Q-See QC444-403 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
4 Channel H.264 Compression DVR and
4 Color CCD Camera Kits
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4 - Color CCD Cameras with Stands
2 – QSDS14273 (6mm)
2 – QSDS14273W (3.6mm)
Remote
Control
USB 2.0
Mouse
Ethernet
Cable
BNC (M) – RCA (F)
Adapter
Camera Cables
(2 Included)
Power Supply
For DVR
Pre-Installed
Hard Drive
Software
CD
Software
CD
Power Supply &
4 -Way Splitter
For Cameras
QC444 DVR
PART 1 - PACKAGE CONTENTS:
User’s
Manual

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PART 2 - DVR CAMERA AND POWER CONNECTIONS
Please note that it is STRONGLY recommended to use a surge protector that is UL-1449 rated.
Look for a clamping voltage of 330 or lower, a Joule rating of at least 400 and a response time of
10 nanoseconds or less.

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Part 3 – DVR Controls: Front Panel
Please refer to the following chart for front panel button information:
Name Icon Function
Power button Power button, press and hold this button for three seconds
to boot up or shut down DVR.
Shift Shift In textbox, click this button to switch between numbers,
letters (Small/Capitalized), and symbols.
Up/1
Down/4 、
Activate current control, modify setup, and then move up
and down.
Increase/decrease numbers.
In text mode, input number 1/4 (letters G/H/I)
Left/2
Right/3 
Shift current activated control,
In playback, click these buttons to control playback bar.
In text mode, input number 2 (letters A/B/C)
/3(letters D/E/F)
ESC ESC Go to previous menu, or cancel current operation.
In playback, click it to restore real-time monitor mode.
Enter ENTER
Confirm current operation
Go to default button
Go to menu
Record REC Manually stop/start recording, working with direction keys
or numeral keys to select the recording channel.
Slow play/8 Multiple slow play speeds or normal playback.
In text mode, input number 8 (letters T/U/V).
Assistant Fn
One-window monitoring mode, click this button to display
assistant function: image color.
Backspace function: in numeral control or text control, press
and hold it for 1.5 seconds to delete the previous character
before the cursor.
In motion detection setup, working with Fn and direction
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In text mode, click it to switch between numbers, letters
(small/capitalized) and symbols.
Realize other special functions.
Fast play/7 Various fast forward speeds and normal playback.
In text mode, input number 7 (letters P/Q/R/S).
Play
previous/0

In playback mode, playback the previous video
In text mode, input number 0.
Reverse/Pau
se/6 
In normal playback or pause mode, click this button to
reverse
playback
In reverse playback, click this button to pause playback.
In text mode, input number 6 (letters M/N/O)
Play Next/9 
In playback mode, playback the next video
In menu setup, go to down ward of the dropdown list.
In text mode, input number 9 (letters W/X/Y/Z)
Play/Pause /5 In normal playback click this button to pause playback
In pause mode, click this button to resume playback.
In text mode, input number 5 (letters J/K/L).
USB port To connect USB storage device, USB mouse.
Network
abnormal
indication
light
Net Network error occurred
or there is no network connection,
the light becomes red to alert you.
HDD
abnormal
indication
light
HDD HDD error occurred or HDD capacity is below specified
threshold value, the light becomes red to alert you.
Record light 1-16 System is recording or not. It comes
on when system is
recording.
IR Receiver IR
Receives the signal from the remote control.
Alarm
indication
light Alarm Here you can view if there is external alarm input or not. The
light comes on when there is an external alarm. The light
turns off when the external alarm stops.

