Formatting The Hard Drive; Formatting The Usb Flash Drive - Lorex ECO LH100 SERIES Instruction Manual

Formatting the Hard Drive

: Formatting the HDD will
ATTENTION
all
erases video data. This step
undone.
To format the internal HDD:
1. Open the Main Menu and click HDD.
2. From the HDD menu, click HDD FORMAT.
Figure 12.1 Formatting warning
3. From the Warning prompt, click SURE. The
system will begin formatting the hard
drive. This may take several moments
depending on the size of the HDD.
4. Once formatting is complete, click CLOSE
in the confirmation window. The system
will automatically restart and load to the
default live viewing display.
5. Open the Main Menu and click HDD to
check the status of the hard drive.
NOTE: You will notice that the size of the HDD
and the free space are not the same. The system
uses a portion of the disk space for the operating
system and initialization. This is common in all
security DVRs as well as common PC hard
drives.

Formatting the USB Flash Drive

Use a USB flash drive to backup recorded video
and upgrade the system's firmware. You
cannot
be
should always format the USB flash drive you
intend to use with the system.
To format the USB flash drive:
1. Connect a USB flash drive to the top USB
2. Open the Main Menu and click HDD.
3. Click USB FORMAT.
4. From the Warning prompt, click SURE. The
Figure 12.2 Formatting warning
5. When formatting is complete, click CLOSE
NOTE: Not formatting the USB flash drive may
result in improper functionality.
port on the front panel of the system.
system will begin formatting the USB flash
drive. This may take several moments
depending on the size of the USB flash
DO NOT
drive. remove the USB flash drive
while formatting is taking place.
in the confirmation window. It is now safe
to remove the USB flash drive from the
system.
Using the Main Menu
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