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Formatting the Hard Drive on NVR – Model D8204-3/PE3020

Important!!! Ensure you have set your Time Zone, Date and Time before Formatting. 

  1. You can go to this page for setting up your Time Zone, Date and Time – Setting up Date and Time on NVR – Model D8204-3/PE3020
  2. Ensure you have installed a Hard Drive
  3. If you have setup your Date and Time, Continue on to the next step
LZ DVR NVR with Hard Drive Installed

HDD Setup Menu Item

  1. Ensure you are on the General Setup Tab
  2. Left Mouse Click On HDD Setup Menu item
LZ NVR - D8204-3-PE3020 - Menu - General Tab - HDD Setup Menu Item

Select the Hard Drive to Format

  1. You may have more than one Hard Drive installed.
  2. Select the Hard Drive you want to Format by ticking the Format Check Box
  3. If you have more than one hard drive installed, you can tick both checkboxes to format all the Hard Drives.
LZ NVR - Hard Drive - Select Format Checkbox

Left Mouse Click on Format

  1. Left Mouse Click on Format
LZ NVR - Hard Drive - Left Mouse Click on Format

Confirmation of Format

  1. Pop up Notification with the Message “All information will be deleted. Are you sure you wan to continue”
  2. Left mouse Click to Start Formatting the Hard Drive
LZ NVR - Hard Drive - Confirmation

Format Process will begin

  1. Format process will begin.
  2. Status bar will display the progress.
  3. Do not unplug or switch of the power to the NVR during this process.
LZ NVR - Hard Drive - Formatting Status

Format Successful

  1. Once Format is Complete, A pop notification will display “Done Format Succeeded!”
  2. Left Mouse Click on Ok.
LZ NVR - Hard Drive - Format Successful

2nd Hard Drive Installed

  1. If you have other Hard Drives installed, Run through the same process to Format them.
  2. If not, Move onto next step.
16 Channel with 2 Hard Drives Installed

Exit to Menu

  1. Left Mouse Click on Apply.
  2. Left Mouse Click on OK.
LZ NVR - Hard Drive - Apply and Exit to Menu
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