Backup
Preparing a USB Flash Drive
Most, but not all, USB flash drives are compatible with the DVR.
The flash drive will have to be formatted with the correct file structure, which is FAT32. This can be done via a compatible computer, or you can have the DVR itself format the USB flash drive.
To do this:
• Insert the flash drive into the USB slot on the rear of the DVR.
• Open the Main Menu, and select Device Management.
•From the Device Management menu, select HDD Management.
•Choose the FORMAT USB option. The process will take a few moments, depending on the size of the USB flash drive.
USB Backup Instructions
•First, insert a USB flash drive into the USB port on the back of the DVR. Inserting a flash drive into the mouse port will not work correctly.
•Make sure there are no files on the USB flash drive that you wish to keep, as data already on the drive may be lost.
•If you need to format the USB flash drive, see the USB Format option, covered above.
•Open the File List screen - see page 18.
•Locate the file(s) you wish to copy.
•Highlight the BAK
•You can backup multiple recordings at once, as long as their cumulative size will fit on the USB flash drive you have inserted into the DVR.
•Highlight the BACKUP button, and left click or press select to start the backup process.
Notes:
Backing up footage is not an instant process. Copying the footage to the USB device may be a time consuming process, and can take up to as long as the half the time of the recordings you wish to backup, typically about 1/6th the time. For example, if you wanted to backup one hour’s footage from two cameras, allow up to an hour for the backup procedure to be executed.
The backed up footage is stored on the flash drive in the same format as it is stored on the DVR. This means that the backed up footage will not play in a computer as a standard video file - you’ll need to
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