Pelco C2631M-A Linking Relay Outputs to External Events, Linking Relay Outputs to Motion Events

Configuring Basic Alarm Input Operating Properties

Most applications will not require you to change relay and alarm settings from their default states.

To configure basic alarm input operating properties:

1.On the DX8100 toolbar, click . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page.

2.Click to display the Link page.

3.In the Alarm Settings section, do the following:

a.In the Alarm Channel drop-down box, select the Alarm you want to configure.

b.In the Alarm Name text box, enter an optional new name for alarm. Alarm names can be up to 32 characters long and can include spaces and special characters.

You can also rename sites, cameras, alarms, and relays from the Site tree by slowly clicking twice on each object’s name.

c.In the Alarm Type section, click the NO/NC button to toggle the default output type for each alarm (NO, normally open or NC, normally closed).

4.Click Apply.

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Figure 98. Relay and Alarm Settings Page: Alarm Settings Section

LINKING RELAY OUTPUTS TO EXTERNAL EVENTS

This section describes how to link relay outputs to external events, such as motion, alarm, ATM/POS, and video loss events. The following topics are included:

•Linking Relay Outputs to Motion Events

•Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Events

•Linking Relay Outputs to ATM/POS Events

•Linking Relay Outputs to Video Loss Events

To access the Event-Relay Link Settings page:

1.On the DX8100 toolbar, click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.

2.Click . The Linking page opens to the Relay and Alarm Settings page.

3.Click the Event-Relay Link Settings tab.

Linking Relay Outputs to Motion Events

To set relay outputs to activate in response to motion detection events:

1.On the DX8100 toolbar, click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.

2.Click .

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