Q-See QT428 User Manual

H.264 Dual Stream Network DVR

8 Channel CIF@240fps & D1@60fps Digital Video Recorder

USER MANUAL

Model #:

QT428

www.q-see.com

Rev 8/2/2010

CONTACT US	QT428 User Manual

Please contact a Q-See support representative first regarding any additional information you need help with regarding product features, specification or assistance with setup.

Please contact us using the following methods with questions about your Q-See product.

Q-See Products

8015 E. Crystal Dr.

Anaheim, CA 92807

Email:

Customer Service

[e-mail]

Technical Support

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Online Live Web Chat Visit:

www.q-see.com

Telephone:

Customer Service

1.877.998.3440 x 538

Technical Support

1.877.998.3440 x 539

Fax:

1.714.998.3509

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS	QT428 User Manual

1.Electrical Safety

All installation and operation should conform to your local electrical safety codes.

We assume no liability or responsibility for any fires or electrical shock caused by improper handling or installation.

2.Transportation Security

Avoid heavy stress, violent vibrations or contact with water during transportation, storage and installation of this system.

3.Installation

Keep upright. Handle with care.

Do not provide power to the DVR prior to completing installation.

Do not place objects on the DVR.

4.Qualified Service Technicians

Any examination and repair work should be done only be a qualified service engineer.

We are not liable for any problems caused by unauthorized modifications or attempted repairs.

5.Environment

This product works in a temperature range of 14°F to 131°F (-10°C to 55°C)

This combo DVR should be installed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and flammable or explosive substances, etc.

6.Accessories

Make sure to only use accessories recommended by Q-See.

Before installation, check the package to verify that all the components are included.

Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is broken in your package.

CAUTION!

RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK!

WARRANTY INFORMATION	QT428 User Manual

Thank You for Choosing a Q-See Product!

All of our products are backed by a conditional service warranty covering all hardware for 12 months from the date of purchase. Additionally, our products also come with a free exchange policy that covers all manufacturing defects for one month from the date of purchase. Permanent upgrading service is provided for the software.

Liability Exclusions:

Any product malfunction or abnormalities in operation or damage caused by the following reasons are not within the free service scope of our company:

(1)Equipment damage caused by improper operation.

(2)Improper equipment operation environment and conditions (e.g., improper power, extreme environmental temperatures, humidity, lightning and sudden surges of electricity).

(3)Damage caused by acts of nature (e.g., earthquake, fire, etc).

(4)Equipment damage caused by the maintenance of personnel not authorized by Q-See.

(5)Product sold over 12 months ago.

In order to fulfill the terms of your warranty, you must complete the registration process after purchasing our product. To do this, simply fill out the User’s Information Card below and fax or mail it in to us at the information listed below. You can also register the product by going to the www.q-see.com website and clicking on the Register link.

PRODUCT REGISTRATION	QT428 User Manual

Customer Information Card

User’s Name	Mr./Mrs.
Company Name
Postal Address
Postal code
Phone Number
E-mail
Model Number of Product
Serial Number of Product
Purchase Date
Distributor

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No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without our company’s expressed written consent.

1.Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice. No guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents.

2.We do not accept any responsibility for any harm caused by using our product.

3.The product picture may differ from the actual product, which is only for your reference. The accessories may be different according to the region you purchased our product. For more information on specific accessories, please contact your local distributor.

