Alarm Setup - American Dynamics DV16000 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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Intellex Digital Video Management System Installation and Operating Instructions

ALARM SETUP

Alarm Setup
The Alarm Setup screens let you configure alarm operation for
the unit. You must possess the Setup Alarms privilege to access
it (see Security Setup).
1. From the main screen, click the Setup button. The Setup
Options screen appears (see
2. Click the Alarm button. The General screen (the first Alarm
Setup screen) appears.
Use the General screen to configure how the unit responds to an
alarm.
NOTE: The virtual keyboard is disabled on the General screen.
Duration — Use this option to set the minimum alarm time (in
minutes and seconds) from five seconds (00:05) to five minutes
(05:00). The unit maintains the active alarm for the set time and
then clears it automatically. The default is five seconds (00:05).
1. Click the minutes display. Click up arrow or down arrow to
display the desired number of minutes.
2. Click the seconds display. Click up arrow or down arrow to
display the desired number of seconds.
Rate — Select the record rate in ips (images per second) when an
alarm occurs. The actual record rate is affected by the number of
cameras, motion and other factors. The default is 30 ips (25 ips
PAL).
1. Click down arrow. A list of record rates appears.
2. Click the desired record rate.
Alarm on Video Loss — Use this option to generate an alarm
event any time the unit stops receiving a video signal from any
camera. The unit also displays the message Video Loss over a
color bar pattern. This option is selected by default. If not
selected, the unit does not respond to loss of camera video.
Alarm Message Display — Use this option to display the
message ALARM on the associated camera's image whenever an
alarm occurs. This option is selected by default. Otherwise, the
alarm message will not be displayed.
Latch Messages — Use this option to require the operator to
manually clear every alarm using the Clear Latched button on
Setup Options Screen).
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