Honeywell K5404V9 manual False Positive Reports, Flashing Lights, Source of false positives

Searching for Motion

5.6False Positive Reports

Motion search can be triggered by changes in lighting or movement outside of an area of interest.

5.6.1Flashing Lights

A Source of false positives

A computer monitor can also be a source of false positives. To unmask it or a flashing light from a search for motion, see figure 51.

!65 To mask out a flashing monitor

1.After preparing a motion search (see 5.2, Preparation), click , the Show / Hide mask button.

2.Click on areas of the image where there are computer monitors, television sets or other sources of flashing light that need to be excluded from a search for motion. As you click, blocks appear. See figure 51, image 2.

3.Show the masking commands, by placing the mouse pointer on the large video image and right-clicking.

4.Click Invert Mask. See figure 51, image 3.

Fig. 51. Masking sources of false positive reports. Here, the flashing of a PC monitor is masked, followed by the Invert Mask command.

Procedure !56, on p. 5–6 also explains how to exclude an area.

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