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QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 7 Chapter 2: Installation Warning: Before you install the DVR, please make sure the power to the DVR is switched off. 2.1 Checking the DVR and Its Accessories When you get the product, check that all the items are included in your product package. The Package should include: ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 8 2.3 Rear Panel Description Fig 2-1 QSC26404 Rear Panel 1- Video in 2- Video out 3-VGA video out 4- Alarm out 5- RS485 T+ T- R+ R- 6- Power switch 7-USB 2.0 Port 8- Audio in 9- Audio out 10- Ethernet port 11- Alarm in 12- +12V DC power supply 2.4 System Setup

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 9 Chapter 3: Operational Instructions 3.1 Front Panel Fig 3-1 Front Panel Form 3-1 Items on Front Panel Index Type Name Description 1 Light IR receiver for remote control. 2 Status Lights Power STATUS Tx/Rx Green means DVR is working; Red means DVR is powered off; Green means...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 11 3.2 IR Remote Control Fig 3-2 IR Remote Control Layout Form 3-2 Functions of Remote Control Index Name Description 1 POWER Turnoff device. 2 DEV Enable/Disable IR remote control 3 Numeric Keys Same as numeric keys on front panel. 4 EDIT Same as EDIT key on front panel. 5 A...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 12 14 ESC Same as ESC key on front panel. 15 Reserved 16 F1 Same as 【 F1 】 key on front panel. 17 Lens control IRIS, FOCUS ZOOM for lens control on PTZ camera. 18 F2 Same as 【 F2 】 key on front panel. Loading the Batteries Into the Remote Control 1. Remove the battery cover. ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 13 3.3 Menu Description 3.3.1 Menu Options Form 3-3 List of Menu Options Menu Name Function Menu Name Function Display Unit name Device ID Require password Screen saver Video standard Enable scalar Brightness Menu transparency VGA resolution Date and Time Preview Image Select...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 14 3.3.2 Menu Operation How to Enter Into Menu Mode Press 【 MENU 】 key to enter into DVR main menu. Press 【 PLAY 】 short key to enter into playback menu. Press 【 REC 】 short key to enter into manual record menu. Press 【 PTZ 】 short key to enter into PTZ control interface. Not...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 15 Fig 3.4 Camera input adjustments Each menu contains different kinds of items. There is a small highlighted frame called the “Active Frame” which is used to point to the selected item. This “Active Frame” can be moved by direction keys ( 【↑】 【↓】 【←】 【→】 ) . The different ki...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 16 c) Use 【 EDIT 】 key to delete the character in front of cursor; d) Press 【 ENTER 】 to save & exit or 【 ESC 】 to exit without saving. 4. Button: Trigger a specific function or enter into next sub-menu. For example, press “Policy” button to enter into sub-menu. Press 【 C...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 17 Chapter 4: Basic Operation Guide 4.1 Power On Note: Please make sure the power supply is the correct one for the DVR and the AC adapter is connected correctly. Before switching DVR on, please connect one monitor to VOUT or VGA interface, otherwise you can not see graphic u...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 18 Fig 4.1 Recording status Form 4-1 Camera record status Icon Icon Color Status Description White No video signal Yellow Video input Pink Manual recording Green Real time recording Blue Motion detection recording Red External alarm recording

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 20 4.3 User Name and Password Note: When the DVR is delivered from the factory, there is only one default administrator named “admin”, and the password is “12345”. The administrator’s name can not be modified, while the password can be modified. The administrator can create 1...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 21 Fig 4.5 Main menu Step 2: Select the user name by using 【↑】 , 【↓】 then move the “Active Frame” to “Password” icon by using 【 】 / 【  】 keys. As fig 4.6 shows: Fig 4.6 Change users’ password

