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5.2.6 Device Management
Picture 5-20
5.2.6.1 HDD Management
Picture 5-21
Picture 5-22
NO：HDD number defaulted by system
Status：Available Hard drive. You could use HDD only when formatting the HDD and inspect its status
normal.
TOTAL SPACE: Indicates total space available on Hard Drive.
FREE SPACE: Indicates unused space available on the Hard Drive.
USEABLE REC TIME: Based on current image detail/quality and frame rate, system will show you how
many record time you have left on the Hard Drive.
HDD FORMAT: You use this option to format the hard drive, you can not record files to the hard drive until
it has been formatted. Click [Format HDD] button to start formatting. When selecting [Format HDD] option
the system will prompt you – “Format HDD will loss all the data, do you confirm?” ; click “OK”, system will
prompt you – “Is formatting…” and “successful format”; and then system will restart automatically.
OVERWRITE: If you select “on” the system will automatically overwrite the oldest recordings once the
hard drive is full; if you select “off”, recording will stop once the hard drive is full.
USB FORMAT: Use this option to format USB devices.
Note: It is an important first step when configuring your DVR to make sure that the hard drive (HDD) options
are correctly set. So, it is strongly recommended that you do format the HDD before start the first record.
5.2.6.2 Alarm Set
Click [Main MenuDeviceAlarm] to enter into the below window shown as Picture 5-23.
Options in device management include HDD,
Alarm, PTZ, Mobile, Motion and Serial set.
Click [Main MenuDevice Management]
option to enter into the window shown as Picture
5-20.
In the [Device Management] screen,
highlight and click [HDD] icon to enter into the
window shown as Picture 5-21.
When DVR is connected to a HDD, the system will
automatically detect if HDD is normal or not;
If the cable connected to HDD is loosen or HDD is
abnormal, HDD status will be shown as “No Disk”, or,
If HDD need to be formatted, status will be shown
as “no format”, otherwise, the HDD status will be
shown as “Normal”
(
refer to Picture 5-22
)
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