Managing the dvr, Formatting hard drives, Updating firmware – Q-See QSTD2408 User Manual

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Digital Video Recorder User Manual

CHAPTER

Managing the DVR

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5.1 Formatting Hard Drives

If you want to record, it is necessary to format the hard disk first. If not

formatted, it will show the position of the disk, free space, and total space
showing as 0M at the bottom of the main viewing screen.
STEP1

Enter TOOLS Configuration, refer to 4.2.10 Tools Configuration.

Press Disk Manager, a window will pop up shown as Fig 5.1 Disk Manager.

Fig 5.1 Disk Manager

STEP2

If a disk has never been formatted, Status will show “new”. Select

the hard disk and press the Format button to begin.
STEP3

A security window will remind user that this will delete all data on

HDD. Press OK to continue. A progress bar will display on the screen as shown
below.

STEP4

It will return to the previous screen automatically when finished and

status will show “normal” after being formatted.

Notice: All recorded files will be lost during formatting.

5.2 Updating Firmware

The DVR only supports USB update. Firmware updates, when written, will be

available from Q-See. Users can check USB information in disk manager, please
refer to Fig 5.1 Disk Manager.

STEP1

Plug an USB flash drive into a computer. Copy the firmware to the

flash drive. The extension of the firmware is tar.
STEP2

Move the USB flash drive to the DVR. Enter TOOLS Configuration,

refer to 4.2.10 Tools Configuration.
STEP3

Click Update. A window will appear, which reminds users that it will

automatically load default settings after update.
STEP4

Press OK to begin. The progress bar will display on the screen

during update.

STEP5

After finished, the unit needs restart.

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