QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Before You Begin Read these instructions before installing or operating this product. Note: This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to local codes. This manual provides installation and operation information. To use this document, you must have the following minimum qualifications: ...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Contents BEFORE YOU BEGIN ......................3 INTENDED USE........................3 CUSTOMER SUPPORT ......................3 WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS: ..................... 4 CAUTION ................................ 4 CAUTION ................................ 4 OVERVIEW ........................... 7 1. C ....................7 ONTENTS OF ACKING 2. F ........................
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3-6. More ............................... 41 4. N ........................42 ETWORK 4-1. Basic ............................... 42 4-2. NTP ................................ 43 5. E ..........................44 VENT 5-1. E-Mail Registration ..........................44 5-2. E-mail Out .............................. 45 5-4. Alarm Out ............................... 46 SEARCH MENU ........................47 1.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2. Features ● Convenience - User-friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface) - Easy-to-use menu structure - Easy-to-use recorded data search (Time, Date, Motion, and Alarm) - Easy-to control via IR remote control and USB 2.0 mouse. ●...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Installation 1. Front Panel Controls ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑪ ① Power System Power On/Off ② Rewind ( Reverse play of recorded data. Press again to enter fast rewind mode in play mode. ③...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2. Rear Panel Connectors [QNVR04P ] ② ③ ④ ① ⑤ ⑩ ⑪ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ [QNVR08P] ② ③ ④ ① ⑤ ⑩ ⑪ ① DC 12V IN DC 12V input for NVR ② HDMI HDMI output port (1080p) QNVR_PoE 4 and 8 channel manual V1.0...
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4 Sensor input ports ⑩ Network Ports for IP Camera (QNVR04P: 4 Ports , QNVR08P: 8 Ports) Connecting to the PoE IP cameras Note: Access to the cameras web pages for set up is carried out via Port 4 on the 4 chn and Port 8 on the 8 chn.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3. Remote Control ① POWER : Power on/off ② P/T/Z : Entering PTZ Setup menu directly ① ② ③ ③ REC : Start & Stop Recording ④ Numbers and letters (1 to 9) ⑤ INFO : Direct access system infomation ID : Entering remocon ID set mode ④...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 4. Connection Guide PC (Client) Speaker Sensor Siren System Keyboard IP Camera HDTV Monitor Camera Connecting the monitor There are two available monitor outputs on NVR. ● HDMI output : Connect to the HDMI port of the HD monitor(HDTV). ●...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Connecting to a sensor input There are 4 individual alarm inputs marked as Sensor In (1-4). Sensor Common Inputs ● Sensor inputs : Connect to (+) terminal of a sensor. ● Common GND : Connect to (–) terminals of sensors. Connecting to a alarm output The DVR can activate external devices such as buzzers or lights using the relay.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Connecting to a remote keyboard This RS485 connector is for a control keyboard. Kbd (+) Kbd (-) ● Kbd (+) : Connect to RS485 Tx(+) of the keyboard. ● Kbd (-) : Connect to RS485 Tx(-) of the keyboard. 5.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Operation 1. Navigation You can navigate the on screen menus using the front panel buttons, remote controller or mouse. 1-1. Mouse Control Right clicking the mouse brings up the following popup menu. ① Setup Menu ②...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2. Monitoring 2-1. OSD Description The Status Bar on screen shows HDD capacity, network connection, current time, etc. ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ① HDD capacity : Used capacity / Total capacity ② Multi-screen Display icons : Single/ 4 way ③...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2-3. Digital Zoom Left-click and drag the mouse to set the desired area for zoom in live or playback mode. (It is available in single screen mode.) Click the left button on the mouse. The screen will change to the zoomed image with a small image displayed in the upper right hand corner of the screen The red box on the small picture indicates the position of the magnified image.