Chapter 10: Camera setup
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To setup VCA alarm actions:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Camera Setup
>
VCA
.
2. Select the camera for which to set up the VCA alarm.
3. Check the
Enable VCA Alarm
box to enable the feature.
4. Select the desired VCA type.
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 and then
OK
to return to the VCA window.
7. Select the arming 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. Click
OK
to return to the VCA window.
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 97 for the description 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.
9. Select the PTZ camera function required in response to a VCA alarm.
In the Actions window, click the
PTZ Linking
tab. Select the PTZ camera and enter
the number of preset, preset tour or shadow tour that is triggered when the alarm is
detected.
10. Click
Apply
to save all the settings and then click
Exit
to return to live view.
Configure PTZ settings
Use the
PTZ Setup
menu to configure only analog PTZ dome cameras. Each analog
camera must be set up individually. The cameras must be configured before they can
be used.
HD-TVI PTZ cameras can be controlled over the coax cable.