Copyright Reserved

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TABLE OF CONTENTS	QT428 User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................	6
1.1 DVR Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................	6
1.2 Main Features....................................................................................................................................................	6
2. GETTING STARTED....................................................................................................................................	8
2.1 Installing Hard Drive...........................................................................................................................................	8
2.2 Front Panel Instructions .....................................................................................................................................	9
2.3 Rear Panel Instructions ....................................................................................................................................	10
2.4 Remote Control................................................................................................................................................	11
2.5 Control with Mouse .........................................................................................................................................	12
2.5.1 Connect Mouse .........................................................................................................................................................................	12
2.5.2 Use Mouse ................................................................................................................................................................................	12
3. BASIC FUNCTION....................................................................................................................................	14
3.1 Power On/Off ..................................................................................................................................................	14
3.1.1 Power On...................................................................................................................................................................................	14
3.1.2 Power Off ..................................................................................................................................................................................	14
3.2 Login ...............................................................................................................................................................	15
3.3 Live Preview ....................................................................................................................................................	15
3.3.1 Live Playback .............................................................................................................................................................................	16
4. MAIN MENU SETUP GUIDE.....................................................................................................................	17
4.1 Basic Configuration ..........................................................................................................................................	17
4.1.1 Setup .........................................................................................................................................................................................	18
4.1.2 Time & Date ..............................................................................................................................................................................	19
4.1.3 DST ............................................................................................................................................................................................	19
4.2 Live Configuration............................................................................................................................................	20
4.2.1 Live ............................................................................................................................................................................................	20
4.2.2 Host Monitor.............................................................................................................................................................................	21
4.2.3 SPOT ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	21
4.2.4 Mask..........................................................................................................................................................................................	22
4.3 Record Configuration .......................................................................................................................................	23
4.3.1 Enable .......................................................................................................................................................................................	23
4.3.2 Record stream ...........................................................................................................................................................................	24
4.3.3 Time ..........................................................................................................................................................................................	25
4.3.4 Recycle Record ..........................................................................................................................................................................	25
4.3.5 Stamp ........................................................................................................................................................................................	26
4.4 Schedule Configuration ....................................................................................................................................	27
4.4.1 Schedule....................................................................................................................................................................................	27
4.4.2 Motion ......................................................................................................................................................................................	28
4.4.3 Sensor .......................................................................................................................................................................................	28
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4.5 Alarm Configuration.........................................................................................................................................		29
4.5.1 Sensor (to setup optional external motion sensors) .................................................................................................................		29
4.5.2 Motion ......................................................................................................................................................................................		31
4.5.3 Video Loss .................................................................................................................................................................................		33
4.5.4 Other Alarm ..............................................................................................................................................................................		33
4.5.5 Alarm Out..................................................................................................................................................................................		34
4.6 Network Configuration.....................................................................................................................................		35
4.6.1 Network ....................................................................................................................................................................................		35
4.6.2 Sub Stream ................................................................................................................................................................................		36
4.6.3	Email ...................................................................................................................................................................................	37
4.6.4Other settings ............................................................................................................................................................................		37
4.7 User Management Configuration......................................................................................................................		38
4.8 P.T.Z configuration............................................................................................................................................		40
4.9	Advanced ....................................................................................................................................................	44
4.9.1 Reset..........................................................................................................................................................................................		44
4.9.2	Import/Export .....................................................................................................................................................................	44
5. RECORD, SEARCH, PLAYBACK AND BACKUP.............................................................................................		45
5.1 Time Search.....................................................................................................................................................		45
5.2 Event Search ....................................................................................................................................................		46
5.3 File Manager ...................................................................................................................................................		46
5.4 Backup ............................................................................................................................................................		47
6. DVR MANAGEMENT...............................................................................................................................		49
6.1 Checking System Information ...........................................................................................................................		49
6.1.1	System Information.............................................................................................................................................................	49
6.1.2	Event Information ...............................................................................................................................................................	49
6.1.3	Log Information...................................................................................................................................................................	50
6.1.4	Network information...........................................................................................................................................................	50
6.1.5	Online Information..............................................................................................................................................................	51
6.1.6	Manual Alarm......................................................................................................................................................................	51
6.1.7	Disk Manager ......................................................................................................................................................................	51
6.1.8	Upgrade...............................................................................................................................................................................	52
6.1.9	Logoff ..................................................................................................................................................................................	52
7. REMOTE SURVEILLANCE.........................................................................................................................		53
7.1 Network Access ...............................................................................................................................................		53
7.2 Setting Up Remote Access ................................................................................................................................		53
7.3 Port Forwarding...............................................................................................................................................		62
7.5 Using the Remote Access Software ...................................................................................................................		69
7.6 Remote Playback and Backup...........................................................................................................................		72
7.6.1 Remote Playback.......................................................................................................................................................................		72
7.6.2 Remote Backup .........................................................................................................................................................................		76
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7.7 Remote System Configuration ..........................................................................................................................		77
8. MOBILE SURVEILLANCE..........................................................................................................................		78
8.1	Phones with Windows Mobile Pro ...............................................................................................................	78
8.2	Phones with Symbian ..................................................................................................................................	80
8.3	For iPhone Mobile Clients............................................................................................................................	82
8.4	For Android Mobile Clients ..........................................................................................................................	86
9. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .....................................................................................................................		91
APPENDIX A: FAQ’s ....................................................................................................................................		92
APPENDIX B: CALCULATE RECORDING CAPACITY.........................................................................................		94
APPENDIX C: COMPATIBLE USB DRIVES ......................................................................................................		95

