Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- NVR Overview
- Basic Setup
- Step 1: Connect the IP Cameras
- Step 2: Connect the Mouse
- Step 3: Connect the Ethernet Cable
- Step 4: Connect the Monitor
- Step 5: Connect the Power Adapter and Power on the NVR
- Step 6: Verify Camera Image
- Step 7: Set the Time
- Default System Password & Port Numbers
- Quick Access to System Information
- Installing Cameras
- Mouse Control
- Remote Control
- Using the On-Screen Display
- Setting the Date and Time
- Recording
- Playback
- Backing Up Video
- Managing Passwords
- Using the Main Menu
- Manual
- HDD
- Record
- Camera
- Configuration
- Maintenance
- Shutdown
- Setting up your NVR for Remote Connectivity
- Client Software for PC
- Control Panel
- Main View
- Video Player
- E-Map
- Event Search
- Remote Playback
- Add Camera
- Local Log Search
- Account Management
- Device Management
- Configuring an NVR Through Device Management
- Camera Settings
- Adjusting Picture Settings
- Configuring Video Quality
- Configuring Camera Recording Schedules
- Configuring the Camera Video Display (OSD) and Privacy Masks
- Configuring Motion Detection Settings
- Configuring Tampering Alarm Settings
- Configuring Video Loss Alarms
- PTZ Control (Not Supported)
- Network Connection (Not Supported)
- System Configuration
- Connecting to your NVR Using a Web Browser
- Mobile Apps: Accessing your NVR Using a Mobile Device
- Appendix A: System Specifications
- Appendix B: Installing or Replacing the Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting
- Getting Started
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HDD
HDD
Format hard drives and configure hard drive settings.
The HDD Menu contains the following sub-menus:
• General
• Advanced
• HDD Detect
• Overwrite
General
Formatting the Hard Drive
If you replace the hard drive or install a new hard drive in the system, you must format it
before it can be used for recording.
To format the hard drive:
ATTENTION: Formatting the hard drive will erase all data on the drive.
1 Right-click and then click Menu>HDD>General.
2 Check the har
d drive that you would like to format.
Check the hard
drive
Click Format
3 Click Format. Click OK to confirm. Wait for the formatting to complete. Right-click repeatedly
to return to live view.
Configuring Hard Drive Type or Group
You can configure installed hard drives to perform the following functions:
• R/W (Recording Hard Drive): N
ormal recording hard drive.
• Read-only: Read-onl
y hard drive. The NVR will not record to read-only hard drives.