Q-See QR4174-418 User Manual

Quick Start Guide

model QR4174-418

4 CH. H.264 NETWORK DVR

RETRACTABLE 7” LCD MONITOR

4 COLOR CCD NIGHT VISION CAMERAS

Box Contents installation made easy

QSDR74RTS DVR
w/Built-in 7” LCD Display Screen

Power Supply & 4 -Way

Pre-Installed Hard Drive

Splitter For Cameras

4 Camera Cables BNC (M) – RCA (F) Adapter

4 Cameras with Stands

2 QSDS0612D Cameras (6MM LENS)
2 QSDS3612D Cameras (3.6MM LENS)

Power Supply For DVR

Ethernet Cable

1 Connect one end of the 60 Ft. cable to the cable that is pre-connected to a camera.

2 Connect the other end of the 60 Ft. extension cable to the DVR.

3 Plug the power connecter on the 60 Ft. extension cable into the 4 way splitter. (Repeat)

4 Plug the 4 way splitter cable into the camera power adapter.

USB Mouse

Remote Control

Software CD
Quick Start Guide
User Manual (this manual)

5 Plug the power adapter into a surge protector*. (Repeat these steps for each camera)

6 Plug the DVR power adapter into the back of the DVR.

7 Plug the other end of the DVR power adapter into a surge protector.

8 Finally, plug the surge protector in to an electrical outlet.

When you start your system for the rst time, follow the simple login instructions and then
change the username and password.

*When selecting a surge protector, it is STRONGLY recommended to use one that is UL-1449 rated, for a

clamping voltage of 330 or lower, a Joule rating of at least 400 and a response time of 10 nanoseconds or less.

dVR ContRols

FRont Panel

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settinG UP CameRas FoR VieWinG
and ReCoRdinG

1. From the Main menu, select CAMERA to

setup the name display (up to 8 characters)
and position of each channel (camera).

2. Select COLOR SETUP to adjust the image
brightness, saturation, contrast and hue
settings for each channel (camera).

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1. Enter/Exit Display Screen

2. 7” LCD Screen for Monitoring

3. Show Menu

4. Scroll Down in Menu

5. Scroll Up in Menu

6. Numeric Keys and Channel Select

7. View All Channels

8. Menu/Escape/Left

9. Enter or Exit PTZ

10. Up Button

11. Power LED

12. IR Receiver

13. Hard Drive LED

14. Down Button

15. Select/Edit/Right

16. Reverse/PTZ Focus

17. Pause/Auto Sequence

18. Play

19. Forward

20. Stop Recording

21. Record

aCCessinG the dVR menUs

Choose MENU by right clicking on the mouse
or by pushing the MENU button on the
DVR front panel or remote control.

The Main Menu offers the following
Setup Features:

CAMERA: Setup name display, position, image view, and record quality of each channel

(cameras).

RECORD: Enable recording & audio, set resolution & quality, recording mode and le size.
NETWORK: Setup Network access (Remote Internet Monitoring).
SEARCH: Find les for playback and backup.
DEVICES: Manage & Format hard drive and USB devices, setup alarms, PTZ cameras,

mobile phone access and motion detection.
SYSTEM: Setup time, date, password, and video mode.

3. Select LIVE MODE and/or RECORDING
MODE to choose preview mode for the
channel (camera).

to staRt ReCoRdinG

This System offers 3 recording modes: A. Manual B. Time Schedule C. Motion Detection
From the main menu, select RECORD to enter into the Record Setup menu (shown below).

CHANNEL: Select ON to enable video recording
from the respective camera. Select OFF to
disable video recording.

RESOLUTION: D1=704x480, HD1=704x240,
CIF=352x240

QUALITY: Best, Good, Normal

Using higher resolution and quality settings results in better video quality, but takes up more
space on the hard drive. Choosing lower settings result in lower video quality, but takes up
less space on the hard drive.

AUDIO: Select ENABLE to record sound in addition to video. (will have audio output in
playback mode) Select DISABLE, to turn sound off. (no audio output in playback mode)

REC MODE: Sets DVR to record on Manual, Motion Detection & Time Schedule Recording.

