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- 24.1.7 Outdated firmware and hardware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
Using the On-Screen Display8
9. Camera Setting: Configure image settings for cameras. For full details, see 8.5 Camera Im-
age Settings, page 19.
10. Info: Displays system information, such as model number, device ID, IP address, etc.
11. Sequence: Start or stop Sequence Mode. In Sequence Mode, the system display will auto-
matically cycle through connected channels every few seconds.
12. Disable Beep: Temporarily disable the current audible warning.
NOTE
Audible warnings can be given for a wide range of events, such as hard drive issues, network connectivity,
motion detection events and more. Disabling the current audible alarm using the Quick Menu will silence
the recorder only for a short time, then audible warnings will continue.
8.3 Camera Toolbar
The Camera Toolbar lets you perform quick functions for a specific channel on the recorder.
To use the Camera Toolbar:
• Hover the mouse near the top of a channel with a connected camera.
1. Instant Playback: Plays back recent video from the selected channel. By default, instant
playback is set to play the last 5 minutes of recorded video. See 17.6.18 Configuring General
System Settings, page 87 to set a custom playback length.
2. Digital Zoom: Click to enable digital zoom. Click-and-drag over the camera image to zoom
in on the selected area. Right-click to return to the full camera image. You can then repeat to
zoom in on a different area, or click the icon again to disable zoom.
3. Real-time Backup: Click to start recording the current channel manually. Click again to
stop recording and save the video file to a USB flash drive (not included).
4. Snapshot: Save a snapshot of the current camera image to a USB flash drive (not included).
5. Two-Way Audio: (Two—way audio cameras only) Click to enable two-way talk on compat-
ible cameras. To be able to listen-in to sounds occurring around your camera an external
speaker (not included) must be plugged into the recorder.
6. Warning Light: (Deterrence cameras only) Click to manually turn on the camera’s warning
light for 10 seconds.
7. Siren: (Deterrence cameras only) Click to manually turn on the camera’s siren for 10
seconds.
8.4 On-Screen Keyboards
The Full Keyboard is used to input alphanumeric characters, such as in user name or password
fields. The Number Keyboard is used to input numeric characters only, such as in the time or
date fields.
To use the Full Keyboard:
• Using the mouse, click on a field where alphanumeric characters are entered, such as the user
name and password fields.
• The Full Keyboard opens:
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