Q-See H264 User Manual

Time Tab
You can set the length of time the DVRs record an event before and after a motion detection 
or alarm is triggered as well as how long an individual record is preserved.

Pre-alarm record time: This sets the length 

of time showing events prior to a 
motion detection or sensor-triggered 
event that is included in the record.

Post-alarm record: Sets the length of time - 

from 10 to 60 seconds - that is 
added to the record after the event is 
finished.

Expire time: The time - up to 60 days - that 

an event is saved on the drive before 
it could be overwritten (See Recycle 
Record below).   

You can set up all channels with same values by selecting All and then configuring one 
channel. 

Stamp Tab
Select which cameras will display their ID and date stamp and where it’ll appear on the screen. 

Drag and drop the location of the camera 
name and date/time stamp to your desired 
location on the screen. This can be done 
individually or globally. A “Before” and “After” 
example is shown below.
   

Snap Tab
In this tab, you can configure how many still images are taken, the quality of the images and 
the timing between them when the Snapshot button is pushed on the Control Bar.

RECORD

RECORD

Default

Default

Apply

Apply

Exit

Exit

Resolution

Quality

Snap Time Interval [S]

Snap Number

Resolution

Quality

Snap Time Interval [S]

Snap Number

CIF

CIF

Medium

Medium

2

2

1

1

Recycle Record Tab
This is selected by default. Recycle record allows the DVR to record over old events when 
the hard drive is full. Otherwise, the DVR will stop recording when there is no more space 
available.