OpenEye E Quick Start Manual

SET UP CONTINUOUS RECORDING

CHANGE THE SCREEN DISPLAY

Press SEARCH on the front of the DVR or the remote control to log in to Search mode.

Select the TARGET media (HDD, DVD-RW, USB).

Select QUICK SEARCH.

Select a DATE from the list and press ENT. The list of dates only includes dates with
recorded video.

Use the arrow keys to move the bar across the displayed grid to select the search time.
Highlighted time blocks represent recorded video.

Select PLAY.

Use the play controls on the front of the DVR or remote control to play, pause, and rewind
video.

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Press BACKUP on the front of the DVR or remote control to log in to Backup mode.

Insert the media (DVD-RW, USB).

Select TARGET media (DVD-RW, USB).

CAUTION: If you are using a USB device to back up your data, you must format it fi rst as
FAT32.

Set the FROM and TO date and time.

Select the CHANNELs to include in the backup fi le.

Select ESTIMATE to display the estimated data size and the free space available on the
media.

Select WRITE to start the backup.

CAUTION Do not shut down the DVR during the backup process.

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Change the screen display while in Live mode.

Full Screen Display

Press a number key on the front of the DVR or remote control to select the desired camera
channel for full screen display. (Example: Press 1 to display channel 1.)

Divided Screen Display

Press LIVE on the front of the DVR or remote control to change the display mode. Press LIVE
successively to cycle through all display confi gurations.

Change the Displayed Channels

Press ROTATE on the front of the DVR or remote control to rotate through the remaining
channels within the display mode or rotate the display confi guration.

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Insert the CD, DVD or connect external USB device to the client PC.

Navigate to the backup fi les on the CD, DVD, or USB device.

Double-click the DvrPlay application.

Click Open to locate the desired backup fi le saved by Date.

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PLAY BACKUP FILE ON A PC

BACK UP RECORDED VIDEO

Insert the media (DVD-RW, USB).

Perform a Search to locate the desired video.

Press BACKUP at the beginning of the desired clip.

Press BACKUP again at the end of the desired clip.

Confi rm the Backup settings.

Select WRITE to start the backup.

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QUICK BACKUP

QUICK START GUIDE

Embedded Digital Recorder

E-Series (4, 8, 16 channel)

LED STATUS INDICATOR

ENTER / EXIT BUTTONS

Power

Illuminates when power is supplied to the DVR.

HDD

Flashes when the hard drive is being accessed.

Record

Flashes when live video is recording.

Network

Illuminates when the DVR is connected to a network.

Fan

Illuminates when the fan is working. Flashes when the fan is working
improperly. Unlit when the fan is not working.

Enter

Input data, make selections, and open pop-up menus.

NUMERIC BUTTONS AND REC

Numeric

In live and search modes, press to watch that channel full screen.

Record

In live mode, press to start instant recording of all channels.

Exit

Return to the previous mode or menu, without saving.

LOGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME

DVR User ID:

admin

Remote Software User ID:

admin1

Password:

<none>

Password:

<none>

Note

After logging in for the fi rst time, change the admin password for the DVR and
remote software to establish user level security. See the Manual for instructions.

Press SETUP on the front of the DVR or remote control .

Select RECORD > RECORD SETUP and press ENT.

Select DAY and press ENT to toggle between DAY, NIGHT, and WEEKEND schedules.

Select C-FPS and press ENT to set the desired Frames Per Second.

Select R-MODE and press ENT to select C.

Repeat for all cameras.

Select the SCHEDULE screen and press ENT.

Select the NIGHT TIME and press ENT.

Set the FROM time and press ENT.
If 19:00 to 06:00 is defi ned as nighttime, 06:00 to 19:00 is defi ned as daytime .

Repeat to set the TO time.

Select the fi rst WEEKEND day and press ENT to set the desired day .

Select the second WEEKEND day and press ENT to set the desired day.

Select SAVE and press ENT to save the settings and return to the SETUP Menu.

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When the E-Series DVR starts for the fi rst time, it will take about 40-45 seconds to boot up. Once boot

is complete, the Install Setup window will appear. Use this setup window to confi gure the basic settings

of the system. If any settings are changed you must restart the DVR.

Video Format: NTSC/PAL

Date Format: ASIA (YYYY/MM/DD), US (MM/DD/YYYY) and EURO (DD/MM/YYYY).

Time Zone: Set the local time zone.

DST: To use DST (Daylight Saving Time), turn on this toggle option.

Date/Time: Specify the current date and time.

Auto Log Off: Logs users off after specifi ed time (0~10 minutes).

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SEARCH RECORDED VIDEO WITH QUICK SEARCH

STARTING FOR THE FIRST TIME

Recording

This icon always appears in conjunction with the Motion or
Continuous Recording icon.

