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To backup footage:
•Connect a USB flash drive or a USB hard drive (HDD) to the USB Port on front of the DVR.
•Choose the camera(s) you want to backup footage from.
•From the Video Type menu, select the type(s) of video you want to backup.
•Set your Start Time and End Time.
•Select Backup.
The Backup File List
Will show you a list of all the video events between the start and end times you’ve selected. All the ticked files will be part of the backup. Click Next to continue.
Refresh: Looks for devices to which footage can be backed up to. This will include USB flash drives or hard drives connected to the front USB port.
AVI Format File: When checked, the DVR will transcode the footage into a file format that can be played back on a computer.
About transcoding to AVI:
Note: The USB Ports are used for backing up footage, or connecting the USB mouse. If you want to use an external drive to record live video footage, use the eSATA port on the rear of the DVR.
Advanced Configuration
Don’t be put off by the complex word - transcoding is just a shortening of “translating code”. Transcoding, while a
While the backup process is executed, the DVR will display a pair of progress meters. The top one indicates the progress of the current video event; the lower one shows the overall progress.
To end the backup process before it’s complete, choose Cancel. Some or all of the incidents you selected will not have been copied. While backing up, particularly when transcoding to AVI, the DVR might take a few moments to register that you’ve selected Cancel.
Note that, while the backup is in progress the DVR will be inoperable locally. It will continue recording and monitoring, but won’t respond to the mouse being moved or buttons being pressed (at least, not quickly - cut it some slack, it’s working really, really hard).
You’ll still be able to access the DVR remotely via the MyDVR software. However, due to the system requirements of backing up footage, the DVR’s performance might be reduced.
Backing up footage can be a slow process - doubly so when transcoding to AVI. If you’re backing up more than a few minutes footage at a time, you’ve got time to make a cup of coffee, maybe call a friend or catch up on some TV. Seriously, it can take a while - talk to any video editor about transcoding and they’ll tell you it takes a long time.
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