Camera Input/Output Port and Events

The input/output port is the input/output terminal that is found on each device registered with this unit. You can register the input port as [Input events], and the output port as [Outputs...].

A registered input/output port can be linked to an event as described below. (A Page 102 [Specifying an Output Port])

Events can be used to start recording, send e-mails, move the PTZ camera to a preset position, and control the output port of the device. Events are divided into the four types as described below.

Input events

Registers input signals of sensors connected

 

to the input port of the device as an [Input

 

events].

 

 

Generic events

Registers as a generic event.

 

 

VMD events

Registers the detected image motion as a

 

VMD (Video Motion Detection) event.

 

 

Event buttons

Event generated by buttons that enable

 

manual operation.

 

 

I/O Settings1 Click the [I/O Setup...] button on the [Camera Record Setting] screen

The [I/O Setup] screen appears.

The [I/O Setup] screen enables you to add input events, VMD events and outputs that can be used by the network cameras.

AF

BE

CD

[I/O Setup] Screen

 

Item

 

 

Description

 

 

 

A Add new

 

For specifying input events for the device

event...

 

selected in the [Defined events] list. You

 

 

 

may be able to specify multiple input

 

 

 

events for some devices.

 

 

 

Click the [+] mark next to the device in the

 

 

 

[Defined events] list, select the preset

 

 

 

input event, and click the [Add new

 

 

 

event...] button to specify a timer event.

 

 

 

(A Page 97)

 

 

 

B Add new

 

Displays the [Add new output] screen.

output event...

 

(A Page 98)

 

 

 

C Add VMD

 

For specifying a VMD (Video Motion

Event(Motion

 

Detection) event for the device selected in

Detection)

 

the [Defined events] list. Only one VMD

 

 

 

event can be defined for each camera.

 

 

 

Note :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To avoid the risk of generating an

 

 

 

excessive number of VMD events, a

 

 

 

new VMD event cannot occur within

 

 

 

five seconds after the occurrence of

 

 

 

the last VMD event.

 

 

 

VMD events cannot be sent by e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D Advanced...

 

Displays the [Advanced...] screen.

 

 

 

(A Page 98)

 

 

 

E Remove

 

For deleting the event selected in the

selected

 

[Defined events] list.

 

 

 

F Edit

 

For editing the event selected in the

selected...

 

[Defined events] list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The available events differ among network cameras.

When an event is defined using the [I/O Setup] screen, this automatically overwrites the alarm settings at the camera. If a generic event is already in use (when the alarm settings at the camera are configured manually), the generic event or the event audio that makes use of the generic event (A Page 129) will be disabled. However, the generic event settings at the recorder unit remain unchanged. (VR-N1600U/E)

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