User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Important Safeguards
- 2 Package Contents
- 3 Recorder Overview
- 4 Basic System Setup
- 5 Camera Installation
- 6 Using the Mouse
- 7 Setting the Date & Time
- 8 Using the On-Screen Display
- 9 Recording
- 10 Playback
- 11 Backup
- 12 Motion Detection
- 13 Active Deterrence
- 14 Smart Motion Detection
- 15 Face Detection
- 16 Managing Passwords and User Accounts
- 17 Using the Main Menu
- 17.1 Main Menu Overview
- 17.2 Setting the Monitor Resolution (Display)
- 17.3 Configuring Sequence Mode
- 17.4 Camera Menu
- 17.5 Information Menu
- 17.5.1 Version Information
- 17.5.2 Hard Drive Information
- 17.5.3 BPS
- 17.5.4 System Log
- 17.5.5 Alarm
- 17.5.6 Online Users
- 17.5.7 Network Load
- 17.5.8 Network Test
- 17.5.9 Saving Your System Configuration to a USB Thumb Drive
- 17.5.10 Restore Default Settings
- 17.5.11 Upgrading Firmware Manually
- 17.5.12 Automatic Firmware Upgrades
- 17.6 Network Settings
- 17.6.1 Selecting DHCP or Static IP Address (TCP/IP)
- 17.6.2 Configuring System Ports (Connection)
- 17.6.3 Configuring Email Alerts
- 17.6.4 Configuring Switch Settings (Advanced)
- 17.6.5 P2P Setting
- 17.6.6 Performing Smart Search for Safeguard
- 17.6.7 Configuring Smart Plan
- 17.6.8 Configuring Safeguard
- 17.6.9 Configuring Video Loss Settings
- 17.6.10 Configuring Hard Drive Warnings
- 17.6.11 Configuring Network Warnings
- 17.6.12 Searching Event Logs
- 17.6.13 Configuring Pre-Recording
- 17.6.14 Formatting the Hard Drive
- 17.6.15 Configuring Hard Drive Type
- 17.6.16 Configuring Record Estimate (Recording Calculator)
- 17.6.17 FTP (Advanced)
- 17.6.18 Configuring General System Settings
- 17.6.19 Configuring Holidays
- 17.6.20 Configuring IP Filter
- 17.7 Shutdown
- 18 Connecting Remotely using the Lorex Home Mobile App
- 19 Smart Home & Voice Assistance
- 20 Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras
- 21 Connecting Audio Devices
- 22 Replacing the Hard Drive
- 23 DDNS Setup (Advanced)
- 24 Troubleshooting
- 24.1 Top Reasons Your Lorex Camera May Lose Video or Go Black
- 24.1.1 Going over PoE budget will result in video loss
- 24.1.2 When to use a PoE Switch?
- 24.1.3 Not enough power or total loss of it
- 24.1.4 Power surge and interference
- 24.1.5 Not supported display output
- 24.1.6 Twisted, bent or damaged cables
- 24.1.7 Outdated firmware and hardware
- 24.1.8 Issue with compatibility
- 24.1.9 Low internet bandwidth
- 24.1 Top Reasons Your Lorex Camera May Lose Video or Go Black
- 25 Technical Specifications
- 26 Notices
Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras20
NOTE
Ensure you have completed initial setup of your PTZ camera in order to control the camera using the recorder.
See 20.1 Connecting PTZ Cameras to the Recorder for more details.
To access the PTZ controls:
• Open the Live View screen for your PTZ camera in single-channel view (fullscreen). Right-
click to open the Quick Menu, then click Pan/Tilt/Zoom.
• Right-click again to close PTZ controls.
To use the PTZ controls:
1. Navigation Controls: Click the directional arrows to move the PTZ camera manually.
2. Zoom-to-Area: Click, then click-and-drag to draw a box on the camera image. The PTZ
camera will zoom in to the selected area.
3. Mouse Tracking: Click to enable/disable mouse tracking. When enabled, click-and-drag in
the direction you would like the PTZ camera to move. The camera will follow the path of
the mouse cursor.
4. Full Screen: Click to enable/disable full screen mode. Double-click the mouse to exit the
full screen.
5. PTZ Settings:
• Speed: The speed of PTZ camera movement. A higher value means the camera will move
faster.
• Zoom: Optical zoom level. Click + to zoom in, and – to zoom out.
• Focus: Manually control focus level. Click + to focus on objects further from the camera,
or – to focus on objects closer to the camera.
• Iris: Controls the amount of light coming through the lens. Click + to allow more light,
or – for less.
6. Advanced: Expand to show advanced options. For a full overview, see 20.3 Advanced PTZ
Controls, page 94.
20.3 Advanced PTZ Controls
Using advanced options for PTZ cameras, including presets, tours, patterns, etc.
NOTE
Ensure you have completed initial setup of your PTZ camera in order to control the camera using the recorder.
See 20.1 Connecting PTZ Cameras to the Recorder for more details.
To access the advanced PTZ controls:
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