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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Remote Control
16-Channel Remote Control
1 REC: Press to resume recording after recording has
been stopped.
• SEARCH:
Press to open the Search menu.
• Number Ke
ys (1-0): In Live Viewing Mode, press to
open the desired channel in Full-screen view. Press
1+0 for channel 10, 1+1 for channel 11, etc.
• 0: Pr
ess 0 three times to show the mouse cursor
on the BNC monitor or the monitor connected with
HDMI/VGA.
• Di
splay Mode: In Live Viewing Mode, press
repeatedly to switch through split-screen viewing
modes.
• 2
x2 / 3x3 / 4x4: In Live Viewing Mode, press to open
the corresponding Split-screen View. Press
repeatedly to change channels shown in
split-screen.
• AUT
O: Press to start / stop Sequence Mode.
2 Navigation Cur
sors: Press to navigate menus.
• ENTER: In
menus, press to confirm selections.
• In Live Viewing Mode, press to access System
Inf
ormation.
3 MENU
/ESC: Press to open the system menu. In
menus, press to go back / exit menu.
• MU
TE: In Live Viewing and Playback Modes, press
to mute / un-mute audio.
• PIP: In Liv
e Viewing Mode, press once to open
Picture in Picture (PIP) 1X1 or twice to open PIP 1X2.
Mouse is r
equired to change channels shown in PIP.
4 Playback Contr
ols:
• FWD: In Playback Mode, press to fast forward /
increase fast forward speed.
• RE
W: In Playback Mode, press to rewind / increase
rewind speed.
• PLAY: In Playback Mode, press to play / pause video.
• In Live Viewing Mode, press to open the Record
Search Menu.
• ST
OP: In Playback Mode, press to pause playback.
• In Live Viewing Mode, press to stop recording. Password required; does not override
sc
heduled recording.
• SL
OW: In Playback Mode, press to play video in slow motion. Press repeatedly to change slow
motion playback speed.
• PA
USE/FRAME: In Playback Mode, press to pause. Press repeatedly to view recordings frame
by frame.
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2
3
4
5
5 PTZ Controls:
• Z+/Z- : Adjust camera Zoom.
• F+/F- : Adjust camera Focus.
• I+/I-: Adjust camera Iris.
• PTZ: Opens the PTZ menu.