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Alarm Setup
On the Main menu, selecting the Alarm option will allow you to set how the
system responds to an alarm event (trigger on external alarm input).
Please refer to Appendix 3 for information on connecting an external
alarm sensor.
Pressing
ENTER
after scrolling to the Timer option will bring up the
following menu options:
Alarm Enable
– Enables / disables the Alarm feature.
Alarm Duration
– Set the amount of time for recording to occur during
an Alarm.
The
Default setting is 1 sec.
Available durations available are:
10 sec, 15 sec. 20 sec, 30 sec, 60 sec, 2 min,
3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 30 min, 60 min, Always
Record IPS
– Sets the Images Per Second of recording during an
Alarm.
Default setting is 60 IPS
.
Available IPS settings are:
60, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2 & 1.
Record Quality
– Sets the Quality of recording during an Alarm.
Available settings are: Basic, Normal, High and Best
Record Mode
– Sets the Record Mode between Frame and Field for
recording during an Alarm.
The default setting is Field.
Remote Protocol Setup
If wishing to control the DVR remotely from a PC over an RS-232/RS-485 connection, this setup menu will
allow you to set the basic protocols for that connection.
Please refer to Appendix 3 for information on the Pin connections and command protocols that would be
used in this application.
Pressing
ENTER
after scrolling to the Timer option will bring up the
following menu options:
Remote Mode
- Selects whether to use an RS-232 or RS-485 interface.
Baud Rate
– Selects the Baud rate (bps) to be used for the connection.
Available settings are: 115200, 57600, 19200, 9600, 3600, 2400, 1200
ID
– Selects a numerical number representing the remote protocol ID if required.
Available setting: 000 – 999
The remote connection on the DVR uses 8 data bits, 1 start bit, and 1 stop bit.
Below is an example of the data stream with the control codes shown.
(Menu)
Timer
Record
►
Alarm
Remote
System
Event
(Alarm)
►
Alarm Enable: Yes
Alarm Duration: 1 MIN
Record IPS: 60
Record Quality: High
Record Mode: Frame
(Menu)
Timer
Record
Alarm
►
Remote
System
Event
ACT – OxFF
OxCO
ID
CODE
STOP – Ox7F
