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Vista Qplus H.264 manual V2.2 (RP03)

Quantum Plus H.264

– Installation and User manual (FSK)

User  and  programming  manual  for
Vista‟s  Quantum  Plus  range  of  DVR.
Models including FSK telemetry

Including:

QP04-XXXhf
QP08-XXXhf
QP16-XXXhf

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– denotes hard drive size)

Summary of Contents for Quantum PLUS H.264

Page 1: ...2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 Installation and User manual FSK User and programming manual for Vista s Quantum Plus range of DVR Models including FSK telemetry Including QP04 XXXhf QP08 XXXhf QP16 XXXhf XXX denotes hard drive size ...

Page 2: ...2 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual ...

Page 3: ...ons for EMC to guarantee the designed use and to prevent EMC problems The device supplied with this manual is according to the EC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC LVD 73 23 EEC Standard used for showing compliance with the essential requirements of the device EN 55022 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 50130 4 EN 55024 LVD EN60950 1 ELECTRICAL SAFETY Explanation of electrical safety symbols ...

Page 4: ...enu 20 Search Menu 21 Archive menu 22 Log menu 22 DEFAULT PASSWORDS 23 MENU NAVIGATION 24 MENU SETTINGS 26 1 DISPLAY 26 2 RECORDING 32 3 SYSTEM 44 4 NETWORK 60 5 EVENT 65 SEARCHING VIDEO FOOTAGE 69 1 Date Time Search 69 2 Event Search and Multiple Event archiving 69 3 Calendar Search 71 4 Bookmark Search 72 ARCHIVING EVIDENCE TO DVD CD OR USB 74 QUICK ARCHIVE 76 DIRECT PLAY BACK ARCHIVE 77 MULTIPL...

Page 5: ...117 PAN TILT Zoom Focus Remote telemetry control 118 Quit Exiting Client program 119 APPENDIX 1 120 ALARM SENSOR INSTALLATION 120 APPENDIX 2 123 SETTING INTERNET SECURITY SETUP FOR WEB CLIENT ON 123 WINDOW XP 2000 WINDOW VISTA SERVICE PACK 2 123 APPENDIX 3 127 DYNAMIC IP Supporting DDNS Server 127 APPENDIX 4 130 SETUP FOR DVR PORT WEB SERVER PORT USING IP SHARING ROUTER 130 APPENDIX 5 132 MAKING A...

Page 6: ...sing the Vista Quantum DVR Please keep this manual in a safe place to allow for future reference For the safety and proper use The DVR is marked with various symbols Please read these to prevent injury of financial loss INSTALLATION SITE Ensure installation position is level secure and adequately ventilated Avoid installing close to sources of humidity or water ...

Page 7: ...7 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual CONTENTS OF PACKAGING Installation CD Power Cable User Manual Remote Controller Battery USB2 0 Mouse ...

Page 8: ...on and better storage utilisation Expandability Remote DVR s can be controlled using the supplied software client viewer Technology Embedded LINUX OS Maximum record rate 400 fps High resolution high quality H 264 algorithm Uses watermarking scrambling technologies Functionality Variable recording function normal alarm motion schedule audio Time Lapse FSK Up the coax and RS485 Telemetry Full channe...

Page 9: ...rk status When network is connected the light will lash HDD HDD status When the system is reading or writing to the HDD the light will flash USB 2 0 Port USB2 0 connector for downloading to USB pens drives plus upgrading firmware POWER Button System Power On Off Numeric Character Used for individual camera selection and selection of numbers letters within the setup menus and searches MENU Displays...

Page 10: ... rewind mode PAUSE To freeze picture on playback mode and live mode STOP EJECT To stop playback and go back to live mode To eject DVD RW note when pressed there is a 10 second delay till the eject button will operate again REC It starts stop manual recording password protected Volume Up Down To increase or decrease the volume Arrow Buttons Moves the cursor while in menu mode SELECT Central circula...

Page 11: ...s H 264 installation and user manual Screen Split Selection of multi screen functions AUDIO Selection Switches between audio channels PAN TILT To control P T Z press this button to browse virtual key on screen ZOOM ZOOM P T Z camera in and out ...

Page 12: ...O INPUT 16 8 4 Audio input through line AUDIO OUTPUT 1 Audio output RS232 1 Serial Communication Network Port RJ 45 Connecting to the Quantum DVR through Internet or LAN USB 2 0 USB 2 0 connector for mouse control ALARM SENSOR ALARM 16 8 4 SENSOR INPUT 1 OUTPUT PORT CAMERA KEYBOARD CONTROLLER 1 Serial Communication for Pan Tilt Camera 1 Serial Communication for P T Z Control Keyboard AC POWER AC 1...

