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Q25DVR4ES Economy Series User Manual Contact Us: Q-See Products 8015 E. Crystal Dr Anaheim, CA 92807 Website: http://www .q-see.com Customer Service: Phone: 877-998-3440 x 538 Email: cs@dpsi-usa.com T ech Support: Phone: 877-998-3440 x 539 Email: ts@dpsi-usa.com Fax: 714-998-3509 Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Page 1 Rev 10 12 07[...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Page 25 T able of Contents Page 2 Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-SEE Product Warranty Thank you for choosing our products. All of our products users have a conditional free warranty repair service for hardware within 12 months starting from purchase date, and a free exchange service within one month (valid f[...]
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Chapter 10: Appendix - 10.1 System Connection Diagram Page 24 Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 1: DVR Featur es 4 Channel BNC Camera Input. 1 Channel BNC Video Output. Video Source Option: NTSC / P AL. Motion Detection with Sensitivity and Area Settings. Time Schedule Recording / Motion T riggered Recording. One A TA-100 Hard Disk Interfa[...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Page 23 Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 2: Layout - 2.2 Rear Panel Chapter 2: Layout - 2.3 Remote Contr ol 1. 1 x BNC VIDEO OUTPUT 2. FAN 3. 4 X BNC VIDEO INPUT 4. 12V DC POWER SUPPLY 5. USB 2.0 PORT 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 Page 4 13. MENU Enter or exit setup menu 15. SEL/Edit Modify item 06. Rewind 08. For[...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual CAUTION: Do not remove the cartridge while the DVR is on! CAUTION: The wedge at the end of the cartridge handle must be fully inserted into the compartment; otherwise the cartridge will not be able to insert into the DVR firmly, it could also cause damage by scraping the body of [...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 3: Installation - 3.2 Connecting Cameras and T V Monitor Chapter 3: Installation - 3.3 Connecting Power Supply Chapter 4: System Boot -4.1 Detecting Installed Hard Drive After connecting the power, the system will boot-up and detect the installed hard drive. On the Monito[...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 4: System Boot - 4.2 Recovering Lost Data The system will automatically recover lost data. A Power Error can cause data to be lost. Chapter 4: System Boot - 4.3 Restor e Recording Feature If a Power Error occurs during recording process, the system will automatically resu[...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 5: DVR Setup - 5.1 Setup Menu Press [ Menu] to enter the setup menu; Use [ Up] and [ Down] to select item; Press [ Select] to modify settings and [ Menu] to exit. Chapter 8: USB DVR A ccess - 8.2 Progra m buttons Page 8 Page 19 Menu Directory CAMERA SELECT RECORD SELECT R[...]
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Chapter 5: DVR Setup - 5.3 Record Select Configure which channels are allowed to record. Note : If no channels are selected, an error message will appear briefly on the screen when record is selected. Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 5: DVR Setup - 5.2 Camera Select The DVR system can display 4 camera fe[...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 6: Recording -6.3 Recording T ime on Hard Drive Estimated record time based on a 120GB Hard Drive (Quad Mode) Unit: Hour Quality Frame Rate 30 15 7 1 HIGH NORMAL LOW 20 15 12 58 78 97 117 155 194 251 332 416 1748 2330 2913 System System Quality Frame Rate 1 HIGH NORMAL LO[...]
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Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 6: Recording - 6.1 Start Recording Press [ Record ] to start recording (As set in 5.7 Schedule Set ). System will display information on Screen. NOTE: Only EACH Mode can enlarge single channel to full screen display. 1. Hard Drive Usage (Displayed as a percentage) 2. Reco[...]
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Chapter 5: DVR Setup - 5.10 Sub Menu-Password Change System default password: Press [ CH1] button six times. User needs to enter six characters for the password. All keys can be used as password key except the [ Menu] key, which is used to exit. Note: To Reset the DVR. Press the [Pause] button 10 times. Resetting the DVR restores all values to syst[...]
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Chapter 5: DVR Setup - 5.12 Sub Menu-T ime Set To configure the DVR's time: Press [ Up] and [ Down] to move prompt. Press [ Select] to modify. Press [ Menu] to save and exit. Q-See Q25DVR4ES User's Manual Chapter 5: DVR Setup - 5.13 Hard Disk Setup OVERWRITE ENABLED: If you choose YES, recording continues and overwrites previous recording[...]