Revo RE8/16DVR1 - Manual (Page 65)

Digital Video Recorder
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Clip-Copy
Video clips can be copied on an internal DVD RW drive, or external USB hard disk or flash drive. The copied video
clips can be viewed on computers running Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP or Vista. Refer to the Appendix –
USB Hard Disk Drive Preparation for information on preparing the external drive for clip copy.
Selecting A–B Clip-Copy in the Search – Export menu or pressing the
BACK UP
button on the remote control during
playback will set the starting point of the video to be clip copied, and the icon displays at the bottom-left corner of
the screen. Selecting A–B Clip-Copy in the Search – Export menu or pressing the
BACK UP
button again will set the
ending point of the video to be clip copied by displaying the Clip-Copy screen.
Pressing and holding the
BACK UP
button on the remote control for more than three seconds while in the Search mode
or Live Monitoring mode initiates the One-Touch Clip Copy function. The last recorded image will be the ending point
of video to be clip copied, and the system will automatically begin to calculate the possible video data size that the
selected storage media can handle.
Select Clip-Copy in the Search – Export menu or press the
BACK UP
button on the remote control while in the Search
mode or Live Monitoring mode, and the Clip-Copy screen appears to allow clip copy setup.
Figure 74 — Clip-Copy screen.
You can search video from the first to last recorded images, or you can
set the start and stop times and dates.
Highlight the box beside From and press the button to toggle between
On and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When
set to On, the search will be from the first recorded image.
Highlight the box beside To and press the button to toggle between On
and Off. When set to Off, you can enter a specific Date and Time. When
set to On, the search will be from the last recorded image.
Highlight the box beside Channels and press the button. You can
select the cameras that you would like to include in your video clip.
Highlight the box beside Password and press the button. A virtual
keyboard appears allowing you to enter the password for reviewing the
video clips.
Highlight the box beside Dest. and press the button. You can select the storage device on which you would like
to record the video clip. You can choose from Internal DVD RW and USB Storage.
CAUTION: The USB device for clip copy must be FAT 16 or FAT32 format.
NOTE: While copying video clips on the DVD RW, the recording speed might decrease.
While copying video clips on the DVD RW, the DVR will stop archiving video data until clip copy is finished.
When the error message “Firmware update of the optical drive is required” displays, update the firmware
of the installed DVD RW drive. Please follow the instructions described in Chapter 3 – Configuration –
System Information section.
The DVR automatically assigns a file name to the video clip. However, you can give the video clip file a different name.
Highlight the box beside File Name and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears. Enter a file name for the
video you are backing up and select Close. The DVR will automatically add the camera number (for example “01”)
and “.exe” to the file name.
NOTE: When naming a file, you cannot use the following characters: \, /, :, *, ?, “, <, >, |.
Highlight Include Text-In Data and press the button. This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is
On, you can include text-in data when copying video if the video was recorded with text-in data.
Highlight Verify After Burning and press the button. This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is
On, you can verify that the data is written on the DVD RW properly.
Highlight Use Site Name and press the button. This will toggle between On and Off. When this feature is On,
you can add the site name to the file name for the video you are backing up.