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Q-See QT SERIES User Manual

Manual is about: Analog & SDI DVRs

Summary of QT SERIES

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    1 user manual conventional and sdi dvrs qt series.

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    2 3 © 2010-2013 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 an important note about conventional and sdi systems 3 1. Introduction 7 for your safety 7 features 8 2. Connections and controls 10 2.1 dvr functions and connections 10 qt2124 10 qt454 12 qt474 14 qt426 16 qt428 18 qt446 20 qt4332 and qt4532 22 qt4516 24 qt504 26 qt526 28 qt528 30 qt518 32 qt51...

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    6 7 8. Alarms 94 8.1 alarm input 94 8.2 alarm output 96 8.3 alarm configuration 97 sensor 97 motion 98 video loss 99 other alarm 99 alarm out 100 9. Hard disk drive 101 9.1 installation/removal 101 9.2 calculating the recording capacity of a hard drive 103 appendix 104 a.1 troubleshooting 104 a.2 sp...

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    8 9 features this dvr uses high-performance video processing chips and an embedded linux operating system for quality image recording and ease of use. It utilizes numerous advanced technologies including the industry-standard h.264 compression to deliver high-quality, smooth videos and dual stream c...

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    10 11 you may view this dvr using a standard 19” (or larger) vga monitor or a television. The former is connected using the vga port on the back panel while the television utilizes the bnc “video out” port on the back. Your dvr is configured to use the vga port as the main display. To use a tv, you ...

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    12 13 1 10 11 3 5 2 4 2 6 8 9 7 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 12 13 item name function 1 power power on/off 2 number buttons select individual channels and enter data where required 3 direction navigates through selections in menus selects viewing mode - full screen or 4-channel multi-screen view 4 enter ...

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    14 15 item name function 1 indicator lights shows the recording, network and power status of the dvr. 2 infrared window receives signals from the remote control 3 video mode button press and hold 10 seconds (or until you hear a beep) to switch video output from the vga port (default) to the bnc vide...

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    16 17 1 2 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 front panel vga spot dc 12v video out video in 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 usb net alarm out p/z y z a 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 b rs485 alarm out alarm in 1 2 3 4 k/b gnd com no sv 2 3 4 1 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 13 14 rear panel qt426 item name f...

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    18 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 front panel y z rs485 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 audio in audio out video out spot usb lan vga video in gnd gnd com no p/z a b k/b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 alarm in 1 2 3 4 2 3 5 4 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 rear panel qt428 item name function 1 record manually begins recording 2 play launch...

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    20 21 qt446 front panel item name function 1 power ( behind flip-down panel) puts the dvr into standby mode or wakes it up from standby mode. 2 usb port ( behind flip-down panel) used for external usb backup devices. 3 number pad enter channel numbers. 4 menu opens the main menu 5 backup opens backu...

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    22 23 qt4332 qt4532 front panel item name function 1 power ( behind flip- down panel) puts the dvr into standby mode or wakes it up from standby mode. 2 usb port ( behind flip-down panel) used for external usb backup devices. 3 number pad enter channel numbers. 4 menu opens the main menu 5 backup op...

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    24 25 front panel rear panel qt4516 item name function 1 record manually begins recording 2 led indicators show status of power, hdd, record, etc. 3 direction/ multiscreen 1. Navigate through on-screen options 2. Change screen display mode between 1, 4, 9 and 16 channels 4 ir receiver receives signa...

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    26 27 qt504 front panel back panel item name function 1 record begins manual recording controls focus in ptz mode 2 play begins playback 3 rewind rewinds video controls camera speed in ptz mode 4 fast forward advances playback speed 5 menu/+ opens the main menu increases the value in setup mode 6 ba...

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    28 29 qt526 front panel back panel item name function 1 ir receiver receives signals from remote control 2 number buttons select individual channels for full screen view 3 direction selects multi-screen viewing mode navigates through selections in menus 4 enter confirm selection 5 indicator lights s...

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    30 31 1 3 5 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 7 2 1 3 5 4 11 12 14 16 13 15 6 7 8 10 9 2 qt528 front panel back panel item name function 1 ir receiver receives signals from remote control 2 number buttons select individual channels for full screen view 3 direction selects multi-screen viewing mode navigates throu...

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    32 33 qt518 front panel back panel item name function 1 power ( behind flip-down panel) puts the dvr into standby mode or wakes it up from standby mode. 2 usb port ( behind flip-down panel) used for external usb backup devices. 3 number pad enter channel numbers. 4 menu opens the main menu 5 backup ...

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    34 35 qt5116 front panel item name function 1 power ( behind flip-down panel) puts the dvr into standby mode or wakes it up from standby mode. 2 usb port ( behind flip-down panel) used for external usb backup devices. 3 number pad enter channel numbers. 4 menu opens the main menu 5 backup opens back...

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    36 37 qt536 front panel item name function 1 power ( behind flip-down panel) puts the dvr into standby mode or wakes it up from standby mode. 2 usb port ( behind flip-down panel) used for external usb backup devices. 3 number pad enter channel numbers. 4 menu opens the main menu 5 backup opens backu...