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INTRODUCTION	QT428 User Manual

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 DVR Introduction

This DVR uses high performance video processing chips and an embedded Linux system. It utilizes many advanced technologies, such as standard H.264 with low bit rate, Dual Stream, SATA interface and VGA output. This DVR system supports mouse controlled navigation and also can be accessed through IE browser with full remote control, mobile viewing by cell phones, etc. This is an advanced technology DVR system which utilizes cutting edge technology functions without compromising the stability of the system. It is ideally suited for use in such industries as banking, telecommunication, transportation, factories, warehouses, etc.

1.2 Main Features COMPRESSION FORMAT

Standard H.264 compression with low bit rate and high image quality

LIVE SURVEILLANCE

Supports HD VGA output

Supports channel security by hiding live display

Displays the local record state and basic information

Supports full control with USB mouse

Supports digital zoom on Live and playback view locally and remotely.

RECORDING MEDIA

Supports one SATA HDD up to 2TB to record for a long time periods.

BACKUP

Supports backing up to USB 2.0 devices

Supports saving recorded files with AVI format to a remote computer through internet

RECORDING & PLAYBACK

Record modes: Manual, Schedule, Motion detection and Sensor alarm recording

Ability to record in CIF resolution on some cameras and D1 on others.

Supports recycle after HDD is full

Resolution, frame rate and picture quality are adjustable

128MB for every video file packaging

4 audio channels available

Two record search modes: time search and event search

Supports 8 screen playback local on DVR and 4 screens remotely.

Supports deleting and locking the recorded files one by one

Supports remote playback in Network Client through LAN or internet

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ALARM

1 channel alarm output and 8 channel alarm input available

Supports scheduling for motion detection and sensor alarm

Supports pre-recording and post recording

Supports linked channels recording once motion or alarm is triggered on designated channel

Supports linked PTZ preset, auto cruise and track of the corresponding channel Ability to send Email notification with picture when motion alarm is triggered.

PTZ CONTROL

Supports multiple PTZ protocols (PelcoP, PelcoD, LILIN, MINKING, NEON, STAR, VIDO, DSCP, VISCA, and RANGE)

Supports 128 PTZ presets and 8 auto cruise tracks Supports remote PTZ control through internet

SECURITY

Customize user rights: log search, system setup, two way audio, file management, disk management, remote login, live view, manual record, playback, PTZ control and remote live view

Supports 1 administrator and 15 users.

Supports event log recording and checking, events unlimited

NETWORK

Supports TCP/IP, DHCP, PPPoE, DDNS protocols

Supports IE browser to do remote viewing

Supports a maximum of 10 connections simultaneously

Supports dual stream. Network stream is adjustable independently to fit the network bandwidth and environment.

Supports picture snap and color adjustment in remote live view

Supports remote time and event search, and channel playback with picture snap

Supports remote PTZ control with preset and auto cruise

Supports remote full menu setup, changing all the DVR parameters remotely

Supports mobile surveillance by smart phones, Win Mobile Pro, Symbian, iPhones, iPads and Android on 3G networks

Supports CMS to manage multiple devices on the internet

Ability for admin to disconnect online users.

Ability for admin to allow user access to specific cameras.

