Recording; Record Setup - Q-See QSTD2404 User Manual

3.3 Recording

3.3.1 Record Setup

Users need to install and format a HDD, unless the unit came with a hard
drive already installed, and set all the recording parameters before recording.
There are four recording modes. Users can enable them simultaneously.
They have different priorities as below.
Motion detection recording > Sensor recording > Manual recording >
Scheduled recording
Press right mouse to show the control bar, refer to Fig 4.1 Control Bar.
Enter Menu---->System.
Enter RECORD configuration, refer to Fig 3.7 Record Setup.
STEP1
Select cameras.
Set Video quality, Frame rate, and Resolution.
STEP2
Have Audio checked if you input audio and want to record it.
STEP3
Check Time stamp if you want it on the recording.
Enable recording function for cameras in Record option.
STEP4
Notice: If camera is unchecked here, it will not record in any recording mode.
Set Alarm record hold time. It is for record time after alarm ends.
STEP5
Enable Recycle. It overwrites older files once HDD is full. If you
STEP6
have it unchecked, it will stop recording once HDD full until you reformat the
drive
Click OK to finish
STEP7
Notice: The higher the Video quality setting, frame rate, and resolution, the more hard
drive space is used per hour.
Notice: This Unit supports pre-alarm recording, however, there is no option to set the
pre-alarm recording time, the default is 10 seconds
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Fig 3.7 Record Setup
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