User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Chapter 3 System Configuration
- Chapter 4 Video Playback
- Chapter 5 Remote Access to the GV-SNVR
- Chapter 6 Advanced Applications
- Specifications
- Appendix

Video Playback
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4.2 Recording Backup
Using the timeline player, you can back up recordings to the external hard drive. To back up
recordings, follow the steps below.
1. Connect an external hard drive of FAT32 format to the USB port on the unit.
2. On the timeline player screen, click Export (No.8, Figure 4-1).
3. Select the desired date and time period of video recording.
4. Select the channel of desired camera and click Export.
The video recording is exported to the external hard drive.
The backup recordings are in AVI format. To play back the recordings using Windows Media
Player, you need to install GeoVision codec in the dedicated PC. Otherwise you can install
the GV-ViewLog player for playback.
Note:
1. The recording backup only supports video. The audio will not be included in the
backup recordings.
2. For backup efficiency, it is suggested to use the external hard drive to back up
recordings.
3. If the GV-SNVR is connected with more than one storage device, the video recordings
will be backed up to the first storage device connected.