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GETTING STARTED	QT428 User Manual

2. GETTING STARTED

Check the unit and the accessories immediately after opening your system.

Please disconnect the power before connecting to other devices.

2.1 Installing Hard Drive

This device supports one SATA hard drive up to 2TB.

Calculate HDD capacity according to the recording settings. Please refer to “Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity”.

Step 1: Unscrew and Open the top cover

Step 2: Connect the power and data cables. Place the HDD onto the bottom case as shown below.

Fig 0.1 Connect HDD

Step 3: Screw in the HDD as shown below.

Note: For easier installation, please connect the power and data cables first, and then screw the HDD to base.

Fig 0.2 Screw in the HDD

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2.2 Front Panel Instructions

An illustration of the Front Panel interface is shown as Fig 2.3:

			Fig 0.3 Front Panel
	Item	Name/Symbol	Description
	Number
	1	LED INDICATORS	Working indicators for power, HDD, NET, etc
	2	POWER	Power On/Off
	3	RECORD	Record Manually
	4	PLAY	Enter Play Interface
	5	REW	Rewind Key
	6	FF	Fast Forward
	7	+/MENU	Increase the value in setup/Enter menu in live view
	8	/BACKUP	Decrease the value in setup/Enter backup mode in live view
	9	STOP/ESC	Quit play mode/Exit the current interface or status
	10	DIRECTION/	1.Change direction to select items
		MULTISCREEN	2. Change screen display mode from 1/4/9/16 channel
	11	ENTER	Confirm selection
	12		To connect external USB devices like USB flash, USB HDD for backup or update
			firmware

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2.3 Rear Panel Instructions

Rear Panel Interface

An illustration of the rear Panel interface is shown as Fig 2.4:

			Fig 0.4 Rear Panel
	Item	Name	Description
	1	Video out	Connect to monitor
	2	Audio out	Audio output, connect to the sound
			box
	3	Video in	Video input channels from 1-8
	4	DC12V	POWER INPUT
	5	VGA port	VGA output, connect to monitor
	6	LAN	Network port
	7	USB port	Connect USB mouse or connect
			external USB devices
	8	P/Z	Connect to speed dome
	9	K/B	Connect to keyboard
	10	ALARM OUT	1-ch relay output. Connect to external
			alarm
	11	+ 5V and GND	+5 V and Grounding
	12	ALARM IN	Connect to external sensor1-4
	13	Audio in	4 CH Audio input

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2.4 Remote Control

The remote control uses two AAA size batteries. Instructions for operation are as follows:

Step 1: Open the cover of the Remote Control

Step 2: Place batteries making sure the poles are correct (+ and -)

Step 3: Replace the battery cover

If the remote does not work check the following:

1.Check the pole position of the batteries

2.Check the remaining charge in the batteries

3.Check to make sure the sensor on the DVR is clear

4.If it still doesn't work, contact Q-See for a replacement

Figure 2-5 below illustrates the Remote Control functions as follows:

			Fig 0.5 Remote Control
	Item	Name		Function
	1	Power Button		Soft switch off to stop firmware running. Do it before
				power off.
	2	INFOR Button		Get information about the DVR like firmware version, HDD
				information
	3	REC Button		To record manually
	4	Digital Button		Input digital or choose camera
	5	Multi Screen Button		To choose multi screen display mode
	6	SEARCH Button		To enter search mode
	7	MENU Button		To enter menu
	8	ENTER Button		To confirm the choice or setup
	9	Direction Button		Move cursor in setup or pan/title PTZ
	10	+/- Button		To increase or decrease the value in setup
	11	Playback Control Button		To control playback, Fast forward/rewind/stop/single
				frame play
	12	AUDIO Button		To enable audio output in live mode
	13	Auto Dwell Button		To enter auto dwell mode
	14	BACKUP Button		To enter backup mode
	15	PTZ Control Button		To control PTZ camera:
				Move camera/ZOOM/FOCUS/IRIS/SPEED control
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2.5 Control with Mouse

2.5.1 Connect Mouse

DVR supports USB mouse through the port on the rear panel, please refer to Fig 2.4 Number 5.

