Digital Video Recorder
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NOTE: The following description is for a Generic Text Device. The screen changes for different types of text
input devices, and there will be different parameter boxes for you to enter information.
Highlight the box beside
Transaction Start
, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction
Start string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for the text string that the device first sends when a
transaction starts.
If you want the DVR to react to any character sent from the text input device, you will want to turn On
Any Character.
Highlight
Any Character
, and press the button to toggle between On and Off.
NOTE: If
Any Character
is turned On, you will not be able to enter any text in the
Transaction
Start
box.
Highlight the box beside
Transaction End
, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the Transaction
End string. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for the text string that the device sends when a transaction
ends.
Highlight the
more line(s)
box, and press the button. Select the number of additional lines of text that you want
the DVR to record. You can choose from 0 to 10.
Highlight the box beside
Line Delimiter
, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter the character(s)
that the device uses to indicate the end of a line. Special characters can be created using ^ and a capital letter; e.g., ^J
for NL (New Line), ^M for CR (Carriage Return). Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for Line Delimiter
character(s).
Highlight the box beside
Ignore String
, and press the button. Use the virtual keyboard to enter any strings of text
that you want the DVR to ignore. Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for text strings that the device
sends during transactions, so you will know which ones you do not want recorded.
Highlight the
Case Sensitive
box, and press the button to toggle between On and Off. Refer to the device
manufacturer’s documentation to determine if the text strings are Case Sensitive. If the device distinguishes between
upper and lower case letters, make certain the
Case Sensitive
box is turned On.
Highlight the box beside
Time Out
, and press the button. Set the length of time to wait for the new text string. The
DVR will consider a transaction complete if no new text strings are entered between the last text input and the dwell
time out. You can adjust the Time Out dwell from 5 seconds to 15 minutes.
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.
Highlight the box under the
Actions
and press the button. The DVR can be set to react to text input. Text input
can be associated with cameras, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a number
of different devices, move PTZ cameras to preset positions, and/or display a camera on a SPOT monitor.
