Operator`s manual

Appendix C: Printer Messages C-1
Appendix C: Printer Messages
The following messages are printed from the parallel printer port and any serial port programmed as a
printer port. The first two fields of all printed messages display the current system date and time.
Alarm Messages
Messages are printed in the following format at every occurrence of an alarm event.
Format 05-MAR- 13:23:26 CONTACT 0001 CAM 0001 CONTACT OPENED
Description
date of the
alarm event
time of the
alarm event
alarm contact
activated
camera linked with
alarm event
alarm status
Alarm Status Categories
• Contact Opened - the alarm contact input has been removed/reset (Instant Clear)
• Timed Out - the alarm has been cleared by timeout (Auto Clear)
• Acknowledged from Keyboard nn - the alarm has been manually cleared from keyboard nn
Video Loss Messages
Messages are printed in the following format at every occurrence of video and/or sync event.
Format 05-MAR-1996 13:23:26 CAM 0001 VIDEO YES SYNC YES SET LOW
Description
date of video
event
time of
video event
video status
camera number
video status sync status video loss
detection mode
Video Status Categories
• Video Yes - indicates that the video signal is present
• Video No - indicates that there is no video signal
• Video Lost - indicates that the video signal was just lost
• Video Restored - indicates that the video signal was just restored
Sync Status Categories
• Sync Yes - indicates that the sync signal is present
• Sync No - indicates that there is no sync signal
• Sync Lost - indicates that the sync signal was just lost
• Sync Restored - indicates that the sync signal was just restored
Video Loss Detection Mode
• Set Off - video loss detection disabled
• Set Low - sync and low picture content video loss detection enabled
• Set Medium - sync and medium picture content video loss detection enabled
• Set High - sync and high picture content video loss detection enabled
• Set Sync Only - only sync loss detection enabled