Notice: If mouse is not detected or doesn't work, check below steps:

1.Make sure the mouse plugs in the USB mouse port on the back of the DVR, not the front panel port.

2.Try a different mouse

2.5.2Use Mouse

In Live:

Double-click left button on one camera to be full screen display. Double-click again to return to the previous screen display.

Click right button to show the control bar at the bottom of the screen as Fig 4-1 main menu toolbar

Click right mouse again to hide the control bar.

In Setup:

Click left button to enter. Click right button to cancel setup, or return to the previous screen.

If you want to input values, move cursor to the blank and click. An input window will appear as shown in Fig2.6. It supports numbers, letters and symbols.

Fig 0.6 Numbers and Letters Input Window

Users can change some values by the wheel, such as time. Move cursor onto the value, and roll the wheel when the value blinks.

Also supports mouse drag. I.e. Set motion detection area: click customized, hold left button and drag to set motion detection area. Set schedule: hold left button and drag to set schedule time

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In playback:

Click left button to choose the options. Click right button to return to live view.

In backup:

Click left button to choose the options. Click right button to return to previous picture.

In PTZ control:

Click left button to choose the buttons to control the PTZ. Click right button to return to live view.

Notice: Mouse is the default tool for all the operations below unless otherwise noted.

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3. BASIC FUNCTION

3.1 Power On/Off

Before you power on the unit, please make sure all the connections are good.

3.1.1 Power On

Step 1: Connect the power supply; switch on the power button near the power port on the rear panel Step 2: The firmware will be loaded, and the power indicator will display blue

Step 3: At start up, a WIZZARD dialogue box will pop-up (refer to picture below) displaying time zone and time setup information.

After the device powers on, if there is no menu or only displays live image, user can hold down ESC button to switch.

Notice: this unit can only display menu on VGA monitor or BNC monitor one at a time. If there is live image display without menu display, please check to see if other monitoring device has menu display first, or hold down ESC key to wait for login dialog box to appear.

3.1.2 Power Off

User can power off the device by using remote control, keyboard or mouse.

By Remote Control:

Step 1: Press Power button, the Shut down window will appear, click OK, the unit will power off after firmware is shut down.

Step 2: Disconnect the power.

By Keyboard and Mouse:

Step 1: Enter into Menu, then select “System Shut Down” icon, the Shut down window will appear Step 2: Click OK, the unit will power off after firmware is shut down.

Step 3: Disconnect the power.

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3.2 Login

User can login and logout of the DVR system. User cannot do any other operations except changing the multi-screen display once logout. Admin has full control over DVR.

Fig 3-1 Login

Notice: the default user name and password is “admin” and 123456”

For information on how to change password, add or delete users please refer to Fig 3.7 User management configuration.

3.3 Live Preview

		Fig 3-2 Live Preview Interface
The explanation of symbols in the live preview interface:
	Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
	Green	Manual record or time	Red	Alarm
		recording		recording
	Yellow	Motion detection recording	Figure icon	Motion event

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3.3.1 Live Playback

Click the Playbutton to playback the record. Refer to Figure3-3. User can operate by clicking the buttons on the screen.

Fig 3-3 Live Playback

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4. MAIN MENU SETUP GUIDE

Click right mouse or press ESC button on the front panel, the control bar will display on the bottom of the screen, refer to Fig 4-1:

Fig 4-1 Main Menu Toolbar

Click icon beside the screen display mode, a channel select dialog will appear as below:

Take 8-channel DVR for example: user can tick off 8 channels form 1-ch to 8-ch at random to display the live pictures. Then click button to confirm the setting.

Click icon, user can zoom in the live and playback images. When single image display, user can select zoom in area by dragging mouse.

Click the Menu button, the interface will pop-up as shown in Fig 4-2; press MENU button on the front panel or remote control will also display the main interface.

Fig 4-2 Main Menu

4.1 Basic Configuration

Basic configuration includes three sub menus: system, date& time and DST.

