Q-See QC444-403-411-426 User Manual

Quick Installation

For Bundles Featuring the QC444
H.264 Network DVR

QC444-403/411/426

Guide

4 Channel H.264 Compression DVR with

Variable CIF and D1 Recording Options

PART 1 - PACKAGE CONTENTS

4 Color Cameras with Stands

2 Color Cameras with Stands

QC444 DVR

(403 & 411)

2 Decoy Cameras

(426)

Manual and

Software CD

PART 2 - DVR CAMERA AND POWER CONNECTIONS

STEP 1: Connect the Cameras
to the Cables

Connect both camera leads to the matching

1A

ends on the power/video cable.
Repeat for all cameras.

Pre-Installed

Hard Drive

Power Supply

for DVR

2 BNC(M) to RCA(F)

Adapters

Power Supply & 4-Way Splitter

(403 & 411)

2-Way Splitter

(426)

manuals and
software

QC Serie s

Ethernet

Cable

Video and Power

Camera Cable

Attach the BNC connector on the power/video cable to a

1B

Video In port on the DVR. Repeat for all cameras.

1C

Connect the remaining
connector to one of the
ends on the power
splitter. Repeat for all
cameras.

STEP 2:

Connect the single end
of the power splitter to
the included power supply.

STEP 4:

Connect both power supplies to
a surge protector.

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STEP 3:

Connect the other power supply to the DVR .

AUDIO OUT

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VIDEO OUT

DC 12V

VGA

STEP 5:

Connect thesurge protector
to an outlet.

IMPORTANT! It is STRONGLY recommended to use a surge protector that

is UL-1449 rated. Look for a clamping voltage of 330 or lower, a Joule rating
of at least 400 and a response time of 10 nanoseconds or less.

The appearance
of contents may
differ from images
shown.

USB 2.0

Mouse

Remote

Control

Revised

5/18/11

PART 3 - CONNECTING THE DVR TO YOUR DISPLAY

To Connect to a TV:

1. Plug the BNC to RCA adapter in to Video Out port then connect the RCA cable
(not included) to the DVR.

2. Connect the other end of the RCA cable to the Video Input on the TV.

To Connect to a Computer Monitor:

3. Plug the VGA cable (not included) to the VGA port on the DVR.

4. Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the monitor.

NOTE! You may use both a video monitor and a television
simultaneously with this DVR.

AUDIO OUT

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VIDEO OUT

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VGA

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PART 4 - DVR CONTROLS

This DVR can be controlled through the USB mouse, the remote control or by using the buttons on
the front panel of the device. We have found that the majority of our customers prefer to operate
their DVRs using the USB mouse because of its ease of use and flexibility and our manual is set up
with this in mind. The remote control allows you to perform most of the day-to-day functions from a
convenient distance. It functions as a typical remote control with additional buttons allowing you to
navigate through menus and control functions. We recommend that you configure your DVR using
the mouse controls, reserving the remote control for operations such as live viewing, file search and
playback.

FRONT PANEL

1 2

Number Item Function

Function

1

Button

2 IR Sensor Infrared Receiver for Remote Control

3 Escape Button Exit any menu or current operation

4 Enter Button

Directional

5

Buttons

6 Power Button Puts DVR into Standby mode or wakes it up.

7 Status Lights

8 USB Port

Single Channel Viewing Mode: Opens Color Adjustment

Virtual Keyboard: Backspace function

Viewing Mode: Go To Menu

In Menu: Acts as mouse click

Navigate through menus.

Change selections in pull down menus (Up/Down buttons)

Toggle settings (Up/Down buttons)

Alarm: Not functional on this model

Net: Red light indicates that network connection is lost

HDD: Red light indicates that hard drive is operating

Power: Red light indicates that DVR is powered up

For use with flash drive when backing up or updating
firmware. Not for use with mouse.

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IMPORTANT! The default resolution of this DVR is 1024x768 pixels. Some

monitors smaller than 19” may have problems displaying this resolution.

REMOTE CONTROL

The buttons on the Remote Control operate in the same manner as on a conventional DVR remote.
Some buttons have multiple functions depending on which menu is being accessed.

