Q-See QSDT8PCRC - Manual

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...

12 13 CHAPTER 3 VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDW ARE AND CONNECTIONS VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDWARE AND CONNECTIONS 3.1 QSDT8PCDP CARD PICTURE 3-2 PICTURE 3-3 PICTURE 3-1 Audio In and Video In Ports(4 Each) CON 1 Port CON 2 Port Spot Out Port VIDEO AND AUDIO PIN LAYOUT P1 P2 CONNECTING MULTIPLE CARDS You may c...

18 19 CHAPTER 3 VIDEO CAPTURE CARD HARDW ARE AND CONNECTIONS 3.4 CONNECTING A PTZ CAMERA In order to operate a PTZ camera from your card, 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) ad...

20 21 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.T...

22 23 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 ...

24 25 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...

26 27 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 system,...

28 29 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 ch...

30 31 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...

32 33 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 addit...

34 35 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...

36 37 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 PIC...

38 39 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 ...

40 41 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 ...

42 43 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...

44 45 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...

46 47 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...

48 49 CHAPTER 8 P .T.Z. CAMERAS ADD USER Click Add in 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-...

50 51 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...

52 53 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 beco...

54 55 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 FR...

56 57 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. ...

58 59 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 sa...

60 61 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 In...

62 63 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...

64 65 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...

68 69 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 browse...

70 71 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 -...

74 75 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...

76 77 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 A...

78 79 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...

80 81 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...

82 83 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 ...

84 85 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 ...

86 87 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 88 ....

88 89 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 Pass...

90 91 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 ...

92 93 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...

94 95 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...

96 97 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...

98 99 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 SuperDV...

100 101 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 mothe...

102 103 APPENDIX QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 1 . Insert the PCI card (But do not connect the Camera yet). STEP 2 . Launch Windows. Windows will come up with Hardware wizard. Just click ‘Cancel’. STEP 3 . Put the installation CD in the drive and open up SuperDVR folder and...

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...

106 107 APPENDIX IE CLIENT FUNCTION TREE REMOTE PLAYBACK FUNCTION TREE

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