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USER MANUAL
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FCC COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuit to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits 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 instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However there is no guarantee that inte
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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. The icons you will see throughout this manual are as follows: INFO – Provides additional information about a feature
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 4 Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 – 13 Set Days and Time Set Actions 2 Setting up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Set Sensitivity Scheduled Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 – 15 Set Days and Time 3 Using the mCAM Application Set Actions Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 – 7 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1 This section will show you how to install the mCAM Application onto your computer. If the CD does not start the 1 installation automatically: Open My Computer Insert the mCAM application software CD into your computer’s Double-Click on CD-Rom drive. 2 your CD-Rom Icon The CD will automatically start Double-Click on the installation program. Follow Setup.exe the on-screen prompts. 3 2 Lorex mCAM
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4 5 The automatic update must have an active internet connection to function. 6 3 Software Installation
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SETTING UP THE HARDWARE 2 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. 4 Lorex mCAM
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Follow the steps below to complete the installation of the Drivers. 5 3 4 7 Restart your computer before opening the mCam application. 6 5 Setting Up The Hardware
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USING THE mCAM APPLICATION 3 This section will familiarize you the mCAM Software application. OR For Systems with MediaCenter For Systems using WindowsXP 1 A 2 A Select Start ---> All Programs ---> Lorex mCAM ---> mCAM to access the Main Menu Open MediaCenter Open MediaCenter B B Select the mCAM icon Select the mCAM icon to open the mCAM to open the mCAM Application. Application. C C Select the arrow keys to Select the arrow keys to view more menu items. view more menu items. Use the arrow keys
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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 the arrow keys Select Local Surveillance as from within the the default setting to bypass Quick Jump Tool bar the Main Menu and go to the of the application to Local Surveillance page when access more menu you open the application. items without going back to the Main Menu. 7 Default Start Page
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USING THE mCAM APPLICATION 3 This page is where you can view live video from your mCAM. Press to Play live video. Press to Stop live video. Video must be playing in Press to Mute the volume. the Local Surveillance Press to Unmute the volume. 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 You must use the arrows live video at any given instant. and the OK button on your remote to select Play, Stop,
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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. Local Surveillance will use the video and audio devices selected here. Save your changes before leaving this page. 9 Select Device
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USING THE mCAM APPLICATION 3 This page allows you to retrieve previously saved recordings and snapshots. Set search criteria, by specifying year, month and day. Selecting ALL for the Select Recordings or Snapshots. Year will search the archive for items created in that year. Selecting ALL for Month will Press the Search Archive button. search the archive for items created in that month for the year specified. Selecting ALL for the Day will search the archive for items Select the item you wish
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Recordings will play Play/pause the current recording. automatically when the Recordings Viewer starts. Stop playback of the current recording. Delete current recording from archive. Mute/unmute the volume. Deleting the recording or snapshot will permanently remove it Press to view additional recordings. from the archive. Delete current recording from the archive. Press to view additional snapshots. 11 Archive
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USING THE mCAM APPLICATION 3 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. 12 Lorex mCAM
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In order to use the e-mail snapshot feature, Select the actions for mCAM to take when you must set motion is detected. your outgoing mail settings on the Preferences page. Save your changes before leaving this page. A higher Motion Level means greater sensitivity to small movement. A higher Light Level makes the camera less sensitive to motion in darker areas. Select the level of motion required for mCAM to trigger an action. Try different Motion Select the level of light in your environmen
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USING THE mCAM APPLICATION 3 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 Scheduled Events are schedule an event. 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. 14 Lorex mCAM
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Duration is how long video will be recorded when an event is triggered. Select what you would like mCAM to do when an event is triggered. In order to use the e-mail snapshot feature, you must set Save your changes before leaving this page. 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. 15 Scheduled Events
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USING THE mCAM APPLICATION 3 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. The Email and SMTP addresses as well as the Username and Password is the same information Select the snapshots to be purged from you enter when you con- the snapshots archive by age. figure email applications Select Save Changes to purge the for outbound email such snaps
