Defining System Devices; Defining Cameras; Adding Camera Definitions - American Dynamics MegaPower 3200 Administrator's Manual

Defining System
Devices
The definitions section of EASY CPU allows you to
identify, define, and set up cameras, keyboards,
satellite sites, and recording devices. Click on the
Definition links in the Explore menu to begin.
Figure 76. Definitions links

Defining Cameras

The Definitions – Cameras screen allows you to
create pseudo camera numbers, camera titles, and
title positions on the monitor display. You can also
identify the remote site that provides the video trunk
to the selected local camera input, the remote
monitor output, the type of camera, and its location.
Also, when you define cameras, you can also set up
alarm contacts, monitor access, and Salvo call-ups.
Click on the Definitions – Cameras link in the Explore
menu to begin. The following screen appears.
Figure 77. Definitions – Cameras screen
The Definitions – Cameras screen is split into an
upper and lower screen. The upper screen shows
existing camera definitions and allows you to add
new definitions.
The lower screen provides two tabs that allow you to
do the following:
• View alarm contacts to cameras
• View Salvos associated with selected cameras
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Adding Camera Definitions

You can create and edit camera definitions.
1. To add new camera definitions, click Add on the
right side of the screen. The Add Cameras dialog
box appears.
Figure 78. Add Cameras dialog
2. Complete the following fields:
• Number of Cameras – Enter the number of
cameras you want to define. The system will
number these cameras consecutively starting
with the next highest available number.
Camera numbers identify the video input
connection number on the switcher.
Note: If multiple cameras are defined at the
same time, they share the same video loss
detection, site, output, pan/tilt, alarm number,
and location. You can edit each camera's
definition after they have been created.
• Pseudo Number – Pseudo numbers are
unique identifiers you can give cameras to
help identify their location or purpose. For
example, you could number the cameras on
the first floor of a building starting with 1000,
such as: 1001, 1002, 1003, etc. You could use
2000 for second floor cameras, 3000 for third
floor cameras and so on.
The pseudo number is assigned starting with
the first camera you specify and is
incremented by 1 for each additional camera
specified.
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