User Manual

Video Analysis
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6. Specify Tolerance Time of Alarm in seconds that allows any object missing before an alarm
prompted for
ference Image Setup Dialog.
the Options section, configure these settings:
pes of triggered alerts, including sound alarm,
e alerts will not
t settings and the detection in progress.
 Embed Alarm Region into Recorded Video: This option will contain the flashing alert boxes
ayback. Note that if
s events with Object Search, do not enable this option.
 Skip Instant Light Change: Ignores sudden illumination changes to avoid false alarms. For
example, light switches can cause illumination changes suddenly. With the option selected,
the system will ignore significant illumination changes and continue monitoring. See the Note
in Crowd Detection earlier in this chapter.
 Invoke Alarm: Enables the computer alarm when an object is detected to be missing. Click
the […] button next to the option to assign a .wav sound file.
 Output Module: Enables the output device when an object is detected to be missing. Click
the […] button next to the option to assign an installed output module and a pin number.
 Never Recycle: With the option selected, the event files of missing object detection will not
be recycled when the recycle threshold is reached.
9. You can click Test to test your settings. If the missing object cannot be detected, increase
Sensitivity value to increase system sensitivity to changes in the camera view.
the Schedule button and select Active
When any object, which you have outlined the regions for, disappears from the camera view for the
specified time, its location will be highlighted in live video, the selected alarm or output will be activated,
and the event will be recorded as Advanced Missing Object in System Log for later retrieval.
condition is activated.
7. Every time when the system detects changes in the background image, you will be
alert. You can disable the prompt by selecting Hide Re
8. In
 Automatically Disable Alarm: Stops all ty
flashing boxes and output module after the specified duration. Disabling th
disable aler
in the recorded files so that you can easily spot suspicious events during pl
you are used to searching suspiciou
These flashing boxes can cause false alarms.
10. To activate the function at certain times only, click
Schedule. For details, see Video Analysis Schedule later in this chapter.
11. Click OK to apply the settings.
12. Start monitoring to run the application.
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