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
System
The System tab allows you to
configure the system time
and user accounts.
• For instructions on how to set the system
time,
including how to setup automatic
Daylight Savings Time adjustments or
NTP, see “Setting the Date and Time” on
page 20.
Changing Date Format
You can change the way the system
displays the time (i.e. Month, Day, Year)
To change the date format:
1 Se
lect the General tab.
2 In the Date F
ormat drop-down menu,
select the desired format. Choose from
MM/DD/YY (Month, Day, Year), YY/MM/DD
(Year, Month, Date), or DD/MM/YY (Day,
Month, Year).
3 Cl
ick Apply to save your settings.
Changing Time Format
You can change the way the system
displays the date and time format (i.e
6:00 pm or 18:00).
To change the time format:
1 Se
lect the General tab.
2 In the Time F
ormat drop-down menu,
select 12 Hour or 24 Hour.
3 Cl
ick Apply to save your settings.
Changing the System Language
1 In the Language drop-down menu, select
your desired system language.
2 Cl
ick Apply to save your settings.
3 Right-click until y
ou exit the menu. Follow
the on-screen instructions to restart your
system.
Changing Video Output - NTSC &
PAL
To change the video output:
1 In the Vi
deo Format drop-down menu,
select NTSC or PAL.
2 Click Appl
y to save your settings.
Configuring Menu Time Out and
Auto Logout
The Menu Time Out setting allows you
to configure how long the system menu
will remain on the screen during
inactivity. If passwords are enabled, it
also configures the Auto Logout time,
which allows the system to lock itself
after a set duration of inactivity.
To configure Auto Logout:
1 Sel
ect the General tab General. In the
Menu Time Out drop-down menu, select
the desired time before the system locks
itself.
2 Click Appl
y to save your settings.
NOTE: Y
ou will need your system’s user
name and password to unlock the
system.
Adding Users & Changing the
Admin Password
• For details on changing admin and user
passwords, see “Managing Passwords” on
page 29.
• For details on creating User accounts, see
“Adding Users” on page 30.
Viewing System Information
• Click the Info tab.