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    38 39 front panel rear panel qt548 item name function 1 record manually begins recording 2 led indicators show status of power, hdd, record, etc. 3 direction/ multiscreen 1. Navigate through on-screen options 2. Change screen display mode between 1, 4, and 9 channels 4 ir receiver receives signals f...

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    40 41 front panel rear panel qt4760 item name function 1 record manually begins recording 2 led indicators show status of power, hdd, record, etc. 3 direction/ multiscreen 1. Navigate through on-screen options 2. Change screen display mode between 1, 4, and 9 channels 4 ir receiver receives signals ...

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    42 43 1 10 11 3 5 2 4 2 6 8 9 7 qt5140 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 hdmi b a rs485 item name function 1 power power on/off 2 number buttons select individual channels and enter data where required 3 direction navigates through selections in menus selects viewing mode - full screen or 4-channel multi-screen ...

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    44 45 1 10 11 3 5 2 4 2 6 8 9 7 qt5680 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 hdmi b a rs485 5 7 6 8 item name function 1 power power on/off 2 number buttons select individual channels and enter data where required 3 direction navigates through selections in menus selects viewing mode - full screen or 4-channel multi...

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    46 47 front panel rear panel qt704 item name function 1 record manually begins recording 2 led indicators show status of power, hdd, record, etc. 3 video playback controls play/pause - launches playback window, starts and pauses video. Stop/esc - quits playback mode. Exits current window switches vi...

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    48 49 2.2 mouse the mouse is the default tool for navigating through the menus. Specific instructions for its use within a function appear in the appropriate sections of the manual, but a basic overview is below: in live view: double-click the left button on any camera view in split-screen mode to b...

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    50 51 rec 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 multi next seq -/-- 0 fn1 spot audio exit menu enter iris+ p.T.Z. Iris- focus + _ zoom + _ preset cruise wiper light track clear fn 2 info snap search cut backup zoom pip 1 2 3 4 7 11 13 21 17 18 22 9 5 8 10 14 15 16 20 19 23 6 12 24 25 26 27 28 29 item button function 1 ...

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    53 52 2.4 video display qt-series dvrs can use a television or a 19” or larger monitor as a main video display. Certain models also provide the option of using a high definition display, such as an hdtv. A video display is not needed for day to day use of your dvr if you are only monitoring it remot...

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    54 55 picture 2-8 step 1. Open the basic window in the setup window which is located in the main menu. Step 2. Click on the system tab. Step 3. Use the video output pull-down to select your desired resolution. Step 4. Click on apply to save your settings and then click exit. Step 5. Your system will...

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    56 57 3.1 power on/off before turning on the dvr, ensure that all connections are good. Power on and login connect the power supply and the dvr will power up. The led labelled power on the front will illuminate and the dvr will display the live image from channel 1. Before you can proceed, you will ...

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    58 59 display mode by clicking on the display mode buttons on in the control bar you can quickly configure how your cameras’ video feeds are displayed. The settings here will temporarily override the default configuration made in the main monitor tab in the live menu (see section 4.2 live configurat...

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    60 61 3.3 live viewing and recording switching video output as described in section 2.4 video display, the dvr is normally configured to output video signal to a 19” or larger monitor through the vga port on the back. However, if you have attached a television to the video out port instead, then you...

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    62 63 picture 3-11 play/ pause rewind screen display mode volume hide tool bar exit frame advance zoom color trim backup previous record play/ pause stop fast forward rewind screen display mode volume hide tool bar exit frame advance next record playback progress bar zoom color trim backup playback ...

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    64 65 4.1 basic configuration this chapter is intended to help you get your dvr up and running before you activate any advanced features which are covered in later chapters. You can use the mouse, remote control and the buttons on the front of the dvr to operate your system, but for convenience, we ...

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    66 67 date & time tab set date, time, time format and related configurations in this menu. Picture 4-5 picture 4-6 system system dst dst date & time date & time basic basic default default apply apply exit exit update now update now save now save now date format time format time zone sync time with ...

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    68 69 spot tab this allows select feeds to be viewed on a separate monitor that is connected to the dvr but may be in another room, for example. There will be no menu access on this auxiliary display. Picture 4-10 picture 4-11 picture 4-12 only one channel can be displayed at a time on this monitor....

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    70 71 time tab you can set the length of time the dvrs record an event before and after a motion detection or alarm is triggered as well as how long an individual record is preserved. Picture 4-15 picture 4-16 pre-alarm record time: this sets the length of time showing events prior to a motion detec...

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    72 73 picture 4-19 picture 4-20 picture 4-21 picture 4-22 4.4 schedule configuration your dvr is configured to record whenever motion is detected. If this is your desired setting then you will not need to make any changes. However, you may configure each channel to record at specific times based on ...

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    74 75 substream tab the substream is the data that is sent to remote monitoring devices. Due to bandwidth concerns, these data streams are generally smaller than those sent directly to the dvr itself. These streams run in parallel with the main stream sent to the hard drive and they do not affect ea...

