Action at an Alarm Occurrence

The alarm action will be performed when the following alarm occur.

Alarm type

Terminal alarm:	When connecting an alarm device such as a sensor to the alarm connector on the
	rear of the camera, the alarm action will be performed when the connected alarm
	device activated.
VMD alarm:	When a motion is detected in the set VMD area, the alarm action will be performed.
	* VMD stands for "Video Motion Detection".
Command alarm:	When received a command alarm from the connected device via a network, the
	alarm action will be performed.

Scene change detection alarm: When the camera lens is covered by something such as a cloth, or when the shoot- ing direction of the camera is moved, the alarm action will be performed.

Action at an alarm occurrence

Display the [Alarm occurrence indication] button on the "Live" page. (☞ page 5)

The [Alarm occurrence indication] button will be displayed on the "Live" page at an alarm occurrence.

Note:

The [Alarm occurrence indication] button will be refreshed in 30 seconds intervals. For this reason, it may take a maximum of 30 seconds until the [Alarm occurrence indication] button is displayed on the "Live" page at an alarm occurrence.

Notify of alarm occurrences to the device connected to the alarm connector.

It is possible to output signals from the alarm connector on the rear of the camera and sound the buzzer when an alarm occurs. The settings for the alarm output can be configured on the [Alarm] tab of the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 28)

Transmit an image onto a server automatically

An alarm image can be transmitted at an alarm occurrence to the server designated in advance.

The settings required to transmit alarm image to a server can be configured on the [Alarm] tab of the "Alarm setup" page (☞ page 28) and the [FTP] tab of the "Server setup" page (☞ page 38).

Notify of alarm occurrences by e-mail

Alarm mail (alarm occurrence notification) can be sent at an alarm occurrence to the e-mail addresses registered in advance. Up to 4 addresses can be registered as recipients of the alarm mail. The settings for alarm mail can be configured on the [Notification] tab of the "Alarm setup" page (☞ page 33) and the [Mail] tab of the "Server setup" page ((☞ page 37).

Notify of alarm occurrences to the designated IP addresses (Panasonic alarm protocol)

This function is available only when Panasonic device, such as the network disk recorder, is connected to the sys- tem. When "ON" is selected for "Panasonic alarm protocol", the connected Panasonic device will be notified that the camera is in the alarm state. The settings for Panasonic alarm protocol can be configured on the [Notification] tab of the "Alarm setup" page. (☞ page 33)