Num Name Function

1 Multiple-window

switch

2 0-9 number key Input password, channel or switch channel.

3 Record Start or stop recording manually

4 Enter /Menu key Go to default button

5 Direction keys Switch current activated control, go to left or right.

6 Previous In playback mode, playback the previous video.

7 Next In playback mode, playback the next video.

8 Slow Play Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback.

9 Address Click to input device serial number

10 Function/Aux Key In 1-channel monitor mode: pop up assistant function

11 Escape/Cancel Go back to previous menu or cancel current operation (close

12 Stop In playback mode, stop current playback.

13 Forward Various forward speeds and normal speed playback.

14 Backward Various backward speeds and normal speed playback.

15 Play/Pause Reverse playback or paused mode, click this button to realize

16 Fast Forward Various fast speeds and normal playback.

Switch between multiple-window and one-window view

In record interface, working with the direction buttons to select
the channel to record

Go to the menu

In playback mode, it is to control the playback process bar.

In motion detection interface, functions as a directional key to
complete setup

Backspace: Press for 1.5 seconds to clear all contents in current
text box.

In HDD information interface, used to switch between HDD
record time and other information

Special combined operation in some menus.

upper interface or control)

In playback mode, it goes to real-time monitor mode.

normal playback.

In normal playback click this button to pause or resume playback.

In real-time monitor mode, click this button to enter video search
menu.

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MOUSE CONTROL

The mouse operates in a manner similar to how it is used on a conventional computer; point-and­click, right-click, double click and so on. How these functions are used is based on the context of
where they are used. Some examples are:

LEFT CLICK: Selecting an item

Opening a menu

Checking a box or motion detection status

Selecting letters, numbers or symbols on the virtual keyboard.

DOUBLE CLICK: Selecting an event for playback

Selecting a screen to zoom into from multi-screen mode

View 1

RIGHT CLICK

Opens Pop-Up

MOUSE WHEEL Page up or page down

Switch items in check box

Increase or decrease numerical value in numerical input box

CLICK-AND-DRAG Select motion detection zone

Select privacy mask zone

Exits any window. Exits

any menu or reopens
previous menu.

Shortcut Menu

View 4

Color Setting

Search
Record
Main Menu

PART 5 - ACCESSING THE DVR’S MENUS

When the system boots up, it will be in multi-screen mode. Press Enter on the front panel, the
Enter/Menu button on the remote control to bring up the System Login window. You can also

right-click the mouse to bring up the Pop-Up Shortcut menu where you select Main Menu.

Log in using the Admin account using the virtual
keyboard.

Username: admin

Password: admin

Once you have logged in, you will be presented with the Main Menu. There are 6 icons; Search,
Info, Setting, Advanced, Backup and Shutdown.

SYSTEM LOGIN

User Name

Password

OK Cancel

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VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

The virtual keyboard is contextual. For example, it will only show digits when the field is for numeral
entries. In fields where letters and symbols can be entered, users can switch between various
formats – numbers, upper case, lower case and symbols – by selecting the white keyboard symbol
that will appear to the right of a field where text can be entered. The symbol itself will change to
show which keyboard format is available next.

Available keyboards include:

The keyboards are used by clicking on the
desired character. Spaces are entered using
the symbol and characters are deleted
with the key. Clicking outside of the
keyboard will close it.

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SEARCH: Find and playback files from the hard drive.

INFO: Contains hard drive info, system log, version information, and online users.

SETTING: Most system configuration takes place in this window and its submenus. Access General

settings to set system time, language, hard drive overwrite, file size, and video display format. The
Encode submenu is where you set compression, frame rate, bit rate, audio, and sub stream. You will
also find chedule setup, network setup, motion detection setup, display setup, and default settings
here.

ADVANCED: Used for hard drive management, manual recording, account setup, auto mainte­nance, and TV output adjustment.

BACKUP: Backup files from the hard drive.

SHUTDOWN: Use this icon to safely shut down the system.

PART 6 - SETTING DVR TO RECORD

There are two modes for recording: Manual Recording and Scheduled Recording.

MANUAL RECORDING

You can get to the Manual Record menu by right
clicking on the screen with the mouse and se­lecting Record.

