D series NVRs (LNB8105X) - Activating Deterrence

The camera’s deterrence features deter suspicious activities from occurring by flashing a warning light and/or sounding a siren from the camera. You can manually control these features using the Lorex Cloud app. You can also configure automatic deterrence using the Lorex Cloud app.

NOTES:

• See your NVR’s documentation for more information about enabling and automating deterrence features using a compatible NVR.
• For a full list of compatible recorders, visit lorex.com/compatibility.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Connect the camera to a compatible NVR. See ‘Connecting the Camera’ section for more information.
• Ensure the compatible NVR is set up remotely via the Lorex Cloud app. See your NVR’s documentation for more information.

To activate deterrence manually through the Lorex Cloud app:

1. From live view, double-tap the deterrence camera to open the channel in full screen.
2. Tap the deterrence icons on the camera display to switch on/off the following deterrence features (see Figure 1):

Figure 1

Tap the icon to switch on / off the camera warning light. Tap the icon to switch on / off the camera siren.

NOTE: The camera warning light / siren will automatically switch off after 10 seconds.

To configure automatic deterrence through the Lorex Cloud app:

1. From live view, tap to access the Menu, and then tap Device Manager.
2. From the list of devices that appear, tap the device to which the deterrence camera is connected.
3. Tap Settings > Video Detect > Deterrence.
4. Tap the channel of the deterrence camera to configure. Do the following (see Figure 2):

Figure 2

Tap to enable/disable automatic warning light deterrence. Tap to view/hide advanced deterrence configuration options. Tap Schedule to set a schedule during which the warning light will automatically turn on. NOTE: The default schedule is active during the night, between 5pm and 7am. Tap Area Setting to set the active area for automatic deterrence. The camera image appears with a grid of red boxes over top. The red area is the active area for deterrence (see Figure 3).

Figure 3

• : Tap to add boxes to the active area.
• : Tap to remove boxes from the active area.
• : Tap and pinch the image to zoom in/out.
• : Tap when finished.

In Figure 3 example, only motion in the parking lot will trigger warning light. 5. Tap to save changes.