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 Using the On–Screen Display
- 8 Recording
- 9 Playback
- 10 Backup
- 11 Motion Detection
- 12 Active Deterrence
- 13 Managing Passwords and User Accounts
- 14 Using the Main Menu
- 14.1 Playback
- 14.2 Alarm
- 14.3 Backup
- 14.4 Display
- 14.5 Camera
- 14.6 Network
- 14.7 System
- 14.7.1 Configuring General System Settings
- 14.7.2 Setting Date & Time
- 14.7.3 Configuring Holidays
- 14.7.4 Configuring IP Filter
- 14.7.5 Save System Settings to a USB Flash Drive
- 14.7.6 Import System Settings from a USB Flash Drive
- 14.7.7 Restoring Default Settings
- 14.7.8 Upgrading Firmware Manually
- 14.7.9 Automatic Firmware Upgrades
- 14.8 Storage
- 14.9 Account
- 14.10 Information
- 14.11 Copying Settings to Another Channel
- 15 Connecting Remotely using the Lorex Home Mobile App
- 16 Smart Home & Voice Assistance
- 17 Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras
- 18 Connecting Audio Devices
- 19 Replacing the Hard Drive
- 20 DDNS Setup (Advanced)
- 21 Troubleshooting
- 22 Technical Specifications
- 23 Notices
Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras17
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 cam-
era 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. 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.
5. Advanced: Expand to show advanced options. For a full overview, see 17.3 Advanced PTZ
Controls, page 84.
17.3 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
17.1 Connecting PTZ Cameras to the Recorder for more details.
To access the advanced 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.
• 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 the PTZ controls:
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