First Alert HS-4705-400 user manual Alarm and E-mail Options, Advanced Setup

Alarm Manage Screen

Advanced Operation

alarm

Hard Drive and USB Options continued:

Formatting the USB Flash Drive

Use a USB flash drive to backup recorded video and upgrade the system`s firmware. You should always format the USB flash drive you intend to use with the system.

NOTE: Not formatting the USB flash drive may result in improper functionality.

USB Flash Drives

The system is compatible with most major brands of USB flash drives, with capacities from 256 MB to 4 GB. If you need to reformat your flash drive then click on the USB FORMAT button while the USB drive is connected to the USB port on the front of the DVR. Be aware that this button is not for use with any external USB hard drive you may connect to the DVR for backup. External hard drives will need to be formatted using the FAT32 format

and this can be done by connecting the drive to the USB port on a PC and reformatting it from there.

Advanced Setup

Use the ADVANCED SETUP menu to configure alarm settings, motion detection, mobile surveillance, PTZ settings and network settings. The Advanced Setup menu contains the following sub-menus: Alarm, Info, MD (Motion Detect), Mobile, System, PTZ, and Network

Advance Setup Menu

Alarm

Alarm and E-mail Options:

Use the Alarm menu to configure alarm and e-mail settings. NOTE: External alarm devices must be connected to the alarm block on the rear panel of the DVR in order to use the I/O (input/ output) alarms of the system. See next section “Alarm Inputs” and “Alarm Inputs Diagram” for details on attaching alarm inputs. To access this menu, from the MAIN MENU click ALARM.

To configure alarm settings:

1.Under I/O CHANNEL, select NO (Normal Open), NC (Normal Closed), or OFF for Alarm input. Alarm Input 1 on Alarm Block controls CH1 1 (Camera 1). Note: If in the RECORD screen, a Channel is set to OFF, ALARM is also disabled for that Channel.

2.To activate Loss Alarms use drop down menu and select ON/OFF:

•HDD LOSS: The alarm will sound if the internal HDD is damaged

•HDD SPACE: The alarm will sound when the HDD is full (overwrite must be disabled)

•VIDEO LOSS: The alarm will sound when a camera is disconnected

3.Under ALARM MANAGE, configure the following:

•OUTPUT: Set the output time (in seconds) on the spot monitor from

0s, 10s, 20s, 40s, or 60s.

• BUZZER: Set the time (in seconds) for the DVR buzzer to sound when

an alarm is triggered—0s, 10s, 20s, 40s, or 60s NOTE: Set the buzzer to 0s if you want to disable the alarm during motion detection.

• POST REC: Set the time (in seconds) for the system to record after a triggered alarm—30s, 1MIN, 2MIN, 5MIN

Advanced Operation

alarm

4.Use TAMPER ALARM to set the system to notify you when a camera has been blocked by something. When a Tamper Alarm is triggered, in the Live View Screen you will see a red【B】in the Channel with an alarm warning. Configure the following for each channel:

•SWITCH: Turn feature ON/OFF

•SENSITIVITY: Configure LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH

5.Click APPLY. Click CLOSE in the confirmation window.

Alarm Inputs:

Alarm inputs are devices or switches that activate when a door, window,

cabinet etc. is opened or accessed. For example, you might want to only have

the camera record when someone opens a tool cabinet or when a door opens

Tamper Alarm Setup

vs. recording when motion occurs around those areas. There may be people

moving by those areas frequently but you are only concerned about when those

areas are accessed. This saves hard drive space and makes it easier to find an

Alarm Inputs Con￿guration

event that was recorded to the hard drive.

(for devices without voltage)

To configure alarm inputs for devices without their own voltage you will use the

+5V input supplied on the alarm block. See Alarm Inputs Configuration diagram at

the right.

Note: If Alarm Input Device has its own power supply make sure:

1. Voltage rating is between 5V and 12V. Do not use the +5V connection on the

Alarm Block.

1 2 3 4

2. Ground must be connected to GND in Alarm Block for device to operate

+ 5V GND N/A N/A GND 1NO 1COM GND

properly

ALM IN

When an alarm is triggered, in the Live View Screen you will see a red【I】in the

Channel with an alarm input warning. You may also see a【R】if you set up the

channel to record when an alarm is triggered.

NC

COM

Alarm Ouput:

Use

+5V from

NO

From NO

or NC depending

Alarm output is used to activate an external device such as a horn or light after an

Alarm Block

on setup selected to alarm

Example Device:

inputs 1 through 4

alarm is triggered. To do this the DVR uses a dry contact normally open relay.

Door Sensor

To configure alarm ouputs, connect the external device to the NO (Normally

Alarm Block Voltage

Open) and COM (Common) connections on the alarm block as required by the

Max Switching Voltage

up to 24VDC

device. Use the ground (GND) input if required. The maximum contact rating

Max Switching Current

up to 3A

is 3A 24VDC.

E-mail Setup:

The system can send an e-mail notification with a JPEG snapshot for triggered events on the system. To setup e-mail notification:

1.Under EMAIL, select ON.

2.Under SSL, select OFF. NOTE: SSL deals with encryption. Only advanced users should enable this option.

3.Under SMTP PORT, enter the SMTP port of your e-mail server.

4.Under SMTP, enter the SMTP address of your e-mail server. For example, smtp.gmail.com

5.Under SEND EMAIL, enter the sender e-mail address.

6.Under SEND PW, enter the password of your e-mail server.

7.Under RECV EMAIL, enter the e-mail address that will receive the e-mail notification.

8.	Click APPLY. Click SURE in the confirmation window.	E-mail Setup Screen
9.	Click EXIT in all menus until all windows are closed.

E-mail Tip

Depending upon your settings, the system can generate a lot of e-mail alerts. For that reason, we recommend setting up a dedicated e-mail address specifically for the Security System alert notices. Also to better manage your alerts, you will want the alert e-mails to go to a different account than the one sending them.

Page 22 Page 23