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Using the Main Menu
Device
The Device menu allows
you to configure hard drive
and PTZ settings and
format a USB flash drive
(not included).
• For details on connecting PTZ cameras
(not included), see “Appendix B:
Connecting a PTZ Camera” on page 112.
Configuring Hard Drive Settings
To format the hard drive:
ATTENTION: Formatting the HDD
erases
all data on the hard disk.
This step cannot be undone.
1 Select the HDD tab.
2 Click the checkbox under Select to choose
the drive you wish to reformat.
3 Cl
ick Fo
rmat HDD.
4 When the warning windo
w appears, enter
the admin password (default: 000000) and
click Apply. Wait for the system to format
the hard drive.
To set the hard drive recording mode
(loop
recording or line
ar recording):
1 Select the HDD tab
.
2 Select the checkbox beside the hard drive
you wish to configure.
3 In the Overwrite dr
op-down menu, select
Auto. (recommended), or select the
desired duration the hard drive should
retain its data.
NOTE: If overwrite recording is enabled, the
sys
tem’s hard drive automatically
re-writes the hard drive’s oldest
content (first in first out).
4 Click Appl
y
to save your settings.
Formatting USB Flash Drives
ATTENTION: Formatting a USB flash
drive erases
all data on the drive.
This step cannot be undone.
1 Insert a USB flash drive (not included) into
one of the USB ports on the DVR.
2 In the Main
Menu, Device>HDD.
3 Click For
mat USB, then click OK. Wait for
formatting to complete.