Swann DVR8-2500 - Manual (Page 10)

Hard drive Setup
HDD Status (status of the currently installed hard drive)
If the hard drive is not installed properly you will see a message
saying NO DISK FOUND. Hopefully, though, it will say OK. In LIVE
VIEWING mode, you will see the icon on the bottom of the
top left display if the hard drive is not installed correctly. If you’re
having problems with this, have a look at the steps for changing
the hard drive on page 39.
After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
What’s this?
Unlike a VCR which records to a tape, your
DVR records footage to the internal hard drive.
Therefore, it’s an important first step when
configuring your DVR to make sure that the
hard drive (HDD) options are correctly set. Think
of it like inserting a really, really long tape that
you don’t have to rewind.
All the options we’re configuring here you’ll
find in the HDD SETUP submenu.
The HDD SETUP screen will show you:
TOTAL SPACE - Total size of the hard drive currently installed.
FREE SPACE - Total amount of freespace available on the hard drive currently installed.
USEABLE REC. TIME - Free space currently available in hours.
Additionally, there are some options that need to be configured. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s what.
OVERWRITE
When set to ENABLE the DVR will record over
the oldest files on the hard drive. This is the
default setting, and probably the most useful, as
the DVR will always be able to record events as
they happen. However, it does mean that you’ll
need to get important events off the HDD before
they’re overwritten.
If overwrite is set to DISABLE the DVR will stop
recording once the DVR is full. Whilst you won’t
lose old footage, you run the risk of missing new
events as they happen. Be sure you want to do
this before selecting it.
HDD FORMAT
Formatting the HDD will erase all data (i.e. foot-
age) which is stored on it, and re-create the FAT
(file allocation table).
There are some times when using the format
option is very useful. For example, if the value
displayed in TOTAL SPACE is not correct for the
HDD you’ve installed, or the DVR is displaying
errors when trying to write to the hard drive,
then a format might fix the problem.
Additionally, if you have a USB flash drive
connected to the DVR, you can format that, too.
This will also erase all the data on the drive, but
make the flash drive compatible with the DVR
for backing up footage. To do this, click the USB
FORMAT button and click OK.
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ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED, ARE YOU
SURE YOU WANT TO FORMAT?