User`s manual

DS-7200/DS-7300/DS-8100 Series DVR USER’S MANUAL

Backup button.

Note: The Play Clip, Save Clip and Clear Clip buttons are not available unless a completed video clip is selected.

A completed video clip has a start and end point marked by using the Start Clip and End Clip button.

Note: The Start Clip button is not available when there is still a video clip that has not been saved or cleared.

Backing Up Video Clips

After video clips have been selected in the Playback Interface, you may back them up to an external USB storage

device or DVD writer by going to the Backup menu.

To backup video clips:

1. Enter the Clips Backup menu, shown in Figure 34 by first going to Main Menu > Playback. In the Playback

menu, click the Clips Backup button.

Figure 34. Clips Backup Menu

2. If video clips were successfully saved to the HDD using the Playback Interface, they will be listed under the

Backup Clips heading on the left hand side of the menu. The camera number as well as the time range would be

listed.

3. Select the video clips you would like to backup by checking the checkbox next to the desired clips. You may

also click the Play icon to play and review the clip. Video clips can be deleted by selecting it and clicking the

Remove button or by clicking the Remove All button to delete all clips.

4. Connect at least one USB storage device to the DVR. If the device is compatible with the DVR, it will

automatically be detected. Select the backup device from the Backup Device drop down menu.

5. The Clips Selected, Required Space and Available Space will be displayed on the Clips Backup menu. If

the USB storage device has not been properly initialized and formatted, you may click on the Format button to

do so. It is important to note that formatting will delete ALL data from the storage device.

6. If the available space on the storage device is adequate, select the Backup button to begin backup of the

selected clips.

7. After clips have been backed up, you may click the Playback button to return to the Playback Interface or

the Done button to return to the previous menu.

Note: Formatting a storage device will permanently delete all the files on that device. There is also NO

WARNING MESSAGE after clicking the Format button to format the storage device. Please proceed with caution

and backup all critical data from the storage device before formatting.

Backing Up Recorded Files

Not only can video clips be backed up, full recorded files can also be backed up to a storage medium.

To back up recorded files:

1. Search for recorded files using the File Management menu.

2. Select the files you would like to backup by checking the box next to the file. You may also check the All File

box to backup all files. The total required space will be shown next to Total Size.

3. Click the Files Backup button, this will take you to the Files Backup menu, as shown in Figure 35.