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Format HDD
Formatting cannot be stopped once it has started. Formatting the HDD erases all recorded video and audio
(if equipped) on your HDD, which may take several minutes. To Format the HDD follow these steps:
1. Select the box next to the HDD that you want
to format.
2. Click the FORMAT HDD button. An alert screen
will appear indicating FORMAT WILL REMOVE ALL
DATA FROM HDD.
3. Select OK to format the HDD or CANCEL to
prevent formatting.
4. Formatting the HDD may take a few minutes.
5. Once formatting is complete, a screen will
appear letting you know that the HDD is
formatted successfully.
6. Click OK, exit the menu completely and the DVR
will restart automatically.
Format USB
FORMAT USB erases anything you have stored on your USB device. Before formatting, be sure to connect
your USB device to a USB port. To Format the attached USB drive follow these steps:
1. Click the FORMAT USB button.
2. A screen will appear advising "FORMAT WILL
REMOVE ALL FILES FROM USB."
3. Select OK to format the USB or CANCEL to
prevent formatting.
4. It may take a few minutes to format the
attached USB. Do not remove the USB drive
during this time.
5. Once formatting is complete, a screen will
come up and let you know that the USB has
formatted successfully.
6. Select OK and you will have successfully
formatted the attached USB drive.
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