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Record: Select which camera(s) will start recording in response to this alarm event.
Email Notify: Check box to enable email notification when an alarm occurs. Email operation requires that
valid email settings have been entered in the Network Setting/Email setup screen. (See Section 4.6.2 Email
for more information.)
Input Type: This field is to change the type of alarm trigger.
N.O.: Normal Open contact.
N.C.: Normal Closed contact.
Network Alarm: Check this box to send out a network alarm to a client PC when motion occurs. (This
feature requires PowerCon software on the client PC and proper settings for the Alarm Server in the
Network Setup menu; see Section 4.6.4 Alarm Server for more information.)
Active Camera: This field is for associating an alarm trigger with a specific camera. For example if you had
an external motion detector near camera four you would set this option to “4”. The alarm will be associated
with this camera for optional full screen display, event logging, and PTZ preset activation.
PTZ Preset: Select PTZ Preset from “1” to “255”. If the Active Camera is a PTZ speed dome, the alarm will
move the camera to the specified preset position for event recording. Click “On” to confirm selection, “Off”
to cancel selection. When “ON” a sub-menu is displayed for choosing the desired PTZ preset number.
Auto Lock: Check the box and the events will be recorded in the write protected segment of the Hard Disk.
(DVR will lock a period of time when an alarm occurs, the length of time will depend on the DVR settings)
Alarm Output: This will transmit a signal through the alarm output. It can be set to either “NONE” (not
active), “1” or “2” (selects alarm relay to be active).
Output Type: Output action when alarm is triggered.
Timeout: Alarm output lasts for the set time duration.
Permanent: Alarm will remain active until the user presses the “Enter” key or resets the alarm remotely.
Transparent: Alarm output remains as long as the alarm input is active.
Trans+Timeout: Alarm output continues until event ends, then continues for the set time duration.
Timeout Duration: Time duration selectable from 1 to 150 seconds.
Apply To: This button can be used to copy the alarm settings to other cameras. Select which cameras you
wish to copy to. "Select All" selects all cameras, “Unselect All” deselects all cameras. Click “OK” to copy the
settings or "Cancel" to exit without copying.