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3. Playback Click the right button on the mouse, the popup menu will be displayed on screen. To begin playback, press the Play button on the popup menu. 3-1. OSD Description The Control Bar on screen shows Playback control buttons, Progress bar, Display mode buttons, Playback time, etc.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Pause During playback, press the Pause button(⑥). This feature pauses all full screen and multiscreen images. When this button is pressed in the pause mode, the unit will play. Single Frame Advance During the pause mode, press the Play button(⑧) to view the frame directly after the frame displayed on screen.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 4. PTZ Control The user can control PTZ cameras via RS485 communication. The PTZ domes can be wired in a Daisy chain. Daisy Chain configuration The telemetry function of NVR can be controlled via 4 different methods: 1.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual ① Multiscreen Display : Changing the display mode ② PTZ Camera Selection ③ Set Preset ④ Call Preset ⑤ PTZ Mode : The PTZ mode is toggled between Pan/Tilt and Zoom/Focus mode whenever this button is pressed. ⑥...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 4-2. PTZ Control by remote keyboard 1. Select Dome from the keyboard, ensure the keyboard is in Pan and Tilt mode. 2. Use the joystick to move the camera. * For more detail, please refer to your keyboard manual. 4-3.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Setup Menu 1. Display 1-1. OSD Setting On Screen Display Setting: Selecting whether the various information is shown on the screen or not. Status Bar The display bar at the bottom of the screen can be set to be permanently on or to disappear after a period of time.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Resolution The resolution of recording can be displayed or not (On/Off) Frame Rate The frame rate of image can be displayed or not (On/Off) Data Rate The data rate of image can be displayed or not (On/Off) PTZ display When in telemetry mode the on screen telemetry display can be set to be Always on or to disappear after a set period of inactivity 5 or 10 second or Off.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 1-2. Live Setting The live settings are used to set up a sequence of either full screen camera images or multi screen displays Sequence Set Use the Up and Down arrows to select either : Full Screen, Quad, 9 or 16 way split sequences.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 1-3. Camera Covert Cameras can be hidden from the viewer in live or play back mode. Select the camera to be made covert using the up and down keys, then press select to turn the camera green, toggle between on and off with the up and down buttons. Alternatively use the mouse to select the camera and click between on and off.
Recording Recording Recording Cameras Cameras Cameras frames frames frames QNVR04P 100 ips 100 ips 100 ips QNVR08P 200 ips 200 ips 100 ips Note: Please ensure that all IP cameras are connected to the same network as your NVR and that the network settings for your NVR is properly setup (See Network Settings). If the...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual At first, the IP address of cameras should be changed because it does not correspond to the IP address range of LAN. You can set the IP address automatically or manually. Press “Auto IP Set” button to change the IP address automatically.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual [ Setting the Stream for recording ] Stream setting includes the following items. Stream Select the stream to record on the HDD, it can be set to 1, 2, 3 or 4. Compression Select the encoding format of IP camera, it can be set to JPEG, MPEG4 or H.264. Resolution Select the recording resolution, it can be set 320x200 to 1920x1080.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2-2. Normal ( Time Lapse This configures the various recording settings per channel in the normal record mode. Each channel can be individually configured for recording stream and Audio on/off. Select the stream & audio to record. Click the “Copy Camera Setting”...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2-3. Alarm This configures the various recording settings per channel in the alarm record mode. There are 4 sensor inputs on the rear of the NVR, these can be used to initiate the alarm record mode. The stream, audio are set up in the same way as the normal recording.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2-4. Motion Motion on any channel can trigger recording of that camera. This configures the various recording settings per channel in the motion record mode. The stream, audio are set up in the same way as the normal and alarm recording mode. Sensitivity The sensitivity of motion detection, there are 10 levels ranging from 1(low) to 10(highest).
