Q-See QS218-811 manual

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    Quick Installa tio n Guid e 8 Channel H. 264 Compressi on DVR with CIF Real - Time Recordi ng a nd 8 Color CM OS Camer a Kits Model QS 2 1 8 - 811[...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 | Page 8 - Color CM OS Cameras with Stands (4) QSM1424C (6mm Lens) (4) Q SM1424W (3.6mm Lens) Remote Contr ol USB 2. 0 Mouse Ethernet Cable BNC (M ) - RC A (F) Adapters (2 I ncluded) Camera C ables (8 Included) Power Suppl y & 8 [...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 | Page P AR T 2 - D V R C AM E R A AN D POWE R CONNECTI ONS Please no te that it is STRONGL Y recom mended t o use a surge p rotecto r that i s UL - 1449 rated. Look for a clamping voltage of 330 or lower, a Joule rating of at least [...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 3 | Page P AR T 4 - CONNECTI NG THE DVR TO YOUR TV 1. Plug the BNC to RCA ada pter in to V ideo Out port then conne ct the RC A ca ble (no t incl uded ) to the DVR . 2. Connect the o ther end of the RC A cab le to the V ideo I npu t on[...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 | Page P AR T 5 - DVR CO NT ROLS: F RO NT PANEL Item Number Na me/Symbol Description 1 STANDB Y Press to s et the system in s tandby mode. 2 IR SEN SOR IR Rec eiver for r emote co ntro l. 3 LED INDICATOR S Shows status of hard driv e[...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 5 | Page P AR T 6 - ACCESSING THE DVR MENUS P AR T 7 - SETTING UP CAMERAS FOR VI EWI NG A ND RECORDI NG P AR T 8 - TO ST ART RECORDING Using h igher qu ality settings r esults in better video q uality, but ta kes up mor e space on th e[...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 6 | Page Manual Rec ording: From the Record S etup scr een se t the Re c Mode to “ALWAYS ”. Your DVR will continuously record an d separate files will be created with the Pack Ti me interval s you s elected. Time Schedul e Recordin[...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 7 | Page PART 9 - SETTING UP THE DVR T O PLAYBA CK In the pla yback wi ndow y ou c an play v ideo Forwar d at 2 x, 4 x, and 8 x speeds , Slow play at 1/2x , 1/4 x, and 1/8x , o r normal play, pause and play frame by frame using the pla[...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 8 | Page PART 10 - B ACKING UP T HE VIDEO ON THE DVR Attach a USB flash drive or USB hard drive to the USB backup port and follow the instructions in Part 9 to g o to the Fi le Lis t in the Se arch menu. If you want to backup a single [...]

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    Q-S EE QUIC K INSTAL LATION GUID E M M O O D D E E L L N N U U M M B B E E R R Q Q S S 2 2 1 1 8 8 - - 4 4 1 1 1 1 9 | Page Questi ons or Comm ents? Contac t Us: Mailing Address: Custom er Servi ce: DPS , Inc. Phone: 8 77 - 998 - 34 40 x 538 8015 E. Crystal D r. Ema il: cs@ dp si - usa.com Anaheim, C A 92807 Live Chat from our W ebsite Websit e: Te[...]