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4.8. BACKUP
In this menu list, you can choose to make a copy for a specified period time to a compatible USB flash drive for
your own purpose.
Note:
Before making a video backup with audio, you need to make sure whether there’s any audio camera
connected to the channel which supports audio recording, and there’s any recorded data for the channel.
4.8.1. USB BACKUP
Before making USB backup, please check if:
a). The USB flash drive is supported by your DVR. If not, the message “USB ERROR” will be shown on the
screen.
For the list of the compatible USB flash drives, please refer to “APPENDIX 2 COMPATIBLE USB FLASH
DRIVE LIST” at page 31.
b). The format of your USB flash drive is "FAT 32". If no, please format it to “FAT 32” in your PC.
c). There is no data in the USB flash drive. If yes, it’s recommended to clear all data in the USB flash drive before
starting the backup.
Note:
When USB backup starts, it’s not allowed for OSD menu operation or network backup in order to
keep the consistency of the video data.
Note:
You can backup up to 2GB video data for one-time USB backup. To backup more data, please set the
time & channel(s) you want, and start USB backup again.
Move to “BACKUP”, and press ”
”. You will see the following submenu items:
1) START
TIME
Select the start time of the backup.
2) END
TIME
Select the end time of the backup.
3) AVAILABLE
SIZE
Display the available capacity in the inserted USB flash drive.
4) CHANNEL
Select channels by pressing “
” button to change the symbol in front of the channel number.
Symbol “
” means that this channel is selected to backup.
Symbol “
□
” means that this channel is not selected to backup.
5) HDD
NUM
Select the HDD containing the data you need.
6) START
Press “
” to start copying the chosen data to the USB flash drive.
Backup Video Playback on PC
During the backup process, a file player installer will also be copied into your USB flash drive. After the backup is
completed, “BACKUP SUCCESS” will be prompted on the screen.
Insert your USB flash drive into your PC, and find the file player installer, “PLAYER.EXE”. Double-click the installer
to install the file player by following the on-screen instructions. Then, double click any backup file to play it directly
in your PC and see if the backup is successful.
Note:
The supported PC operating systems are Windows Vista, XP & 2000.
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