Q-See QSDT4PCRC Technical Manual

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MODEL QSDT4PCRC

4 Channel H264 Real Time Recording

PC Based Network DVR PCI Card

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About this Manual

This manual is written for the QSDT4PCRC security surveillance video capture card. This manual was accurate at the time it was completed. However, because of our ongoing effort to constantly improve our products, additional features and functions may have been added since that time and on-screen displays may change. We encourage you to visit our website at www.Q-see.com to check for the latest ﬁrmware updates and product announcements.

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Rev. 1.0 4/22/2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction 8

Features and Speciﬁcations 8

2. System Requirements and Specifications 10

2.1 System Requirements 10

2.2 System Speciﬁcations 11

6.4 Record Search and Playback 28

Record Search 29 Playback 30

6.5 Other Functions 31

File Backup 31 Deleting Recorded Files 32 Capture Pictures 32 Digital Image Zoom 34

Video Capture Card Hardware and Connections

3.1 QSDT4PCRC Card Hardware 12

Alarm Port 13 Spot Out 14 Audio 14 Video 14

3.2 Connecting a P.T.Z. Camera 15

4. Installing the SuperDVR Software 16

4.1 Installing the Software 16

4.2 User Account Control for Windows Vista and Windows 7 18

5. Basic Operation 20

5.1 Log In 20

5.2 Display Control Panel 21

Display Modes 21 Auto Dwell Display 21 Page Flip 21

5.3 Other Controls 21

Snapshot 21 Urgent Record 21

6. Recording, Playback and Record Search 22

6.1 Recording Conﬁguration 22

Basic Conﬁguration 23 Record Status Panel 24

6.2 Recording Modes 24

Manual Record Mode 24 Sensor Alarm Record Mode 24 Motion Detection Record Mode 24 Schedule Recording 25

6.3 Recording to Hard Drive 27

7. System Settings 35

7.1 Basic Conﬁguration 36

Camera Display Settings 36 Video Conﬁguration 37

7.2 Alarm Conﬁguration 38

Alarm Types 38 Triggered Actions 39

7.3 E-map Conﬁguration 41

Using the E-Map 42

7.4 User Conﬁguration 43

User Rights 43 Add User 44

8. P.T.Z. Cameras 45

8.1 P.T.Z. Control Conﬁguration 45

Protocol Setup 45 Serial Ports Setup 46

8.2 P.T.Z. Operation 46

Preset and Group Select 47

9. Remote Surveillance & Playback 48

9.1 Remote Live Surveillance 48

Remote Surveillance Server Conﬁguration 48

9.2 Conﬁguring Router for Remote Access 49

Part 1: Find out the IP address of the System 49 Part 2: Determine the Number of Routers on the Network 50 Part 3: Simple Port Forwarding 52 Part 4: Setting Up DMZ in Router 2 57

9.3 DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) 58

Setting up DDNS 58

9.4 Accessing the DVR Using Internet Explorer 59

User Account Control for Windows Vista and Windows 7 59 Accessing the Internet Explorer Client 64

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9.5 Remote playback 67

Record Playback and Control 67 Remote backup 67

9.6 System setup 70

Basic Conﬁguration 70 Alarm Setup 71 Camera Setup 72 Schedule Conﬁguration 72 Alarm Conﬁguration 73 Record Conﬁguration 73 Storage Disk 74 Motion Conﬁguration 74 E-mail Conﬁguration 74

9.7 P.T.Z Conﬁguration 76

Protocol Setup 76 Serial Port Setup 76

10. Mobile Surveillance 77

10.1 Windows Mobile Pro 77

10.2 Symbian 79

8.3 iPhone and iPad 81

Installing through the iPhone or iPad 81 Installing through PC or Macintosh Computer 83 Operating Instructions for iPhone/iPad 84

8.4 Android 88

Software Installation 88

APPENDIX 93

Frequently Asked Questions 93

Quick Start instructions 98

Installation Instructions 98 Troubleshooting 98

Function Tree 100

System Conﬁguration Tree 101

Internet Explorer Client Function Tree 102

Remote Playback Function Tree 103

Q-SEE PRODUCT WARRANTY 104

Questions or Comments? Contact Us 105

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INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1

FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

The QSDT4PCRC 4-Channel card allows you to add surveillance capabilities to your computer. It uses H.264 software compression format which provides maximum ﬁle storage with the least amount of signal loss possible. Monitor and record up to four channels in CIF resolution with synchronous audio and video compression and transmission. Remotely monitor your system through your network, over the Internet or using select mobile devices.