Page 13: ...ser manual SYSTEM CONNECTION DIAGRAM ALARM CONNECTIONS The Alarm connections are made via the push in connectors on the rear on the unit There are 16 individual alarms inputs marked as Sensor In 1 16 and 2 Outputs marked as Alarm plus 2 ground connections As shown below ...

Page 14: ...14 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual REMOTE CONTROL ...

Page 15: ...nnection Time etc using by icons HDD capacity 1 7GB is used out of 298 0GB Network connection It is shown that admin or user is connected Date Time Others Backup Mute USB Stick This screen shows PTZ control of camera 2 The on screen arrows will allow control of this camera Record Standby It is shown when recording is not activated PTZ icon ...

Page 16: ...16 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual MENU TREES Display Menu ...

Page 17: ...17 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Recording menu ...

Page 18: ...18 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual System Menu ...

Page 19: ...19 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Network menu ...

Page 20: ...20 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Event menu ...

Page 21: ...21 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Search Menu ...

Page 22: ...22 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Archive menu Log menu ...

Page 23: ...ll be displayed played asking for password The default Password is 00000000 8 zeros To select a different use press the Select key in the centre of the unit use the up and down arrows to choose then press the Select key again to confirm Then enter this users password Viewer Software When using the supplied Viewer software the default logon details are User ID is admin not case sensitive Password i...

Page 24: ...pressing select key and using the up and down key Next enter the password default password is 00000000 8 zeros Use the numerical buttons The following menu page will be displayed All menus are navigated around using the left Right Up Down and the Select button To step back out of the menus press MENU button Mouse control Left clicking the mouse brings up the following display from this right click...

Page 25: ...ge will vary slightly depending on the page 1 Clicking on a segment will toggle through available values 2 Click on icon at top of list will change all channel values 3 Click on the box and the following keyboard will be displayed Use the keyboard to fill in titles etc followed by OK to enter the value Remote Keyboard The remote keyboard is connected via the push in connector on the rear of the un...

Page 26: ... 1 2 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 In order to view covert cameras in Live or Playback it needs to be turned off ...

Page 27: ... Quad Screen 9 Channel Divisions 16 Channel Divisions Spot output is used to configure the second monitor output The Spot monitor can respond to Alarms Motion Audio or can be configured for full or multi screen sequences Use the Select key to turn the Mode box from Blue to Green use the up and down arrows to select the mode between multi screen options Alarms Motion or Audio Once the mode has been...

Page 28: ...to display the following menu page Skip Live Ch If set to ON this will not show a live PTZ camera on the Spot Monitor output sequence Monitor This defines the monitor on which any alarm events will be displayed the options are LIVE Main monitor SPOT Spot monitor All Will show on all monitors None The alarm will not be displayed ...

Page 29: ...which camera has PTZ control allocated to it in a multi screen can be set to On or OFF Audio Channel The icon which indicated which camera has Audio control allocated to it in a multi screen can be set to On or OFF Event Display Icons such as recording mode motion detection can be displays or not On Off Camera Names The camera title can be displayed or not On Off PTZ display When in telemetry mode...

Page 30: ...he Built in Hard Disk Drive duration calculator display can be turned on or off Options are HDD Hard disk size displayed Duration The approximate time available on the disk drive is displayed HDD Duration Both the Hard Disk Size and recording time available are displayed Camera View position This option allows the sequence in which the cameras are displayed on the DVRs largest multi screen option ...

Page 31: ...nitor out put will display this sequence Alternatively use the mouse to select the sequence required then select the duration Click Start to turn the sequence on To interrupt the sequence simply select any camera 1 7 Camera Status APPLY In order to save any modified setting value press SEL key when the APPLY section is highlighted This action can be carried out within each Sub Menu The live settin...

Page 32: ...the hard drives are full Quality The amount of compression applied to the recording can be changed between Best Good and Standard Alarm Mode Exclusive Will only record the cameras in Alarm Normal Alarmed cameras will record at the settings in the Alarms Motion or Audio Events record set up pages in the RECORD section of the main menu Non Alarmed Mode Not yet operational for use in future firmware ...

Page 33: ...are revisions Page 2 of Recording global click on the arrows at the top of the screen to toggle between the pages Pre Alarm Resolution This is the resolution that the DVR will record its Pre Alarm events in it can be set to CIF 2 CIF or D1 Pre Alarm FPS This is the number of pictures per second recorded per camera during the Pre Alarm period The maximum FPS will vary dependant on the Pre Alarm Res...

Page 34: ... overview this is denoted by 0 For each TL mode Record rates available In CIF 360x288 25 fps is available to each channel total 400fps In 2CIF 720x288 12 5 fps is available to each channel Total 200fps In D1 720x576 6 25 fps is available to each channel Total 100fps Each camera can be individually configured for record rate and Audio on off Once a single camera has had its parameters set these can...

