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Quaddrix QT-500-16 User Manual

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    Quaddrix qt-500 series stand alone dvr user manual (rev. 20/12/2006) this manual is applicable for qt-500-4, qt-500-8 and qt-500-16 embedded dvrs. Read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. The contents of this manual are subject to change without not...

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    Index chapter 1 product introduction ............................................................................................... 4 1.1 summary ...............................................................................................................4 1.2 features ..............................

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    5.16 rs232 setup.......................................................................................................88 5.17 exceptions ...........................................................................................................95 5.18 transaction information...........................

  • Page 4: 1.1 Summary

    Chapter 1 product introduction 1.1 summary the qt-500 series network digital video recorder is an excellent digital surveillance product. It uses the embedded mcu and real time operating system, combining the most advanced technology in information industry such as video and audio encoding/decoding,...

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    Oggvorbis compression and bitrate is 16kbps. Qt-500-8 doesn’t have audio inputs. Z compressed video and audio are synchronous. You can select either mixed stream or only video stream. Z support video loop. Z support cif and qcif resolution. Z support multi area motion detection. Z support osd and ch...

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    Etc. Others z support ir remote control. Z support multi-level user management. Network z support tcp, udp, rtp, multicast for network preview. Z support pppoe for board band dialup. Z support pstn for narrow band dialup. Z support remote parameters setup. Z alarm information can be sent to remote c...

  • Page 7: Chapter 2  Installation

    Chapter 2 installation warning: before you install the hard disks, please make sure the power of dvr is switched off. 2.1 hdd installation installation notice the dvr by factory default has not hdd installed. Based on the record schedule, you can calculate the total capacity you need (refer to appen...

  • Page 8: 2.3 Rear Panel Description

    2.3 rear panel description notice: please refer to real product for different model. O npq rstu qt-500-16 rear panel norp q orstu qt-500-4 rear panel index physical interface description 1 video input standard bnc. Video output connect monitor, output video and menu. 2 audio output 1 channel rca (1....

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    Rs-232 connect rs-232 devices. Refer to appendix b for pin definition. 6 utp network interface connect network devices. Refer to appendix b for pin definition. Rs-485 ptz connection. Refer to appendix b for pin definition. External alarm input 4/8/16 alarm in. 7 relay output 2/4 alarm out 8 ac input...

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    If you use ac, please open the jumper. There are 4 jumpers (jj1, jj2, jj3 and jj4) in dvr main board, corresponding with 4 alarm output. The default is closed. Warning: if you use ac input for relay output, please open the jumpers..

  • Page 11: 3.1 Front Panel

    Chapter 3 operational instructions 3.1 front panel n o p q r index type name description 1 state lamps ready status alarm record network dvr is ready. Green means you can use ir remote control. Red means there is alarm. Twinkle in red means reading or writing hdd. Network status. 2 lamp ir receiver....

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    Edit play rec ptz prev a shift 1. In edit state, delete the current cursor character; 2. [iris+] in ptz control; 3. Select 9 or × to enable or disable. 1. Local playback; 2. [auto] in ptz control. 1. Manual record; 2. [shot] in ptz control (adjust preset). 1. Enter into ptz control mode; 2. [iris-] ...

  • Page 13: 3.2 Ir Remote Controller

    3.2 ir remote controller inde x name description 1 power turnoff device. 2 dev enable/disable ir remote control 3 numeric keys same as numeric keys of front panel. 4 edit same as edit key of front panel. 5 a same as a key of front panel..

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    6 rec same as rec key of front panel. 7 play same as play key of front panel. 8 info same as info key of front panel. 9 voip same as voip key of front panel. 10 menu same as menu key of front panel. 11 prev same as prev key of front panel. 12 direction keys enter same as direction keys and enter key...

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    In “display” menu) and then press [enter] key. If the “status” lamp of dvr front panel is turned into green, it means you can use ir remote controller to operate this dvr . Stop using ir remote controller when ir remote controller status is on, press [dev] key again, the “status” lamp will be turned...

  • Page 16: 3.3 Menu Description

    3.3 menu description 3.3.1 menu items menu name function menu name function display unit name device id require password screen saver video standard brightness menu transparency vga resolution dst date and time image camera name and position setup adjust brightness, contrast, hue and saturation osd ...

