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Troubleshooting 21
Error Possible Causes Solutions
• Mouse not detected by system. • Mouse cable is not firmly con-
nected to the system.
Mouse is not connected to the
system. • Firmly connect the mouse cable
to one of the USB ports.
• System needs to be reset • Power off the system (discon-
nect power cable). Firmly con-
nect a USB mouse to one of the
USB ports. Reconnect the
power cable to the DC 12V port
on the rear panel.
• There is no picture on selected
channels / camera picture is not
being displayed. • Camera cables are loose or have
become disconnected. • Check the camera video cable
and connections.
• Disconnect and reconnect the
cable at the system and at the
camera.
• Try moving the camera to an-
other channel or use another
cable.
Camera is not compatible with the
recorder. Visit lorex.com/compatibility and
navigate to N881 Series for a list of
all compatible cameras.
Power output of the recorder’s PoE
switch is being exceeded. If you have multiple PTZ cameras
connected to the recorder’s PoE
ports, the camera power require-
ment may surpass the recorder’s
power output. Lorex PTZ cameras
come with a power adapter, which
you can use to power the camera in-
stead of the recorder’s PoE ports.
See 17
Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cam-
eras , page 106 for full instructions.
• The system beeps at startup. • The beep at startup is normal.
• The system beeps during mo-
tion detection. • Motion detection is enabled and
the alarm buzzer is activated. • See 12 Motion Detection , page
42 for instructions on configur-
ing motion detection options.
Uncheck the
Buzzer option in
the motion detection configura-
tion screen.
• I am not receiving email
notifications. • Email notification is disabled. • Ensure you have configured
email notification. For details,
see 16.4.4
Configuring Email
Alerts , page 78.
• Send Email setting not enabled
in Event menu.
• Make sure that Send Email is
checked for any events you
want to be notified of.
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