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1. Select the recorder model from the drop-down box.
2. (Optional) Click “Looping Inputs” to make the recorder’s looping inputs appear as sources for connections.
ADD A DX8000 CAMERAIf you will be controlling cameras through the DVR, add each camera to the VMX300(-E) server configuration and configure the camera settings
within VMX300(-E), as described in this section.
Before you can add a DX8000 camera to the server configuration, you must first start the DX8000 device driver—either on the server workstation
or on the network—and then add the driver to the server configuration. Refer to the Device Drivers section for instructions.
1. Navigate the Object Browser tree to [project name] > Device Drivers > DX8000 Driver > Cameras.
2. Double-click <Add New Device>. The Add New Camera dialog box appears.
You can also configure DX8000 camera settings after you have added the cameras to the server configuration. Right-click the DX8000
camera, and then select Edit from the pop-up menu. The Edit Properties dialog box appears, which contains the same tabs and fields as the
Add New Camera dialog box.
3. Configure the camera settings, as described in the following sections.
4. Click OK to close the Add New Device dialog box.
5. Configure the analog connections between the DVR, cameras, and output devices. Refer to the DVR Connections section.
CONFIGURE THE GENERAL TAB
Figure 69. General Tab for DX8000 Camera
1. Use the General tab to name and describe the camera. The device name can be a maximum of 50 characters. You cannot use single or
double quotation marks in a name, but you can use any other letter, digit, or special character. Device names are not case sensitive. The
optional description appears in the Object Browser beside the device name.
2. If the camera can be panned, tilted, zoomed, focused or the iris adjusted, click “This camera supports Pan/Tilt/Zoom functionality.” If the
camera is fixed, leave this box unchecked.