The ﬁrst chapters will cover the installation of the card as well as any connections you may wish to make. Later chapters will guide you through the installation of the SuperDVR 6.3 software which supports the QSDT4PCRC card along with how to operate the hardware and software together.

Please make sure you operate the products strictly in accordance with applicable laws along with following the guidance of this manual to maintain the stability of your digital surveillance system.

This product offers the following features:

Motion detection mode

Motion detection areas are adjustable with a maximum 16 areas for each channel. Users can also set motion detection sensitivity for each channel. The system begins to record only when motion is detected on the channel and after motion stops it will stop recording after a certain time period, which is adjustable by users.

Sensor alarm record mode

The system has an external alarm dongle which enables the system to support alarm input and output.

Recycling record mode

Users can set recording storage sequence for hard drive partitions. The recording storage will automatically switch to the next partition when the current one is full. If all the partitions are full and recycling record mode is enabled, the oldest recorded data will be covered by new data. Users can also set hard drive minimum storage alarm. Then once the present storage space is less than the minimum storage and recycling record mode is not enabled, recording will automatically stop.

P.T.Z control function

Supports many protocols: PelcoD, PelcoP, DSCP, DH-SD, Lilian, Minking, Neon, Star, VIDO, and VISCA. Users can control multiple speed domes and integrative cameras, including pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris adjustment for P.T.Z devices. Supports preset points and auto scan.

User management

Different users have different rights, user names and passwords, to ensure system security.

Multi-channel display

Supports different multi-channel display modes, full screen display and auto dwell display.

Also:

One PC can ﬁt 1, 2 or 4 cards of the same model to control up to 16 channels total

n Supports 320x240, 704x480 (NTSC), 352x288, 704x576 (PAL) standard resolutions.

n Image color is adjustable for each channel, including contrast, brightness, hue and

saturation.

H.264 compression format greatly reduces HDD usage.

n Powerful video playback functions, including pause, stop, fast-forward, single-frame play

and image capture.

Supports advanced search mode. Users can search by date/time, camera, record mode,

and random combination of the three methods.

n Supports recorded ﬁle backup, delete by date/time, camera.

n Conveniently extend system functions through software upgrades.

n Supports multiple languages, including English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese

(Traditional), and other customized languages.

n CPU and storage resource saving by advanced technology

n Remote Surveillance and P.T.Z control through LAN, Intranet, and Internet.

n Supports alarm pre-record.

n Supports buzzer, e-mail alarm out.

n Can greatly decrease fragmented ﬁles while using NTFS partition.

n User-friendly graphical user interface.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND

CHAPTER 2

SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

NOTE! If recorded disk partition’s format is FAT32 and the system has run

for a long time, the system will create a lot of data fragments that may result

10 to 30 days. We strongly suggest that you use NTFS format for recording disk partition.

Card

PC Module

CPU Intel P4 2.8G minimum or later Intel processor

Motherboard Intel with Intel system chipset

Hard Drive 250GB minimum

RAM 1GB minimum

Video Card

OS Win 2000(SP4 above) /Win XP(SP2 above) /VISTA/Win7

DirectX 9.0

problems with Intel processors on motherboards that use chipsets other then Intel, and there are known issues with the Intel G31 chipset.

in system running slowly. It’s recommended to run a disk defragmenter every

QSDT4PCRC

Supports MOST* AGP and PCI-E Video Cards

with 128MB of RAM or more with full Direct Draw support.

*Some newer PCI-E cards are not yet supported

NOTE! We do not recommend AMD systems because the SuperDVR program usually has problems communicating with the video card on the system through the chipset on the AMD motherboard. There are often similar

2.2 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

Format: NTSC /PAL

Resolution: 320x240 / 640x480 (NTSC), 352x288 / 704x576(PAL)

Maximum Frame rate per channel: 30 fps (NTSC), 25 fps (PAL)

Screen set: resolution 1024×768, color quality 16 bits or 32 bits.

Compression code rate: 50kbps – 1.2Mbps.

