Performance Series Network Video Recorder User Guide 
 
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Guidelines for Connecting Local Alarm Input Ports 
•  Ground alarm inputs. Choose from normally open (NO) or normally closed (NC). 
•  Connect the COM end and GND end of the alarm detector in parallel. Supply external 
power to the alarm detector. 
•  Connect the ground of the NVR and the ground of the alarm detector in parallel. 
•  Connect the NO/NC port of the alarm sensor to the NVR alarm input. 
•  Use the same ground as the NVR if you are supplying external power to the alarm device. 
Guidelines for Connecting Alarm Output Ports 
•  Provide external power to external alarm device. 
•  To prevent overloading, carefully review the following relay  specifications: 
Table 14-2 Guidelines for Connecting Alarm Output Ports 
Material 
Nickel/silver contacts with gold 
plating 
 
Rating 
(Resistance 
Load) 
Rated switch capacity  30 V DC 1A; 125 V AC 0.5A 
Maximum switch power  62.5 V AC, 30 W 
Maximum switch voltage  125 V AC; 60 V DC