Live Configuration - Q-See QT SERIES User Manual

Date & Time Tab
Set date, time, time format and related configurations in this menu.
IMPORTANT! To maintain the integrity of recorded video, you should set
the DVR to the correct date and time before making changes in other menus.
Setting the correct date and time before proceeding is essential to maintaining the integrity
of your video records - especially for purposes of evidence. Making these straightforward
settings should be your first priority before proceeding further within this manual. Changing the
date and time after important videos have been recorded could result in the loss of those files.
Most of the options within this menu are
self-explanatory. If you are unsure of your
time zone, the date and time settings on
your computer or searching online for "Time
Zones" will quickly provide you with the
information you need.
NTP Server: Using Network Time Protocol
will keep your system's clock current
by allowing it to occasionally receive
updates from the selected server.
Your DVR must be connected to
the Internet for this feature to work.
Please see the Remote Monitoring
Guide for instructions.
DST Tab
This setting allows your system to adjust for time changes due to Daylight Savings Time.
Again, your system must be connected to the Internet for this feature to work. As of this
writing, Daylight Savings Time begins in most areas of North America on the 2nd Sunday
in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. Both changeovers happen at 2 am.
Allowing the DVR to make the change automatically ensures that files will not be lost as could
happen by manually changing the hour.
Checking the box marked Daylight Saving
Time will enable the DVR to switch the hour
automatically.
The starting and ending periods must be
set using the pull down options along with
entering the hour manually. The Week radio
button should be selected for this method.
If your region switches to and from DST on
a specific date, then chose the Date radio
button and enter the needed information.
Click Apply to save your settings and Exit to
close the menu.
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BASIC BASIC
System System Date & Time Date & Time DST DST
Date Format Date Format
MM-DD-YY MM-DD-YY
Time Format Time Format 24 Hour 24 Hour
Time Zone Time Zone GMT GMT
Sync Time with NTP Server Sync Time with NTP Server
NTP Server NTP Server time.windows.com time.windows.com
Update Now Update Now
MAY
System Date System Date 03/04/2011 03/04/2011 25
System Time System Time 12 : 43 : 13 12 : 43 : 13
Save Now Save Now
Default Default Apply Apply Exit Exit
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BASIC BASIC
System System Date & Time Date & Time DST DST
Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time
Time Offset [Hours] Time Offset [Hours] 1 1
Mode Mode Week Week Date Date
From From
March March
The 2nd The 2nd
Sunday Sunday
02:00:00 02:00:00
Until Until
November November
The 1st The 1st
Sunday Sunday
02:00:00 02:00:00
Default Default Apply Apply Exit Exit
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4.2 LIVE CONFIGURATION

Live configuration includes four submenus: Live, Main Monitor, Spot and Mask.
Live Tab
Use this menu to set camera names and adjust picture colors, brightness, hue saturation and
contrast for optimal picture results.
You can individually name cameras by
highlighting the field for each camera. The
virtual keyboard will appear allowing you to
enter characters, numbers and symbols with
case sensitivity. ENTER will save the name
and return to the LIVE menu. ESCAPE will
exit the keyboard without saving.
You can enable or disable the display of the
cameras' names and recording status (see
Section 3.3) by using the check boxes.
You can configure the color settings for each
channel individually. Adjust image saturation,
hue, brightness, and contrast by clicking on
the Setting button for each individual camera
or for all of them simultaneously by selecting
the All button before making the settings. This
window can also be reached by clicking the
color button on the Control Bar.
Main Monitor Tab
Select the configuration of your display.
Split Mode allows you to choose from
single view, 2x2, 2x3, 3x3, 4x4 (depending
on model) views on a screen at one time.
You can also select which channels will be
displayed.
Channels can be grouped and the display will
cycle between groups. Any individual channel
can be shown in more than one group.
Dwell Time: This is the time interval the
display will spend showing a group
before moving on to the next group.
NOTE! If viewing remotely on a computer with dual monitors, the display must
be on the main monitor.
LIVE LIVE
Live Live Main Monitor Main Monitor Spot Spot Mask Mask
CH CH Camera Name Camera Name Show Name Show Name Color Color
1 1 Setting Setting
CAMERA01 CAMERA01
2 2 CAMERA02 CAMERA02 Setting Setting
3 3 CAMERA03 CAMERA03 Setting Setting
CAMERA04 CAMERA04 Setting Setting
4 4
All All Recording Status Recording Status
Setting Setting
Default Default Apply Apply Exit Exit
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