
4- & 8-Channel Digital Video Recorder
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Highlight
Setup…
, and press the button. Use the ATM or POS manufacturer’s recommended
settings when configuring the RS232, RS485, USB-Serial or LAN ports.
Highlight the box beside
Text-In Product
, and press the button. Select your device from the list.
NOTE: The following description is for a
Generic Text Device
. The screen changes for
different types of text input devices, and there will be different parameter boxes for you to
enter information.
Highlight the box beside
Transaction Start
, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard
to enter the Transaction Start string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for the
text string that the device first sends when a transaction starts.
If you want the DVR to react to any character sent from the text input device, you will want to
turn On
Any Character.
Highlight
Any Character
, and press the button to toggle between
On and Off.
NOTE: If
Any Character
is turned On, you will not be able to enter any text in the
Transaction
Start
box.
Highlight the box beside
Transaction End
, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to
enter the Transaction End string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for the text
string that the device sends when a transaction ends.
Figure 55 Text-In Settings setup screen.
The DVR can be set to react to text input from
devices such as ATMs (Automated Teller
Machines) and POS (Point of Sale; i.e., cash
registers). This screen allows you to configure
the DVR for each text-in device.
Highlight the box under the
Setup
heading, and
press the button. Selecting the
Setup
heading changes all the parameters excluding
Port settings of all the text input channels.
NOTE: The system performance might be
affected when a large quantity of text inputs
are detected from several channels at the
same time.
Figure 56 Text-In Device setup screen.
Highlight the box beside
Port
, and press the
button. Select from None, RS232, RS485, USB-
Serial (1~8) and LAN (1~8).
NOTE: If you have set the Port as
None
, you
will not be able to make any changes to the
screen.
NOTE: When using the USB to serial text-in
device, do NOT remove the USB cable from
the port while the system is running.