  • Page 17: 3.3.2 Menu

    Ptz linkage alarm output and schedule ptz ptz parameters preset setup sequence setup cruise setup rs232 rs232 parameters rs232 work mode preview preview mode switch time enable/disable audio preview preview layout user password add or delete user password setup or modification user rights setup tran...

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    Main menu description the main menu interface is following: there is one small rectangular frame named “active frame”. It can be moved from one icon to another by using [Æ] or [Å] key. When the “active frame” is located on one icon, you can press [enter] key to enter into the secondary menu. For exa...

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    Each menu contains different kinds of items. There is a small rectangular frame named “active frame” which is pointing to the selected item. This “active frame” can be moved by [Æ] or [Å] keys. There are such kinds of menu items: 1. Check box: provide 2 options, “9” means enable and “×” means disabl...

  • Page 20: 3.4 Character Input

    Grey means it can be operated only after it is enabled. How to exit menu press [prev] key to exit menu and return to preview mode. 3.4 character input in the menu interface, if you enter into edit status (for example, in the “camera name” edit box), at the bottom of screen, the input status is appea...

  • Page 21: 4.1 Power On

    Chapter 4 basic operation guide 4.1 power on note: please make sure the power supply matches dvr and ac cable connected correctly. Before switch dvr on, please connect one monitor with vout or vga interface. Otherwise, you can not see graphic user interface and can not operate. If [power] lamp is of...

  • Page 22: 4.2 Preview

    4.2 preview dvr will enter into preview mode after it is started. On preview screen, you can see date, time, camera name and camera status icon. Set system date and time in “display” menu, referring to 5.2.9; change camera name in “image” menu, referring to 5.3.2. In the screen, it will display reco...

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    Icon icon color status description white no video signal yellow video input pink manual recording green real time recording blue motion detect recording red external alarm recording camera alarm status is following:.

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    Icon icon color status description white video signal lost yellow view tampering alarm pink motion&external alarm green no alarm blue motion alarm red external alarm press numeric keys to switch over individual camera preview. If dvr has less than 10 channels, press one numeric key to switch corresp...

  • Page 25: 4.3 User Name and Password

    4.3 user name and password note: when dvr is delivered from factory, there is only one default administrator named “admin”, and password is “12345”. The administrator’s name can not be modified, while the password can be modified. The administrator can create 15 users and define their user rights. L...

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    Step 2: enter into password modification menu move the “active frame” to “password” icon by using [Æ] / [Å] keys. Press [enter] key to enter into following password menu:.

  • Page 27: 4.4 Ptz Control

    Step 3: input new password press [edit] key to enter into edit box. You can use numeric keys to input new password. The password can be null. It also can be 16 numerals. Press [enter] to exit edit box, and move to “verify” item to input the verify password. Note: in edit box, use [Æ] / [Å] to move c...

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    There is “ptz control” prompt in the ptz control interface. The displayed camera name means which channel’s ptz is under control. For example, “camera 01” means you are controlling the 1 st camera ptz. Select channel in ptz control mode, you can press numeric keys to select channel. If dvr has less ...

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    Auto control key: [play/auto] ; wiper control key: [wiper/menu] ; light control key: [light/f1] ; auxiliary device control key: [aux/f2] preset setting in ptz control mode, press [rec/shot] key, and press the preset number (three numeric keys), dvr will adjust the corresponding preset number. Repeat...

  • Page 30: 4.5 Manual Record

    4.5 manual record note: the user must have the corresponding right, dvr has hdd and hdd is formatted already. Manual record in preview mode, press [rec] key, in the pop-up login dialog, select the name and input the correct password, you can enter into the “manual record” interface. In menu mode, pr...

  • Page 31: 4.6 Playback

    Motion detection recording). Red means network transmission. Orange means both recording and network transmission. Start/stop: “9” means you can start corresponding channel recording. “×” means you can stop recording. Start all: press this button to start all channels recording. Stop all: press this...

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    Playback description this series dvr only supports one channel playback, chan: use [Ç] or [È] key to select one channel. Rec type: use [Ç] or [È] to select recorded files type. The file type options have “all”, “all time”, “motion detect”, “alarm” and “manual”. Time section: you can define the searc...

