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Installation and Operation Manual
Note
In all
Alarm Triggers
screens it is possible to use the drag down method to change multiple fields in a column to the
same setting. Select the required option in the uppermost field and then click and drag the cursor over the fields below
that are to be set the same. Press the
Enter
key to copy the setting to the highlighted fields.
Field
Description
Link
This field enables the user to link the video associated with consecutive alarms to form link salvos. If
Yes
is selected, the next alarm is linked to the previous entry in a link salvo. If
No
is selected, the
next alarm is either not linked to the previous entry, or is the last entry in a link salvo.
If
Salvo
is selected, the video loss alarm will call a system salvo when triggered. The desired salvo
number is specified in the
Salvo #
field. Like the
No
option,
Salvo
can also be the last entry of a link
entry.
Select
Wired
to indicate that the video loss alarm is a member of a wired set. A wired set is a set of
consecutively numbered alarms such that if any member of the set is activated, all members
of the set will be activated. By programming a wired set, the user is eliminating the need to physically
wire a group of alarm contacts together. Each member of a wired set must be set to
Wired
or
Wired
Group Ack
apart from the last member of the set, which must be set to
No
,
No Group Ack
,
Salvo
or
Salvo Group Ack
.
The
Group Ack
options indicate that the video loss alarm is a member of a wired set, which when
manually cleared by a keyboard operator, will clear the alarms for all members of the wired set.
*The
Yes Group Ack
option is not currently supported.
Cam #
This field is used to specify the video input that is called when the alarm is triggered. Enter the video
input pseudo number. This field is disabled if the
Link
field is set to
Salvo
or
Salvo Group Ack
.
Salvo #
This field is only enabled when the
Link
field is set to
Salvo
or
Salvo Group Ack
. It is then used to
specify the salvo number that is to be called when the alarm is triggered.
Dwell
Alarms can be displayed on system monitors in sequence mode. Use this field to specify the amount of
time in seconds (1-60) the alarm will be displayed on-screen when in sequence queuing mode. Set this
field to
61
if the alarm is to be held on-screen until it is cleared.
Preset #
This field can be used to recall a preset on the specified camera. A preset is a programmed camera
view determined by a camera with pan/tilt and/or lens adjustment capability. In a MegaPower 48+
system, presets can range from 1 to 96.
If no preset is to be called, set this field to
0
. Note that a preset and a pattern cannot be called
simultaneously for an alarm contact.
Pattern
This field can be used to recall a pattern on the specified camera. A pattern is a series of pre-programmed
camera views programmed in real time. In a MegaPower 48+ system, patterns can range from 1 to 3.
If no pattern is to be called, set this field to
None
. A pattern and a preset cannot be called simultaneously
for
an alarm contact.
Aux
If the camera called is equipped with auxiliary relays that control a switched device (door lock, light,
gate, etc.), then these relays can be activated using this field. If no auxiliary action is required when the
alarm is triggered, set this field to
Disabled
. Relays 1-4 can be set to
ON
. Relays 1-3 can be set to
OFF
.
Msg #
Each alarm can be associated with an message of up to 48 characters (two lines) that will be displayed
with the corresponding video. Use this field to enter the number of the message (1-250) to be displayed.
The message that has been selected is displayed in the text field at the top of the screen.
Messages are created in the
Alarm Messages
screen (see page 32).
Pager
An alarm message can be transmitted via the port 8 modem connection on the primary MegaPower 48+
ID #
unit to a communication services company (e.g. SkyTel) for relay to remote pager. Use this field to enter
the pager profile number (1-64) that the message is to be sent to.
Pager profiles are created in the
Pager Profile
screen (see page 15).
Pager
Use this field to enter the number of the message (1-250) that is to sent to the selected pager. The
Msg #
message that has been selected is displayed in the text field at the top of the screen. Messages are
created in the
Alarm Messages
screen (see page 32).
System
Each MegaPower 48+ patch panel includes a relay section with connectors for two relays that can
O/P #
be either normally open or normally closed. Any system output on any matrix can be energized when an
(Output)
alarm contact is triggered. Use this field to select which output should be energized (i.e., X1, X2, A1 etc).
