Manage Hdds; Initializing Hdds; Set Hdd Groups - HIKVISION DS-7200HVI-ST User Manual

Manage HDDs

Initializing HDDs

A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be first initialized before it can be used with your DVR. Initializing the
HDD will erase all data on it.
To initialize a HDD:
1. Click Menu > HDD to enter the HDD Management menu, shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. HDD Management Menu
2. Select HDD to be initialized.
3. Click the Init button.
4. Select OK button to start initialization. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will
change from Abnormal to Normal.

Set HDD Groups

Your DVR can separate multiple HDDs into groups. Videos from specified channels can be set to be recorded onto a
particular HDD group.
To set up a HDD group:
1. Click Menu > HDD to enter the HDD Management menu.
2. Select HDDs to be added to group.
3. Select Group button to enter Group Settings menu.
4.
Set the HDD Group Number, as shown in Figure 2.
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