Chapter 8. Working with Events
This chapter provides information about actions you can take on the Event Setup menu of the OSD.
The information is presented in these sections:
▶8. 1 About Events
▶8. 2 Setting Up for Event Recording
▶8. 3 Working with Normal Events
▶8. 4 Working with Presets
▶8. 5 Working with Digital I/O
8.1 About Events
With Event setup, you prepare the DVR to record when an event occurs. Event recording is launched based on input sensor, by motion detection, by text and by digital input. An event can be various things :
•Loss of video feed
•Motion detected in a monitored area
•The disk being full and no longer able to record
Event Recording can be set up in conjunction with other recording modes: i.e. Manual & Event or Schedule & Event.
8. 2 Setting Up for Event Recording
You set up for event recording from the Event submenu of the Event Setup menu on the OSD.
Figure 8.2.1 Event Submenu on the Event Setup Menu
For each option, enter the appropriate setting :
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| Three options are available to check events. To detect events at all times, select | |
Event Check | “Always.” To disable event detection, select “Off.” To detect events only for a preset | |
| duration, select “Schedule”. | |
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Event Screen/ | Select the Monitor for which you are setting the dwell time. | |
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Event Action | Select what action should notify you about the Event: Relay 1~4, buzzer, or | |
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Action duration | How long the Event Action should last, for the relay or buzzer. | |
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Normal Event | What action will trigger the event. Check the appropriate box for Sensor, Motion | |
Source | detection area, Camera channels (for video loss) or Text. | |
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System Event | Press PLAY/ENTER to select and define an instance as the system event: Disk Error, | |
Source | Disk Full, Fan Error, Authentication Failed, or DDNS Registration Failed. | |
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This option become available if you selected Email as the Event Action. See | ||
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Working on the Schedule Submenu
You can schedule events for specific hours. You can set whatever works for your surveillance situation by day of week and hours of day.
Figure 8.2.2 Schedule submenu on Event setup
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