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4. If necessary, use the Mask Region function to mask off the area on the camera view where
motion will be ignored.
5. Select Unattended Object Size, and click the Camera icon to freeze the camera view.
6. Outline Min Object Size on the camera view, and select Max Object Size from the drop-down list
and outline it on the camera view.
7. Select Sensitivity. The higher the value, the more sensitive the system is for changes in the
camera view.
8. Specify Tolerance Time of Alarm in seconds that allows any unattended object to stay before an
alarm condition is activated.
9. Every time when the system detects changes in the background image, you will be prompted for
alert. If you want to close the prompt, select Hide Reference Image Setup Dialog.
10. In the Options section, configure these settings:
Embed Alarm Region into Recorded Video: This option will contain the flashing alert boxes
in the recorded files so that you can easily spot suspicious events during playback. Note that if
you are used to searching suspicious events with Object Search, do not enable this option.
These flashing boxes can cause false alarms.
Skip Instant Light Change: Select this option if your scene has the condition of sudden light
changes. See the Note in Crowd Detection.
Invoke Alarm: Enables the computer alarm when an assemblage is detected. Click the […]
button next to the option to assign a .wav sound file.
Output Module: Activates the output device when an assemblage is detected. Click the […]
button next to the option to assign an installed output module and a pin number.
Never Recycle: Enables the system not to recycle the event files of
unattend object detection.
11. You can click Test to test your settings. If the unattended object cannot be detected, increase
Sensitivity value to increase system sensitivity to changes in the camera view.
12. Click OK to apply the settings, and start monitoring to run the application.
When any unattended object is detected in the camera view for the specified time, its location will be
highlighted in live video, the selected alarm or output will be activated, and the event will be recorded
as Advanced Unattended Object in System Log for later retrieval.