Important: App screens may look different depending on your device model, firmware version, and app updates. The instructions below are meant as a general guide.
Your Lorex Connect app gives you two powerful ways to stay connected to your security system: Live view for real-time monitoring and Playback for reviewing past recordings. This guide walks you through how to access these features, control your cameras, and find exactly the footage you need.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Live View - Watching Your Cameras in Real Time
- Playback - Reviewing Past Recordings
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Live View - Watching Your Cameras in Real Time
To access Live view: From the 
Home tab, then tap your camera's image preview.
Using On-Screen Controls
Note: Your camera may have different options depending on the model.
| Resolution |  | Change video quality. |
| Audio |  Muted | |
 On | Listen-in and adjust volume. | |
| Full screen |  | Expand the video. |
| Playback |  Live view / Playback | Switch between Live view and Playback. |
| Snapshot |  | Take a photo. |
| Record |  | Start manual recording. Tap again to stop recording. |
| Light |  | Turn the light on/off. |
 Brightness | Adjust brightness. | |
| Siren |  | Activate the siren. |
| Talk |  | Use 2-Way Talk. |
| Respond |  | Send a pre-recorded quick response. |
| Pan / Tilt |  | Move the camera left, right, up or down. Save or reset pan/tilt positions. Note: Some models, like the FL301 Series - 2K Floodlight Camera, support Pan only.  |
Playback - Reviewing Past Recordings
To access playback: From Live view, tap 
Playback, or tap the
Playback button from Home.
Finding Specific Recordings
- Tap
Today to open the calendar and choose a date. - Choose how to view recordings:
List View: Shows clips with image previews and time.
Timeline View: Shows recordings across the hours of the day.
Narrowing Results with Filters
- Filter by detection types: Person, sound, vehicle, package, animal, motion.Note: Your camera may have different options depending on the model.
- Filter by time of day: Morning, afternoon, evening, night.
- Filter by date or range.
- Tap Apply filters.
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