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Option
Trigger Alarm Out
Alarm Recording
PTZ Preset
4. Click Apply To. A pop-up screen appears to select the cameras to which these
alarm and events parameters apply. Click OK.
5. Changes are automatically saved when you move to another screen.
Alarm and event notification
Use this menu to setup how the system responds to different internal system event
warnings. See Figure 38 on page 76 and Table 19 on page 76.
Up to four alarm outputs can be selected for each alarm event.
Four of the alarm events cause a system status icon to appear on-screen to alert you
to these alarms: Network loss, HD failure, Temperature, and Fan failure. See
Chapter 9 "Troubleshooting" on page 113 for information on how to handle these
alarms.
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Description
If an alarm input is triggered the TVR 20 can be set up for an alarm
output, such as a siren, to trigger in response to the alarm. Up to two
alarm outputs can be selected for an alarm input depending on the
TVR 20 model.
Check one or more of the alarm output boxes.
Set how an alarm video is recorded. The pre and post alarm settings
are dependent on the resolution, image quality, and alarm frame rate
settings.
Alarm frame rate: Set the frame rate for both A stream and B stream
(if applicable)
Pre-alarm recording: This is the time recorded before a motion or
external alarm is triggered and is included in the alarm data. Select a
time between 0 and 60 seconds.
Post-alarm recording: This is the time recorded after a motion or
external alarm is triggered and is included in the alarm data. Select a
time between 0 and 60 seconds.
Set which preset is used when an alarm is triggered for a camera.
Click the Preset button. In the PTZ screen select the camera number
and its preset value. When completed, click Back to return to the
Alarm & Event menu. Changes are automatically saved.
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