Archiving - JVC VR-N900U Instructions Manual

Max. records in database:
Select this option to limit the database size based on a
maximum allowed number of records in the database.
Specify required maximum number of records in the
neighboring field.
If [Automatic archive when database is full] is turned off
and when the maximum number of records in the
database is reached, the oldest record in the database will
be automatically overwritten.
Max. time span in database:
Select this option to limit the database size based on a
total recording time in the database. Specify required total
recording time in the neighboring field, and select required
unit (Minutes, Hours, or Days) from the list.
If [Automatic archive when database is full] is turned off
and when the total recording time in the database is
reached, the oldest
automatically be overwritten.
Automatic archive when database is full:
This setting automatically archives data when the
database becomes full.
When the capacity of the hard disk decreases, the oldest
archive will be deleted.
Database path:
Do not change this setting.
Note
• The database can store up to 600,000 records.
• The default size for the database is 108,000 records. Do
not change this setting as it may reduce the recording
time and lower the recording performance.
• When using archiving (
images beyond the capabilities of the camera's database.
• Depending on the settings, the following window may
appear. In this case, click [No].
In case of database failure the following action should be
taken:
Select which action to take if the database becomes
corrupted. The number of available actions depends on
whether archiving has been enabled. (
Normally, select [Archive (No repair)]. Any other selection
may in the event of a problem even result in the deletion
of the database.
Repair, Scan, Delete if fails:
Two different repair methods will be attempted: a quick
repair and a complete repair. If both repair methods fail,
the contents of the database will be deleted.
Repair, Delete if fails:
A fast repair will be attempted. If the fast repair fails, the
contents of the database will be deleted.
Repair, Archive if fails:
Available only if archiving is enabled for the camera. A
fast repair will be attempted. If the fast repair fails, the
contents of the database will be archived. This action is
recommended if archiving is enabled for the camera.
record in the database
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Delete (no repair):
Do not select this item.
Archive (no repair):
Available only if archiving is enable for the camera. The
contents of the database will be archived.
CAUTION
• Recommended setting when an UPS is not used. The
largest time span in the database is selected, it is
recommended to set it as 60 minutes.

Archiving

With the archiving feature, you are able to keep recordings for
will
as long as required, limited only by the available hard disk
storage capacity. By default, images received from cameras
are stored in a database for each camera. The database for
each camera which is configured in Database Settings (click
the [Camera Record Setting] → [Device Manager] →
[Camera Name] → [Camera Settings] window) is capable of
containing a maximum of 600,000 frames or 40 GB and the
oldest records in the database are overwritten. With daily
archiving, the amount of records you are able to store is
limited only by the available hard disk storage capacity.
• You can specify how many times a day the contents of the
camera database will be moved to the archiving directory.
• The archiving location for each camera is automatically
selected. Automatically selects a hard disk drive with a
larger amount of free space.
• You are able to use the browsing features for archived
images; just like you would with recordings stored in a
camera's regular database.
1
Click the [Archive Setup] button in the
[Camera Record Setting] window.
[Archive Setup] window
2
In "Delete databases in the backup directory
older than:", specify how many days you want
to keep archived images.
3
Use the [Add] and [Delete] buttons to add or
remove an archiving time in the Daily archiving
times list.
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