Restart recording to a new file

Applies to: Pearl-2, Pearl Mini, Pearl Nexus, Pearl Nano

Recordings are automatically saved to a file and a new recording is started when:

• The recording reaches the configured time or size limit.
• The channel or recorder name is changed.
• Changes are made to the stream if recording and streaming the channel.

You can manually force a recording that's in progress to save to a file and continue recording in a new file from that point forward without any loss of content. This is useful if you need to download a recording since you cannot download recordings that are in progress.

Restart recording to a new file using the Admin panel

• Log in to the Admin panel as admin.
• Open the Recording page. Do one of the following:
  • For a channel, select Recording from the Channels menu.
  • For a recorder, select a recorder from the Recorders menu.
• Select Reset to stop the current recording and start a new recording.
• Refresh the page to see the updated list of recordings.

Device differences

• Pearl Nano: Has only one channel and no recorder concept — from the Channel menu, select Recording; there is no "For a channel/For a recorder" branch. The trigger listed above as "the channel or recorder name is changed" applies to Nano as "the channel name is changed" only, since Nano has no recorders.