3 Action at an alarm occurrence
The alarm action (camera action at an alarm occurrence) will be performed when the following alarms occur.
3.1 Alarm type
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Terminal alarm:
When connecting an alarm device such as a sensor to the alarm input terminal of the
camera, the alarm action will be performed when the connected alarm device is activated.
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VMD alarm:
When motion is detected in the set VMD area, the alarm action will be performed.
*VMD stands for “Video Motion Detection”.
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Command alarm:
When a Panasonic alarm protocol is received from the connected device via a network,
the alarm action will be performed.
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Auto track alarm:
According to the conditions set in advance, the alarm action will be performed in the
auto tracking operations.
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Audio detection alarm:
When the configured audio detection level is exceeded, the alarm action will be
performed.
3.2 Action at an alarm occurrence
Display the alarm occurrence indication button on the “Live” page
The alarm occurrence indication button will be displayed on the “Live” page at an alarm occurrence.
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IMPORTANT
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When “Polling(30s)” is selected for “Alarm status update mode” (
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page 38), the Alarm occurrence
indication button will be refreshed in 30-second intervals. For this reason, it may take a maximum of
30 seconds until the alarm occurrence indication button is displayed on the “Live” page at an alarm
occurrence.
Notify of alarm occurrences to the device connected to the alarm connector
It is possible to output signals from the alarm output terminal of the camera and sound the buzzer when an
alarm occurs. The settings for the alarm output can be configured in the “Alarm output terminal setup” section
of the [Alarm] tab of the “Alarm” page. (
Transmit an image onto a server automatically
An alarm image can be transmitted at an alarm occurrence to the server designated in advance. The settings
required to transmit an alarm image to a server can be configured in the [Alarm] tab of the “Alarm” page
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page 101) and the [Advanced] tab of the “Network” page. (
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Notify of alarm occurrences by E-mail
Alarm E-mail (alarm occurrence notification) can be sent at an alarm occurrence to the E-mail addresses
registered in advance. Up to 4 addresses can be registered as recipients of the alarm E-mail. An alarm image
(still picture) can be sent with the alarm E-mail as an attached file. The settings for alarm E-mail can be
configured in the [Alarm] tab of the “Alarm” page (
page 101) and the [Advanced] tab of the “Network” page.
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Operating Instructions
3 Action at an alarm occurrence
