Nvr basics, Setting the time and date, Accessing the dvr utility – OpenEye Gen5 NVR User Manual
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shutting down. Doing so can cause data loss, file corruption, system instability and
hardware failure.
NVR BASICS
SETTING THE TIME AND DATE
1. Exit to Windows by clicking Exit on the Display screen and then clicking Restart in Windows
Mode.
2. Click the Start button
> Control Panel.
3. Click Date and Time inside Control Panel.
4. Adjust the Date and Time.
5. When finished, click Apply, then OK, then close all open windows and restart the recorder. Do this
by clicking Start and selecting Restart from the Shut Down menu.
ACCESSING THE DVR UTILITY
Exporting Settings
Exporting settings can help configure multiple NVRs quickly or reconfigure a unit that has been reset to
factory defaults. Some things must be kept in mind when using this feature.
You cannot use this function on:
•
NVRs that are different models.
•
When upgrading from certain software versions. (This feature cannot be used when upgrading
from v2.x to v3.x)
1. Exit to Windows by clicking Exit on the Display screen then and select Restart in Windows Mode.
2. Click the Start button
> All Programs > OpenEye > vFormat.
3. Click Export in the System Setting tool section.
4. Select a location to save the settings file and click Save. The DVR Utility will export the NVR
settings and automatically close.