: When a new HDD is installed, it will show

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a message “Unformatted HDD!” on the screen,
users can format HDD via this function, and set
record mode. If an old HDD is installed instead,
the DVR will remain the original record mode of
the HDD, but users can change it as well.

WARNING: All the recorded data including
event list will be deleted after formatting
HDD.

4.4 Alarm

Main Menu  Alarm

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Select items.

Adjust the settings.

Enter the selected item.

Video Loss Alarm

Enable video loss alarm
Disable video loss alarm

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Response Duration
Users can set post-recording time in this item.
When alarm/motion is happened, the
post-recording time will be lasted for 1-255
seconds with an alarm or motion message and
beep sound, if a new alarm/motion is happened
in the meanwhile, the post-recording function will
be on again for 1-255 seconds. Users can turn
off the buzzer, but the message will still be
showed on the screen.

Alarm Full Screen

Show full screen when alarming
No full screen when alarming

Buzzer

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Turn on the buzzer
Turn off the buzzer

Motion

Use and to select a camera.

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Use and to set motion detection
zones.

Use to adjust the sensitivity of motion
zones. The bigger number, the sensitivity is
higher.

4.5 CF Card

Main Menu  CF Card

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Select items.

Adjust the settings.

Enter the selected item.

NOTE: Users will need to format the CF card
before using it for backup images or upgrade
OS.

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Start Time
Set the start time of data which is going to be
saved to CF card

Stop Time

Set the stop time of data which is going to be
saved to CF card

NOTE: If there is data between the start and stop
time, a data bar will be showed at the bottom of
screen.

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NOTE: One CF card can be saved maximum 16
files, up to 1GB or 30 minutes per file.

Channel

Choose a channel which is going to be backup.

Save
Check CF Card

When a CF card is inserted into DVR, it will show
“Unformatted CF Card!” or “CF Card Check OK!”
on the screen. Format CF card if saw the first
message.

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CF Card Storage Requirement

The DVR supports 64MB~2GB storage of CF
card.

NOTE: User can not save to a CF card under 64
MB, or it will show a message “CF Card Can’t <
64MB!” on the screen.

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Backup

Backup the data into CF card, the file will be
named by Start Time as
“C_YYYYMMDDhhmmss.mov” (see below table)
with “FAT 16” form which can be played by
QuickTime Player.

File Name Definition

C Channel No. (ex. ch01)
YYYY Year (ex. 2008)
MM Month (ex. 01)
DD Date (ex. 11)
hh Hour (ex. 13)
mm Minute (ex. 22)
ss Second (ex. 33)
For Example: ch01_20080111132233.mov

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Check the File(s)

After backup, users can check the event list to
see if it is successful (refer to Section 3.6 Event
List).

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Play the File(s)

In Event List, choose the backup file, press

to play the images.

Delete the File(s)

In Event List, press

to delete the files

from CF card.

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Format

Format CF card, firstly, users will need to insert a
CF card to the slot below the DVR front side.

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Do not format CF card
Format CF card

Choose to start formatting CF card.

NOTE: It is necessary to format CF card via this
function before saving backup data or upgrade
OS into the CF card.

WARNING: All the data in the CF card will be
deleted after choose

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4.6 Network

Main Menu  LAN

IP

Set IP address

Mask

Set mask

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Gateway

Set gateway

LAN Password

Only the user “ID 2” is able to manager
passwords for LAN users.

Guest Password (ID: 7):
This is the lowest level, only remote “Live”
viewing is available (default password: 1111)

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User Password (ID: 8):
This is normal level, remote “Live & Playback”
viewing are available (default password: 2222)

Admin Password (ID: 9):
This is the highest level, not only remote viewing,
admin can also set IE parameters including
PPPoE and DDNS settings…etc. (default
password: 3333)

NOTE: The DVR only provide 1 user to access
images remotely at the same time.

Chapter 5 IE Settings

5.1: System Requirements

PC: Intel Pentium III or higher, 512MB RAM,

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1GB HDD space
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000, XP
or Vista
Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or above
QuickTime: please surf

www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ to

download a version 7.0 or above

5.2: Getting Start

Step 1: Open IE, chose “Tools”, and click
“Internet Options”.

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Step 2: Choose “General” and click “Settings” of
“Browsing history”.

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Step 3: Choose “Automatically” and click “OK”.

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Step 4: Use Static IP or LAN to access DVR,
enter IP address of the DVR, and then press
enter. The default IP of the DVR is 192.168.0.89,
but it is recommended to double-check with
network setting of the DVR.

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Step 5: Enter ID and Password

ID Password

Guest Password

7 1111

User Password 8 2222

Admin

Password

9 3333

Step 6: Right-click until pop up a window and
choose “Plug-in Settings”

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Step 7: Choose “Browser”, click “Play movies
automatically”, and click “OK”

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Step 8: Choose “Advanced”, set “Transport
Setup” as “Custom”, set “Transportation
Protocol” as “HTTP”, and set “Port ID” as “80”.

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Step 9: Click

or press “F5” for live mode.

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Step 10: Click “Setup” icon.

Step 11: Click “Bitrate” and select an appropriate
Bitrate. The higher the Bitrate, the better the
video quality, and the lower the live frame rate.
Intranet user should choose “Intranet” for the
best video quality. Then click “Send” to save
setting.

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5.3 Network Operation:

5.3.1: Channel Live Status

Live video of that channel is all
right.

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The video of that channel is
lost.
Live video of that channel is all
right, and an alarm is
triggered.
The video of that channel is
lost, but an alarm is triggered.
Live video of that channel is all
right, and a motion is detected.
Live video of that channel is all
right, an alarm is triggered,
and a motion is detected.

