Mini Gadgets OmniGarage User manual

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OmniEye Garage Door Opener
With Hidden Camera
SKU: OmniGarage

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THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING THE OMNIGARAGE
HIDDEN CAMERA
Please read this manual before operating the camera
and keep it handy.
Your purchase should include:
●1 x OmniGarage
●1 x AC Wall Charger
●1 x Manual
●1 x A/V Cable
●1 x 3.5mm to USB Cable
●1 x Remote
●1 x 16GB MicroSD Card
●1 x MicroSD Card Reader

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GET FAMILIAR WITH YOUR OMNIGARAGE HIDDEN
CAMERA

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IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION: If the
warranty sticker on your device has been removed or
tampered with, your lifetime warranty will be voided.
You may be charged fees or denied a return should this
happen.
HOW TO CHARGE THE CAMERA
Note: If you are not located in the US, or if you intend to
use this product anywhere other than the US, you will
need to purchase a converter in order to use the AC wall
plug in and avoid damaging the product. Because
different countries use different voltages in their
electrical wiring, you will need a converter that adapts to
the current in your particular country.
1. Connect the 3.5mm to USB cable to the DC port
on the back of your device.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the
included AC wall charger, then plug the charger
into a functional electrical outlet.

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3. Allow the device to charge 6-8 hours before first
use.
OPERATING THE CAMERA
HOW TO TURN ON THE CAMERA
1. Once the device is finished charging, unplug it
from the charging adapter.
2. Press the Power Button the remote one time.
The Green light will blink once and then the Red
light will blink 3 more times and turn off (if
motion is detected immediately). The device is
now in motion detection mode.
NOTE: If the light doesn’t come on, try many different
angles when pressing the power button and pointing it
at the front/top of the unit. Do not hold down the
power button. Press and release the button only.

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3. To put the device into standby mode, stop
motion recording by pressing the motion
detection button one time. The Green light will
come on, and the device will be in standby
mode.
HOW TO RECORD VIDEO
1. When the camera is in Standby Mode, press the
“Continuous Recording Button.” (see page 4) The
Indicator LED will flash two times.
2. Once the Indicator LED turns off, the camera is
now recording video.
HOW TO STOP RECORDING VIDEO
1. While the camera is recording video, press the
“Continuous Recording Button” once more. (The
Indicator LED will turn on.)

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2. The camera has now stopped recording and is
now in Standby Mode.
HOW TO TAKE PICTURES
1. When the camera is in Standby Mode, press the
“Photo Button” (see page 4). The green light will
turn red while the photo is being taken.
2. Once the photo is taken, the light will turn back
to green and once again be in standby mode.
HOW TO RECORD MOTION DETECTION
1. When the camera is in Standby Mode, press the
“Motion Detection Button” (see page 4).
2. If motion is detected, the Red light will flash 2
times and turn off.
3. If there is no motion after 1 minute, the device
will return to detection standby mode until
motion is detected again. While waiting, the
Green light will be on.

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NOTE: If you activate motion detection and there is no
motion currently in front of the camera, there will be
no indication you have entered into motion mode. The
green light will simply remain on. If you wish to confirm
that you have entered into motion detection mode,
wave your hand in front of the camera lens, and the
unit will flash the red light 2 times. Then the light will
turn off confirming that the device detected your
motion and is now recording video.
HOW TO STOP RECORDING MOTION DETECTION
1. While the camera is recording motion detection,
press the “Motion Detection Button” once more.
(The Indicator LED will turn on.)
2. The camera has stopped recording motion
detection and is now in Standby Mode.

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HOW TO USE PIR SENSOR (If Applicable)
Note: The “Motion Detection” mode and “PIR” mode
work similarly in that they detect motion. The “Motion
Detection” mode relies on the camera itself to detect
motion, while the “PIR” mode relies on the PIR sensors to
detect motion. “PIR” represents “passive infrared
sensor”, which relies on measures of infrared light to
detect motion.
Note: Only OmniX Products have a PIR sensor installed.
OmniEye products do not come with this feature.
1. While the camera is in Standby Mode, press the
“PIR Sensor” button (see page 4).
2. If motion is detected, the indicator light will
flash, then turn off.
3. The device is now in PIR sensor mode.
4. If you wish to turn it off PIR sensor mode, press
the “PIR Sensor” button once more. The
indicator light will flash, and the camera is now in
standby mode.

