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
Using the Main Menu14
• Read-only HDD: The system can playback data from this hard drive, but it will not record to it.
To configure hard drive types:
1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
2. Click STORAGE, then click the HDD MANAGER tab.
3. Under Type next to the hard drive you want to configure, select Read/Write or Read only.
4. Click Apply.
14.8.7 Recording Calculator (REC Estimate)
Use the recording calculator to get an estimate of your maximum recording time in days for the in-
stalled hard drive, or how much hard drive space would be required to retain a specific amount of
days.
To obtain a recording estimate:
1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
2. Click STORAGE, then click the REC ESTIMATE tab.
3. Select Recording Days for the total number of days worth of recordings your hard drive can
store, or select Disk Requirement for the total storage needed to record for a specific number
of days.
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