Technical Manual
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FRONT PANEL
REAR PANEL
QT7116
ITEM NAME FUNCTION
1 SHUT DOWN Press and hold to begin the shutdown process. the hard 
drive(s) will spin down and the DVR will display a message 
letting you know when it is safe to turn off the power using the 
switch on the rear panel (Item #16 on the next page).
2 CHANNEL LED 
INDICATORS
Shows the connection status of each camera.
3 VIDEO 
PLAYBACK 
KNOB
For use in Video Playback mode. Allows fine adjustment of 
video playback speed.
4 NUMBERS For selecting channels. Use the 0/10+ button for selecting 
channels 10-16
5 LED 
INDICATORS
Show status of power, hard drive, record, etc.
6 INFO Opens the Information menu
7 IR RECEIVER Receives signals from remote control
8 ENTER Confirm selection
9 RECORD Begins manual recording on all channels
10 MENU Opens MAIN MENU
11 VIDEO 
PLAYBACK 
CONTROLS
For use in Video Playback mode. Pressing the magnifying 
glass icon enters the Video Search mode.
12 AUDIO/+ Turns audio on or off. Increase the value in SETUP
13
PTZ/- Opens PTZ control menu. Decreases the value in SETUP
14 DIRECTION/
MULTISCREEN
1. Navigate through on-screen options
2. Change screen display mode between 1, 4, 9 and 16 
channels
15 USB USB port to connect USB flash or external hard drives to 
update firmware or back up recordings 
16 BACKUP Opens BACKUP window.
ITEM NAME FUNCTION
1 VIDEO IN Video input from up to 16 HD SDI cameras
2 CVBS (Video 
Out)
Video output for connecting to TV (BNC) or monitor
3 AUDIO 
OUTPUT
Connection for audio output – connect to an amplified speaker
4 MIC IN RCA connection for using microphone. Requires speaker(s) 
located with camera(s).
5 AUDIO IN 16 channel audio input for cameras equipped with audio. Dongle 
is located in accessory box.
6 ESATA Ports for connecting two external SATA hard drives for backup.
7 FAN Cooling fan exhaust port. This should not be blocked.
8 DC +12V Power input
9 ALARM IN  Input ports for 16 alarms. 
10 HDMI HDMI video output
11 VGA PORT Video output for connecting to monitor at least 19” in size
12 ALARM OUT Four output ports for external alarms
13 LAN Network (ethernet) port
14 USB PORT Connect USB mouse
15 PTZ RS485 
BLOCK
Connections for Pan-Tilt-Zoom speed dome cameras. Y = “+” Z 
= “-”
16 POWER 
SWITCH
Use to turn on the DVR as well as to turn off after powering 
down from within the GUI
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