Lorex DMC2161 User manual

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DMC2161
Installation instructions on Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System
Lorex mCam software version 2.0.1 and above is compatible with Microsoft Windows
Vista™ Operating System.
The Video Driver for DMC2161 has been upgraded to work on Windows Vista and a dedicated
driver directory “DVS Driver for Vista” is included on your installation CD and posted to the
Lorex website (www.lorexcctv.com/support).
While Lorex is continuing its efforts to upgrade the audio driver of the DMC2161 camera to work
in a Windows Vista environment, mCam software does support audio using any external audio
device (e.g. microphone) that is compatible with Windows Vista. Please note that both video
and audio are fully supported in Windows XP.
If during your installation on a Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System you get a message
that your driver was not successfully installed
OR
Please follow the steps below to complete the installation:
1. Open the Device Manager:
•Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / Device Manager
•Click the ‘Continue’ Button on the ‘Microsoft Management Console’ window to
continue. The Device Manager window will open.
•A list of all System Devices will be displayed. Right Click on the “DVS Composite
Device” listed under Universal
Serial Bus Controls, and select
“Update Driver Software”
NOTE: If the device is not
displayed, click on the ‘+’ beside
the Universal Serial Bus
Controllers option.
2. Browse for the Driver location
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3. Click the ‘Browse’ button to select the Driver
Location. This will typically be either the CD
ROM drive, or the location where you saved
the “DVS Driver for Vista” (.after downloading
from the website)
4. You will get a status message indicating that
the installation was successful. Click the
‘Close’ button to exit the Update Window.
5. If prompted with the ‘Found New Hardware’
window, select the option ‘Don’t show this
message again for this device’. The Window
will close after selecting this option.
NOTE: You will see a yellow exclamation mark
near the audio device on the Device Manager
screen. This indicates that the audio from the
camera is not active.
6. Launch the mCam application by clicking Start / Programs / Lorex mCam)
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