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2-5. Schedule The Schedule mode allows the operator to tailor the recording characteristics of the NVR to each individual hour of the week. As default the Schedule is set to record in Profile 1 (Al+N1 : Alarm + Normal Time Lapse mode 1) To program the schedule to each sites individual requirements, use either keys on the front panel or more easily via the mouse.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual triggered the record setting for that input will be used. If there are no active alarm inputs, then the NVR is looking for cameras with motion in the scene, when motion is detected then the Motion Record settings will be used. If there are no active alarm inputs and no motion is detected, the NVR will record using the Normal Time Lapse 1 settings.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3. System 3-1. Basic User can set Language, Auto Delete Mode, Date Format, Time/DST Set and VGA resolution. Also Initialisation and system Information is available. Language The default is English. Italian, French, Hungarian, Slovak, German, Russian, Chinese, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Danish and Polish are available.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual If the country does not appear in the list, use the User define option. Note : Playback following time change The NVR uses the time and date to index video on the hard disk drive so you can find it later. Changing the time can cause the NVR to work improperly, when you try to play back video.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Information The Information Screen shows the hard disk size, current firmware vision, IP address* and MAC address*. * IP & MAC address ; 1: Network port for IP camera 2: Network port for PC client 3-2.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3-3. Account The NVR can have the following different levels of operators, each with different users rights and passwords: Admin level : Operators logged in at this level has full rights Manager level : Operators logged in that this level as default have access to all except: Stopping Recording and Shutting down the NVR.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Automatic timed log out The system can be set to automatically log out a user after a certain amount of time if no key presses have been made. The operator level has to have been activated before this can be set.
The NVR can control PTZ cameras via network or a RS485 connection on the rear of the NVR. The cameras can have individually selectable protocols with a choice of Vista PD, Pelco P or Pelco D. The Baud rate can also be selected.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual If the NVR is connected to a network, this icon ( ) will be shown in the OSD display. This menu can only be accessed if the user has the necessary rights. (Default password is 00000000).
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Bandwidth It is possible to set maximum limits for the bandwidth utilisation on the network port of the unit. Main Port It allows the selected network port to work as the port for NTP, e-mail. 4-2.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual This section is used to inform the user as to an event occurring, this can be by the sounding of a buzzer or by sending an E-mail to a predefined address. 5-1. E-Mail Registration Within this section up to 6 users can be set-up to receive an email on the occurrence of an event such as Video Loss / Alarm / Motion or Power Loss.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Start/End Time : Enable to send e-mail notifications only for events that occur within a specified range of time. Send Test Mail : Enable to send a test E-mail to the addresses so allowing the installer to verify if the setup is correct SMTP Mode The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) function allows e-mails to be sent over a LAN...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 5-3. Beep Out The buzzer can be set to sound on the following occurrences: Video Loss; Alarm input; Motion detection; Power Loss; Smart (Hard disk monitoring). The duration of the beep can be set. 5-4. Alarm Out The Alarm out relay can be set to activate on the following occurrences: Video Loss;...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Search Menu 1. Searching Recorded Data The user can search the recorded video on the NVR to find Search a specific time or event. To access the search option, click the SEARCH icon on the popup menu.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 1-2. Event Search This allows the user to select between ALARM, MOTION or AUDIO. Select required option by pressing the right arrow, or selecting with the mouse. ALARM – The search is for any alarm activation within the times defined. MOTION –...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Hours of the day The hours which have recorded data are displayed as a coloured bar. Select the hour which you want to review, the following screen will be displayed. Minutes in the hour The minutes which have recorded data will be displayed as a coloured bar, click on the time required;...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual as a number of time lapse still images on screen. By clicking on the image the video from that point in time is played. Operation: 1. Select Thumbnail option from search menu 2. Select the relevant day 3.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual click on hour segment required 4. Thumbnail images from that hour will be displayed, the hour is split into 20 even time periods, click on the correct time period, the video will play back. QNVR_PoE 4 and 8 channel manual V1.0...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2. Archiving Evidence to DVD/CD or USB Once the required video has been found, it may be necessary to down load it for evidential purposes. This can be done via the USB port on the front of the NVR. To do this press the SEARCH button and using the down button move to ARCHIVE, once highlighted press SEL, the following screen will be displayed.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual From/ To You can set up the start and stop time which is required to be backed up to the USB device. Highlight this option, then press SEL, then use the alphanumeric buttons or the mouse to set the time and date.