323.3 BACKUPThis DVR supports backing up files from the hard drive to both an external USB storage device as wellas over a network. Network downloads are covered in the Remote Monitoring Guide.The Backup menu is located in the Functionssection of the Main menu.The Backup window will display any connecteddevices along with available space and status. Ifyou have a device connected to the USB port onthe front of the DVR and it does not appear, pressthe Browse button. If it still does not appear, thenuse a different USB device.PICTURE 3.3-1PICTURE 3.3-2If you need to clear space on your external drive, you can use the Erase button. This will delete ALL fileson that device.Once an external USB device is detected, pressingthe Backup button will open a new windowallowing you to select which files to back up. Youcan select by channel, start and end times, as wellas which type of event; regular recording, alarm,motion detection or all of them.Only files with a check mark in front of them will bebacked up. You can deselect whichever files youchoose or select them all by selecting the box atthe top of the list.NOTE! External USB hard drives used for backing up data will need to bein the FAT32 format. Most new drives will need to be reformatted before usewith this DVR. Formatting instructions are provided at the end of this chapter.IMPORTANT! Erased files cannot be recovered!PICTURE 3.3-3