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Chapter 8. Working with Events
This chapter provides information about actions you can take on the Event Setup menu of the
OSD.
The information is presented in these sections:
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8. 1 About Events
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8. 2 Setting Up for Event Recording
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8. 3 Working with Normal Events
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8. 4 Working with Presets
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8. 5 Working with Digital I/O
8. 1 About Events
8. 2 Setting Up for Event Recording
With Event setup, you prepare the DVR to record when an event occurs. Event recording is launched
based on input sensor, by motion detection, by text and by digital input. An event can be various
things :
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Loss of video feed
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Motion detected in a monitored area
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The disk being full and no longer able to record
You set up for event recording from the Event submenu of the Event Setup menu on the OSD.
For each option, enter the appropriate setting :
Event Recording can be set up in conjunction with other recording modes: i.e. Manual & Event or
Schedule & Event.
Figure 8.2.1 Event Submenu on the Event Setup Menu
Option Setting
Event Check
Three options are available to check events. To detect events at all times, select
“Always.” To disable event detection, select “Off.” To detect events only for a preset
duration, select “Schedule”.
Event Screen/
Dwell Time
Select the Monitor for which you are setting the dwell time.
Event Action
Select what action should notify you about the Event: Relay 1~4, buzzer, or E-Mail.
Action duration
How long the Event Action should last, for the relay or buzzer. (E-mails are sent in
specifi ed time intervals.)
Normal Event
Source
What action will trigger the event. Check the appropriate box for Sensor, Motion
detection area, Camera channels (for video loss) or Text.
System Event
Source
Press PLAY/ENTER to select and defi ne an instance as the system event: Disk Error,
Disk Full, Rec Fail, Authentication Failed, or DDNS Registration Failed.
This option become available if you selected Email as the Event Action.
Working on the Schedule Submenu
You can schedule events for specifi c hours. You can set whatever works for your surveillance
situation by day of week and hours of day.
Figure 8.2.2 Schedule submenu on Event setup