Philips System4 Seriver, Installation Instructions Manual

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4. Set the maximum duration that the selected cameras should record video after an alarm trigger. To do this,
use the up and down arrows in the Duration field (the duration is measured in seconds). When an alarm
occurs, the system records video until the alarm is returned to its normal state, or until the maximum duration
is reached, whichever occurs first. A duration of 0 causes recording to proceed until the alarm is returned to its
normal state.
For example, suppose you set the Duration field to 120. If the alarm is triggered for one minute, the system
will record video for only that minute. However, if the alarm is triggered for an hour (perhaps if a door or
window is left open), the system will record for only the two minutes (120 seconds) and then stop. This
feature prevents the system from filling the disk with video long after the actual security breach occurs.
5. When the alarm is configured properly, click the Activate button.
Alarm Scheduling
The Alarms tab allows special scheduling of alarm recording. If you leave the Always On checkbox selected, an alarm
on the input will always trigger recording on the specified cameras regardless of the schedule you create on the
Schedule page. If you deselect Always On , you can specify a schedule for when any alarms on the input should
trigger recording on the specified cameras. You can set an alarm recording schedule for both weekdays and weekends.
Setup Tab #7: Video Outputs
This feature has not yet been implemented. It is for future use only.