Page 35: ...ich can be sent a telemetry action on receipt of the alarm Highlight the Alarm title at the top and select the relevant alarm input number The camera selected as the PRIMARY camera is the one that will show in the Log and on the Calendar Search menu in the alarm coloured time bar Function can be set to Preset Tour or Learn Number can be set to the relevant Preset Preset tour or Learn tour number T...

Page 36: ... be displayed Select the source camera and the cameras required to have the same settings then select OK Alarm Timer Timed out The alarm will remain active for the period of the alarm plus the amount of time allocated Acknowledge The operator needs to acknowledge the alarm by pressing the SEL key on the front of the DVR or the Alarm key on the VKBD4 keyboard Transparent The alarm remains active fo...

Page 37: ...P03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Keyswitch A single alarm input can be selected to be a control switch to turn alarm on or off globally This allows a final exit key switch to be used to manually arm the inputs ...

Page 38: ...e Left right up down to move cursor and the Select key to toggle between active PINK and inactive CLEAR The mouse can also be used to select cells and toggle them on and off Care must be taken in setting of the motion sensitivity It is recommended that each level is tested to find out which one suits that particular camera site The motion detection is not recommended for external cameras Once a si...

Page 39: ... characteristics of the DVR to each individual hour of the week As default the Schedule is set to record in Profile 0 Normal Time Lapse mode 1 To program the schedule to each sites individual requirements use either the front panel or more easily via the mouse From the mouse 1 Left click anywhere on the schedule box the following screen will be displayed AL M N1 Priority settings are Alarm top Pri...

Page 40: ...priority to over all else So when an alarm input is triggered the record setting for that input will be used If there are no active alarm inputs then the DVR 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 DVR will record using the Normal Time Lapse 1 settings Once...

Page 41: ... the SEARCH key followed by the Up or Down arrows to select the profile number Press Select to display the priority settings Press the Up and Down arrows to select the priority number Press Select to change from Blue to Green Press Up and Down to change the Priority Settings Press Select to return to Blue Press the down arrow to move to OK Press Select to confirm the changes Press Search to enter ...

Page 42: ...ing the Resolution Images per second can be set per channel Individual channels can be enabled or disabled and the sensitivity set to either Low Middle or High Once a single camera has had its parameters set these can be copied to selected cameras by selecting the Copy Camera Setting button the following window will be displayed Select the source camera and the cameras required to have the same se...

Page 43: ... being recorded can each be set per channel The user then sets the number of days of recording required then the Quantum will automatically calculate best record rate to achieve these settings Once a single camera has had its parameters set these can be copied to selected cameras by selecting the Copy Camera Setting button the following window will be displayed Select the source camera and the cam...

Page 44: ...ese Japanese Danish and Polish are available Auto Delete Mode Auto Delete Mode can be set to automatically erase recorded older than a certain number of days This can be set between 0 and 99 days Date Format The default is dd mm yyyy Other date formats available are mm dd yyyy yyyy mm dd Time DST Setting The DVRs time can be set by clicking on the time and date displayed in this section the on scr...

Page 45: ...et the hour back there will be more than one recording with the same time stamp Such as during the October Daylight Saving Time changeover if you try to search for video between 1 am and 2 am the recorder may not operate properly because there will be two hours of recorded video during this time period To view video during this overlapping time period you must start playback before 1 am then recor...

Page 46: ...ss so that the remote will only control one at a time if they are in close proximity The default is 11 To select a unit on the remote control press the ID button followed by a 2 digit code e g 05 for DVR 5 followed by the ID button again The LED will flash slowly Initialization All the menu settings will be returned to the factory default To carry out this function the system recording will have t...

Page 47: ... of the Hard disk The parameters which can be monitored are 1 Read Write errors on the drive 2 Drive temperature To set enable these features click on Set three options will be presented Smart Turn to on to enable feature Temperature Using the on screen keyboard set the temperature at which the warning is to be reported recommended setting 45 degrees Message Box The message box can be turned on or...

Page 48: ...or level log on Amending operators settings and user rights Click on the box beside Level this will step through the 6 Operator set up pages chose the operator required The operator ID can be changed using the on screen keyboard The operators Password can be changed The operators user rights can be amended Menu Allows access to the menu Play Search Allows access to the Playing back and Searching A...

Page 49: ...click on the middle icon at the bottom of the menu page the screen will change to show the following Click on the boxes adjacent to Local for the time out period for operation form the front panel Click on the box adjacent to Client for the time out period for operation form the client software This can be set to either Off 15 mins 30 mins or 1 Hour Archive log access Access to the archive log is ...

Page 50: ...cognizes the new firmware then New program found will be displayed on the screen Next press the SELECT button Processing percentage will be displayed NOTE 1 If the system doesn t recognize the new firmware New program not found will be displayed 2 USB compatibility has been tested successfully with Lexar Jumpdrive 128 256MB Sandisk Mini Cruzer Cruzer Micro 2GB KINGSTONE 2GB A DATA 2GB IMATION 2GB ...