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4.1.1 Setup

Step1: Enter into Setup configurationbasic configurationsetup; refer to Fig 4-3:

SETUP

Fig 4-3 Basic Configuration

Step2: In this interface user can setup the device name, device ID, video format, max network users, VGA resolution and language. The explanations for each display are shown below:

Device name: the name of the device. It will display on the client end or CMS and help user to recognize the device remotely.

Video format: two modes: PAL and NTSC. User can select the video format according to that of camera, in USA and Canada we use NTSC cameras.

Password Check: if you enable this option, user needs to input user name and password to do corresponding operations in system configuration.

Show time: display time in live view.

Show wizard: check this item, an opening wizard will display with time zone and time setup information Max network users: set the maximum number of network connections

VGA resolution: the resolution of live display interface, options are: VGA800*600, VGA1024*768, VGA1280*1024 and CVBS

Note: Switching between VGA and CVBS will change the menu output mode, please connect to relevant monitor, VGA for VGA monitor, CVBS for TV or monitor that is connected using BNC adapter. Language: setup the menu language.

Note: after changing the language and video output, the device needs to restart.

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4.1.2 Time & Date

Step 1: Enter into system configurationbasic configurationtime & date; refer to Fig 4-4:

Fig 4-4 Basic Configuration-Time & Date

Step 2: Set the date format, time format, time zone in this interface; Checkmark “sync time with NTP server” to refresh NTP server date; user also can adjust system date manually

Step 3: Click “default” button to restore default settings; click “apply” button to save the settings; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

4.1.3 DST

Step1: Enter into system configurationbasic configurationDST; refer to Fig 4-5:

Fig 4-5 Basic Configuration-DST

Step 2: In this interface, you can enable daylight saving time, time offset, mode, start & end month/week/date, etc.

Step 3: Click “default” button to restore default settings; click “apply” button to save the settings; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

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4.2 Live Configuration

Live configuration includes four submenus: live, host monitor, SPOT and mask.

4.2.1 Live

In this interface, user can setup camera names, adjust colors: brightness, hue, saturation and contrast.

Step 1: Enter into system configurationlive configurationlive; refer to Fig 4-6:

Fig 4-6 Live ConfigurationLive

Step 2: Checkmark camera name; click “setting” button, a window will pop-up shown as Fig 4-7:

Fig 4-7 Live-Color Adjustment

Step 3: In this interface, user can adjust brightness, hue, saturation and contrast in live view; click “default” button to restore default settings, click “OK” button to save the settings.

Step 4: User can setup all channels with same parameters, checkmark “all”, then do relevant setup.

Step 5: Click “default” button to restore default settings; click “apply” button to save the settings; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

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4.2.2 Host Monitor

Step 1: Enter into system configurationlive configurationhost monitor; refer to Fig 4-8:

Fig 4-8 Live Configuration-Host Monitor

Step 2: Select split mode: 1×1, 2×2, 2×3, 3×3, 4×4 and channel

Step 3: Dwell time: the time interval for a certain picture display before switching to next picture display

Step 4: Select the split mode, then setup current picture group. Click button to setup the previous channel groups of pictures, click button to set latter channel groups of pictures.

Step 5: Click “default” button to restore default settings; click “apply” button to save the settings; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

NOTE: If you have dual monitors Host monitor needs to be main monitor. 4.2.3 SPOT

Step 1: Enter into system configurationlive configurationSPOT; refer to Fig 4-9:

Fig 4-9 Live Configuration-SPOT

Step 2: Select split mode: 1×1 and channel

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Step 3: Dwell time: the time interval for a certain picture display before switching to the next picture display.

Step 4: Select the split mode, then setup current picture group. Click button to setup the previous channel groups of pictures, click button to set the latter channel groups of pictures.

Step 5: Click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

To activate this setting, go to the main camera screen and click on the Dwell icon (Fig 4-1). This will make the camera rotate based on the setting in Main Monitor.

4.2.4 Mask

User can setup private mask area on the live image picture, maximum of three areas.

