Your recorder has multiple storage options for video files. Depending on your system configuration, your recorder may have
come with a pre-installed 2.5” hard drive or a pre-inserted microSD card.
You may also connect a USB storage device to the USB port labelled Storage on your recorder for redundant storage. This means the system will automatically create a backup of the most recent recordings
on the USB drive as well as recording to the primary storage.
Note
Units with a pre-inserted microSD card can be upgraded with a new card up to 128GB. Units with a pre-installed hard drive
are not user upgradable.
12.1 Configuring Storage Overwrite
By default, your storage device is set to overwrite automatically, meaning that the system deletes the oldest footage when
storage is full to make way for new recordings. You can also select a number of days or hours the system should retain data
for. For example, if you select 30 days, only recordings more than 30 days old will be overwritten.
To configure overwrite:
From the live viewing screen, click
> Device > Storage.
Click to select the storage device you want to configure overwrite settings for.
Select an overwrite mode from the dropdown next to Overwrite:
Auto: Deletes the oldest saved footage when the hard drive is full (recommended).
1–90 Days: Keeps footage for as long as specified before overwriting. Ensure your hard drive is large enough to retain recordings for
as long as you have specified.
Off: No footage will be overwritten.
CAUTION
If you turn off overwrite and your hard drive fills up with footage, the system will stop recording.
Click Save.
12.2 Formatting Storage Devices
Formatting deletes all saved files from the selected storage device. It is recommended to format any newly-installed storage
device before recording.
To format storage:
From the live viewing screen, click
> Device > Storage.
Click to select the storage device you want to format.
Click Format Storage.
Enter your recorder’s user name (default: admin) and secure password to begin formatting the drive.
CAUTION
Formatting a storage device deletes all saved files. This step cannot be undone.