Live View ...........................................................................................................................54
3. 1 Configure the Screen Layout ..................................................................................................................55
3. 1. 1 Change the Screen Layout Quickly ......................................................................................................... 55
3. 1. 2 Rearrange Channels in Settings ................................................................................................................ 56
3. 2 Configure Live View Settings via Toolbar...........................................................................................58
Recording and Storage ................................................................................................60
4. 1 Configure Recording Schedules ............................................................................................................ 61
4. 1. 1 Configure Recording Schedule for all Channels ..............................................................................61
4. 1. 2 Customize Recording Schedule ...............................................................................................................61
4. 1. 3 Configure Advanced Recording Settings ............................................................................................ 65
4. 2 Recording Controls .....................................................................................................................................65
4. 2. 1 Configure Storage Disk Group ................................................................................................................... 65
4. 2. 2 Configure Disk Quota ......................................................................................................................................66
4. 3 Record Manually ........................................................................................................................................... 67
4. 4 Manage Hard Drive ...................................................................................................................................... 68
4. 4. 1 View and Configure Settings of Hard Drive.........................................................................................69
4. 4. 2 Add External Hard Drive to NVR ................................................................................................................70
4. 4. 3 Bad Sector Detection ......................................................................................................................................70
4. 4. 4 S.M.A.R.T Detection .......................................................................................................................................... 71
4. 5 Export Recordings ....................................................................................................................................... 73
4. 6 Expansion Storage (Only for VIGI NVR1016H) ..................................................................................76
4. 7 Long-term Storage (Only for VIGI NVR1016H) .................................................................................76
4. 8 Backup Recordings .....................................................................................................................................77
Playback ............................................................................................................................79
5. 1 Instant Playback ...........................................................................................................................................80
5. 2 Play Normal Recordings ............................................................................................................................80
5. 3 Play Recordings with Tags .......................................................................................................................83
5. 4 Playback Recordings of Events..............................................................................................................85
5. 5 Playback Operations ..................................................................................................................................86
5. 5. 1 Basic Playback Operations ..........................................................................................................................86
5. 5. 2 Set Smart Playback Rules ............................................................................................................................. 87
5. 5. 3 Edit Recordings...................................................................................................................................................87
5. 5. 4 Export Recordings ............................................................................................................................................90
Events and Alerts ...........................................................................................................92
6. 1 Motion Detection .........................................................................................................................................93