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3.7 MOTION, VIDEO LOSS AND CAMERA MASKING
DETECTION
The
Event
menu is a submenu of the
Setting
menu and contains the Motion Detection
settings in addition to those for Video Loss and Camera Masking. Each channel can be
individually configured to respond to each event as you chose, or you can give all cameras
identical settings.
The upper portion of this window is for setting the type of event, whether it is activated, and
specific parameters relating to event detection. The bottom portion of this window allows you
to choose how the system will respond to these events.
EVENTS
Event Type
Enable
Region
Trigger Period
Alarm Out
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EVENTS
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MOTION DETECTION
With the
Event Type
drop-down set to
Motion Detect, you can configure your NVR
to record when someone or something
moves through a camera’s field of view.
Please note that this is an alternate way to
schedule motion detection to the method laid
out under
Schedule in Section 3.6
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It offers further refinements including what actions the NVR will take when motion is detected,
including which other cameras will record, how long they’ll continue to record and even
whether cameras will take still image snapshots and e-mail them to selected addresses. You
do not need to set up Motion Detection in both sections but the NVR will use the schedules
from both menus to determine when to record Motion events.
Channel
– You can select an individual channel to configure or select
All
to give all of
your cameras the same settings. You must have set that channel to record motion
detection in the
Schedule
menu as described in the previous section.
Region
– Clicking the
Region
button will bring up a grid overlaying that camera’s view.
By default, each “block” of the grid will have a
red hue indicating that it is sensitive to motion
detection. Clicking in a block will make it clear
meaning that motion detection has been
turned off for that area. Turning off motion
detection in selected areas is useful for
situations when there is frequent movement
by inanimate objects such as flags or wind-
blown trees and this will reduce false alerts.
You can click and drag the mouse to turn
off multiple blocks at the same time and you
can deactivate motion detection in multiple,
separate, areas of the screen.
Sensitivity
– The system supports six levels of sensitivity with Level 6 being the most
sensitive.
VIDEO LOSS
By default, this is enabled. In the event that the NVR detects a loss of signal from a camera,
it will send out a notification or activate other functions based on your settings in the lower
portion of the
Event
window.
CAMERA MASKING
This is also enabled by default. If the system detects that something has covered a camera, it
will respond based on your settings in the lower portion of the window.
EVENT RESPONSE
The lower portion of the
Event
window determines what actions the NVR will initiate upon
detection of one of the three event types. Responses to a specific type of event can be
individually tailored to each camera, but the response to different types of events must be set
independently of each other. (ie: The response settings for a motion detection event do not
change the settings for a video loss event – even if you’ve set identical responses.)
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Trigger Period
- This is where you set the
schedule of when you want the NVR
to record motion events. It operates
in the same manner as the Schedule
menu as described in
Section
3.6
with six blocks of time that can
be laid out for recording to occur
during a day. Not all blocks have to
be configured or enabled. You can
configure each day individually, or
you can make separate schedules for
week days and weekends.
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To reactivate motion detection, simply repeat the process in the deactivated blocks and they
will regain their red hue and detect motion as normal.
You cannot use Copy/Paste in
Motion Detection
because each channel will have a different
display. Right-clicking will exit the screen and your settings will be saved.
