To backup footage:
• Connect a USB ash drive or a USB or eSATA hard
drive (HDD) to the USB/eSATA1 Port on rear 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.
Note: The eSATA2 Port is used for live recording only,
and the USB/eSATA1 Port is used for backup only.
If you’ve got a drive connected via the eSATA2 Port on
the rear port of the DVR, you won’t be able to backup
footage to this drive. You can, however, back up footage
from this drive to a device connected to the USB/
eSATA1 Port.
Note: When used for backup the eSATA HDD must be
formatted for FAT32 or NTFS only.
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 les
will be part of the backup.
Refresh: Looks for devices to which footage can be
backed up to. This will include USB ash drives or hard
drives connected to the front USB port, or external hard
drives connected via the rear eSATA port.
AVI Format File: When checked, the DVR will transcode
the footage into a le format that can be played back on
a computer.
About transcoding to AVI:
Don’t be put o by the complex word - transcoding is just
a shortening of “translating code”. Transcoding, while a
straight-forward process, is very processor intensive.
You may notice signicant slow-down (or apparent
non-responsiveness) on your DVR while the transcoding
takes place.
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 coee, maybe call a friend or catch up on some TV. Depending
on the bitrate of the recorded video the backup process can take roughly 20
minutes per gigabyte of data you are backing up.
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