Q-See Q4DVR4CM User manual

4 CH DVR Quick Installation Guide
Model Q4DVR4CM
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CAMERA TO DVR CONNECTION
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CONNECT A TV TO THE DVR TO DISPLAY THE CAMERAS
FAQ
Q: How do I record with my DVR ?
A: There are 3 modes for recording.
1. Manual recording: Push the RECORD button. It will record all the time until you stop it by pushing the RECORD
button again.
2. Motion Detection Recording: This will record only when there is a Motion in front of the camera. To set up this
mode:
Go to MENU and ALARM SETUP and MOTION SETUP. And turn on CHANNEL SENSITIVITY. 1 is the highest, 4 or 5
is Normal and 9 is the lowest. By default the CHANNEL AREA SET is already set to trigger the motion. So we don’t
have to change this setting. Exit this Menu and go back to main Main Menu Then push RECORD SCHEDULE button
and change all to “A”. Exit all the way out to main camera screen and push Record button on remote control. It will start
recording when it detect the motion.
3. Time Schedule Recording. To setup this mode:
From MENU, go to RECORD SCHEDULE and change it to “T” to the schedule time. Exit the menu and go back to main
screen and push RECORD BUTTON. It will start recording when it reaches the Set
Time.
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Q: How do I playback the recording ?
To PLAYBACK the recorded files, you need to STOP the RECORDING first by pushing the STOP button.
A: These are the way to playback:
1. Push the PLAY button. This will play the images recorded from the last time it was played.
2. While it playback, push MENU, it will display the list of all recorded video. Newest video will at the top. Press UP or
DOWN to select the video and press PLAY to start playing that video.
3. If you want to playback certain date and time, Push PLAY and MENU to get the list, then push FORWARD and then
press UP or DOWN to move to the date and time and press SEL/EDIT to change the value then press PLAY to play
the video.
Q: How can I Back Up the files?
You can back up to PC through the USB cable. (COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS XP OR LOWER)
There is a USB port on the back of DVR then you can connect it directly to USB port on the PC.
1. Install the software onto the PC. (Compatible with Windows XP or lower).
2. Run the DVR-PLAY icon on desktop.
3. Plug the the USB cable from DVR to PC. Program will detect it automatically.
4. If the program is not detect the DVR HDD, please perform the following steps:
a. Close the program, and remove the USB cable
b. Press PLAY twice to enter the DVR playback
c. Connect the USB cable to PC and run the program.
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