Q-See QT5116 User Manual

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MAIN MENU GUIDE QT518 & QT5116 User Manual33 | P a g e4.2.3 Record ConfigurationFrom the Pop-Up Menu illustrated in Fig 4.3 System Setup, select Record and a user interface for Record functionsavailable will appear as illustrated in Fig 4.7 Record Configuration.Fig 4.7: Record ConfigurationHere users can set record quality, frame rate, resolution and recycle. The following are the definitions of each option.Video Quality: There are 5 options from lowest to highest. The higher the value is, the clearer the recordedpicture will be.Frame Rate: Set recording frame rate.Audio: Enable audio recording.Time Stamp: Record the current time to video file if checked.Record: Switch on/off recording function for every camera. DVR records the camera only if the camera’soption is checked here. Then you can use manual, schedule, motion detection and sensor alarm recordingoptions for the camera.Resolution: DVR supports D1 onlyAlarm Record Hold Time(S): Set the length of time DVR records after alarm finishes. It has 4 options, 30, 60,120 and 180 seconds.Recycle: Enables HDD recycle. If checked hard drive will overwrite older files once it is full. If unchecked itwill stop recording when HDD is full.Note: Video quality, frame rate and resolution are directly related to the amount of storage space used. The higherthe value is, the higher the bit rate which results in more disk space being utilized on the hard drive.