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1 4 and 8 channel h264 real time recording pc based network dvr pci cards user manual model qsdt4pcrc qsdt8pcrs.
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2 3 © 2010-2012 q-see. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. This manual and software and hardware described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated, or reduced to any machine-readable form without prior written approva...
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4 5 1. Introduction 8 features and specifications 8 2. System requirements and specifications 10 2.1 system requirements 10 2.2 system specifications 11 3. Video capture card hardware and connections 12 3.1 qsdt4pcrc card hardware 12 3.2 qsdt8pcrs card hardware 14 3.3 alarm port 16 3.4 connecting a ...
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6 7 9.5 remote playback 69 record playback and control 69 remote backup 69 9.6 system setup 72 basic configuration 72 alarm setup 73 camera setup 74 schedule configuration 74 alarm configuration 75 record configuration 75 storage disk 76 motion configuration 76 e-mail configuration 76 9.7 p.T.Z conf...
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8 9 features and specifications the qsdt4pcrc 4-channel and qsdt8pcrs 8-channel cards allow you to add surveil- lance capabilities to your computer. They use h.264 software compression format which pro- vides maximum file storage with the least amount of signal loss possible. Monitor and record all ...
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10 11 chapter 2 system requirements and specifica tions 2.1 system requirements system requirements and specifications 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 in system running slowly. I...
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12 13 chapter 3 video capture card hardw are and connections video capture card hardware and connections 3.1 qsdt4pcrc card hardware picture 3-2 picture 3-1 audio in ports spot out port alarm port video in dongle chapter 3 spot out the spot out feature allows you to send selected video channels to a...
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14 15 chapter 3 video capture card hardw are and connections call monitor out 3.2 qsdt8pcrs card hardware picture 3-6 picture 3-7 spot out port alarm port video- and audio-in dongles (2) spot out the spot out feature allows you to send selected video channels to a separate monitor. Menus and control...
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16 17 chapter 3 video capture card hardw are and connections 3.4 connecting a ptz camera in order to operate a ptz camera from your computer, 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...
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18 19 chapter 4 inst alling the superdvr softw are 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. ...
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20 21 chapter 4 inst alling the superdvr softw are 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 ...
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22 23 chapter 5 basic opera tion 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. Basic operation chapter 5 5.2 display control panel the display control panel includes the display ...
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24 25 chapter 6 recording, pla yback and record search recording, playback and record search chapter 6 6.1 recording configuration the system can be set to record in four different modes; scheduled recording, manual record- ing, motion detection and sensor alarm. Once you have logged into your syste...
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26 27 chapter 6 recording, pla yback and record search record status panel a series of indicator lights will convey the recording status of each attached camera. Note! When configuring for motion detection recording, you will need to do so in three areas: 1. Select motion detection for the desired c...
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28 29 chapter 6 recording, pla yback and record search 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...
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30 31 chapter 6 recording, pla yback and record search 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 additi...
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32 33 chapter 6 recording, pla yback and record search 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. Picture 6-13 picture 6-14 picture 6-15 picture 6-16 button fun...
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34 35 chapter 6 recording, pla yback and record search 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. Picture 6-17 picture 6-18 picture 6-19 picture 6-20 thi...
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36 37 chapter 7 system settings digital image zoom during multi-screen playback, clicking on one channel will cause the display to shift to a single channel display mode. While in single channel playback mode the digital zoom controls are enabled. These allow you to zoom in or out of an area of the ...
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38 39 chapter 7 system settings video configuration clicking on the video configuration icon will open a new page which will allow you to change the contrast, brightness, hue, saturation and auto gain of individual cameras, by moving the levers on the bars. Clicking default will restore the default ...
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40 41 chapter 7 system settings 7.2 alarm configuration the system can receive alarm signals generated both by attached devices as well as from those from over a network. Alarms can also be generated when motion is detected. Picture 7-5 picture 7-6 picture 7-7 triggered actions each type of alarm ca...
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42 43 chapter 7 system settings receiver's e-mail address sender's smtp sender's e-mail address sender's user name sender's password e-mail subject picture 7-8 picture 7-9 auto mail any of the alarm types can be configured to generate an alert e-mail but it is especially useful when triggered by a m...
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44 45 chapter 7 system settings note! Administrators can change and authorize rights to power users and normal users, but they cannot change or authorize other administrators’ rights. A gray map icon can be drawn to the corresponding position in the map on the right and set it as a sub-map of the cu...
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46 47 chapter 8 p .T.Z. Cameras add user click addin user configuration to access the add user area. Enter the user name, password, confirm password and select user rights, and then click ok. Delete user select the user name in user configuration, and click delete, and confirm delete. Picture 7-16 p...
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48 49 chapter 8 p .T.Z. Cameras serial ports setup users should first enable the p.T.Z control function of a camera and then select a port number in p.T.Z protocol setup. The values entered for each parameter should match those on the camera itself. Picture 8-3 picture 8-4 picture 8-5 port - set the...
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50 51 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback 9.1 remote live surveillance surveillance system supports remote surveillance through lan, internet, and intranet. Simply enable the webcam function of the system on a computer which is connected to the internet, and the computer system will become a...
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52 53 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback step 5. Click on check now to detect how many routers are in the network. Picture 9-7 picture 9-5 picture 9-6 part 2: determine the number of routers on the network to find out the number of routers on your network, you will need to download a free r...
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54 55 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback part 3: simple port forwarding download the free simple port forwarding program from: http://www.Simpleportforwarding.Com/download step 1. Click on download in any of the mirrors or the direct download link to download and install this program. Step ...
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56 57 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback step 7. You will now be returned to the main window of the program. The ports you added will now show on the list. Click on update router at the bottom. Step 8. You will see the “updating is in progress” message. Please wait until you see it say done...
