Playing Backed Up Footage On A Mac; Hdd Management - Swann Advanced series Easy Setup Manual

USB Backup Instructions
• First, insert a USB fl ash drive into the USB port on the rear of the DVR. Inserting a
fl ash drive into the mouse port will not work correctly.
• Make sure there are no fi les on the USB fl ash drive that you wish to keep, as data
already on the drive may be lost (whether or not you use the FORMAT option).
• If you need to format the USB fl ash drive, see the USB Format option in the HDD
Drive Menu, covered on "HDD Management" on page 44.
• Open the Detail Files screen - see "Detail Files and Log List" on page 34.
• Locate the fi le(s) you wish to copy.
• Highlight the Select 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
fi t on the USB fl ash drive you have inserted into the DVR.
• Choose Backup.
Backing up footage is not an instant process. Copying the footage to the USB device
may be a time consuming process, though it's usually much quicker than the amount
of footage you're backing up (typically about 150MB/minute, which equates to
approximately 6 minutes per GB).
There are many factors which will aff ect the amount of time the DVR requires to copy
all the footage you've selected to the USB drive, and these include:
• The quality/resolution/framerate settings of the channel(s) being backed up.
• The speed of the USB fl ash drive used.
• The size and amount of free space remaining on the USB fl ash drive you use.
The backed up footage is stored on the fl ash 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 fi le - you'll need to use the dedicated playback software which comes
on the mini-CD included with the DVR. Instructions on how to install and use this
software can be found later in this manual.
36 Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
Notes:

Playing Backed Up Footage on a Mac

Got a Mac? No problems. The CD contains a version of the playback software for Mac
OS X.
Installing the Playback Software
To install the playback software, locate the MAC OS installation fi le on the included
CD named "Mac_Player_vX". We are constantly making updates and improvements to
our software, so "X" will be the version number. Run this setup fi le.
Follow the installation prompts - you'll be asked where you'd like to install the software
and the shortcuts to access it. We suggest that the default options are usually the
best choice - only change these if you have a very specifi c idea about where you
want the software to be installed. Once you've made these choices, simply wait while
the installation is processed.
NOTE: This software is compatible with Mac OS X operating systems only.
The Playback Interface
The File List
File List Controls
Open File
Open Folder
Remove File
Remove Folder
Save Playlist
Playback Controls
Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
Playback Window
Volume Control
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