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    Search: search the matched recorded files and display them in the list box. If there is not matched file, a corresponding dialog box will be pop- up. Play by time: playback the recorded stream directly based on the time section. Select page: in the file list box, each page will only display 8 files....

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    If the matched files are more than 8, you can use “page no.” to select page (use numeric keys or [Ç] [È] keys to select page). In the file list box, use [Ç] or [È] keys to move the scroll bar to the file, press [enter] key to playback the file. If the second channel is selected, these two channels c...

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    Operation when playback playback picture: playback at the bottom of image, there is an information bar and the following information is included: volume, play progress, play speed, played time and file total time. Z display/hide information bar: [menu] z open/close sound: [play] z adjust play progre...

  • Page 36: 4.7 Backup Recorded Files

    Difference for actual play speed. Exit playback in playback interface, press [esc] key to enter into preview mode. In playback interface, press [menu] key to enter into main menu, press [rec] key to enter into manual record, and press [ptz] key to enter into ptz control mode. 4.7 backup recorded fil...

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    Backup the files that matched your requirement step 1: search the matched files in the playback interface, select one channel and record type, input the time section, move “active frame” to “search” button, press [enter] key, dvr will start to find and list the matched files. Step 2: select the file...

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    Step 3: select backup device please confirm the backup device: usb flash memory, usb hdd, usb cd- r/w or ide cd-r/w, and select the corresponding backup device. Step 4: start and finish backup move “active frame” to “copy” button and press [enter] key to start backup. When backup is started, corresp...

  • Page 39: 4.8 Shut Down Dvr

    4.8 shut down dvr note: do not switch off the power directly in case of damaging hdd. The correct step is using “power off” in the “utilities” menu, or [ power ] key on the front panel or on ir remote controller. Shut down dvr normally use menu enter into “utilities” menu, move “active frame” to “po...

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    Shut down dvr abnormally use the power switch of real panel when dvr is run, if you switch off the power, the hdd in dvr will be damaged. Please avoid such operation. Take away the power cable please avoid taking away the power cable directly..

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    Chapter 5 parameters setup guide only the users that have “parameters setup” right need read this chapter. When the following parameters are modified and saved, you must reboot the dvr to make the new parameters take into effective. Other parameters do not need to reboot. Z any network parameters z ...

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    Move “active frame” to “user” icon, press [enter] key to enter into “user management” menu. In the user name list box, only “admin” is existed. You can use [Æ] key, move “active frame” to password edit box, and press [edit] key to enter into edit status. Press numeric keys to input the new password....

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    “verify password” edit box, input the verify password. Move “active frame” to “confirm” button, and press [enter], if password and verify password are the same, the password will be saved and taken into effective. If password and verify password are not same, a warning message box will be appeared. ...

  • Page 44: 5.2 Add and Delete User

    5.2 add and delete user enter into “user management” interface. Add user the steps are following: step 1: enter into “user management” menu please refer to chapter 5.1 step 2: add new user name in the “user management” menu, move “active frame” to “add” button and press [enter] , in the pop-up dialo...

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    Step 3: setup the password for new user after you add one new user, the password is null. You can skip this step if you do not want to change the password. In the users list box of “user management” menu, use [Ç] [È] keys to select the new user name, then use [Æ] key to the password edit box. Press ...

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    Operational rights are divided into “local rights” and “remote rights”. You can assign the necessary rights to the user. Use [Æ] [Å] key to move “active frame” to the corresponding right items, press [enter] or [edit] key to enable or disable the item. “9” means assigning the right to that user. Aft...

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    - playback: local playback and backup the recorded files; - parameters setup: locally setup the dvr parameters; - log: locally view the log on dvr; - utilities: locally upgrade firmware, format hdd, reboot dvr and shut down dvr, etc. “remote rights”: - ptz control: remote control ptz; - record: remo...

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    Remote watch administrator can setting remote preview right option for each channel for users. Delete user in “user management” interface, you can use [Ç] [È] keys to select one user, then use [Æ] , move “active frame” to “del” button, press [enter] , in the pop-up confirmation dialog, press “confir...

