seasoldier 0 Posted July 21, 2014 Is it OK to power off my DVR that I use for security cameras during the day when I don't need it to run? I have been told powering it on and off will shorten the life of the DVR? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jazzar 0 Posted July 23, 2014 its ok to power it off - BUT it should be closed down through the menu system so that the hard drive recording heads don't crash and knacker your disc. you could crash the disc if you just kill the power to the unit without proper shutdown procedure. We come across this with PAT testing in big companies- the sparks /techs don't understand that they can ruin a system by directly pulling out the mains so they can do the PAT testing. you may get away with it once or twice but its just luck eventually luck will run out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seasoldier 0 Posted July 23, 2014 OK thank you for the info, now all I have to do is figure out how to do what you told me lol. I assume there is a menu in the computer for this DVR, but I am not sure how to access that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
