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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)

Summary of Contents for Quantum Plus

Page 1: ...lus 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 ...

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Page 4: ...arantee 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 5: ...S 22 1 DISPLAY 22 Camera Setting Brightness Saturation Contrast Hue and default 22 Camera Covert 22 Camera Name 22 Spot Setting 23 OSD Setting 24 Live Setting 25 2 RECORDING 26 Global 26 Normal TL 27 Alarm 28 Motion 29 Schedule 30 Audio Event 31 Duration 31 Priority 32 3 SYSTEM 33 Basic 33 Disk 36 Format 36 Smart 36 Account 37 Program Update 39 Sensor 40 PTZ Setup 41 PTZ Controller 41 Telemetry co...

Page 6: ...9 System 86 Event 95 Local Search viewing downloaded footage 97 Local Setup 100 PAN TILT Zoom Focus Remote telemetry control 102 Firmware Upgrade 104 Quit Exiting Client program 104 APPENDIX 1 105 ALARM SENSOR INSTALLATION 105 APPENDIX 2 108 SETTING INTERNET SECURITY SETUP FOR WEB CLIENT ON 108 WINDOW XP 2000 WINDOW VISTA SERVICE PACK 2 108 APPENDIX 3 112 DYNAMIC IP Supporting DDNS Server 112 APPE...

Page 7: ...antum 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 8: ...8 Quantum Plus installation and user manual CONTENTS OF PACKAGING Installation CD Power Cable User Manual Remote Controller Battery USB2 0 Mouse ...

Page 9: ...lity 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 MPEG 4 algorithm Uses watermarking scrambling technologies MPEG 4 1 2 Kbytes per image with resolution 360x240 Functionality Variable recording function normal alarm motion schedule audio Time Lapse FSK Up the coax and RS485 Telemetry F...

Page 10: ...etwork 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 the menu on the...

Page 11: ... press again to enter fast 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 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 circular button Menu selection PTZ Selection PTZ Channel selection ...

Page 12: ...ion 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 13: ...dio 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 110 240 V ...

Page 14: ... 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 15: ...t access Log list 8 INFO Direct access system Info 9 ID Reserved 10 MUTE Audio Mute 11 AUDIO Switches through Audio channels 12 MENU Entering system menu 13 SEARCH Entering search 14 ARROW SPLIT Left Right Up and Down Also Screen split options 15 VOL Up down volume 16 CH Up down channel s 17 Play or fast forward 18 Reverse play 19 II Pause 20 Stop playback 21 Cam Changing PTZ icon 22 P T Pan Tilt ...

Page 16: ... 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 17: ...ype Time DST Set System ID Date Format Sensor OSD Setting Camera Info Duration Priority Auto Delete Mode Language Global Normal TL Alarm Motion Schedule Audio Event Resolution FPS Audio On Off Etc PTZ Setup PTZ Controller Camera Setting Pre Alarm Duration Pre Alarm FPS Pre Alarm Duration Non Alarmed FPS Post Alarm Duration Watermark HDD Overwrite Quality Alarm Mode Non Alarmed Resolution ...

Page 18: ...word Domain Dynamic IP IP Gate Way Net Mask DNS Server DSL ID DSL PW DVR Port Web Port Bandwidth NTP IP SET LIVE SMTP Mode Search Search Archive Log All Power Record Operation Client Event Archive Date Time Search Event Calendar Bookmark E Mail Out Beep Out Alarm Out Video Loss Power Loss Motion Alarm Smart ...

Page 19: ...layed 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 is 00000000 i e 8x...

Page 20: ...y 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 on the menu icon ...

Page 21: ...htly 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 unit The 2 connecto...

Page 22: ... 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 in the menus this is requires the necessary user rights 1 3 Came...

Page 23: ...t 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 selected you can select either a duration or On Off option Mode...

Page 24: ...title 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 PTZ Timeout The PTZ operation can be set to time out after a period of time PTZ Mode The PTZ control can be limited by the PTZ mode Menu The menu display can be set to time out after either 1 or 5 m...

Page 25: ...he select key to turn the cell green and then the Up and Down keys to change the values Use the right button to move to Start press select the main monitor 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 Info Select which cameras ...

Page 26: ...stop recording when 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 Resolution This is the resolutio...

Page 27: ...uring the Pre Alarm period The maximum FPS will vary dependant on the Pre Alarm Resolution setting Pre Alarm Duration This is the time for which the DVR will buffer recordings to use as pre alarm events It can be set to 0 5 10 15 or 20 seconds 2 2 Normal TL This configures the continuous recording settings per channel Record rates available In CIF 360x288 25 fps is available to each channel total ...

Page 28: ...iate the Alarm record mode The Alarm recording Quality FPS and Audio are set up in the same way as Normal Recording A Single Alarm input can be used to drive up to 4 PTZ cameras to preset positions or Preset tours Click on the Set Icons Note this function is only available when RS485 telemetry formats are being used Not coax control ...

