Concept Pro VXM4-RT16 User manual

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MPEG4
16 Channel Real Time Digital Recording System
User Manual
VXM4-RT16
VXM4-RT16

Before Installing 1
Key Features 2
Front Panel Description 3
Rear Panel Description 4
Getting started 5
Connect and switch on 5
Basic Mouse Operation 6
Configuring the live display
Choosing Display Modes 6
Running a sequence 6
Digital zoom 7
Playback 8
Search 8
Panorama 1 10
Panorama 2 10
Smart Search 10
Archiving 11
New Archive 11
Managing Existing Archives 11
Telemetry Control 12
Key lock function 12
Panic recording 12
Shut down 12
Configuring the VXM4-RT16 13
Camera 13
Title 13
Colour 13
PTZ 13
Covert / OSD 14
Alarm / Event 15
Sensor 15
Video Loss 15
Motion Detection 15
Storage 16
User Defined 16
Alarm / Event : Event Action 17
Digital Out 17
Email Notification 17
Remote Client Notification 17
Video Pop-Up 18
Buzzer 18
Display 18
Screen Template 18
Main Display Sequence19
Spot #1, #2, #3, #4 Display Sequence 20
Audio 20
User 20
User Group 20
User 21
Network 21
Configuration 21
Email Server 22
CONTENTS
CONTENTS

CONTENTS
CONTENTS
System 22
Information 22
Date / Time 22
Update 22
Storage 23
Operation 23
Utility 23
Disk View 23
Entering the Recording Menu 24
Record Mode 24
Normal Record 24
Schedule 25
Intensive Record 26
Panic Record 26
Connecting to the VXM4 remotely 27
Install the software 27
Remote client controls 28
Remote client setup 29
Create a connection group 29
Enter VXM4 details 29
Additional configuration 30
Using the remote client 31
Connect to a VXM4 group 31
Live display modes 31
Saving to AVI file 32
Viewing events 32
Telemetry control 32
Audio monitoring 33
Audio talkback 33
Triggering alarms 33
Connection status 33
Remote client playback controls 34
Searching for footage 34
Controlling playback 34
Audio monitoring 34
Archiving footage 35
Backup player 35
Taking a snapshot 35
Event search 36
Print an image 36
Viewing events 36
Remote VXM4 setup 37
Entering setup 37
Loading and saving 37
Appendix A: The Archive Set 38
Appendix B: Configuring a Netgear DG834
router for use with the VXM4 39
Appendix C: Connecting external devices 42
Appendix D: Specifications 43
Notes 44

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BEFORE INSTALLING
BEFORE INSTALLING
•Installation should be carried out only by qualified personnel and in accordance with any
electrical regulations in force at the time.
•The DVR must be placed on a stable surface or mounted in an approved cabinet. Adequate
ventilation must be provided, taking particular care not to block any of the air vents on the DVR.
•Adequate protection against lightning strikes and power surges must be installed to prevent
damage to the DVR.
•Any safety warnings on the DVR and in these instructions must be adhered to.
•If cleaning is necessary, shutdown the DVR and disconnect power first. Use a soft dry cloth only –
never use any abrasive cleaners.
•Do not attempt to service or repair the DVR as opening or removing covers may expose
dangerous voltages or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel

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KEY FEATURES
KEY FEATURES
REAL TIME 400FPS RECORD RATE
HIGH RESOLUTION VGA MAIN MONITOR OUTPUT
INTUITIVE ALARM HANDLING WITH USER DEFINED LINKED EVENTS
SIMULTANEOUS LIVE AND PLAYBACK VIEW.
UP TO 2TB INTERNAL STORAGE.
USB MOUSE CONTROL
DVD-RW, USB AND NETWORK ARCHIVE
SMART SEARCH PLAYBACK.
THUMBNAIL SEARCH
SNAPSHOT EMAIL
FULL REMOTE CONFIGURATION
USER DEFINABLE SPOT / MAIN MONITOR MULTI SCREEN DISPLAYS.
ARCHIVE TO INTERNAL STORAGE.

