7. User Interface .............................................................................................................................. 81
Appendix B HDD Capacity Calculation ..................................................................................... 82
Appendix C DVR Connect Cable Definition .............................................................................. 83
1 How to make a RS-485 connect cable ............................................................................ 83
2 How to make a UTP network connect cable ................................................................... 83
Appendix D DVR Specifications ................................................................................................. 85
Camera Specifications …………………………………………………………… 86
Appendix E Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................... 87
Appendix F Product Service & Warranty .................................................................................... 88
Appendix G Customer Information Card .................................................................................... 89
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Thank you for purchasing our Net DVR. This manual applies to the
QH32DVR4C model. Please read this Manual carefully to ensure that
you can use the device correctly and safely.
The contents of this Manual are subject to change without notice.
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Summary
The QSC26404 network digital video recorder is an excellent digital surveillance product. It
uses embedded MCU and Linux, combining the most advanced technology in the Information
Industry such as video and audio encoding/decoding, hard disk recording and TCP/IP. The
firmware is burned into flash memory, which is more stable and reliable.
The QSC26404 has both the features of a digital video recorder (DVR) and a digital video
server (DVS). It can work as stand alone, or be used to build a powerful surveillance network,
widely used in banking, telecommunications, transportation, factories, warehouses, irrigation, etc.
1.2 Features
Compression
H.264 video compression algorithm and each channel can be real time (PAL is
25FPS and NTSC is 30FPS).
Supports multi-zone motion detection.
Supports mask function to mask sensitive areas.
Supports view tampering alarm function for spiteful camera block.
Supports video signal loss alarm function.
Supports position configurable OSD&LOGO.
Supports both constant bit rate and variable frame rate.
Supports dual-stream and the sub stream can support CIF/QCIF
compression resolutions.
Storage Functions:
1 IDE interface for 1 HDD that can support up to 2000GB maximum.
Supports HDD S.M.A.R.T function.
Supports FAT32 file system.
Supports many recording modes: manual recording, motion detect recording, external
Supports USB flash drive, USB hard disk and USB DVD/CD-RW for backup.
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Preview
&
Playback Functions
:
Supports one composite and one spot video output, and one VGA output.
Supports fast/slow playback, pause, forward, backward, frame by frame, etc.
Uses define preview layout.
Supports one channel playback
Network Functions
:
Supports TCP, UTP, RTP, Multicast, DHCP, etc.
Supports ADSL (PPPoE) dialup function.
Remote parameters setup.
Remote playback, download the recorded files in DVR.
Remotely upgrade DVR firmware.
Remotely control PTZ.
Supports Internet Explore for network control
Remotely get alarm information of DVR.
Others:
Supports network voice talk.
Supports PTZ local and remote control.
Supports multi-lever user management.
Supports local and remote search log function.
Automatic recovery from exceptions leads to high reliability.
SDK and demo source code available to shorten the application development
time.
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Chapter 2: Installation
Warning: Before you install the DVR, please make sure the power to the DVR is
switched off.
2.1 Checking the DVR and Its Accessories
When you get the product, check that all the items are included in your product
package. The Package should include:
1-QSC26404 DVR 1-5 way power supply for cameras & DVR
2-QOCDC60 cameras 4-60 foot cables for cameras
2-QOCDC36 cameras 5-Female RCA to Male BNC connectors
1-Installation CD 1-320GB Hard Drive (installed in DVR)
1-Product Manual 1-Remote Control (with 2 AA Batteries)
1-USB Mouse 1-RJ45 Ethernet Cable
1-USB 2.0 Cable
2.2 Hard Drive (HDD) Installation
Installation Notice
Note: The QH32DVR4C Bundle comes with a 320GB Hard Drive already
installed so you will only need to follow these instructions if you want or need to
install a new hard drive in the DVR.
Installation Tools
One Phillips screw driver.
HDD Installation
1. Remove the DVR box lid.
2. Place the HDD on the mounting plate.
3. Connect the ATA data cable correctly. The cable has three connectors for
DVR main board, master HDD and slave HDD.
4. Plug in the HDD power connector.
5. Replace and reattach the DVR box lid.
Note: After the HDD is installed, it must be formatted. Please refer to
Chapter 6.4.