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Part 4 – Accessing the DVR menus
After the system boots up it will go into multiple window mode. Click Enter or left click with the mouse
anywhere on the screen and you will bring up the login interface (shown as Pic 4.1) and enter the admin
password which is admin by default under the admin login. This will bring up the Main Menu screen in Pic
4.2. There are 6 icons; Search, Info, Setting, Advanced, Backup and Shutdown. Use the Search option to
find and playback files from the hard drive. Go to the Info option for hard drive info, system log, version
information, and online users. The Setting option is used to access General settings where you set system
time, Language, hard drive overwrite, file size, and video display format, the Encode option where you set
compression, frame rate, bit rate, audio, and sub stream, Schedule setup, RS232 setup, Network setup,
Alarm setup, motion detection setup, PTZ setup, Display setup, and Load Default setup. The Advanced
option is used for hard drive management, alarm output, manual recording, account setup, auto
maintenance, and TV output adjustment. The Backup icon is used to backup files from the hard drive, and
the Shutdown option is used to safely shutdown the system.
Pic 4.1 Pic 4.2
Part 5 – Setting up DVR to record
There are 3 modes for recording
Manual Recording
Scheduled Recording
Motion Recording.
1. Manual Recording:
You can get to the Manual Record menu by right clicking on the screen with the mouse or by going to the
Main Menu and selecting Manual Record. This will take you to the screen in Pic 5.1. You can click the All
option on the manual line to start recording on all channels, or you can select the cameras that you want
to record in manual mode. To stop recording you can select the all option on the stop line, or select
individual cameras as shown in Pic 5.2.
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2. Scheduled Recording:
To record on a schedule you would go to the Main Menu, Manual Record and select the cameras on the
Schedule line instead of the Manual line in the Manual Record screen shown in Pic 5.1, then go to the
Main Menu, click on Settings, and select Schedule. This will bring up the screen shown in Pic 5.3. You can
set up a schedule for all channels or different times for different cameras. You can also set up the same
schedule for all days, or set up different schedules for different days. You can also setup a mixed schedule
where you have some cameras recording all of time during certain times and on motion or alarm detection
during others. Pic 5.4 shows a mixed schedule were some the cameras are set to record all the time
between 8 and 10am, record on motion detection between 12am and 8am and 12pm to 8pm and then on
external alarm from 10am to 12pm and 8pm to 12am. The time line on the bottom of the screen shows
how the day is broken up by the recording methods.
Pic 5.3 Pic 5.4
3. Motion Detection Recording:
There are 3 steps to setting up the DVR to record on motion. The first is to go to the Main Menu, Advanced,
Manual Record option which will display the screen shown in Pic 5.5. You can select the All option on the
Schedule line to record on all cameras or you can select the cameras that you want to schedule motion
recording on. Next you would go to the Main Menu, Setting, Schedule option to setup the schedule for when you
want the cameras to record on motion. This is shown in Pic 5.6 where Channel one is scheduled to record 24
hours on Wednesday. Set the schedule for all cameras on all days that you want them to record on motion.
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After setting up the schedule go to Main Menu, Setting, Detect and this will display the screen shown in Pic 5.7.
Under Event Type select Motion Detect, Select your Channel, or All, and select the enable option to enable the
camera for motion detection. Next under Region click the Select button to set up the area of the camera display that
you want to be sensitive to motion.
This will display the screen in Pic 5.8. The green box is the current location of the cursor. The red area is the
sensitive area and the black area is not sensitive to motion. Click the Fn button on the remote control to adjust the
sensitivity of your mouse as you move the cursor. After you have finished the setup click the Enter button on the
remote control to exit. Next set your sensitivity level from 1 to 6 (6 being the most sensitive), then click the Save
button on the Detect screen to save the setting.
Pic 5.7 Pic 5.8
Part 6 - Playing Back Files
Click the Search option in the Main Menu to display the screen shown in Pic 6.1. The table to the right shows the
functions of the buttons on the screen.
Pic 6.1
Clicking on the icon (blue arrow in Pic 6.1) will open a schedule window shown in Pic 6.2
1. Play
2. Reverse
3. Stop
4. Slow Play
5. Fast Forward
6. Previous Frame
7. Next Frame
8. Volume
9. Previous File
10. Next Channel
11. Next File
12. Previous Channel
13. Search
14. Backup

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Pic 6.2
Part 7 - Setting up the DVR to Backup Files
The DVR supports backing up to USB flash drives, hard drives, burners, and SD cards. Plugging in the USB
device and go to the Main Menu and clicking on the Backup option will display the screen in Pic 7.1. Select your
device from the list and click on the backup button. This will open the Backup windows shown in Pic 7.2. Select
the channel you want to back up and enter the start and end times and click on the add button. This will display
the available files in the lower box. Check the files that you want to backup. The bottom of the window will show
the space required to back up the files and how much space is left on the backup media. Click on the Backup
button and the window will display a progress bar and the Backup button will become a Stop button as shown in
Pic 7.3 in the event you wish to terminate the backup process.
Once you have backed up the files you can play them using the file player program on the CD that comes with
the DVR. You can also use this program to convert them into AVI format so they can be played on standard
video players.
Pic 7.1 Pic 7.2
Pic 7.3
Highlighted dates on the calendar indicates that
there are video files available on that day. You
can double click on the day to view the file list.
You can play back the files in 4 screen or 8
screen mode. Select your screen option by
clicking on the screen option button (green
arrow in Pic 6.1)

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Questions or Comments?
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REVISED 8/30/2010