Page 29: ...elect the Sel button The detection area is divided into a grid of 11x8 cells Default is all cells in active mode Use the Left right up down to move cursor and the Select key to toggle between active and inactive 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 ...

Page 30: ... second and Audio can be configured per channel To set the timetable select the large SET box on the right of the menu page the following page will appear It allows each hour within the week to be set to be either Active Orange or Inactive Grey Use the Up Down Left Right buttons to navigate around the schedule and the Select button to toggle between on Orange and Off Black Alternatively use the mo...

Page 31: ...ed and the sensitivity set to either Low Middle or High 2 7 Duration The Duration mode allows the user to set the number of days that they require to record for The resolution whether cameras are active or not and whether audio is 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 ...

Page 32: ...ording 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 8pm would look to...

Page 33: ...e 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 scree...

Page 34: ...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 recorder will play bot...

Page 35: ...one at a time if they are in close proximity The default is 11 Repeated click on the ID value to change to the required number To select a unit on the remote control press the ID button followed by the number 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 hav...

Page 36: ...sk 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 Message Box The message box can be turned on or off to give a visible ...

Page 37: ...an Administrator 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 a...

Page 38: ...le 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 password protecte...

Page 39: ...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 SANDISK 1GB SANDI...

Page 40: ...40 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 3 5 Sensor The 16 alarm inputs on the rear of the Quantum can be configured to be normally open N O normally closed N C or None ...

Page 41: ...a choice of Vista Coax Vista PD Pelco P or Pelco D The Baud rate can also be selected 3 7 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 the ID RS485 Address my need to be adjusted dependant on the number of PTZ cameras on the system The Keyboard ID should not be the same as any of the dom...

Page 42: ... 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 can be found in th...

Page 43: ...n 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 44: ...tion 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 right up or down u...

Page 45: ...ed 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 then press the P...

Page 46: ...s 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 47: ...d ensure the keyboard is in Pan and Tilt Mode make sure the dome moves 2 Select the dome menu key from VKBD3im this is Shift and menu keys 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 Iris closed Front Panel Keyboard 1 Press Menu key the password box will appear 2 Enter 1 2 3 4 then hit select ...

Page 48: ...te 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 The pan and tilt c...

Page 49: ...llation and user manual 11 To Exit the menu mode repeatedly press PREV 12 To return to PTZ mode press the button 3 8 Etc Replay Time It is possible to play back again from the scene of previous time 1 minutes to 60 minutes ...

Page 50: ...hat 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 DVR does not need a...

Page 51: ...ynamic 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 52: ...R 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 53: ...eparate Live viewing resolution and Quality 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 ...

Page 54: ...s Alarm Motion or Power Loss 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 t...

Page 55: ...the addresses so allowing the installer to verify if the setup is correct 5 2 SMTP Mode The SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol function allows e mails to be sent over a LAN The default is SMTP Mode OFF In order to activate SMTP Mode choose SMTP Mode either IP or Domain first Then put ID Password IP address and port Finally press SMTP Status Check to test Please see the screen shots that follow ...

Page 56: ... on the following occurrences Video Loss Alarm Motion Power Loss and Smart Hard disk monitoring 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 ...

Page 57: ...tion and user manual 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 Hard disk monitoring The duration of the activation can be set ...

Page 58: ...e search the following will be shown Use the numerical number on the front panel or the mouse to select the time and date required then select Play 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 The search is for an...

Page 59: ...tation of when video is recorded on the hard drive The year and month can be selected This month is shown as a calendar on the 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 Hours of the day ...

Page 60: ...owing screen will be displayed The minutes which have recorded data will be displayed as a coloured bar click on the time required the recorded data will be played back from this point 4 Bookmark Search It is possible to edit the bookmark How to put a bookmark in the recorded file Press the bookmark icon at the point you want during playback Minutes in the hour ...

Page 61: ...nd 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 This means th...

Page 62: ...cessary 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 select it Tr...

Page 63: ...y 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 time range of archived section A total of 2500 events can be recorded the oldest being overwritten when a new one occurs they can be viewed all together or as individual ...

Page 64: ... 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 and click the co...

Page 65: ...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 click then add the ID...

Page 66: ...66 Quantum Plus installation and user manual Explanation of Screen Buttons ...

Page 67: ...oftware 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 68: ...it screen options and the Exit key will be displayed at the bottom of the screen OSD on off SMART ARRANGE ON OFF If Cameras are being displayed in segments that are not logical the Smart button will rearrange and put camera input 1 into segment 1 Top Left etc The OSD button will toggle between the on screen titles etc being shown or hidden ...