PACK TIME: Choose the time length of all recorded les: 15, 30, 45, 60 min. (Max = 60 min)

manUal ReCoRdinG:

motion deteCtion ReCoRdinG:

From the Record Setup screen set the Rec Mode to “ALWAYS”. Your DVR will continuously
record and separate les will be created with the Pack Time intervals you selected.

time sChedUle ReCoRdinG:

From the Record Setup screen, set the Rec Mode to “TIME SCHEDULE RECORD” and click
“SCHEDULE” in green. This will display the Schedule menu (see below image). Select the
channels (cameras) that you wish to record on a schedule. The options are: All, CH-1, CH-2,
CH-3, and CH-4 respectively. The channel you select will be highlighted in “Blue”, and the
unselected channels will be “Grey. Click on the green GENERAL option box then click on the
boxes for the days and times that you want to record using this option on the timeline. You
can use the [From – To] pull-down menus and COPY button to copy settings from one day to
another day, or all days. Your DVR will record on it’s Time Schedule, and separate les with the
Pack Time Interval you selected. Click APPLY to activate your customized schedule, and then
reboot the DVR.

Grid Explanation:

Red = Alarm (motion detection) recording
Green = General (time schedule) recording
Transparent = No recording
Blue = The channel and date selected.

From the Record Setup screen, set the Rec Mode to “TIME SCHEDULE RECORD” and click
“SCHEDULE” in green. This will display the Schedule menu (See “SCHEDULE” image on
previous page). The options are: All, CH-1, CH-2, CH-3, and CH-4 respectively. The channel
you select will be highlighted in “Blue”, and the unselected channels will be “Grey. Click on the
red ALARM option box then click on the boxes for the days and times that you want to record
using this option on the timeline. You can use the [From – To] pull-down menus and COPY
button to copy settings from one day to another day, or all days. Your DVR will record on
Motion Detection. Click APPLY to activate your customized schedule.

Next, go to the Devices option (“MAIN MENU” image below) and select the Motion Option
(“DEVICE MANAGEMENT” image below), which will display the Motion Detect Box.

The Motion detection Menu has three sections,
including Channel Status, Sensitivity and
Motion area.

You can also click on the DEFAULT button to use the system defaults. The system default
settings are:

Hr 01:00 am-07:59 am : No recording
Hr 08:00 am-18:59 pm : General recording (Time Schedule)
Hr 19:00 pm- 00:59 am : Alarm recording (Motion Detection)

STATUS: This option allows you enable motion

detection on any channel.

SENSITIVITY: This option allows you to set
sensitivity level of motion detection from 1 to 4,
with 4 being the highest.

Next, click on the MD AREA SETUP button,
which will display the picture on the left. This
option allows you to select the area you want
to be sensitive to motion. The area in red is
sensitive to motion. You can set this area by
using the mouse or REV, FWD, and SEL keys
on the front panel. Once you have set the area,
right click with the mouse or push the ESC key
to save the setting. After you have set all of the
cameras, click on the Apply button to save the
settings.

settinG UP the dVR to PlayBaCk BaCkinG UP the Video on the dVR

seaRCh PlayBaCk

From the Main Menu select SEARCH to display the Video Search Menu shown to the right. If
you input a specic date and click Search, you will nd all the recordings for that day. When
you select an item, you will playback the recordings in 4 channel mode; or, click [File list]
button to display File list interface, where you can playback or backup the le you selected.
See File List heading below.

In the playback window you can play video Forward at 2x, 4x, and 8x speeds, Slow play
at 1/2x, 1/4x, and 1/8x, or normal play, pause and play frame by frame using the playback
control bar, and adjust volume by clicking or sliding tune control bar. When playback has
nished, system will return to previous menu.

File list

Attach a USB ash drive or USB hard drive to the USB backup port and follow the instructions
in Part 8 to go to the File List in the Search menu.

If you want to backup a single recorded le from the le list, from the File List dialog
box pictured above, select the le you wish to back up by placing a check mark in the
accompanying green box and hit the [BACKUP] button on the right of the screen. You will then
receive a pop up screen as illustrated in the rst picture below showing you the progression
of your backup. Once backup is complete, you will then receive a pop up message informing
you that you have backed up your les successfully as illustrated in the second picture below.
Note that all les will be in an H264 format that can be converted to AVI using the Multi Player
program that comes with the DVR or through the net-viewer program. Once converted, you
can then view these les through any program that supports an AVI format.

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On the Video search menu mode, click File list to display the sub-menu shown in the picture
on the left.This option will allow you to view all of the available les by channel and type (all,
normal, or alarm).

You can select a le and push the SEL button to playback the le, or use the FWD button and
down button to select the backup option and backup the recorded le you selected. You can
also put a checkmark in the BAK box at the end of multiple les if you want to backup more
than one le. See section 5.2.4 Search Recordings in the User Manual for more information on
using the File List option.

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