  • Page 49: 5.3 Unit Name and Device Id

    5.3 unit name and device id unit name in the “display” menu: there is an item named “unit name”. The default unit name is “embedded net dvr”. Move “active frame” to unit name edit box, press [edit] key to enter into edit status, you can modify the unit name. About how to input characters, please ref...

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    In “display” menu, move “active frame” to the device id edit box, in the edit status, you can use numeric keys to input new device id. The device id value is ranged among 01-100. After you finish the modification, press “confirm” button to save and take effect or press “cancel” to abort modification...

  • Page 51: 5.5 Osd Setup

    Vga setup there is one vga interface at the real panel of dvr. You can use it to connect with vga display. You can define vga resolution, refresh frequency in “display” menu. There are following options: 1024*768/60hz, 800*600/60hz and 800*600/75hz. You can use [Ç] [È] key to select. Press “confirm”...

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    Display system time you can setup display properties for each camera, including display status, position and format. Of course, you can copy the properties of one camera to all cameras. In “image setup” menu as following, select one camera: display mode: there are several display modes: opaque&stead...

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    Here yyyy means year, mm means month, dd means day, w means weekday, hh menas hour, mm means minute and ss means second. Press [enter] to save and return “image” menu or press to [esc] abort modification. Copy parameters: after you setup the properties of one camera, you can copy it’s parameter to a...

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    Step 3: press [enter] key to exit edit status. Move “active frame” to “confirm” button, press [enter] to save the modification and you can see the new camera name. Press “cancel” button or [esc] key to abort. Setup camera name position if you do not want to display camera name, just disable the chec...

  • Page 55: 5.6 Video Parameters Setup

    5.6 video parameters setup for different camera and different background, in order to get the best video image, you need to adjust video parameters such as brightens, saturation, contrast and hue, etc. You can setup the camera individually, and also you can copy the video parameters of one camera to...

  • Page 56: 5.7 Mask Area Setup

    Step 4: you can copy the video parameters of current camera to any other cameras. Or you can repeat setp2 and step3 to adjust for any other camera. After adjust, in “image setup” menu, press “confirm” button to save parameters and make them into effective. Otherwise, press “cancel” button or [esc] k...

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    Step 3: enter into mask area setup interface: enable the check box beside “privacy mask” item, you can press [edit] key to change the flag into “9”, and active “area” button. Move “active frame” to “area” button on the right side of mask check box, press [enter] key to enter into mask area setup int...

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    “confirm” button to save the mask area, press “cancel” button to abort. Here is the example for mask area function. If you disable the mask check box, you can cancel the mask area..

  • Page 59: 5.8 View Tampering Alarm

    5.8 view tampering alarm if you enable this function, when someone blocks the camera spitefully, dvr will make warning alarm. Step 1: enter into “image setup” memo: step 2: select camera: please use [Ç] [È] keys to select one camera. Step 3: select sensitivity: you can use [Ç] [È] keys to select the...

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    Step 5: view tampering alarm setup in “image setup” menu, move “active frame” to “policy” button, press [enter] key to enter into “view tampering handle” menu: step 6: alarm schedule setup: when there is view tampering alarm happened, dvr will handle the alarm based on the schedule. You can set 4 pe...

  • Page 61: 5.9 Video Loss Alarm

    Step 9: save all cameras: if you want to setup other cameras, please repeat from step2 to step 8. In “image setup” menu, press “confirm” key to save all cameras parameters. Press “cancel” button or [esc] key to abort. Select “off” option for “view tampering”, you can delete the view tampering area. ...

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    Step 3: enter into “video signal loss handle” interface: move “active frame” to the list box on the right side of “video loss” item, use [Ç] key to select “handle” option and move “active frame” to the “policy” button on right side. Press [enter] to enter into “video signal loss handle” interface: s...

  • Page 63: 5.10

    Step 7: save all cameras: if you want to setup other cameras, please repeat from step2 to step 6. In “image setup” menu, press “confirm” key to save all cameras parameters. Press “cancel” button or [esc] key to abort. 5.10 motion detection alarm if you enable this function, when there is motion dete...

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    “policy setup” button. If you select low sensitivity such as 0, only when there are great motion detection, dvr can response. On the other side, for high sensitivity such as 5, dvr will response with small motion detection. Step 4: motion area setup: you must define motion areas so that dvr will res...

