Swann ADVANCED-SERIES H.264 - Manual (Page 22)

Device Management & HDD Menu
Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button. 22
This is the HARD DRIVE (HDD)
MANAGEMENT screen. All aspects of the
hard drive can be managed from this screen.
Additionally, this is the place to go if you
want to know exactly how much space
is left on the hard drive, and how much
footage you can record to it.
Pictured with OVERWRITE being selected.
HDD STATUS: If the hard drive is not installed properly you will see a message saying NO DISK FOUND.
The live view screen will display the icon on the bottom of Channel 1’s display if the hard drive is
not being detected.
TOTAL SPACE: Total size of the hard drive currently installed.
FREE SPACE: Total amount of freespace available on the hard drive(s) currently installed.
USEABLE REC. TIME: Free space currently available in hours, calculated based on your current record
quality settings.
This is the DEVICE MANAGEMENT
menu. Here you’ll find options to
customise and configure settings
for:
• Your Hard Drive
• Alarm Settings
• PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) Devices
• Access from Mobile Devices
• Motion Detection
HDD
For accessing information about your hard drive. This is where you go to correct or analyze any problem
with your hard drive. Additionally, you’ll be able to see at a glance how much recording time you have
left at your current quality settings, as well as being able to format (erase all data from) the hard drive
here. You can format flash drives from this screen as well.
Alarm
For configuring the DVR’s internal buzzer and auto-email settings.
PTZ
The setup window for configuring the DVR to act as a PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) controller. Recommended
for advanced users.
Mobile
For configuring the DVR to interface with mobile devices (mobile devices running Microsoft Windows
Mobile
® , Android, Symbian S60 (3rd or 5th edition) or iPhoneOS).
Motion
For setting up the motion detection features of the DVR. We suggest that motion detection is, under
most circumstances, the most practical recording method for the DVR to employ.