Network Video Recorder
User Manual
Network Video Recorder
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Pattern
Note: 1GB=1000MB, not 1GiB=1024MiB, so HDD capacity shown in Base Configuration under HDD
Management less than real marked.
File size per hour (CBR).
Form 7 1 record file size
You can begin the desired path or end a path by filling the
figure in the box.
8.2. HDD Capacity Calculation:
8.2.1 Reference of HDD Capacity Calculation
The first time install DVR, please check if the HDD has installed.
The capacity of the HDD
There is no limitation of capacity of single HDD to DVR, please choose the HDD according to the saving
time.
The choose of the Capacity
Computational formula of HDD Capacity:
Whole HDD Capacity = number of the channels × time in need (hour) × spent of HDD Capacity per hour
(MB/hour)
Similarly we can have the formula of recording time:
annel
AmountofCh
hr
rHour
cupationpe
CapacityOc
pacity
TotalHDDCa
hour
time
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MB/
(
)
MB
(
)
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ecording
Bit Rate
File
Bit Rate
File
Bit Rate
File
96k
42M
320k
140M
896k
393M
128k
56M
384k
168M
1.00M
450M
160k
70M
448k
196M
1.25M
562M
192k
84M
512k
225M
1.50M
675M
224k
98M
640k
281M
1.75M
787M
256k
112M
768k
337M
2.00M
900M
File size is more unpredictable when VBR style, please refer to the real size of recording file.