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3. Select the Set button to enter the HDD Settings menu, as shown in Figure 7.
4. Set HDD Status to Redundancy.
5. Select OK to save and exit menu.
Note: The HDD that is set to redundancy is used to store an extra copy of the recording. If a HDD is set to
redundancy, at least one HDD should be set to the R/W status.
Checking HDD Status
You may check the status of any of the installed HDDs on your DVR at anytime.
To check the status of a HDD:
1. Enter the HDD Management menu by clicking Menu > HDD.
2. The status of your HDD is listed under the Status column. If the status is listed as Normal or Sleep, the
HDD is in working order. If it is listed as Abnormal and has already been initialized, the HDD needs
to be replaced. If the HDD is Uninitialized, you will need to initialize it before it can be use in your
DVR. Please refer to Initializing HDDs for further instructions.
You may also view the SMART information of installed HDDs. SMART, short for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology is a monitoring system for hard disk drives to detect and report on various indicators of
reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.
To view SMART information of a HDD:
1. Enter the Log Search menu, shown in Figure 8 by clicking Menu > Maintenance > Log.
Figure 8. Log Search Menu
2. Set Major Type to Information.
3. Set Minor Type to HDD SMART.
4. Enter Start Time and End Time.
5. Click the Search button to begin log search. A result list, similar to that of Figure 9 will be returned.
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