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FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
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USB ports
Supports a wide
variety of USB
memory stick for
archive, system
setting backup and
firmware upgrade.
An additional USB
port is also
provided on the
rear panel
CURSOR KEYS,
ENTER and
RETURN buttons
Used for navigating
setup menus, search
and archive screens.
Also used when the
VXM4 is in PTZ mode
CHANNEL SELECTION
BUTTONS
Used to display individual
channels in live display and
playback (page 6 & page 8)
Also used to enter numeric
passwords for the various
login screens
Increases reverse playback
speed
Selects reverse playback
Pauses / resumes playback
Selects forward playback and
also accesses the instant
playback feature
Increases forward playback
speed
SHUTTLE WHEEL
Used to quickly adjust
playback speed and
direction. Also used to control
camera zoom when in PTZ
mode, and digital zoom level
in live display
JOG RING
When playback is paused,
used to move footage
forwards or backwards, frame
by frame
HOLD
Locks the current function of
the SHUTTLE WHEEL so it
can be released
POWER BUTTON
DISPLAY
Selects various display
modes in live display and
playback
SEQ
Calls the currently defined
sequence mode
PANIC
Selects panic recording mode
ZOOM
Selects digital zoom mode in
live display
LOCK
Locks the front panel buttons
ARCHIVE
Displays the archive menu
PTZ
Selects PTZ mode in live
display
SETUP
Displays the setup menus
SEARCH
Displays the search menu
SYSTEM CONTROL KEYS

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REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION
REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION
100-220V AC
RS-232CVGA
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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRONIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
ARI
PAN IC
GND
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485-
AUDIO IN / OUT
AUDIO IN AUDIO IN 2 AUDIO IN 3 AUDIO IN 4 AUDIO OUT
A11 A12 A13 A14 GND A15 A16 A17 A18 GND A19 A20 A21 A22 GND A113A114A115A116 GND
A01 A02
A03 A04 GND
A05 A06 A07 A08 GND A09 A10 A11 A12 GND A013 A014 A015 A016 GND
NETWORK 1
SPOT 1 SPOT 2
SPOT 3 SPOT 4
MONITOR OUT
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ALARM IN ALARM OUT
VIDEO IN
LOOP OUT
USB
CAMERA INPUTS and LOOP
OUTPUTS
Connect up to 16 camera inputs.
Loop outputs can be used for
connection to other equipment
COMPOSITE AND S-VIDEO MONITOR
CONNECTIONS
Secondary monitor outout to be used in
conjunction with the main VGA monitor output
SPOT MONITOR
OUTPUTS
Up to 4 spot
monitors can be
connected as
necessary
AUDIO INPUTS
& OUTPUTS
Up to 4 audio inputs
and one audio
output can be
connected as
necessary
ALARM INPUTS
Up to 16 alarm
inputs can be
connected and
configured as high
or low inputs with
common ground
ALARM
OUTPUTS
Up to 16 alarm
outputs can be
connected and
configured as high
or low outputs with
common ground
VGA
VGA main
monitor
connection to a
PC monitor or
plasma screen.
SERIAL PORT
SERIAL port for
connecting external
RS-232 devices
Connection to
external
telemetry
devices, panic
button and
alarm reset
LAN
LAN
connection
to a router
or internal
network

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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
The VXM4 startup screen detects and checks the status of hard drives and the
DVD-RW drive. After startup diagnostics are complete, the operator must logon to
the system.
The default user name is 'ADMINISTRATOR', no password. Using the mouse,
click OK to logon to the system
The VXM4-RT16 begins normal operation and shows the default display of all 16
channels. A blue square and letter 'T' in the top left of each channel display shows
that the channel is recording in Timer mode
3 status windows (Live System Info, Live Log and Live Alarm) show the current
operating status of the DVR - any of the windows can be closed by clicking 'X' at
the top right of the window.
To display a window again, move the mouse cursor to the bottom left of the screen
and choose which window to display from the popup.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL NECESSARY CONNECTIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE APPLYING POWER TO THE
VXM4-RT16!
The VXM4-RT16 is pre-configured with the following settings:
25FPS continuous recording rate per channel at CIF (352 x 288) resolution and highest image quality.
•Time and date set to correct local time
•Audio inputs 1-4 assigned to video channels 1-4 respectively
•Telemetry devices set to PELCO-D, 2400 Baud
•Based on average image recording, the above settings will provide around 6 days recording on 1TB of storage
before the footage starts to be overwritten.
CONNECT AND SWITCH ON
•Connect up to 16 CAMERA INPUTS as necessary. The VXM4-RT16 also has LOOP OUTPUTS so that any
signals can be fed to other equipment if required. Termination is automatically set by the VXM4-RT16 depending
on connection type
•Connect a VGA monitor to the VXM4-RT16 using the VGA connection
•Connect a USB mouse to either the front or rear USB sockets
•Connect power to the VXM4-RT16 and press the POWER BUTTON on the front panel to begin operation.

