Digital Video Recorder
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Event Setup
Figure 40 — Event menu.
Alarm-In
Highlight
Alarm-In
in the Event menu and press the button. The
Alarm-In
setup screen appears.
The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs
associated with each alarm. You can set up each input on the
Alarm-In
screen. You can turn each input On or Off by
highlighting the alarm number and pressing the button.
Each input can be given a title. Highlight the desired Title
box and press the button. A virtual keyboard appears
allowing you to enter a title name.
Each input can be set as
NO
(normally open) or
NC
(normally
closed).
Figure 41 — Alarm-In Settings screen.
You can set up the DVR to start panic recording whenever it senses an input on one of its alarm input connectors. Highlight
the box beside
Panic Record
and press the button. A list of Alarm Inputs appears, and you can select which alarm
input you want associated with panic recording. The DVR will continue panic recording until an input on the selected
alarm input is released as long as the
PANIC
button is not pressed to stop the panic recording.
Highlight the
Actions 1
and
Actions 2
tabs, and the Actions 1 and Actions 2 setup screens appear.
You can set the actions the DVR will take whenever it senses
an input on one of its alarm input connectors.
Highlight the desired box under the
Record
heading, and press
the button. A list of cameras appears. Select the cameras
that you want the DVR to record whenever it detects an input
on the associated alarm input.
NOTE: For the Record action, the camera you select
should be set to the Event or Time & Event
recording mode in the Record Schedule setup
screen.
Figure 42 — Alarm-In Actions 1 screen.
Highlight the desired box under the
Alarm-Out
heading, and press the button. A list of Alarm Outputs and Beep
appear. Select the Alarm Output connectors that you would like to activate whenever the DVR detects an input on the
associated alarm input. You can also set the DVR’s internal buzzer to sound.