Manual Alarm; Disk Management; Firmware Upgrade; Logoff - Q-See QT SERIES User Manual

6.2 MANUAL ALARM

This displays the configuration of the manual alarm. See Chapter 8 for information on connecting and
setting up alarms.

6.3 DISK MANAGEMENT

This window displays information on the drive or drives mounted within the DVR including size, available
space and status.
The drive can be set to read only, which will disable recording, but will preserve the data currently stored
within it.
If you have upgraded your system by installing a new drive (See Chapter 9) you will need to first format
the new hard disk before recording. You can reformat the current drive if desired by selecting the Format
option in the drop down menu.
WARNING! Reformatting the drive will delete all recorded files stored on the
hard disk regardless of whether they are Locked!
Refresh will update the information about the drive.
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6.4 FIRMWARE UPGRADE

This window will display firmware updates that are loaded on a USB flash drive in the front USB port.
Firmware upgrades are available from Q-See at
www.Q-See.com/Support and may be found by
looking up your specific model. Firmware should
only be upgraded to fix a specific problem or add
features as ongoing development may result in
features being removed.
The firmware download should be loaded onto
an empty USB flash drive from the downloading
computer and then transferred to the DVR using
a USB port.
IMPORTANT! Please make note of your settings before updating the firmware on a
QT426 or QT446 as the upgrade process will restore factory defaults. Other models
will retain their user settings.
NOTE! While a Macintosh computer can read and write to a drive in the FAT32
format, it cannot reformat a USB flash drive to that standard. We suggest that you
use a PC to reformat your USB flash drive to FAT32 and it is recommended that you
download firmware updates on a PC. Beginning with version 3.1.71, you can use the
Upgrade feature in the Remote Monitoring software (see Section 2.5 of the Remote
Monitoring Guide) to upgrade without a USB flash drive.
WARNING! Updating the firmware incorrectly or using the wrong update can
permanently damage the chipset on the DVR and render it unusable. Updates are
written to either resolve issues or add features to the DVR. If you are not experiencing
performance issues or do not need a feature added by the update, we recommend not
running the update.

6.5 LOGOFF

Logging out of the DVR is recommended when there are multiple users or when physical access to the
DVR is not restricted. Clicking on the Logoff icon will bring up a window asking for confirmation.
After logging off, a user can log back in by clicking on the Menu icon and entering their user name and
password.

6.6 SHUT DOWN

This is a "soft power down" of the DVR. It shuts down the firmware and hard drive, but does not power
down the DVR itself.
WARNING! It is vital that the DVR be instructed to shut down using the Shut Down
menu option prior to unplugging the device in order to avoid damaging the firmware or
hard drive itself.
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