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Generated Alarms

At any time, the operator can flag specific activity as an alarm
event, even if the activity does not trigger a filter or trip an
alarm. For more information on generating alarms, see Gener-
ate Alarm in Chapter 2 — Basic Live Operation or Generate Alarms
in this chapter.
When the operator generates an alarm:
1. The unit energizes the alarm output associated with the
camera.
2. The unit records images from the alarm camera at the alarm
record rate and quality setting (see Alarm Setup in the
Intellex Installation Instructions).
3. The unit adds the alarm camera to the alarm group and
records its images more often than nonalarm cameras (see
Alarm Groups).
4. The unit lights the Alarms indicator as soon as the alarm
is cleared.
5. The unit flags the video segment in the image database
with the name Gen. Alarm.
6. If the Pre-Alarm Duration option is selected, the unit saves
the pre-alarm images to the image database (see Custom
Schedule Setup in the Intellex Installation Instructions).
7. If the Alarm Message Display option is selected (see Alarm
Setup in the Intellex Installation Instructions):
a. If the camera is not currently displayed or is displayed
in the camera sequencing window, the unit switches
the live display monitor to the 4x4 format and
overrides the display settings for the duration of the
alarm (see Display Setup in the Intellex Installation
Instructions).
b. The unit displays ALARM over the camera image.
c. If the Latch Messages option is selected (see Alarm
Setup in the Intellex Installation Instructions), the unit
enables the Clear Latched button on the Utility Op-
tions screen (see Utility Options).
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