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 22 Step 3: Input new password Use numeric keys to input new password. The password can be blank. It also can be 16 numbers. Press 【 ENTER 】 to exit edit box, and move to “Verify” item to verify password. Note: In edit box, use 【 【 【 【 】 】 】 】 / 【 【 【 【     】 】 】 】 to move...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 23 Currently controlled camera’s name is displayed in the position is selected by the user. Select Channel In PTZ control mode, you can press numeric keys to select channel. For example; press 【 2 】 key to select the PTZ camera on channel 2. After you select the PTZ camera, y...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 24 Start/Stop Auto in PTZ Control Mode In PTZ control mode, press 【 PLAY/AUTO 】 key to start PTZ auto function. Press 【 PLAY/AUTO 】 key again to stop. When PTZ is in auto mode, if you exit PTZ control mode, PTZ will continue auto function unless you enter into PTZ control mod...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 25 Description Manual record interface has the following parts: channel number, channel status, start/stop record, start all and stop all buttons. Channel : Lists the channel numbers that the DVR has. Status : Channel work status has 4 status options: means idle. Green means ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 27 At the bottom of the image, there is an information bar and the following information is included: Volume, Play Progress, Play Speed, Played Time and File Total Time. Display/Hide information bar: 【 MENU 】 Open/Close sound: 【 PLAY 】 Adjust play progress: 【←】 (Backward), 【→...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 28 Playback With Mouse Attached If you playback with a mouse attached the interface will be a little different, and you can acquire more functions to operate in the playback menu, shown in fig 4.11: Fig 4.11 Play back control bar There is an additional bar that appears. We ca...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 29 4.7 Backup Recorded Files Note: The user must have “Playback” rights. Please connect backup devices before you start to backup. In the playback interface, you can backup the recorded files. In the preview mode, press 【 PLAY 】 key, in the login dialog box, select username a...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 30 Fig 4.12 Playback list Step 3: Select backup device Please confirm the backup device: USB flash memory, USB HDD, USB DVD/CD-RW, and select the corresponding backup device. Step 4: Start and finish backup Move “Active Frame” to “Save” button and press 【 ENTER 】 key to start...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 31 Playback the video segment You can use our file player software to playback the video segment on a PC. You can find the player software on the included CD. Exit playback interface Please refer to Chapter 4.6. 4.8 Shutting Down the DVR Note: Do not switch off the power dire...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 32 Chapter 5: Parameters Setup Guide Only the users that have “Parameters Setup” right need to read this chapter. When the following parameters are modified and saved, you must reboot the DVR to make the new parameters effective. Other parameters do not require a reboot. Any ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 33 Fig 5.1 Enter into user menu Move “Active Frame” to “User” icon, press 【 ENTER 】 key to enter into “User Management” menu shown in fig 5.2 Fig 5.2 User management

