75The recorder will take an event action when any of the following events occur.Terminal alarm: An event when an alarm input signal is supplied from an external device such as a doorsensor to the alarm input terminal on the rear of the recorder.Camera site alarm: An event when an alarm (camera terminal alarm, etc.) is detected by a camera.Command alarm: An alarm when receiving an alarm from a PC, etc. via a network.Face matching alarm*: Alarm issued when a face matches an already registered facial image.* Only for models supporting the face matching functionNote:• Operations such as registration of facial images, display of face matching results, and starting and stoppingthe face matching function are not possible from a web browser, regardless of whether the recorder is setup for use of this function. For setting conditions and limitations applicable to the face matching alarm, referto the Installation Guide.Event actionWhen the recorder recognizes an event, it will take an event action according to the set action mode.Refer to the "Event action" (☞ page 36) for further information about the event action and action mode.The actions that can be set up and checked from a PC when an event occurs are described below.Display the alarm messageA window that notifies of an event occurrence will be displayed.Click the [OK] button or the [x] button to close the window. When several events occur at the same time, theinformation for the event that occurred last will be displayed.Display the alarm buttonThe [ALM] button will be displayed in the status dis-play area. The alarm action will be canceled by click-ing [ALM] button. (☞ Page 76)Display the error buttonThe [ERR] button will be displayed in the status dis-play area. The alarm action will be canceled by click-ing [ERR] button. (☞ Page 76)Send a mail that notifies of an event occurrenceA mail that notifies of the event occurrence with thetime and date of the event occurrence will be sent(Alarm mail).Up to 4 destination addresses for the alarm mail canbe registered. (☞ Installation Guide)Event functionProvide an alarm notification to a PC according tothe Panasonic alarm protocol settingWhen an event or an error occurs, information aboutthe event/ error will automatically be notified to theregistered PC according to the "Panasonic alarm pro-tocol" setting. To receive a notification and displaythe contents of it, it is necessary to install the optionaldedicated software.Refer to the "readme.txt" on the provided CD-ROMabout the dedicated software.