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CHAPTER 6
RECORDING, PLA
YBACK AND RECORD SEARCH
6.3 RECORDING TO HARD DRIVE
Users can determine where recorded files will be saved on their hard drive(s). In addition,
the recorder can save to a series of drives or partitions by automatically jumping to the next
partition when the current one is full. If all the partitions are full and
Recycling Record
mode
has been enabled prior to recording by checking the box below the
Storage Disk
list, the new
data will overwrite the oldest recorded data automatically.
Schedules can be set individually for each day. The cameras are default configured to
be recording in both Motion Detection and Schedule recording 24/7 and will have full-
length colored bars in the schedule window. Above each window is a 0-24 with segments
corresponding to each hour of the day. This will show when a camera has been scheduled to
record in that mode.
STEP 3
. This will open a new window.
Set the start time and end time along
with the day(s) to which you wish the
schedule to apply.
STEP 4
. Click
OK
to exit the
Add
window.
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NOTE!
When adding a new schedule, it should not duplicate an existing
schedule as this may cause a system error.
To add another block of time, such as an evening recording schedule to go with an early
morning schedule, you will need to repeat the process.
Clicking on
Delete
will remove a specific block of time from a specific day’s schedule.
Copy To
allows you to apply the settings for one camera to another camera as well.
The destination drive(s) for recordings -
which also applies to images captured using
the
Snapshot
button - is set in the
Basic
Configuration
window. You can also set
a HDD minimum storage alarm which will
cause the system to alert you once the that
threshold has been reached. If the present
storage space is less than the minimum
storage needed and Recycling Recordings is
not selected, the recording will automatically
stop.
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NOTE!
When setting up your recording schedule for the first time, it is faster
and easier to begin by selecting the mode’s schedule window and selecting
Delete All
to clear the schedule before making changes.
To create a new schedule;
STEP 1
. Select the camera name in one
of the three record mode groups.
STEP 2
. Click on
Add
.
Your new schedule will appear as a series of colored bars corresponding to the day(s) and
time(s) you’ve selected.
To edit a schedule, select a block of time and click
Edit
. You will be able to adjust the
schedule for that day and any other day in the same manner you used to create the schedule
in the
Add
window.
WARNING!
You should have your files record to a disk or partition OTHER
than your “C” drive. This will avoid issues with the Recycling function.
