Page 2 - CAUTION
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual ii CAUTION Please read this user’s manual carefully to ensure that you use the device correctly and safely. This manual is for the 4-channel, 8-channel and 16-channel QSTD2400 Series DVRs. In this manual, we use the QSTD2408 200FPS 8-channel DVR as an example. All e...
Page 3 - Table of Contents
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual iii Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................. iii CHAPTER 1 Introduction ................................................................................. 1 1.1 DVR Introduct...
Page 5 - CHAPTER 1; Introduction; DVR Introduction
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 DVR Introduction This model DVR (Digital Video Recorder) is designed especially for CCTV systems. It uses high performance video processing chips and an embedded Linux system. It also uses many advanced technologies, such as standard H.2...
Page 7 - CHAPTER 2; Hardware Installation
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 3 CHAPTER 2 Hardware Installation Notice : Check the unit and the accessories after receiving the DVR. Please disconnect the power before connecting other devices. Do not hot plug in/out Notice : Some vendors sell this DVR as part of a package with a hard drive alre...
Page 9 - Table 2.2 8 Channel Rear Panel Layout
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 5 2.3 Rear Panel 2.3.1 Rear Panel Layout The Rear Panel Layout for 8 Channel DVR is shown as Fig 2.4 Rear 8Ch. Fig 2.4 Rear Panel for 8-channel DVR Item Name Description 1 Video Out Connect to monitor 2 Audio In Audio input for channels 1 to 8 3 Audio Out Audio outp...
Page 14 - Controlling with Mouse
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 10 2.5 Controlling with Mouse 2.5.1 Connect Mouse DVR supports PS/2 or USB mouse through the ports on the rear panel, please refer to Fig 2.10 Remote Control. Notice : If mouse is not detected or does not work, try the following: 1. Unplug/re-plug several times 2. ...
Page 15 - CHAPTER 3; Basic Operating
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 11 CHAPTER 3 Basic Operating Instructions 3.1 Power On/Off Notice : Before you power on the unit, please make sure all the connections are good. 3.1.1 Starting There are two ways to start the DVR. One way is to connect the power source, switch on the power button ne...
Page 16 - By front panel or mouse:
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 12 Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning Audio enabled in live mode Audio disabled in live mode (green) Manual recording (blue) Scheduled recording (yellow) Motion detection recording (red) Alarm recording HDD Current working Hard Drive Space Size of current HDD Free Free ...
Page 21 - Fig 3.10 Motion Detection Setup
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 17 3.3.4 Motion Detection Recording This unit supports recording channels and PTZ linking. This means it will record on any cameras, or trigger any speed dome to go to presets or do auto cruise once motion is detected. STEP1 Enter MOTION configuration and select cam...
Page 23 - Fig 3.14 Calendar Search
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 19 3.4 Playback This unit supports time search and event search. It displays full screen or 4 screens in playback. Click right mouse to show the control bar, refer to Fig 4.1 Control Bar. Click Search, the window below will appear on screen. Fig 3.13 Search Menu Tim...
Page 28 - Fig 3.24 AVI Converter
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 24 STEP5 DVR supports AVI conversion. Click “Change File to AVI”. The converter will appear. STEP6 Click Browse to choose the folder that contains the video backup first. Set the start/end time, select the channels, and then Click search button. It will show backup...
Page 31 - CHAPTER 4; Menu Setup Guide; Menu Navigation
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 27 CHAPTER 4 Menu Setup Guide 4.1 Menu Navigation Menu Option Menu Option Basic Device name & ID Video format Language Date & time setup Live audio switch Authorization check switch Live Camera name Camera mask Name & time switch SPOT out switch Color ad...
Page 32 - Main Menu Setup
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 28 4.2 Main Menu Setup Click right mouse, or press ENTER button on the front panel, the control bar will show on the bottom of the screen as Fig 4.1 Control Bar . Fig 4.1 Control Bar Move the cursor to Menu and click, the option menu will show as Fig 4.2 Pop up Men...
Page 42 - CHAPTER 5; Formatting Hard Drives; Updating Firmware
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 38 CHAPTER 5 Managing the DVR 5.1 Formatting Hard Drives If you want to record, it is necessary to format the hard disk first. If not formatted, it will show the position of the disk, free space, and total space showing as 0M at the bottom of the main viewing scree...
Page 43 - Loading Default Setup
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 39 Notice : If a “no device” or “no file” error appears, it is possible that the USB device is incompatible. Please try another USB flash drive. Please be patient. It will take 2-3 minutes to update. 5.3 Loading Default Setup The DVR has different setup blocks, like...
Page 44 - Checking System Log
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 40 STEP3 Click System, the window below will display. Check firmware version, recording parameters here. Fig 5.4 System Information. STEP4 Return to the previous interface, and click Network. The window below will display. Check IP address, DVR Mac address, network...
Page 47 - CHAPTER 6; Accessing the DVR Remotely
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 43 CHAPTER 6 Remote Surveillance 6.1 Accessing the DVR Remotely To view remotely the DVR must have the network configuration setup and then connect with LAN or internet. Please refer to 4.2.7 Network Configuration. This unit supports IE browser, no client software i...
Page 49 - Fig 6.2 Remote Preview Interface
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 45 6.2 Remote Preview When you connect you will see remote preview interface as shown below: Fig 6.2 Remote Preview Interface ① Full screen, 1/4/8 screen display mode. ② Camera indicators: ③ Picture snapshot ④ Remote viewing: adjust the color of cameras and control ...