This will take you to the Record menu. You can
click the All option on the Manual row to start
recording on all channels, or you can select only
the cameras that you want to begin recording.
To stop recording, select the Stop option under
each camera to cause that camera to cease re­cording, or you can selecting the All option in the
Stop row to cause all cameras to stop.

SCHEDULED RECORDING

View 1
View 4

Color Setting

Search
Record
Main Menu

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An example of such a mixed schedule is shown
in Picture 6-4. In this example, Camera 1 is
scheduled to record if motion is detected (MD)
from midnight to 8am and then records continu­ously from 8am to noon (Regular) followed by a
one-hour motion detection recording segment
until 1pm before returning to continuous record­ing after that. Then, at the end of the day, it is in
motion detection mode from 5pm to midnight.
The scale running along the bottom of the menu
ranges from 0 to 24, representing the hours of
a day. You can set starting and ending times to
any specific minute you choose.

Channel

1 4

Week Day

Wed

Period 1

00 :00 -08 :00

Period 2

08 :00 -12 :00

Period 3

12 :00 -13 :00

Period 4

13 :00 -17 :00

Period 5

17 :00 -24 :00

Period 6

00 :00 -24 :00

Regular

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Copy Paste Default Save Cancel

SCHEDULE

PreRecord sec.

Record Type Regular MD Alarm MD/Alarm

MD Alarm MD/Alarm

PICTURE 6-4

Please note that this DVR does not support external alarms. Schedule settings utilizing Alarm record­ing will not produce any recordings.

MOTION DETECTION RECORDING

There are three steps to scheduling the DVR to record on motion.

STEP 1. Return to the Record menu (Picture 6-2) and designate which cameras will be

recording in Motion Detection mode.

STEP 2. Next, go to the Schedule (Picture 6-3) menu as described above and set schedule

for each camera.

STEP 3. After setting up the schedule go to

the Main Menu and select the Setting
menu. Inside, select the Detect window
(Red square in Picture 6-5)

To record on a schedule you will need to get to the Record menu as described above and select the
cameras on the Schedule row instead of the Manual row.
Next, go to the Main Menu, and click on Settings, and select Schedule. This will open the Sched-
ule menu.
The DVR is programmed with all cameras set to record constantly by default. You may set up your
own schedule to meet your specific requirements.

There are six blocks of time you can use to
schedule recording and each camera can be
individually configured or they all may share the
same schedule. In addition, you may set up indi­vidual schedules for each day, or you may share
the same schedule across every day.
Cameras may be scheduled to record in different
modes at different times of the day.

PICTURE 6-3

The Detect window will allow you to

configure your camera and the actions
the DVR will perform when motion is
detected. Under Event Type select
Motion Detect, Select your Channel,
or All, and select the enable option to
enable the camera for motion detection.

PICTURE 6-5

Event Type

Enable

Region

Period

Show Message Alarm upload Send Email

Record Channel

Delay

Tour

Snapshot

Buzzer

Copy Paste Default Save Cancel

DETECT

Motion Detect 1

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Sensitivity

Select

Anti-dither sec.

Set

sec.

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Next under Region click the Select button to

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set up the area of the camera display that you
want to be sensitive to motion.

You will then see the camera’s view overlaid
with a grid. The green box is the current loca­tion of the cursor. The red area is the sensi­tive area and the black area is not sensitive
to motion. Click the Fn button on the remote
control to adjust the sensitivity of your mouse
as you move the cursor. After you have finished
the setup click the Enter button on the remote
control to exit. Next set your sensitivity level
from 1 to 6 (6 being the most sensitive), then
click the Save button on the Detect screen to
save the setting.

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PART 7 - PLAYING BACK FILES

The Search and Playback window
can be accessed through the Shortcut
menu. You can view the playback from
any camera that was activate during the
recording session.