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CHANGING YOUR DEVICE SETTINGS (INCLUDING THE
DATE/TIME STAMP)
Your OmniGarage comes with an A/V cable that is used
to connect the device to a monitor/TV so that you can
adjust various settings.
1. Connect your device to a monitor/TV using the
provided A/V Cable. (See page 3 to locate the AV
port in your device.)
2. Power on the device.
3. Press the motion detection button to stop
recording and put the device in standby mode.
4. Press the “MENU” button on the remote.
5. A menu will display on the screen with various
options (Use OK, UP, Down, and Menu on the
remote to navigate the menu system):
a. Resolution –Select from different
resolutions.
b. Time Stamp –Use this option to enable or
disable the date/time stamp on videos.

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c. Loop Record –Choose whether you want
the device to automatically overwrite the
oldest file on the memory card if the
memory becomes full.
d. Video Time –When in continuous
recording mode, this setting determines
how long video files will be before the
current recording is stopped and a new
recording is started.
e. Audio Record (if applicable) –If you
purchased your device with audio
recording capabilities, you can turn audio
recording ON or OFF here.
f. Motion Detection –Adjust motion
detection sensitivity here.
g. Setup –Enter this menu for additional
settings.

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h. Setup -> Format –Use this to format your
MicroSD card. All data on the disk will be
permanently erased.
i. Setup -> Language –Choose your
language.
j. Setup -> TV Output –Select between
NTSC or PAL for video output. We
recommend you do not adjust this
setting.
k. Setup -> Light Freq –Select different light
frequencies. We recommend that you do
not adjust this setting.
l. Setup -> Date Format –Choose from
various date/time formats
(MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM,YYYY, Etc.)
m. Setup -> Date Input –Set the current
date.

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n. Setup -> Time Input –Set the current
time in military format.
o. Setup -> System Reset –Use this to
factory reset the device.
p. Setup -> FW Upgrade –This is not active
on this device.
q. Setup -> FW Version –Displays the
firmware version of the device.
MICROSD CARD SLOT
To access the MicroSD Card Slot, you must unscrew the
top of the device. See page 3 to locate the slot.
1. Gently push the MicroSD Card into the slot. The
gold contacts on the card will be inserted first,
and they should face the main circuit board. You
will feel some spring resistance before the card
clicks in to place.
a. Never force the card into the Card Slot
under any circumstances. Otherwise, the

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unit or the MicroSD card itself will be
damaged.
2. To remove the SD card, gently push the card in
so that it clicks. The internal spring tension will
eject the card.
MicroSD cards 65GB and above will require special
formatting to work. The device will not function with
these cards if they are not properly formatted
beforehand.
Visit www.mgidownloads.com/Software and download
the “guiformat.zip” file. Extract the files and follow the
instructions in the “64GB SD Card Formatting.pdf”
document.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Ensure that the device is off before
inserting the MicroSD card. Otherwise potential
corruption of the card file(s) may occur.

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RETRIEVE THE FILES TO YOUR PC
1. Remove the MicroSD Card from the device and
plug it into your computer using the supplied
card reader. (See page 3 to locate the MicroSD
card.)
2. Locate “Removable Disk” inside the (My)
Computer folder.
●AutoPlay Removable Disk > Open folder
to view files

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Or…
Go to Start > Computer > Removable Disk
3. Open the Removable Disk drive.
4. Open the [folder name] folder.
5. Double click the file you want to view.
●VLC Player is recommended for watching
videos.
If you are having video playback issues, such as a
completely black video recording or “squiggly lines”, we
recommend you use VLC media player to play back the
videos. It can be downloaded for free from
www.videolan.org

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COPYING AND DELETING YOUR FILES
The video files created are just like any other file on your
computer, and can be managed in the exact same
manner.
●To save a file, you want to select the file,
right click your mouse on the file name,
and then choose “Copy” from the menu.
Next, go the location you want the save
the file to. Right click your mouse, and
then chose “Paste.” This will copy the file
to your computer.
●To delete a file, right click your mouse on
the file name and choose “Delete” from
the menu. You can quickly select all of the
files by pressing “CTRL+A” on your
keyboard.
●If you are using MAC OS X, you must
empty the trashcan after you delete a
file. If this is not done, the SD card will fill
with hidden files, and the device will no
longer record new files.

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TROUBLESHOOTING
THE DEVICE WON’T TURN ON
●Make sure the power cable is securely plugged
into a functioning electrical outlet or the battery
is charged.
THE DEVICE HAS CRASHED