Aposonic A-H2A8D2 - Manual (Page 59)

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Note: If the HDD has not been formatted, it will be formatted and partitioned with
default record size, 100% for Alarm record and 0% for Normal record.
If it has been formatted (and recorded), it will be partitioned according to the
Alarm Record Size (%) and Normal Record Size (%) displayed on the
screen, and the previously recorded contents will all be cleared.
CALL => Physical Format (Mouse: Left click)
Press this button to physically format the selected HDD. A confirmation dialog
will be shown on the screen, press ENTER to confirm, or ESC to cancel.
Please note that the recording will be always
optimized for performance &
lifetime no matter it’s for the first time or for the one hundredth time. The
formatting would take less than 1 minute. We strongly recommend that the
user use this physical format function to format the HDD for the first time.
Note: The HDD will be physically formatted and partitioned with default record
size, 100% for Alarm record and 0% for Normal record. All the
previously recorded contents will be cleared.
ESC (Mouse: Right Click)
Press this button to escape from this screen, and return to HDD Setup display. If
the Save dialog is shown, press
ENTER to exit and save, ESC (Mouse: Right
Click) to exit without saving.
Following is a brief description for each item and its specific operations:
Alarm Recording HDD – the current HDD for alarm recording. This item is
just for information.
Normal Recording HDD – the current HDD for normal recording. This item is
just for information.
Size (GB) – the total storage in GB (Giga-Byte) for this HDD if it has been
formatted. This item is just for information.
Alarm Record(%) – Alarm Record Size (in percentage) for this HDD. Please
follow the Text Input method described in
Section 4.1 to change the value.
Please note that if the alarm record percentage for all HDDs is zero, the
alarm video/audio will be recorded in normal record partition. Please note
that if the total normal record size is zero, the normal video/audio will be
recorded in alarm record partition.
Normal Record(%) – Normal Record Size (in percentage) for this HDD. It
equals to (100% - Alarm Record Size). This item is just for information.
NAS/Setup – used to setup NAS (Network Attached Storage) related parameters
if NAS is connected to the DVR. Press
ENTER (Mouse: Left click) in Setup