Number Function Number Function Number Function

1 Playback

Window

2 File List 9 Fast Play 16 Search

3 File Information 10 Previous

4 Playback

Progress Bar

5 Stop 12 Volume 19 Video Clip

6 Slow Play 13 Previous File 20 Repeat Playback

7 Play 14 Previous

PICTURE 7-1

8 Reverse 15 Backup

11 Next Frame 18 Next File

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Frame

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CH

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21 Full Screen

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StartTime Type

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Start Time

08-19-10 13:20:00

End Time

08-19-10 13:26:00

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SEARCH

To begin a search for an event:

STEP 1. Enter the date to be searched.

You can also click on the clock icon
to open the Calendar. Highlighted
dates have recorded files.

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STEP 2. Enter the start time (if known) or

skip this field to search the entire day.
Select the type of event; All, Alarm, or
Motion Detection (MD).

STEP 3. Select which channels you wish

to view. Each of the four slots is a pull­down which allows you to select a
specific channel. You can leave these

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empty to view 1-3 channels. You can
also choose to view all four channels at
a time simultaneously.

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STEP 4. Click on the Search icon and any

records fitting your criteria will be listed
in the column to the right of the screen.
Up to 128 files can be displayed and
multiple tabs (pages) may be displayed
in the search results depending on the
number of cameras you have as well
as how you configured your playback
display. In the event that a camera is set
to manually record, the events will be
broken up by hour.

All

Alarm
MD
Alarm/MD

All 1

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Start Time

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End Time

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The playback screen can be set to display the recordings from one camera or as many channels as
you have.

Files will be listed by their start time. In addition,
when the DVR records a file, it also indicates
the type of recording and it will indicate this
one-letter code after the file name.

R = Regular recording

A = External alarm triggered recording

M = Motion detection triggered recording

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StartTime Type

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15:00:00 R

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PLAYBACK

Once you’ve run your search, you may select which videos you wish to review.

Fast

Next

Play

Start, Stop and Play

Double-click on the desired video file and
playback will begin. The playback controls
operate as with a normal DVD player or
computer media player with pause, rewind,
etc. In the case of multiple views, the channel
with the green outline around its video is the
one that is being controlled. You can switch
between channels by clicking on the one you
wish to control.

Stop

Play

Play

Reverse

Frame

Previous

Frame

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While all channels will display video from the
same event, individual playbacks can be
controlled separately. A single channel can be
paused, rewound or sped up without affecting
the playback of other channels.

Selecting the Stop button will end playback of
that channel while the others (if any) continue
to play back. To end playback on all channels,
simply right-click the mouse or move to
another file using the buttons to the right of the
playback bar.

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All 1 ALL2 3 4

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Playback

VolumeSlow

Slider

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StartTime Type

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Start Time

08-19-10 13:20:00

End Time

08-19-10 13:26:00

Size(KB) 52736

PART 8 - BACKING UP FILES

The DVR supports backing up to USB flash drives, hard drives, burners, and SD cards.

Plug in a USB device and go to the Main Menu
and then clicking on the Backup icon will open
the Backup window.

The Backup window will display any connected
devices along with available space and status.
If you have a device connected to the USB port
on the side of the DVR and it does not appear,
press the Detect button. If it still does not
appear, then use a different USB device.

Once an external USB device is detected,
pressing the Backup button will open a new
window allowing you to select which files to
back up. You can select by channel, start and
end times, as well as which type of event;
regular recording, alarm, motion detection or all
of them.

Only files with a check mark in front of them will
be backed up. You can deselect whichever files
you choose or select them all by selecting the
box at the top of the list.

If you need to clear space on your external drive, you can use the Erase button. This will delete
ALL files on that device.

IMPORTANT! USB hard drives must be formatted as FAT 32.

Once you have selected the files, press Start
to begin the download. A progress bar will be
displayed showing estimated time remaining.
During the download, the Start button will
change to Stop. You can stop the process at
any time by pressing the button again.

You can also right-click out of the menu once
the file transfer has begun to go on to other
activities without cancelling the download.

The files will be saved with the following naming format:

SN_CH(channel number)_TYPE_TIME(Year, Month, Date, Hour, Minute, Second)

Therefore, a file shown on the DVR as being a regular record (R), being recorded on 01/04/11
starting at 2:00:00 would have a file name of: 1_01_R_010411020000.dav

The files can be played back using the software included on the CD accompanying this DVR.

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