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L500 Series Quick Start Guide_R1 Page 1

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SET UP YOUR DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER FIRST

BASIC INSTALLATION GUIDE

Skill Level

Intermediate

easy

advanced

Time

under 30 minutesunder 15 minutes under 60 minutes

Hand Tools Hardware

Router

Hi Speed

over 60 minutes

Skill Level

Intermediate

easy

advanced

Time

under 30 minutesunder 15 minutes under 60 minutes

Hand Tools Hardware

Router

Hi Speed

over 60 minutes

Time Tools Skills - Easy

Under 10 Minutes*

Hand Tools

Plug & Play connectors,

On screen set up

* Installation time may vary based

on application and camera cabling

Connect Cameras & Monitor (not included) to the DVR:

Connect the ﬁrst camera to the CH1 input. Follow the same steps

to connect the additional cameras*.

* NOTE: Test the cameras prior to selecting a permanent mounting

location by temporarily connecting the Cameras and Cables to

your DVR.

Virtual Keyboard Control:

The Virtual Keyboard control becomes available when keyboard input

(A~Z, 0~9) is needed for entering information such as Names,

Network Information, etc.

• Navigate using the arrow keys on the Front Panel or Remote Control.

• Use the ENTER key to choose the letters and numbers.

• Select the APPLY button once the setup is completed.

Active Option Indicator:

Orange Highlight - Indicates that the option

is in active editing mode.

Green Highlight - Indicates that the option

is available for editing. Once the option is

highlighted, press the ENTER key to edit

the option (hightlight changes to Orange).

NAVIGATION CONTROLS:

STEP 1

Connect Ethernet Cable:

Connect one end of the ethernet cable to one of the router’s (not

included) LAN PORTS and the other end to DVR’s Network Port

located at the back of the DVR. See picture below showing a

generic LAN/WAN connection.

WAN (WIDE

AREA NETWORK)

LAN (LOCAL AREA NETWORK)

TO YOUR COMPUTER

TO YOUR MONITOR

BACK OF THE ROUTER

Connect Power Cable:

Connect one end of the Power cable to the DVR, the other end to

an electrical outlet. This unit powers ON once it is plugged in to the

power outlet.

Set the Time and Date***:

MAKE SURE THAT

THE DATE AND TIME

ARE SET PRIOR TO

RECORDING!

*** Note: If the Date/Time is

set into the past, a message will

appear warning that Overlapped

date(s) will be erased.

Click the MENU button from the front panel of the DVR (or the

remote control) to enter SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER to go to

MAIN MENU. From the MAIN MENU Scroll down to SYSTEM and

press ENTER to go to the DATE/TIME MENU. Press ENTER while on

DATE/TIME MENU to activate menu options.

Congratulations! You have completed STEP 1 successfully. Your DVR is now

ready to use. Refer to the owner’s manual to learn how to record, playback,

use the search features and all other features available with this system.

Refer to Step 3 for Setting Up Remote Security Monitoring.

Digital Video Recorder*

Connect PC Monitor (not included) to DVR VGA Output:

To view the video from your DVR on a PC monitor, connect the

VGA Connector Cable from the PC Monitor to the VGA Port located

at the back of the DVR.

OPTIONAL

Connect a CCTV monitor to the Monitor OUT (Composite

OUT) port to view camera images.

PUSH THE POWER

BUTTON TO TURN

ON THE DVR

DVR FRONT PANEL - POWER BUTTON

DVR Menu - Navigation Controls:

Navigation Controls:

Move UP/DOWN/

LEFT/RIGHT

Return Button: Complete

modiﬁcations of a menu

option; exit a menu

Enter Button: Press

this button to select

and change the

values in a menu

option

USB Ports:

Provides connection ports for USB Flash Drives

(thumbsticks), USB Hard Drives and Optional

Mouse (not included).

FOR DETAILED SETUP INFORMATION,

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR USER’S

MANUAL.

BROADBAND ROUTER AND

COMPUTERS ARE REQUIRED (FOR

LOCAL AND REMOTE MONITORING),

NOT INCLUDED.

*CHANNEL/ PORT CONFIGURATION

AND HDD (HARD DISK DRIVE)

CAPACITY MAY VARY BY MODEL.

CHECK YOUR PACKAGE FOR SPECIFIC

CONTENT INFORMATION.

Summary of content (8 pages)

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under 15 minutes under 30 minutes under 60 minutes Basic Installation Guide 1 p e t S Hand Tools Time Set up Your DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER First Under 10 Minutes* Hi Speed Skills - Easy Hand Tools * Installation time may vary based on application and camera cabling Skill Level Hardware Tools over 60 min Router easy Plug & Play connectors, On screen set up Skill Level * NOTE: Test the cameras prior to selecting a permanent mounting location by temporarily connecting the Cameras and Cables
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under 15 minutes under 30 minutes under 60 minutes over 60 minutes Router Basic Installation Guide 2 p e t S Time Hand Tools Hardware Hardware Under 30 Minutes* Set up Local Viewing on your PC Hi Speed Skills - Intermediate Skill Level Computer Router & Router* easy * Installation time may vary based on application Plug & Play connectors, Intermediate On screen set up * Minimum System Requirement: Windows XP, Pentium IV, 256MB Ram (512MB Recommended), 200MB Storage, Internet, DSL or Cable M
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HOME & B USINESS SE C URITY 2 p e St ed u tin n Co Basic Installation Guide Set up Local Viewing on your PC Set-up: 6 (on your Local Computer) Click the Setup icon from the Lorex Client Software Screen 9 SET-UP BUTTON Lorex Client Software - Local Configuration: (on your Local Computer) From the Lorex Client Software - Local Configuration screen (as shown in Step 7), select the new Group you created using the drop down menu (1) and press the CONNECT button (2) to connect to the LOCAL LIVE site
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under 15 minutes under 30 minutes under 60 minutes over 60 minutes Router 3 p e t S REMOTE VIEWING INSTALLATION GUIDE Time Time Set up Internet Remote Security Monitoring under 15 minutes under 30 minutes Hand Tools 1 Hardware Hi Speed Skills - Advanced Computer Router & Router* 60 Minutes easy under 60 minutes over 60 minutes * Installation time may vary based on application Router Port forward your router first before proceeding with the set-up (you must forward web port 80 and TCP/IP
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HOME & B USINESS SE C URITY 3 p e St ed u tin n Co Set up Internet Remote Security Monitoring 7 8 9 Enable DDNS Settings: On the NETWORK menu, use the DOWN arrow key to navigate to DDNS. Highlight DDNS checkbox by pressing ENTER and press the UP arrow key to put a check mark in the DDNS checkbox. Press ENTER to accept settings. 10 Lorex Client Software: 11 Lorex Client Software: (on your Remote Computer*) Follow the installation screens to complete Lorex Client Software installation.
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HOME & B USINESS SE C URITY 3 p e St ed u tin n Co Set up Internet Remote Security Monitoring 13 Set-up: (on your Remote Computer*) 16 Click the Setup icon from the Lorex Client Software Screen SET-UP BUTTON 14 Lorex Client Software - Local Configuration: (on your Remote Computer*) From the Lorex Client Software - Local Configuration screen (as shown in Step 13), select the new Group you created using the drop down menu (1) and press the CONNECT button (2) to connect to the REMOTE* LIVE site.
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It’s all on the Web www.lorexcctv.com For detailed setup information, please refer to your User’s Manual. For additional information about determining your IP address, configuring your router, and port forwarding, please visit our website www.lorexcctv.com/support and click Consumer Guides Section or view guides from the CD included with your system. Email Support: support@lorexcorp.