External Hardware Control Of A Public Display Monitor - Honeywell rapid eye System Administrator Manual

2. Connect a coaxial cable to the INPUT of the video monitor.
3. Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to MONITOR OUTPUT 1, at the back of the Multi-Media
unit (or Multi-Media LT unit).
4. Using View, continue or start a
5. Click the Monitor Out tab.
6. Select a camera that will feed the monitor in the Cameras to Choose from box. See figure 8–8.
7. Type a number in the Duration box; the number sets the amount of time (in seconds) that the
video feed is displayed on the monitor. If only one camera is listed, the duration is ignored and the
feed is displayed without interruption. When many cameras are listed, you have the option of
changing the duration directly in the list by clicking it and typing another.
8. Click Add. You have the option of adding more video feeds to the public monitor; to do so, repeat
steps 6, 7 and 8. A camera can be included more than once in the same tour.
Color bars
On Multi-Media DSP units, the MONITOR OUTPUT 1 connector on the back of the Multi-Media unit
cannot produce a test pattern. For these units, the Color Bars option is not available, on the
Monitor Out tab of a Maintenance Session.

External Hardware Control of a Public Display Monitor

You can connect a third-party hardware switch to a Multi-Media unit. The switch can freeze a
public display monitor and control whether the next camera or previous camera is monitored. For
wiring details, see table
public display monitor:
1. Using View, continue or start a
Maintenance
2. Click the Monitor Out tab.
3. Click the Enable external control box so that it shows a checkmark. This reserves a Multi-Media
unit's General Purpose Inputs 13, 14 and 15 for switch use. You can see the box in figure 8–8.
Document 800-02325 Rev A
07/08
Maintenance Session
8–5 and the switch documentation. To enable local hardware control of a
Maintenance Session
Session, on p. 51.
System Administrator Guide
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