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    Press [enter] key to save and return “image” menu. Press [esc] to cancel. Clear all motion areas: press [a] key to clear all motion areas of this channel. The keys used to setup motion areas are following: z [Ç] [È] [Å] [Æ] : move yellow panel to any position; z [edit] :yellow panel and red panel sw...

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    Step 6: motion alarm record channel setup: when there is motion alarm happened, you can trigger related camera to start recording. In “motion alarm handle” menu, you can select one or more record channels. Please use [enter] or [edit] key to enable the flag into “9”. Note: in order to make the camer...

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    Step 8: motion alarm handle method setup: you can select one or more handle methods such as “on screen warning”, “audible warning”, “upload to center” and “trigger alarm output”. Description: if “on screen warning” is enabled, when there is motion alarm happened and dvr is in preview mode, dvr will ...

  • Page 68: 5.11 Preview

    5.11 preview properties in “preview” menu, you can setup preview mode, screen switch time, enable or disable audio preview and preview layout. Step 1: enter into “preview” menu: in the main menu, move “active frame” to “preview” icon and press [enter], you can enter into “preview” menu. Step 2: prev...

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    Seconds”, “10 seconds”, “20 seconds”, “30 seconds”, “1 minutes”, “2 minutes”, “5 minutes” and “never”. If you select “never”, the preview image will not be switched automatically. For example, for 16 channels dvr, if you select “4 screen” preview mode and “20 seconds” switch time, dvr will cycle dis...

  • Page 70: 5.12 Recording

    5.12 recording setup in main menu, there is an icon named “recording”. You can enter into recording menu as following: “recording” menu description: if hd full: there are two options: “overwrite” and “stop recording”. If you select “overwrite” option, when all hdds in dvr are full, dvr will overwrit...

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    Option to record only video. For qt-500-8 dvr, there is only one “video” option. Note: if you change this option, please reboot dvr to make parameter into effective. Resolution: the higher resolution is, the clearer the image is. The resolution options from low to high are: qcif, cif. Qt-500-4 and q...

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    Bit rate: you can select bit rate size for fixed bit rate type. It is the same as “max bit rate”. Image quality: if you select variable bit rate type, you can define image quality. There are 6 options: highest, higher, high, average, low and lowest. High image quality needs high bit rate size. Frame...

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    All day recording setup: step 1: enter into recording schedule menu in recording menu, use [enter] or [edit] key to enable record function (“9” flag), press “schedule” button to enter into recording schedule menu. Step 2: select one day and enable all day recording option for “day” item, there are o...

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    Step 5: save press “confirm” back to “recording” menu. Press “confirm” again to save the parameters and return main menu. None all day recording setup step 1: enter into recording schedule menu in recording menu, use [enter] or [edit] key to enable record function (“9” flag), press “schedule” button...

  • Page 76: 5.13

    5.13 external alarm input and relay output for 4-channel dvr, there are 4 external alarm input and 2 relay output. For 8-channel dvr, there are 8 external alarm input and 4 relay output. For 16-channel dvr, there are 16 external alarm input and 4 relay output. In “alarms” menu, you can setup for eac...

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    Step 3: enter into “alarm in handling” sub menu in the “alarms” menu, there are two options for “alarm handling” item. One is “ignore”, and the other is “handle”. If you select “handle” option, you can active “policy” and “ptz linkage” buttons on right side. Move “active frame” to “policy” button an...

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    Description: if “on screen warning” is enabled, when there is external alarm happened and dvr is in preview mode, dvr will pop-up the related camera. If you trigger more than one camera, dvr will pop-up them one by one every 10 seconds. When the external alarm is disappeared, dvr will restore previe...

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    Chapter 5.15 for sequence setup. Z cruise: set the flag as “9” to enable cruise. Please refer to chapter 5.15 for cruise setup. Press “confirm” button to save and return “alarms” menu. Press “cancel” button or [esc] key to abort and return “alarms” menu. Note: please make sure that the ptz you are u...

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    Step 4: setup alarm out schedule like other schedule setup, you can set 4 time periods for one day and 7 days for one week. When you finish setup, press “confirm” button to return “alarms” menu. Step 5: copy one alarm output parameters to other alarm output in “alarms” menu, you can copy parameters ...

