Specifications
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Matrix Installation and Operation
Programming an Alarm: A Summary
The process of programming an alarm can be quite complicated due to the number of
menu screens that need to be used. It is also important to note that there are global
settings which affect the operation of ALL alarms (e.g., global alarms set up, alarm monitors)
and individual settings, where alarms are configured one by one.
To program alarms, follow the steps below:
1. Configure the global alarm settings. To do this, select the Global Alarm Set Up
option from the Alarm menu. The Global Alarm Set Up screen is displayed (page
26), in which the user can specify response and display modes for all alarms.
2. From the Alarm menu, select the Alarm Monitors option. In the Alarm Monitors
screen (page 28), specify which system monitors will display alarms and which will
not.
3. Return to the Alarm menu and select the Alarm Input Sense option. In the Alarm
Input Sense screen (page 28), configure each individual alarm input as normally-
open or normally-closed.
4. Return to the Alarm menu once more and select the Response Set Up menu option.
In the Response Set Up screen (page 30), create alarm responses that can be
triggered when alarm inputs are activated. Each response can consist of an alarm
camera and preset, specifies whether auxiliary outputs should be triggered and
whether sounds or network events should be generated.
5. Once any required alarm responses have been created, it is necessary to link alarm
inputs and responses to each other. To do this, select the Alarm Response option
from the Alarm menu. In the Alarm Responses screen (page 31), specify which
individual response will be triggered when each individual alarm input is activated.
If the user has programmed response 1 for alarm input 1, response 2 for alarm input
2, etc, there is no need to change the settings in this menu.
6. It is also possible to specify that responses should be triggered by network events
from other matrices. To do this, select the Event Response option from the Alarm
menu. In the Event Responses screen (page 38), specify which individual response
will be triggered when each individual event is received by the MegaPower LT.