Protecting Recorded Files; Locking And Unlocking Recorded Files - HIKVISION DS-9000 Series User Manual

User Manual of DS-9000/9100/9600 Series DVR
2. Start manual recording by selecting On or Off for the cameras desired.

Protecting Recorded Files

There are two methods to prevent recorded files from being deleted off the HDD. It's highly recommended that
important recorded events be protected from deletion. Recorded files can either be locked or the HDD that the
files reside on can be set to read only.

Locking and Unlocking Recorded Files

To lock or unlock a recorded file:
1. Enter the Video Search menu by navigating to Menu > Video Search. The Video Search menu is
shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6. Video Search Menu
2. Search for desired recording by entering search parameters. Search parameters include Camera #,
Video/File Type, and Start/End Time.
3. Click the Search button. A list of recordings (similar to Figure 7), matching the search
parameters will be displayed.
4. Select the file you would like to lock/unlock.
5. Click on the lock icon to lock file. If the file is already locked, click on the lock icon again to
unlock file. Locked files will be shown with a closed lock while unlocked files, opened lock.
6. Click Cancel to exit out of the Video Search menu.
Figure 7. Video Search Result List
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