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User Manual
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The user can perform the following disk maintenance:
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Delete data (with the possibility of restoring it).
•
Undelete data (restored if it has not yet been overwritten).
•
Erase data (removed with no possibility of restoring it).
•
Disk Test:
Provides access to the
Disk Test Setup
menu which features disk test and monitoring
options.
•
Protect: A selection of time can be protected from deletion.
•
Unprotect: A previously protected selection of video can be unprotected.
Advanced Menu
/
Disk Maintenance
/
Delete
To begin deleting the disk, use the Arrow buttons to select
DELETE
, then press the Enter button. The Deleting
Disk menu will appear. The unit will begin deleting the oldest recorded information immediately.
To stop the delete process, select
[CANCEL]
by clicking the
Enter
button.
Data that was deleted before
[CANCEL]
was selected will remain deleted unless
UNDELETE
is selected.
Advanced Menu
/
Disk Maintenance
/
Undelete
To restore information that was previously deleted, use the Arrow buttons to select
UNDELETE
, then click the
Enter button.
To stop the restore process, select
[CANCEL]
by clicking the
Enter
button.
Advanced Menu
/
Disk Maintenance
/
Erase
To begin erasing the disk, use the Arrow buttons to select
ERASE
, then click the Enter button.
To stop the erasing process, select
[CANCEL]
by clicking the
Enter
button.
Data that was erased before
[CANCEL]
was selected will remain deleted permanently.
Advanced Menu
/
Disk Maintenance
/
Disk Test
The Disk Test Setup menu provides several testing options including the test time, frequency, and duration.
•
Disk Test:
Options include
Disable, Test Now, Test Periodically
. The
Test Periodically
option runs
the Disk Test at the specified frequency. The Disk Tests run in the background and will not interfere
with normal operations.
•
Test Frequency in hours:
From 0 to 1000 hours between tests.
•
Test Duration:
This option is for the type of test to run;
Fast
or
Thorough.
The
Thorough
test will
test significantly more sectors than the
Fast
test. GE recommends using the
Thorough
test. The
Fast
test can miss some disk failures.