AVE VSSI-PRO operation manual Choices NO, NC, Choices NONE, FLASH, REVERSE, Flash

PROGRAMMING THE VSSI-PRO

Pin 1 on the DB-9 is Alarm 1 and Pin 5 is ground. To select the alarm trigger that you want to program, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ALM TRG” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to cycle through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed.

NORMAL STATE

Choices: NO, NC

There are two choices: NO (Normally Open) or NC (Normal Closed). These selections determine whether the alarm outputs will act as a normally open switch or a normally closed switch. To select the normal state that you want to program, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “NORMAL STATE” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to cycle through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed.

ALARM DURATION

Choices: PULSE, 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240 seconds.

This is the amount of time in seconds that the alarm will remain activated once it is triggered. PULSE sends a 200mS alarm pulse to the alarm device. To select the amount of time in seconds that you want to program the alarm duration, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “ALARM DURATION” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to cycle through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed.

FLAG TYPE

Choices: NONE, FLASH, REVERSE, FLASH*, *

This feature allows you to insert a visual alarm flag on each exception that you program to aid in the review of the video tape. This flag can appear as an asterisk (“*”), a flashing asterisk, reverse text, or flashing reverse text. To make your selection, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “FLAG TYPE” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to cycle through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed.

FLAG DURATION

Choices: 000, 002, 004,..., 236, 238, 240

This is the amount of time in seconds that the on-screen FLAG, either the asterisk or the reverse mode, will remain activated once it is triggered.

NOTE "

Flag Duration is independent of the optional Alarm Duration. Flag Duration is the amount of time the on-screen flag will remain on after activation, while Alarm Duration (available only with the option installed) is the amount of time that the hard-wired Alarm Output remains activated after it is triggered.

To select the amount of time in seconds that you want to program for the flag duration, press the “Up” or “Down” button to move the cursor to “FLG DURATION” and press “Set”. The cursor will start flashing. Press the “Up” or “Down” button to cycle through the values and press “Set” when the desired value is displayed.

VSSI-Pro VIDEO SERIAL ATM INTERFACE

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