Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Front Panel
- Rear Panel
- Basic Setup
- Step 1: Connect the BNC Cameras
- Step 2: Connect the Mouse
- Step 3: Connect the Ethernet Cable
- Step 4: Connect the Monitor
- Step 5: Connect the Power Adapter and Power on the DVR
- Step 6: Verify Camera Image
- Step 7: Set the Time
- Default System Password & Port Numbers
- Quick Access to System Information
- Connecting Cameras
- Mouse Control
- Remote Control
- Using the On-Screen Display
- Setting the Date and Time
- Recording
- Playback and Backup
- Managing Passwords
- Using the Main Menu
- Display
- Configuring Custom Channel Names
- Changing the Position of the Channel Name
- Adjusting Camera Color Settings
- Enabling Covert Recording
- Configuring the Time and Recording Time Display
- Configuring Sequence Time
- Changing the Video-out Resolution
- Restoring the System’s Resolution if you see a Blank Screen
- Adjusting Menu Transparency
- Adjusting the Video Margin
- Adding Privacy Zones
- Record
- Search
- Network
- Alarm
- Device
- System
- Advanced
- Display
- Setting up your DVR for Remote Connectivity
- Lorex Client 11: Client Software for PC
- Remote Viewing Interface
- Logging into the System
- Changing Viewing Modes
- Taking Screen Shots
- Recording Video
- Showing / Hiding Channels
- Adjusting Sub-menu Options
- Changing the Save Directory of Screenshots or Recorded Video
- Changing the Format of Recorded Video (PC Only)
- Configuring PTZ Settings
- Video Playback
- Configuring Display Settings
- Configuring Privacy Zone Settings
- Configuring Recording Parameters
- Configuring the Recording Schedule
- Configuring System Recording Quality
- Configuring Basic Network Settings
- Configuring the System Substream
- Configuring Email Notification Settings
- Changing the Mobile User Name and Password
- Configuring DDNS Settings
- Configuring Motion Detection Settings
- Configuring your System to "Beep" During Motion
- Configuring Alarm Notifications
- Configuring Hard Drive Recording Mode
- Configuring PTZ Parameters
- Configuring the System Time and Date
- Changing the System’s Menu Time Out
- Configuring System User Accounts
- Viewing System Information
- Upgrading System Firmware
- Restoring Default Settings
- Configuring Event Settings
- Configuring Auto-Reboot
- Lorex Player 11: Playing Backed up Video on PC
- Lorex Player for Mac: Viewing Backed up Video on Mac
- Mobile Apps: Accessing your DVR Using a Mobile Device
- Appendix A: System Specifications
- Appendix B: Connecting a PTZ Camera
- Appendix C: Connecting Additional External Monitors
- Appendix D: Recording Audio
- Appendix E: Replacing the Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting
- Getting Started

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Front Panel
4-Channel
1 IR Sensor: IR receiver for the remote control.
LED Indicators:
• PWR: P
ower LED.
• HDD: Har
d disk activity LED.
2 Menu & Playbac
k Controls:
•
: In Playback Mode, press to rewind. Press repeatedly to increase rewind speed.
•
: In Playback Mode, press to play / pause video.
• In Live Viewing Mode, press to open the Sear
ch Menu to select playback time.
•
: In Playback Mode, press to fast forward. Press repeatedly to increase fast forward speed.
• : In
Playback Mode, press to stop video playback.
• In Live Viewing Mode, press to stop DVR recording.
• Press and hold for 15 seconds to reset the DVR to the default resolution. DVR will reboot.
• :
Press to stop / resume recording. When the channel displays a red box with the letter "C",
the channel is recording.
• Menu / Esc: Open
s the system menu. In menus, press to go back / exit menus.
3 Channel Contr
ols:
• Ch
1 - Ch4: Press to switch to Full-screen View of the selected channel.
• : In Live Viewing Mode, press to switch to 4-way Split-screen View (Quad View).
4 Navigati
on Buttons:
•
: Press to move cursor up.
•
: Press to move cursor down.
•
: Press to move cursor left.
•
: Press to move cursor right.
5 PTZ / : Within system menus: Press to confirm a selection.
• In Live Viewing Mode, press to open the System Information window.
• In Live Viewing Mode, press and hold for 6 seconds to open the PTZ menu.
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