Luma Surveillance LUM-500-DVR-16CH, Technical Reference Manual

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Hard Drives
What is the total recording time of my hard drive?
How much recording time a hard drive can hold is determined by
its size, the number of cameras, the resolution and frame rate being
used, etc. We offer an estimator tool on our website to help you
calculate the maximum recording time of your recorder. You can
also download this estimator as a worksheet for Microsoft Excel.
Visit this link and click on the DVR/NVR Storage tab to calculate
your recording time, as well as view our other surveillance tools.
Your recorder comes with the following hard drive size:
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4- and 8-channel 1 TB
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16-channel: 2 TB
Can I expand the capacity of my recorder?
You can always replace your recorder’s hard drive with a model with
greater capacity.
In addition, most Luma Surveillance recorders have space for
additional hard drives, as shown below.
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LUM-500-DVR-4CH no extra bays (1 total)
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LUM-500-NVR-4CH 1 extra bay (2 total)
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LUM-500/501 (all others) 3 extra bays (4 total)
8-channel and 16-channel recorders also have an eSATA port on the
back that can attach an additional hard drive.
Do you provide hardware for extra hard drives?
Your recorder comes with enough screws to install one extra hard
drive, plus a cable that connects to all extra hard drives you install
internally. You should receive screws with any additional drives you
install; if not, get #6/32.
What sort of expansion hard drive do you recommend?
We recommend Western Digital Purple drives. Otherwise, use a drive
that is surveillance rated.