Hello,

I got a hold of an older Qsee Model QSNDVR4, it's not the same model as listed on the support site for Q-see, it does not have a USB or RJ port on the back. It also has an older menu which does not match the downloadable one on their site.

It works and that's what is important. If someone has some experience and can help, its greatly appreciated.

1. In the menu under scheduled recording it has I assume military time
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24

You can use the menu keys to move over the top of the numbers and insert a "T" or an "S". What does S and T stand for? Start, Tape, Stop? any how does this basically work if you wanted the unit to start recording at say 14:00 and stop at 17:00?

3. It states it has a 120 Samsung hard drive, it has low, normal and high quality settings. Any idea how long it would record with that size Hard drive for each mode?

Thanks for any info, perhaps someone knows where I could get instructions for this obviously older unit?

Thank you

No one seems to be able to be able to answer.

Since posting I've done some tests and came to these conclusions.

With a 120GB hard drive I get these details

Low Quality
115 Hours
Normal Quality
97 Hours
High Quality
81 Hours

Still not totally sure about what T or S stands for in schedule recording.

Hi derk.

why do you want to use the schedule side of your system. why not just set-up motion.
that will save you h/drive space. i never understand why people use schedule set-up except for were needed. but to just safe on h/drive space does not make sence. schedule set to record at 12 till 8 place gets robbed at 9 . no footage no point having a system.

Schedule recording is used by people who have people come in to their house. Perhaps a homebound patient, and you have incoming nurses to feed, medicate, and take care of the patient.

One can set the system up to record from 9 - 5 to keep an eye on the nurses. Being that the cameras are on the inside of the house such as in the kitchen to watch food preparation, and where the medicine is stored, and dispensed, and in the room where the patient is located.

I agree in keeping a video surveillance system running 24/7, but personal privacy may trump this. Perhaps there is a secondary DVR that maintains the outdoor cameras.

I do not know what DVR you are describing, but I will guess that T stands for time recording, and S stands for Sensor (motion) recording.

If you leave it with the line ----- then there no recording.


I will make a wild guess that your DVR uses about 20 GB of "information" when recording 24/7. Divide 160 by 20, and you should get about 8 "days" of recording, and lowering the specs will increase your recording time.