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3. LOG The log file contains information on the following: All : Power, Record, Operation, Event, Archive Power : Power on, Power off, Power fail Record : Rec fail, Rec start, Rec stop, Rec error, Rec full Operation : Play start, Play stop, HDD format, Menu set Event : Alarm, Motion, Audio, Video loss, Email fail...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Client Viewer software Each DVR comes with license free viewer software to view the DVR across a network. To be able to do this the recommended minimum specification for the PC is as follows: Minimum PC specification >...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Logging on The following window will appear. To connect to the DVR, enter the units: IP address; DVR Port (2000 ids default), ID and Password. Then, click “OK”, to start the live monitoring. Description field is the name of area / Building / location of the DVR, this should be typed in he first time the unit is connected to, this will store it in the address book.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 1. Live Monitoring Split Screen options (1/4/6/7/8/9/10/13/16/30) Spilt Screens can be viewed during both live and playback. The splits screens available are: full screen,4,6,7,8,9,10,13,16 and 30 way. 1) Single Screen 2) 8 Way Split Screen QNVR_PoE 4 and 8 channel manual V1.0...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Full Screen on/ off When full screen button is selected, a tool bar offering the various split screen options, and the Exit key will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. OSD on/off The OSD button will toggle between the on screen titles etc being shown or hidden (Smart) Arrange On/Off...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Image Save / Load SAVE: This icon is used to save a still image in either JPEG or BMP or TIF format. There is no change on the main screen when the “Save” icon is pressed. The still image is stored as default in C:\ HNClient: Saved folder, as a Jpeg image using the date and time as the file name.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2. Remote Search Search(Date/Time/Event/Calendar), Archive(Remote Archive), Log(Remote Log) are available. 2-1. Search This Remote Search is able to play back video on the PC direct from the hard disk storage on the DVR. There are 3 options for as follows. 1) Date/Time 2) Event 3) Calendar...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual A list of the available events will appear. To play an Event select it and click Play. To stop playing back press Stop the search screen will appear to allow another search to be carried out, if not required, click cancel followed by live. Calendar Search Select the date required (as long as the date is highlighted in Blue there is recorded data on from that day).
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual [ Select Channel ] Channels can be included or excluded dependent on query. This is available within Search, Backup and Logs. 2-2. Archive Remote Archive – Date/Time Enter the Start and End dates and times, by hovering over the selections, a drop down box will appear.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Remote Archive – Event Select either: Alarm, Motion or Audio from the top of the screen. A list of events will appear. Click on the event required, it will be come highlighted. Click on Calculate, the file size will be calculated, this may take a few seconds. Finally click Archive;...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Then click the “Next” button to set “End” Archive time, in the same manner. Click on Calculate, the file size will be calculated, this may take a few seconds. Finally click Archive; the file will be transferred to C:\ HNClient \Download. [ Play back down loaded files ] Open the viewer software but do not connect to a unit, click the cancel button to remove the log on box.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 2-4. Information System Information The system info displays the Mac address and software version information. Status Information This shows the status of both the Hard disk and the recording modes of each channel. QNVR_PoE 4 and 8 channel manual V1.0...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3. Remote Setup (Menu settings - same as DVR) 3-1. Display This is the same as the Display Menu of NVR, refer to setting the Display Menu of NVR. OSD setting The Symbols and text displayed on screen can be controlled: 1.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Camera Covert Cameras can be remotely set into Covert Mode, they are still being recorded but cannot be viewed local to the system, or by any remote user apart from the Administrator on line. Camera Name Up to 32 Characters are available for each camera name.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3-3. System Basic This section is used to select: Language Date format DST Setup IR Remote Address VGA Resolution HDMI Resolution Bandwidth Disc Format Formatting of the drive is used when new drives are installed or you need to wipe all information on the disk.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual PTZ Setup for camera [ ID ] Each camera input can be allocated an RS485 ID between 1 and 255. [ Protocol ] Each camera output can have an individual protocol associated with it. [ Baud rate ] The Baud rate of each PTZ camera can be set the choices are: 2400bps/4800bps/9600bps/19200bps...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 3-4. Event Email Registration The NVR will send E-mails to up to 6 defined addresses under certain conditions such as Alarms or video loss. The screen is where you setup the receiving address and address that the DVR will send from.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Alarm Out The Alarm output relay can be set to activate on the following occurrences: - Video Loss - Alarm activation - Motion Detection - Power loss The duration of the relay closure can be set. QNVR_PoE 4 and 8 channel manual V1.0...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 4. Local Search (viewing downloaded footage) This allows playback of video which has been downloaded top the PC. 4-1. Search Searches can be done by Date/Time, Even and Calendar. Date/Time Search Hovering over the Date and Time bars will allow drop down boxes to select the required time and Date.
