LOREX Technology L174V manuale d’uso

English Versio n 1.0 MODEL: L164/ L174V Series 4-CHANNEL DVR (with VGA output - L174V only) Instruction Manual www.lorexcctv.com Copyrig ht © 2006 Lorex Technology Inc BEFORE OPERATING THI S SYSTEM, PLEASE READ THIS M ANUAL THOROUGHLY AND RETAIN IT FOR FUT URE REFERENCE[...]

Thank you for purchasing the 4 channel DVR from Lorex Technology Inc The DVR converts analog video into digita l format and records them on a hard disk drive dependi ng on the system purchased. Dig ital vid eo allows you to q uickly access and search for a spec ific time segment or event wh ich has been recorded. The DVR supports 2 HDD units with a[...]

NOTE This equipment has been c ertif ied and found t o comply with the li mits regu lated by FCC, EMC and LVD. Therefore, it is designed to provide reasonable protection against interference and will not cause inte rference with other appliance usage. However, it is im perative t hat user follo ws this manual' s guideline s to avoid improper u[...]

CONTENTS: GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ------ ----------------- ------------------------------------------------ FEATURES ------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------------- SYSTEM CONTENTS ------------- ----------------- ---------------------------------- ------------- GETTING STARTED ------------- ---------------[...]

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: 1. Read Instructions All of the safety and oper ating instructions shoul d be read and understood before the product i s used. 2. Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for fu ture reference. 3. Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and the instruction manual should be follo wed. 4. Fol[...]

CAUTIONS: 1. All the warnings and instructions of this manual should be follow ed 2. Remove the plug from the outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid aerosol detergents. Use water damped cloth for cleaning 3. Do not use this unit in very humid and wet places 4. Keep enough space around the unit for ventilat ion. Slots and openi ngs of the cabinet[...]

SYSTEM INCLUDES: -3- OWNER’S MANUAL CHECK YOUR PACKAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVED TH E COMPLETE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE CO MPONENTS SHOWN ABOVE. Power Adapter & Cord (DC 12V, 4.5A ) Optional HDD HDD SCREWS (for optional HDD) 4 CHANNEL DVR 2 KEYS FOR CARTRIDGE 4 CABLES, 4 RCA-RCA 8 BNC TO RCA ADAPTERS[...]

GETTING STARTED: 1. Connect the AC power cord and plug it into an electrical outlet. The power LED will illuminate GREEN and the HDD LED will also illumi nate GREEN. The message seen on the monitor will say “HDD Checking….., Master Ha rd Drive”, Slave Hard Drive, Not Detected. It will then go to a Quad Screen and show a camera loss (if there [...]

CONTROL - FRONT PANEL : -5- 1. HARD DRIVE UNIT – Removable 80GB HDD installed (Max . capacity of 250 GB per hard drive) 2. UP BUTTON – Allows you to scroll up in the Menu mode 3. SELECT BUTTON – Allows you to select a Sub-M enu opti on and change a selection 4. DOWN BUTTON – Allows you to scroll down in the Menu mode 5. REC – Initiates ma[...]

9. SHUTTLE RING – R EV/ P AUSE / FF – This shuttle ring ha s three functio ns: 1) REV : During playback, turn this button counterclockwise to rewi nd 10 seconds back 2) PAUSE: Pauses video during playback 3) FF : During playback, turn th is button clockwise to Fast Fo rward the video 4X the speed FF 1: 2 x Forward Speed FF2: 3 x Forward Speed F[...]

1. ALARM IN SEN1 – SEN 4 – These 4 terminals are used to connect external motion sensors, door/window contacts, etc. 2. ALARM OUT – This alarm output can be connected to an alarm output relay for trigge r devices with a N/O (Normally open) circuit 3. VIDEO INPUT (1-4) - Connect to video a sour ce, such as camera (BNC Connection). The video ou[...]

MAIN MENU CONTROL : Outlined below are the butt ons used for Menu setting : “ c “and “ d ”: Scroll up and down within a menu option “SELECT” : Press this button to sele ct and change the val ues in a menu option “MENU” : Complete modificatio n of a menu o ption; ex it a menu There are 9 options availabl e in the Main Menu: TIME/DATE[...]

