Remote Monitoring

Using QT View
for Android

Setup and Users Guide for Mobile Remote Monitoring QT Series Security DVRs
on Mobile Devices Using the Adroid Operating System
The QT View software allows you to remotely monitor your system using your mobile device QT VIEW FOR SMARTPHONES
and either a wireless or 3G/4G network. You will not be able to change the DVR’s settings CONNECTING TO YOUR DVR
using this application. That will need to be done either in the DVR itself or when remote
monitoring using a computer. Upon start-up, the QT View program will
require you to log in. The first time you will
In order to monitor your system using your Android smartphone or tablet, you will need to
need to enter the address of your DVR. If you
install either the Q-See QT View app for smartphones or Q-See QT View HD app if you’re
will be connecting to your DVR on the same
using a tablet. These are available for free through the Android market by searching for
network, say from within the same building,
“Q-See.” Install either one as you would any other Android application.
enter the local IP address. You will want to
The HD version for the Android tablet differs in that you can view up to nine cameras create a separate connection for use when
simultaneously rather than just four, plus the viewing resolution is greater to take advantage of you are away from the building housing the
the tablet’s higher resolution screen. DVR. In this case, you should enter the MyQ-
See address or the Internet IP address.
Information on these addresses can be found
Q-See QT View in the Remote Monitoring Guide.
For smartphones:
DPSI Clicking the box marked Remember Server
will add this connection to your Favorites
list which will allow you to select the desired
Free connection and DVR without having to log in
again.

For tablets: Q-See QT View HD

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Once you have added a DVR to QT View, you will only to tap on Server in the Log In screen
to access your desired connection.
Free You can also add another connection using this screen, in addition to doing so through the
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To launch QC View, simply tap on its icon in the app menu on your device..
Once you have logged into your DVR the
application will take you to the Main Menu
where you can access the functions of the
program and the DVR.

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OPERATION When switching to four-channel view, the
Live View Channel Configure window will allow you to
When you select Live from the Main Menu, you will be taken to the Live View window which select which cameras will be displayed.
will show a single-channel feed from your DVR. When viewing multiple channels, the screen
outlined in red will be the one affected by
such actions as snapshot or record.
When the phone is held in portrait mode,
Double tap on a screen in four-channel mode
a series of indicators and icons will appear
to bring it to full screen. Double-tapping on
below the video. The colored indicators show
the camera view will return to the split screen
the status of each camera.
mode.
Both sets of icons will disappear from the
screen when the phone is held in landscape
mode.

Color Meaning

Recording

Not Recording

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Alarm Recording

Not Connected
PTZ
PICTURE 4 Tapping on the PTZ icon will open the PTZ
Control window allowing you to control a
The icons allow you to control your display, including which cameras are being viewed, split- Pan-Tilt-Zoom camera connected to your
screen four channel view, enable PTZ mode and etcetera. DVR by touching the directional arrows.
Adjust your camera’s focus, zoom and iris
(light level) using the “+” and “-” buttons. The
Button Function Button Function slider at the bottom adjusts the speed at
Single channel view Four channel viewing mode which the camera moves.

Switch channels Switches to PTZ interface Clicking on the arrow to the right of the
controls allow you to activate one of 16
Snapshot Record presets or cruises that you may have already
set up in the DVR.
Two-way talk Audio On/Off

Minimize program

Note that both Two-way talk and Audio On/Off both require the use of an audio-capable
camera or a co-located microphone. Two-way talk additionally requires a speaker located with
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the camera being used.

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Snapshot and Record Playback
Tapping the Snapshot icon will cause the When you tap on the Playback icon you
program to take a still image of the currently will be given a list of channels which have
displayed video feed. In the case of multi- recordings. Select the desired channel and
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screen mode, the channel outlined in red will then select the video by date and time.
be the one that will be captured. Once you have selected your video, it will
begin playing back. You may pause, stop or
Likewise, tapping the Record icon will cause adjust the playback speed using the controls
the program to begin recording video from at the bottom.
the selected channel onto your phone’s
internal memory.

You are not able to view recordings or still

images stored on your DVR’s hard drive, only
files that are saved onto your phone. You
can access the images and video from the
Main menu by selecting Image or Playback,
respectively.
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Settings
You can set the maximum amount of space
set aside for video recordings on you phone
from within the Settings menu. You may
also enable record recycling which overwrites
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when the allocated space has been filled.

Image View In addition, you can configure your display

The Image window allows you to view your modes as well as setting whether the phone
snapshots. Cycle through them using the should sound an alarm, vibrate or both when
arrow icons at the bottom. You may also the program’s alarm fuction is triggered.
zoom in or out to see more detail. Unwanted
files can be deleted using the trashcan icon.

