User manual

Configuration
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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products 12.2008
Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for text strings that the
device sends during transactions, so you will know which ones you do not
want recorded.
19. Highlight the Case Sensitive box, and press the
button to toggle between
On and Off.
Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation to determine if the text
strings are Case Sensitive.
Î If the device distinguishes between upper and lower case letters, make
certain the Case Sensitive box is turned On.
20. Highlight the box beside Time Out, and press the
button.
21. Set the length of time to wait for the new text string.
Î The DVR will consider a transaction complete if no new text strings are
entered between the last text input and the dwell time out. You can adjust the
Time Out dwell from 5 seconds to 15 minutes.
22. Highlight the Actions 1 and Actions 2 tabs.
Î The Text-In Actions 1 and Actions 2 screens display.
Fig. 61 Text-In Actions 1 screen
Actions 1
The DVR can be set to react to text input. Text input can be associated with
cameras, trigger an Alarm-Out connector, sound the DVR’s internal buzzer, notify a
number of different devices, and/or move PTZ cameras to preset positions.
1. Highlight the box under the Record heading and press the
button.
Î A list of cameras appears.
You can associate as many cameras with the Text Input as you wish. If the
DVR detects text input, it starts recording video from all the associated
cameras.
NOTE
For the Record action, the camera you select should be set to the Event or Time & Event recording
mode in the Record Schedule setup screen.
2. Highlight the box under the Alarm-Out heading and press the button.
Î A list of Alarm Outputs appears.
You can associate as many Alarm-Outs with the Text Input as you wish.
When the DVR detects text input, it triggers output signals on all the
associated Alarm-Out connectors. You can also have the DVR’s internal
buzzer sound if text input is detected.