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    76 77 other settings commercial isps provide their customers with dynamic addresses (ip numbers). These numbers can change from time to time depending upon your service provider. When they do, you will lose the ability to remotely access your dvr from your mobile phone or other out-of- network devic...

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    78 79 4.7 advanced in this set of commands, the user can erase all the settings, import or export data files to and from the dvr and control who can remotely access the dvr through three submenus: reset, import/export and black/white list. Picture 4-30 picture 4-32 reset clicking on this option will...

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    80 81 event search selecting this tab will bring up a list of recorded events. Your dvr is configured by default to record when motion is detected. You can choose whether to display events triggered by motion, sensor or both. These files are saved as events. File management from within this tab you ...

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    83 82 this dvr supports backing up files to usb flash drives, usb hard drives and usb dvd burners through the usb port on the front panel. Remote backups can be performed over the internet. Refer to section 2.4 remote backup in the remote monitoring guide. Backup information backup information disk ...

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    84 85 6.1 information dvr management chapter 6 picture 6-1 this window enables the user to monitor the status of the system, its network connection, online users, history and events through five submenus: system, event, log, network and online users. Information information system system online user...

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    87 86 online user information information on remote users currently connected is displayed in this window. Picture 6-7 refresh – updates the list of online users disconnect – the administrator can disconnect a selected user from the dvr. That pc will not be able to access the device for five minutes...

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    88 89 6.4 upgrade this window will display firmware updates that are loaded on a usb flash drive in the front usb port. Picture 6-11 firmware upgrades are available from q-see at www.Q-see.Com/support and may be found by looking up your specific model. Firmware should only be upgraded to fix a speci...

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    90 91 picture 7-1 7.1 connecting a ptz camera all qt-series dvrs can support one or more pan/tilt/zoom, or ptz cameras. These cameras connect to the dvr through the same ports as a conventional camera, but the control wires connect through the rs485 block on the back of the dvr. Picture 7-1 , below,...

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    92 93 and, selecting setting will bring up the camera view along with a control panel to program the camera’s motion. The dome’s rotation can be controlled vertically, horizontally and diagonally along with its speed. The lens zoom, focus and iris (light level) can be set as well. Select the number ...

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    94 95 no c 1 no c 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a b cntrl 12v alarm in many qt series dvrs feature connections for external alarms – both input and output. Please consult chapter 2 connections and controls to determine whether your model includes this feature and where the connection block is located. The alarm...

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    96 97 relay specification model: jrc-27f material of the contact silver rating (resistance load) rated switch capacity 30vdc 2a, 125vac 1a maximum switch power 125va 160w maximum switch voltage 250vac, 220vdc maximum switch currency 1a insulation between contacts with same polarity 1000vac 1minute b...

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    98 99 motion motion tab as with the alarm function above, it incorporates hold time and can trigger procedures. Select which cameras you wish to start recording on motion detection. Set the holding time which determines the length of time the cameras continue recording after motion stops. To record ...

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    100 101 alarm out set how the alarms are handled and transmitted in this window. This controls any device attached to the alarm out port on the back of the dvr. There are three tabs; alarm out, schedule and buzzer. Alarm out tab you can set the relay alarm out name as well as the hold time. Hold tim...

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    102 103 step 4. Connect the power and data cables. Press firmly, but do not force them onto the pins or you may damage them. The connectors are “keyed” to ensure they are connected in the proper position. Step 5. Attach hard drive to the base of the dvr with screws using the four mounting holes. Ste...

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    104 105 a.1 troubleshooting 1. The dvr does not start after connecting the power, what is wrong? A. The power adapter may have been damaged, or is not providing enough power. Please change the adapter. B. The dvr may not be getting enough power from the outlet or surge protector it is attached to. C...

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    106 107 13. What are the pc configurations for 16-channel real time access with fully open mainstream channel? 14. On vista and win7 i am getting an error message that codec can’t be installed or is missing, how do i solve that? There are two ways to fix it: a. In windows, go to your control panel s...

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    109 108 parameter qt474 qt446 qt4332 compression compression format standard h.264 baseline video video in composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 4 / composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 16 /75Ω, bnc x 8 composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 32 video out composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 1, vga x 1 composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc ...

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    110 111 parameter qt528 qt526 qt504 compression compression format standard h.264 baseline video video in composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 8 composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 16 composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 4 video out composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 2, vga x 1 vga resolution 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600 re...

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    112 113 parameter qt548 qt704 q714 compression compression format standard h.264 baseline video video in composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 8 sdi x 4 video out composite 1.0v p-p/75Ω, bnc x 1, vga x 1, hdmi x 1 vga resolution 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600, hdmi 1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600, hdmi, 1080p re...

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    115 114 a.3 rack mounting the qt446, qt4332, qt4532, qt518, qt5116 and qt536 all use 2u cases and include brackets and screws allowing them to be secured in a standard server rack or server cabinet. These dvrs are designed for horizontal mounting only. The dvr must rest on a shelf sufficient to hold...

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    116 117 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 digital peripheral solutions, inc. 8015 e. Crystal drive anaheim, ca 92807.