DW Spectrum User Manual

Key Concepts:

•When the event rule is true and valid, this action starts recording on the selected cameras.

•Recording can be set to continue for a fixed duration or a duration of time relative to the event.

•The camera settings in this action will override the operational camera setting for the duration of the action.

•Action can be configured to capture additional time before and after the event rule became true and valid.

On:

Select the cameras that will record during for this event action.

1.Click on the On 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.If needed, use the search box is filter available cameras.

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

5.Adjust the list of selected 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.

Quality:

Choose a preset camera quality level.

FPS:

Set the desired target frames per second (FPS) for camera recording by either entering a numerical value or using the up and down arrows.

Additional Settings:

Below the FPS value 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.

Interval of Action:

To avoid overlapping actions, enable the interval of action and set the Once in duration to be longer than the execution time of the action.

•Move the slider switch to enable or disable the interval of action control.

•If enabled, a numerical value for the interval of action and a unit of measurements is required.

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.