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58 59 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback step 10. Click on begin. If you receive a message stating that the port is online and can be reached, then you have set it up correctly. To connect to your dvr from the internet, you will need to put the internet ip address shown after “your internet...
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60 61 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback 9.3 ddns (dynamic domain name service) you can access the system over the internet using a static or dynamic ip address. However, your service provider can change this dynamic address from time to time. When it changes, you will have to return to www...
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62 63 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback microsoft office outlook 2007 sticky notes all programs devices and printers default programs help and support shut down itunes adobe acrobat uac picture 9-29 picture 9-31 picture 9-27 picture 9-28 step 5. Select turn user account control on or off ste...
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64 65 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback picture 9-35 picture 9-36 step 11. Click the custom level… button. Step 12. Pull down the “reset to:” menu button and select low picture 9-37 step 13. Click the reset button step 14. Click “yes” when asked, “are you sure you want to change the settin...
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66 67 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback accessing the internet explorer client after enabling network server on the unit, and enabling activex, users can view the video from the cameras over the lan or internet through internet explorer. This unit only supports internet explorer browser, n...
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68 69 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback 9.5 remote playback record playback and control right-clicking the mouse in the main interface will open a sub menu. Open stream - click this item, selected channel will open close stream - click this item, selected channel will close close all - cli...
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70 71 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback picture 9-46 picture 9-47 return to previous main interface multiple channels playback control the system default playback modes are single and four channel. If you need to change to other channels, then click the single channel button to bring up th...
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72 73 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback picture 9-49 picture 9-50 picture 9-51 picture 9-52 note! When multiple clients access the system configuration interface simultaneous, the user who enters into that interface first gets priority and then others will not be able to access it. 9.6 sys...
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74 75 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback by clicking copy to you can copy the setting of this channel to any other selected channel. Record configuration click the record icon to open the record configuration interface. Record setup alarm configuration click the alarm icon to open the alarm...
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76 77 cha pter 9 remote sur veillance & pla yback storage disk you can choose where to store recorded files by selecting storage disk. By checking the recycle check box, users can setup the software to continue recording after the hard drive is full by recording over the oldest files on the hard dri...
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78 79 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance 9.7 p.T.Z configuration click the ptz icon to configure the ptz camera’s controls picture 9-64 picture 9-65 picture 9-66 protocol setup protocol - communication protocol of p.T.Z device port - set the serial port number address - the communication address of p.T...
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80 81 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance step 6. Pcam will open automatically once the install process is complete. Step 7. Input the dvr’s address, id and password respectively in the fields “server”, “user” and “password”. The user name and password are the same as used on the dvr. The default is sys...
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82 83 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance step 8. In system setting, select login setting to bring up the login interface. Step 9. Input the dvr’s address, user name and password then save. The user name and password are the same as used on the dvr. The default is system with no password. Step 10. The a...
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84 85 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance step 4. Input your itunes or app store password and then click “ok”. The software will be downloaded and installed automatically. Picture 10-15 picture 8-16 picture 10-17 instructions for operating supercam on your apple mobile device can be found on page 86 . I...
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86 87 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance operating instructions for iphone/ipad step 1. Launch supercam. This will bring up the login interface. Step 2. Input the dvr’s ip address or ddns domain name, user name and password. Check the “remember server” box to save this setting. The user name and passwo...
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88 89 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance image view interface record playback interface clicking on a recorded file will start the playback. The controls at the bottom of the screen allow the user to move through the video. Button function previous picture next picture to first picture to last picture ...
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90 91 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance 10.4 android software installation step 1. Enter the android market step 2. Search for “supercam” step 3. Click the install button step 4. Click the ok button to confirm the download picture 10-33 picture 10-34 picture 10-35 step 5. You can view the download and...
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92 93 chapter 10 mobile sur veillance main menu this window contains the function buttons needed to access and control your system. Clicking on the help icon will list the functions as well as how to use them. They are also defined below: button function button function playback playback recorded fi...
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94 95 appendix picture 10-43 picture 10-44 server list this allows you to add, delete or modify the dvr connection or connections if you are remotely monitoring multiple systems. Button function add a server modify a server connection delete a server return to main menu information view this present...
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96 97 appendix how to set auto reboot function when a microsoft windows system runs continuously for a couple of days the system may become unstable; therefore, it is suggested you restart the computer every few days. In the basic configuration, input windows user name and password (it is not superd...
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98 99 appendix other questions why doesn’t the computer display work, or why can’t i access window system? The capture card may not be well installed. Unplug the card and try it again. Important! Please unplug the power plug of the computer before re-installing the card to avoid damaging the motherb...
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100 101 appendix precautions on changing system time • the superdvr system provides the retrieving mechanism for video files, which must take the system time as a retrieving reference. To change the computer time after installation will create a high risk of wrong time reference. • before superdvr i...
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102 103 appendix on the remote client computer step 1. Minimum requirement for the client computer: - 2.8 ghz processor or later -512 mb ram - windows 2000 (sp4 minimum), win xp (sp2 minimum), vista, windows 7 - most agp and pci-e cards with 128mb of video ram and full direct draw support are suppor...
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104 105 appendix caption mode interval of autodwell callmonitor mode resolution deinterlace select disk recycle storage disk username password windows auto login enable interval time set auto reboot live audio select channel gain adjust audio config http port enable data port command port webcam ser...
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106 107 remote playback function tree q-see is proud to back all of our products with 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 fro...
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108 109 questions or comments? Contact us product support, downloads, firmware updates & manuals 24/7 technical resources live chat (m-f, 9-5 pst) www.Q-see.Com/support.
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