PTZ CONTROL

You must have a PTZ camera (not included) connected to the system in order to use the PTZ controls.

Controlling a PTZ Camera

Select the channel of the connected PTZ camera(s).

Click the navigation arrows to pan and tilt the camera.

Click + /- to control zoom, focus, and iris.

Enter presets.

Click SETTING, HAND, and CLEAR to further control presets.

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SCREEN CAPTURES

Use the remote surveillance software to take a snapshot of the channels on the main display screen. Screen Captures can be useful for your own records, or may be needed by authorities in case of a security incident.

To take a screen capture:

STEP 1. In Live Viewing, select the channel you want to capture. The selected channel will be highlighted in a red frame.

STEP 2. Click .

STEP 3. Click OK in the confirmation window.

Screen captures are saved as BMP files to the default save location (C:\DVR\...).

PLAYBACK

Use the Playback menu to search and playback recorded video on your system.

NOTE! When playing back video files online, you can only view a single camera at a time.

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To use the replay menu:

STEP 1. Click PLAYBACK at the top of the main screen. The main screen will be grey.

STEP 2. Click REFRESH below the calendar to view the recorded files for the current month.

Normal recording is indicated by a clock icon; alarm recording (alarm, loss, and motion events) are indicated by an exclamation mark icon.

STEP 3. Double-click a file from the File List to playback the file in the main screen. The icon in the file list changes to “ ” .Control playback using the buttons at the bottom of the main screen.

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The blue bar above BACKUP indicates the download progress. The green marker above PLAY indicates playback progress. You can click and drag the playback marker to advance or rewind playback as needed.

Switch between pause/play

Stop play

Fast play

Slow play

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Q-See QS SERIES setup guide PTZ Control, Screen Captures, Playback