Using Monitor Output 1 As A Public Display Monitor; External Hardware Control Of A Public Display Monitor - Honeywell Rapid Eye System Administration Manual

Configuring Other Hardware

Using Monitor Output 1 as a Public Display Monitor

External Hardware Control of a Public Display Monitor

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A public display monitor can be set up independently of LocalView, on Multi-Media units.
There is no need for converters between the monitor and the Multi-Media unit.
1. Mount a monitor where you plan to have it display a video feed. For NTSC cameras,
use an NTSC video monitor; for PAL cameras, use a PAL monitor.
2. Connect a coaxial cable to the INPUT connector on the video monitor.
3. Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to MONITOR OUTPUT 1, on the back of
the Multi-Media unit.
4. Using View, continue or start a
site. Click the Monitor Out tab.
5. Select a camera that will be seen on the monitor in the Cameras to Choose from box
(see
Figure 8-8).
6. Enter a number in the Duration box. The number sets the amount of time (in
seconds) that the video feed is displayed on the monitor. If only one camera is listed,
the duration is ignored and the feed is continuously displayed. When many cameras
are listed, the monitor sequences through them for the time specified. You have the
option of changing the duration directly in the list by selecting it and entering another
value.
7. Click Add. Repeat
step
camera can be included multiple times in the same tour.
Color Bars
On 480/400 IPS (images per second) Multi-Media units, the MONITOR OUTPUT 1
connector on the back of the Multi-Media unit cannot produce a test pattern. For these
units, the Color Bars option is not available, on the Monitor Out tab of a
Session.
You can connect a third-party hardware switch to a Multi-Media unit. The switch can freeze
a public display monitor and control whether the next camera or previous camera is
monitored. For wiring details, see
hardware control of a public display monitor:
1. Using View, continue or start a
site (as explained in
Maintenance Session
2. Click the Monitor Out tab.
3. Enable the Enable External Control checkbox (see
Multi-Media unit's General Purpose Inputs 13, 14 and 15 for switch use.
Maintenance Session
5, to to add more video feeds to the public monitor. A
step 7
and the switch documentation. To enable local
Table 8-6
Maintenance Session
on page 61).
for the Rapid Eye Multi-Media
Maintenance
for the Rapid Eye Multi-Media
8-8). This reserves a
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