Page 51: ...ndividually selectable Protocols with a choice of Vista Coax Vista PD Pelco P or Pelco D The Baud rate can also be selected 3 6 PTZ Controller The Quantum DVR needs to be setup to accept the VKBD3im or VKBD4 keyboard as a default this will be set to the correct Protocol and Baud rate ID This sets the RS485 Address of the DVR The Keyboard ID should not be the same as the DVR see keyboard manual for...

Page 52: ...connectors marked as Kbd on the rear of the DVR These are the 3rd and 4th connecters to the left hand side of the bank of push in connectors Use the break out box and one of the RJ45 Leads supplied with the VKBD3im keyboard Connect pin 3 of the break out box the Kbd VE Connect pin 6 of the break out box to the Kbd VE Connect the break out box to the keyboard using the RJ45 patch lead More detail c...

Page 53: ...ons The connection to RS485 domes is made via the push connectors marked as Tel on the rear of the Quantum The domes can be wired either in a Daisy chain or star configuration examples shown below If using a Star configuration you require a VSD16 RS485 star driver Daisy Chain configuration Star Configuration ...

Page 54: ...anel Camera selection The PTZ cameras can be controlled in either full screen or split screen mode If in full screen mode press the camera selection key the camera icon will step from one camera to the next on the split screen When the icon appears on the camera to be controlled then press the PTZ key If in full screen mode then simply press the PTZ key Pan and Tilt control To move the dome left r...

Page 55: ...search key followed by the number 0 Zero The tour requires a keyboard to set it up in the domes menu Remote control functions Camera selection The PTZ cameras can be controlled in either full screen or split screen mode If in full screen mode press the camera selection key the camera icon will step from one camera to the next on the split screen When the icon appears on the camera to be controlled...

Page 56: ...r Preset positions 3 To store a preset position Move the camera to the required position then press the record key followed by the number key of the preset to be stored 1 9 4 To recall a Preset Press the search key followed by the number 1 9 Run Tour 1 To run Tour 1 press the search key followed by the number 0 Zero The tour requires a keyboard to set it up in the domes menu ...

Page 57: ...keyboard is in Pan and Tilt Mode make sure the dome moves 2 Select the dome menu key from VKBD4 this is press and hold the camera key while holding it press and release the Mode key 3 The Dome menu password screen will appear 4 Use the Joystick to move around the menus Enter is and Escape is To exit the menu mode repeatedly press the Escape key Front Panel Keyboard 1 Press Menu key the password bo...

Page 58: ... arrows to navigate 10 To Exit repeatedly press ESC 11 To remove the navigation arrows right click Client Software 1 While Client software is running select the dome required 2 Enter Pan and tilt mode by clicking on the icon 3 The Pan and tilt control window will appear 4 Click on the central button 5 The following box will appear 6 7 Select the Dome Button 8 The dome password menu will appear 9 T...

Page 59: ...s PREV 12 To return to PTZ mode press the button 3 7 More Replay Time The Replay time can be set between 1 and 60minutes When set and the play back button is pressed this is the period that the DVR will step back from the current time to start replaying Key beep The key beep from the front panel can be turned On or Off ...

Page 60: ...be set 4 1 DDNS What is DDNS DDNS is a service that maps Internet domain names to IP addresses DDNS serves a similar purpose to DNS DDNS allows anyone hosting a Web or FTP server to advertise a public name to prospective users Unlike DNS that only works with static IP addresses DDNS works with dynamic IP addresses such as those assigned by an ISP or other DHCP server What this means is that the DV...

Page 61: ...o access this feature select DDNS DVR COM AUTO The Domain section of the menu will display the MAC address of the unit 16 digit number Note 1 DYNAMIC IP must be set to YES 2 Port forwarding has to be set up in the router using the dynamically assigned IP address and the DVR Port set in the IP set section 3 When connecting to the unit from the client software the address to enter will have to be in...

Page 62: ...ng used the Use Dynamic IP should be set to NO The IP Address Gateway and Subnet Mask need to be set these will generally be given by the Network Manager DSL refers to all types of Digital Subscriber Line such as ADSL and SDSL The DVR Port and WEB Port can both be changed if required default are 2000 and 80 respectively ...

Page 63: ...ing allows the DVR time to be synchronised with an external time server The default is NTP OFF When turned on the Type of service can be selected options are Default time bora net Domain and IP The Time zone can also be chosen within the City selection use the right arrow on the front panel to change the city settings ...

Page 64: ...ng resolution and Quality over a network connection regardless of System Recording and Quality to be set for remote viewing this helps optimise the network streaming 4 5 Bandwidth It is possible to set maximum limits for the bandwidth utilisation on the network port of the unit This can be set in Kilo Bytes per second kBs ...

