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30 31CHAPTER 4 BASIC OPERATIONYou cannot use Copy/Paste in Motion Detection because each channel will have a differentdisplay. Right-clicking will exit the screen and your settings will be saved.Sensitivity – The system supports six levels of sensitivity with Level 6 being the mostsensitive.VIDEO LOSSBy default, this is enabled. In the event that the DVR detects a loss of signal from a camera,it will send out a notification or activate other functions based on your settings in the lowerportion of the Detect window.CAMERA MASKINGThis is also enabled by default. If the system detects that something has covered a camera, itwill respond based on your settings in the lower portion of the window.EVENT RESPONSEThe lower portion of the Detect window determines what actions the DVR will initiate upondetection of one of the three event types. Responses to a specific type of event can beindividually tailored to each camera, but the response to different types of events must be setindependently of each other. (ie: The response settings for a motion detection event do notchange the settings for a video loss event – even if you’ve set identical responses.)The Set button will appear when eitherWork Day or Free Day is selected in thedrop-down. This allows you to arrange theschedule to reflect your business’ weeklyschedule.PICTURE 4-20PICTURE 4-21PICTURE 4-22PICTURE 4-23Period - This is where you set the scheduleof when you want the DVR to recordmotion events. It operates in thesame manner as the Schedule menuas described in Section 4.6 withsix blocks of time that can be laid outfor recording to occur during a day.Not all blocks have to be configuredor enabled. You can configure eachday individually, or you can makeseparate schedules for week daysand weekends.The Copy and Paste buttons allow you to duplicate a day’s settings on another day while theDefault button returns the DVR to recording Motion Detection events 24/7.Once you have made your settings, select OK to save them and you will be returned to theDetect menu. Hitting Cancel or right-clicking to exit the menu will not save your changes.Anti-Dither – This is the length of time that the DVR will delay before recording a motionevent. The delay can be from 0 to 600 seconds.Latch – This is the “hold time” that the system waits after a motion detection event endsbefore resuming motion detection searches. The delay can be set from 10 to 300seconds (5 minutes).Alarm Out – To utilize this feature you must connect have at least one external alarm attachedto the DVR. You may have up to three separate alarms.Show Message – When this is enabled, the system will bring up the Alarm Status windowwhenever an event is detected. You can configure this to display when motion, videoloss or masking is detected.Alarm Upload – The system can upload the alarm to the network including to an alarmmonitoring service.Send E-mail – E-mail notifications can be sent a single e-mail address. Please see Networkin Section 5.3 Setting Menu for instructions on how to set up the e-mail alertsincluding recipient address.Record Channel – When one camera detects an event, you can set the DVR to activaterecording on other cameras.PTZ Activation – If you have Pan-Tilt-Zoomcameras connected to the DVR, youcan cause them to be activated whenthe system detects an event. You canfurther instruct it to perform one of255 pre-set activities. You can alsoallow a delay of 0 to 300 secondsbefore the PTZ camera(s) activates.See Section 6.2 for full instructionson programming these functions.Tour – This will cause the DVR to cyclethrough selected channels on thedisplay in live view. It will not affectwhat is recorded.Snapshot – The DVR is capable of taking stillimages which can be sent via e-mailor FTP (See Network in Section5.3 Setting Menu for full instructions.)