Panasonic BLVT164P operating instructions Action at an alarm occurrence, Alarm type

VT164W VT164

3 Action at an alarm occurrence

3 Action at an alarm occurrence

The alarm action (camera action at an alarm occurrence) will be performed when the following alarms occur.

3.1 Alarm type

• Terminal alarm VT164W VT164 : When connecting an alarm device such as a sensor to the EXT I/O connectors 1-3 of the camera, the alarm action will be performed when the connected alarm device is activated.

• Body heat sensor : When a temperature difference is detected in the sensor's detection area, the alarm action will be performed.

•VMD alarm: When motion is detected in the set VMD area, the alarm action will be performed. *VMD stands for “Video Motion Detection”.

•Command alarm: When a Panasonic alarm protocol is received from the connected device via a network, the alarm action will be performed.

3.2 Action at an alarm occurrence

Display the alarm occurrence indication button on the “Live” page

The alarm occurrence indication button will be displayed on the “Live” page at an alarm occurrence. (→

VT164W VT164 : page 10, VP104W VP104 VP101 : page 15)

IMPORTANT

•When “Polling(30s)” is selected for “Alarm status update mode” (→page 39), the Alarm occurrence indication button will be refreshed in 30-second 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 in the “Alarm output terminal setup” section of the [Alarm] tab of the “Alarm” page. (→page 77, page 82)

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 an alarm image to a server can be configured in the “Alarm image” section on the [Alarm] tab of the “Alarm” page (→page 80) and the [FTP] tab (→page 100) of the “Server” page.

Notify of alarm occurrences by E-mail

Alarm E-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 E-mail. An alarm image (still picture) can be sent with the alarm E-mail as an attached file. The settings for alarm E-mail can be configured in the “E-mail notification” section on the [Notification] tab of the [Alarm] page (→page 87) and the [E-mail] tab of the “Server” page (→page 99).

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