DW Spectrum User Manual

Key Concepts:

•When the event rule is true and valid, the Site will create a bookmark on the selected devices.

•Action can persist for a fixed duration or a duration of time relative to the event.

•Bookmarks can be created on the source camera, other available cameras, or both.

•For the bookmark creation to be successful, recording must be enabled on all cameras specified in the "At" field.

•Bookmarks are automatically named using the format "<Event> on <Device>".

•Optional, predefined tags and applied to all bookmarks created with this action.

At:

Select the cameras where the bookmark will be created.

1.Click on the At data field to open the selection dialog.

2.Slide the Show all cameras switch to make additional, possibly incompatible cameras appear in red text.

3.The search box will dynamically filter available camera by name.

4.Selecting a server will automatically select all cameras attached to the server.

5.Select/deselect individual cameras until the event rule is configured as intended.

Selecting the Source camera will always include the camera specified in the Occurs At (camera) setting within the WHEN panel.

Additional Settings:

Below the At field is the duration mode:

•For the duration of the event provides for additional time to be added before and after the event duration.

oEnter time values and unit of measurement to record before and after the after the event.

•Of fixed duration will enable the additional options below:

Begin When:

The Begin When setting appears only for supported events and the following options will varying by event type:

•When event occurs is the moment an instantaneous events occurs.

•When event starts is the moment the event rule became true and valid.

•When event stops is the moment the event rule was no longer true and valid.

Duration:

Select the duration of the action and the unit of time measurement.

Also Include:

Enter an amount of time, and a unit of measurement, to include prior to the Begin When selection.

Add Tags: Define any tags that will become part of the bookmark metadata.

Dialog Controls:

•Click Apply to update the event rule and keep the dialog open.

•Click OK to save settings and close the dialog.

•Click Cancel or use the close window control to discard any changes not applied and close the dialog.