User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 
 
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5.1  Configuring Encoding Parameters 
Before you start: 
1.  Make sure  that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize  it. 
(Menu>HDD>General) 
 
Figure 5. 1 HDD- General 
 
2.  Click Advance to check the storage mode of the HDD. 
1)  Whether the HDD mode is Quota, please set the maximum record capacity. For detailed information, 
see Chapter 10.5 Configuring Quota Mode. 
2)  If the HDD mode is Group, you should set the HDD group. For detailed information, see Chapter 5.8 
Configuring HDD Group for Recording. 
 
Figure 5. 2 HDD- Advanced 
 
Steps: 
1.  Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters: 
Menu>Record>Parameters 
 
Figure 5. 3 Record Encoding