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2.3 Rear Panel Description
Fig 2-1 QSC26404 Rear Panel
1- Video in 2- Video out 3-VGA video out
4- Alarm out 5- RS485 T+ T- R+ R- 6- Power switch
7-USB 2.0 Port 8- Audio in 9- Audio out
10- Ethernet port 11- Alarm in 12- +12V DC power supply
2.4 System Setup
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Chapter 3: Operational Instructions
3.1 Front Panel
Fig 3-1 Front Panel
Form 3-1 Items on Front Panel
Index Type Name Description
1 Light IR receiver for remote control.
2 Status
4
Lights
Numeric
Keys
Function
Keys
Power
STATUS
Tx/Rx
Input number, lower case, upper case character and
MENU
2
3
ESC
EDIT
PLAY
REC
PTZ
PREV
A
Green means DVR is working; Red means DVR is powered
off;
Green means you can use IR remote control.
Blinking means data is transmitting.
symbols.
1. Switch preview mode in menu;
2. Brush control short key【WIPER】.
3. Press 【MENU】for more than 5 seconds to cancel
button beep sound.
【
ZOOM-】in PTZ control.
【
ZOOM+】in PTZ control.
Cancel and back to parent menu.
1. In edit state, delete the current cursor character;
2. 【IRIS+】in PTZ control;
3. Select or × to enable or disable.
1. Local playback;
2. 【AUTO】in PTZ control.
3 Control
Keys
SHIFT
Direction
Keys
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1. Manual record;
2. 【SHOT】in PTZ control (adjust preset).
1. Enter into PTZ control mode;
2. 【IRIS-】in PTZ control..
1. Multi screen preview switch;
2. Switch menu mode into preview;
【
FOCUS-】in PTZ control.
1. Input switch (number, lower case, upper case and
symbol);
2.
【
FOCUS+】in PTZ control;
3. In preview mode, display or hide the channel status
bar.
Switch between numeric keys and function keys
Composed of 【】,【】,【】 and 【】.
1. Menu mode, use【】/【】 select,【】/【】 to
edit;
2. PTZ direction control;
3. Playback speed control.
1. Menu confirmation;
2. Select or × to enable or disable;
3. Pause playback.
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3.2 IR Remote Control
Fig 3-2 IR Remote Control Layout
Form 3-2 Functions of Remote Control
Index Name Description
1 POWER Turnoff device.
2 DEV Enable/Disable IR remote control
3 Numeric Keys Same as numeric keys on front panel.
4 EDIT Same as EDIT key on front panel.
5 A Same as A key on front panel.
6 REC Same as REC key on front panel.
7 PLAY Same as PLAY key on front panel.
8 INFO Same as INFO key on front panel.
9 VOIP Same as VOIP key on front panel.
10 MENU Same as MENU key on front panel.
11 PREV Same as PREV key on front panel.
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13 PTZ Same as PTZ key on front panel.
Direction Keys
ENTER
Same as direction keys and enter key
on front panel.
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14 ESC Same as ESC key on front panel.
15 Reserved
16 F1
17 Lens control
18 F2
Same as【F1】key on front panel.
IRIS, FOCUS ZOOM for lens control
on PTZ camera.
Same as【F2】key on front panel.
Loading the Batteries Into the Remote Control
1. Remove the battery cover.
2. Insert the battery. Make sure that the poles (+ and -) are correctly positioned.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Starting the Remote Control
Press【DEV】key, input the DVR device ID (default is “88”, can be changed in
“Display” menu) and then press the【ENTER】key. If the “STATUS” light of the DVR
front panel is green, it means you can use the remote control to operate the DVR.
Disabling the Remote Control
When the remote control status is on, press【DEV】key again, the “STATUS”
light will turn off. Then the remote control can not control the DVR.
Powering Down the DVR
When the remote control status is on, press【POWER】key for several seconds,
the DVR will be powered off.
If Remote Control Does Not Work
Check pole positions of batteries.
Check the remaining charge in the batteries.
Check to see if the sensor is blocked.
If the problem still exists, please contact Administrator.
