Appendix 6: Using The Storage Calculator - Lorex L19WD800 Series Instruction Manual

Appendix 6: Using the Storage Calculator

Use the Storage Calculator included on the Software CD to determine the amount of recording
time available on your Hard Disk, according the System Record Settings.
To use the Storage Calculator:
Double-click Storage Calc.exe
1.
Under Camera, click NTSC or PAL.
2.
Depending on your system, click 4 CH, 8
3.
CH, or 16 CH*.
Click the Quality drop-down menus to
4.
NORMAL, HIGH, or HIGHEST. Click the
FPS drop-down menus and select 3, 5, 10,
15, or 30 frames-per-second.
Click the HDD Size drop-down menu and
5.
select the hard disk size of your system.
Note: If your hard drive size is not listed,
click the radio button below the drop down
menu and enter your hard drive size
manually.
Click HDD Check. The Storage Calculator
6.
displays record time available
(day/hour/minute) on your best according
to the entered values. Adjust the values to
find the best configuration to suit your
security needs.
*16-channels only on L19WD1600
Final calculations – An example of final storage
calculations.
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