Fig 4-10 Live Configuration-Mask

Setup Mask Area: click Setting button, enter into live image and press left mouse button and drag mouse to set mask area, refer to picture below. Click Apply button to save the setting.

Delete Mask Area: select a certain mask area, click left mouse button to delete that mask area, click Apply button to save the setting.

Setup Mask Area

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Live Image Mask Area

4.3 Record Configuration

Record configuration includes five sub menus: enable, record bit rate, time, recycle record and stamp.

4.3.1 Enable

Step 1: Enter into system configurationrecord configurationenable; refer to Fig 4-11:

Fig 4-11 Record Configuration-Enable

Step 2: Checkmark record, audio and record time

Step 3: User can setup all channels with same parameters, checkmark “all”, then do relevant setup.

Step 4: Click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

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4.3.2 Record stream

Step 1: Enter into system configurationrecord configurationrecord bit rate; refer to Fig 4-12:

Fig 4-12 Record Configuration-Record Bit Rate

Step 2: Setup rate, resolution, quality, encode and max bit stream

Step 3: User can setup all channels with same parameters, checkmark “All”, then to do relevant setup.

Step 4: Click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

Note: if you set a value that is higher then maximum supported by the device, the value will be adjusted automatically.

Definitions and descriptions of Record stream:

Parameter	Definition
fps	Range from 1-30 (NTSC) 1-25 (PAL)
Rate	Range from: 1-30 NTSC 1-25(PAL)
Resolution	Supports CIF and D1
Quality	The quality of recorded images. The higher the value, the clearer the
	recorded image is. Six options: lowest, lower, low, medium, higher and
	highest.
Encode	VBR and CBR
Max bit	Range from: 64 Kbps 128 Kbps 256 Kbps 512 Kbps 768 Kbps 1Mbps
stream	2 Mbps

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4.3.3 Time

Step 1: Enter into system configurationrecord configuration time; refer to Fig 4-13:

Fig 4-13 Record Configuration-Time

Pre-alarm record time: set the record time before event happen i.e. record time before motion detection or sensor alarm is triggered.

Post-alarm record: set the post recording time after the alarm is finished, five options: 10s, 15s, 20s, 30s and 60seconds.

Expire time: the hold time of saved records. When the set date has passed, the record files will be deleted automatically.

Step 2: User can setup all channels with same parameters, checkmark “all”, then to do relevant setup.

Step 3: Click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

4.3.4 Recycle Record

Step 1: Enter into system configurationrecord configurationrecycle record;

Step 2: Checkmark recycle record, the recycle record function will be enabled, it will overwrite the earlier recorded files and keep recoding when HDD is full; if not enables the DVR will stop recording when HDD is full.

Step 3: Click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

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4.3.5 Stamp

Stamp User can display the channel name and time stamp on video.

Step 1: Enter into system configuration record configuration stamp; refer to Fig 4-14:

Fig 4-14 Record Configuration-Stamp

Step 2: Checkmark camera name, time stamp; click Set button, user can use cursor to drag the camera name and time stamp to random positions, refer to below Figures:

Before Drag

After Drag

Step 3: User can setup all channels with same parameters, checkmark “all”, then to do relevant setup.

Step 4: Click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

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4.4 Schedule Configuration

Schedule configuration includes three sub menus: schedule, motion and alarm.

4.4.1 Schedule

Step 1: Enter into system configurationschedule configurationschedule; refer to Fig 4-15:

Fig 4-15 Schedule Configuration-Schedule

Step 2: Select channel, double-click and a dialog box will pop-up shown as Fig 4-16, user can edit week schedule:

Fig 4-16 Schedule-Week Schedule

Click “add” button to add a certain day schedule; click “delete” button to delete the selected schedule; Copy: user can copy the specify schedule to other dates.

Click “OK” button to save the setting, click “Exit” button to exit current interface.

User can apply the schedule setting of certain channel to other or all channels, just only select channel and click “Copy” button.

Step 3: Click “default” button to restore default setting; click “apply” button to save the setting; click “exit” button to exit current interface.

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