Safety Vision PatrolRecorder 4C Installation Manual - page 12
PatrolRecorder
™
4C Installation Guide
October 2009
PATROLRECORDER 4C IG Ver 1.5.doc
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Archiving Video to a PC
WARNING: To prevent hard drive damage and loss of data stored
on the removable hard drive, DO NOT use the
Microsoft Windows operating system of the PC to
format the removable hard drive.
Use of the Windows operating system FORMAT
command on the removable hard drive will erase all
data stored on the removable hard drive and make the
removable hard drive unusable in the MDVR.
Furthermore, on some PCs, the operating system may
not automatically recognize the removable hard drive,
in which case the operating system will prompt the user
about whether the unrecognized drive should be
formatted. If appropriate, click the NO button in
response to the following prompt:
THE DISK IN DRIVE X IS NOT FORMATTED.
DO YOU WANT TO FORMAT IT NOW?
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Connect the storage media to the PC, as follows:
First connect the optional hard drive reader (Part Number
SV-HDREADER) to a USB port on the PC. Next, plug the
AC adapter into the hard drive reader. Then, insert the
removable hard drive that contains recorded
PatrolRecorder™ 4C system files into the hard drive
reader, and turn on the key of the hard drive reader.
The storage media (the removable hard drive) will be
recognized by the Microsoft Windows Operating System
of the PC and assigned a drive letter in Microsoft
Windows Explorer, which can be used to copy video files
from the storage media to the PC.
MDVR File Format
The MDVR stores recorded audio/video files on the
installed archive media (removable hard drive) in
standard PC file format. The MDVR saves each 10-
minute segment in a separate file and automatically
assigns a filename that identifies the source MDVR and
the starting date and time of the segment. In addition, the
filename identifies “continuation” files (files that are a
continuation of another 10-minute segment) and “event”
files (files that include a user-defined event such as
activation of the vehicle backup lights).
Sample MDVR file names:
Mar.12.2008-17.36.48-001.avi Record
button
manually pressed
Mar.12.2008-17.36.48#-002.avi
Trigger event occurred
Mar.12.2008-17.36.48#-003.avi Another event
occurred
Mar.12.2008-17.36.48-004.avi
No even occurred,
DVR created next file
in sequence
automatically
Removing the Hard Drive from the MDVR
CAUTION: To prevent corruption of the hard drive, press the
STOP button on the front panel of the MDVR panel BEFORE
removing the hard drive.
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Press the
STOP button on the front panel of the
MDVR.
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Use one of the provided keys to unlock the access
door lock on the front panel of the MDVR.
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Press the EJECT button to eject the removable hard
drive.
Meta-Data
The MDVR generates system information (meta-data) for
each image frame and stores it on the archive media (the
removable hard drive). The meta-data describes
conditions (such as the date, time, and status of input
triggers) present at the time of recording.