Motion

Motion Recording

Sensor

Sensor (Alarm) Recording

Continuous

Continuous Recording

V

Video Loss

Video Loss Detected

F

Freeze

Pause Live View

P

PTZ

PTZ Camera Channel

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Channel

Channel Number

C1:

Channel Name

User Defi ned Channel Name

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Smart

Smart Search Mode

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Panorama

Panorama Search Mode

Play

Playback Mode

Pause

Pause Search Video

SCREEN ICONS

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ALARMPTZ

RS485 ALARM OUT ALARM IN

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DIRECTIONAL AND PLAYBACK CONTROL BUTTONS

Live

Go to PTZ mode.

PTZ

Adjust zoom, focus, and iris on a PTZ channel.

Search

Start reverse playback of recordings. When pressed successively, the
search jumps back in time by 30 minute increments.

Search-Pause

When pressed successively, the reverse playback rate
decreases from 1/2X speed to 1/8X.

Live

Start playback of the latest recordings.
(By default, the system searches recordings in the past 30 secs. If no
recording is archived, the system will play back the latest one.)

PTZ

Adjust zoom, focus, and iris on a PTZ channel.

Search

Start playback of recordings. When pressed successively, the search
jumps forward in time by 30 minute increments.

Search-Pause

When pressed successively, the playback rate increases from 1/2X
speed to 1/8X.

Navigation

Move up.

PTZ

Move the camera view point up.

Search

Start Panorama Search.

Navigation

Move to the right.

PTZ

Move the camera view point to the right.

Search

Play recorded videos.

Search-Pause

Step forward one frame.

Navigation

Move to the left.

PTZ

Move camera’s view point to the left.

Search

Play recorded videos in reverse.

Search-Pause

Step back one frame.

Navigation

Move down.

PTZ

Move the camera view point down.

Search

Start Smart Search.

Operation Modes: Live Mode, Live Freeze Mode, Search Mode, Search-Pause Mode,

Navigation Mode, and PTZ Mode.

FUNCTION BUTTONS

Live

Freeze live channels.

Live Freeze

Resume live view.

Search

Pause playback channels.

Search Pause

Resume playback.

Rotate

Rotate through to the remaining channels in the current display mode or
rotate the display confi guration.

Preset

In PTZ mode, press to use the Preset function.

Setup

Open the setup menu.

Live

Change the display mode. Display switches in the following order when
the LIVE key is pressed successively: (Single > 4 > 7 > 9 > 10 > 13 > 16
> Single > 4 > 7 > 9 ...split screen mode)

Search

Open the search menu.

Focus

In PTZ mode, press to use the Focus function.

Use the buttons to adjust.

Backup

In live mode, press to open the backup menu.
In the search mode,

Press once, to set the start time for Backup.
Press twice, to set the end time for Backup.
Press three times, to complete Backup.

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Zoom

In PTZ mode, press to use PTZ Zoom function.

Use the buttons to adjust.

Key

Log out the current user. Use to prevent accidental or unauthorized sys­tem-wide changes.

Iris

In PTZ mode, press to use the IRIS function.

Use the buttons to adjust.

16 Channel 120PPS
model displayed

Connect cameras to video inputs, and if using, connect PTZ camera control lines to RS485
connector.

Connect the main monitor to the VGA monitor output or main video output - BNC.

Connect analog monitors to looping video ouputs. (optional)

Connect the monitor to SPOT video outputs (up to 3 on 16CH only). (optional)

Connect sensors to alarm signal inputs. (optional)

Cconnect alarm devices such as buzzers to alarm signal outputs. (optional)

Connect external controllers to RS232 connector. (optional)

Connect a speaker and microphone to the audio input and output. (optional)

Connect a network cable to the network port.

Power on all the connected equipment.

Connect the power cord to the DVR.

Turn the power switch on.

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QUICK INSTALLATION

When more than one E-Series DVR is installed in the same location, use one remote controller
to control multiple DVRs. To control multiple DVRs, you must change the remote controller ID to
match the SYSTEM ID of the DVR.
Follow the instructions below to change the remote controller ID.

On the DVR

Press SETUP on the front of the DVR or the Remote Controller.
Go to SYSTEM > SYSTEM SETUP.
Enter the desired SYSTEM ID number.

On the Remote Controller

Press and hold the ID button on the remote controller and enter the desired SYSTEM ID
number to operate the corresponding DVR.

Note The SYSTEM ID must be input as two numbers on the remote controller. Therefore you

should input 00 for the DVR ID 0 and input 01 for 1.

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HOW TO USE IR REMOTE CONTROLLER