Formatting A Disk - HIKVISION DS-7300HWI-SH Series DVR Quick Start Manual

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3. Startup and Shutdown
To shut down your DVR:
OPTION 1: Standard Shutdown
1. Enter the Shutdown menu by going to Main
Menu > Maintenance.
2. Click Shutdown
menu.
3. Select the Shutdown button.
4. Click the Yes button.
OPTION 2: Manual Shutdown
1. Press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds.
2. Enter the administrator's username and password
in the dialog box for authentication.
3. Click the Yes button.
NOTE: Do not press the POWER button again
when the system is shutting down.

4. Formatting a Disk

A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be formatted first before it can be used with your DVR.
NOTE: Formatting the disk will erase all data on it.
To format a new disk:
1. Enter the Disk Management menu by going to Main Menu > System Configuration
> HDD.
2. Place a check next to the disk to format. A disk that has not been formatted will show
Uninitialized as its status.
If the disk is newly installed, the status of the drive will show up as Uninitialized .
button to access the Shutdown
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