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Calendar Search When the Calendar option is chosen this screen will appear, with recording available will be highlighted in Blue. Select the required day. Any downloaded event s will be shown, click on the event, the red line will move to that event.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual File List Search The archive list will be shown in order of file name, select the file you wish to review. Then click Play button. 4-2. Log Clicking on Log will display the log file from the unit.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 5. Local Setup This allows the setup of the viewing of the software on the PC. 5-1. Global This screen allows the following: Draw mode to be set to YUV or RGB Date Format to be set to: DD/MM/YYY, MM/DD/YYYY or YYYY/MM/DD.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 5-3. Audio Buffer Audio Buffer settings are there to adjust the audio over the network, this will compensate for different network speeds ( LANs, WANs etc). This can only be adjusted if the LIVE video is switched off.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 6. Telemetry Control (Pan/Tilt/Zoom/Focus) When PTZ button is being pressed, PTZ control icon will be pop-up on the live image. 6-1. Pan / Tilt / Zoom / Focus When PAN/TILT button clicked Pan/Tilt control appears, this allows Left, Right, Up and Down Control of PTZ cameras When Zoom/Focus button...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 6-2. Preset / Learn Preset & Learn icon The presets button can be activated by clicking on the centre of the control icon, the preset symbol will appear and the Preset selection box will appear. To save a preset, move the camera to the desired position then click “Set”...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 7. Screen Position Save/Load 7-1. Screen Position Save The positions of each channel on screen are saved into the registry and then restored the next time you open the client viewer software. 7-2. Screen Position Load It is possible to edit &...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 8. Firmware Upgrade User can select Firmware Upgrade menu, if a new version of firmaware exits in the C:/HNClient/Upgrade folder ,then the message ‘New program found!’ will be displayed if there is no file then ‘New program not found!’ message will be displayed. To proceed with upgrading press the OK button and select each firmware files to upgrade it to the system, by ticking the boxes.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Appendix 1 Dynamic IP (Supporting DDNS Server) With DDNS Server, This allows a user to connect to the unit remotely without the need for a fixed IP address. (Please register your ID & Domain at www.ddns-dvr.com in which you can use their DDNS server as free of charge)
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual 4. Create Account. Fill in all blanks in order to create new account. ID & Password will be emailed to you when the account is setup correctly. Once the DDns-Dvr account has been setup, it is necessary to add the details in the Network menu of DVR.
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Appendix 2 Setup for DVR port & web server port using IP sharing router (Port Forwarding) 1. To use IP sharing router, “Dynamic IP” should be set to “OFF”. ① DVR Port : This can be set to any number between 2000 to 65535. ②...
QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Appendix 3 Specification Model QNVR04P QNVR08P IP Camera Input 4ch (4ch@1080p/720p/D1) Video (8ch@1080p/720p/D1) Output 1 HDMI , 1 VGA Input via Audio network/Output Sensor In / Alarm Out Operating System Embedded Linux OS HDMI Resolution...
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QVNR04P/08P installation and user manual Weight (Unit/Box) 3Kg / 4Kg Dimension (Unit/Box) 352(W)x252(D)x71(H)mm / 400(W)x340(D)x145(H)mm QNVR_PoE 4 and 8 channel manual V1.0...
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