E-Series Digital Video Recorder User Manual OE2-E12016 model no. model no. OE2-E12008 OE2-E12004 Please carefully read these instructions before using this product. Save this manual for future use. 27717AH...
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(including without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption or loss of business information), even if OPENEYE has been advised of the possibility of such damages and whether in an action or contract or tort, including negligence.
This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges. Object and Liquid Entry Points – Never insert foreign objects into the DVR, other than the media types approved by OpenEye, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electrical shock.
Please retain the original shipping carton and/or packing materials supplied with this product. To ensure the integrity of this product when shipping or moving, repackage the unit as it was originally received from OpenEye. Do not use volatile liquids, such as aerosol spray, near this product. Do not leave rubber or plastic objects in contact with this product for long periods of time.
WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY. CAUTION C A U T I O N RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,...
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Standard Warranty Openeye warrants all products to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal use for a period of one year after the date of purchase. Any defective product that falls under this warranty will, at OpenEye's discretion, be repaired or replaced at no additional charge.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Operating as a standalone DVR system, the OpenEye E-Series DVR functions much like a normal PC DVR. The E-Series DVR runs on an on-die micro-operating system, providing 120 PPS recording with integrated search and export functions. Firmware upgradeable, the on-die OS offers unparalleled stability and protects the E-Series DVR from viruses and other performance degrading problems, which can affect PC based DVRs.
• Remote Access via Ethernet and/or Modem • PTZ Camera Control • Supports CD-RW & DVD±RW PTZ COMPATIBILITY LIST The OpenEye E-Series DVRs are compatible with the following PTZ camera protocols: 360 Vision DY-255RXB Inter-M (VRX-2101) PIH-7600 AcutVista DynaColor Inter-M (VSD-640)
QUICK START GUIDE Turn on the DVR. See the Turning on the DVR section for more details. Log in -- Use the number buttons to enter the password when prompted – The password is <none> – Press the ENT Button. Complete System Setup to setup the date, time and system ID.
INSTALLATION FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Arrow Buttons Numeric Keypad* DVD±RW Drive Live Display USB Ports LED Lights Rotate Setup Menu • Power Lock (logout) Backup Menu • HDD • Record Search Mode • Network *The numeric keypad layout differs on the 4 and 8 Channel models •...
REAR PANEL CONNECTORS The rear panel of the DVR contains virtually all of the connectors you will be using. The diagram below outlines the location and description of each connector: 4 CHANNEL Sensor Input Video Out Ports Relay Output Video In Ports AC Power Input Spot Monitor Outputs Power Switch...
8 CHANNEL Sensor Input Video Out Ports Relay Output Video In Ports AC Power Input Spot Monitor Outputs Power Switch Audio Input / Output VGA Output Network Port RS-232 Input 16 CHANNEL Video Out Ports Primary and Spot Monitor Outputs Video In Ports S-Video Output Sensor Input...
REMOTE CONTROL Record Toggle ID Select* PTZ Controls Log Off (Lock) Arrow Arrow / Panorama Arrow Arrow / SMART Fast Forward Play Rewind Pause *The ID Select Button allows the user to use one remote control for several E120 DVRs. 27717AH...
CONNECTION GUIDE CONNECTING THE MONITOR There are three available monitor outputs on the E-Series DVR. • Composite Monitor output for CCTV monitor – BNC (Marked MAIN) • VGA output for VGA monitor – Mini-Sub D15 • S-Video output - Mini-Din 4 (16 Channel only) VIDEO INPUTS AND LOOPING OUTPUTS The E-Series DVR comes with up to 16 BNC video inputs on the rear of its chassis.
CONNECTING TO A SENSOR INPUT To make connections on the Alarm Connector Strip, press and hold the button and insert the wire into the hole above the button. To disconnect the wire press and hold the button below the wire and pull out. Alarm In Use external devices to send a signal to the DVR when an event occurs.
SETUP SETUP MENUS SYSTEM SYSTEM SETUP DISK MANAGEMENT USER MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION SHUTDOWN Use the setup menus to configure all of the DVR settings, schedule recording, networking and shutdown. Press the Setup key on the front of the DVR or remote control to enter the setup menus and log in. See the Quick Start Guide section if entering setup for the first time.
SYSTEM SYSTEM SETUP SYSTEM SETUP VIDEO FORMAT NTSC LANGUAGE ENGLISH SYSTEM ID DATE FORMAT MM-DD-YYYY DATE 11/06/2006 TIME 10:44:48 TIME ZONE GMT-08:00.. USE DST KEYPAD BEEP AUTO LOG OFF SAVE CANCEL To enter System Setup, press the Setup key on the front of the DVR and press the ENT key to select System Setup. Use the arrow buttons on the front panel of the DVR or the remote control to navigate the display.
DISK MANAGEMENT Format - Shows installed Hard Disk Drives and the status of other HDD MANAGEMENT - FORMAT attached storage devices. TYPE SIZE STATUS FORMAT To format a device use the arrow keys to select the appropriate HDD1 249GB FORMAT device and press the ENT key.
