Pelco dx8100 manual Linking Presets and Patterns to Video Loss Events

Linking Presets and Patterns to Video Loss Events

To link a video loss event to a camera so the detected video loss event results in a repositioning of that camera:

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

2.Click the Linking button . The Linking page is displayed.

3.Click the Event-PTZ Link Settings tab.

4.In the Video-Loss Link Settings section, do the following:

a.Select a camera channel from the Video-Loss Channel drop-down box.

b.In the Linked PTZ Setting section, select a camera to be linked from the Linked Camera Channel drop-down box. (This camera will change PTZ position in response to a video loss event detected by the source camera.

5.To select a PTZ preset or pattern for the linked camera, in the Linked PTZ Setting section, do the one of the following:

• To force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in response to a video loss event detected by the source camera:

(1)Click the Linked Camera Preset button to select this option.

(2)In the Preset drop-down box, select a PTZ preset (1-150) for the camera to move to.

•To force a PTZ pattern to be activated in response to video loss input detected by the source camera:

(1)Click the Linked Camera Pattern button to select this option.

(2)In the Pattern drop-down box, select a PTZ pattern (1-4) to be activated on the camera.

The selected camera must support PTZ functions, and at least one PTZ preset/pattern must be defined for this function to work.

6. Click Apply.

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Figure 117. Event-PTZ Link Settings: Linking Presets and Patterns to Video Loss Events

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