Q-See QSD004C4-250 User manual

INDEX
1. DVR Features....................................................................... 1
2. Layout
2.1 Front Panel...............................................................................................1
2.2 Rear Panel................................................................................................2
2.3 Remote Control.....................................................................................2
3. Installation
3.1 Installing the Hard Drive..................................................................3
3.2 Connecting Camera and Monitor.................................................3
3.3 Connecting Power Supply…………………………..…..3
4. System Boot
4.1 Detecting Installed Hard Drive.....................................................4
4.2 Recovering Lost Data........................................................................4
4.3 Restore Recording Feature..............................................................4
4.4 Main Screen............................................................................................5
5. DVR Setup
5.1 Setup Menu.............................................................................................5
5.2 Camera Select........................................................................................6
5.3 Record Select.........................................................................................6
5.4 Resolution................................................................................................7
5.5 Record Frame Rate..............................................................................7
5.6 Record Quality ......................................................................................8
5.7 Schedule Set............................................................................................8
5.8 Miscellaneous Menu - Auto Record................................ 9
5.9 Miscellaneous Menu - Password Enable......................... 9

5.10 Miscellaneous Menu – Change Password....................... 9
5.11 Miscellaneous Menu - Color Set..................................... 9
5.12 Miscellaneous Menu - Time Set.................................... 10
5.13 Hard Disk Setup..................................................................................10
5.14 Motion Setup........................................................................................11
5.15 Video Mode...........................................................................................12
5.16 Factory Reset........................................................................................12
6. Recording
6.1 Start Recording....................................................................................12
6.2 Stop Recording....................................................................................13
6.3 Recording Time on Hard Drive..................................................13
7. Playback.............................................................................. 14
8. USB Programming............................................................. 15
8.1 PC Viewer Program........................................................ 15
8.2 Program Buttons ............................................................ 15
8.3 PC Backup..............................................................................................16
9. Specifications...................................................................... 17
10. Appendix
10.1 System Connection Diagram.........................................18
10.2 DVR Accessories (included)......................................... 19
Q-SEE Product Warranty.......................................................... 19

- 1 -
QSD004C4-250 User’s Manual
z4 Channel BNC Camera Input
z1 Channel BNC Video Output
zVideo Source Option: NTSC / PAL
zMotion Detection with Sensitivity and Area Settings
zTime Schedule Recording / Motion Triggered Recording
zOne ATA-100 Hard Drive Interface
zUSB 2.0 Back up to computer
zRemote Control
2.1 Front Panel
CH1 #1 Channel #1 Stop #10 Stop recording / playing
CH2 #2 Channel #2 REC #11 Record
CH3 #3 Channel #3 Menu/Esc #12 Enter / exit setup menu
CH4 #4 Channel #4 SEL/Edit #13 Select / modify item
Quad #5 Quad View Up #14 Move up / left cursor
REW #6 Rewind Down #15 Move down / right cursor
Pause #7 Pause PWR #16 Power indicator LED
Play #8 Play recorded video HDD #17 Hard drive indicator LED
FWD #9 Forward
IR Receiver
Chapter 1: DVR Features
Chapter 2: Layout

- 2 -
QSD004C4-250 User’s Manual
2.2 Rear Panel
USB Port is located on the right side of the case.
2.3 Remote Control
CH1 Select or enlarge Channel #1
CH2 Select or enlarge Channel #2
CH3 Select or enlarge Channel #3
CH4 Select or enlarge Channel #4
Quad Quad View
Rewind
Play recording list
Forward
Record
Pause
Stop recording / playing back
Menu Enter or exit setup menu
Move up / left cursor
SEL Select / modify item
Move down / right cursor
Power Supply Input Grounding Terminal
4 BNC video inputs
1 BNC video output
Fan

- 3 -
QSD004C4-250 User’s Manual
3.1 Installing Hard Drive
Note: This model comes with a 250GB Hard Drive already installed, so
this would only be necessary if you are replacing the hard drive.
1. Unplug the power supply. Don’t install or uninstall HDD when DVR is on!!
2. Carefully open the DVR case.
3. Connect the power cord and data cable to hard disk drive.
The 4 pin connection is the DC power cable for HDD, and the wider cable is the standard
hard drive IDE type connection.
Make sure the HDD is set as MASTER according to the hard drive manual.
4. Carefully replace the case cover.
Cha
p
ter 3: Installation
(
o
p
tional
)
3.2 Connecting Camera and Monitor
There are 4 camera inputs and 1 video output with BNC connectors (Refer to
2.2 Rear Panel). Attach the cable from each of the cameras to one of the BNC video
input ports. Attach a RCA video cable (not included) to the video out put port on the
DVR using a RCA to BNC adapter (included) and to a RCA video in port on the TV.
3.3 Connecting Power Supply
Please only use the power adapter supplied with the DVR. The standard power
supplied to the DVR is DC 12 Volts, 3Amps.

