Backup - Swann ADVANCED-SERIES H.264 User Manual

Backup

• From the Device Management menu, select HDD Management.
• Choose the FORMAT USB option. The process will take a few moments, depending on the size
of the USB flash drive.
• First, insert a USB flash drive into the USB port on the back of the DVR. Inserting a flash drive into
the mouse port will not work correctly.
• Make sure there are no files on the USB flash drive that you wish to keep, as data already on the
drive may be lost.
• If you need to format the USB flash drive, see the USB Format option, covered above.
• Open the File List screen - see page 18.
• Locate the file(s) you wish to copy.
• Highlight the BAK check-boxes which correspond to the recordings that you wish to backup, and
left click or press select.
• You can backup multiple recordings at once, as long as their cumulative size will fit on the USB
flash drive you have inserted into the DVR.
• Highlight the BACKUP button, and left click or press select to start the backup process.
Backing up footage is not an instant process. Copying the footage to the USB device may be a time
consuming process, and can take up to as long as the half the time of the recordings you wish to
backup, typically about 1/6th the time. For example, if you wanted to backup one hour's footage from
two cameras, allow up to an hour for the backup procedure to be executed.
The backed up footage is stored on the flash drive in the same format as it is stored on the DVR. This
means that the backed up footage will not play in a computer as a standard video file - you'll need to
Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
Most, but not all, USB flash drives are compatible
with the DVR.
The flash drive will have to be formatted with the
correct file structure, which is FAT32. This can be
done via a compatible computer, or you can have
the DVR itself format the USB flash drive.
To do this:
• Insert the flash drive into the USB slot on the
rear of the DVR.
• Open the Main Menu, and select Device
Management.
USB Backup Instructions
Notes:
Preparing a USB Flash Drive
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