Lorex DXR1180-A Single-channel Digital Video Recorder with 80 GB HDD and Audio

Description

Audio input for sound recordingUses digital technology to manage and store video imagesHigh picture quality with wavelet compression formatHigh flexibility removable hard drive (IDE ATA66 type)Time lapse and real time recording continuous/event/scheduling record modesQuick multiple search capabilitiesSecurity password protection alarm input/output RS-232 portOn-screen display real time clock functionSupports NTSC and PALBNC video input/output jacks14 3/5W x 2 1/2H x 10 1/2D

The Lorex DXR1180-A Single-channel Digital Video Recorder with 80 GB HDD and Audio is a one-channel stand-alone DVR (digital video recorder) that uses digital technology to manage and store video images and audio on a HDD (hard disk drive). This DVR includes many features, such as multiple easy searching settings, excellent recording quality, fast or slow forward and reverse searching, and others. Easy to set-up and operate, the DXR1180-A is feature- and functionality-rich enough to meet most any need, be it professional security surveillance or business-process monitoring, or school or home applications.

The Lorex DXR1180-A utilizes Wavelet video compression, and achieves a maximum resolution of 720 by 480 effective pixels. The DXR1180-A provides you with date and time or event-index searching, and password protection for security purposes. This DVR has a built-in 80 GB (Gigabyte) hard drive that allows up to 30-hours of real-time and 1,850 hours of total recording, so you have plenty of digital storage space for event archiving. This unit features four adjustable video-quality settings and seven selectable record settings, as well as alarm, panic, repeat and timer options. The DXR1180-A includes one BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman, RF-type) composite video input and one BNC composite video output connection, as well as one RCA audio input and one RCA audio output connection. Also included are one alarm input, one alarm output and one VCR trigger output connections. This unit also features an event log, video-loss detection and a real-time counter. For additional alarm functionality, you can connect an alarm terminal block to the DXR1180-A via its RS232 communication port. Powered by 90- to 240-volts AC via an auto-switching adapter, the Lorex DXR1180-A has an emergency back-up battery built-in, and an operating temperature of 50- to 104-degrees Fahrenheit.

Technical Features:

• Compression format: Wavelet
• Video/audio inputs/outputs: 1 BNC composite video-in, 1 BNC composite video-out, 1 RCA audio-in, 1 RCA audio-out
• Resolution: up to 720 x 480
• HDD space: one 80-GB drive (removable for upgrading)
• Operating temperatures: 50- to 104-degrees Fahrenheit
• Dimensions: approximately 14.5 x 10.5 x 2.5 inches (W x D x H)

For ongoing surveillance or monitoring, the Lorex DXR1180-A is an excellent solution. With large amounts of storage and easy data back-up capabilities, you won't lose any critical video segments, and with its rich feature set, you gain valuable functionality across your surveillance system as a whole. Note: This system is compatible with Lorex's optional L4202 network video server for DVR viewing and control.

About Digital Video Recorders
A Digital Video Recorder (DVR) takes video signals from security cameras and converts the video stream into a digital format for storage on an internal hard drive. A DVR also provides a user interface to remotely manage many functions of the video files and cameras, including motion detection and pan/tilt/zoom features. At a minimum, a DVR should allow multiple users to view multiple cameras remotely. Effective video compression is one of the most important considerations when looking at DVRs. The most common video compression formats used in video surveillance are M-JPEG and MPEG-4. While proprietary compression technologies may provide superior quality, their lack of compatibility with Windows-based operating systems may become an issue for archival purposes. Issues of frame rate, resolution, disk size, motion detection, compression ratio, and camera noise all effect the storage capacity of a video surveillance system. High resolution is ideal to capture details, while high frame rates are needed to capture events. Frame rates of less than 20 frames per second tend to be jerky, while rates of 20 - 30 frames per second can be adequate for most surveillance needs.

What's in the Box
DXR1180-A digital video recorder, hard disk drive in cartridge, alarm block, power adapter and cord, 2 keys for hard drive cartridge, and manual.