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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
All features of the VXM4-RT16 can be controlled quickly and easily using just the mouse. At the
live display screen, click the right mouse button to call up the various menu options available.
Click the left mouse button to choose a particular menu option
BASIC MOUSE OPERATION
5 different display modes are supported and can be changed by calling up the main menu and
choosing 'DISPLAY'
Under 'DISPLAY TYPE' select the required layout. For each display mode, the operator can
choose which cameras to be displayed.
For example, to display cameras 4,7,13 & 15 in quad mode, select quad mode under 'DISPLAY
TYPE'. Click the number 4 in the 'CHANNEL' box to the right and then click one of the 4 squares
below to assign camera 4 to the desired position.
Repeat the above steps to assign cameras 7,13 & 15 to the desired positions and click 'OK' to
exit back to the live view screen
To display a particular camera full screen, press the appropriate channel button on the front
panel of the VXM4-RT16
CHOOSING DISPLAY MODES
In many instances during operation, text entries are required. In this case, an on screen virtual
keyboard can be displayed by double clicking the relevant text entry box and picking the
characters or numbers required using the mouse.
The default sequence on the VXM4-RT16 is cameras 1-16 displayed in full screen, switching
every 5 seconds. To begin this sequence, call up the main menu and choose 'SEQUENCE
PLAY'. To stop the sequence, call up the main menu again and choose 'SEQUENCE STOP'.
Further complex sequences can be defined in the VXM4-RT16 display setup
RUNNING A SEQUENCE

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CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY
CONFIGURING THE LIVE DISPLAY
DIGITAL ZOOM
Each live display channel can be zoomed digitally by up to 8 times. Call up the main menu and choose
'DIGITAL ZOOM'. The small window at bottom right shows the full image with a white square to indicate
zoom level and position. The main display area shows the zoomed portion.
Roll the mouse wheel forwards to increase zoom level and backwards to decrease. To move the zoomed
image to different positions, click and hold the left mouse button when the cursor is in the main display
area and drag the image to show the desired portion.
To change the channel, right click and choose the desired channel from the popup menu.
To exit digital zoom, click the exit icon at the top right of the screen

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PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK
SEARCH
To search for recorded footage, call up the main menu and choose 'SEARCH'. Click 'OK' to logon as the
default ADMINISTRATOR' user, no password.
Note: Any other user can also search for recorded footage if this function has been assigned in
the user setup menu
NORMAL SEARCH
Normal search uses either a basic calendar / timeline or event based search to quickly retrieve footage.
In playback search, the calendar on the left shows the current month. Days highlighted in green have
recorded footage.
The timeline at the bottom of the screen shows a 24 hour status of all channels for the selected day.
The timeline is colour coded to indicate the type of recorded footage (Timer, Alarm, Motion, User
Defined or Panic).
Using the mouse, pick the required day from the calendar and then drag the timeline cursor to the
required time. The timeline display can be expanded or reduced by clicking the + & - buttons at the top
left of the timeline display.
As the timeline cursor is dragged and released, the actual selected time is displayed under the
calendar.
Once the correct time has been chosen, click the forward play button under the calendar to begin
playback. All 16 channels begin playback within the normal search screen.
During playback, the operator can choose to display a live view window instead of the calendar by
clicking 'Live view' above the calendar.
To choose a different screen display during playback, click the SCREEN FORMAT drop down option
below the calendar and pick the desired option.

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PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK
SEARCH continued
During normal search, still image snapshots and live archives can be taken.
To take a snapshot, pause playback at the desired time and click the snapshot icon. Using the virtual
keyboard, enter a tag name to identify the snapshot and also a memo if desired. Then either click
RESERVE to save the snapshot in the archive area or START BURNING to save the snapshot directly
to USB stick or DVD
In addition, the snapshot can be sent as an email. Use the virtual keyboard to enter a valid email address
and click SEND. Note - an email server must be correctly configured in the VXM4-RT16 network setup
for this option to work
Note: the SELECT SCREEN option is not available
In addition, playback can be switched to full screen by clicking the full screen icon.
To adjust playback in full screen mode, move the mouse to the bottom right of the screen to display the
playback navigation controls. Click RETURN to exit to the normal search screen
To archive footage, choose the desired start position and click the archive icon. Use the virtual keyboard
to assign an archive tag name and a memo if desired. Tick which channels to include in the archive, and
click START
Click the forward play button to begin playback / archiving - the archive icon turns red to show that
archiving is in progress.
Once the desired amount of footage has been reviewed, click the archive button again and then click
FINISH. The footage can be burnt directly to DVD or USB stick by clicking START BURNING or stored
in the archive area by clicking RESERVE
To search the event log, click the Log option above the calendar and pick from the calendar to display
log entries for a particular day.
The event log can be refined by ticking or un-ticking the boxes below the calendar to remove events from
the log display. Click on the magnifying glass icon to refresh the event log.
To playback a particular event, double click its entry in the log. The display returns to the normal playback
search screen and playback of the selected event begins.
To exit normal search and return to live view, click the X button at the top right of the screen

