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4 Installation and Connections
This chapter describes the installation and connection of HLVR4.
Note
All the installation and operations here should conform to
your local electricity safety rules.
Check Unpacked DVR
When you receive the DVR from the shipping agency, please check
whether there is any visible damage to the DVR appearance. The
protective materials used for the package of the DVR can protect most
accidental clashes during transportation. Then you can open the box to
check the accessories.
Please check the items in accordance with the list on the warranty card.
Finally you can remove the protective film of the DVR.
HDD Installation
Calculate HDD Size
This series have no limit to HDD capacity. You can use 120G-750G HDD
to guarantee higher stability.
The formula of total HDD size is:
Total Capacity (MB) = Camera Amount * Recording Hours * HDD Usage
Per Hour (M/h)
When you calculate the total HD capacity, you should estimate the
average HDD capacity per hour for each channel.
For example, for a 4-ch DVR, the average capacity of HDD usage per
hour per channel is 200M/h. Now if you hope the DVR can record the
video 12 hours each day for 30 days, the total capacity of HDDs needed
