User manual

Configuration

Siemens Building Technologies

Fire Safety & Security Products 01.2009

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 tab.

Î The Text-In Actions screen displays.

Fig. 48 Text-In Actions screen

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.

3. Select between Alarm Output and Beep (DVR’s internal buzzer) that you

would like to activate and to sound whenever the DVR detects text input.

NOTE

For the Alarm-Out action, the alarm output and beep you select should be set to the Event mode in

the Alarm-Out setup screen (Schedule tab).

4. Highlight the box under the Notify and press the button.

You can toggle the entire list On and Off by highlighting Notification and

pressing the

button. You can toggle the individual items On and Off by

highlighting that item and pressing the

button.