Setting the Alarm Output

— Alarm output setting Menu

When you click Alarm output on the Advanced mode menu, the Alarm output setting menu appears.

You can set in this menu to control the alarm out of I/O port on the rear of the camera linked to the alarm detection and the timer.

Alarm output Tab

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Alarm output

To activate the Alarm output function, select On. The basic setting options are displayed below.

When you do not use the Alarm output function, select Off.

Mode

Select the mode of the Alarm output function.

Alarm: Controls alarm output by synchronizing with an external sensor input or the built-in activity detection function.

Timer: Controls alarm output by the timer.

Alarm

This item is displayed when Mode is set to Alarm. Select the alarm to link the alarm output function. If the selected alarm is detected, the alarm output status changes.

Sensor input1: The external sensor which is connected to sensor input1 of the camera I/O port.

Sensor input2: The external sensor which is connected to sensor input2 of the camera I/O port.

Motion detection: To set the motion detection function, click Motion detection. The Motion detection setting page appears (see page 62).

Notes

•The motion detection function can activate or be set only when the Video mode of the camera is set to MPEG4 and the Cropping is set Off.

•In the case that the synchronized preset position is specified, the alarm event that happens during moving to the preset position will be invalid.

Alarm duration

Select the duration for which the alarm output is short- circuited between 1 and 60 sec.

Effective period

This item is displayed when Mode is set to Alarm. Set the period while the alarm detection is effective. Always: The alarm detection is always effective.

Schedule: You can specify the period when the alarm detection is effective in the schedule setting in the other section.

Click Schedule and the setting menu for the effective period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Menu” on page 61)

Schedule

This item is displayed when Mode is set to Timer. Click Schedule and the setting menu for the effective period is displayed. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule setting Menu” on page 61)

OK/Cancel

See “Buttons common to every setting menu” on page 31.

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