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 34 In the user name list box, by default only “admin” exists. You can use 【→】 key, to move “Active Frame” to password edit box, and press 【 EDIT 】 key to enter into edit status. Press numeric keys to input a new password. The password is made up of 16 numbers at most. After y...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 38 Fig 5.7 Delete user 5.3 Unit Name and Device ID Unit Name In the “Display” menu, shown as fig 5.8: Fig 5.8 Display menu There is an item called “Unit Name”. The default unit name is “Embedded Net DVR”. Move “Active Frame” to unit name edit box, press 【 EDIT 】 key to enter ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 39 Device ID: When you use the remote control to operate the DVR, you must use the device ID to select the DVR. The default device ID is “88”. If there is more than one DVR in one place, please setup different device IDs for each DVR, otherwise the remote control will control...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 42 Date OSD Position In “Camera” menu you can adjust the position where you want the Date to display, move active frame to “Position” on the right side of “Date OSD” and press the 【 ENTER 】 button. Then you will see the picture below. Use 【↑】 【↓】 【←】 【→】 to adjust the positio...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 44 5.7 Mask Area Setup In some cases you might want to mask a sensitive area. This area will not be viewed or recorded. The mask area setup steps are as follows: Step 1: Enter into “Camera” menu: Step 2: Select a camera: You can use 【 】【 】 keys to select the camera. Step 3:En...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 45 After you finish setup, press 【 ENTER 】 key to return to “Advanced settings” menu. You can press 【 A 】 key to clear all mask areas. Step 5: Save mask area: You can repeat step 2, step 3 and step 4 to setup mask area for other cameras. In “Advanced setting” menu, press the ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 46 5.8 View Tampering Alarm If you enable this function, when someone blocks the camera spitefully, the DVR will send a warning alarm. Step 1: Enter into “Camera” menu: Step 2: Select camera: Please use 【 】【 】 keys to select a camera. Step 3: Select sensitivity: move active f...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 47 Step 6: Alarm schedule setup: When a view tampering alarm occurs, the DVR will handle the alarm based on the schedule. You can set 4 periods for each day of the week. You can also copy the schedule of any one day to other days. Note: Time periods can not be repeated. Pleas...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 49 5.10 Motion Detection If you enable this function, when there is motion detected by a camera, the DVR will send an alarm. Step 1: Enter into “Camera” menu: Step 2: Select camera: Use 【 】【 】 key to select a camera after pressing 【 edit 】 key. Step 3: Select motion detection...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 52 Step 9: Save motion alarm setup: Press “Confirm” button to return to “Image Setup” menu. In the “Image Setup” menu, press “Confirm” button to save the current camera parameters. Step 10: Save all cameras: You can repeat step 2 to step 8 to setup motion detection parameters...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 54 5.12 Recording Setup In the main menu, there is an icon called “Recording”. You can enter into recording menu as follows: Fig 5.20 Recording channel configuration “Recording” menu description: If HDD is Full: There are two options: “Overwrite” and “Stop recording”. If you ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 57 5.13 External Alarm Input and Relay Output For QSC26404 there are 4 alarm in and 1 relay out ports. In “Alarms” menu, you can setup each external alarm input. In main menu, move the “Active Frame” to “Alarms” icon and press 【 ENTER 】 key to enter into alarms menu as shown ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 62 5.14 Network Parameters If you want to access the DVR over a network you must setup network parameters. Note: If any network parameter is modified, you must save and reboot the DVR to make it effective. In main menu, move the “Active Frame” to the “Network” icon and press ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 65 5.15 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 ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 66 5.16 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 ports 80 and 8000 on the router the DVR is attached to, to the IP address of the DVR. How you would do this depends on the ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 71 Chapter 6: Utilities There are many tools in the “Utilities” menu. Including “SavePara”, “RestorePara”, “Upgrade”, “Hard Disk”, “Stop Alarm Out”, “Reboot”, “Power Off”, “View Log” and “System Info”. Enter into “Utilities” menu as shown in fig 6.1 Fig 6.1 Utilities 6.1 Rest...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 73 6.3 Hard Disk Management fig 6.5 Hard Disk setup 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 the DVR, otherwise DVR will not work correctly. 6.4 Stop A...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 76 Step 3: Input start time and stop time. Step 4: Move the “Active Frame” to “Search Log” button and press 【 ENTER 】 key to start searching. Step 5: After finishing search, the DVR will list the matched log information. Step 6: Press “Return” button to return to “Utilities” ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 77 Chapter 7: Firmware Upgrade The DVR firmware is stored in FLASH ROM. You can use the DVR upgrade function to write the firmware file (digicap) into FLASH. There are two cases where you need to upgrade DVR firmware. One is to update old firmware, the other is when the code ...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 80 Appendix A: Mouse Control Function 1. In the preview interface Double-click the left key 1. Switch to the most pictures when viewing single picture. 2. Switch to full screen mode when viewing multi-pictures. Back to previous multi-pictures when you double click again . Scr...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 82 Appendix B: HDD Capacity Calculation To calculate total capacity needed by each DVR according to video recording (video recording type and video file storage time). Step 1: Use Formula (1) to calculate storage capacity i q that is the capacity of each channel needed for ev...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 83 Appendix C: DVR Connect Cable Definition 1 How to Make a RS-485 Connect Cable Material and tool One twist cable (8 pins), one standard RJ45 connector and one special tool for RJ45. RJ45 introduction Pin definition Make the connect cable according the following; to left poi...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 85 Appendix D: DVR Specifications Model Name QSC26404 Video compression H.264 Preview resolution PAL: 352*288 (CIF), NTSC: 352*240 (CIF) Playback resolution PAL: 352*288 (CIF), NTSC: 352*240 (CIF) Video input 4-ch BNC (Electrical Level: 1.0Vp-p, resistance: 75 Ω ) Composite v...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 86 Appendix D: Camera Specifications MODELS QOCDC60 QOCDC36 Image Pick-up Devices 1/4" CCD Picture Element NTSC: 510(H)X492(V) Sync Mode Internal Sync Horizontal Resolution 420 TV Lines Video Output 1.0 V p-p, 75 ohm S/N Ratio >48 dB Gamma Characteristic 0.45 White Bal...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 87 Appendix E: 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 damaged. 2) Power supply is damaged. After plugging in power, turning on the p...

QH32DVR4C User’s Manual 89 Appendix G Customer Information Card User’s Name Mr./Mrs. Company Name Postal Address Postal code Phone Number E-mail Model Number of Product Serial Number of Product Purchase Date Distributor