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- 24.1.7 Outdated firmware and hardware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
Troubleshooting24
To fix the issue, we recommend that you check any point of contact on your camera, recorder,
and monitor.
24.1.4 Power surge and interference
A power surge can burn your camera’s circuit board and other components. Power surge is even
more hazardous to metal cameras installed on vertical pole as there’s a great likelihood of it get-
ting hit by lighting strikes.
A quick fix would be to use power or lightning surge protectors. It’s also a wise idea to screw
the camera onto a block of wood and then attach the wood to the pole.
24.1.5 Not supported display output
Before changing the display output of your recorder to higher resolution (e.g., 4K), please make
sure that your monitor can support the higher resolution output of your recorder. If your monitor
cannot support the higher resolution of your recorder, it will lose video signal and will turn black.
Please read our guide before changing the display output of your recorder.
24.1.6 Twisted, bent or damaged cables
The great advantage of using a wired security system is the reliability of the cables that came
with the system. Unfortunately, cables get twisted, bent and damaged as you run them around
tight corners of your property. As they get twisted and damaged, there is great likelihood that
video signal will get cut off. Being extra careful in running the cable and personally checking its
condition may help prevent video loss. To replace a damaged cable, check out our extensive col-
lection of cables here.
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