Q-See QH50DVR8C User manual

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Part 1- Package contents:
Part 2A – Connect the DVR to QOCDC cameras Part 2B – Connect the DVR to QPSCDNV cameras

Part 2C – Connect the DVR to QS2350C cameras Part 3 – Connecting the DVR to your TV
Part 4 – DVR Controls: Front Panel

Part 5 – Accessing the DVR menus
To access the settings on the DVR push the Menu button on the front of the DVR or on the remote. This will display the screen in Pic 5.1.
Use the keypad on the DVR or remote to enter the User name and password. The default user is admin and the default password is 12345.
This will bring up the screen in Pic 5.2 where you can access the DVR’s functions. You can use the Direction keys to move the cursor (white
box in Pic 5.2) and the ENTER button to select the option you want.
Pic 5.1 Pic 5.2
Part 6 – Setting up DVR to record
There are 3 modes for recording:
1. Manual Recording:
Push the RECORD button. Enter name and password (default is admin and 12345) as in Part 5. This will display the screen in Pic 6.1. In
Start/Stop heading use Arrow keys & ENTER button to put check marks in all cameras you want to record, or you can select Start All option
(green box) to record on all cameras. After you press the ENTER button the screen will return to camera preview screen and the record line
(REC) line on the bottom of the screen will be pink for all cameras selected (Pic 6.2).
Pic 6.1 Pic 6.2
2. Motion Detection Recording:
Follow instructions in part 5 to go to main menu. Go to IMAGE option (red square in Pic 6.3) and hit ENTER, This will display the screen in
Pic 6.4. Select the camera (red square), Go down to MOTION DET LEVEL (green square), set it to 2 or 3 (normal), Go to AREA (blue square),
hit ENTER and push PTZ button to select the entire area and push ENTER to exit. Next go to COPY (yellow square) to copy to all cameras and
click CONFIRM (pink square). You have to go back to each camera to setup the AREA for each camera. Then return to Main Menu.
Pic 6.3 Pic 6.4

Now go to RECORDING (green square in Pic 6.3) and hit ENTER, this will bring up the screen in Pic 6.5. Go down to ENABLE REC (green
square) and use the ENTER key to put a CHECK mark in it. Go to SCHEDULE (orange square) and hit ENTER. This will display the screen in
Pic 6.6. Select a day (orange square) and then Select ALL DAY (red square). REC TYPE select MOT. DET. (green square). COPY to all days
(blue square), select CONFIRM (yellow square) and hit ENTER.
Restart the DVR. When it records on Motion, the light at the bottom REC line will be Blue for selected cameras (red square on Pic 6.7).
Pic 6.5 Pic 6.6 Pic 6.7
3. Time Schedule Recording.
Follow instructions in part 5 to go to main menu. Now go to RECORDING (green square in Pic 6.3) and hit ENTER, this will bring up the screen
in Pic 6.8. Go down to ENABLE REC (green square) and use the ENTER key to put a CHECK mark in it. Go to SCHEDULE (orange square)
and hit ENTER. This will display the screen in Pic 6.9. Select a day (orange square) and then Select ALL DAY (red square). Set record type to
All Time (green square). Set the Schedule start and End time for each day (yellow square). COPY to all days (blue square), select CONFIRM
(pink square) and hit ENTER. When the schedule starts recording the REC line will be green (red square in Pic 6.10)
Pic 6.8 Pic 6.9 Pic 6.10
Part 7 – Setting up the DVR to Playback
To play back recordings push the Play button to enter Playback Mode. System will request user name and password (default is admin and
12345) Then display the Play Back screen in Pic 7.1. Select the camera you want to view files from (red square). Click on Search button to
display files (green square). Select the file you want to play (blue square), push the ENTER button and the file will play. When the playback
starts the screen in Pic 7.2 will be displayed. The bar at the bottom of the screen shows you how far into the file you are as a percentage (red
square), what speed you are playing back (yellow square), how far you are into the file in minutes/seconds and how long the file is in
minutes/seconds (green square). You can adjust the playback speed using the up and down arrows on the front panel or remote. Push on
ESC button to return to list.
NOTE: Recording will not be interrupted while you are in Playback mode.
Pic 7.1 Pic 7.2

Notice: To Play Back the backup files, you need to install the FILE PLAYER program onto your PC. This program comes on the
installation CD. You will need to connect your USB backup device to your PC then run the File Player to play back the files.
If you have questions:
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Part 8
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Setting up
the
DVR to Backup Files
This DVR has a USB port you can use to back up to a
USB DVD/CD-RW drive, USB Hard Drive, or USB flash drive.
To back up to USB DVD/CD-RW, USB HDD, or USB Flash Drive :
Go to the Play Back screen and select the camera and files
you want using the instructions in Part 7.
Push the EDIT button and it will put a check mark on the file
(yellow square). Do this for all of the files you want to back up.
Under the SaveDevice select USB CDRW/DVDRW, USB HD, or
USB Disk (orange square)
Click on Copy option (pink square).