4-Channel Digital Video Recorder
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Clip-Copy
Video clips can be copied on an external USB hard disk, CD-RW or flash drive. The copied video clips can be viewed
on computers running Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or Vista. Refer to the Appendix – USB Hard Disk Drive
Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy.
Press and hold the Clip Copy button for more than three seconds or select Clip-Copy from the Export menu in the Search
menu while in the Search mode, and the Clip-Copy screen appears to allow clip copy setup.
Pressing and holding the Clip Copy button for more than three seconds while in the Search mode or Live Monitoring
mode initiates the One-Touch Clip Copy function. The last recorded image will be the ending point of video to be clip
copied, and the system will automatically begin to calculate the possible video data size that the selected storage media
can handle.
Selecting A-B Clip-Copy from the Export menu in the Search menu during playback will set the starting point of the
video to be clip copied, and the
icon displays at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Selecting A-B Clip-Copy
again from the Export menu in the Search menu will set the ending point of the video to be clip copied by displaying
the Clip-Copy screen.
Highlight the box beside Dest. and press the
button. You can select the storage device on which you would like to
record the video clip. You can choose from USB Storage and USB CD-RW.
CAUTION: The USB device for clip copy must be FAT 16 or FAT32 format.
NOTE: While copying video clips on the CD-RW, the recording speed might decrease.
The DVR automatically assigns a file name to the video clip. However, you can give the video clip file a different name.
Highlight the box beside File Name and press the
button. A virtual keyboard appears. Enter a file name for the
video you are backing up and select Close. The DVR will automatically add the camera number (for example “01”)
and “.exe” to the file name.
NOTE: When naming a file, you cannot use the following characters: \, /, :, *, ?, “, <, >, |.
Highlight Include Text-In Data and press the
button. This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is
On, you can include text-in data when copying video if the video was recorded with text-in data.
Highlight Verify After Burning and press the button. This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is
On, you can verify that the data is written on the CD-RW properly.
Once you have given the video clip a file name, highlight the Start button and press the button. The confirmation
screen displaying data size will appear. When the storage device does not have enough space, the DVR will ask if you
want to copy as much of the video clip as possible in the available space.
Highlight the Continue button and press the button to continue clip copy.
Figure 68 ─ Clip-Copy screen.
You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can
set the start and stop times and dates.
Highlight the box beside From and press the
(Enter) button to set a
specific Date and Time.
Highlight the box beside To and press the
button to set a specific Date
and Time.
Highlight the box beside Channels and press the button. You can
select the cameras that you would like to include in your video clip.
Highlight the box beside Password and press the button. A virtual
keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for reviewing the
video clips.