Configuring advanced hdd settings, Setting the hdd to read-only – Interlogix DVR 60 User Manual User Manual

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10BChapter 11: Configuring recording settings

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The Locked column indicates whether a file is locked or not. Closed lock
icons indicate locked files while opened lock icons indicate unlocked files. The
Lock button toggles between Lock and Unlock, depending on the file.

6. Click

Cancel

to exit out of the Video Search menu.

Setting the HDD to read-only

When you set an HDD to read-only, recorded video files cannot be written to the
HDD. If multiple HDDs are used, the DVR automatically records to the next HDD
not set to read-only

To set a HDD to read-only:

1. Enter the HDD Management screen by selecting

System

, and then

Hard

Disk

from the main menu.

2. Click the General tab.

3. Select the HDD you want to set to read-only.

4. Click

Mode

. The Mode screen displays.

5. Select Read-Only.

6. Click

OK

to save your changes. The HDD is now read-only.

Note:

In order to enable recordings on that particular HDD again, you must

set the HDD status back to R/W (Read/ Write) in the HDD Mode screen.

Configuring advanced HDD settings

To prepare for any unexpected failures of hard disk drives, we recommend that
you make a back up of your HDD. You must have more than one HDD in your
DVR to set up HDD redundancy.

To set up HDD redundancy:

1. Enter the HDD Management screen by selecting

System

, and then

Hard

Disk

from the main menu.

2. Click the General tab.

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