Hard Drive Setup; Hdd Format; Overwrite - Swann DVR4-2500 Operating Instructions Manual

Hard drive Setup

What's this?
Unlike a VCR which records to a tape, your
DVR records footage to the internal hard drive.
Therefore, it's an important fi rst step when
confi guring your DVR to make sure that the
hard drive (HDD) options are correctly set. Think
of it like inserting a really, really long tape that
you don't have to rewind.
All the options we're confi guring here you'll
fi nd in the HDD SETUP submenu.
The HDD SETUP screen will show you:
TOTAL SPACE - Total size of the hard drive currently installed.
FREE SPACE - Total amount of freespace available on the hard drive currently installed.
USEABLE REC. TIME - Free space currently available in hours.
Additionally, there are some options that need to be confi gured. Here's a quick rundown of what's what.

OVERWRITE

When set to ENABLE the DVR will record over the
oldest fi les on the hard drive. This is the default
setting, and probably the most preferable, as
the DVR will always be able to record events as
they happen. However, it does mean that you'll
need to get important events off the HDD before
they're overwritten.
If overwrite is set to DISABLE the DVR will stop
recording once the DVR is full. Whilst you won't
lose old footage, you run the risk of missing new
events as they happen. Be sure you want to do
this before selecting it.

HDD FORMAT

Formatting the HDD will erase all data (i.e. foot-
age) which is stored on it, and re-create the FAT
(fi le allocation table).
There are some times when using the format op-
tion is very useful. For example, if the value dis-
played in TOTAL SPACE is not correct for the HDD
you've installed, or the DVR is displaying errors
when trying to write to the hard drive, then a for-
mat might fi x the problem.
Additionally, if you have a USB fl ash drive con-
nected to the DVR, you can format that, too. This
will also erase all the data on the drive, but make
the fl ash drive compatible with the DVR for back-
ing up footage. To do this, click the USB FORMAT
button and click OK.
10 After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
HDD Status (status of the currently installed hard drive)
If the hard drive is not installed properly you will see a message
saying NO DISK FOUND. Hopefully, though, it will say OK. The live
view screen will display the icon on the bottom of the top
left of the screen if the hard drive is not installed. If you're having
problems with this, have a look at the steps for changing the hard
drive on page 39.
All data will be erased - are
you sure you want to format?
D9 Viewer (continued)
Alarm
In the alarm screen you can change settings for motion detection.
1. Motion Detection - Status
i. Scroll over the dropdown list and LEFT click.
ii. Select ON to switch motion detection on for that channel. Selecting OFF will turn motion detec-
tion OFF for that channel.
iii. LEFT click.
2. Motion Detection - Sensitivity
i. Scroll over the dropdown list and LEFT click.
ii. Select the sensivity level you want for that channels motion detection; LOW, NORMAL, HIGH &
HIGHEST.
iii. LEFT click.
3. Motion Detection - Area Setup
i. Scroll over the button and LEFT click.
ii. You will see a small motion detection setup window open (fi g. 1). The red boxes indicate motion
detection is active for that area.
iii. Scroll over the red boxes & LEFT click to turn off motion detection. The box will change to black;
motion detection is now off for that box. Note: clicking the
motion detection area (that is currently on) off.
iv. After you have setup the area for motion detection click the
See page 20 for more information about MOTION DETECTION.
4. Video Loss / HDD Space / HDD Loss
i. Scroll over the dropdown list and LEFT click.
ii. Select ON to switch the function ON for that channel. Selecting OFF will turn the function OFF for
that channel.
iii. LEFT click.
Video Loss - Setting this to ON will activate the buzzer when a camera has been disconnected.
"VIDEO LOSS" will also be displayed on the display. If it is set to OFF you will only see the "VIDEO
LOSS" displayed but the alarm will not sound.
HDD Space - Setting this to ON will activate the buzzer when the hard drive in the DVR is running
out of storage space. No alarm will sound if it is set to OFF.
HDD Loss - Setting this to ON will activate the buzzer when there is no hard drive detected or if the
hard drive is not formatted. You will also see a small "H" on the display screen. Setting this to OFF
will only show the "H" on the display but the buzzer will not sound.
button will turn the whole
button.
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