Lorex L154-81, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...ersion 3 0 MODEL L154 81 4 CHANNEL DVR Instruction Manual www lorexcctv com Copyright 2006 Lorex Technology Inc BEFORE OPERATING THIS SYSTEM PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY AND RETAIN IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ...

Page 2: ...LECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Explanation of two Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electri...

Page 3: ...ts are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equ...

Page 4: ...G SEARCH MENU PLAYBACK KEY LOCK REMOTE CONTROL CAMERA INSTALLATION MONITOR CONNECTION qt MONITOR VCR INSTALLATION TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES APPENDIX 1 INSTALLING THE HDD APPENDIX 2 RECORDING TIME IN HOURS APPENDIX 3 RECORDING TIME IN HOURS CARE MAINTENANCE 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 21 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 iii ...

Page 5: ... of any kind on this product 15 Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 16 Damage Requiring Service Disconnect this product from the power supply and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord o...

Page 6: ...d cables to protect the unit from lightening or power surges 6 Do not try to retrieve the HDD data by PC DVR Features Modified MPEG 5 20Kbyte frame video compression format Recording Frame Rate at 30 fps NTSC Quad mode 7 5fps NTSC Each mode Display resolution 720x480 NTSC Full Screen 4 camera inputs 4 BNC On Screen Display and Real Time Clock Function Alarm terminal block integrated Video loss det...

Page 7: ...MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED THE COMPLETE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE COMPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE Power Adapter Cord DC 12V 4 5A An 80 GB HDD is installed in the DVR HDD SCREWS for optional HDD 4 CHANNEL DVR 2 KEYS FOR CARTRIDGE 4 CABLES 4 RCA RCA 8 BNC TO RCA ADAPTERS ...

Page 8: ...as connected The screen will display LOSS respectively as shown below NOTE 1 If the HDD is not installed correctly or not installed the HDD not found message will appear for 3 seconds and then return to a 4 CH display mode 2 If the keys on the DVR are locked the default master password is 111111 to disable the key lock 3 HDD LED s Flashing green LED indicates that the HDD is being detected A stead...

Page 9: ... be ON when the ALARM function is triggered When an ALARM event is detected the LED will be ON for the duration Press any key and the Alarm LED will turn off If you want to disable the ALARM LED light function please refer to page 10 and set the ALARM mode as OFF 3 HDD Blinks when the HDD is being accessed via recording or playback 4 REC Green LED comes ON when recording is in progress HDD Full Re...

Page 10: ... Speed FF 3 4 x Forward Speed 10 POWER BUTTON Press the POWER button to turn the DVR ON and press and hold for about 2 seconds to turn the DVR OFF 11 QUAD BUTTON Switches from a full screen mode to a QUAD screen mode on the monitor 12 CAMERA SELECT 1 4 Press the Camera Select Buttons 1 4 to select the channel to be displayed in full screen 13 UP DOWN BUTTON Allows you to scroll up or down in the M...

Page 11: ...rigger devices with a N O Normally open circuit 3 VIDEO INPUT 1 4 Connect to video a source such as camera BNC Connection The video outputs from the desired cameras to these inputs 4 VIDEO OUTPUT Connect the RCA output to display the DVR s Menu and Video Playback 5 POWER INPUT Connect the supplied 12V power adapter to this input 6 MAIN POWER SWITCH ON OFF Main power switch for DVR 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 12: ...ase AM or PM ii DATE FORMAT There are three formats to display the date MM DD YYYY YYYY MM DD or DD MM YYYY 01 01 03 5 00 56 AM MM DD YY HH 00 SS iii DATE Time SET The time and date will be displayed below e g 06 01 05 10 49 41 AM 8 Enter the MENU screen by pressing the Menu button Scroll through the 8 options by pressing the UP and DOWN buttons To enter a sub menu press the SELECT button once the...

Page 13: ...mation Please refer to Appendix 2 for the different recording times iv RECORD QUALITY Sets the quality level of recording Available settings are Low Normal or High Note Higher quality recording consumes more memory on your HDD v SET BY WEEK Set the scheduled recording time weekly Monday to Friday 00 00 to 23 59 Please Note If there is a power failure during schedule recording and the main AC power...

Page 14: ... April 2 2005 to 7 50 am for 9 hours and 10 minutes After setting the DAY choose ADD and press the SELECT button Note HH is based on a 24 hour clock 4 RECORD SETTING This submenu allows you to set the Record parameters for your Hard Disk Drive Use this section to configure your record settings The selected FPS and Quality will determine how long the DVR will record for Use the chart in Appendix 2 ...