Page 51 - Go to the preset. Click
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 47 PTZ control: Click P.T.Z to enter the window shown below. Click on the Speed Dome’s channel to select it. Fig 6.4 Remote PTZ control ① Move the speed dome. ② Stop adjustment. ③ Adjust zoom, focus, Iris, Speed. ④ Go to the preset. Click to name the preset. ⑤ Selec...
Page 53 - Click right mouse button on
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 49 This DVR supports remote time search, event search and one channel playback. The above is the default interface after entering Playback & Backup block. Using time search: STEP1 Select the date in calendar area ① , select the channel in channel area ② . STEP2 ...
Page 55 - Remote Menu Configuration
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 51 STEP4 Click Backup to do remote backup. It will show the progress on the bottom of the screen as shown below: Notice : the backup file is in AVI format. Users can play with the third party player directly. If the play cannot read the file or play it correctly the...
Page 56 - Remote DVR Management
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 52 6.5 Remote DVR Management 6.5.1 Checking System Log Remotely Users can check system log remotely. For the details of system log, refer to Tab 5.1 Details of System Log. STEP1 Click Search---->Log, the window below will appear. Event log search is the default ...
Page 58 - CHAPTER 7; Accessing by Phones with WinCE
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 54 CHAPTER 7 Mobile Surveillance This DVR supports mobile surveillance by PDA or smart phones with WinCE and Symbian OS running on 3G networks. We tested Dopod D600 (WM5) and Dopod S1(W M6), which work fine with the DVR. To setup mobile surveillance, you first need...
Page 60 - Accessing by Phones with Symbian
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 56 7.2 Accessing by Phones with Symbian Please use the smart phones with Symbian versions supported by this unit. STEP1 First, enable the network access on the mobile phone, and then run Web browser. STEP2 Input the DVR server’s IP address in a new-built bookmark. ...
Page 62 - Appendix A; FAQ; Q1. Why doesn’t the DVR start after connecting the power?
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 58 Appendix A FAQ Q1. Why doesn’t the DVR start after connecting the power? a. The adapter may be damaged. Please try another adapter. b. The adapter may not be providing enough power. Please remove the HDD to to see if it starts without it. c. There could be a har...
Page 66 - Appendix B; Instructions for the Installation; Connection of portable E-SATA hard drive
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 62 Appendix B Instructions for the Installation of External Hard Drive The installation of the exter nal E-SATA hard drive is only for the optional backup of recorded files. Ⅰ Ⅰ Ⅰ Ⅰ Connection of portable E-SATA hard drive The connecting method is shown in Fig. A-1...
Page 67 - Connection of normal E-SATA hard drive
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 63 Ⅱ Ⅱ Ⅱ Ⅱ . Connection of normal E-SATA hard drive If connecting normal hard drive, please refer to Fig B-2. Its operation is the same as that of a portable hard drive. Fig. B-2 Normal Hard Drive Connection
Page 68 - Appendix C; Calculating Recording Capacity
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 64 Appendix C Calculating Recording Capacity Users can calculate the size of hard drive needed according to the saving time and DVR recording settings. The DVR uses fixed video bit rate. Below are the details for different settings for 200 fps 8-channel DVR. Video ...
Page 69 - Appendix D; Compatible USB flash drives based on our testing:; Tab C.1 Compatible USB drive
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 65 For 16-channel DVR: Total Recoding capacity =112.5(mb/h) X 24(hours/day) X30(days) X16(channels) = 1296000(MB) = 1296(GB) In this case you should install four 320 GB SATA HDDs, and you can record about one month. Appendix D Compatible Devices 1. Compatible USB fl...
Page 70 - Appendix E; DVR Specifications
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 66 Appendix E DVR Specifications For QSTD2404 4-channel DVR Compression format Standard H.264 Baseline Video output Composite ： 1.0V p-p/75 Ω ， BNC×2 S-VIDEOX1, VGAX1 Video input Composite ： 1.0V p-p/75 Ω ， BNC×4 Display Resolution 720*576 (PAL), 720*480 (NTSC) Rec...
Page 71 - Appendix F
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 67 Appendix F DVR Specifications For QSTD2408 8-channel DVR Compression format Standard H.264 Baseline Video output Composite ： 1.0V p-p/75 Ω ， BNC×2 S-VIDEOX1, VGAX1 Video input Composite ： 1.0V p-p/75 Ω ， BNC×8 Display Resolution 720*576 (PAL), 720*480 (NTSC) Reco...
Page 72 - Appendix G
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 68 Appendix G DVR Specifications For QSTD2416 16-channel DVR Compression format Standard H.264 Baseline Video output Composite ： 1.0V p-p/75 Ω ， BNC×2 S-VIDEOX1, VGAX1 Video input Composite ： 1.0V p-p/75 Ω ， BNC×16 Display Resolution 720*576 (PAL), 720*480 (NTSC) R...
Page 74 - Customer Information Card
Digital Video Recorder User Manual 70 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
Page 75 - If you have questions:
QSTD2400 Series DVR User’s Manual 71 If you have questions: Contact Us: Mailing Address: Customer Service: DPS Inc. Phone: 877-998-3440 x 538 8015 E. Crystal Dr Email: [email protected] Anaheim, CA 92807 Website: Tech Support: http://www.q-see.com Phone: 877-998-3440 x 539 Fax: Email: [email protected] ...
