Vivotek SC8131 - Digital Input; Periodically; Schedule; Trigger

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User's Manual - 101
Follow the steps 1~3 to arrange the three elements -- Schedule, Trigger, and Action to congure an
action to take when an event is triggered. You can congure 3 event-triggered conditions.
1. Schedule
Specify the time span for the event-triggering condition. Please select the days of the week and the
time in a day (in 24-hr time format) for the recording schedule.
2. Trigger
This is the cause or stimulus which denes when to trigger the Network Camera. The trigger source
can be congured to use the Network Camera’s built-in motion detection mechanism or external
digital input devices.
There are several choices of trigger sources as shown below. Select the item to display the detailed
conguration options.
■ Periodically
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger periodically for every other dened minute. Up
to 999 minutes are allowed.
■ Digital input
This option allows the Network Camera to use an external digital input device or sensor as a
trigger source. Depending on your application, there are many choices of digital input devices on
the market which helps to detect changes in temperature, vibration, sound, and light, etc.
■ System boot
This option triggers the Network Camera when the power to the Network Camera is disconnected
and reconnected.
■ Recording notify
This option allows the Network Camera to trigger when the recording disk is full or when
recording starts to rewrite older data.
■ Manual triggers
An event can be manually triggered by the manual trigger buttons on the main page.