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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Using the Main Menu
• Privacy Zone: Select ON to enable privacy
zones or OFF to disable privacy zones.
• Ar
ea Setup: Select the Area1~4
checkboxes to enable up to 4 privacy
zones.
4 Click the Setup b
utton next to Mask Area.
The Privacy Area setup screen opens.
• Click on a privacy area and drag to change
its
location.
• Click on the edge of a privacy area and
dr
ag to resize a privacy area.
• Right-click when you are finished to exit.
5 (Optional) Use
the drop-downs next to
Copy to copy privacy areas to another
channel or all channels. Click the Copy
button to copy privacy areas.
6 Click Apply t
o save your settings.
Record
The Record menu allows you to
configure recording settings,
such as the recording resolution,
recording schedule, and audio
recording.
Configuring Pre-recording Settings
1 Select the Rec Para tab.
2 In the Channel dr
op-down menu, select
the desired channel you wish to configure.
3 In the Pr
eRecord drop-down menu, select
Enable to enable pre-recording or Disable
to disable pre-recording.
4 Cl
ick Apply to save your settings.
Configuring Backup File Duration
(Pack Duration)
"Pack Duration" refers to the duration
of a backed up file in the system. By
default, a recording is "packaged" into
15 minute video files.
To change the DVR’s backed up file
size:
1 Se
lect the Rec Para tab.
2 In the Pa
ck Duration drop-down menu,
select the desired duration (15~60
minutes).
3 Cl
ick Apply to save your settings.
Click and drag to move privacy zones
Click Inside the edge and drag to resize
File Size duration