Operating instructions

Operating Instructions
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Clip-Copy
Video clips can be copied on an internal DVD RW drive, or external USB hard disk or flash drive. The copied video
clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98, ME, XP or Vista. Refer to the Appendix – USB
Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy.
Selecting A–B Clip-Copy in the Search – Export menu or pressing the CLIP COPY button during the 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 in the Search – Export menu or pressing the
CLIP COPY button again will set the ending
point of the video to be clip copied by displaying the Clip-Copy screen.
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.
Select Clip-Copy in the Search – Export menu or press the CLIP COPY button while in the Search mode or Live
Monitoring mode, and the Clip-Copy screen appears to allow clip copy setup.
Figure 73 — 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
(Play/Pause) button to
toggle between On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific
Date and Time. When set to On, the search will be from the first
recorded image.
Highlight the box beside To and press the
button to toggle between
On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time.
When set to On, the search will be from the last recorded image.
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.
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 Internal DVD RW and USB Storage.
CAUTION: The USB device for clip copy must be FAT 16 or FAT32 format.
NOTE: While copying video clips on the DVD RW, the recording speed might decrease.
While copying video clips on the DVD RW, the DVR will stop archiving video data until clip copy is finished.
When the error message “Firmware update of the optical drive is required” displays, update the firmware
of the installed DVD RW drive. Please follow the instructions described in Chapter 3 – Configuration –
System Information section.
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.