Page 15: ... Z 1 9 etc CAMERA SELECT CAMERA 1 ON CAMERA 2 ON CAMERA 3 ON CAMERA 4 ON TITLE ON TITLE SET PRESS THEN SELECT PRESS MENU TO EXIT 6 EVENT LOG The event log keeps a record of all errors and alarms that may occur on the DVR Each of these are stored with a Time Date Stamp A single page can display up to 10 alarm recorded events Press UP and DOWN buttons and then press the SELECT button to DELETE ALL E...

Page 16: ...sword and the confirmation of the password The default user password is 222222 PASSWORD INPUT 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ ADVANCED MENU CHANGE MASTER PASSWORD CHANGE USER PASSWORD MASTER PASSWORD ENABLE OFF USER PASSWORD ENABLE OFF DEFAULT SETTING OVERWRITE ENABLED YES MASTER HDD CLEAR SLAVE HDD CLEAR N A LOAD DEFAULT Y N PRESS THEN SELECT PRESS MENU TO EXIT 12 iii MASTER PASSWORD ENABLE Press the select button...

Page 17: ...ESS THEN SELECT PRESS MENU TO EXIT vii MASTER HDD CLEAR When the Master HDD is full you will need to clear the space You will be asked to format the HDD HDD FORMAT Y N viii SLAVE HDD CLEAR When the Slave HDD if installed is full you will need to clear the space You will be asked to format the HDD HDD FORMAT Y N The HDD capacity will show on the screen when the HDD CAP display comes ON The HDD CAP ...

Page 18: ...ATION 1 CAMERA SELECT 1 4 Press Camera Select 1 4 to select the camera to display in full screen 2 RECORDING The DVR offers 3 recording modes listed below Please refer to Appendix 2 for a chart of recording speeds Note During recording if the power was turned off accidentally recorded video will still be stored in the HDD The DVR will return to the original recording setting after the power is res...

Page 19: ...starting with the most recent recordings listed first Total Event 15 Move the Pointer to TOTAL EVENT and press the SELECT button to view up to 12 recordings Manual Schedule and Alarm Schedule Rec Event Move the Pointer to SCHEDULE REC EVENT and press the SELECT button to view up to 3 schedule recordings Alarm Rec Event Move the Pointer to ALARM REC EVENT and press the SELECT button to view up to 2...

Page 20: ...Fast Forward up to 4 times the play speed FF1 2x FF2 3x FF3 4x iv STOP Pressing the STOP button will stop all DVR operations and return to the live monitoring mode REW PAUSE FF1 FF2 FF3 SHUTTLE BUTTON REV FW The following controls on the shuttle button are available during playback Move the Pointer to MANUAL REC EVENT and press the SELECT button to view up to 7 manual recordings Time Search To sea...

Page 21: ...Brings up the Playback Search mode PLAY Brings up the Main Menu MENU Allows user to select individual cameras 1 4 Displays Quad screen QUAD Initiates Recording REC Pauses video Stops video Playback Fast Forwards video in Playback mode Set Select a Sub Menu Change a selection SEL UP DOWN arrow keys used in Menu mode Rewinds video in Playback mode FUNCTION DESCRIPTION KEY ...

Page 22: ...a quad monitor used as a slave monitor Example 1 Connect a slave monitor typical connection A slave monitor displays video output and on screen display OSD from the DVR 1 Four camera video outputs connect to the four video inputs of the DVR in a typical connection 2 The DVR video output connects to video input of the monitor The L154 81 includes 4 RCA cables and 8 BNC to RCA adapters This cable ad...

Page 23: ...NITOR CONNECTION Example 1 Connect a Quad monitor with looping video outputs In this example the quad monitor has individual looping video outputs for each channel 1 Connect the video output from channel 1 of the monitor to channel 1 video input of the DVR 2 Repeat this procedure for the rest of the channels Video VCR In Video Out Cameras Video In Looping Video Out not included Quad Monitor DVR NO...

Page 24: ... the functions of the DVR Example 2 Connect a Quad monitor without looping video outputs In this example the quad monitor does not have looping video outputs for each channel A quad monitor without looping video outputs for each channel should have a video output labeled VCR out To display the recorded video from the DVR on the monitor 1 Connect the VCR output video output from the quad monitor to...

