User`s manual

DS-7200/DS-7300/DS-8100 Series DVR USER’S MANUAL
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Backing Up Video Clips
Video clips can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer.
Selecting Video Clips
Video clips can be selected for backup in the Playback Interface using the controls found in the Mark Clip For
Backup panel, shown in Figure 31.
Start Clip Play Clip Stop Clip Save Clip Clear Clip
Figure 31. Mark Clip For Backup Controls
The controls found in the Mark Clip For Backup panel includes:
• Start Clip Button: Mark the starting point for the video clip.
• Stop Clip Button: Mark the ending point for the video clip.
• Play Clip Button: Play the selected video clip.
• Save Clip Button: Save the selected video clip to the HDD.
• Clear Clip Button: Clear the selected video clip.
To select video clips in the Playback Interface:
1. Enter the Playback Interface, shown in Figure 32 by going to Main Menu > Playback.
Figure 32. Playback Menu
2. Search for the recorded files that you would like to select video clips from. Video clips can only be selected
in single playback mode.
3. Select the starting position of the video clip by clicking the desired location on the blue recordings bar.
4. Click the Start Clip button.
5. Select the ending position of the video clip.
6. Click the stop Clip button.
7. The selected video clip time range will be shown at the bottom of the Playback Interface, as seen in Figure
33.
Figure 33. Video Clip Time Range
8. You may play the video clip using the Play Clip button or use the arrow keys shown next to the clip time
range to progress through the video one second, minute or hour at a time.
9. Click the Save Clip button to save clip to the DVR. Clip must be first saved to the DVR before it can be backed
up to an external USB storage device or to a DVD writer. Clicking the Clear Clip button will remove the video clip.
10. Repeat steps 2-7 to select additional clips. If you would like to backup video clips at this point, click the