- 4 -
QSD004C4-250 User’s Manual
Chapter 4: System Boot
4.1 Detecting Installed Hard Drive
4.2 Recovering Lost Data
4.3 Restore Recording Feature
Checking HDD ……
MASTER…
RECOVER HDD?
04811-101735
(SELECT)YES/(MENU)NO
Power Error Detected
Restore Hard Disk (Master) OK
Restore REC Mode…………OK
After connecting the power, the system will
boot-up and detect the installed hard drive.
On the screen it will show the hard drive
information.
A power error can cause data to be lost, the
DVR system can automatically recover lost
data after power is reconnected.
If a power error occurs during the
recording process, the system will
automatically resume recording after
power is reconnected.

- 5 -
QSD004C4-250 User’s Manual
4.4 Main Screen
5.1 Setup Menu
Menu Directory
CAMERA SELECT
RECORD SELECT
RESOLUTION
RECORD FRAME
RECORD QUALITY
SCHEDULE SET
MISCELLANEOUS MENU
HARD DISK SET
MOTION SET
Chapter 5: DVR Setup
AUTO RECORD
PASSWORD ENABLE
PASSWORD CHANGE
COLOR SET
TIME SET
While the DVR is running, the monitor
will display the information from the
cameras as follows:
Upper left: Percentage of space used on
hard drive.
Middle: Channel number (CH1 through
CH4)
Bottom right: Date and Time
Bottom left: System status. (Refer to 6.1
Start Recording)
＞
VIDEO MODE
FACTORY RESET
MAIN
MENU

- 6 -
QSD004C4-250 User’s Manual
[Menu]: enter system menu
Note: If you are recording to enter
Menu you need to push stop button to
stop recording first.
[Up] and [ Down]: move the cursor
[SEL]: select/modify settings
[Menu]: press again to exit
MAIN MENU
CAMERASELECT 1234
RECORDSELECT 1234
RESOLUTION EACH
RECORDFRAME 25
RECORDQUALITY HIGH
SCHEDULE SET
MISCELLANEOUS MENU
HARD DISK SET
MOTION SET
VIDEOMODE PAL
FACTORY RESET
PRESS (UP，DOWN), ENTER (SELECT)
PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT
5.2 Camera Select
The DVR system can display 4 camera
feeds in one picture (Quad Mode).
You can configure which cameras are
displayed.
Press [ SEL] to modify setting, or press
[CH1], [CH2], [CH3] and [CH4] to
select each channel separately.
If a channel is disabled, the system will display “OFF” on the monitor, and this
channel will not be selected to record. (Refer to 5.3 Record Select)
5.3 Record Select
Configure which channels you want to record.
Note: If no channels are selected, an error message will appear briefly on
the screen when record is selected.

- 7 -
QSD004C4-250 User’s Manual
5.4 Resolution
There are two resolutions for video recording:
EACH Mode:
The DVR compresses and records each video channel separately so you can
enlarge a single channel to full screen display and still be recording on all channels.
You can also record on specific channels, for example, you can turn off the
recording function of CH1 and CH2 and then the system will only record video on
CH3 and CH4.
Press [CH1], [CH2], [CH3], and [CH4] to enlarge relative channel to full
screen display.
In EACH Mode you can use the Auto Switch Function.
Auto Switch Function:
When the system is in live mode or recording mode, press the [QUAD] button
and hold for three (3) seconds to make each video channel enlarge to full screen in
sequence.
The full screen view of each channel will be displayed for three (3) seconds,
including Quad view.
The switch will last until any button is pushed.
For example, [ Stop] will stop the switch and may stop the recording
depending on Record Schedule Settings (5.7 Schedule Set).
QUAD Mode:
The DVR will compress and record all 4 video channels into one file, therefore,
you cannot enlarge a single channel to full screen in play back mode or live
monitoring mode.
Auto Switch Function is not available in QUAD Mode.
5.5 Record Frame Rate
Record frame rate will affect the movement of objects in recorded video. More
frames per second gives smoother movement and uses more hard drive space.
System default value is 30fps (frames per second) for NTSC (PAL is 25fps),
which means the system will record 30 frames per second shared by all cameras.
You can set frame rate for NTSC to 30,15,10,7,5,4,3,2,1 frames per second (PAL is
25,12,8,6,4,3,2,1)