Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
- DVR Overview
- Basic Setup
- Step 1: Connect the BNC Cameras
- Step 2: Connect the Mouse
- Step 3: Connect the Ethernet Cable
- Step 4: Connect the Monitor
- Step 5: Connect the Power Adapter and Power on the DVR
- Step 6: Verify Camera Image
- Step 7: Set the Time
- Default System Password & Port Numbers
- Quick Access to System Information
- Connecting Cameras
- Mouse Control
- Remote Control
- Using the On-Screen Display
- Setting the Date and Time
- Recording
- Playback and Backup
- Playing Back Recorded Video
- Using the On-Screen Playback Controls
- Advanced Playback Controls (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Finding Events in the Playback Bar (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Controlling the Time Range of the Playback Bar (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Using Zoom in Playback Mode (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Using Video Clip Backup (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Backing Up Video
- Viewing Backed Up Video
- Converting Backed Up Video to AVI Files
- Playing Back Recorded Video
- Managing Passwords
- Using the Main Menu
- Display
- Configuring Custom Channel Names
- Changing the Position of the Channel Name
- Adjusting Camera Color Settings
- Enabling Covert Recording
- Configuring the Time and Recording Time Display
- Configuring Sequence Time
- Changing the Video-out Resolution
- Adjusting Menu Transparency
- Restoring the System’s Resolution if you see a Blank Screen
- Adjusting the Video Margin
- Adding Privacy Zones
- Creating a Custom Split-screen Display (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Record
- Search
- Network
- Alarm
- Device
- System
- Advanced
- Configuring the "Auto Reboot" feature
- Upgrading the System Firmware
- Restoring to Factory Default Settings
- Restarting or Shutting Down the DVR
- Configuring System Warnings
- Saving Your System Configuration to a USB Flash Drive (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Loading a System Configuration from a USB Flash Drive (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Display
- Setting up your DVR for Remote Connectivity
- Lorex Client 11: Client Software for PC
- Remote Viewing Interface
- Changing Viewing Modes
- Taking Screen Shots
- Recording Video
- Showing / Hiding Channels
- Adjusting Sub-menu Options
- Changing the Save Directory of Screenshots or Recorded Video
- Changing the Format of Recorded Video (PC Only)
- Configuring PTZ Settings
- Video Playback
- Configuring Display Settings
- Configuring Privacy Zone Settings
- Configuring Recording Parameters
- Configuring the Recording Schedule
- Configuring System Recording Quality
- Configuring Basic Network Settings
- Configuring the System Substream
- Configuring Email Notification Settings
- Changing the Mobile User Name and Password
- Configuring DDNS Settings
- Configuring Motion Detection Settings
- Configuring your System to "Beep" During Motion
- Configuring Alarm Notifications (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only)
- Configuring Hard Drive Recording Mode
- Configuring PTZ Parameters
- Configuring the System Time and Date
- Changing the System’s Menu Time Out
- Configuring System User Accounts
- Viewing System Information
- Upgrading System Firmware
- Restoring Default Settings
- Configuring Event Settings
- Configuring Auto-Reboot
- Lorex Player 11: Playing Backed up Video on PC
- Lorex Player for Mac: Viewing Backed up Video on Mac
- Mobile Apps: Accessing your DVR Using a Mobile Device
- Appendix A: System Specifications
- Appendix B: Connecting a PTZ Camera
- Appendix C: Connecting Additional External Monitors
- Appendix D: Recording Audio
- Appendix E: Replacing the Hard Drive
- Troubleshooting
- Getting Started
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Showing / Hiding Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adjusting Sub-menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the Save Directory of Screenshots or Recorded Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the Format of Recorded Video (PC Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Configuring PTZ Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Video Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Video Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Configuring Privacy Zone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Configuring Recording Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring the Recording Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring System Recording Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Configuring Basic Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Configuring the System Substream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Configuring Email Notification Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Changing the Mobile User Name and Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Configuring DDNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuring Motion Detection Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuring your System to "Beep" During Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Configuring Alarm Notifications (ECO Blackbox+ Series Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Configuring Hard Drive Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Configuring PTZ Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Configuring the System Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the System’s Menu Time Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Configuring System User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Viewing System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Upgrading System Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Configuring Event Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Configuring Auto-Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Lorex Player 11: Playing Backed up Video on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Installing Lorex Player 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Running Lorex Player 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lorex Player 11 Interface Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
About the Advanced Config Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Lorex Player for Mac: Viewing Backed up Video on Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Lorex Player Mac Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Loading Individual Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Loading Multiple Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Mobile Apps: Accessing your DVR Using a Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Compatible Devices and Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Before you Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94