JVC VR-N900U DVR User Manual


 
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External Hard Disk Drives
The system can have additional hard disk drive upgrade of
one 500 GB external hard disk drive, one 1 TB external hard
disk drive and two 2 TB external hard disk drives (you
cannot combine different capacities of hard disk drives).
Follow the procedure below to format the hard disk.
1 Press the [OPERATE] button for two or more
seconds to set operation to off mode.
2 Switch off the power switch on the rear panel.
Make sure the power switch turned off.
3 Connect the external hard disk drive to the
[SERIAL] port on the rear panel, then switch
on the power.
Make sure the power to the external hard disk drive has
been switched on before switching on the VR-N900U. The
system will not recognize the external drive unless it has
been switched on beforehand.
4 Switch on the power to the VR-N900U.
If the new hard disk drive is detected during recording,
confirmation window will appear asking whether you want
to stop recording and format the hard disk.
Click the [OK] button to automatically start up the HDD
Utility. ( Page 69)
A confirmation window will appear only during recording.
5 Check the entry in the Volume field, then click
the [Format] button.
The external hard disk drive will be formatted.
Check that [unformat disk], [unpartition disk] or [unknown
partition] appear in the volume field. Selecting any other
volume will result in the deletion of recorded data.
CAUTION
Consult your nearest JVC dealer for details on the
external hard disk drives that can be used.
When the additional hard disk is connected, the recorded
image of over ten seconds may be lost at the time of
archiving.
Note that simultaneous playback of video recorded on an
external hard disk drive on the VR-N900 and multiple
clients will slow down playback of audio and video. This is
normal and not a fault of the recording. Normal playback
will be restored when simultaneous playback ends or the
number of devices involved drops.
Note
It is recommended that a UPS is used to ensure stable
operation of the system.
It is impossible to disconnect an external hard disk from
the VR-N900U and connect it to a personal computer to
view the recorded images.