Page 65: ...ss An E mail will only be sent if the Quantum Plus is sitting on a network with access to the Internet e g through a router The e mail addresses are set via the alphanumeric buttons on the front panel or from the on screen keyboard via the mouse The Sender Address is the address that will appear on the E mail received by the user this should be set logically to identify the specific DVR e g QUANTU...

Page 66: ...unction allows e mails to be sent over a LAN The default is SMTP Mode OFF In this mode the DVR will operate using its internal mail server Therefore no user installer setup is necessary If it is necessary to use a particular non default SMTP mail server then set the SMTP to either IP or Domain dependant on information supplied by your IT manager Then enter ID Password IP address and port Finally p...

Page 67: ...onitoring Attach Image On Off Enable to send a picture of the event 5 4 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 5 Alarm Out The Alarm out relay can be set to activate on the following occurrences Video Loss Alarm input Motion detection Power Loss SMART Ha...

Page 68: ...n be used as the Alarm input to a switcher such as the VS042A If the Monitor outputs from several DVRs are taken to the inputs of this switcher then each time a camera is selected the switcher will change it s output to the relevant DVR monitor picture This allows the full screen images of several DVRs to be viewed on a single monitor Relay Control Normal Relay will close when an alarm activation ...

Page 69: ...then select Play 2 Event Search and Multiple Event archiving This allows the user to select between ALARM MOTION or AUDIO Select required icon a list of events will be displayed as shown below With the option to Play or Archive the results To exit this mode at any time press Search This will step back one stage at a time To Exit Playback and return to Live press the Stop button Select the event by...

Page 70: ...d box If the details are correct select the Calculate Archive size to confirm the archive medium contains enough memory for the selected list Then select Transfer The selected items will now be archived onto the selected medium USB CD DVD Normal operation of the DVR can be resumed while the archive is being downloaded Using this selection all items can be deleted or additional time periods can be ...

Page 71: ...he screen any day which contains recorded video will be indicated by a highlighted number in white Move to the desired day by using the up down left right buttons Select the day by pressing SEL The following screen will be displayed To exit this mode at any time press Search This will step back one stage at a time To Exit Playback and return to Live press the Stop button To exit this mode at any t...

Page 72: ...from this point 4 Bookmark Search It is possible to edit the bookmark At any point while reviewing play back the recording can be tagged with a Bookmark by either clicking on the on screen icon Or by pressing the Book mark button on the VKBD4 keyboard If connected Minutes in the hour To exit this mode at any time press Search This will step back one stage at a time To Exit Playback and return to L...

Page 73: ...to hide the tool bar after a preset interval Split screen selection icons Stop Pause Reverse Forward play fast forward and reverse by clicking play forward and reverse multiple times Slow play forward and Reverse In Event search this allow stepping forward and back between events This toggles between Slow Play and Event stepping modes Add and edit bookmark name allows the name of bookmarks to be l...

Page 74: ...VD R writer and the FLASH option via the USB port when highlighted use the right arrow to toggle between the options Device Format Format for CD DVD R is not needed When using a USB pen the format should be done first Type EXCLUSIVE file type If evidence is downloaded as an Exclusive file the Quantum Plus will download bespoke player software on to the CD DVD or USB device along with the evidence ...

Page 75: ...ered it is necessary to confirm that the size of file created will not exceed the size of memory available on the disk or USB device Move to Calculated Archive size and press SEL The Quantum Plus will then calculate storage space required for download file This will be displayed in the Required Size section As long as the Required Size is smaller than the Free total space then move to Transfer and...

Page 76: ...een and select the playback icon When Quick Archive is selected the Archive screen will appear the DVR will search either a USB drive or CD DVD Once found the following download screen will be displayed The DVR will have set the From and To sections to completely fill the archive media with the time at which the Quick Archive section was made in the middle of this time period This time period and ...

Page 77: ...eview the recorded data 3 When the required archive start point is reached select pause 4 Tag this point by selecting the slow play back arrow 5 To start playing forward select pause 6 When the archive end point is reached select pause again 7 Tag this point by selecting the slow forward arrow 8 Selecting the slow forward arrow will automatically bring up the Archive menu with the To and From time...

Page 78: ... this manual LOG The log file contains information on the following 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 Client R_Login R_Logout R_Logfail R_Play R_Transfer R_Rec on R_Rec off R_Upgrade Event Alarm Motion Audio Video loss Email fail Archive This lists the USER time date when Archive was done and...

Page 79: ...commended minimum specification for the PC is as follows Minimum PC specification CPU Core 2 Duo 1 8GHz Graphic Memory 256MB Installing software When you put Quantum Network installation CD into your PC it will auto run and lead you through an installation wizard Follow the instructions Once the software is loaded it will automatically run Connection To connect to the Unit open the Viewer Software...

Page 80: ... 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 Address book Click on the Arrow to the left of the IP address the following box will appear This lists the last 22 units that have been accessed To reconnect to one of these units simply double clic...

