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LOOKS LIKE I'LL GET 17+ DAYS FOOTAGE ON MY 2 CAMS, 5FPS ,BEST REC. RESOLUTION, 120GB. THAT COMPARES WITH SCRUITS 4CH, 160GB, 30FPS, 2 DAYS. THINGS THERE ARE FINE AND THATS GREAT. I WAS ALSO WONDERING WHAT SETTING IS BEST TO UTILIZE 480TVL. BEST IS FOR 576TVL, THEREFORE HIGH SEEMS THE RIGHT CHOICE. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I READ THAT CHANGING FROM BEST TO HIGH ADDS 25% TO RECORDING TIME, AND FROM BEST TO NORMAL DOUBLES RECORDING TIME. AND ALSO AUDIO ACCOUNTS FOR 12.5FPS. SOON I'LL GET TO MASKING/ELIMINATING THOSE MOVING TREES AND SHRUBS, WHICH I RECKON WILL ADD DAYS. PLUS I'LL DROP FROM BEST TO HIGH, AND GET A BIGGER HDD. . FURTHER ALONG THE TRACK I'LL GET TO MOTION TRIGGER. I WONDER WHAT THE BIGGEST HDD I CAN GET THESE DAYS. AM I CORRECT SAYING APPROX 500GB. IN THE PAST IT WAS 240GB. ALSO, DOES IT JUST HAVE TO BE AN IDE OR EIDE TYPE, OR DOES UTMA 66 ABOVE MEAN SOMETHING. THANK AGAIN TO ALL. LOL! WILSON

HI, I HAVE DROPPED THE FPS FROM 18A TO 5FPS, AND ADDED A SECOND CAMERA. THE ALARM WAS A 30 SECS, ALTHOUGH I DONT THINK THAT MATTERS SINCE I HAVE BEEN RECORDING CONT. (EXCEPT EACH TIME I CHECK FULL LIST).THE FULL LIST STILL HAS SPACE FOR MORE UNITS/LISTINGS. THE CAMERA(S) GET LOW- MEDIUM AMOUNT OF MOTION, A BIT OF MOVING TREES, A FEW CARS. MAYBE EVERY THING IS NORMAL AND IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GRADUALLY OVERWRITE. THAT WAS A GOOD THEORY THAT MAKES SENSE. I'LL POST AGAIN IN 5 DAYS HOPING THAT THE RECORDING TIME HAS EXTENDED AND ALL IS FINE. THANKS TO ALL THE RESPONDANTS; SCORPION, GYRO GEARLOOSE AND SCRUIT. YOUR HELP HAS BEEN GREAT. WILSON.

HI, I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RECORDING. I HAVE DEACTIVATED CAMERAS 2-16, AND HAVE SET THE HDD TO OVERWRITE BUT ARE ONLY GETTING 5 DAYS OF RECORDING. THE OLDEST DATE (ABOUT 5 DAYS) GETS WRITTEN OVER AND DISSAPEARS FROM FULL LIST SECTION. THE PROBLEM IS EITHER WITH THE HARD DRIVE, THE UNIT ITSELF OR THE PROGRAMMING. DOES ANYONE HAVE SOME MORE ADVICE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. WILSON

With all thanks to Gyro Gearloose and Scorpion. Im pretty sure the problem was because i had cameras 2-16 active. Hopefully there will now be plenty of recording space. I learnt how not to blow my HDD. I had hot swapped in the past, + That bit about motion trigger sensitivity involving * and 0 will be usefull at a latter date; and so will the manual. Thanks fellas, Wilson

HI, I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY AVC777. IT ONLY RECORDS AND STORES A FEW DAYS WORTH OF FOOTAGE. WHEN I GO TO SEARCH THEN TO FULL LIST, THE LIST OF RECORDINGS ONLY GOES BACK 1-2 DAYS. AFTER CHECKING IT OVER THE WEEK I NOTICED THE OLDEST DATED RECORDING DISSAPEARS, SEEMINGLY TO MAKE WAY FOR THE NEW FOOTAGE. THERE SHOULD BE WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS OF SPACE AS I HAVE ONLY BEEN USING 1 CAMERA. THE HDD IS 120GGB'S. ALSO, THE RED LIGHT WHERE IT SAYS HDD FLICKERS ON AND OFF REALLY QUICKLY. IS THIS NORMAL. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSES, THANKYOU. WILSON