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PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK
Panorama 1 search allows the operator to review a single channel of playback footage frame by frame.
Using the calendar / timeline method, choose the desired start position and click on forward play. The
playback screen shows playback frame by frame and allows the operator to quickly identify subtle
changes in the footage and at what time they occurred.
Snapshot and archive modes can be used as described earlier.
Tip: For effective snapshot archiving, adjust playback speed to below 1x to make it possible to pause
playback at the exact frame required
Panorama 2 search allows the operator to quickly review a single channel of playback over a period of
either 24, 12, 8, or 4 hours
Using the calendar only, choose the desired day to review. Then, select 4, 8, 12 or 24 hour from the range
and click on forward play. The playback screen shows 8 different playback windows, each showing a
particular time segment (for example, for a 24 hour range, 00:00 - 03:00, 03:00 - 06:00 and so on).
At the top of each playback window, a timeline is displayed to indicate the presence of recorded footage
within that particular time segment. For any of the playback windows, use the mouse to drag the timeline
cursor to any required time. As one timeline is adjusted, the other 7 playback windows automatically
adjust.
PANORAMA 1
PANORAMA 2
Only snapshot mode is available in Panorama 2 search. During snapshot archiving, use the SELECT
SCREEN dropdown to choose which one of the 8 playback windows the snapshot should be taken from.
In smart search mode, the VXM4-RT16 analyses a selected period of playback footage and can be
configured to detect either instances of motion detection or times when particular objects were removed
from or added to a scene (museum search)
Choose which channel to review, the type of search required and the start and end time to analyse.
Adjust spatial sensitivity - a lower value will give a more sensitive search for object detection.
Adjust temporal sensitivity - this is the time interval at which footage is analysed. For example, a temporal
sensitivity setting of 20 means the selected time range is analysed once every 20 seconds.
On the main image, use the mouse to drag and select the area to analyse, and click SEARCH to begin.
The VXM4-RT16 analyses the selected time period and displays a log of all motion or museum detected
events.
Once the search is complete, each entry in the log can be double clicked to begin playback from that
particular event time. During playback, snapshot and archive modes can be used as described earlier.
SMART SEARCH

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ARCHIVING
ARCHIVING
To create a new archive, use the virtual keyboard to enter an archive tag name and pick the desired start
and end time to archive.
Note: there are two timeline cursors representing the start time and end time and these can be quickly
dragged using the mouse.
Tick the boxes for LOG, TEXT and REC INDEX TABLE if this information should also be included on the
archive set.
At the left of the timeline, choose which of the 16 channels should be included in the archive set, and use
the virtual keyboard to enter a memo if the circumstances of the archive need to be described in more
detail.
As well as allowing the operator to archive selected footage to DVD or USB stick, the archiving section
of the VXM4-RT16 can also be used to review information about snapshots and archives taken during
playback.
Call up the main menu and choose 'ARCHIVING' to display the main archive screen.
NEW ARCHIVE
Finally, click the QUERY button to display the estimated size of the archive set and the start and end time.
If incorrect values have been chosen, click the RELEASE button to reset all values and then repeat the
above steps to define a new archive set.
Once the archive set is complete, the operator can choose either to burn directly to DVD or USB by
clicking the burning icon, or, the archive can be saved in the archive area for future use by clicking the
reserve icon.
From the archiving menu, choose the backup data management icon to display all previous archive sets
and snapshots.
To display detailed information about an archive or snapshot entry, highlight it and click the info icon.
To delete an archive or snapshot, highlight it and click the delete icon. The VXM4-RT16 prompts for
confirmation.
Finally, a selected archive or snapshot can be burned to DVD or USB by highlighting it and clicking the
burn icon.
MANAGING EXISTING ARCHIVES

