Lorex L4248 Series User Manual

Table of contents
1 Important Safeguards ...... ... ... ... ... ......................................................... 1
1.1 General Precautions..................................................................... 1
1.2 Installation ............................................................................... 1
1.3 Service .................................................................................... 2
1.4 Use ........................................................................................ 3
2 Package Contents................................................... ... ... ... ..................... 4
3 Recorder Overview . ... ... ....................................................................... 6
3.1 Front Panel ............................................................................... 6
3.2 Back Panel ............................................................................... 6
4 Basic Setup.................... ... ... ... ... ......................................................... 8
4.1 STEP 1: Initial Setup ................................................................... 8
4.2 STEP 2: Setting Up the Recorder ....................................................10
4.3 STEP 3: App Setup ....................................................................11
4.4 STEP 4: Installing the Cameras ......................................................12
4.4.1 Installation Guidelines ......................................................12
4.4.2 Mounting the Cameras ......................................................13
4.4.3 Optimizing Motion Detection..............................................15
4.5 Quick Access to System Information................................................16
5 Using the Mouse .................................................................................17
6 Using the Recorder’s On-Screen Display ...................................................18
6.1 Using the Taskbar ......................................................................18
6.2 Using the Mini Menu ..................................................................18
6.3 Using the On-Screen Keypads........................................................19
7 Recording .........................................................................................21
7.1 Recording Time for Motion Detection ..............................................21
7.2 Configuring Manual Recording ......................................................22
7.3 Setting a Recording Schedule ........................................................22
8 Playback................................................................................ ... ... ... ..24
8.1 Using Playback .........................................................................24
8.2 Playback Controls ......................................................................24
9 Search & Backup ................................................................................26
9.1 Backing Up Videos using Playback Mode..........................................26
9.1.1 Back Up Entire Recordings ................................................26
9.1.2 Video Clip Backup ..........................................................27
9.2 Drive Menu Controls ..................................................................29
10 Managing Users, Passwords and Permissions ......................................... ... .32
10.1 Changing Passwords ...................................................................32
10.2 Adding a New User ....................................................................32
10.3 Setting User Permissions..............................................................33
11 Pairing Cameras............................... ... ... ... ... ......................................35
11.1 Pairing Cameras with Lorex Cirrus..................................................35
11.2 Pairing Cameras using the Recorder Interface .....................................36
12 Storage...... ... ... .................................................................................38
12.1 Configuring Storage Overwrite ......................................................38
12.2 Formatting Storage Devices ..........................................................39
13 Using the Main Menu...........................................................................40
13.1 Main Menu Overview .................................................................40
13.1.1 Copying Channel Settings to Another Channel .........................40
13.2 Settings Menu...........................................................................41
13.2.1 Changing a Camera’s On-Screen Display (OSD) .......................41
13.2.2 Enabling / Disabling Cameras .............................................42
13.2.3 Camera Firmware............................................................42
13.2.4 Enabling Audio ..............................................................43
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Lorex L4248 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Lorex
Model	L4248 Series
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English