Lorex N881 Series User Manual

Table of contents
1 Important Safeguards ............................ . ........................... . .................... 1
1.1 General Precautions....................................................................... 1
1.2 Installation ................................................................................. 1
1.3 Service ...................................................................................... 3
1.4 Use .......................................................................................... 3
2 Package Contents..................... ....................... . .... .................................. 4
3 Recorder Overview .......................................... . ........................... . ......... 5
3.1 Front Panel ................................................................................. 5
3.2 Back Panel ................................................................................. 6
4 Basic System Setup............................................ ....................... ..... ......... 7
4.1 STEP 1: Connect cameras................................................................ 7
4.2 STEP 2: Connect router .................................................................. 7
4.3 STEP 3: Connect mouse ................................................................. 7
4.4 STEP 4: Connect monitor................................................................ 8
4.5 STEP 5: Connect power.................................................................. 8
4.6 STEP 6: Upgrade Firmware to Latest Version (If Available) ....................... 9
4.7 Quick Access to System Information................................................... 9
4.8 Connecting Cameras to the Local Area Network (LAN) ...........................10
5 Camera Installation............. . ........................... . ............................ ..... ....13
5.1 Installation Tips ..........................................................................13
5.2 Installing Cameras .......................................................................13
5.3 Connecting Camera Extension Cables ................................................14
6 Using the Mouse .................. ...................................................... ...........15
7 Setting the Date & Time .............................................. . ..........................16
8 Using the On-Screen Display.............................................. ......................18
8.1 Navigation Bar............................................................................18
8.2 Quick Menu ...............................................................................18
8.3 Camera Toolbar...........................................................................19
8.4 On-Screen Keyboards ...................................................................20
8.5 Camera Image Settings ..................................................................21
9 Recording ........................................... ..... ....................... ..... ...............23
9.1 Video Recording Types..................................................................23
9.2 Configuring Recording Quality ........................................................23
9.3 Setting the Recording Schedule ........................................................24
9.4 Setting up Scheduled or Manual Recording ..........................................25
9.5 Configuring Hard Drive Overwrite ....................................................27
10 Playback......................................... . ............................ ..... ..................28
10.1 Playing Back Video from the Hard Drive.............................................28
10.2 Playback Controls ........................................................................28
10.3 Area Search ...............................................................................30
10.4 Video Clip Backup .......................................................................32
10.5 Playing Back Video from a USB Drive ...............................................33
11 Backup................ ....................... ..... . ........................... . ......................35
11.1 Formatting the USB Flash Drive.......................................................35
11.2 Backing Up Video........................................................................36
11.3 Using Video Clip Backup ...............................................................37
11.4 Viewing Backed Up Files ...............................................................37
11.4.1 Viewing Backed Up Files on PC ............................................37
11.4.2 Viewing Backed Up Files on Mac...........................................38
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Lorex N881 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Lorex
Model	N881 Series
Category	DVR
Language	English