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3.3 Menu Description
3.3.1 Menu Options
Form 3-3 List of Menu Options
Menu Name Function Menu Name Function
Display
Recording
Alarms
User
Password
Unit name
Device ID
Require password
Screen saver
Video standard
Enable scalar
Brightness
Menu transparency
VGA resolution
Date and Time
Preview
Overwrite/Stop recording
Select camera
Stream type
Resolution
Frame rate
Bit rate
Enable Rec & Schedule
PreRec time
PostRec time
Copy to camera function
Select Alarm in
Alarm input type (Normal open/
Normal close)
Alarm handling & policy
PTZ linkage
Copy to alarm in
Alarm out & time
Alarm out schedule
Copy to alarm out
Exceptions
Add or delete user
Password setup or modification
User rights setup
Image
Network
PTZ
Utilities
Select camera
Camera name
Color setup
Date - screen position
View tampering area and response
setup
Video signal loss
Motion detection on/off area and
policy setup
Advanced settings
Copy to camera function
DVR IP address
DVR port
Subnet mask
Gateway
Remote host IP
Remote host port
http Port
Email
Advanced setup
PTZ parameters
Preset setup
Sequence setup
Cruise setup
Restore parameters
Upgrade firmware
HDD management
Stop alarm output
Reboot
View log
System information
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3.3.2 Menu Operation
How to Enter Into Menu Mode
Press【MENU】key to enter into DVR main menu.
Press【PLAY】short key to enter into playback menu.
Press【REC】short key to enter into manual record menu.
Press【PTZ】short key to enter into PTZ control interface.
Note: You must input user name and password. The default user name is “admin”
and password is “12345”.
Main Menu Description
The main menu interface is shown in fig 3.3:
Fig 3.3 Main menu
There is one highlighted frame called the “Active Frame”. It can be moved from one item to
another by using the direction keys (
you can press the【ENTER】key to enter into the sub menu. For example, move the “Active
Frame” to the “Image” icon, press 【ENTER】to enter into the sub menu as in following fig 3.4:
【↑】【↓】
). When the “Active Frame” is located on an icon,
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Fig 3.4 Camera input adjustments
Each menu contains different kinds of items. There is a small highlighted frame
called the “Active Frame” which is used to point to the selected item. This “Active
Frame” can be moved by direction keys (
【↑】【↓】【←】【→】
)
. The different kinds of menu
items are:
1. Check Box: Provides two options, “” means enabled and “×” means
disabled. You can use 【ENTER】or【EDIT】key to switch.
2. List Box: Provides more than 2 options. However, only one of them can be
selected. After pressing 【EDIT】 you can use
【↑】
and
【↓】
to select one
option. For example, on the right side of “Select Camera”, there is a list box
for you to select one camera.
3. Edit Box: This is for you to input characters. Press【EDIT】key to enter into
edit status, you can input text in the box:
a) Press【A】key to select number, upper case, lower case or symbols;
b) Use
【→】
and
【←】
keys to move cursor;
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c) Use【EDIT】key to delete the character in front of cursor;
d) Press【ENTER】to save & exit or【ESC】to exit without saving.
4. Button: Trigger a specific function or enter into next sub-menu. For
example, press “Policy” button to enter into sub-menu. Press【Confirm】to
save parameters and return to parent menu. Press【Cancel】button to cancel
and return to parent menu. A button in grey means it can be operated only
after it is enabled.
How to Exit Menu
Press【PREV】key to exit menu and return to preview mode.
3.4 Input Text
In the menu interface, if you are in edit status (for example, in the “camera name”
edit box), at the bottom of screen, the input status appears:
Number
Here you can press numeric keys to input digital numbers.
Press【A】key to change input methods. You can select “Number”, “Uppercase”,
“Lowercase” or “Symbol”.
Uppercase
Lowercase
Symbol
There are 24 symbols in all. They are divided into 4 pages, and you can use【0】key to
go to the next page.
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Chapter 4: Basic Operation Guide
4.1 Power On
Note: Please make sure the power supply is the correct one for the DVR and
the AC adapter is connected correctly. Before switching DVR on, please connect
one monitor to VOUT or VGA interface, otherwise you can not see graphic user
interface and can not operate the DVR.
If【POWER】light is off, please do the following:
Step1: Re-connect power cable;
Step2: Switch on the power button on the rear panel.
If【POWER】light is red, just press【POWER】button to start DVR.
When DVR is started,【POWER】light is green. On the monitor or VGA display,
DSP and HDD initialization process will be shown.
The first line represents DSP initialization. If the DSP icon is “×”, it means there
is a DSP initialization error, please contact administrator at once.
The second line represents HDD initialization. If the HDD icon is “×”, it means
the HDD is not installed or not detected. If HDD is not detected, please contact
administrator.
Note: If HDD is not installed or not detected, DVR will beep an alarm. You can
disable the beeping in the “alarm” menu ->”Exceptions” option.
