Backing Up Video Clips - HIKVISION DS-7304HFI-SE User Manual

User Manual of DS-7304HFI-SE DVR
You may play the video clip using the Play Clip button or use the arrow keys shown next to the clip time range to
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progress through the video one second, minute or hour at a time.
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
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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 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.
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The Start Clip button is not available when there is still a video clip that has not been saved or cleared.

6.1.2 Backing up Video Clips

After video clips have been selected in the Playback Interface (See Selecting Video Clips on page 38), you may back them
up to an external USB storage device or DVD writer by going to the Backup menu.
To backup video clips:
Enter the Clips Backup menu, shown in Figure 31 by first going to Main Menu > Playback. In the Playback menu,
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click the Clips Backup button.
If video clips were successfully saved to the HDD using the Playback Interface, they will be listed under the
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Backup Clips heading on the left hand side of the menu. The camera number as well as the time range would be
listed.
Select the video clips you would like to backup by checking the checkbox next to the desired clips. You may also
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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.
Connect at least one USB storage device to the DVR. If the device is compatible with the DVR, it will
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automatically be detected. Select the backup device from the Backup Device drop down menu.
The Clips Selected, Required Space and Available Space will be displayed on the Clips Backup menu. If the USB
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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.
If the available space on the storage device is adequate, select the Backup button to begin backup of the selected
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clips.
Figure 30. Video Clip Time Range
Figure 31. Clips Backup Menu
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