Setting System Date And Time - American Dynamics MegaPower 3200 Administrator's Manual

or mm-dd-yy. The time is hhmmss, where hh is
hours, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds. If the
cameratitle is not configured, this part of the file
name will not be displayed.
You can choose the video standard, video mode,
image quality (in %) and server parameters for
the system.
– Video Standard – Choose either PAL or
NTSC.
– Video Mode – Choose one of the following:
CIF, 2 CIF Progressive, QCIF, HalfDI
Progressive, HalfD1 Interlaced, 4CIF, Full
D1, VGA, SIF, or 2SIF.
– Image Quality – Choose from 1% to 100%.
– Server 1 – Enter the IP address of the first
server where the snapshot image will be saved.
– Server 2 – Enter the IP address of the second
server that the snapshot image will be saved to.
(Backup server if first server is not available).
– Server 3 – Enter the IP address of the third
server that the snapshot image will be saved to.
(Backup server if first two servers are not
available)
Note: Although the snapshot image is
simultaneously saved to all three servers, it is
only accessed from the currently available
server.
– Monitor Output – Choose the monitor to
display the video to be captured in snapshot
mode. Choose from 1 to 256.
• CPU Addresses – Allows you to connect to the
local MegaPower CPUs. These CPU addresses
must be configured for EASY CPU to
communicate with the MegaPower CPU.
• CPU Language – Allows you to select the
language that will be displayed on the
MegaPower CPU LCD screen. The language
should correspond to the language defined for
EASY CPU.
• Configuration – Allows you to specify the
maximum number of cameras, monitors, and
alarm contacts in your system, which limits the
overall size of the system database.
− Max Cameras – Allows you to specify the
maximum number of cameras that can be used
in the system.
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− Max Monitors – Allows you to specify the
maximum number of monitors that can be used
in the system.
− Max Alarm Contacts – Allows you to specify
the maximum number of alarm contacts that
can be used in the system.

Setting System Date and Time

The System Date & Time function allows you to
customize the system's date and time or use the
PC's current date and time.
Click on the System – Date & Time link in the
Explore menu to begin. The following dialog box
appears.
Figure 54. System – date & time dialog
To set the system date and time, complete the
following fields:
• Date Format – The Date Format field enables the
date/time display on your video monitors and is
necessary when configuring system event timers.
Specify the date display format as mm/dd/yy,
dd/mm/yy, or yy/mm/dd.
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