Page 81: ...81 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Explanation of Screen Buttons ...

Page 82: ...e Monitoring The software is best viewed with the PC monitor resolution set to 1024 x 768 Split Screen options 1 4 6 7 8 9 10 13 16 Spilt Screens can be viewed during both live and playback The splits screens available are full screen 4 6 7 8 9 10 13 and 16 way 1 Full Screen 2 10 Way ...

Page 83: ...manual Full Screen on off OSD on off The OSD button will toggle between the on screen titles etc being shown or hidden When the 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 ...

Page 84: ... is pressed The still image is stored as default in C QTPlayer Saved folder as a Jpeg image using the date and time as the file name LOAD This icon is used to retrieve and view a saved still image when selected a list of available images will be shown Select to one required it will be displayed along with data information Status Live Playback IP address CH No Playback Step Backward Backward Playba...

Page 85: ...own arrow will appear use this to set the required value When set Click Play button this window disappears and Remote Playback will start 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 Click on the Event button on the right hand side the software will search for all event types This may take a sh...

Page 86: ...ed time once the date has been selected 1 Drag the Red line along the colour bar I e Blue Normal Recording till the required time is reached 2 Click on the required time for playback on the blue bar then the red line will move to this point 3 Hover over the time box a drop down arrow will appear allowing the manual selection of Hours mins and seconds Next click the Play button for Remote Playback ...

Page 87: ...size will be displayed Finally click Archive the file will be transferred to C QTplayer Download 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 the file will be transferred to C QTplayer Download C...

Page 88: ...required time once the date has been selected 1 Drag the Red line along the colour bar I e Blue Normal Recording till the required time is reached 2 Click on the required time for playback on the blue bar then the red line will move to this point 3 Hover over the time box a drop down arrow will appear allowing the manual selection of Hours minutes and seconds Then click the Next button to set End ...

Page 89: ... back to previous stage The downloaded data is saved in the follows location C QTplayer 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 Next click on the Local search button the normal search box will appear use the same method to search the files on the PC and Play back ...

Page 90: ...HDD format Menu set Client R_Login R_Logout R_Logfail R_Play R_Transfer R_Rec on R_Rec off R_Upgrade Event Alarm Motion Audio Video loss Email fail Archive This is a Password protected section only available to users with the correct rights Click on the Archive button a password entry box will appear which has to be completed before the Archive log list will appear Info System Info of the Remote L...

Page 91: ... Display Camera Setting Camera Covert Within this setting the Hue Saturation Contrast and Brightness can be adjusted on a camera by camera basis 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 ...

Page 92: ...al Camera Name Spot Monitor settings 1 Set Mode Split screen Alarm Motion or Event by click the ON button for the required state It will turn red 2 Next select Duration for a sequence using the white time bar next click OK Up to 32 Characters are available for each camera name ...

Page 93: ...be set to off Always on or be on for 5 or 10 seconds after a key press 3 In multi screen the PTZ channel indicator can be displayed or not 4 In multi screen the Audio channel indicator can be displayed or not 5 The Event indicator can be displayed or not 6 The camera title can be displayed or not 7 The PTZ indicator can be displayed or not 8 The PTZ function can be set to time out after a pre set ...

Page 94: ...2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Camera Info Cameras can be set to Connected or disconnected If disconnected that input can not have any recording resource allocated and will not show in any sequence etc ...

Page 95: ...t 6 Non Alarmed FPS this is the rate that non alarmed cameras are recorded in during an alarm event 7 Post Alarm duration the period alarm record settings continue for after an event finishes 8 Pre Alarm Resolution Picture quality for pre event recording 9 Pre Alarm FPS Picture rate for pre event recording 10 Pre Alarm Duration Length of pre event 11 Method CBR Constant Bit Rate VBR Variable Bit R...

Page 96: ...96 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Rate Audio Using the Copy Cam button all settings can be copied to all or any cameras ...

Page 97: ...id per camera Motion Sensitivity Region The sensitivity of motion detection can be set on a per camera basis the sensitivity will have to be adjusted to suit the individual scenes and may require several adjustments to achieve optimum performance The detection region setup screen is displayed by clicking the Region button Each cameras motion detection grid can be individually tailored for the came...

Page 98: ...tion is the setting up of Schedule grid click on the SET button to display the following screen Audio Event The Quantum Plus can start recording when it detects an Audio event The Schedule settings for Resolution Rate and Audio are configured in the same manner as Normal Time lapse see page 95 The only difference is to setup the sensitivity of the audio A timetable can be set in hourly blocks thro...

Page 99: ...ting allows the user to choose the Resolution and length of time the unit records for then the DVR will automatically adjust the rate at which it records to achieve this time period Resolution Video First select the resolution required for each camera Next select whether the camera is connected to the DVR ...

