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CHAPTER 6 DVR MANAGEMENT
This DVR supports backing up files to USB flash drives, USB hard drives and USB DVD
burners through the USB port on the front panel. Remote backups can be performed over the
Internet. Refer to Section 7.6 Remote Backup.
BACKUP CHAPTER 5
Selecting BACKUP in the Main Menu will
open the
Backup configuration window.
Set the start and end times as well as channel(s) you wish to back up. Clicking the Search
button will bring up the search results in the
Data Backup list box.
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Save File Type: Choose between DVR and AVI. The former will save the video in a
proprietary format while the latter will create a standard .avi file usable by most media
playback software.
Clicking on the Start button will begin the backup and the progress bar will display the
progress.
Select specific events or select the All button.
Clicking the Backup button will bring up the
Backup Information window:
This window will present a summary of the
number of files, starting and ending times,
total size of the files and whether you have
space available on the receiving storage
media. You can select which type of device
you are recording to as well as what type of
file you will be creating.
NOTE! If you save the file(s) using the DVR selection, two folders are created
when backing up the events to a USB storage device. One will contain the
video files while the other, labeled
Video Play contains the software needed
to playback the videos on a PC. To view the video files, open the Video Play
folder, and run Videoplay.exe. Click on Open Path and navigate to the folder
containing the video files to begin playback.
6.1 INFORMATION
DVR MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 6
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This window enables the user to monitor the status of the system, its network connection,
online users, history and events through five submenus:
System, Event, Log, Network and
Online Users.
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
Data on the system’s hardware, MCU (MicroController Unit), kernel and firmware versions can
be found here along with the device’s name and ID.
NOTE! External USB hard drives used for backing up data will need to be
in the FAT32 format. Most new drives will need to be reformatted before use
with this DVR.