Optiview VR series Quick Start Manual page 2

I. Get to know your connectors and back panel
1. After unpacking the DVR, set it up on a sturdy shelf free from vibrations, dust, high humidity and
moisture.
2. Connect the following at the back of the computer:
a. PC USB mouse and keyboard – plug in the USB mouse at the USB ports
located at the back of the PC shown here below
b. PC power cable – plug it in at the back of the PC as shown here.
c. PC monitor – plug your PC monitor cable at the "VGA Out" as shown above.
3. Connect the Video cables from your cameras to the video pigtail connectors of the DVR system located at
the back panel of the DVR computer. Note that every pigtails are color coded, red colors are used for video
input and white (or white stripes) are for audio input. Every DVR pigtail cables are labeled as VID or AID
followed by a number, for example, VID1 or AID1 etc.... See the illustration below.
Video and
Audio 1-4
Video and
Audio 5-8
Pigtail
label is
indicated
here
8 channel DVR
24/36 channel DVR
Video and
Audio 1-8
Video and
Audio 9-16
16 channel DVR
48/64 channel DVR