Q-See QS408, QS464, QS206, QS434 quick start Connect the Devices, Initial Set Up

Connect the Devices

STEP 1 Turning on the DVR

1. Connect the power cable to the DVR

2. Connect the power adapter to the power cable.

3a. Plug the power cable into a surge protector

b. The QS408 and QS464 have a power switch on the rear panel which must

beflipped to the “On” positon. All other models will power up when plugged in.

3a 3b

STEP 2 Connect Mouse

Plug the mouse into the USB port on the rear of the DVR.

NOTE: the USB port on the front of the DVR is used for backing up video files.

STEP 3 Connect to a VGA Monitor or Television

OPTION A: Connecting a VGA PC Monitor

1. Plug the VGA cable into the port marked “VGA” on the back of the DVR.

2. Plug the other end of the VGA cable into the similar port on the back of the monitor.

3. Plug the monitor’s power cable into the surge protector.

OPTION B: Connecting a Television

1. Connect the BNC-to-RCA cable to the “Video Out” port on the back of the DVR.

2. Plug the other end into the RCA “Video In” port on the television.

3. Plug the television’s power cable into a surge protector.

NOTE: If you do not see the cursor on your display, roll the mouse scroll wheel forward or backward until it appears.

Initial Set Up

IMPORTANT! You must follow these steps to enter the current date and time in order to effectively use the video search function described at the end of this guide.

STEP 4 Log In

1. Right-click anywhere on the screen to bring up the Shortcut Menu.

2. Click on Main Menu.

3.The Log In Screen will appear

4.Click Apply to log in.

M A I N M E N U

K E Y L O C K

C H N S W I T C H

D I G I T A L Z O O M V I D E O S E A R C H P T Z

M U T E

M A N U A L R E C S T O P R E C

USER LOGIN

STEP 5 Set Date and Time

1. Click on Basic in the Main Menu Bar at the bottom of the screen.

BASIC

SEARCH RECORD HDD BASIC ADVANCE EXIT

3a. Enter the date, time and desired formats using the virtual keyboard. Click individual numbers to change them.

3b. You may also choose to set the time zone along with enabling Daylight Savings Time (DST) to allow your DVR to adjust the time automatically.

DEVICE ID : 000000 (000000)

USER NAME : admin

PASSWORD :

APPLY EXIT

The Admin account is the default account and does not have a password. You may create a password and other user accounts using the Password menu as described in the User Manual.

2.Click on Time in the Basic

Menu.

TIME

LANG TIME PSWD BASIC VID/AUD EXIT

3aDATE			TIME SETUP
	07/14/2011		DATE	FORMAT	MM/DD/YY
TIME	07:29:04		TIME	FORMAT	24HOURS
SAVE	DATE AND TIME 4ZONE				0
3b	DST	OFF

The Virtual Keyboard

To enter numbers or characters, click the appropriate field and a virtual keyboard will appear. Click on a character to enter it into the field.

BLUE TAB Switches keyboard between numbers and upper or lower case letters if appropriate.

Backspace Enter. Closes keyboard.

1	2	3	4	123
5	6	7	8
9	0

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F G

ABC

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abc

H I J K L M N

h i j k l m n

O P Q R S T U

o p q r s t u

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DEFAULT APPLY

4.Click on Save Date and Time.

5.Click on Apply to save your settings.

6.Click on Exit.

EXIT