Disk Manage - Ganz Digimaster DR4N Instruction Manual

SYSTEM SETUP
SYSTEM SETUP

DISK MANAGE

To manage the internal hard disk drives of your DVR system, highlight DISK MANAGE and press ENTER.
RECORD TIME LIMIT : In certain circumstances, it may be necessary to limit the amount of footage stored
The Record Time Limit can be set to 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week or 1 month.
Once the DVR has this amount of footage stored, it will start to overwrite the earliest recorded footage.
OVERWRITE : When set to ON, the DVR will start overwriting the earliest recorded footage once the hard
drive becomes full. In this case, the percentage of hard drive used shown in live display will
always be 99%. When set to OFF, the DVR will stop recording when the disk becomes full.
FORMAT : If necessary, all footage can be erased permanently from the DVR by using this option.
NOTE: When the RECORD TIME LIMIT is set, the percentage of HDD used shown in live display
mode may never reach 99%. For example, suppose that the total HDD capacity of the DVR allows
for a recording time of 4 days under normal conditions. If the RECORD TIME LIMIT is set to 2 days,
the percentage of HDD used will usually never exceed 50%.
NOTE: When a RECORD TIME LIMIT is set, the OVERWRITE option cannot be changed.
on the DVR (to comply with data protection laws for example).
Click the DISK MANAGEMENT menu.
Click on the RECORD TIME LIMIT or OVERWRITE
fields and set as either ON or OFF.
To re-format all system hard disk drives, next to the
format section, click the START button.
NOTE: This will erase all recording data permanently.
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