American Dynamics MegaPower ADMPCPU, Administrator'S Manual

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MEGAPOWER CPU 8200-0421-03, REV. G
ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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APPENDIX F: Configuring Video Loss Detection
The following procedure describes how to configure
the MegaPower CPU for video loss detection using
EASY CPU.
Caution: As you progress through this configuration,
ensure that the video loss contact assignments do
not conflict with or duplicate the actual physical
contacts.
1. With EASY CPU started, go to the Definitions –
Cameras screen to define your cameras.
2. In the upper screen section, click on the Video
Loss Detection field in the row for the camera you
want to define, and then click on the scroll arrow
to display the dropdown menu.
Figure 138. Video Loss Detection dropdown menu
3.
Choose one of the following from the dropdown
menu:
•
Off – Video loss detection not enabled
•
Sync – To detect the presence or loss of the
synchronized portion of the video signal
•
Low – To detect low picture content
•
Medium – To detect medium picture content
•
High – To detect high picture content
Note: The video signal is not measured as a
signal peak-to-peak value. The Low , Medium ,
and High selections indicate the degree of video
complexity being detected.
4. Go to the Alarms – Monitors screen and define
your monitors.
5. Go to the Alarms – Alarm Messages screen and
create your alarm messages. You can create up
to 128 messages. Refer to
Alarm Messages on
page 42 for more information.
6. Go to the Alarms – Email Messages screen and
set up your Email addresses and messages. You
can create up to 16 messages. Refer to
Email
Messages on page 42 for more information.
7. Go to the Alarms – Contact Definitions screen and
define the contacts, including the associated
alarm and Email messages. Refer to
Creating
Alarm Monitor/ Contact
Tables
on page 40 for
more information.
8. Go back to the Definitions – Cameras screen. In
the Alarm Number field, assign contact numbers
for video loss detection to the desired cameras.
9. Go to the Alarms – Monitors screen, and do the
following:
•
In the lower section of the screen, click on the
Contact Arming tab, and specify the contacts
to be associated with each monitor.
•
In the upper screen section, click on the Type
field in the row for the monitor you want to
define, and then click on the scroll arrow to
display the dropdown menu.
Figure 139. Video loss Type dropdown menu
Choose one of the following types of monitors
from the dropdown menu:
− Single – incoming alarms are displayed on
a single monitor. Multiple alarms received at
a single monitor will be either sequenced or
held based on the monitor’s alarm queuing
method. For an explanation of alarm
queuing methods, refer to
APPENDIX H:
Monitor Arming Methods on page 74.