Operation Instruction
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Figure 42 — System Event Actions screen.
The DVR can be set to react to system events. System events
can be associated with an Alarm-Out connector, sound the
DVR’s internal buzzer, and/or notify a number of different
devices.
Highlight the Alarm-Out box beside the desired event (Check
Recording, Check Alarm-In, Disk Almost Full, Disk Full,
Disk Bad, Disk Temperature, or Disk S.M.A.R.T.), and
press the button. A list of Alarm Outputs appears. You
can associate as many Alarm-Outs with the Event as you wish.
If the DVR detects that event, it triggers output signals on all
the associated Alarm-Out connectors. You can also have the
DVR’s internal buzzer sound if an event is detected.
NOTE: Alarm-Out action cannot be set to System, Boot Up, Restart, Shutdown and Panic Record events.
Highlight the Notify box beside the desired event (System, Boot Up, Restart, Shutdown, Panic Record, Check
Recording, Check Alarm-In, Disk Alm ost Full , Disk Full, Disk Bad, Disk Temperature, or Disk S.M.A.R.T.), and
press the button. You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and pressing the button.
You can toggle the individual items On and Off by highlighting that item and pressing the button. Highlight OK and
press the button to accept your changes.
NOTE: For the Notify action to work, the DVR should be registered in the Speco Central (Remote Administration
System).
Event Status
Highlight Event Status in the Event menu and press the button. The Event Status screen appears.
Figure 43 — Event Status screen.
The Event Status screen displays the status of the DVR’s
systems and inputs. Events will be highlighted, and related
channels or events will flicker for five seconds when detected.
(Alarm-In), (Motion), (Video Loss), (Video Blind)
and (Text-In) will be highlighted when each event is detected
based on the settings you made in the Alarm-In, Motion
Detection, Video Loss, Video Blind and Text-In setup screen
on the Event menu.
(Check Alarm-In) and Check Recording will be
highlighted when each event is detected based on the settings
you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu.
Panic Record will be highlighted while the DVR is in the
panic recording mode.
Disk Almost Full will be highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and the level of disk usage reaches
the Disk Almost Full percentage you made in the System Event setup screen on the Event menu. Disk Full will be
highlighted when the DVR is not in the Recycle mode and all available storage space has been used.
Fan Error will be highlighted when the cooling fan to the left of the power cord on the rear panel is not working for
more than four seconds.
Disk Config Change will be highlighted when the DVR reboots after the hard disk drive has been replaced.
Highlighting the Storage tab will display the hard disk drive status. Refer to the Storage section for details.