Configuring Event Settings 
 
 
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2.  On the Motion Detection tab, select the actions that you want the system to initiate when 
a motion detection event occurs: 
Anti-Dither: Set an anti-dither time. The value ranges from 5 to 600s. The anti-dither time 
refers to the alarm signal lasts time. It can be seem as the alarm signal activation stays 
such as the buzzer, tour, PTZ activation, snapshot, channel record.  
Alarm Out: Select the alarm output(s) (1 or 2) to activate when motion is detected. In the 
Latch box, specify the amount of time (0–300 s) to delay the alarm output signal after a 
motion detection event is triggered. 
Show Message: Select the check box to enable a pop-up message on your local host PC. 
Alarm Upload: Select the check box to enable the system to upload an alarm signal to the 
network (including to an alarm center and/or web client). 
Send Email: Select the check box to enable the system to send an email notification. If 
the Snapshot function is enabled, an image can be attached to the email. Email settings 
must be configured to use this option (see Configuring Email Settings on page 68). 
Record Channel: Select the channel(s) that you want to record when motion is detected. 
In the Delay box, specify the amount of time (10–300 s) to delay recording after a motion 
detection event is triggered. 
 
Note 
You also need to set the motion detection recording period. Go 
to Storage > Schedule > Rec to configure the current channel 
for motion recording. See 
Configuring the Video Recording 
Schedule
 on page 38. 
 
PTZ Activation: Select the check box to activate PTZ functions, and then click Set. In the 
PTZ Activation window, for each PTZ camera, select the preset, tour, or pattern that you 
want to be called when a motion detection event occurs, and then click OK. 
Tour: Select the check box to enable a tour of the selected channels. 
Snapshot: Select the check box to take a snaphot of selected channels. 
Log: Select the check box to enable logging of motion detected events. 
Voice Prompts: Select the check box to enable the playing of a voice prompt audio file 
when motion is detected. Use the File Name drop-down arrow to select the audio file to 
play when motion is detected. 
Buzzer: Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the NVR. 
3.  Click Apply to save your settings. 
4.  To copy the motion detection settings to additional channels, click Copy, select the 
channels to which you want to copy the settings, and then click OK. 
Configuring Video Loss Settings 
1.  Go to Main Menu  SETTING  EVENT  VIDEO DETECTION  Video Loss.