Data format: H.264 (ﬁles saved as AVI)

Component Speciﬁcation

Input Type D type

Video Input 4 Cameras

Display Rate (per channel) 30fps (NTSC), 25 fps (PAL)

Recording Rate (per channel) 320x240: 30fps (NTSC) 640x480:7.5fps (NTSC)/

352x248:25fps (PAL), 702x576: 6.25 fps (PAL),

Compression Format H.264 Software

Playback Resolution 320x240, 640x480(NTSC), 352x288, 704x576

(PAL)

Recorder Media HDD, USB Disk, ZIP, CD-R/W via PC

Record Mode Motion/Sensor/Schedule/Manual

Network TCP/IP

I/O Device

PTZ Protocol Conﬁgurable, Remote Control Capability

Remote Software Supports Internet Explorer Web Browser

Interface PCI

4Ch sensor Input, 1 Ch Relay Output (on board)

CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS

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VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDWARE AND CONNECTIONS

3.1 QSDT4PCRC CARD HARDWARE

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Alarm Port

Spot Out Port

Audio In Ports

CHAPTER 3

ALARM PORT

Install this dongle only if you wish to use external alarm sensors. The DVR card has built-in motion detection software which can be used to trigger alarms when motion is detected by a camera.

Use of this dongle will take up an additional I/O port on the computer. To connect an alarm, you will need to attach a DB25 25-pin male solder cup and solder the wires from the alarm to the cup. The pin order is shown in Picture 3-3.

Pin Port Deﬁne Interpret Pin Port Deﬁne Interpret

Pin1 Alarm_in1 Alarm Input 1 Pin21

Pin2 Alarm_in2 Alarm Input 2 Pin22

Pin3 Alarm_in3 Alarm Input 3 Pin23

Pin4 Alarm_in4 Alarm Input 4 Pin24

Pin5 Pin25

Pin6 Pin26

Pin7 Pin27

Pin8 Pin28

Pin9 Pin29

Pin10 Pin30

Pin11 Pin31

Pin12 Pin32

Pin13 Pin33

Pin14 Pin34 Alarm_Com Alarm COM

Pin15 Pin35 Alarm_NO Alarm Normal Open

Pin16 Pin36 GND Ground

Pin17 Pin37 GND Ground

Pin18 Pin38 5V Power Source (5V)

Pin19 Pin39 Alarm_NC Alarm Normal Close

Pin20 Pin40

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CHAPTER 3 VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDWARE AND CONNECTIONS

Video In Dongle

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SPOT OUT

The Spot Out feature allows you to send selected video channels to a separate monitor. Menus and controls will not display in this monitor. If you do not wish to use this feature then you do not have to attach this port.

Spot Out with Multiple Cards

In situations where multiple cards are installed, only one card can provide the signal to the remote monitor.

Link the con2 to con1 ports on the cards, with the last card linking to the Spot Out port on the face plate.

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3.2 CONNECTING A PTZ CAMERA

In order to operate a PTZ camera from the QSDT4PCRC, you will need to have ﬁrst installed the card into a PCI slot within the computer and attached the video dongle.

You will also need an RS485 to RS232 (Serial) adapter as well as having a serial port on the back of your PC.

PTZ Camera RS485 to

Serial Adapter

CHAPTER 3 VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDWARE AND CONNECTIONS

AUDIO

You will only need to install the Audio dongle if you have audio-equipped cameras, microphones or other audio input devices.

Use of this dongle will take up an additional I/O port on the computer.

The audio connector’s pins are mapped out in Picture 3-5.

GiL-G-8P-S3T2-E

1 2 3 4

PIN1 AUDIO-1

PIN3 AUDIO-2

PIN5 AUDIO-3

PIN7 AUDIO-4

VIDEO

The video dongle connects to the 15-pin receiver on the card. The four video inputs use BNC connectors to interface with the camera leads.

PIN2 GND

PIN4 GND

PIN6 GND

PIN8 GND

Video

Not Used

5 6 7 8

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Ground

1 3

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STEP 1. Connect the RS485 cables from the PTZ camera to the RS485-to-Serial Adapter

STEP 2. Connect the Adapter to the serial port on the back of the PC

STEP 3. Connect the video line from the camera to any Video In port on the DVR card

(Item 4)

You may now connect your camera to a power source.

Please see Chapter 8 for instructions on operating the PTZ camera with the SuperDVR software.

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INSTALLING THE SUPERDVR SOFTWARE

CHAPTER 4

4.1 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

You will be controlling your security system using the SuperDVR software. It is compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Vista and Windows 7.

