Alarm Setup - Philips VidQuad LTC 2372 Installation Instructions Manual

• Press the key to increase the dwell time. Dwell times
may be programmed from SKIP to 9 seconds (when you
reach 9 seconds, pressing the
through the sequence again). A setting of SKIP removes the
channel from the sequence. The SKIP setting is also used to
disable display of the on-screen Vid Loss message on input
channels that will have no camera connection.
• Select EXIT and press the
5.5

Alarm Setup

The ALARM SETUP menu allows you to set the alarm options
for each of the video inputs. These options include alarm
on/off, dwell time, polarity, and video loss. The unit can also
have the audio beeper set to on or off.
• Select ALARM SETUP and press the
following menu is displayed:
ALARM SETUP
(1) ALARM ON/OFF
(2) ALARM DWELL
(3) ALARM POLARITY
(4) VIDEO LOSS ALERT
(5) BEEPER: ON
(6) EXIT
5.5.1 Set Up an Alarm Channel
You can switch the alarm function ON/OFF for each of the
four video input channels.
• Select ALARM ON/OFF and press the
following menu is displayed:
ALARM ON/OFF
(1) CHANNEL 1: ON
(2) CHANNEL 2: ON
(3) CHANNEL 3: OFF
(4) CHANNEL 4: ON
(5) EXIT
• Press the and keys to move the cursor to the
required channel.
• Press the key to toggle the channel ON or OFF.
• Select EXIT and press the
key will toggle you
key to exit the menu.
key. The
key. The
key to exit the menu.
5.5.2 Alarm Dwell Time
The ALARM DWELL function allows you to set the automatic
reset period after an alarm is generated.
• Select ALARM DWELL and press the
following menu is displayed:
• Press the and
follows:
1-60 SEC: automatic reset period.
HOLD: alarm continues until the alarm camera key is
pressed followed by the
FOLLOW: alarm continues until the alarm input
signal is reset or the alarm camera key is pressed
followed by the
• Press the key to exit the menu.
5.5.3 Alarm Polarity
The ALARM POLARITY function enables you to define how
the alarm is generated for each alarm input, either normally
open (NO) or normally closed (NC) contacts.
• Select ALARM POLARITY and press the
following menu is displayed:
(1) CHANNEL 1: NO
(2) CHANNEL 2: NO
(3) CHANNEL 3: NO
(4) CHANNEL 4: NO
(5) EXIT
• Press the and
required channel.
• Press the key to toggle the channel NO or NC.
• Select EXIT and press the
NOTE: Alarm functions are disabled when in the menu or
VCR mode.
12
key. The
AUTO RESET TIME
60 SEC
keys to adjust the time. Options are as
key.
ALM ( )
key.
ALM ( )
key. The
ALARM POLARITY
keys to move the cursor to the
key to exit the menu.