User`s manual

DS-7200/DS-7300/DS-8100 Series DVR USER’S MANUAL
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Configuring Alarm Inputs
Recordings can also be triggered from an external sensor alarm device. To setup recording triggers from alarm
inputs:
1. Enter the Trigger Settings menu, shown in Figure 43 by going to Main Menu > Recording Configuration >
Trigger Settings.
Figure 43. Trigger Settings Menu
2. Select the Recording Triggers tab.
3. Select the camera to configure in the camera drop down menu on the upper left of the menu. If all cameras
are to be configured with the same settings, select All Cameras from the list.
4. Check the Enable Trigger Events checkbox to enable trigger events for the selected camera. Uncheck the
checkbox to disable trigger events.
5. Select the trigger inputs that you would like to associate with the selected camera.
6. Select the Save button to save the trigger settings and select Exit to return to the previous menu. Selecting
the Exit button without clicking Save will quit out of the menu without saving settings.
Certain actions can also be performed if an alarm input is triggered. To setup trigger actions:
1. Enter the Trigger Settings menu, shown in Figure 43 by going to Main Menu > Recording Configuration >
Trigger Settings.
2. Select the menu Trigger Actions tab; this will take you to the Trigger Actions submenu, shown in Figure 44.
Figure 44. Trigger Actions Sub-Menu.
3. Select the alarm input to configure in the Alarm Input No. drop down menu on the upper left of the menu.
If all alarm inputs are to be configured with the same settings, select All from the list.
4. Select the Trigger Action for the external alarm input device. Normal Open or Normal Close can be selected.
5. Select the PTZ Actions (only if a PTZ camera is configured on the DVR) to run when the alarm input is
triggered. Only one PTZ action can be selected per alarm input.
6. Select the Actions to run when the alarm input is triggered. Multiple actions can be selected per alarm input.
The action available includes:
• Sound Audio Warning: DVR will sound an audio warning if alarm is triggered.
• Pop-up Image on Monitor: DVR will show the corresponding channel that is associated with the trigger