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ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is designed to provide you with in depth instruction for the use of mCAM products. We recognize that most functions and features of mCAM hardware and the mCAM software are intuitive by design. However, for functions and features that are not perfectly clear we have developed a couple of icons to convey important information or instruction to you.
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S 1 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 4 2 Setting up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 Using the mCAM Application Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 – 7 Set Start Page Local Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Play/Stop Video Mute/Unmute Volume Record Video Take Snapshots Select Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Select Video Device Select Audio Device Archive . . . .
1 S O F T WA R E I N S TA L L AT I O N This section will show you how to install the mCAM Application onto your computer. If the CD does not start the installation automatically: 1 Insert the mCAM application software CD into your computer’s CD-Rom drive. Open My Computer 2 The CD will automatically start the installation program. Follow the on-screen prompts. Double-Click on Setup.
4 5 The automatic update must have an active internet connection to function.
2 S E T T I N G U P T H E H A R D WA R E Installation Procedure – This section will show you how to connect your computer to the Monitor. MAKE SURE TO LEAVE THE SOFTWARE CD IN THE CD ROM DRIVE. Back of the 21” Monitor Back of a computer (not included) Connect one end of the USB Cable (included) to the monitor, the other end to the computer.
Follow the steps below to complete the installation of the Drivers. 3 4 7 5 Restart your computer before opening the mCam application.
3 U S I N G T H E m C A M A P P L I C AT I O N This section will familiarize you the mCAM Software application. OR 1A For Systems with MediaCenter 2A For Systems using WindowsXP Select Start ---> All Programs ---> Lorex mCAM ---> mCAM to access the Main Menu B Open MediaCenter B Select the mCAM icon to open the mCAM Application. C Select the mCAM icon to open the mCAM Application. C Select the arrow keys to view more menu items.
You can set the Default Start Page to Local Surveillance or to Main Menu screen. Select Main Menu as the default setting to take you to the Main Menu everytime you open the application. Select Local Surveillance as the default setting to bypass the Main Menu and go to the Local Surveillance page when you open the application. Select the arrow keys from within the Quick Jump Tool bar of the application to access more menu items without going back to the Main Menu.
3 U S I N G T H E m C A M A P P L I C AT I O N This page is where you can view live video from your mCAM. Press to Play live video. Press to Stop live video. Press to Mute the volume. Press to Unmute the volume. Video must be playing in the Local Surveillance window for Motion Detection and Scheduled Events to function. Press to record live video. Press to stop recording. Press to take a picture of the live video at any given instant.
This page allows you to select the video and audio device you want to monitor. Select the camera you wish to monitor. Only video and audio devices plugged in will be displayed. Select the audio device you wish to monitor. Save your changes before leaving this page. Local Surveillance will use the video and audio devices selected here.
3 U S I N G T H E m C A M A P P L I C AT I O N This page allows you to retrieve previously saved recordings and snapshots. Set search criteria, by specifying year, month and day. Select Recordings or Snapshots. Press the Search Archive button. Select the item you wish to view. Prev 7 Next 7 Press the arrows to view more archived items. Select to view or delete items in the archive. 10 Lorex mCAM Selecting ALL for the Year will search the archive for items created in that year.
Play/pause the current recording. Stop playback of the current recording. Recordings will play automatically when the Recordings Viewer starts. Delete current recording from archive. Mute/unmute the volume. Press to view additional recordings. Deleting the recording or snapshot will permanently remove it from the archive. Delete current recording from the archive. Press to view additional snapshots.
3 U S I N G T H E m C A M A P P L I C AT I O N This page will help you setup your camera to record video and take snapshots automatically based on movement within your camera’s field of view. Select which days of the week mCAM will monitor for motion. Motion detection is turned on only if at least one day is selected. Select the time range mCAM will monitor for motion on the days selected above. Save your changes before leaving this page.
Select the actions for mCAM to take when motion is detected. In order to use the e-mail snapshot feature, you must set your outgoing mail settings on the Preferences page. Save your changes before leaving this page. Select the level of motion required for mCAM to trigger an action. Select the level of light in your environment. A higher Motion Level means greater sensitivity to small movement. A higher Light Level makes the camera less sensitive to motion in darker areas.
3 U S I N G T H E m C A M A P P L I C AT I O N This page will help you set up the mCAM application to record video or take snapshots based on certain days at specific times. Select which days of the week mCAM will schedule an event. Scheduled Events are turned on only if at least one day is selected. Set the time of the selected days you would like the event to start. Video will record at the time specified. Save your changes before leaving this page.
Select what you would like mCAM to do when an event is triggered. Save your changes before leaving this page. Duration is how long video will be recorded when an event is triggered. In order to use the e-mail snapshot feature, you must set your outgoing mail settings on the Preferences page. Settings are independent of the Set Actions page in the Motion Detection section with the exception of the email address.
3 U S I N G T H E m C A M A P P L I C AT I O N This page is where you may setup system wide mCAM Application parameters. Select the recordings to be purged from the recordings archive by age. Select Save Changes to purge the recordings archive. Select the snapshots to be purged from the snapshots archive by age. Select Save Changes to purge the snapshots archive.
This page allows you to select your preferred language. Make sure you save your changes.
3 U S I N G T H E m C A M A P P L I C AT I O N This page provides our phone numbers and your software version. If you call technical support you will need your software version number.
4 REMOTE SURVEILLANCE This section will familiarize you with using Windows Media Player to remotely view your camera. ON YOUR LOCAL COMPUTER IN THE LOCAL SURVEILLANCE SCREEN (the computer running the mCAM application) 1 Press the Broadcast Button 4 Enter the URL - http://a.b.c.d:9868 - where a.b.c.d is the IP address of the computer running the mCAM application. Note: Do not close the Local Surveillance Screen as this will disconnect the broadcasting.
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