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EXCALIBUR
Preferences
The Preferences pull-down menu provides three operator
control options, each with a separate dialog box. Preferences
can be set by an operator with Supervisor privilege only.
Operator Preferences
Select Operator Preferences to set any of the following
options, via the dialog box illustrated below:
Hide the mouse Cursor (for use with touch screens),
Hide Alarm Icons when they are inactive (non-alarmed),
Enable AD Keyboard (page 2-4),
Enable Alternate Monitors (Mon buttons, page 2-8),
Display Alarm Status every Hour (page 2-8),
Print the Log Data on-line.
To select or deselect options, click the appropriate check
boxes and select "OK" at the bottom of the dialog box. The
selected action takes effect immediately.
If the cursor is hidden, it reappears when Excalibur is
closed or minimized; if Excalibur is restored to full screen
after minimizing, the cursor is hidden again.
Each Operator Preference item, except for the Print Log
option, must be set each time that Excalibur is opened.
Set Alt(ernate) Monitors
Select Set Alt Monitors from the Preferences menu to
define the alternate monitor buttons in the button bar (Mon-
A ... Mon-D, page 2-8). This brings up a dialog box,
illustrated at the top of page 2-7, which allows selection of
any monitor on any switcher for use as an alternate monitor
when calling a camera. (Refer to page 2-9 for description
and use of the Mon-A ... Mon-D buttons.)
For each Alt Monitor button, type the desired monitor
number into the desired switcher entry box (1 - 9). Only
one entry can be made for each button. Select "OK" at the
bottom of the dialog box to save the settings. The alternate
monitor settings are retained each time Excalibur is closed.
Select "Cancel" to exit without saving the settings.
Note: If alternate monitors are not set, a warning message is
displayed when Excalibur is opened, as illustrated in the
middle of page 2-7. This indicates that the Mon-A ... Mon-
D buttons can not be used until they are defined.
Arm/Disarm Monitors
Select Arm/Disarm Monitors to arm and disarm alarm
monitors. This brings up a dialog box, illustrated at the
bottom of page 2-7. Monitors can be armed in one of
several display and clearance modes. If Excalibur is used to
call alarms on the Matrix Switcher, instant alarm clearance
modes are recommended (SSI, SHI, or DHI). In these
modes, the alarmed camera is cleared from the monitor
when the alarm is acknowledged in Excalibur.
To arm a monitor:
1. Enter the monitor number via the keypad and press the
"Monitor" button in the dialog box.
2. Enable or disable manual acknowledge by selecting
"Ack Enabled" or "Ack Disabled".
3. Select one of the alarm arming mode buttons in the
center of the dialog box.
To disarm the selected monitor, select "Disarm Monitor".
Select "Cancel" at the bottom to exit this dialog box.
Note: A thorough understanding of alarm programming and
operation is recommended before using the Arm/Disarm
Monitor functions. For more information, refer to the
appropriate Matrix Switcher Programming manual.
Log View/Backup
Select Excalibur Log Reports from the menu bar to allow the
operator to view and backup log data files. See Excalibur Log
Reports, Section 3, for the operation of this program.
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