Q-See QS408 Quick Installation Manual page 5

Manual Recording:
From the Record Setup screen set the Rec Mode to "ALWAYS". Your DVR will continu-
ously record and separate files will be created with the Pack Time intervals you selected.
Time Schedule Recording:
From the Record Setup screen, set the Rec Mode to TIMER RECORD and click "SCHED-
ULE". This will display the Schedule menu (see image above). Select the channels (cam-
eras) that you wish to record on a schedule. The options are: CH-1 through CH-8, and
ALL. Click on the green GENERAL option box then click on the boxes for the days and
times that you want to record using this option on the timeline. You can use the [From
– To] pull-down menus and COPY button to copy settings from one day to another day,
or all days. Your DVR will record on it's Time Schedule, and separate files with the Pack
Time Interval you selected. Click APPLY to activate your customized schedule, and then
reboot the DVR.
Motion Detection Recording:
From the Record Setup screen, set the Rec Mode to TIMER RECORD and click "SCHED-
ULE". This will display the Schedule menu (See picture above). The options are: CH-1
through CH-8, and ALL. Click on the red ALARM option box then click on the boxes for
the days and times that you want to record using this option on the timeline. You can
use the [From – To] pull-down menus and COPY button to copy settings from one day
to another day, or all days. Your DVR will record on Motion Detection. Click APPLY to
activate your customized schedule, and then go to the Avanced option (red box in first
below picture) and select the Motion Option (red box in second picture below), which will
display the Motion Detect Box.
The Schedule Grid shows the days of
the week and hours 0~23. You can set
Alarm Recording (Red), General (Normal)
Recording (Green), or No Recording (Blue)
to each time block of each day.
sensitive to motion.
EMAIL: ON-Open MD alarm to trigger email, OFF-Close MD alarm to trigger email.
NOTE: Email alarm can be assigned to each channel
The Motion Detection Menu has 3 sec-
tions, including Channel Status, Sensitivity
and Motion Area.
Status: This option allows you to enable
motion detection on any channel.
Sensitivity: This option allows you to set
sensitivity level of motion detection from 1
to 8, with 8 being the highest.
MD Area: Allows you to set the area
of the camera view that you want to be
Next, click on the MD AREA SETUP but- click on the MD AREA SETUP but- click on the MD AREA SETUP but-
ton, which will display the picture on the
left. This option allows you to select the
area you want to be sensitive to motion.
You can set this area by using the mouse
or REV, FWD, and SEL keys on the front
panel. Once you have set the area, right
click with the mouse or push the ESC key
key to save the setting. After you have set
all of the cameras, click on the Apply but-
ton to save the settings.