User Manual

Chapter 10: Camera setup
68 TruVision NVR 22 (S/P) User Manual
VCA event types Description
Sudden Scene Change You can configure the camera to trigger an alarm when the camera
detects a change in the scene caused by a physical repositioning
of the camera.
To setup VCA alarm actions:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Camera Setup > VCA.
2. Select the camera for which to set up the VCA alarm.
3. Check the Enable VCA Alarm box to enable the feature.
4. Select the desired VCA type.
5. Select the recording schedules for the selected VCA.
6. Click the Actions button to define which actions are required with each selected
VCA event from each camera.
In the Actions window, click the Trigger Channel tab and then select the cameras
to be triggered for recording when an alarm is detected. Click Apply to save the
settings and then OK to return to the VCA window.
7. Select the recording schedules for the VCA event.
In the Actions window, click the Arming Schedule tab and select the day of the
week and the time periods during the day when motion can be recorded. You can
schedule up to eight time periods in a day. Default is 24 hours.
Note: The time periods defined cannot overlap.
Click Apply to save the settings. Click Copy to copy these settings to other days of
the week. Click OK to return to the VCA window.
8. Select the response method to a VCA event.
In the Actions window, click the Actions tab to define the method by which you want
the recorder to notify you of the alarm: Full-screen Monitoring, Enable Alarm Audio,
Notify Alarm Host, Send Email, Play Audio File, and Trigger Alarm Output. See
page 95 for the list of alarm notification types. More than one option can be
selected.
Click Apply to save the settings and then OK to return to the VCA window.
9. Click Apply to save all the settings and then click Exit to return to live view.
PTZ presets and tours
Presets are previously defined locations of a PTZ dome camera. It allows you to quickly
move the PTZ dome camera to a desired position. They are configured and modified
from the Camera Setup > PTZ Presets/Tours window (see Figure 23 below).