Hard Disk Drives - American Dynamics EDVR Installation And Operation Manual

EDVR Installation and Operation Guide

Hard Disk Drives

Hard Disk Drive Installation
The EDVR comes equipped with one or two hard disk drive and a CD-RW drive. It also includes a second internal
drive bay so that a second hard disk drive can be added. To install a second hard disk drive in your EDVR or to
replace the existing hard disk drive, contact American Dynamics Technical Support for further information.
HDD Information and Channel Selection
HDD Information
You can display the HDD information as shown in the following figures at any time by pressing the Display button
(see page 4, item 14).
In playback mode, the recorded video information is displayed. In live or recording mode, the Manual Recording
information is displayed. The EDVR displays system status on the main monitor as shown in the following. The
second and third screens are accessed by pressing the Display button a second and third time.
REC RATE: 30 F/S
REC TIME: 5h18m
REMAIN: 1h10m
REC MODE: STOP
STATUS: LIVE
SCHEDULE: NORMAL
ETHERNET DHCP
1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 1 . 1 4 3
RX 29
TX 100 KB/S
16
(20G): The capacity of an installed hard disk: 20 GB
(HDDn): Hard disk drive compartment (n = 1 or 2)
(): Recording; (): No recording
(): Playback; (): No Playback
(CD):CD-RW Compartment
(SD CARD): Secure Digital (SD) Card Compartment
Figure 1 – Display HDD information, First Screen
(30 F/S): Record speed setting: 30 fields per sec, same as
IPS as images are not interlaced.
(5h18m): Total 5 hours and 18 minutes recording time available.
(1h10m): Total 1 hours and 10 minutes remaining time available.
(REC MODE): STOP; MANUAL.
(STATUS): Indicates the device status.
PLAY: The device is in the playback mode.
LIVE: The device is in the live display mode.
MANU: The device is in the search mode.
(SCHEDULE): NORMAL, and 1 through 8.
Figure 2 – Display HDD information, Second Screen
(DHCP): Enables the DHCP communication function.
(192.168.1.143): Every EDVR must have a unique IP address to be
KB/S
(RX 29 KB/S): Receives the data from the network every second.
(TX 100 KB/S): Transmits the data to the network every second.
Figure 3 – Display HDD information, Third Screen
identified on the network.
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