  • Page 81: 5.14 Network

    5.14 network parameters if you want use network to access dvr, you must setup network parameters. Note: if any network parameter is modified, you must save and reboot dvr to make it into effective. In main menu, move “active frame” to “network” icon and press [enter], you can enter into “network” me...

  • Page 82

    Dvr uses pppoe function, also dvr can dialup into internet and this item will display the dynamic internet ip address. *port: network access port number, must be greater than 2000. *mask: this is sub net mask. Gateway: the gateway ip is used to communicate in different network segments dns address: ...

  • Page 83: 5.15 Ptz

    Pppoe: dvr support pppoe dial-up function. Example: use pppoe function step 1: enter into “network” menu. Step 2: select nic type. Step 3: input port number. In the port edit box, use numeric keys to input port number. The port number must be more than 2000. Step 4: input dns ip. Input one fixed int...

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    Ptz menu description select channel: select one ptz camera. Rs-485 parameters: including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control, etc. These parameters must be the same as those of ptz. Protocol. Ptz address: each ptz has one different address. Ptz type: dvr had the following ptz protoco...

  • Page 85

    Id is 2, the dvr ptz address is set as id 3. Preset setup: preset is using one number to represent the camera’s position, zoom, focus and iris. Move “active frame” to “setup” button on the right side of “preset” item, press [enter] key to enter into preset setup menu. You can save 128 preset numbers...

  • Page 86

    And use [iris+] [iris-] [focus+] [focus-] [zoom+] [zoom-] keys to adjust iris, focus and zoom. After you finish adjusting, press [enter], then press “save” button to save the preset number. You can repeat this step to setup other preset numbers. After you setup all preset numbers, press “return” but...

  • Page 87

    Press “add” button to add one cruise point. Press “confirm” button to save the cruise point into the sequence. After you finish setup the sequence number, press “startseq” to check the current sequence. Press “stopseq” button to stop checking. You can delete cruise points in one sequence. After you ...

  • Page 88: 5.16 Rs232

    5.16 rs232 setup there is one rs-232 port at dvr rear panel. In main menu, move “active frame” to “rs232” icon and press [enter] key, you enter into “rs232” setup menu: rs232 menu description rs-232 parameters: including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control, etc. Work mode: the rs-232...

  • Page 89

    Ppp mode: only used when work mode is “ppp”. There are two options: “active” and “passive”. “active” means dvr will dialup through pstn. “active” function is not available. “passive” means dvr will wait for dialup. Callback mode: only used when work mode is “ppp”. There are two options: “by dialer” ...

  • Page 90

    Step 2: video setup in “recording” menu, select the camera you want to transfer through pstn. If you set cif resolution, we suggest you set frame rate as 1 fps. If you set qcif resolution, the frame rate can be selected under 4fps. You can adjust bit rate, resolution and frame rate according to real...

  • Page 91

    At&s0=1 ---- set modem as answer ate0 ---- not display the input characters atq1 ---- commit instruction and not display at&w&w1 ---- save parameters step 5: use dce cable to connect modem with dvr rs232 port. Setup at pc end step 1: setup modem used on pc side. Use dce cable to connect modem with p...

  • Page 93

    Step 3: establish the dialup connection select the modem connected with pc just like the dialup network connection, input the telephone number connected with dvr’s modem. Input the username, password. They must be the same as that dvr ppp setup. Step 4: during the dialup connection, it will give the...

  • Page 94

    Ip address through ping command, and can ping-link dvr. Please refer to the following picture. Step 6: you can preview the image of 192.1.0.2 by using client-end software..

  • Page 95: 5.17 Exceptions

    5.17 exceptions the exceptions can be handled at present include: hard disk full, hard disk error, illegal access, ip address conflict, network failure, and ntsc/pal differ. Enter into “exceptions” menu: including the following handle methods: audible warning: dvr beep warning. Upload to center: sen...

  • Page 96: 5.18 Transaction

    5.18 transaction information the dvr can actively obtain or passively receive the credit card number from atm machine linked through network or serial port, and credit card number can be overlay on live video, recorded and playback. The following description indicates how to carry out relevant param...

  • Page 97

    You need to setup the following information: ip address of atm machine type of atm machine start & end position, length and the content of data message start & end position and length of credit card number start & end position and length of transaction type transaction type and code when the atm mac...

