On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.
NetDVMS 6.5f User Manual
Input, Events & Output
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New Timer Window
The New Timer window lets you specify the settings for timer events. Timer events are separate
events, triggered by the input event, VMD event, generic event or event button under which they are
defined.
Timer events occur a specified number of seconds or minutes after the event under which they are
defined has occurred or the event button under which they have been defined has been clicked.
Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes; the following are examples only:
•
A camera starts recording based on an input event, e.g. when a door is opened; a timer event
stops the recording after 15 seconds
•
Lights are switched on and a camera starts recording based on a VMD event, i.e. when motion
is detected; a timer event stops the recording after one minute, and another timer event
switches the lights off after two minutes
The New Timer window
Access: You are able to access the New Timer window in three ways:
If dealing with input and VMD events in the
I/O Setup window
: When you click the plus sign ( ) next
to a device in the window's Defined events list, and select a defined event, you are able to click the
Add new event... button to access the New Timer window.
If dealing with event buttons in the
Event Buttons window
: When selecting an already specified event
button in the Defined Events list, you are able to click the Add new event... button to access the New
Timer window.
If dealing with TCP- and/or UDP-based events in the
Generic Events window
: When selecting an
already specified event in the Defined Events list, you are able to click the Add new event... button to
access the New Timer window.
New Timer Window's Fields
The New Timer window contains the following fields:
Field
Description
Timer event
is started by
Read-only field, displaying the name of the event or event button
under which the timer event is defined.
Timer event
name
Lets you specify a name for the timer event.
Note: Event names must not contain the following characters: < >
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