The SuperDVR software is included on the disk that comes packaged with your DVR card. It can also be downloaded from our website at www.Q-See.com by simply searching for your product and going to the Downloads section.

STEP 1. The software can be installed

from the CD by selecting the appropriate button in the CD’s menu, by copying the installer to your hard drive and then double clicking to begin the process.

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STEP 2. Once the Setup window opens,

click Next to begin the installation.

STEP 4. Instruct the installer where you

want the software to be placed. Either use the default location or select your own. Click Next to continue.

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CHAPTER 4 INSTALLING THE SUPERDVR SOFTWARE

STEP 5. Once the installation has

completed, you will be asked to press the Finish button.

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As part of the installation process, a shortcut to the SuperDVR software will be placed on your desktop.

You will need to restart your computer before you can launch SuperDVR and begin setting

STEP 3. Select your video format. NTSC

is the standard in North America. Click next to continue.

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up your surveillance system.

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4.2 USER ACCOUNT CONTROL FOR WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS 7

Some users of computers using Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems may receive an error message informing of a codec that is missing or not installed. This conﬂict can be resolved by turning off User Account Control (UAC).

Windows Vista

1. Open the Control Panel (accessible by clicking on the Windows icon in the lower left of your screen.

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2. Select User Accounts and Family Safety.

5. Select Turn User Account Control on or off

6. Uncheck the box next to “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer.”

7. You will then be asked to restart your computer for the change to take effect.

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CHAPTER 4 INSTALLING THE SUPERDVR SOFTWARE

3. Select “Add or Remove User Account.”

4. Select the desired user account.

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Windows 7

1. Open up the Start Menu (accessible by clicking on the Windows icon in the lower left of your screen.

2. Type “uac” into the search bar and hit ENTER. The User Account Control will open or you will be offered a link to click to open it.

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Scky Notes

iTunes

Adobe Acrobat

All Programs

uac

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Devices and Printers

Default Programs

Help and Support

Shut down

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3. Move slider to lowest setting and press

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OK.

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BASIC OPERATION

When you launch the SuperDVR program, it will open to the Main Display Interface which will show the video feeds from the cameras as well as the Display Control Panel.

CHAPTER 5

5.2 DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL

The Display Control Panel includes the Display Mode buttons along with buttons which allow you to cycle automatically or manually through individual or groups of channels.

Buttons currently in effect are highlighted.

The Drive Capacity Indicator Bar will ﬁll in as more ﬁles are recorded to the drive. When the drive is at capacity, the bar will be red.

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5 6 7 98

No. Item No. Item

1 Display Window 2 Record Status Panel

3 Display Modes 4 Display Control Panel

5 Dwell Time 6 Page Flip

7 Drive Capacity Indicator Bar 8 Snapshot

9 Urgent Record 10 Date and Time

11 Login 12 Emap

13 Search and Playback 14 Conﬁgurations

15 PTZ Control 16 Exit

5.1 LOG IN

Located on the left side of the Main Display Interface, clicking on the lock icon will open

the Login window. Enter your user name and password to access the controls. The default user name is System with no password required. You can add a password and create other user accounts as described in Section

7.4 User Configuration.

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DISPLAY MODES

Choose the number of channels you wish to view simultaneously. If you have fewer cameras than portions of the screen, those channels without cameras will remain black.

Available modes are single-, four-, nine-. 16and 36-screen displays. The software will only display the modes appropriate to the number of cameras you have connected.

AUTO DWELL DISPLAY

If the Main Display is currently showing fewer channels than are available, you can have the DVR automatically cycle through and show the feed from each camera or group of cameras by selecting the button.

PAGE FLIP

This button allows you to manually cycle through the channels. Like the Auto Dwell feature, if there are more channels available than are currently being displayed in a multi-screen display mode, this button will take you to the next group of video feeds.

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5.3 OTHER CONTROLS

Log In will be covered in the following section and the remaining operations on the left hand side of the Main Display Interface will be covered in Chapter 7. The two remaining functions are Snapshot and Urgent Record.

SNAPSHOT

Usable in single image display mode, pressing this button will take a series of still images from the camera currently being displayed and will save them to a location on the hard drive. Settings to determine the number of images (up to 32) as well as the location to where they will be saved will be covered in Chapter 6.

