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ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANES
The DX8100 provides view panes that are organized into view panels. The DX8100 includes 36 view panels that can display c ameras from up to
five connected HVR sites. For information about view panels, refer to Working with View Panes and Panels on page30.
The DX8100 Series HVR supports triplex operation. Triplex operation means that the DX8100 will continuously record, even while users view
simultaneous live and playback video or modify the system setup.
To assign a single camera to a view pane:
1. On the DX8100 toolbar, click the Live button .
2. In the Site Tree, click the plus sign (+) next to to expand the tree (if necessary).
3. Do one of the following:
• To assign a single camera to a view pane, drag the camera from the Site Tree onto a view pane.
• To assign all cameras from a single site to the view panes, drag onto a single view pane. (The default arrangement of cameras
is Camera1, Camera2, Camera3; from left to right, top to bottom.)
4. Repeat the process in step 3 for up to 36 cameras and up to five HVR sites.
SETTING UP LINKS
The DX8100 allows you to set up links in various configurations:
• You can link multiple alarms and relays to a single camera.
• You can link a single alarm or relay to multiple cameras.
• You can link alarms and relays to cameras by dragging them onto individual camera view panes.
• You can also manually turn a relay on and off from the Site Tree.
This section describes how to set up links and includes the following sections:
•Manually Turning On and Off a Relay on page39
•Linking Alarm Inputs to a Camera on page39
•Linking a Relay Output to a Camera on page40
•Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Inputs on page40

Manually Turning On and Off a Relay

To manually turn on and off a relay:
1. Right click a relay. The shortcut menu opens.
2. Click ON to turn on the relay; click OFF to turn off the relay.

Linking Alarm Inputs to a Camera

The DX8100 allows you to link alarm inputs to a camera.
• You can link multiple alarm inputs to a single camera.
• You can also link a single alarm input to multiple cameras.
The DX8100 allows you to link alarms to cameras by dragging them onto individual camera view panes or onto cameras listed in the Site Tree.
To link an alarm input to a camera:
1. On the DX8100 toolbar, click the Live button .
2. In the Site Tree, click the plus sign (+) next to the camera to which you want to link alarms.
3. Click the plus sign (+) next to the to see the list of alarm inputs.
4. Drag an alarm input onto a camera pane or a camera listed in the Site Tree.