Chapter 10: Camera setup
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VCA event types
Description
Fire Detection
This event type detects a fire source. Its schedule and actions are set up
in the recorder.
It is only available via the web browser. See “Configure the recorder” on
page 172 for more information.
Temperature Difference Alarm This event option is currently not supported by the thermal camera.
This event type triggers an alarm when the temperature difference
between two regions exceeds the defined temperature threshold value.
Its schedule and actions are set up in the recorder.
It is only available via the web browser.
See “Configure the recorder” on
page 172 for more information.
Temperature Alarm
This event type triggers an alarm when the temperature exceeds the
defined temperature threshold value. Its schedule and actions are set up
in the recorder.
It is only available via the web browser.
See “Configure the recorder” on
page 172 for more information.
To setup VCA alarm actions:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Remote Configuration
>
VCA
.
2. Select the desired VCA type.
3. Select the camera for which to set up the VCA alarm.
4. Select the
Enable VCA Alarm
check
box to enable the feature.
5. Select the recording schedules for the selected VCA.
6. Click the
Actions
button to define which actions are required with each selected
VCA event from each camera.
In the Actions window, click the
Trigger Channel
tab and then select the cameras
to be triggered for recording when an alarm is detected. Click
Apply
to save the
settings.
7. Select the recording schedules for the VCA event.
In the Actions window, click the Arming Schedule tab and select the day of the week
and the time periods during the day when motion can be recorded. You can
schedule up to eight time periods in a day. Default is 24 hours.
Note
: The time periods defined cannot overlap.
Click
Apply
to save the settings. Click
Copy
to copy these settings to other days of
the week.
8. Select the response method to a VCA event.
In the Actions window, click the
Actions
tab to define the method by which you want
the recorder to notify you of the alarm: Full-screen Monitoring, Enable Alarm Audio,
Notify Alarm Host, Send Email, Play Audio File, and Trigger Alarm Output. See
page 107 for the list of alarm notification types. More than one option can be
selected.
Click
Apply
to save the settings and then
OK
to return to the VCA window.