4.2 Preview
DVR will enter into preview mode after it is started.
On preview screen, you can see date, time, camera name and camera status icon.
Set system date and time in “Camera” → “Date OSD” menu, please refer to
Chapter 5.5;
Change camera name in “Camera” menu, please refer to Chapter 5.5
On the screen, it will display record and alarm status of each camera. As shown
in fig 4.1, These two types of status will switch over automatically.
Press【A】key to display or hide the camera status bar.
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Fig 4.1 Recording status
Form 4-1 Camera record status
Icon Icon Color Status Description
White No video signal
Yellow Video input
Pink Manual recording
Green Real time recording
Blue Motion detection recording
Red External alarm recording
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Fig 4.2 Alarm status
Form 4.2 Camera alarm status
Icon Icon Color Status Description
White Video signal lost
Yellow View tampering alarm
Pink Motion & External alarm
Green No alarm
Blue Motion alarm
Red External alarm
Press numeric keys to switch to individual camera view. For example, press【2
key to view 2nd camera.
】
Press【EDIT】key to manually cycle preview. You can set the auto preview mode
in “Preview” menu, refer to Chapter 5.11.
Press【PREV】key to switch to multi-screen view.
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4.3 User Name and Password
Note: When the DVR is delivered from the factory, there is only one default
administrator named “admin”, and the password is “12345”. The
administrator’s name can not be modified, while the password can be modified.
The administrator can create 15 users and define their user rights.
Login
Fig 4.3 Login dialog
Use【】/【】keys to select one user, press【】key to enter into “Password”
edit box, input corresponding password, press【ENTER】key to exit edit box. The
“Active Frame” will be moved to the “Confirm” button. Press【ENTER】key to enter
into main menu. If there is beeping alarm, it means the user name and password do
not match. After three incorrect tries, the DVR will enter into preview mode.
Change Password
For those users created by admin, they can change their password as follows
Step1: Enter into main menu
Press【MENU】key, in the login dialog, select your user name, input the correct
password, you can enter into the main menu. As the following picture shows:
:
Fig 4.4 Input password
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Fig 4.5 Main menu
Step 2: Select the user name by using
【↑】,【↓】
then move the “Active Frame”
to “Password” icon by using【】/【】keys. As fig 4.6 shows:
Fig 4.6 Change users’ password
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Step 3: Input new password
Use numeric keys to input new password. The password can be blank. It also
can be 16 numbers. Press【ENTER】to exit edit box, and move to “Verify” item to
verify password.
Note: In edit box, use
【【【【
】】】】/【【【【
】】】】
to move cursor and
【【【【
EDIT
】】】】
key to delete
the number in front of the cursor.
Step 4: Password modified successfully
Move the “Active Frame” to “Confirm” button, press【ENTER】key. If the
password is modified successfully, you will return to the main menu, if not, an error
dialog box will pop up. You can repeat step 3 to try again.
4.4 PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) Control
Note: The user must have “PTZ control” rights.
PTZ Control Interface
In preview mode, press the【PTZ】key, in the login dialog box, select one user
name and input the correct password, you will enter into PTZ control interface.
In menu mode, press【PTZ】key, you can enter into PTZ control interface directly,
shown in the following picture:
Fig 4.7 PTZ Control interface
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Currently controlled camera’s name is displayed in the position is selected by the
user.
Select Channel
In PTZ control mode, you can press numeric keys to select channel. For example;
press【2】key to select the PTZ camera on channel 2.
After you select the PTZ camera, you can use the control keys to control it.
PTZ Control Keys Description
Direction control keys:
ZOOM control keys:
FOCUS control keys: 【FOCUS+】,【FOCUS-】;
IRIS control keys:
Adjust preset keys:
Auto control key:
Wiper control key:
Light control key:
Auxiliary device control key:【AUX/F2】
【↑】,【↓】,【←】,【→】
【
ZOOM+】,【ZOOM-】;
【
IRIS+】,【IRIS-】;
【
REC/SHOT】;
【
PLAY/AUTO】;
【
WIPER/MENU】;
【
LIGHT/F1】;
Adjust Preset Description
;
In PTZ control mode, press【REC/SHOT】key, and press the preset number (three
numeric keys), DVR will adjust the corresponding preset number. Repeat pressing
【
REC/SHOT】key, and press the preset number, DVR will adjust that preset number.