Page 100: ... Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Audio Days Next select if Audio is being recorded on that channel Finally select the number of days the DVR should record for The choice is between 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 or 90 Days ...

Page 101: ...tandard FPS recording during the day In this case the Schedule would be set for required FPS and resolution and the timetable set for this recording between 8am and 8pm each day Schedule would be set as 1st Priority The Alarm settings would be configured as required and this would be set as the 2nd priority The Quantum would then record between 8am and 8pm at the Scheduled rate then once beyond 8p...

Page 102: ...ottle The Quantum Plus allows for 1 Administrator level log on 1 Manger level log on 4 User level log on Each of the 6 log on accounts can be given individual passwords and user rights To amend the Name and password click on the name beside the Client Account box This will display the name in the ID box and it can be edited and passwords changed and confirmed User rights can be applied Select the ...

Page 103: ...ser manual Auto Log out After a certain amount of time 15mins 30mins or 1 hour of inactivity The users can be automatically logged off both the Local front panel control and the Client viewer Archive Log password A password is required in order to access the Archive Log ...

Page 104: ...access to the set up of Keyswitch and Alarm timer Transparent The alarm is active for the period of the sensor change of state Timed out The alarm is active for a set period after the sensor has return to is normal state Acknowledge The Alarm is active till the operator acknowledges it by pressing the alarm key on the VKBD4 keyboard If the Keyswitch option is switched to ON then one of the 16 sens...

Page 105: ...ete Mode PTZ Setup for Cameras ID In Auto Delete Mode the DVR can be set to delete recordings that are a certain numbers of days old This allows the DVR to comply with data protection laws in certain countries such as France Each camera input can be allocated an RS485 ID between 1 and 255 ...

Page 106: ... V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Protocol Baud Rate Each camera output can have an individual protocol associated with it the choices are The Baud rate of each PTZ camera can be set the choices are ...

Page 107: ...t up for Keyboard ID Protocol Each Keyboard can be allocated an RS485 ID between 1 and 255 Vista VKBD3im addressing switches are inside the keyboard refer to keyboard manual for setting address Each keyboard can have an RS485 protocol associated with it The Default Vista keyboard is VKBD ...

Page 108: ...ntum can be set to automatically reset its clock when the clocks change for Day Light Saving time As default this is set to Off USER Define The Baud rate of each PTZ camera can be set the choices are Choose 9600 for the VKDB3im Change Off to User Define this will allow the exact date and time for the change to occur Alternatively ...

Page 109: ...External clock The default setting is Off To set up hover on the Off a drop down arrow will appear giving the option to turn On Once On two other options will appear Type allows selection between Default Time server is time bora net Domain Where another time server name can be added IP Where an IP address for a time server can be input Select the required country Then click Ok ...

Page 110: ...which time zone you are in This will allow it to offset any time differences if the time server you contact is in a different zone Select City the map screen will appear Hover over the city selection box a drop down arrow will appear click on the arrow A list of time zones will be displayed Select the time zone where the Quantum is located Then click OK Smart can be turned on or off to monitor the...

Page 111: ... 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 The mails can be set to be sent immediately an event occurs Daily or Weekly The actions which cause an e mail response can be defined within this screen Select the Attach image button to select which cameras image should be sent with the e mail ...

Page 112: ...n the following occurrences Video Loss Alarm activation Motion Detection Power loss Smart Disk test The duration of the relay closure can be set If the relay follower is set to yes each time a camera is selected a relay out put on the rear of the DVR will close This can be used as the alarm input to a switcher to allow the monitor outputs of multiple DVR s to be switched to a single monitor Relay ...

Page 113: ...rches can be done by Date Time Events Calendar or Bookmarks Date Time Event Hovering over the Date and Time bars will allow drop down boxes to select the required time and Date Once set click Play Choose the Event search box then choose the type of Event you are searching for options are Alarms Motion or Audio Once the selection is made a list will appear choose the Event required and click Play ...

Page 114: ...alendar When the Calendar option is chosen this screen will appear any day with recording available will be highlighted in Blue Select the required day Any downloaded events will be shown click on the event the red line will move to that event Then click Play to review the recording ...

Page 115: ...H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Bookmark If Bookmarks have been set selecting a the Bookmark tab will display a list of Bookmarked sections Select a particular section and click on Play ...

Page 116: ...Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Log Info Clicking on Log will display the log file from the unit This file can be printed by clicking Print Click on Info This will display the version of the software client being used ...

Page 117: ... 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 Save Format for the saving of stills as either JPEG Bit Map or TIF Clock settings of 24 or 12 hour display Watermarking of recorder video Location for where stills are saved The opacity or boldness of the OSD can be individually set per function The lower the number the more see thro...

Page 118: ...PTZ control icon will be pop up on the live image PAN TILT ZOOM FOCUS When PAN TILT button is clicked the Pan Tilt control appears this allows Left Right Up and Down Control of PTZ cameras When Zoom Focus button is clicked the control changes to Zoom in on the up arrow Zoom out on the down arrow Focus near on the left button and focus far on the right arrow ...

