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- 24.1.7 Outdated firmware and hardware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
• 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.
• Click the arrow on the far-right side of the PTZ control panel to access advanced options.
• Right-click again to close PTZ controls.
To use advanced PTZ controls:
NOTE
Depending on your PTZ camera model, some of the features in the advanced menu may not be supported. Refer
to your camera documentation to confirm which features are supported by your camera.
1. No.: Enter the ID number for a preset, tour, or pattern you want to activate.
2. Preset: Move the camera to the preset number specified in the No. field. For instructions on
setting up preset locations, see 20.4 Presets, page 95.
3. AutoPan: Set the camera to rotate 180° back and forth.
4. Tour: Perform the tour number specified in the No. field. For instructions on creating a tour,
see 20.5 Tours, page 96.
5. Flip: Rotate the camera 180° from its current position.
6. Reset: Move the camera to the home position.
7. Pattern: Perform the pattern number specified in the No. field. For instructions on creating
a pattern, see 20.6 Patterns, page 96.
8. Configuration: Click to open the configuration menu, where you can configure presets,
tours, patterns and autoscans.
9. AutoScan: Move the camera between a predetermined left and right point. For instructions
on creating an autoscan, see 20.7 AutoScan, page 96.
10. OSD Menu: Click to open the camera’s OSD menu. This may not be supported on all cam-
era models.
11. Auxiliary Settings: Not supported.
20.4 Presets
Presets will save a camera position for quick retrieval.
To add preset locations:
1. From the Live View display of your PTZ camera, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then
click Pan/Tilt/Zoom.
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