USER MANAGEMENT Use the User Management Setup to Add or Delete users. Server Use the Server menu to manage users that access the E120 locally. To add a new user: Select the authorization level to display the names of the USER MANAGEMENT - SERVER users in that level (Admin, SuperUser, User) by selecting the user type at the top of the screen and pressing the ENT key...
CONFIGURATION Import and Export current settings. See details in the Save Settings Section. SHUTDOWN Use Shutdown to safely shutdown the system. Select System > Shutdown. Select OK to confirm and press the ENT key to safely shutdown the system. Turn the power off when shutdown is complete using the toggle switch on the back of the DVR. NOTE: Improper shut down of the system can cause data loss and system corruption.
CAMERA CAMERA SETUP CH –Camera Channels CAMERA SETUP - CAMERA NAME – Use the on-screen keyboard to enter a camera NAME ENABLE HIDDEN ADJUST name [user defined] ENABLE – On / Off HIDDEN – Off / On ADJUST –Detailed camera display settings 9CH-16CH CAMERA SPOT/SEQUENCE...
Instant Recording Setup Configure the recording settings for Instant Recording to use when it is RECORD SETUP - INSTANT RECORDING activated. FPS – Set the FPS. QUALITY NORMAL Quality –Set the picture quality (affects file size). SIZE 352x240 Size – Set the resolution of the video image. FRAME SCHEDULE AUDIO...
MOTION/EVENT Motion / Event Setup has four sections; Input, Sensor, Action, and EA (Emergency Agent). When and event comes in (Input) the DVR records the image according to its settings (Camera Setup) and triggers an alarm (Action). Input Setup CH – Channels 1-8 / Channels 9-16 MOTION/EVENT SETUP - INPUT...
NETWORK NETWORK SETUP Configure network settings. DHCP Select – System gets IP address from DHCP server. Clear – User must manually define a static IP NETWORK SETUP - NETWORK address. Contact the network administrator for this NETWORK information. DHCP HOST NAME dvr IP ADDRESS 000.000.000.000 Host Name –...
SERIAL SETUP Configure connected serial devices. Type – None > External Controller > Text-In NETWORK SETUP - SERIAL External Controller RS232 TYPE EXTERNAL CONTROLLER Model – Select appropriate model from the supported list. MODEL NONE PORT 9600-8N1 Port – [Baud Rate / Data Bit / Parity / Stop Bit] Text-In RS485 TYPE...
E-MAIL SETUP The DVR can send an email notification to up to six defined e-mail addresses when an event happens. E-mail Server – DVR/SMTP [Configure the DVR to use selected EMAIL SERVER SETUP e-mail server.] Schedule – On/Off [Enable to send e-mail notifications only for MAIL SERVER SMTP SERVER USER NAME...
INFORMATION SYSTEM LOG VIEW Displays system log information for up to five systems. SYSTEM LOG VIEW PAGE 1 BEGIN DATE SYSTEM LOG 0317 07/17 12:00:21 Login Success(ID : root) 0316 07/17 12:00:11 Logout 0315 07/17 10:33:14 Login Success(ID : root) 0314 07/17 10:32:45 Logout...
OPERATION SEARCH SEARCHING RECORDED DATA Search recorded video on the DVR to find a specific time or event. Press the Search key on the front of the DVR or the SEARCH remote control to enter Search Mode. Select Target media (HDD, DVD-RW, USB) QUICK SEARCH EVENT SEARCH Select the desired search method.
Search Methods Continued Daylight Savings Search Daylight Savings Search is used to find recorded data after switching the time at the end of Daylight Savings Period. The System will record data with the same time stamp for two hours when they are repeated. If any overlapped time data exists the system will display the times on this page.
POPUP MENU Use to access display options in both Live Mode and Search Mode. Press the ENT key to highlight a channel box. Use the arrow keys to select the desired channel. Press the ENT key again to open the Popup Menu. Live Hidden –...
Create a mirrored backup of recorded data on a connected USB external hard drive. CAUTION: OpenEye recommends the use of hard drives only; the use of flash drives is not recommended for auto backup. Press the Backup key on the front panel or remote control BACKUP and log in.
PLAY BACK BACKUP IMAGE Play recorded video on a PC using the proprietary media player included with every backup file. Insert CD, DVD or connect external USB device to the PC. Navigate to the files on the CD, DVD, or USB drive. Double-click the DvrPlayer application.
SAVE SETTINGS Use the System Configuration setup menu to export and import saved or factory default system settings. CONFIGURATION TARGET PROFILE LOAD SAVE SAVE DATE DEFAULT LOAD SAVE NONE NONE LOAD SAVE NONE NONE LOAD SAVE NONE NONE LOAD SAVE NONE NONE LOAD...
