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APPLYING SETTINGS TO ALL CAMERAS

If you want to keep the changes you made to options and parameters on the Camera page, you must click Apply. If you attempt to leave the
Camera page, the system will display a message box, prompting you to apply, not apply, or cancel the changes.
To apply camera configuration options to all attached cameras:
1. On the DX8000 toolbar, click . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page.
2. Perform the camera configuration.
3. In the Apply to All Cameras section, select the check boxes for Protocol, Camera Security, Picture Adjustment, Motion Detection, Audio
Settings, and Video Loss that you want to apply to all cameras.
4. Click Apply to All Cameras.
5. Click Apply.
LINK SETUP
This section describes how to use the Link page to set up the following:
Relay and alarm settings
Event-relay link settings
• Event-recording link settings
Event-PTZ link settings
This section includes the following topics:
Configuring Basic Relay and Alarm Settings on page 111
Linking Relay Outputs to External Events on page 113
Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to External Events on page 118
Linking Cameras to Record in Response to External Events on page 115

CONFIGURING BASIC RELAY AND ALARM SETTINGS

The DX8000 can support up to 16 alarm inputs and relay outputs. Eight-channel DVRs include 8 alarm and 8 relay terminals while sixteen-channel
DVRs include 16 of each.
This section describes how to configure basic relay and alarm settings, and includes the following topics:
Understanding How Relays and Alarms React to a Power Outage on page 111
Configuring DX8000 Basic Relay and Alarm Settings on page 111
Configuring Basic Relay Operating Properties on page 112
Configuring Basic Alarm Input Operating Properties on page 112

Understanding How Relays and Alarms React to a Power Outage

The DX8000 server might experience an external AC power outage and impact how the DX8000 relay and alarm features fun ction.
Power outage: Relays configured as NO are closed if the DX8000 is server is shut down by a power outage or if the AC cord is unplugged.
Power button: Relays configured as NO are closed if the DX8000 power button is pressed and held down.
In the scenarios above, a relay will remain closed as long as the DX8000 is powered down. In this case, alarms or sirens connected to the relays
might produce a false alert.

Configuring DX8000 Basic Relay and Alarm Settings

To access the Link page to program alarms and relays:
1. On the DX8000 toolbar, click . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera setup page.
2. Click . The Link page is displayed.