Page 69: ...nd 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 Playback Pause Recording Stop Step Forward Audio Mute Volume Select Audio Microphone Select Audio Toggles through ...

Page 70: ...e 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 short while A list of the ...

Page 71: ...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 Or click Prev to ...

Page 72: ...layed 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 Channels can be in...

Page 73: ...e 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 Archive time in t...

Page 74: ... 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 75: ...et 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 Log Status Info of...

Page 76: ...etting 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 77: ... to 32 Characters are available for each 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 ...

Page 78: ... set to be off Always on or be on for 5 or 10 seconds after a key press 2 The Event symbols such as Motion Audio Pan Tilt can be displayed or turned off 3 The camera name can be displayed or turned off 4 The PTZ display can be made to time out 5 The Password entry box can be made to time out 6 The darkness of the status bar can be varied ...

Page 79: ...lution that non alarmed cameras are recorded in during an alarm event 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 Le...

Page 80: ...80 Quantum Plus installation and user manual Rate Audio ...

Page 81: ...mera 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 camera scene ...

Page 82: ...ng 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 pages 76 and 77 The only difference is to setup the sensitivity of the audio A timetable can be set in hourly blocks throughout th...

Page 83: ...ser 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 84: ...s 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 85: ...ding 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 8pm would look to t...

Page 86: ...er the network 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 ...

Page 87: ...og 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 88: ...rm inputs can be configured to be either inactive NONE or Normally Open N O or Normally Closed N C 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 ...

Page 89: ...s installation and user manual PTZ Setup for Cameras ID Protocol Each camera input can be allocated an RS485 ID between 1 and 255 Each camera output can have an individual protocol associated with it the choices are ...

Page 90: ...te PTZ set up for Keyboard ID The Baud rate of each PTZ camera can be set the choices are 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 ...

Page 91: ...ser manual Protocol Baud rate Each keyboard can have an RS485 protocol associated with it the choices are Choose Vista KBD for the VKDB3im keyboard The Baud rate of each PTZ camera can be set the choices are Choose 9600 for the VKDB3im ...

Page 92: ...n 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 Select Region Change Off to User Define this will allow the exact date and time for the change to occur Alternatively Select the required country Then click Ok ...

Page 93: ...e 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 Once the NTP settings have been set you must then tell the DVR 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 ...

Page 94: ...entative maintenance tool so drives can be swapped out before failing completely so preventing the loss of recorded images Smart can be turned on or off to monitor the Disk sectors The temperature can be set to a value above which it will alarm The Q Plus is rated to work up to 50 degrees C It is recommended to det the Temp to approx 45 degrees This will give the opportunity to take preventative a...

Page 95: ... to 3 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 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 ...

Page 96: ...und on the following occurrences Video Loss Alarm activation Motion Detection Power loss The duration of the buzzer can be set 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 ...

Page 97: ... done by Date Time Even and Calendar 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 98: ...alendar option is chosen this screen will appear any day 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 Then click Play to review the recording ...

Page 99: ...s 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 100: ...reen 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 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 through the box ...

Page 101: ...ere 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 Adjust each variable to achieve best quality video for Network bandwidth available this is best done through trial and error ...

Page 102: ...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 103: ... 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 104: ...en 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 Once the upgrade has been completed the following message will appear Next press the OK button to reboot the DVR the firmware will only be applied completely once the system is rebooted Quit Exiting Client program To exit t...

Page 105: ...n and user manual APPENDIX 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 PC817 Photo Coupler The Specification of PC817 ...

Page 106: ... 100 s Duty ratio 0 001 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 tra...

Page 107: ...107 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 1 SENSOR Install Processing Please refer the below block diagram ...

Page 108: ...NT 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 109: ...109 Quantum Plus installation and user manual Select Download unsigned Active X Controls Prompt Select Automatic Prompting for Active X Controls Disable ...

Page 110: ...110 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 2 Connection Click here as described Select Temporary Allow Pop ups ...

Page 111: ...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 112: ... 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 113: ...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 114: ...us 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 115: ...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 TCP Internal Port ...

Page 116: ...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 117: ...ormatted 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 118: ...118 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 2 Select Computer Management 3 Select Disk Management ...

Page 119: ...119 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 4 Click right mouse button and select New Partition 5 Follow New Partition Wizard procedure as below ...

Page 120: ...120 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 6 Select the Primary partition option 7 Maximum is 500GB at FAT32 file format ...

Page 121: ...121 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 8 Assign drive letter 9 Format the partition to FAT32 ...

Page 122: ...122 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 10 At this stage New Partition has been made 11 Check New partition was created correctly Format will run automatically ...

Page 123: ...123 Quantum Plus installation and user manual 12 Check New Partition was created correctly ...

Page 124: ...124 Quantum Plus installation and user manual APPENDIX 6 SPECIFICATION ...

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Page 126: ...126 Quantum Plus 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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