INSTALLATION AND | CHAPTER 2 |
CONNECTION |
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Please note that it is important to keep in mind common safety guidelines when installing your DVR or connecting additional devices – including turning off and unplugging your DVR before installing internal components.
POWER
The DVR’s power supply plugs into the DC power socket on the back of the DVR. It is absolutely essential that you only use the power supply that came with the DVR to ensure proper operation and to avoid damage.
We also recommend that you use an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) so that the system will continue to operate in the event of a power loss. In addition, you should connect the DVR into a
Some models feature a power switch on the rear panel, while all models have a soft power switch on the front. For those models with a rear panel power switch, it must be flipped to the On position to start the DVR. The other models will power up as soon as they are plugged in.
When shutting down the DVR, it is essential that you do so by pressing and holding the soft power switch on the front until the DVR enters standby mode. Once the display goes blank, you may either flip the rear power switch to Off or unplug the DVR.
If you wish to restart the DVR from standby mode, then you may do so by pressing and holding the soft power switch again.
USB PORTS
With the exception of the Model QS464, the port on the front of the DVR is reserved for external USB drives - whether to back up saved files or to install a firmware upgrade. The USB mouse should be plugged into the port on the back of the DVR. The QS464 has dual USB ports on the front panel with the upper port used for the external drive and the lower port available for use by the mouse. The QS464 features a third USB port on the rear panel for use by the mouse should you prefer.
VIDEO DISPLAY
The DVR can output video to either a standard VGA monitor or television. The monitor is connected via a VGA monitor cable (not included) to the VGA port on the rear of the DVR. The QS4474 does not include a VGA port. The television is connected to the BNC Video Out port on the DVR’s back panel through the use of the included BNC (Male)
to RCA (Female) adapter cable (Picture
the back of the television.
Both displays may be used at the same time, however they will both show the same images and they cannot be combined. The mouse cursor will only appear on one screen at a time and this may be selected by rolling the mouse scroll wheel forward (VGA) or backwards (television).
The second display may be used as a “Spot” monitor in a location away from the DVR to allow another person to view, but not control, the system.
IMPORTANT! The default resolution of this DVR is 1024 x 768 pixels. Some monitors smaller than 19” may not display video properly.
AUDIO
Depending on the model of your DVR, you can record one or more channels of audio to accompany your video recording. When there are an equal number of video and audio inputs, the audio will be recorded on the corresponding channel. On DVRs with only one or two audio inputs, the audio signal will be recorded on the first channel(s) so you should connect an
Also depending upon your model, the audio connection ports will either be BNC (like the video ports) or RCA. Microphones, such as
For output, most readily available speakers, such as those used in audio systems will have an RCA connector. The QS4474 has a
The connections and ports of the various models are presented on the following pages.
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