User manual
Table Of Contents
- Product Key Features
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Chapter 3 Live View
- Chapter 4 PTZ Controls
- Chapter 5 Recording Settings
- 5.1 Configuring Recording Parameters
- 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule
- 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record
- 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record
- 5.5 Configuring VCA Record
- 5.6 Configuring Manual Record
- 5.7 Configuring Holiday Record
- 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording
- 5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording
- 5.10 Files Protection
- Chapter 6 Playback
- Chapter 7 Backup
- Chapter 8 Alarm Settings
- Chapter 9 Network Settings
- Chapter 10 HDD Management
- Chapter 11 Camera Settings
- Chapter 12 DVR Management and Maintenance
- Chapter 13 Others
- Appendix
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10.1 Initializing HDDs
Purpose:
A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your DVR.
Steps:
1. Enter the HDD Information interface.
Menu > HDD>General.
Figure 10. 1 HDD Information Interface
2. Select HDD to be initialized.
3. Click the Init button.
Figure 10. 2 Confirm Initialization
4. Select the OK button to start initialization.
Figure 10. 3 Start Initialization
5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal.
Figure 10. 4 HDD Status Changes to Normal
Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
The HDDs which are free of working for a long time can be enabled to sleep, thus to decrease the power