Lock & Delete Files - Q-See QT5116 User Manual

MANAGING THE DVR
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5.7 Lock & Delete Files
Users can lock or delete every video file in the system's log. Locking a file will prevent it from being inadvertently
deleted or written over by the system. However, it is possible to delete all locked files by formatting the hard drive.
Step 1: Right click on the mouse or press ENTER on the DVR's front panel to access the system's Control Bar
functions as illustrated in Fig 4.1 Control Bar. Click Search----->File manager, the window below will appear.
Fig 5.9: File Manager
Step 2: Click Date to change date by a calendar, click Search to refresh the list. The files found will be listed in the file
area of file manager at bottom. It shows the details of every file, like start/end time, lock state.
Step 3: Select the files and click Lock, it will lock the selected files. At this time, a letter "L" will be displayed at the end
of the file rows as in Fig 5.9 File Manager.
Step 4: Select any files which are unlocked, click Delete. A dialog window will display. Click OK to delete them.
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