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www.lorexcctv.comLorex Technology Inc.300 Alden Road, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 4C1

Lorex Corporation.3700 Koppers Street, Suite 504, Baltimore, Maryland, 21227

USER MANUAL

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Under the copyright laws, this documentation may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machinereadable form, in whole or part without the prior written consent of Lorex Technology Inc., except in the manner described in the documentation.© Copyright 2007. Lorex Technology Inc., 300 Alden Road, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 4C1

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class Bdigital device, pursuit to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used inaccordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. Howeverthere is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipmentdoes cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increases the separationbetween the equipment and receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that toswitch the receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experience radio or television technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digitalapparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department ofCommunications.

ALWAYS USE DISCRETION WHEN INSTALLING VIDEO AND AUDIO SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENTESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS PERCEIVED PRIVACY. INQUIRE REGARDING FEDERAL, STATE ANDOR LOCAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE LAWFUL INSTALLATION OF VIDEO AND ORAUDIO RECORDING OR SURVEILLANCE. PARTY CONSENT MAY BE REQUIRED

Current rating per camera should not exceed 300mA if on board power from the video capturedevice is used.

F C C COMP L I A N C E

ABOU T T H I S MANUA L

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 havedeveloped 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 or function to help you understand our products better.

WARNING – Provides information on features and functions that may depend on other factors or yield unexpected results.

1 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 4

2 Setting up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 Using the mCAM ApplicationMain Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 – 7

Set Start PageLocal Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Play/Stop VideoMute/Unmute VolumeRecord VideoTake Snapshots

Select Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Select Video DeviceSelect Audio Device

Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 – 11Search ArchiveView Recordings and Snapshots

Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 – 13Set Days and TimeSet ActionsSet Sensitivity

Scheduled Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 – 15Set Days and TimeSet Actions

Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Delete RecordingsDelete SnapshotsEmailSet Start Page

Select Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4 Remote Surveillance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

TA B L E O F C ON T E N T S

Quick Users Guide 1

If the CD does not start theinstallation automatically:

Open My Computer

Double-Click on your CD-Rom Icon

Double-Click on Setup.exe

Insert the mCAM application software CD into your computer’s CD-Romdrive.

The CD will automatically start the installationprogram. Follow the on-screen prompts.

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This section will show you how to install themCAM Application onto your computer.

S O F T WAR E I N S TA L L AT I O N1

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Minimum System Requirements:• Windows XP• Pentium IV• 256MB RAM (512MB recommended)• 200MB storage• Windows Media Center™ is required if you wish to run the

enclosed Media Center software • Internet connection (DSL or cable modem) • Windows Media Player 9 or above for remote connectivity

* Check www.lorexcctv.com for the most recentsoftware version.

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Software Installation 3

The automatic updatemust have an activeinternet connection

to function.

Make sure to check for the most recent program updates.

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All Lorex® mCAM Camerasfeature a simple USB interfaceto your computer.

Universal mounting bracket/stand and clipallows you to place mCAM anywhere.

Plug the USB connector into your computers USB port

S E T T I N G U P T H E H ARDWAR E2

Installation Procedure – This section will show you how to connectyour mCAM camera to your computer.

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Mount your camera

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Stand MountWall MountClip Mount

Setting Up The Hardware 5

Restart your computerbefore opening themCam application.

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The camera will be detected by your computer. Follow the wizard steps below.

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Select themCAM icon toopen themCAMApplication.

U S I N G T H E mCAM A P P L I C AT I O N3This section will familiarize you the mCAM Software application.mCAM can run as a Media CenterTM application (on computers with Windows Media CenterTM) or as a web browserapplication on other Windows operating systems.

For Systems with Microsoft MediaCenterTM

navigate to “More Programs”

Select Start ---> All Programs ---> Lorex mCAM ---> mCAM toaccess the Main Menu. This will launch mCAM in your web browser.

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For Systems using other Windows operating systems*(see minimum system requirements)2 A

Use the arrow keys and the OK button

on your remotecontrol to navigate

and select functions.

OR

Allow Active Content from the Security Bar (one time only)BThis will allow theActiveX control to runfor this session, butyou will need to do thisevery time you run theapplication:1. Click on the Securitybar, and select ‘AllowBlocked Content’ fromthe dropdown menu.2. Click on the ‘Yes’button on the securitywarning.

Select the arrow keysfrom within the

Quick Jump Tool bar of the application toaccess more menu

items without going back to the Main Menu.

Default Start Page 7

You can set the Default Start Page to Local Surveillanceor to Main Menu screen.

Select Main Menu as thedefault setting to take you tothe Main Menu everytimeyou open the application.

Select Local Surveillance asthe default setting to bypassthe Main Menu and go to theLocal Surveillance page whenyou open the application.

Press to Play live video.Press to Stop live video.

You must use the arrowsand the OK button on

your remote to select Play,Stop, Mute and Record.

If the video screen isflashing with a red

frame, the software isdetecting motion. See

page 12.