SCHEDULE SETTING SCHEDULE ON/OF F O FF PASSWORD ( RECORD S TOP) ON RECORD FPS 1 RECORD QUALITY LO W SET BY WEEK SET BY DAY PRESS ( cd ), THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT (i) SCHEDULE ON/OFF: Select the recording schedule to be ON or OFF (ii) PASSWORD (RECORD STOP): If yo u select [ON], you will need to input a password when you want to RECORD STO[...]

3. SENSOR/ALARM This submenu allows you to configure the recording parameters un der the Alarm con dition. (i) BUZZER: Select the buzzer ON or OFF when the alarm is activated (ii) ALARM RECORD DURATION: Selects how long the DVR will automa tically record after an alarm is triggered. Av ailable durati on times are: OFF, 05, 10, 15, 20 , 25, 30, 35 ,[...]

NOTE : Higher quality recording consumes more memory on your HDD. Appendix#3 shows the different recording speed associated with the type of setting that you select (iii) RECORD FPS : Allows you to set the Frames Per Secon d for recordin g. Available FPS settings are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 30. 1 FPS is the slowest spee d; it will allow for the lon[...]

7. ADVANCED Menu settings such as changing & enabling the master and user password, loading the default settings, over writing the HDD and clearing the Master and Slave HDD can be done. The default MASTER password (Password Input (6): _ _ _ _ _ _ ) for the DVR is 111111, and should be entered to get into the Advanced Menu. After entering the co[...]

-13- 8. SYSTEM INFO Information such a s the Master or Slave HDD size, Master or Slave space used, and the Total HDD used will be displayed here SYSTEM INFORM ATION > HDD CAP DIS PLAY ON MASTER HDD SIZE N/ A MASTER HDD USE D N/A SLAVE HDD SIZE N/A SLAVE HDD USED M/A TOTAL HDD USED PRESS ( cd ), THEN (SELECT) PRESS (MENU) TO EXIT (vii) MASTER HDD[...]

There are 3 recording modes: Alarm, Schedule, and Manual Recording. (i) ALARM RECORDING DVR is triggered by an external alarm input. A Normally Closed or Normally Open device would be connected to the ex ternal sensors alarm inputs on the back of the DVR, marked “SEN 1 to SEN 4”. (default is NO normally OPEN) (ii) SCHEDULE RECORDING Recording i[...]

3. SEARCH MENU The DVR allows you to easily find sections of recorded vi deo using the Search feature. Press the “PLAY” button to show the search menu, which cons ists of Total Event, Schedule Rec Event, Alarm Rec Event and Manual Rec Event starting with the most recent recordings listed first. Total Event: -15- Move the ">" Pointe[...]

KEY LOCK: For advanced security, you can “Lock” the buttons on your DVR. Key- Lock prevents other people from usin g the system. To enable Keylock : Press th e SELECT key three times to enabl e the Key Lo ck. To disable Keylock : Press any key and enter your pa ssword (master or user passw ord) (Default master passw ord: 111111, default user pa[...]

REMOTE CONTROL: Features of the Remote Control. For more details on specific remote control featur es, refer to t he Front Panel features . -17- Turns power to DVR ON or OFF POWER 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[...]

DVR Video Ou t Back of DVR Video In A. Monitor ‘Slav e’ B. Monitor ‘Quad ’ (not included) CAMERA INSTALLATION : Optional Camera Installation (ca mera not in cluded wi th sy stem) Connect the camera to the CAMERA INPUT on the rear panel of the system AUDIO VIDEO DC 12V CAMERA CH 1 CH 2 CH 3 CH 4 VIDEO OUT VIDEO INPUT Back of DVR -18- MONITOR[...]

-19- Example 2: Connect a quad monitor (used as a s lave monitor) A quad monitor supports four camer a connections. The screen can display 4 came ras simultaneously or one camera at a time. The L164/L174V is a four channel DVR that records four channels of video. It also performs th e function of a quad monit or. If you already have a quad monitor [...]

-20- MONITOR CONNECTION : To display the recorded video from the DVR on the monitor 1) Connect the video output from the DVR to the video input of the monitor (there should be a selector switch on t he quad monitor tha t indicates VCR). 2) Press the selector switch for VCR on the monitor. Selecting VCR causes the DVR functions to override the quad [...]

