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
• Sensitivity: Select motion sensitivity. The
greater the number, the greater the
sensitivity.
• Alarm Out: Sel
ect the checkbox to enable
the system to trigger a device connected
to the alarm block.
• Latch Time
: Enter the duration the alarm
continues to trigger after the event ends.
• Sho
w Message: Select the checkbox if you
want the system to display a system
message when an alarm triggers.
• Buz
zer: Select the duration the system
will "beep" when motion is detected. Or
select OFF to disable the "beep" during
motion events.
• Send
Email: Select the checkbox if you
want the system to send email
notifications if an alarm triggers. Email
notifications must be configured.
• Rec
ord Channel: Select the channel you
wish the DVR to record during motion
recording.
• Fu
ll Screen: Select the Full Screen check
box so that the system goes into full screen
mode when motion or an alarm trigger is
detected.
• Post R
ecording: Enter the post recording
duration (the time the system continues to
record after a motion event occurs).
3 Cl
ick Apply to save your settings.
Configuring Alarm Settings
The Alarm settings menu allows you to
configure how the system behaves
when an external alarm device (not
included) is triggered.
To configure the Al
arm tab:
1 F
rom the Alarm menu, click the Alarm
tab.
2 Configur
e the following:
• Alarm I
n: Select the channel you wish to
configure.
• Alarm T
ype: Select the alarm type of the
device. Choose from N/O (normally open),
N/C (normally closed).
• Alarm Out: Sel
ect the checkbox to enable
the system’s alarm block to trigger a
connected external alarm.
• Latch Time
: Enter the duration the alarm
continues to trigger after the event ends.
• Sh
ow Message: Select the checkbox if you
want the system to display a system
message when an alarm triggers.
• Buz
zer: Select the checkbox to enable the
system to "beep" if an alarm triggers.
• Send Email: Sel
ect the checkbox if you
want the system to send email
notifications if an alarm triggers.
• Po
st Recording: Select the duration the
system continues to record as an event
after the alarm trigger ends. For example,
if you select 30s (30 seconds), the system
continues to record for 30 seconds after
the alarm trigger ends.
• F
ull Screen: Select the Full Screen check
box so that the system goes into full screen
mode when motion or an alarm trigger is
detected.
3 Click Appl
y to save your settings.