Specifications
Using the NVR
4.16
External Alarm
The NVR supports up to four external alarm inputs and one external alarm
output. External alarm inputs may include, but are not limited to motion
detectors, trip wires, door sensors, etc. External alarm outputs may include, but
are not limited to sirens, visual alarms, silent alarms, etc.
Please follow the following instructions to properly configure the external alarm
features.
IMPORTANT: When changing the settings on a channel, press [Save] before
editing another channel or exiting the page otherwise all changes will be lost.
1. Choose an alarm to edit. In the dropdown menu, choose an alarm and select
[On] to enable the alarm input. Choose the type (normally open or normally
closed) that describes your specific alarm.
2. Customize the active period for your alarm. The NVR allows you to set up to
4 different time periods in which your alarm will be considered active. To activate
a time period, input the desired values and select the box to the right of the
corresponding time period.
a. You can either manually configure a schedule for each day by selecting
the day in the [Week] dropdown menu, or you can apply the schedule to
multiple days at once by choosing the [Apply to].