URGENT RECORD

Clicking the Urgent Record icon will cause all cameras to begin recording regardless of their schedule or recording mode. Video will be saved to the location designated by the user. Like Snapshot, the settings for this feature will be covered in Chapter 6.

CHAPTER 5 BASIC OPERATION

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RECORDING, PLAYBACK AND

CHAPTER 6

RECORD SEARCH

6.1 RECORDING CONFIGURATION

The system can be set to record in four different modes; scheduled recording, manual recording, motion detection and sensor alarm. Once you have logged into your system, you can access the control settings through the

Conﬁguration window by clicking on the wrench icon located on the left of the Main Display Interface.

Upon accessing the Conﬁguration window, the icons on the left will change as will the contents of the Display Window.

PICTURE 6-1

Basic Conﬁguration Schedule conﬁguration

Video conﬁguration Motion Detection Conﬁguration

Alarm Conﬁguration P.T.Z Conﬁguration

User Conﬁguration Save and Return

BASIC CONFIGURATION

The Record Panel, in the bottom half of the Basic Conﬁguration page, allows users to set recording modes along with other parameters for each camera. More than one recording mode can be activated at one time.

It should be noted that the higher the recording quality and frame rate, the more space the recorded ﬁle(s) will occupy on the hard drive.

CHAPTER 6 RECORDING, PLAYBACK AND RECORD SEARCH

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Time Stamp - By selecting this option, the record date / time message appears in the recorded ﬁle images.

Switch - Turns on corresponding cameras. If there is no camera on a channel, do not select this option and you will save system resources.

Manual Record - Images from the selected camera will be recorded and saved all the time (24 hour recording).

Manual Recording Frame Rate - Select the recording frame rate for manual record mode.

Schedule Record - This option allows you to record on a set schedule.

Schedule Record Frame Rate - Select Schedule Recording frame rate.

Motion Detection - By selecting this option, users can set the selected channels to record

when motion is detected in front of the camera.

Motion Record Frame Rate - Select recording frame rate for Motion Detection record mode.

Sensor Record Frame Rate - If sensors are utilized to trigger recording, users can select

recording frame rate here.

Camera Security - Users are divided into three types: Normal user, Power user and Administrator. By selecting this option, only administrators can see the selected channels.

Record Quality - Select recording image quality here.

Audio In - SuperDVR 6.3 can support one channel of microphone audio input signal on the

PC motherboard and any audio inputs that are on the card if any. Users can choose one video channel for each available audio input.

For the purposes of this chapter, we will only be concerned with; Schedule Conﬁguration, Video Conﬁguration and Motion Detection Conﬁguration. The remaining functions will be covered in Chapter 7.

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RECORD STATUS PANEL

A series of indicator lights will convey the recording status of each attached camera.

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Grey Normal Light Green Manual Record

Dark Green Schedule Record Yellow

Red Sensor Alarm Record Blue Video Loss State

If an indicator light color turns, it means there is an alarm output.

Motion Detection Record

6.2 RECORDING MODES

As mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, there are four different recording modes; scheduled recording, manual recording, motion detection and sensor alarm. Motion Detection record mode and Sensor Alarm record mode are called Alarm Record.

If users use multiple cameras to record, every camera works separately and the recorded ﬁles are also saved separately. The parameters, i.e. camera ID, record date/time, and record mode are all saved together with the recorded ﬁle.

Configuring Motion Detection

Selecting the running man icon will bring up the Motion Detection Conﬁguration page, where you can conﬁgure the settings for each camera according to your situation.

Sensitivity - Users can set motion detection sensitivity here.

Speed - Motion detection speed

Block Number - Set grid’s number.

Defaults - Reset to default settings.

Select All - Select the entire area of the

channel as detection sensitive

Clear - Clear all the detection areas and then you can select a customized detection area using the cursor.

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To customize the detection area for a certain channel:

STEP 1. Select the camera in the pull down list.

STEP 2. Select Clear

STEP 3. Click and drag the cursor in the camera view. You will see a green box appear

which shows the motion detection area. You can select a maximum of 16 customized areas for each channel.

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MANUAL RECORD MODE

Manual Record mode is the most commonly used recording mode. If a special event occurs, users can select this recording mode and record immediately. It may be desirable to increase the framerate and recording quality in such cases - especially for shorter duration recordings. If you intend to have the cameras recording non-stop, then it is advisable to reduce the frame rate to conserve hard drive space.