When you exit PTZ control mode, the camera will stay at the current position.
Note: The PTZ preset number is set already. Please refer to PTZ menu for preset setup. Current
firmware can support up to 128 presets.
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Start/Stop Auto in PTZ Control Mode
In PTZ control mode, press【PLAY/AUTO】key to start PTZ auto function. Press
【
PLAY/AUTO】key again to stop.
When PTZ is in auto mode, if you exit PTZ control mode, PTZ will continue
auto function unless you enter into PTZ control mode again, and press
【
PLAY/AUTO】key to stop.
Exit PTZ Control Mode
Press【ESC】or【ENTER】to exit and return to preview mode.
4.5 Manual Record
Note: In order to record the user must have recording rights, DVR has HDD,
and HDD is formatted.
In preview mode, press【REC】key, in the pop-up login dialog box, select a user
name and input the correct password, you will enter into the “Manual Record”
interface.
In menu mode, press【REC】key to enter into “Manual Record” interface directly.
Fig 4.8 Manual record interface
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Description
Manual record interface has the following parts: channel number, channel status,
start/stop record, start all and stop all buttons.
Channel: Lists the channel numbers that the DVR has.
Status: Channel work status has 4 status options: means idle. Green means
the channel is recording (including real time recording, alarm recording, motion
detection recording). Red means network transmission. Orange means both recording
and network transmission.
Start/Stop: “” means you can start corresponding channel recording. “×”
means you can stop recording.
Start All: Press this button to start all channels recording.
Stop All: Press this button to stop all channel recording.
Press【ESC】key to enter into preview mode. Press【MENU】key to enter into
main menu. Press【PLAY】key to enter into playback menu. Press【PTZ】key to enter
into PTZ control mode.
4.6 Playback
Note: The user must have “Playback” rights.
Playback Interface
In preview mode, press the【PLAY】key, in the pop-up login dialog box, select
username and input correct password, you will enter into “Playback” interface.
In menu mode, press【PLAY】key, you can enter into “Playback” interface
directly as shown in Fig 4.9 (The two screen playback function is not available on all
models)
Fig 4.9 Playback interface
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Description
Select a Channel: Move the “Active Frame” to “chan”, press “edit” button, then
use
【↑】or【↓】
key to select a channel.
Rec Type: Use
【↑】or【↓】
to select recorded file type. The file type options are
“All”, “All Time”, “Motion Detect”, “Alarm” and “Manual”.
Time Section: You can define the search time section. Move “Active Frame” to
the time edit box, use numeric keys to input the detail time.
Search: Search the matched recorded files and display them in the list box. If
there is no file that matches your search, a corresponding dialog box will pop-up.
Play by Time: Playback the recorded stream directly based on the time section.
Select Page: In the file list box, each page will only display 8 files. If there are
more than 8 matched files, you can select page to display other files. 500 pages (4000
files) can be searched at one time. You can use numeric keys or
【↑】【↓】
keys to select
page.
File List Box: Lists the matched files. File start time, file size are displayed in
the list box. You can use
【↑】【↓】
keys to move the scroll bar to select files.
Backup Devices: You can select USB flash, USB HDD, USB CD-R/W to
backup the files or clips.
Copy: Start to backup.
Backup Today: Backup all recorded files from today.
Operation when played back
Fig 4.10 Playback interface
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At the bottom of the image, there is an information bar and the following
information is included: Volume, Play Progress, Play Speed, Played Time and File
Total Time.
Display/Hide information bar: 【MENU】
Open/Close sound: 【PLAY】
Adjust play progress:
Adjust play speed: Normal speed is “1x”. Use
4X, 8X and MAX). Use
Pause/Continue: Press【ENTER】to pause/continue playback. If played frame by
frame, Press【ENTER】to play one frame.
Copy segment:【EDIT】; Stop copy:【EDIT】(you need a back up device to store
the segment)
Exit: 【ESC】
Note: When DVR is busy, if you select high play speed, there may be a
difference in actual play speed.
Exit playback
In playback interface, press【ESC】key to enter into preview mode.
【←】
【↓】
(Backward),
to decrease play speed (1/2X, 1/4X, 1/8X and single)
【→】
(Forward). The unit is “%”.
【↑】
to increase play speed ( 2X,
In playback interface, press【MENU】key to enter into main menu, press【REC
key to enter into manual record, and press【PTZ】key to enter into PTZ control mode.
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