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If the Hard Drive (HDD) is not formatted (initialized), the NVR will begin to beep. The beeping
will continue until the HDD is formatted. To format the HDD, go to:
“MENU” > “SYSTEM CONFIGURATION” > “HDD”
Select the HDDs that need to
be formatted, and press “INIT”
4. FORMATTING THE HARD DRIVE
Please Note:
Units purchased with HDDs, already
come with formatted HDDs
Formatting the HDDs also erases the
recorded video from the HDDs (this
does not affect the settings).
Free Space
Total HDD Space
List of HDDs
Estimated time of
recording(days)