  • Page 98

    In this case, you must develop the software that is run in the atm machine based on special protocol. The software will send the transaction information directly to the dvr. Dvr will receive, analyze and overlay the text on live video. 2. Receive data sent by atm through serial port the connection i...

  • Page 99

    In the case, you must set the rs-232 of dvr as transparent channel mode as following: a software must be run in the atm machine, and send the credit card number, transaction code to dvr through rs-232 port. Please provide detail atm machine communication protocol for actual projects..

  • Page 100

    3. Receive the command sent by atm through serial port in the case, you must set the rs-232 of dvr as transparent channel mode as following: also, a software must be run in atm machine, and send command to dvr through rs-232 port based on special communication protocol..

  • Page 102: Chapter 6  Utilities

    Chapter 6 utilities there are many tools in “utilities” menu. Including “savepara”, “restorepara”, “upgrade”, “hard disk”, “stop alarm out”, “reboot”, “power off”, “view log” and “system info”. Enter into “utilities” menu: 6.1 save parameters save factory default parameters into flash memory. You ca...

  • Page 103: 6.2 Restore Parameters

    6.2 restore parameters restore factory parameters for dvr. The ip address, gateway and port number will not be restored. 6.3 upgrade you can use this function to upgrade the firmware. Please confirm the language is matched. Press “upgrade” icon, in the pop-up dialog, you can select either “ftp” or “...

  • Page 104: 6.4 Hard Disk Management

    If you select “ftp” mode, you will enter into “ftp upgrade” menu: input the ftp server ip and press [enter] key. The dvr will connect with ftp server through network and download the firmware file. If you select “usb” mode, please make sure you connect one usb flash memory with dvr and the firmware ...

  • Page 105: 6.5 Clear Alarm Out

    Check hdd work status capacity, free space, stand by or not, normal status or not. Format hdd before formatting stop all recording. After formatting, you must reboot dvr, otherwise dvr will not work normally. 6.5 clear alarm out clear the alarm output manually. 6.6 reboot reboot dvr. 6.7 power off s...

  • Page 106

    If you want to view the log based on default option, just press [enter] key. Dvr will list all matched information. Also you can select options to search (by type, by date, by type&date). By type to view log information of the assigned type. Type is divided into “major type” and “minor type”. Major ...

  • Page 107

    For exception major type, the minor type includes: video signal loss, illegal access, hard disk error, hard disk full, ip conflict, dcd lost. For example: the steps of viewing alarm log. Step 1: for “query” item, select “by type” to active “major type” and “minor type” items. Step 2: for “major type...

  • Page 108

    Step 4: after finish searching, dvr will list the matched log information. Step 5: press “return” button back to “utilities” menu. By type&date view one kind of log in the assigned time period. Step 1: select “by type&time” for “query” option to active “major type”, “minor type” “start time” and “st...

  • Page 109: 6.9 System Information

    6.9 system information press “system info” icon in “utilities” menu, you can get dvr system information:.

  • Page 110: 7.1 Ftp Server Setup

    Chapter 7 firmware upgrade the dvr firmware is stored in flash rom. You can use dvr upgrade function to write the firmware file (digicap) into flash. There are two cases that you need to upgrade dvr firmware. One is update old firmware. The other is when the code in dvr flash is crashed. Note: make ...

  • Page 111

    2. Select “logging” in the menu，choose log options in the sub menu, and give the choice as following: 3. Select “users/rights” under “security” menu item. The following dialog box will be pop-up ..

  • Page 112

    4. Create new user. Click “new user’. New user dialog pops up. Input user name “target”. Click “ok”. 5. In the password dialog, input password “target” in “new password” and “verify password” edit box. Click “ok” to save and exit the dialog box. 6. In the “user/rights security” dialog, select “user ...

  • Page 113

    7. Next time, you need not setup again, just double click and open “wftpd32.Exe” to upgrade the dvr/dvs firmware..

  • Page 114: 7.2 Upgrade Mode

    7.2 upgrade mode 1. Use client software to upgrade the firmware file. You do not need to use ftp server software. Please refer to the client software user manual for detail information. 2. Use “ftp” function of “upgrade” sub menu in “utilities” menu. You need one host pc to run ftp server software a...