Press to Mute the volume.Press to Unmute the volume.

Press to record live video.Press to stop recording.

Press to take a picture of thelive video at any given instant.

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U S I N G T H E mCAM A P P L I C AT I O N3

This page is where you can viewlive video from your mCAM.

Video must be playing inthe Local Surveillancewindow for Motion

Detection and ScheduledEvents to function.

Press to broadcast live videoPress to Stop broadcasting live video.

* Refer to Remote Surveillance section(page 19) in this manual.

Select Device 9

Only video and audiodevices plugged in will be displayed.

Select the audio device you wish to monitor.

Save your changes before leaving this page.

Select the camera you wish to monitor.

Local Surveillance willuse the video and audiodevices selected here.

This page allows you to select the videoand audio device you want to monitor.

Set search criteria, by specifying year,month and day.Select Recordings or Snapshots.

Select the item you wish to view.

Press the arrows to view morearchived items.

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Select to view or delete items in the archive.


Selecting ALL for theYear will search the

archive for items createdin that year. Selecting

ALL for Month willsearch the archive foritems created in thatmonth for the year

specified. Selecting ALLfor the Day will searchthe archive for items created on that day inthe month and year

specified.

This page allows you to retrieve previouslysaved recordings and snapshots.

Press the Search Archive button.

Recordings will play automatically when

the Recordings Viewer starts.

Deleting the recording or snapshot will

permanently remove itfrom the archive.

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Delete current recording from the archive.

Press to view additional snapshots.

Play/pause the current recording.

Stop playback of the current recording.

Delete current recording from archive.

Mute/unmute the volume.

Press to view additional recordings.

Select which days of the week mCAMwill monitor for motion.

Select the time range mCAM will monitorfor motion on the days selected above.


Motion detection is turned on only if at least one day

is selected.

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This page will help you setup your camera to record video and take snapshotsautomatically based on movement within your camera’s field of view.

Select one or more actions for mCAM to takewhen motion is detected: Record, Take SnapShot or Send Email with Snap Shot.

Select the level of motion required for mCAMto trigger an action.

Select the level of light in your environment.

In order to use the e-mail snapshot feature,

you must set your outgoing mail

settings on the Preferences page.

A higher Motion Levelmeans greater sensitivity

to small movement.A higher Light Level makesthe camera less sensitiveto motion in darker areas.

Try different Motion and Light Level settingsuntil the desired results

have been achieved.

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Select which days of the week mCAM willschedule an event.

Set the time of the selected days you wouldlike the event to start.


Scheduled Events are turned on only if at least

one day is selected.

Video will record at the time specified.

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This page will help you set up the mCAM application to recordvideo or take snapshots based on certain days at specific times.

Select one or more actions for mCAM totake when motion is detected: Record, TakeSnap Shot or Send Email with Snap Shot.


In order to use the e-mail snapshot feature,

you must set your outgoing mail

settings on the Preferences page.

Settings are independentof the Set Actions page in the Motion Detection

section with the exceptionof the email address.

Scheduled Events 15

Duration is how long video will be recorded when an event is triggered.

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Select the recordings to be purged fromthe recordings archive by age. Select Save Changes to purge the recordings archive. The Email and SMTP

addresses as well as theUsername and Passwordis the same informationyou enter when you con-figure email applicationsfor outbound email suchas Outlook or Outlook

Express.

You can return to the Preferences

page at any time topurge the archive of

unwanted items.

Select the snapshots to be purged fromthe snapshots archive by age.Select Save Changes to purge thesnapshots archive.

Enter your local email address.Enter your outgoing mail (SMTP) server address.

Enter the logon information for your outboundSMTP email server.Enter your email password.

Save your changes.


This page is where you may setup systemwide mCAM Application parameters.

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Make sure you save your changes.

This page allows you to select your preferred language.

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If you call technical support you will

need your software version number.

This page provides our support contactinformation and your software version.


You can check for softwareupdates, FAQs by clicking

Start/Programs/LorexmCAM/ Check for updates.

This section will familiarize you with using Windows Media Player to remotely view your camera.

R EMO T E S UR V E I L L A N C E4

From Windows Media Playerscreen, select menu item File -->Open URL.

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For detailed informationabout determining yourIP address, configuringyour router, and port

forwarding, please visitour website www.lorex-

cctv.com and clickConsumer Guides

Section to view Guideon Port Forwarding a

Router

Remote Surveillance 19

ON YOUR LOCAL COMPUTER IN THE LOCAL SURVEILLANCE SCREEN (the computer running the mCAM application)

Press the Broadcast Button1

Note: Do not close theLocal Surveillance Screenas this will disconnect thebroadcasting.

ON YOUR REMOTE COMPUTER

Open Windows Media Player (click Start/All Programs/Accessories/Entertainment/Windows Media Player)

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Enter the URL - http://a.b.c.d:9868 - where a.b.c.d is the IP addressof the computer running the mCAM application. Click OK.

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You will now view live video streaming viaWindows Media Player.

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