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TELEMETRY CONTROL
TELEMETRY CONTROL
Call up the main menu and choose PTZ to display the PTZ control window.
Choose the required camera to control from the drop down CAM list, and then use the mouse to
click on the directional arrows to move the camera as required. Zoom, Focus and Iris can be
controlled be clicking the appropriate buttons.
KEY LOCK FUNCTION
KEY LOCK FUNCTION
To lock the front panel and disable mouse control, press the key
lock button. To unlock, either click anywhere on the live display, or
press the key lock button again, and enter the administrator
password
SHUT DOWN
SHUT DOWN
PANIC RECORDING
PANIC RECORDING
To activate panic recording, press the panic button on the front
panel. All standard recording settings are overridden in favour of
the panic record settings. To exit panic recording, press the panic
button again.
Only users with system shutdown rights can shutdown the VXM4-RT16. To shutdown, press the
power button on the front panel and enter the appropriate username and password where
prompted and click OK.
Once the shutdown process is complete, the VXM4-RT16 beeps once to indicate that power can
be safely removed.
The speed that the camera moves when controlled can be adjusted by
clicking the parameter button and changing the appropriate values.
For an alternative control method, by clicking the mouse icon, the mouse can be used to directly control
the camera by clicking and dragging the mouse across the screen in the desired direction. Zoom level
can be adjusted by clicking and then rolling the middle mouse wheel.
Click the exit icon at the top right of the screen to exit mouse control and return to the standard PTZ
controls
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CONFIGURING THE VXM4-RT16
CONFIGURING THE VXM4-RT16
Basic setup procedures
All VXM4-RT16 setup is configured using the mouse and the virtual keyboard. At the bottom right of each setup screen are apply and undo buttons.
To save any changes, click the apply button. Click the undo button to discard any changes.
To exit the setup menu at any time, click the X button at the top right of the setup page. Note that if changes have been made to a setup screen, apply
or undo must be clicked first before clicking the X button
CAMERA
Using the virtual keyboard, a title of up to 10 characters can be assigned to each camera
input.
A more detailed description up to 17 characters can also be entered if desired but note that
only the camera title is displayed on the normal live view screen, not the description.
Brightness, contrast, tint and colour can be adjusted for
each individual channel.
Values can be adjusted for all channels directly from this
screen or for individual channels by clicking the full
screen icon against each particular
Entering the setup menu
Call up the main menu and choose SETUP and then SYSTEM from the sub menu.
Click OK to login as the administrator with the default blank password.
Note: other users can also enter the system setup, but the appropriate setup rights must already have
been given to them by the administrator
CAMERA : COLOUR
CAMERA : TITLE
CAMERA : PTZ
Baud rate, protocol and ID can be set for individual cameras as appropriate.

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CONFIGURING THE VXM4
CONFIGURING THE VXM4
CAMERA : PTZ
Additional properties such as pan / tilt and zoom speed can also be defined for each channel
by clicking the PARAM button.
Note that some settings, such as AUTO FOCUS, may not be compatible with particular PTZ
equipment. If this is the case, changing this value will have no effect on PTZ control
CAMERA : COVERT / OSD
Individual cameras can be set to COVERT mode. When a particular camera is set to
COVERT, the image continues to be recorded but is not displayed in live view mode.
MAIN DISPLAYOSD
TITLE: When ticked, camera titles are displayed
STATUS: When ticked, recording status for each channel is displayed
TIME: When ticked, time and date is displayed
BORDER LINE: The border colour for multi screen display can be changed from this drop
down box
GUI ALPHA: During menu setup, the live view can be seen behind the menu screen.
Changing this value determines whether the live is more (lower value) or less (higher value)
visible
MOTION SENSOR DISPLAY: If false motion recording is occurring, the operator can use
this feature to detect and rectify the cause in realtime. When motion sensor display is
enabled, if active area is selected, coloured blocks show areas of motion in normal live
display. If inactive area is selected, coloured blocks show areas of inactivity in normal live
display
SPOT OSD:
TITLE: When ticked, camera titles are displayed
STATUS: When ticked, recording status for each channel is displayed
TIME: When ticked, time and date is displayed
OSD COLOUR: The on screen display text colour can be changed from this drop down box