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Log
The Log menu contains a list of all events
recorded by QT View. Choose to see User
Operations or alarms that were triggered by
motion detection.
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Information QT VIEW FOR TABLET
This window contains information about your CONNECTING TO YOUR DVR
DVR and the phone you are using to run the
QT View app.
Upon start-up, the QT View program will require you to log in. The first time you will need to
enter the address of your DVR. If you will be connecting to your DVR on the same network,
Device name and Device ID: these are both
say from within the same building, enter the local IP address. You will want to create a
set on the DVR and are useful when you are
separate connection for use when you are away from the building housing the DVR. In this
using QT View to monitor more than one
case, you should enter the MyQ-See address or the Internet IP address. Information on these
DVR.
addresses can be found in the Remote Monitoring Guide.
Software Version: This is the version of the
Clicking the box marked Remember Server will add this connection to your Server List
firmware currently installed on the DVR. which will allow you to select the desired connection and DVR without having to log in again.
Build Date: The date the DVR’s firmware was
released.

Phone Software Version: This shows what

version of QT View you are using.
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Help
QT View includes an extensive electronic manual to assist you should you need more help.

Logoff
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This allows you to log out of QT View and will return you to the Login screen.

Once you have added a DVR to QT View, you will only to tap on Server in the Log In screen
to access your desired connection.
You can also add another connection once you’re logged in by clicking on Server List at the
top of the screen and then clicking on the white icon.

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OPERATION In the viewing modes with a single large screen surrounded by smaller ones, the first camera
selected will be the larger view. Double-tapping on any screen will bring it to full screen view.
Live View
Double-tapping upon it again will return to multi-screen viewing mode.
Once you have logged into your DVR you will see a live display from the system’s first camera.
QT View HD only operates in landscape mode at present.

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You can select which channel you want to view by tapping on the single channel view icon A series of indicators and icons appear below
Color Meaning
and then selecting the desired channel followed by tapping on OK. Or, you can select a multi- the live display regardless of viewing mode.
channel viewing mode by tapping on any of the other channel configurations and selecting The colored indicators show the status of Recording
which channels to view. each camera.
Not Recording

Motion Recording

Alarm Recording

Not Connected

The icons allow you to control your display, including which cameras are being viewed, split-
screen four channel view, enable PTZ mode and etcetera.
Note that both Two-way talk and Audio On/Off both require the use of an audio-capable
camera or a co-located microphone. Two-way talk additionally requires a speaker located with
the camera being used.

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Single channel view Multi-channel viewing modes

etc.

Record Snapshot

Audio On/Off Two-way talk

Switches to PTZ interface

In multiple-screen viewing modes, only the channel outlined in red will be affected by com-
mands such as Record, Snapshot, etc. A channel may be selected simply by touching it’s
display.

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Record and Snapshot
You can record video or still images from any of the video streams onto your tablet for later
review. This video is separate from that recorded on your DVR’s hard drive and recording on
your tablet will not affect the recording schedule on your DVR.
Only one channel can be recorded or have a still image captured at a time. As mentioned
before, this will be the channel currently indicated with a red outline around the edge.
Touching the Record icon will begin the recording. You are able to perform other operations
while recording. Touching the Record icon a second time will end the recording. The recording
will also end when it reaches the maximum file clip size or fills up the available memory - both
can be set using the Settings menu available at the top of the screen.
Touching the Snapshot icon will cause the selected channel to flash white for a second,
indicating that a still image has been captured and saved to your tablet’s memory.
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Playback
Video recordings saved onto your tablet can be accessed through the Playback menu which The controls below the video playback allow you to start, stop or pause the video. The double
can be reached by selecting Playback at the top of the screen. arrows will take you to the previous or next video clip. Tapping on Close will take you back to
The Playback window allows you to search for a recording by date and time. Enter the the search window.
desired search parameters, including which channel, and then touch Search. A list of
recordings which match your preferences will be displayed on the right portion of the window. Image View
Tap on the desired video to begin playback. Selecting Image from the options along the top of the screen will allow you to review your
saved images. You will see small previews of each of the saved images. Click on the desired
image to bring it to full-screen viewing.

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Buttons to the lower right of the image allow you to move to the previous or next saved image
or to delete an image from memory. Touching Close will return you to the list of images.

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Settings
This window is where you configure how QT View will record and display video along with how
it will notify you of events.

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You are able to reserve a set amount of memory space for QT View to record files as well as
the maximum file size for any recordings.
In addition, you can set QT View to view 1, 4, 6, 8 or 9 channels by default along with it
remembering which channels you wish to display.
Lastly, you can set it so that your tablet will emit an audible alarm when motion is detected by
your DVR.

Information
The data displayed in this window is your DVR’s information.
Device name and Device ID: these are both set on the DVR and are useful when you are
using QT View HD to monitor more than one DVR.
Hardware and MCU Version: These relate to the DVR’s physical configuration.
Kernel and Firmware Version: This concerns the operating system of the DVR and this data
can be useful when determining whether your firmware is up-to-date.
Launch Date: The date the DVR’s firmware was released.

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