User's Manual

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CONFIGURE THE GENERAL TAB

Figure 87. General Tab for an ASCII Switcher

1. Enter a location name and an optional description.

The location name is used to identify the device. The location name can be a maximum of 50 characters and can include any letter, digit, or

special character, with the exception of single and double quotation marks. Location names are not case sensitive.

2. Optional: To synchronize the switcher’s internal clock to the clock in the workstation the Pelco ASCII device driver is installed on, click the

“Enable network time synchronization every 5 minutes” box.

CONFIGURE THE PROPERTIES TAB

Figure 88. Properties Tab for an ASCII Switcher

Use the Properties tab to conﬁgure the animation settings of ASCII switcher icons viewed on maps in the VMX300(-E) client. Click Choose next to

each condition to select the color settings for that condition. Note that you can conﬁgure a different color setting for each switcher.

Unknown state: When the switcher’s CommStatus property equals Ofﬂine, device icons in the client are the color speciﬁed here.

Normal state: When the switcher’s CommStatus property equals Online, device icons in the client are the color speciﬁed here.

Alarm state: When the switcher’s Alarm write property equals True, the icon ﬂashes alternately between Color 1 and Color 2. Note, however,

that ﬂashing icons can increase the CPU workload. To reduce the overall workload, set Color 1 and Color 2 to the same color.