HDD
HDD
Hard disk drives
Note
The device can manage one 2.5" S-ATA hard disk
drive.
The installed hard disk drives have to be initialised
before the device can be used for recording. It is
only then that the device will recognise the hard
disk drive.
Warning
All data will be deleted from the hard disk drive
during initialisation.
Ensure data is backed up beforehand.
Installing the hard disk drive
Warning
Switch the device off and disconnect it from the
mains electricity.
Ensure proper grounding to avoid static discharge.
1. To install a hard disk drive, see separate quickstart
guide.
2. Open the lower flap on the recorder
3. Push the hard disk drive into the intended slot
4. Check that the hard disk drive is mounted correctly
to the recorder’s plug connections
5. Close the housing
General
HDD Information Description
No.
Shows the internal connection num-
ber
Capacity
Hard disk drive capacity (in GB)
Status
Shows the current status of the
hard disk drives:
Not initialised
Normal
Error
Standby
Attributes
Read-only: write protection
R/W: read and write
Type
Local: device hard disk drive
Free Space
Shows the approximate amount of
free memory for recordings
Group
Group ID
Edit
Delete
Remove the hard disk drive.
Initialising the hard disk drive
1. Select the hard disk drive by ticking the box.
2. Click on
Init.
to start the process.
3. Click on
OK
to acknowledge the security prompt.
4. The status bar will show the progress of the initialisa-
tion.
5. Once the process has finished, the hard disk drive
will appear.
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