User manual

Configuration
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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products 12.2008
8.7 Event settings
Your DVR can be set to detect many different events. You can also determine how
it reacts to these events.
Fig. 43 Event menu
8.7.1 Alarm-In screen
Highlight Alarm-In in the Event menu and press the button.
Î The Alarm-In setup screen appears.
Fig. 44 Alarm-In Settings screen
The alarm terminal strip on the back of the DVR has inputs associated with each
alarm. You can set up each input on the Alarm-In screen. You can turn each input
On or Off by highlighting the alarm number and pressing the
button.
Each input can be given a title.
Settings
1. Highlight the desired Title box and press the
button.
Î A virtual keyboard appears allowing you to enter a title name.
Î Each input can be set as NO (normally open) or NC (normally closed).
Î You can set up the DVR to start panic recording whenever it senses an input
on one of its alarm input connectors.
2. Highlight the box beside Panic Record and press the
button.
Î A list of Alarm Inputs appears, and you can select which alarm input you want
associated with panic recording. The DVR will continue panic recording until
an input on the selected alarm input is released as long as the Panic button is
not pressed to stop the panic recording.