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Local recording

P series encoders support local recording function. Encoder with TF card-slot can support TF recording and meanwhile it supports USB disk inserted into USB port of encoder for recording. The recording operation is as follows:

  1. Click “Record” below “H.264 Main Stream” under “Dashboard” or “Encoding and stream setting”.
  2. Click image57.png “Record settings” icon for setting

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Note: A real challenge for recording by removable disks: If you remove the storage disk while recording, the recorded file may be wrong and can not be played if the file format is ‘.avi’ or ‘.mp4’, etc. But ‘TS’ format can avoid this, also, the ‘TS’ format is compatible with almost all the main media players.
If recording is performed in a non-TS format, when the recording is completed, stop the recording manually, and then remove the storage device to ensure the recording can be played normally.

  1. By default, it automatically starts recording when storage disks inserted, regardless its storage type. It will record to the biggest available storage area. Recording format is TS file by default. Users could set recording for automatic cutting based on specified size. And when storage space is insufficient, it will automatically overwrite the old video file to achieve redundant storage.
  2. Click image59.png to check recording status and record list.
  • When no disks inserted or NAS network storage not set, the status will be as follows , dashboard will show “Stopped”

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    Record status shows “No valid disks”and “No records”.

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  • After inserted disks, the encoder will start recording automatically and the dashboard shows “Recording”.

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    The "Video Status" is shown below, where you can view the usage of the memory or download the video files that have been stored in the memory to the computer.

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  • When it is recording, users can stop the recording manually and it can be restarted again.

Note: When recording with TF card, it only supports formats of NTFS.FAT32 or vfat. For TF cards over 64G, the default formatting is exFAT under the formatting program of Windows system, which may lead to the TF card unrecognizable.
Sometimes, due to the influence of some files or programs in the TF card, the TF card can not be recognized. You need to format the TF card once.

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