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CONFIGURING THE VXM4
CONFIGURING THE VXM4
Determines whether video loss will trigger an alarm condition
ACTIVATION: Video loss detection can be enabled or disabled
Determines whether motion detection will trigger an alarm condition
ACTIVATION: Motion detection can be enabled or disabled
SENSITIVITY: Between 1 (Lowest) and 10 (highest) and determines the degree of motion required before
recording is activated
To define the motion detection area, click on the motion grid icon.
Click and drag using the mouse to draw areas on the screen and then right click to bring up the motion
grid submenu.
SELECT: Selects the currently highlighted area for motion detection
DESELECT: De-selects the currently highlighted area
SELECT ALL: Selects the entire screen for motion detection
DESELECT ALL: De-selects the entire screen
CANCEL: Discards all changes and returns to the setup menu
SAVE & EXIT: Saves all changes and returns to the setup menu
Determines the behaviour of each of the 16 alarm inputs
ACTIVATION: Alarm inputs can be enabled or disabled
NORMAL STATE: Alarm inputs can be set as HIGH or LOW
DESCRIPTION: An alarm input description of up to 17 characters can be entered using the virtual
keyboard
ALARM / EVENT : SENSOR
ALARM / EVENT : VIDEO LOSS
ALARM / EVENT : MOTION DETECTION
ALARM

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CONFIGURING THE VXM4
CONFIGURING THE VXM4
ALARM / EVENT : STORAGE
Determines whether particular storage events will trigger an alarm condition
File System Event: When enabled, an alarm condition is triggered when the VXM4-RT16 disk
becomes full. Note this condition will only be triggered when the disk is set to WRITE ONCE in
storage setup
Smart Event: When enabled, the VXM4-RT16 monitors the status of the hard drives and will trigger
an alarm if hard drive problems are developing. The check period can be adjusted as necessary
Up to 32 user defined alarm events can be defined. A user defined alarm event can help to reduce
false alarms.
For example, a user defined alarm event might be set to motion detection on channel 1 and alarm
input on channel 1. An alarm event will only be triggered when both these criteria are met.
ALARM / EVENT : USER DEFINED
To configure a user defined alarm event, highlight the number to change and double click to display
the event editor
If required, enter a description for the user defined event using the virtual keyboard.
To build the user defined event, click on the appropriate icons at the bottom of the event editor. Each
time an item is clicked, it is added to the condition list.
If any event is added by mistake, click the event again to remove it.
When the event criteria have been fully defined, click OK to save and return to the user defined event
setup screen.
To enable user defined events, ensure that the appropriate boxes are ticked.

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CONFIGURING THE VXM4
CONFIGURING THE VXM4
ALARM / EVENT : EVENT ACTION : DIGITAL OUT
Determines the behaviour and actions that will trigger each of the 16 alarm outputs
LINKED EVENT: From the drop down box, choose which event will trigger the output. A linked event
can either be alarm input, motion detection, video loss or a user defined event.
ACTIVATION: Defines whether the alarm output is enabled or disabled
NORMAL STATE: Defines whether the alarm output is HIGH or LOW
DWELL TYPE: Can be either USE (the output is active only when the trigger event is present) or
LATCHED (the output is active for a set period of time after the trigger event has happened)
DWELL TIME: When DWELL TYPE is set to LATCHED, determines the time that the alarm output
remains active after it has been triggered
ALARM / EVENT : EVENT ACTION : EMAIL NOTIFICATION
ALARM / EVENT : EVENT ACTION : REMOTE CLIENT NOTIFICATION
Determines the actions that will send an event notification to a remote client connection. Multiple entries
for different users can be added by clicking the add icon at the bottom of the screen.
ACTIVATION: Defines whether the remote client notification is enabled or disabled
SENSOR: Determines whether any alarm input will trigger remote client notification
VIDEO LOSS: Determines whether any video loss will trigger remote client notification
MOTION: Determines whether any motion detection will trigger remote client notification
STORAGE: Determines whether any detected hard drive problem will trigger remote client notification
USER DEFINED: Determines which user defined events will trigger remote client notification
Determines the actions that will send an email notification. Note that a valid email address must be set
up, and an email server must be defined in the network settings.
ACTIVATION: Defines whether the email function is enabled or disabled
SENSOR: Determines whether any alarm input will send email
VIDEO LOSS: Determines whether any video loss will send email
MOTION: Determines whether any motion detection will send email
STORAGE: Determines whether any detected hard drive problem will send email
USER DEFINED: Determines which user defined events will send email
MEMO: The virtual keyboard can be used to enter a description for each entry.
ALARM / EVENT : EVENT ACTION
Event action allows the operator to define exactly what happens when an event occurs.