Q-See QS4474 user manual Backup, Using the Playback Software

4.8 BACKUP

Once you have located a recorded video event on your system’s hard drive, you can copy it to a USB flash drive. Most USB flash drives are compatible with this DVR.

Backing Up Recorded Data			FILE		LIST
		0:00:00				SEARCH			FIRST
STEP 1. Connect a blank USB flash
				SIZE			TYPE BAK
									PRE
drive to the top USB port on the front		57:17		4		.7M	Normal
									NEXT
panel of the DVR.		59:23		6		.7M	Alarm
STEP 2. Open the Search menu and		00:33		3		.7M	Alarm		LAST
search for recorded data on the		01:47		3		.8M	Alarm		ALL
system.			02:26	2		.2M	Normal		OTHER
STEP 3. Click FILE LIST.		08:15		18		.3M	Alarm		BACKUP
STEP 4. Select the files	you want to
									EXIT
backup and click the BAK box next
to the file name (See Picture 4-19).						PICTURE 4-19
Select multiple files if	desired. Click
ALL to select all files;	click OTHER to
deselect all files.

NOTE! The size of each file is shown in the File List menu. Use this to help you find a USB flash drive large enough to hold all the files you wish to backup.

STEP 5. Click BACKUP from the side- panel to immediately begin copying the files to the USB flash drive.

The download progress will be displayed in the status window.

PICTURE 4-20

CAUTION! DO NOT remove the USB flash drive during backup.

USING THE PLAYBACK SOFTWARE

The Playback software included on the accompanying software disk will play back the video files created by your DVR. These files have a .264 file extension and will not play on standard media player software unless you convert them to .avi format using the Playback program.

Install the Playback software to your computer as normal before attempting to view video you have backed up.

To view a video file on your computer

STEP 1. Copy one or more backup files to your PC.

STEP 2. Launch the Playback software and select “Open Local File” from the File Menu.

PICTURE 4-21

STEP 3. Navigate to the file you wish to play back. It should have a .264 file extension.

PICTURE 4-22

STEP 4. Once you’ve loaded the file into the program, click the Play menu and select Play.

PICTURE 4-23

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