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4. System Menu
4.1 Menu Function
The functions of this menu mainly focus on the setup and administration of SAE-M800 matrix system,
including system setup, camera setup, monitor setup, users setup, tour setup, salvo setup, fortify setup, alarm
setup and system info, etc. Those functions can be achieved by setting directly through setup menu or setting
multimedia applications. In this chapter, it focuses on the setting methods and process through system menu.
In this system, there are administrators. Those users have the right to use, set, modify and store system menu.
They can use all the functions in the menu. At the meanwhile, he exists in the matrix system, he can operate
the matrix. He can not only set and administrate the matrix; also he is a user of SAE-M8000. So, he can
operate and control the matrix. However, other users can only operate and control this system. Under the
condition of administrator
’
s authorization, users can enter SAE-M8000 matrix system. Administrator autho-
rizes user by determining user
’
s level.
System Setup:
system date setup, baud rate setup, users management, video mode setup, language setup,
Ethernet adaptor and system basic config.
Camera Setup:
camera enable, camera title, camera protocol and camera phase.
Monitor Setup:
font size and position.
Users Setup:
KB user and PC user. To set control monitor, camera limited, tour limited, salvo limited,
control area and priority setup respectively.
There are two modes to switch camera in Sae-M8000 matrix system: specified and sequence. The specified
mode means to switch definite camera video to display on the specified monitor through manual operation;
Sequence mode means to switch series of programmed camera videos to display on one or several specified
monitors one after another. The sequence mode has two modes: tour switch and salvo switch. The main
difference between those two modes lies in the number of specified monitors. In the tour mode, there is only
one specified monitor. Under the salvo mode, there are several specified monitors. Settings of specified
mode include camera limit setup and control monitor setup. Settings of salvo switch include participant
camera, preset position, dwell time of each step. All of those should be set step by step. Settings of salvo
switch include dwell time of each step participant monitors, switching corresponding cameras on monitor
and preset position. All of those should be set step by step.
Fortify Setup:
probe config, fortify mode, fortify area and fortify form.
Alarm Setup:
alarm mode and alarm export.
System Info:
system config, hardware connection, video switch, video loss, probe setup, probe state, fortify
state, fortify record and alarm record.
Surveillance events achieve by settings including setting time fortify area and setting 64 fortify areas.
Alarm disposal includes whether allows probe to activate alarm or not and response after alarm. There are 3
methods to deal with events before alarm.
1. To fortify in Time Event item.
2. To fortify directly in Fortify Area item.
3. Select ON or OFF in Probe Setup item.
Please note that those three methods are relative. Anyhow must set fortify area to which the probe belongs to
enable this probe. On the contrast, withdraw the fortify area to which the probe belongs to disable the probe.
Alarm will lead to video switch, AUX and auto ACK-time. Set video switch in Probe Setup; Set AUX in
Alarm Export; Set auto ACK-time in the menu directly.
Only the administrator can administrate and maintain the matrix system. Limit include: to administrate his
password, to program level form, to settle and restore data, to copy data, to resume data and to draw data. To
settle and restore data is in order to optimize and regain resources of the waste and guarantee the stability and