Page 119: ...lick the Quit button 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 followed by the desired number To recall the preset click Call followed by the desired number PRESET LEARN icon ...

Page 120: ... 1 ALARM SENSOR INSTALLATION 1 Components 1 External Sensor 1 2 DVR System 1 2 Inner Circuit for Sensor Input The inner circuit of Quantum DVR is as follows 5V DC 2 2k 0 1uF PC817 12V DC 2 2k Internal Check Point Outlet Point SENSOR IN DVR GND PC817 Photo Coupler The Specification of PC817 ...

Page 121: ...mperature T sol 260 C 2 40 to 60 RH AC for 1 minute 3 For 10 seconds Electro optical Characteristics Parameter Symbol Conditions MIN TYP MAX Unit Input Forward voltage V F IF 20mA 1 2 1 4 V Peak forward voltage V FM IFM 0 5A 3 0 V Reverse current IR V R 4V 10 µ A Terminal capacitance Ct V 0 f 1kHz 30 250 pF Output Collector dark current ICEO V CE 20V 10 7 A Transfer charac teristics 4Current trans...

Page 122: ...Plus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 1 SENSOR Install Processing Please refer the below block diagram PC817 3 3k Or 10k N C SENSOR 12V DC 2 2k AC Outlet Point V DC SENSOR IN DVR GND ...

Page 123: ...ETUP FOR WEB CLIENT ON WINDOW XP 2000 WINDOW VISTA SERVICE PACK 2 1 Security Setup Window XP 2000 Window Vista Tools Internet Options Security Select Customer Level Select Allow script initiated windows Without Size or position constraints Enable Tools Internet Options Security Unselect square box Select Customer Level ...

Page 124: ...124 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Select Download unsigned Active X Controls Prompt Select Automatic Prompting for Active X Controls Disable ...

Page 125: ...125 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 2 Connection Click here as described Select Temporary Allow Pop ups ...

Page 126: ...installation and user manual Click To help protect security Internet Explorer stopped this site from installing an Active X control on your computer Click here for options Select Install Active X Control Select Install and then Log In box will be shown ...

Page 127: ...his 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 1 Visit www ddns dvr com to get the DDNS user ID PW as well as Host name 2 Click to create set account of Dynamic DNS 3 Select Create Account menu ...

Page 128: ...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 section of the Quantum s menus DDNS SET To enter Network set menu system ask password Default is 00000000 In DDNS environment need to be changed DVR Web server port please refer to IP set ...

Page 129: ... Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Set up DDNS 1 Change DDNS to ON 2 Input User ID 3 Input User PW 4 Input Domain 5 Click DDNS Status Check if it is ok Click Apply Note In DDNS Setup The Domain Name has to be filled in ...

Page 130: ...ber between 2000 65535 as long as it is not the same as the DVR Port number 2 Setup virtual server on IP sharing Router It is for setting virtual server to forward IP which is allotted to DVR For example DVR 1 IP 192 168 10 107 DVR Port 7000 Web Server Port 7001 If DVR 1 is configured as above the virtual server on IP sharing router is as follows 1 PC Server Name DVR 1 IP 192 168 10 107 Protocol T...

Page 131: ... For more detail please refer to relevant IP sharing manual 3 DDNS Setup on IP sharing router DDNS configuration is not needed in case of fixed IP 4 To connect DVR 1 with Internet Explorer http dvr 1 ddns dvr com 7001 to connect DVR 1 with CD installer http dvr 1 ddns dvr com 7000 ...

Page 132: ...B HDD should be formatted first on PC The Quantum PLUS supports the FAT32 NTFS file system of which maximum size is 500GB for one partition Please refer to the following procedure to make a partition and format on PC If the HDD capacity is under 500GB you don t need to make a partition and simply connect to the DVR directly 1 Select Control panel administrative Tools ...

Page 133: ...133 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 2 Select Computer Management 3 Select Disk Management ...

Page 134: ...134 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 4 Click right mouse button and select New Partition 5 Follow New Partition Wizard procedure as below ...

Page 135: ...135 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 6 Select the Primary partition option 7 Maximum is 500GB at FAT32 file format ...

Page 136: ...136 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 8 Assign drive letter 9 Format the partition to FAT32 10 At this stage New Partition has been made ...

Page 137: ...137 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 11 Check New partition was created correctly Format will run automatically ...

Page 138: ...138 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual 12 Check New Partition was created correctly ...

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Page 140: ...40 Vista QPlus H 264 V2 2 RP03 Quantum Plus H 264 installation and user manual Subject to change without notice NORBAIN SD LTD 210 Wharfedale Road Winnersh Triangle Wokingham Berks RG41 5TP 01189 125 000 ...

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