E2-Series DVR Manual
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Table of Contents
Function Menu Access...............................................................................................................................3
Video Playback...........................................................................................................................................4
Video Backup ............................................................................................................................................5
Setup Motion Recording ...........................................................................................................................6
System Configuration ...............................................................................................................................6
Camera Display Settings ...........................................................................................................................8
Connecting the DVR to a Network .........................................................................................................10
Setting Up a PTZ Camera .......................................................................................................................11
Setup User Rights.....................................................................................................................................12
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Function Menu Access
This guide will refer to the Function Menu to access various setup configurations. To access the
Function Menu, right-click on the main camera screen to bring up the control bar at the bottom. From
here, the Function Menu is accessed from the icon on the bottom left side of the control bar.
You will then be asked to input the username and password. The default username is admin and the
default password is 123456.
You will then be at the main Function Menu screen.
From here, there will be various options that will be used in this guide for video search, video backup,
shutdown, etc.
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Video Playback
Access the Function Menu and click on the Search icon then click on Time Search.
Select the Date on the right. Then select the camera number(s) that you want to view. Click the Search
button in the upper-right corner. This will bring up a timeline for the day specified along with each
camera and the recordings. Click on the time (in the grid) that you would like to view and click the
Play button at the top. Use the playback controls at the bottom.
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Video Backup
**Video backup can only be performed on a USB Flash drive. It will not backup to portable USB DVD
drive.**
Access the Function Menu and click on the Backup icon.
On the right-hand side, set the Start and End date and time. Check the camera numbers below the
date/time settings you wish to backup. Click the Search button. The files that are found for the search
criteria will be displayed on the list. You can check the files individually or check the All box at the
bottom. Then click the Backup button.
Then, from the backup information tab, you can check some options that may be relevant for you. The
storage media should be USB drive. Player backup can be checked to allow the video to be played on a
Windows PC. Save file type allows the backup file format to be changed to AVI so that these files can
be played from a common media player.
**Note: If the backup files are saved in DVR format, please check the backup player. Only this player
can play these files in DVR format. If the backup files are saved in AVI format, you can play these files
with any common media player**
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