Page 25: ...e VIDEO OUT on the rear panel of the DVR CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 VIDEO OUT VIDEO INPUT Back of DVR Note If you are using a standard VCR you must select an A V or AUX channel on your VCR for recording to take place Connection to a monitor for viewing You can connect your DVR to a monitor for viewing purposes and for On Screen display set up Connect an RCA video cable from your DVR marked Video output t...

Page 26: ...OR BACK OF L154 DVR NOTE On Lorex quad monitors the BNC video input channel connectors also support video output The BNC video input output on a Lorex quad monitor can be connected to BNC video input of the DVR To view the menu or playback of the DVR press the monitor s VCR button located on the front of the monitor Please refer to the monitor manual for more information ...

Page 27: ...ssword 111111 or the current password No recorded video Check if the HDD is installed properly Schedule Record enable does not work Check if the Schedule Enable is set to YES Check camera video cable and connections Check monitor video cable and connections Confirm that the camera has power Check camera lens setting No live video No power Not responding when any of the buttons are pushed HDD not f...

Page 28: ...daptor 12V 4 5A DC output AC input 80 GB Built in Standard On Off ON time is 20 sec Buzzer Out Adjustable Alarm latch up Alarm Dwell Speed Quality variable Alarm Record 1 relay output 3A max NO Normally Open Alarm Output 4 Input Alarm Input 4 times Searching speed Forward Backward Fast Normal Pause Time base HDD Storage Timer Alarm Manual Recording Modified Motion JPEG Algorithm 5 20KB Compression...

Page 29: ... hour real time or 1280 hour time lapse VCR SPECIALTY CAMERAS Select from a wide assortment of specialty cameras dome weatherproof bullet waterproof etc to suit individual needs Protects observation camera from the sun For selected models only TO ORDER THESE ACCESSORY ITEMS OR FOR A COMPLETE LINE OF ACCESSORIES www lorexcctv com 25 SUNSHADE HOUSING ...

Page 30: ... Remove the Cartridge Casing from the DVR Lift the Handle and pull towards you The Cartridge Casing will slide out of the DVR Cartridge Casing 1 Keyhole 2 LED indicator lights Power indicator HDD Access indicator 3 Handle YOU MAY FIND THAT THE CARTRIDGE CASING IS LOCKED IN THIS CASE SKIP AHEAD TO STEP 8 TO FIND INSTRUCTIONS ON UNLOCKING THE CABINET THEN RETURN TO STEP 2 2 Remove the Cover from the...

Page 31: ... the wider cable is the standard Hard Drive IDE type connection 4 Secure the HDD in the Casing optional Use screws and tighten them positioning the HDD into place This step is optional but it is recommended 5 Slide the top Cover over the Cartridge Casing Slide the Cover forward over the Cartridge Case Ensure it is secured in place over the release latch 6 Reinsert the Cartridge Casing into the DVR...

Page 32: ... cabinet by turning the key clockwise A locked B unlocked If you need to unlock the cabinet turn the key counter clockwise from the position shown above IF YOU DO NOT LOCK THE CABINET THE DVR SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY 28 ...

Page 33: ...le Hard Disk Drive Internal Drive Bay Accessible through bottom panel Detect the disk capacity of the DVR 1 Connect the DVR to a monitor refer to the monitor connections section 2 Turn the DVR unit on 3 Check the screen for the following words which show that the DVR is initializing 4 Check the upper right hand corner of the screen for the disk capacity The L154 will indicate a 0 GB capacity The L...

Page 34: ...is based on a 80GB HDD RECORDING QUALITY 1080 hours 144 hours 72 hours 36 hours Quad Screen 1740 hours 232 hours 116 hours 58 hours Quad Screen Full Screen Full Screen 1920 hours 3360 hours 01 FPS 256 hours 448 hours 07 FPS 128 hours 224 hours 15 FPS 64 hours 112 hours 30 FPS HIGH RESOLUTION 20K Bytes Frame LOW RESOLUTION 12K Bytes Frame FRAME RATE ...

Page 35: ...G SEARCH MENU PLAYBACK KEY LOCK REMOTE CONTROL CAMERA INSTALLATION MONITOR CONNECTION q MONITOR VCR INSTALLATION TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES APPENDIX 1 INSTALLING THE HDD APPENDIX 2 RECORDING TIME IN HOURS APPENDIX 3 RECORDING TIME IN HOURS CARE MAINTENANCE 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 18 21 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 iii ...

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