LOREX Technology L154P-81 User Manual

Model: L154P-81 Digital Video Recorder

1) FAQ: What is the hard disk capacity of the L154P-81 DVR?

The L154P-81 is a four channel DVR with an 80 GB Hard Disk Drive installed.

In some DVR’s the 80 GB Hard Disk Drive may be installed in the internal drive bay .

Internal Drive Bay

Accessible through
bottom panel.

Removable Hard Disk
Drive

The internal drive bay is located in the bottom panel of the DVR as referenced above.
The internal drive bay is accessible from the bottom panel of the DVR by removing 4 screws from the HDD
cover.
Installing the HDD in the internal compartment allows you to add more storage capacity when you include
the removable HDD in the front panel bay.

1.

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:

HDD checking…

Master hard drive

(4) Check the upper right hand corner of the screen for the disk capacity. The L154-81 will indicate an
80GB capacity. As recorded space is consumed, the available space will diminish.

2) FAQ: How do I connect the L154P-81 to a monitor?

There are many types of monitors. Setup instructions for two different types of monitors are
described:

• Connect a slave monitor

• Connect a quad monitor (used as a slave monitor)

Cameras

A. Monitor ‘Slave’
B. Monitor ‘Quad’

Video In

DVR Video Out

Back of DVR

Back of Monitor

(not included)

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

P includes 2 RCA cables and 4 BNC to RCA adapters. This cable/adapter combination
will allow this DVR to connect to most slave monitors without having to purchase additional cables or
adapters.

Example 2: Connect a quad monitor (used as a slave monitor)

A quad monitor supports four camera connections. The screen can display 4 cameras
simultaneously or one camera at a time.
The L154

P-81 is a four channel DVR that records four channels of video. It also performs the function
of a quad monitor.
If you already have a quad monitor with cameras connected to it, this is the best solution for
connecting your DVR:

1) Connect your camera video output to the video input of the DVR.

2) Then connect your video output from the DVR to the video input of the quad monitor.

Under this setup the quad monitor simply acts as a slave monitor and the on screen display of the
DVR will appear on the monitor.