Chapter 13
Alarm and event setup
This chapter describes the alarm and event setup menu and provides more information
on the different types of alarms and connected responses.
Set up alarm inputs
The recorder can be configured to record when an alarm is triggered by an external
alarm device (for example, PIR detector, dry contacts...).
To set up external alarms:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
2. Select the alarm input number of a camera, which corresponds to the connector on
the back panel of the recorder, and enter the name of the input, if required.
3. Select the alarm input type, NO (normally open) or NC (normally closed). Default is
NO.
4. Check the
Enable Alarm Input
cameras to be triggered, their alarm schedules, method of alarm notification and
PTZ linking function.
5. Select the cameras to be triggered when an external alarm is detected.
In the Actions window, click the
to be triggered for recording when an alarm is detected. Only analog cameras can
be selected. Click
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box and click
Trigger Channel
Apply
to save the settings.
>
Alarm
Input.
Actions
to set up the rules for the
tab and then select the cameras
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