Philips DVR1EP08, DVR1EP32A Creating a CD-ROM with Video Files, Limitations on CD Operations

4.Using the DVR’s (DVR1 or DMX) menu system, set the unit for Selective archiving.

5.Remove power from the DVR unit.

6.Apply power to the CD-writer and allow it to initialize.

7.Apply power to the DVR unit.

8.Be sure that the CD-writer is recognized by the DVR unit. This may take a few minutes (to view the archive status, enable the Archive Status display via the menus of the DVR unit).

9.Before archiving, make sure the CD is properly inserted into the unit. Otherwise, an ARCHIVE NOT READY error message will appear.

7.3Creating a CD-ROM with Video Files

1.Set the digital video recorder for Selective Archive operation.

2.Open the search menu of the DVR and select the file(s) for archiving.

•Be aware that a CD can hold only about 550 MB (including housekeeping restrictions, while there are several Gigabytes in the digital recorder).

•If the search shows a file that is larger than this, it will be necessary to filter the search (place tighter restrictions on it) until the search results return a file size that can be archived.

•When multiple small files are selected for archive, the total available space on the CD must be less than 550 MB.

•CD archiving supports multiple sequential recording sessions. This allows the recording of a video clip, ejecting the CD, inserting the same CD at a later time for the recording of sequential video clip(s).

3.Initiate Archiving.

•While the CD-writer is recording, the DVR unit indicates the progress of the CD-write operation.

•While the CD-RW is still in the CD-writer, multiple files can be recorded onto the CD-RW medium.

7.4Limitations on CD Operations

•Restoring (copying a wavelet file with a .60d extension from the CD to the digital recorder hard disk drive) is not supported.

•Erasing a wavelet file with a .60d extension on CD is not supported.

•Playback of .60d extension files stored on a CD from a digital recorder is not supported. These files are to be played back from a PC running the remote viewer software.

•Background archiving to CD disk is not supported.

•While archiving a CD, the unit can not record to hard disk.

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