  • Page 115

    Firmware file are setup and run correctly. After upgrade finished, press any key to reboot dvr..

  • Page 116: Appendix A

    Appendix a for disk occupation calculation, you can use the quaddrix hdd calculator, this tool is available in the quaddrix web page www.Quaddrix.Com in the tech support section. (hdd calculator).

  • Page 117: Appendix B

    Appendix b dvr connect cable definition 1 utp network connect cable made method material and tool one twist cable (8 pin, the length can be defined as to the actual demand, but must be within 100m), 2 standard rj45 head, one tool for rj45. Suggestion: have a network cable test tool to test each cabl...

  • Page 118

    The corresponding relationship of the direct cable (2) use the following method to make the cross network cable when dvr is directly connected with client-end pc. The corresponding relationship of cross cable.

  • Page 119

    2 rs-232 connect cable made method qt-500 has standard db9 rs-232 interface, like pc com port. Pin definition it means dvr input and o means dvr output. Pin index name i/o description 1 dcd i carrier detect 2 rxd i receive data 3 txd o transfer data 4 dtr o terminal device ready 5 gnd ground 6 -- --...

  • Page 120: Appendix C

    Appendix c specifications model name qt-500-4 qt-500-8 qt-500-16 video compression h.264 preview resolution pal: 704*576 (4cif), ntsc: 704*480 (4cif) playback resolution cif/qcif video input 4 8 16 video input interface bnc (electrical level: 1.0vp-p, resistance: 75Ω) video output 1 channel, bnc (el...

  • Page 121

    Audio output 1 channel, rca (linear electrical level, resistance: 600Ω) -- 1 channel, rca (linear electrical level, resistance: 600Ω) audio compression oggvorbis -- oggvorbis audio compression rate 16kbps -- 16kbps communicati on interface 1 rj45 10m/100m self-adaptive ethernet interface 1 rs232 int...

  • Page 122: Appendix D

    Appendix d list of recommended dvr peripherals usb cd-r/w: 1. Benq external 5232wi-ok2 2. Asus crw-4824a + usb converter case 3. Sony cd-r/rw crx230ad + converter cable 4. Sony cd-r/rw crx225e + converter cable 5. Benq external ew162i-ok2 ide cd-r/w: 1. Sony cd-r/rw crx225e 2. Nec dvd r/rw & cd-r/rw...

  • Page 123

    6. Maxline iii 300gb ata/133 hdd seagate: 1. Barracuda 7200.7 40g 2. Barracuda 7200.7 80g 3. Barracuda 7200.7 120g 4. Barracuda 7200.7 160g 5. Barracuda 7200.7 200g 6. U series 9 ce st3160022ace 160gb 7. Db35 series st3250823ace 250gb 8. Db35 series st3300831ace 300gb 9. Sv35 series st3160812av 160g...

  • Page 124: Appendix E

    Appendix e quick search function table type name description index user management create and delete users. System has one default administrator. The administrator can create 15 users and define their rights. 5.2 safety function password management modify password. 4.3&5. 1 hdd management format hdd...

  • Page 125

    Ptz control control pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris. Setup and adjust preset, sequence and cruise. 4.4 motion detection motion detect area, sensitivity and response policy setup. 5.10 alarm input alarm input response policy, schedule setup. 5.13 relay output alarm output parameters setup. 5.13 mask ...

  • Page 126: Appendix F

    Appendix f troubleshooting failure possible reasons after plugging in power, turning on the power switch, “power” light in front panel does not turn on, and fan does not work. 1) power cable is broken. 2) power supply is broken. After plugging in power, turning on the power switch, “power” light in ...

  • Page 127

    2) real board of dvr has problems. 3) main board of dvr has problems. Cannot find the hard disk in reboot process. 1) hard disk cable is broken. 2) the power cable of hard disk is not connected. 3) hard disk is broken. No response in hyperterminal interface. 1) baud rate is not matched. 2) rs-232 ca...

  • Page 128

    1) place the dvr in well ventilated space so that it operates within the allowed range of temperature and humidity as in specification. 2) if the circuit board is wet, dust on circuit board can cause a short circuit. The circuit board, plug and socket, housing fan and housing should be cleaned by br...