Q-See QS408 Quick Installation Manual - page 3
PART 3 - CONNECTING THE DVR TO YOUR DISPLAY
PART 4 - DVR CONTROLS: FRONT PANEL
1 2 3
4 5
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VGA
USB
AUDIO IN
AUDIO
VIDEO IN
VIDEO
OUT
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
1
3
5
7
2
4
6
8
GND
+12V
485B
485A
GND
NO
COM
GND
ALARM IN
RJ45
ON/OFF
DC +12V
IN
-
+
1
2
3
4
NOTE! To switch back and forth between VGA and TV, use the
Mouse Scroll-Wheel: Forward-switch to VGA
Backward-switch to CVBS (TV).
IMPORTANT!
The default resolution of this DVR is 1024x768 pixels. Some
monitors smaller than 19” may have problems displaying this resolution.
Item
Number
Name/Symbol
Description
1
STANDBY
Press to set the system in standby mode.
2
IR SENSOR
IR Receiver for remote control.
3
LED INDICATORS
Shows status of hard drive, recording, alarm, HDD full
and network.
4
CHANNEL/
NUMBERS/
PLAYBACK
Press buttons 1-8 to view the selected channel full-
screen; press buttons 1-0 to input passwords and
user IDs.
5
MENU/EXIT
Press to open/close the main menu.
6
NAVIGATION/
OK
OK
In menus, press to confirm
selections; in PTZ mode, press to
change the navigation buttons to
control a connected PTZ camera
(not included)
UP
ARROW
Press to move cursor up; in PTZ
mode, press to pan camera up.
DOWN
ARROW
Press to move cursor down; in PTZ
mode, press to pan camera down.
LEFT
ARROW
Press to move cursor left; in PTZ
mode, press to pan camera left.
RIGHT
ARROW
Press to move cursor right; in PTZ
mode, press to pan camera right.
7
Connect a USB flash drive to the top port for data
backup and firmware upgrades connect a USB
mouse to the bottom port.
8
DURING
PLAYBACK
PRESS:
Increase reverse playback speed
1X, 2X, 4X.
Press to freeze playback to one
frame, then press again to advance
frame-by-frame.
Press to start playback
Press to slow playback speed by
1/2, 1/4, 1/8.
Press to increase forward playback
speed 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X.
To Connect to a Computer Monitor:
To Connect to a TV:
1. Plug the VGA cable (not included) to the VGA port on the DVR.
2. Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the monitor.
3. Plug the BNC to RCA adapter cable into the Video Out port on the DVR.
4. Connect the other end of the RCA cable to the Video Input on the TV.