Part 8 Setting up the DVR to Backup Files

Part 8 – Setting up the DVR to Backup Files

Press the SEARCH button on the DVR (number 6 on the Front Panel in Part 4), if the system is password protected it will ask you to entera user name and password. This will bring up the DATA box shown as Pic 8.1. Use the Direction Keys to select BACKUP (green box in Pic 8.1) and hit the ENTER button. This will display the BACKUP menu shown as Pic 8.2. Use the Down key to select Backup Media and use the ENTER button to change the media type. There are 5 options available; DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and USB (flash drive), they all connect to the DVR through the USB port. Next use the Down key to go to Backup File and use the ENTER button to select the file type. There are 2 choices, AVI and DVR, if you select DVR the file type will be DAT. If you select USB you can select AVI or DVR, if you select DVD media it only records in DVR and puts a file player on the disc to play the files. Next use the Down key to select a start time and hit ENTER, this will open the CALENDAR so you can select a date, then you can select a time, the top row is hours and the bottom row is minutes. Areas in RED have video files. Next select your end time the same way, then use the Direction Keys and ENTER button to select the Channel or Channels that you want to backup. Next use the Direction Keys and ENTER button to select ALL files for backup or MOTION, or SENSOR files. Once all options are selected, click on BACKUP to display the BACKUP INFO box as shown in Pic 8.3 which is a review of the backup. Click on the START button to start the backup. This will display the progress bar that is shown as Pic 8.4. When the backup is complete the system will display a dialog box that says “Backup Completely” If you back up the files as AVI you can play them with any third party player that can play AVI files. If you backup the files as DVR (DAT) you play them back with the file player that the system adds to the backup file.

NOTE: If you stop recording while backing up the files, the backup will go faster.

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