The Alarm Menu
Remember: After making changes to the settings press/click the APPLY button.
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This is the ALARM SETUP menu. If you
have external sensors connected to the
DVR or an alarm connected to the DVR,
this is where you set them up.
Additionally, from this menu you can
configure the DVR to emit an alarm tone
from it’s internal buzzer, or configure the
DVR to send an ‘Auto-Mail’ email alert
when motion is detected or an alarm
sensor is triggered.
Please Note: We are unable to offer any technical support for attaching external sensors
to this DVR. This is due mainly to the huge variation between different sensor types from different
manufacturers, as well as the differences due to environmental factors. We recommend that only
advanced users or professional installers use this feature. The DVR’s motion detection feature provides
the vast majority of the functionality of external sensors and is much easier to configure.
CHx (Channel 1 ~ 16): These channels correspond to the sixteen channels to which cameras are
connected. Thus, if you are using external sensors, you should connect them directly to the input for
the video channel you want to be associated with.
I/O Status: This needs to be set in accordance with any sensors you have connected to the DVR. If
there is no sensor attached to a channel, leave this set to OFF. NO stands for “Normally Open” - select
this if the sensors usually have an ‘open’ circuit which closes when something is detected. NC stands
for “Normally Closed”. Choose this if your sensors provide closed circuits which open when it detects
something.
Copy To: A quick way to copy the settings for the current channel to any or all other channels.
Alarm Config: This button will take you to the Alarm
Configuration screen, shown to the right.
HDD Loss: Will trigger an alarm/buzzer if the hard drive
stops functioning.
HDD Space: Will trigger an alarm/buzzer when the hard
drive is out of space.
Video Loss: Will trigger an alarm/buzzer when a camera
stops supplying images.
Alarm Management: Here you can configure how the DVR will alert you in the case of an internal
alarm event. You can select whether the DVR attempts to trigger an external alarm or sounds an
internal buzzer, as well as how long this alarm/buzzer will be active.
Email Setup: See page 25.
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