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5.2.3 Device
1. HDD
Go to “Main Menu” → “Device” → “HDD” to enter into the interface shown as Picture 5-35.
Picture 5-35
Picture 5-36
Note:
Recording can only be perf
ormed when HDD is in “Normal” state.
When HDD is connected, the system will
automatically detect if HDD is normal or not; if HDD
needs to be formatted, status will be shown as “Not
formatted”. Select the HDD and format the HDD. If
the system detects HDD is normal state, the HDD
status will be s
hown as “Normal”. See Picture 5-36
No.:
Number of HDD connected to system.
Status:
Shows the current status of HDD.
It
will be available only when HDD is “Normal”.
Free/Total Space:
Remaining or total space of
HDD
Free Time:
Remaining time for HDD recording
according to currently set “Resolution”,
“Encoding Rate” and “Frame Rate” of image.
Auto-overwrite:
When set to ENABLE, the
IQDVR will overwrite the oldest files on the
hard drive if hard drive space is full. When set
to DISABLE, the IQDVR will stop recording if
hard drive space is full. Overwrite time: 1 day,
3 days, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days and 90 days.
It means the longest storage time of records in
HDD. If the time is over, the records will be
deleted. For example, if the time is set as 3
hours and the data in HDD include 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 o’clock, then data 18,
19 and 20 will be saved and data 12, 13, 14,
15, 16 and 17 will be deleted.
Format HDD:
Format HDD for the first use.
