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5.6.4 PRERECORD
This sets the duration of the recording time before the alarm is activated. The options for
prerecording time are: “OFF” and “5 seconds.”
5.6.5 EXCEPTION ALARM
To access the “Exception Alarm” page, in the
toolbar, first click “System Settings,” and then
click “Alarm.” Next select “Exception Alarm” and
click “>>” and a dialog window where the buzzer
and I/O output for HDD Full, HDD Loss and
Video Loss can be set will appear.
HDD FULL: The buzzer alarm and I/O output
alarm can be set when there is little space left on
the HDD for new recordings. Options include:
“OFF”, “1G,” “5G,” ,“10G,” “1 hour,” “5 hours,”
“10 hours,” and “20 hours.”
HDD LOSS: When the “ON” setting has been selected for HDD Loss, the relevant alarm will
be triggered if there is no HDD connected to the DVR and a “
” icon will be displayed in the
lower left corner of channel 1 while in live view mode.
VIDEO LOSS: When “ON” setting has been selected for Video Loss, the relevant alarm will
be triggered when one or more channels lose video input.
Note: If the buzzer
mentioned in Section 5.6.3 and the I/O alarm mentioned in Section 5.6.6
are in the “OFF” setting, they will not be triggered by any kind of activity.
5.6.6 I/O ALARM
To access the “I/O Alarm” menu, in the
toolbar, first click “System Settings,” then
click “Alarm.” Next, select, “I/O Alarm,”
and click “>>.” A dialog window where the
I/O Alarm, Output, Record, Buzzer,
Prerecord, and Email settings can be set will
then appear.
CHANNEL: From this field, select the channel
to be set up.
I/O ALARM: Each channel corresponds to an I/O status (see the following status explanations),
which means that when an alarm is triggered, it will activate the corresponding channel to start
alarm recording.
I/O status types: