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Spot Tab
This allows select feeds to be viewed on a separate monitor that is connected to the DVR but
may be in another room, for example. There will be no menu access on this auxiliary display.

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Only one channel can be displayed at a
time on this monitor. You can choose which
channels (each channel is a “group”), the
order and their dwell time. The left and right
arrows allow you to move to the next group. A
channel can appear in more than one group.

Mask Tab
Set up masks on individual cameras to block out select areas on each screen. This is to grant
privacy in situations when other users may be able to view the camera feeds and you wish to
restrict viewing of certain areas or activities.

Click on the Setting button next to a given
camera to apply a mask to its view.

Up to three areas may be masked in an
image. Simply click and drag to cover the
area. To delete, double-click on a mask.

Right-click to exit the screen, your masks will
be saved.

The masks will appear on that channel’s
image in the live area as well as on
recordings.

4.3 RECORD CONFIGURATION

QT4 Series DVRs are set to record in real-time (30 frames per second) in the CIF format.
Depending on the model, one or more channels may be set to record in the higher resolution
in real-time, or all channels may record in D1, but at a reduced frame rate. QT5 Series DVRs,
along with the QT454, are configured to record in real-time on all channels in the high-
resolution D1 format. The QT2124 can only record in the CIF format. There are five sets of
options;

Enable, Record Bitrate, Time, Stamp and Recycle Record.

Enable

Snap

Record Bitrate

Recycle Record

Time

Stamp

Default

Apply

Exit

CH Resolution

fps

Encode

Quality

Max Bitrate

CH Resolution

fps

Encode

Quality

Max Bitrate

All

Remaining : 0 (CIF), 0 (D1).

CBR

Higher

1536 kbps

CBR

Higher

1536 kbps

RECORD

Enable Tab
Select some or all of the cameras to record
to the DVR. Depending on your DVR model,
you can set up to 16 cameras to record
audio in addition to video. This will require
cameras equipped with microphones or
separate microphones co-located with the
camera(s). You can globally select all the
cameras regardless of their individual settings
by selecting the All box below each column.

Record Bitrate Tab
Set up the resolution, quality, encoding,
quality and maximum bitrate of the video
stream according to your needs. You can set
each camera individually, or globally by using
the All function at the bottom of the window.

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NOTE! While each camera can have its resolution and frame rate set
independently of the other cameras, the DVR may limit the frame rate available
to a camera based on the settings of other cameras.

Parameter

Options

What it Means

Resolution

D1, CIF

D1 = Full TV resolution, CIF = 1/2 D1. D1 takes more

room on the hard drive than CIF

FPS

1-30

Frames per second. More frames makes for smoother

video but takes up more room on the hard drive.

Encode

VBR, CBR

Variable Bit Rate versus Constant Bit Rate. VBR provides

better image quality for video with motion in it, but at the

expense of a larger file size.

Quality

Lowest

– Highest

Only available when VBR is selected. The higher the
quality, the more drive space required. CBR’s default
setting is for higher quality.

Max Bitrate

256-2084kbps

This sets the maximum bitrate that each camera will
record at with VBR encoding selected.