Q-See QSD6204 User Manual

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    Table of contents chapter 1.Introduction to the digital video recorder (dvr)……………………………………………..…..1 chapter 2. Unit description……………………………………………………………………………..…..…2 a. Dvr front panel…………………………………………………………………….……..…………..…2 b. Dvr rear panel………………………………………………………………….………………….……4 chapter 3.Gettling star...

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    General safety review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any products connected to it. 1. Use proper power source do not operate this product from a power source that applies more than the specified voltage (90~260 vdc). 2. Do not insert anything m...

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    Chapter 1. Introduction to the digital video recorder (dvr) the following document is a reference for vineyard teneyard technologies’ digital security system, designed to simultaneously record/retrieve up to 4 or 9 channels of video streams. It utilizes the latest digital image compression technolog...

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    Chapter 2. Unit description a. Dvr front panel this chapter briefly describes the buttons on the front panel of the dvr. These buttons operate the basic functions, such as recording, playback, fast-forward, reverse, etc. For more details on the dvr′s on-screen menu, refer to “chapter 5. Dvr menu.”. ...

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    (6) rew to play the recorded video backward, press the “rew” button. There are 6 modes of rew, 1~6.To change the reverse playback speed level, press the “rew” button again. (7) pause to pause the video playback, press the “pause” button. Then the video display will be stopped. To continue playback, ...

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    B. Dvr rear panel. [note] see “chapter 4. Hardware installation” for more details. (1) video out connect dvr to tv monitor using a rca cable or bnc cable with rca adapter. (2) video in (or channel in) connect cameras to dvr. Each channel port indicates a single camera connection. The dvr has 4 camer...

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    Chapter 3. Getting started (1) install a hard drive into your dvr (some models come with the hard drive already installed). (2) connect the dvr to a tv set. (3) connect cameras (up to 4) to the dvr. (4) connect the lan cable from the dvr to a network router (optional) (5) connect any other accessori...

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    Chapter 4. Hardware installation a. Connecting dvr to your tv set (1) video input/output connection (for tv monitor screen display) any tv set that has a “rca video input” terminal is suitable for displaying the picture. The figure below shows the video signal line connection. Using a rca cable, con...

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    B. Camera installation (1) for cameras that have no built-in microphone if your cameras have cables consisting of power and video cables, connect “video in” of your dvr, using the combined camera cable included in the package, and plug in the camera power adapter. With a splitter cable> -7-.

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    (2) for cameras that have a built-in microphone if you’re purchased cameras that have a built-in microphone, follow the diagram below for installation. -8-.

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    C. Sensor installation the dvr can support up to 4 sensors (not included in the dvr package) in up to four locations. There are two steps for sensor installation: (a) connect the sensor signal lines to the signal input terminal. (b) connect the sensor power lines to the appropriate power source. In ...

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    D. Alarm installation the dvr has an internal switch for sounding an alarm. The switch is normally open, but when the sensor is triggered, the alarm is activated as well. The circuitry is as follows: there are two steps for alarm installation. (a) connect the alarm power lines to the alarm switch te...

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    E. Lan-dvr connection see the diagram below for steps to connect your dvr to a local area network or the internet. For remote monitoring from your computer, you must have a lan connection available or internet access service. Suitable network routers and switches are available in electronics retail ...

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    F. Power connection connect the dvr power adapter at the back of the dvr unit. Notice: we also strongly recommend that you plug the dvr and cameras into a transient voltage surge protector (ul-1449 rating). Look for a clamping voltage of 330 or lower, joule rating of at least 400, and a response tim...

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    Chapter 5. Dvr menu below you will find a screen shot of the dvr main menu. Press the menu button to display the screen. Main menu press [menu] to enter main menu. Use [up] and [down] to select item. Press [sel] to modify setting and [menu] to confirm and exit. -13-.

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    1. Camera setup there are 4 cameras that can be connected to the dvr. Use the key buttons on the front panel to select which cameras are turned on or off for real-time viewing on the screen, change on/off by pressing the ‘select’ button. In the example above, cameras 1,2,3,4 are on. -14-.

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    2. Record setup select camera(s) for recording selecting the camera channel/s on record setup menu is the same as camera setup options. Choose the cameras you want to record by selecting “on” -15-.

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    3. Record frame rate adjust between 1 to 25 (pal) or 1 to 30 (ntsc) frames per second the total frame rate per second is 50/60.You can set the frame rate per channel (1-25) /(1-30). If the frame rate you select causes the total frame rate to exceed 50fps the software automatically changes the larges...

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    5. Record schedule the time line below indicates the hours of the day based on an am/pm clock. For each hour you may select between no record, record, or sensor-record. .Always .Sensor .No rec press the “left” and “right” arrows to maneuver and use the “select” button to change between continuous re...

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    6. Sensor setup notice: you need to buy sensors separately to make sensored alarm recording functions operate on your dvr system. Motion sensor recording sensored record time this indicates the length of recording time after the sensor’s last detection of movement. Alarm on time it indicates how lon...

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    In this example, channel 1 has sensors installed, open and close, respectively. Motion detector setup this indicates the sub menu for setting up the software motion detection without any external sensor devices. In this example, channel 1 has motion detection enabled. Motion sensor recording the ima...

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    7. Hard drive setup hard drive information 1.Overwrite enabled: if you choose yes (default setting), recording continues and overwrites oldest previous recordings when hard drive space is full. If you choose no, the recording session stops when the hard drive capacity is full. 2. Master hdd size: th...