SENSOR ALARM RECORD MODE

Users can use sensors to trigger sensor alarm recording on relative channels. At that time, the record status indicator light will turn red.

MOTION DETECTION RECORD MODE

This will enable the system to detect image changes and begin to record by activating motion detection and motion alarm recording. For instance, somebody opens the door, and the system detects image changes from the camera and begins to record, then users can play back the recorded ﬁle and ﬁnd out who opened the door. When there is no movement, the system will not record which saves system resources, and makes it easier to ﬁnd recorded events. The indicator light color in the record status panel will be yellow.

NOTE! When conﬁguring for Motion Detection recording, you will need to do so in three areas:

1. Select Motion Detection for the desired channels in Basic Conﬁguration.

2. Conﬁgure the speciﬁc areas to detect motion in Motion Detection Conﬁguration.

3. Set the schedule for these cameras to operate in this mode in Schedule Conﬁguration.

SCHEDULE RECORDING

Users can set working schedule for all of the recording modes in ‘Schedule Conﬁguration’. The dark green light in record status panel shows the corresponding channel is in Schedule Record mode. Users can change record mode to manual record at any time, and the dark green light will change into a light green light.

Schedule Configuration

Clicking on the calendar icon will change the display window to the

Schedule Conﬁguration page.

Each camera can be scheduled to record based on motion detection, sensor alarm, and time of day. Sensor alarm mode has highest priority and it will take precedence regardless of what other modes the camera is also set for.

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Schedules can be set individually for each day. The cameras are default conﬁgured to be recording in both Motion Detection and Schedule recording 24/7 and will have fulllength colored bars in the schedule window. Above each window is a 0-24 with segments corresponding to each hour of the day. This will show when a camera has been scheduled to record in that mode.

NOTE! When setting up your recording schedule for the ﬁrst time, it is faster and easier to begin by selecting the mode’s schedule window and selecting Delete All to clear the schedule before making changes.

To create a new schedule;

STEP 1. Select the camera name in one

of the three record mode groups.

STEP 2. Click on Add.

6.3 RECORDING TO HARD DRIVE

Users can determine where recorded ﬁles will be saved on their hard drive(s). In addition, the recorder can save to a series of drives or partitions by automatically jumping to the next partition when the current one is full. If all the partitions are full and Recycling Record mode has been enabled prior to recording by checking the box below the Storage Disk list, the new data will overwrite the oldest recorded data automatically.

The destination drive(s) for recordings which also applies to images captured using the Snapshot button - is set in the Basic Conﬁguration window. You can also set a HDD minimum storage alarm which will cause the system to alert you once the that threshold has been reached. If the present storage space is less than the minimum storage needed and Recycling Recordings is not selected, the recording will automatically stop.

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STEP 3. This will open a new window.

Set the start time and end time along

with the day(s) to which you wish the schedule to apply.

STEP 4. Click OK to exit the Add

window.

Your new schedule will appear as a series of colored bars corresponding to the day(s) and time(s) you’ve selected.

To edit a schedule, select a block of time and click Edit. You will be able to adjust the schedule for that day and any other day in the same manner you used to create the schedule in the Add window.

NOTE! When adding a new schedule, it should not duplicate an existing schedule as this may cause a system error.

To add another block of time, such as an evening recording schedule to go with an early morning schedule, you will need to repeat the process.

Clicking on Delete will remove a speciﬁc block of time from a speciﬁc day’s schedule.

Copy To allows you to apply the settings for one camera to another camera as well.

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WARNING! You should have your ﬁles record to a disk or partition OTHER

than your “C” drive. This will avoid issues with the Recycling function.

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6.4 RECORD SEARCH AND PLAYBACK

Clicking the Search icon in the lower right of the Main Display Interface will cause it to switch to the Search and Playback Interface. This interface handles both the Record

Search and Playback functions in addition to allowing you to back up your records.

RECORD SEARCH

Searches are based on date and time. Additional criteria can be selected to narrow the search. These criteria include the type of the recording and where the ﬁles are saved.

STEP 1. Select whether the program

should search in the normal destination location (See Section

6.3 Recording to Hard Drive) and/or where you’ve backed up recorded ﬁles (Covered in Section

6.5 Other functions)

STEP 2. Select the nature of the

recording - whether it was a scheduled record, recorded as a result of motion detection or etc. You can select more than one category.

