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OVERWRITE: If you select “on” the system will automatically overwrite the oldest recordings once the
hard drive is full; if you select “off”, recording will stop once the hard drive is full.
HDD FORMAT: You use this option to format the hard drive, you can not record files to the hard drive
until it has been formatted. Click [Format HDD] button to start formatting. When selecting [Format HDD]
option the system will prompt you – “Format HDD will loss all the data, do you confirm?” ; click “OK”, system
will prompt you – “Is formatting…” and “successful format”; and then system will restart automatically.
USB FORMAT: Use this option to format USB devices.
5.2.6.2 Alarm Set
not external sensors to record on motion detection.
HDD LOSS: Options are On and Off. If you select On there will be a buzzer sound and “H” sign on screen
when HDD is not detected or not formatted; on the contrary, if you close the function, there is only “H” sign to
indicate HDD not found, but no alarm sound when HDD not found or not formatted.
HDD SPACE: Options are On and Off. When the alarm function is on, there are alarm sounds when the
HDD is running out of space; when the function is off, there are no alarm sounds.
VIDEO LOSS: Options are On and Off. When the function is on, system will issue alarm sound and
display video loss on the preview interface; when the function is off, system will have no alarm sound, but the
preview interface will display video loss.
ALARM MANAGE ：Alarm Output（0s,10s,20s,40s,60s）、Buzzer time (0s,10s,20,40s,60s) and alarm
duration time （0s, 30s, 1minute，2minute，5minute）。
Alarm Type Function
Video Loss Video Loss Video Loss Video Loss Sends alarm when DVR can’t receive video signal (such as camera damage, cable broken or
Motion Detection Motion Detection Motion Detection Motion Detection When an object moves into motion detection area, alarm will be triggered. You can adjust sensitivity
I/O Status I/O Status I/O Status I/O Status System can convert alarm signal triggered by external sensor into signal identified by system.
HDD loss HDD loss HDD loss HDD loss When Hard Drive is not detected (HDD damage, power supply malfunction), or HDD auto-overwrite is
Click [Main Menu Device Alarm] to enter into [Alarm setup]
menu to setup Alarm warnings (shown as Picture 5-32).
I/O STATUS ： Options include NO (Normal-open), NC
(Normal-close) and OFF. Set to “Normal-open” if you use external
sensor alarms that are normally open, Set to “Normal-close” if you
use external sensor alarms that are normally closed, set to “off” if you
are not going to use external sensor alarms. You can use the DVRs Picture 5-32
When you install a HDD, the system will automatically detect
if HDD is formatted or not; If HDD needs to be formatted, HDD
status will be shown as “Not format”, otherwise, the HDD status
will be shown as “Normal” (refer to Picture 5-31)
TOTAL SPACE: Indicates total space available on Hard
Drive.
FREE SPACE: Indicates unused space available on the
Hard Drive.
USEABLE REC TIME: Based on current image
detail/quality and frame rate, system will show you how
Recording time you have left on the Hard Drive.
Picture 5-31