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    7.1 hard drive format when you press the “select” key you will be prompted to input a password when the hard drive format menu appears. Type password (6) ::―――――― hard drive format when you key in the correct password the following message will flash 3 times. “password correct hard disk formatting…”...

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    8. Miscellaneous setup .Change passeword .Set time .Hidden channel(on/off) .Audio port setup .Ptz setup .Color setup .Password control -22-.

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    (1) password change ·6-digit password ·default password setting: 111111 when you select “change password”, the menu below will open. 1. Press the channel 1 button six times. 2. Once you have input the current password, you can set a new password. 3. Then confirm the password you have set. ·you can u...

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    (2) set time you can change year/date/hour/minute/second by using the set time menu. .Year .Date .Hour .Minute second 2007/11/11=year/month/day 17:50:01=hour/minute/second use the “left” and “right” buttons on the front panel to move the cursor below the numbers back and forth. Then use the “select”...

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    (4) audio port setup audio channel number audio record, mute yes/no when you move the cursor to “audio port record” and push the “select” button, the option will be changed to no or yes .If the option is yes, the audio will be recorded onto the hard drive when you push the record button. When you mo...

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    For example the setup screen for the above configuration would look like this: (5) ptz setup this dvr can control speed dome cameras (ptz), which are connected to the dvr. Speed: set the band rate of each channel (2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 56000) protocol: select pelco-p or pelco-d protocol. C...

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    ( ( ( (6) ) ) )color setup .Con .Br1 .Hue .Sat -27- (7) password control.

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    ?password control 9. Network setup network setup note: the default mac address is: “00-11-22-33-44-55”, but after “00” the address will be set by the system!. Use the up “▲ ”and down “▼ ”buttons to left to right and use the “select ” button to change the numbers. .Once you have finished making your ...

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    Accessing the dvr over a network to access the dvr through a computer you need to make sure the default gateway on the dvr is the same ip address as your router, and the first three sets of numbers of the dvr ip address are the same as the first three sets of numbers of router’s address. Example: if...

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    Accessing the dvr from a remote computer to access the dvr from a remote computer, in addition to the above steps, you will also need to forward port 80 on the router the dvr is attached to, to the ip address of the dvr. (this port can be changed if if the port is currently being used by another pro...

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    Static verses dynamic addresses: you can access the dvr through a static or dynamic ip address, however a dynamic address can change from time to time. How often depends on your service provider.We suggest www.Dyndns.Org or www.No-ip.Com domain name service. If you register your domain name for the ...

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    10.Video backup video backup -32- network setup (cont.).

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    11. Reset menu restore factory default settings selecting ‘reset menu’ will restore all of the factory default settings for the dvr. -33-.

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    A. Record control recording by camera when the “record” button is pressed, the recording process starts immediately. The recording channel indicators (red dot) next to ch1 and ch2 on the screen indicate that those channels have been selected to record and are recording. B. Record playback control wh...

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    Playback control to manually input a specific time to be viewed: 1. Open the search time window by pressing the “menu” button during “play” mode. The arrow will be next to the most recently recorded event. The date and time displayed under hard drive: master now corresponds with the beginning and en...

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    B. Record mode if you press the “rec” button, the dvr goes into “rec” mode. The dvr will start recording based on set “record schedule”. In record mode, you can change channel view and switch the audio channel. However, you cannot playback while in record mode. C. View control single or multi-screen...

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    Chapter 6. Usb programming (optional) 6. Usb programming 6.1 install 1. Place the usb driver program cd into your cd rom. 2. If your cd rom does not auto-run the install cd, go to “my computer”, select your cd drive, and click on “pcviewer.Exe”. 3. Follow the prompts on your pc to finish the install...

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    Button functions: 1.Ptz control 11.Record 2.Zoom in, zoom out 12.Search 3.Hdd play mode 13.Reverse 4.File play mode 14.Record 5.Net play mode 15.Stop 6.Event list 16.Pause 7.Control panel 17.Play 8.Remote login 18.Forward 9.Change storage device 19.Playback slider 10.Capture image 20.Audio slider -3...

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    Press (button 6) to open the video event lists. Press (button 7) to configure the dvr play/record system. Press (button 17) to play video. -39-.

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    Chapter 7. Trouble shooting guide 1. What kind of camera should i buy for this dvr? Any bnc or rca interface indoor/outdoor/infrared camera will work with the dvr. It doesn’t matter the color of the camera. However, web cameras that require a usb interface are not compatible with the dvr. 2. What ki...

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    12. Can i still record all the events while i review the previous recording? No. This dvr currently doesn’t support recording while playback. 13. How long is the warranty period? One year from the original date of purchase. We will gladly offer repair or replacement for all defective units. 14. What...

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    Appendix technical specifications 4-channel dvr items descriptions video standard ntsc, pal video input/output 4 channels/2 channels audio input/output 2 channels/2 channels resolution ntsc:720x480@30fps(each ch) pal:720x576@25fps(each ch) monitoring features full-d1,1-ch/4-ch display resolution nts...

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    -42- recording time table (per 160gb of storage with the installation of 4 cameras.) unit: hour standard quality 60fps 48fps 32fps 16fps 1fps highest 62 78 116 232 3720 high 88 110 165 330 5280 normal 107 134 201 401 6420 ntsc lower 120 150 225 450 7200 standard quality 50fps 36fps 24fps 12fps 1fps ...

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    Q-see product warranty thank you for choosing our products. All of our products users have a conditional free warranty repair service for hardware within 12 months starting from purchase date, and a free exchange service within one month (valid for manufacturing defects). Permanent upgrading service...

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