Example 3: Connect a PC monitor (LCD or CRT) to the L174V DVR 1) Four camera video outputs connect to the four video inputs of the DVR. 2) The DVR video output (VGA) o f a standard PC monitor . The monitor can be either a flat panel LCD or tube style CRT. 3) Select VGA in the monitor se t up selection. 4) DVR video output will appear on the PC moni[...]

Connection to a monitor for vie wing You can connect your DVR to a monitor for vie wing purposes and for On Screen d isplay set-up. Connect an RCA video cable from your D VR marked “V ideo output” to the video input on the monitor. Connection to a standa rd VCR You may wish to record from the DVR to a VHS cassette in order to back up video and [...]

BNC (Input/Output) BNC video input -23- CONNECT L164 TO A TYPICAL LOREX MONITOR CONNECTION OF A TYPICAL LOREX OB SERVATI ON MONITOR TO A L164 DVR BACK OF LOREX OBSERVATION MONITOR BACK OF L164 DVR NOTE: On Lorex quad monitors the BNC vid eo input channel connectors a lso support vid eo output. The BNC video input/output on a Lorex quad m onitor can[...]

-24- CONNECT L174V TO A TYPICAL LOREX MONITOR CONNECTION OF A TYPICAL LOREX OB SERVATI ON MONITOR TO A L174V DVR BACK OF TFT LCD MONITOR BACK OF L174V DVR NOTE: A TFT LCD monit or can be connected through the mon itor’s v ideo input to the DVR’ s video output (VGA output).[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING: When a malfunction occurs, it may not be serious and can be corrected easily. The following table descr ibes the most common pr oblems and solutions. Please read this table thoroughly before calli ng your DVR dealer. -25- PROB LEM S OLUT ION • Check power cord connections. • Confirm that there is power at the outl et. • Check[...]

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: As our products are subject to continuous improveme nt, SV II and its subsidiaries reserve the right to modify product design, specifications and prices, without no tice and without incurring any obligatio n. E&OE Connectors Power Suppl y Hard Drive Alarm Replay Recording Capacity Recording Mode Video Signal 2-pin Term[...]

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES The following accessories are available to add to your existing system. TIME LAPSE VCR Used to record key events. Select from a 40 hour real time or 1280 hour time lapse VCR SPECIALTY CAMERAS Select from a wide assortment of specialty cameras (dome, weatherproof, bullet, waterproo f, etc.,) to su it individual needs. Protects o[...]

APPENDIX #1 – INST ALLING THE HDD The HDD serves the same purp ose in a DV R as a video cassette does in a VCR. However, installing the HDD is a bit more complicated. Please follow the next steps carefully in order t o ensure pr oper insta llation. The compart ment located on the front panel of the DVR is the rem ovable Cartri dge Casing in which[...]

3. Connect the HDD into the Cartridge Casing Take the Hard Disk D rive and Connect the two cables from the back of the Cartridge Casing to the HDD. The cables should be pushed in firm ly, but not forc ibly. The 4 Pin connection is t he DC Power cable, and the w ider cable is the standar d Hard Drive IDE type co nnection. 4. Secure the HDD in the Ca[...]

7. Lock t he Ca binet Lock the cabinet b y turn ing the key clockwise. A (locked) B (unlocked) If you need to unlock the cab inet, turn the key counter -cloc kwise fro m the position shown above. IF YOU DO NOT LOCK THE CABINET, THE DVR SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. -30-[...]

( 1 ) DVR Top APPENDIX #2 –THE INTERNAL HDD What size HDD does the L164/L174V support? The L164/L174V is a four channel D VR and supports up to two HDD’s wi th a maxim um capacity of 250 GB each. -31- The internal drive ba y is located in the botto m panel of the D VR as referenced above. The internal drive bay is accessi ble from the bo ttom p[...]

APPENDIX #3 – RECORDING TIME (IN HOURS) -32- The Recording Time is based on Recording S pee d (Frame Rate), Recordin g Quality and Recording Mode. The table below 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 [...]

CARE AND MAINTENANCE: Please follow these instructions to ensure proper care and maintenance of this system Keep your monitor and camera dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store your unit in normal temperature envir onment. Extreme temperatures can shorten the life of the electronic devices. Handle the mon itor carefully. Dro pp [...]

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