The Recent Alarms/Motion feature is ideal for the following scenarios when you want to:
• see which alarms happened around a given time to determine what is going on
• prioritize alarms so that you know which of the most recent you should be dealing with
• see where there was motion to determine if an alarm setting is necessary in certain areas
• learn to differentiate between a true alarm and activity-only in your monitored area
• see recent activity/alarms if you have stepped away from your monitor for any reason
To display the Recent Alarm/Motion JPEGs feature:
• From the View menu in the main console, select Recent Alarm/Motion JPEGs. The Recent Alarms/Motion JPEGs dialog box opens.
This feature allows you to view images (JPEGs) of alarm or motion instances based on the selected cameras.
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Button/Field |
Description |
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Alarms |
View unique alarm JPEGs of the selected cameras in reverse-chronological order (starting with most recent) in a sequence of instances with Minimum Interval Seconds between the alarm occurrences. |
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Motions |
View unique motion JPEGs of the selected cameras in reverse-chronological order (starting with most recent) in a sequence of instances with Minimum Interval Seconds between the motion occurrences. This is specific to the redundant alarms that are ignored by the Alarm Log and Timeline because they have occurred within quick succession of a unique alarm. These alarms can be identified when Symphony tags them as “Too many alarms, ignored” in the Live View panel. Both Alarms and Motions can be selected at the same time, enabling both unique and redundant alarms to be displayed. Each image will have the Minimum Interval Seconds between them. |
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Number of JPEGs (1-200) |
Limit the number of JPEGs displayed between 1 and 200, and arrange the images in different layouts, each staying consistent with the reverse-chronological ordering. |
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Minimum Interval Seconds (1-60) |
Minimum Interval Seconds determines the number of seconds in between a set of adjacent images for a unique alarm (or motion). Reducing this setting will display a larger, more granular set of JPEGs, as there will be less time between the displayed alarm instances. Increasing the setting will, in contrast, reduce the set. Note: Changing the Minimum Interval Seconds from, for example 60 to 3, will not change the snapshots in the displayed set, but will affect new snapshots that are displayed. New snapshots will be set at the new Minimum Interval Seconds. |
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Event Log |
View the listed changes to the cameras selected, as you click the Alarms or Motions button. |
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Select the cameras to view JPEGs |
Select the cameras from which to view images (JPEGs). |
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rows/column icons representing display layout |
2 medium size images in a row 2 medium size images, one above the other small images in a row - use horizontal scroll bar to view all small images in a column - use vertical scroll bar to view all |