5.3.2: Message Window
In live mode, it would show current time. In
playback mode, it would show playback time. If

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“Disconnection” appears, please Click or
press “F5”.

5.3.3: Live Mode

Live: ID 7, 8 and 9 could press to
enter live mode.

5.3.4. Playback Mode

Playback: ID 8 and 9 could press

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to enter playback mode.

5.3.5. Setup Mode

ID 7, 8, and 9 could press to enter setup
mode, but only ID 9 could change DDNS and

PPPoE setting.

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5.4: DDNS and PPPoE

DDNS, Dynamic DNS allows the domain name
data held in a name server to be updated in real
time. The most common use for this is in allowing
an Internet domain name to be assigned to a
computer with a varying (dynamic) IP address.
The following is an example for users’ reference.

5.4.1: Create a DDNS account and a host name
from DynDNS.

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Step 1: Go www.dyndns.com and then click
“Create Account”.

Step 2: Create a DDNS Account and confirm the
account by mail.

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Step 3: Create a Host Name.

5.4.2 Use Static IP or LAN to setup DDNS and
PPPoE of the DVR

Step 1: PPPoE, Point-to-Point Protocol over
Ethernet, is a network protocol used mainly with
ADSL services. Go Setup mode and click PPPoE,
set PPPoE Status as ON, and enter your PPPoE
“User Name” and “Password” assigned by your
ADSL services provider. After submitting, please
reboot the DVR.

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Step 2: Go Setup mode and click DDNS, set
DDNS Status as ON, enter User Name &
password of the free DDNS account, enter
DDNS Host Name, and choose the DDNS
provider. After submitting, please reboot the
DVR.

Step 3: Connect the DVR to PPPoE modem.

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5.4.3 Remote View via DDNS

Step 1: Enter “DDNS Host Name”, and then
press enter.

Step 2: Enter ID and Password.

Step 3: Operation via DDNS

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Appendix A Specification

Model QDH 04 Specification

Function

No. of cameras 4
Split display

mode

1, 4

User interface Animated GUI

Multiplex mode

Quadruplex
(Live/Record/Playback/

Ethernet)
Display
resolution
(VGA/DVI)

1280x1024 (quad mode)
Display

resolution (BNC)

720x480 (NTSC)

720x576 (PAL)

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Live frame rate 120fps (NTSC), 100fps (PAL)
Color 16M colors (Y:8, U:8, V:8) 4:2:2
Playback mark Yes
Watch dog Yes

Record

Resolution

NTSC: 640x480

PAL: 640x512
Frame rate 60fps (NTSC), 50fps (PAL)

Recording
quality

5 levels
Compression

algorithm

H.264 enhanced
Max.

compression
rate

300:1

Motion recording Yes
Pre-recording 3 sec ~ 10 sec
Post-recording 1 sec ~ 255 sec (programmable)

Playback

Search mode

Smart search by file/event/time/

frame
Search speed Date, hour, min, sec, frame, pause

Playback speed Pause, x1, x5, x15, x60

Connector Video in BNC 4

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Video out BNC 1
Video out DVI 1280x1024
Video out VGA 1280x1024
Audio line in RCAx2 (1 Vp-p)
Audio line out RCA (L,R) (1 Vp-p)

Ethernet
10/100M

RJ45x1
DC jack 1
DSUB9

1 (Alarm-in x4, Alarm-out x1)

，

(0 ~

3.3 Volt)
IR remote
controller

Yes

Alarm
& Motion

Motion detection 12 (4x3) motion zones
Motion detection

sensitivity

100 levels

No. of alarm
inputs

4

No. of alarm
outputs

1

Alarm type NO (Normal Open)

Event

Size of event list

256 events

Event source

Alarm, motion, video loss, power
loss

Ethernet

10/100M LAN Yes
Remote viewing IE

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PPPoE Yes
DDNS Yes
Remote viewing Suggested resolution: 1024x768

Backup

Size of HDD 120GB ~ 500GB
CF Card 64MB~2GB

Specification

Adapter output DC12V
Voltage range 100~240V

DVR Power
consumption

7.2 W
Operating

temperature

5 ~ 40 ℃

Operating
relative humidity

10 ~ 75 %

Net weight 1 KG
Shipping weight 1.7 ± 0.1KG

DVR Dimension
(mm)

190(L) x 230(D) x 55(H)

Appendix B FAQ

HDD Questions:

1. Q: Why does the DVR not recording after the

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HDD is installed?
A: The problem might occur when the HDD is
not well installed or unformatted; or the DVR
power is being turn off or the Recording Rate
setting is Zero or the Record Mode setting is

selected (the single-way recording
selection will stop recording when the DVR is

full).

2. Q: How do I turn off the message “HDD is
Non-installed” on the display screen?

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A: Please install the HDD or you may switch
off the beeping sound by turn off the
BUZZER under the ALARM setting.

3. Q: Can I take the HDD to play at the PC?
A: NO! The format setting is different and it

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cannot be recognize thru PC.

CF Card Questions:

4. Q: Why there is an unformatted display
shown when plug in the CF Card?

A: The CF card can only be formatted by using
the DVR and not by the PC. Please check
below for the CF Card Format Process:

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5. Q: Why can’t I play the .mov file when I
backup the data in the CF card?

A: The problem might occur when using the
unsuitable display software. Please use the
Quick Time Player to display the .mov file.

Display Questions:

6. Q: Why the monitor screen is showing the
twisted images and the color is not right?
A: The problem might occur when there are