MOTION DETECTION RECORDING To record data only when motion is detected: Press the Setup key on the front of the DVR or remote control and log in. MOTION/EVENT SETUP - INPUT Select Record > Event Setup. EVENT MOTION AREA SENSOR V-LOSS TEXT-IN Set Event to On.
PTZ CAMERA CONTROL Speed Setup – 1-8 [Set the speed that PTZ cameras move.] PTZ SETUP CH1 Preset Setup – Move/Set [Create preset PTZ camera positions.] SPEED SETUP Preset Tour – [Create a tour of preset PTZ camera positions.] PRESET SETUP Pattern Setup - [Create a custom PTZ Pattern] PRESET TOUR Pattern Tour - [Create a Pattern (mimic) tour]...
Open the Remote Software. The Local Setup window will open automatically. Click the New button. Select OpenEye E-120 as the Site Type. Enter a name for the system in the Site Name Field. Enter the IP address of the DVR - found in Network Setup on the E120 system.
ACCESS REMOTE CONNECTION Open the Remote Software. Click on the icon of the server as defined previously. Enter the user name and password of an authorized remote user as defined in the Network > Client Setup > User Menu on the E120 system.
DISPLAY SCREEN Each time the software is restarted, the program defaults to the Display screen. The following diagram outlines the buttons and features used on the Display screen. It is important to be familiar with these options as this is the screen displayed the majority of the time. Current Date / Time Opens: •...
Camera View The Camera status for each camera is displayed on the upper right corner of the Video Display Area. Recording Status Camera No. and Name Recording Status Indicator The following are the different states for each camera: Recording Displayed when the camera is currently being recorded to the DVR. Motion Detection Displayed when a camera (set up for motion detection) detects motion.
Screen Division Buttons The Screen Division buttons allows you to view cameras in groups such as two by two, three by three and four by four. The button options are shown below. 1st Four Cameras View – Displays cameras 1-4 in the Video Display Area. To return to a different Multi-Camera View, select a different Screen Division option from the Screen Division Menu.
Setup Screen Overview Click the + next OpenEye E-120 Setup Item to expand the menu tree and access the Camera, Record and Sensor Setup Displays. Click on any additional plus signs to display all options. Many of the setup options are the same in the remote software and in the E120 system.
SPOT Setup The SPOT Setup display allows the user to define the sequence display for individual Spot Monitors. This allows users to use different Spot Monitors to display only the video necessary for the person watching the Spot Monitor. Sequence - On/Off [sequences through selected cameras] Interval –...
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Motion Event Motion– On/Off [Specify for each channel] Sensor Event Enable/Disable individual sensors on each channel; Click All to enable/disable all sensors on that channel. Video Loss The Video Loss feature is designed to report video loss for any camera on a specified channel. Select/Clear individual channels on each camera;...
SEARCH OVERVIEW Current Date/Time Screen Division Buttons Play Controls Audio Channels Playback Date/Time Calendar Button Hour/Minute Control Bar Camera Select Buttons NOTE: Audio Channel buttons are only viewable when one camera is selected. Play Controls Back Frame Moves video back one frame Stop Rewind Play...
Performing a Basic Search Select a date using the Calendar button in the Date Display Select a time using the hour and minute control bars Select one or more cameras Click Play (Video can be played forwards, backwards, or frame-by-frame.) Adjust the Brightness of an Image Select an image to adjust by double-clicking on the desired image (Multiple images cannot be adjusted at one time.) Move the Bright slide bar to the right or left to adjust the brightness...
Save Clip as JPG The Remote Software can export single images in .JPEG file format; one of the most commonly used graphical formats today. Virtually every computer offers some type of support for this file format which makes it the most ideal format to use. JPG is optimized for compressing full-color or grayscale photographic images.
Since every PTZ camera is different, the functions of these options can vary slightly. Arrow Buttons The OpenEye DVR provides an easy way to access the cameras options. For explanations of what those options are please refer to the manual that came with the camera.
Using the Graphical PTZ Controller • Use the Arrow buttons to control the direction of the PTZ camera • To select a new camera, click the video display of a different camera on the Main Screen Arrow Buttons Display NOTE: Eight directions are available only for select Displays Current protocols.
Using the On-screen Compass Click the PTZ button on the main screen Control the PTZ by dragging the mouse on the screen in the desired direction (A green line will appear to show the direction the PTZ will move. The shorter the line the less the PTZ will move. The longer the line the more the PTZ will travel in the specified direction.) 27717AH...
APPENDIX DVR FAQ General What does Embedded Linux mean? Embedded Linux means that the operating system of the DVR has been imprinted into the CPU (Central Processing Unit). This means that the system response time is faster, more stable, and that the core of the DVR is never affected by external factors, such as virus, hacking, and system failure due to hard drive abnormalities.
Please check all the setting in the Network E-Mail Setup. Miscellaneous What types of cameras can be used? The OpenEye E120 DVR supports either NTSC or PAL analog cameras. Both standards may not be used simultaneously. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Solutions...
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