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2) Click to change it to
to unlock the file and the file is not protected.
Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only
Before you start:
To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See
Chapter 9.3 Managing HDD
Group.
Steps:
1.
Enter HDD setting interface.
Menu> HDD
Figure 5. 21 HDD General
2.
Click
to edit the HDD you want to protect.
Figure 5. 22 HDD General- Editing
3.
Set the HDD to Read-only.
4.
Click
OK
to save settings and back to the upper level menu.
You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the property
to R/W.
If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the DVR cannot record any files. Only live view mode is
available.
If you set the HDD to Read-only when the DVR is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next R/W
HDD. If there is only one HDD, the recording will be stopped.
