Philips Allegiant LTC 8500 Series Instructions For Use Manual page 40

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Locations 1, 2, and 3 - Alarm Indication
When the monitor overlay is in the Status Display
mode, locations 1 through 3 indicate whether a
camera on the monitor is in alarm. If the on-screen
camera is currently in alarm, an "ALM" message in a
box will flash at this location. A "««" in a box means
that some camera other than the on-screen camera
is in alarm. If no cameras are currently in alarm on
this monitor, these spaces will be blank. Note that
when a monitor has cameras in alarm, pressing
NEXT, RUN, or PREVIOUS on the keyboard will
move you through the alarm sequencer rather than
the regular camera sequencer. The alarm switcher
status will be displayed in location 6 using symbols
described.
Location 4 - Monitor Arm
Status Indication
In the MONITOR ARMED location, the characters
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" " or " " will appear if the monitor is armed for
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alarm. " " means that the monitor is a "step" or
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"sequence" monitor, and will automatically step
through multiple alarm videos. "
monitor is a "display" or "review" monitor, which will
collect alarm videos from one or more step monitors.
When an alarm occurs, the alarmed camera's video
will replace the current display of the monitor. If the
monitor is not armed, this location will be blank.
Location 5 - Camera Arm
Status Indication
In the CAMERA ARMED location characters "
displayed if the camera being viewed is armed for
alarm on that monitor. If the alarm signal associated
with this camera becomes active, the camera will be
displayed on the appropriate armed monitors.
Location 6 - Error Indication
This location is used to indicate an error on the part
of the user. When a user error occurs, this location
will display an "ERR" symbol. The specific error
number will appear in locations 7 and 8. The error
number will also appear in the Camera Number
Display field on the keyboard. The display will return
Format of Monitor Overlay's System Status Display
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to normal after a few seconds have passed, or if the
user presses ENTER on the keyboard.
Location 6 is also used to indicate the sequencing
direction when alarms occur. One of four of the
following character combinations will be displayed:
1. "^ " indicates the alarms are sequencing in a
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forward direction.
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2. " " indicates the alarms are sequencing in a
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reverse direction.
3. "^ "indicates the sequencing of alarms has
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stopped, but if started again would sequence in a
forward direction.
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4. " " indicates the sequencing of alarms has
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stopped, but if started again would sequence in a
reverse direction.
Location 6 can also be used to display a symbol to
indicate pan/tilt/zoom equipped cameras. Using the
optional TC8850 Graphical User Interface software,
controllable cameras can be individually configured
to display a " " symbol in location 6 whenever
they are viewed on a system monitor.
Location 7 - Remote Lock Indication
This location will display characters "
that control over the movements of the camera being
viewed have been 'locked' by a user. Control over
this camera is now possible only by the user who
locked the camera or by a user with higher priority. If
the camera is not locked, the icon will not be
displayed. If a user error has occurred, this location
will temporarily hold part of the error number.
Location 8 - Monitor Lock Indication
This location will display characters "
that the monitor has been 'locked' by a user. The
camera currently being viewed can not be changed
except by the user who locked the monitor or one
with higher priority. If the monitor is not locked, the
icon will not be displayed. If a user error has
occurred, this location will temporarily hold part of
the error number.
Location 9 - Sequence Type Indication
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