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STEP 3. Enter the date and time. A

calendar will pop up. If there was an event recorded on that date it will be highlighted.

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Pressing the back arrow in the upper right of the display will return you to live surveillance in the Main Display Interface.

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STEP 4. The program will display the

search results at the bottom of the screen. They will be color coded to indicate the mode in which they were recorded.

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PLAYBACK

Once you have completed your search, you are ready to play back your ﬁles. The controls on the Search and Playback Interface operate like any other video playback software.

Button Function Note

In addition, you can advance the playback to a certain point in the record by clicking on, and sliding the progress indicator.

Play / Pause

Stop

Reverse

Previous Section

Next Section

Previous Frame.

Next Frame.

By default, the system will begin playing back the recording from Channel 1 when the Play button is pressed.

Selecting a Screen Display Mode button above the ﬁle list will open a pop-up window allowing you to select which channel(s) to play back. Only the screen display mode buttons appropriate to your card will be offered as options. Buttons allowing you to select speciﬁc groups of channels will appear depending on your card’s capabilities. Click OK to return to the Playback window.

During playback, you can adjust the speed of the recording with the slider located at the bottom of the interface.

Only functional when playing back in single channel mode.

Only functional when playing back in single channel and in Pause mode.

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At the top of the ﬁle visualizer, the bar represents the time when the ﬁle was recorded. Clicking on this will magnify it to show minutes allowing a more precise search.

NOTE! Clicking on any channel in multi-screen playback will switch the display to a single-channel view of that feed. Click again to return to the previous playback mode.

6.5 OTHER FUNCTIONS

Other functions within this interface allow you to back up ﬁles, capture still images, print images and digitally zoom in on a recording.

FILE BACKUP

Clicking on the ﬁle icon allows you to back up your ﬁles to another drive for use elsewhere or simply to preserve them without having to worry about them being

overwritten by the Recycling Record function.

The Backup window operates much like the Record Search window and it is divided into four main areas:

A: Camera Selection Area - Select which cameras’ recordings you wish to back up.

B: Time and Date Selection Area - Select the start and end dates and times for the records you wish to back up.

C: Operation Area - Select the save path for the backup ﬁles. You can also choose to save a standalone playback program to allow others to view the ﬁles.

D: Information Area - The program will use this area for any warnings or notices.

Click Start to begin backing up your ﬁles.

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DELETING RECORDED FILES

While older ﬁles will get overwritten by the Recycling Recording function as the hard drive ﬁlls up, you can delete unnecessary or unwanted recordings before then.

This function will delete a ﬁle or blocks of ﬁles from a speciﬁc camera or which were recorded during a set time.

Select the channel on the left side, and then the select start date and time and end date and time of the ﬁles you wish to delete.

Click Start to delete ﬁles.

You can also remove ﬁles manually by deleting them from the folder where they are stored, just as with any other PC ﬁle.

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CAPTURE PICTURES

This feature allows you to capture still images from a recorded event so they can be saved or printed out.

When the Search and Playback Interface is displaying only a single channel and the user hits the Play/Pause button a second time to pause playback, then the video is in Playback Pause mode.

At this time the function buttons above the File Search panel will be enabled.

Pressing the Snapshot button will bring up the Snap window.

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Select the number of sequential images you wish to capture and set the save path. The save path can also be set in the Basic Conﬁguration menu in the Capture Browse setting. You can also chose to include which camera took the video and/or the date and time that it was recorded within the image itself.

Once you have made your selections, pressing the Snap button will save the images. Press Save to preserve your settings for future use or Exit, if you do not wish to retain the settings.

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Snapshot Print setup Print picture

NOTE! This feature is only available in Playback Pause mode on a single channel.

In addition, a second menu will appear below the Search panel. This allows you to make picture quality adjustments for the present channel, including brightness, contrast, saturation and hue.

These changes will not affect the actual recorded image. Pressing the Default icon in the lower right of the panel will restore the original settings.

Make the desired adjustments to the image and then select the Snapshot icon.

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The Print Setup button will bring up a conventional Print Setup window to allow you to make settings as normal.

Clicking the Print button will open a Print Preview dialog that includes some extra features.

Select the Position radio button and adjust the position of the image on the page using the + and - buttons.

Selecting the Size radio button will allow you to adjust the image size using those same + and - buttons.

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