Panasonic Admin Console Wjmpu955a Operating Instructions

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 Alarms – Definition 
Field Data 
ID Uniquely identifies the chosen source that will trigger the specified alarm by its ID number.  
Camera = port number of camera connected to the controller card.  I/O Port = port number of the 
Input port that the external source is connected.  RS232 = port number of the external source that 
will be connected through the RS232 port.  Vid Loss (port) = port number of the input port that 
will be detecting video loss.  Note: When the source type...

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58  Alarm Actions 
 
The Actions tab allows an administrator to specify up to ten alarm actions for each alarm.  
 
1. To add an action to the list, click anywhere on the next available empty row (or 
row 0 if this is the first entry), make your action selections, and then click: 
 
      The green check mark to confirm the action, or 
 
      the red “x” to cancel its entry. 
 
 
 
 
2. To remove an existing action from an alarm, click on the line that 
contains the action you wish to...

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 Alarms – Actions 
Field Data 
Type 
Choose the type of action to perform when th
e alarm is triggered.  Click on the first 
blank box under this column, and select Ca m Spot (camera spot), Tour Seq (tour 
sequence), Grp Seq (group sequence), or Text Only. 
ID  Identifies the ID number of the camera, tour
 sequence, or group sequence depending on 
what was selected as the action type.  Choos e the ID number off of the list that appears 
at the right of the Alarms window when on...

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1. Highlight the available target ID you wish to assign to the selected action for 
the selected alarm  
 
2. Click the Assign Target icon to assign the selected target to the 
selected action for the selected alarm 
 
The Display Mode and Output Port sections are informational only. 
 
3. Click EXIT when finished assigning targets to actions associated with alarms 
 
More than one alarm target can be assigned to each action.  A target can be 
assigned to more than one action....

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Alarm Permissions 
 
Modify or copy alarm permissions in the same manner described in the Camera 
Permissions section, beginning on page 67. 
 
The Controller permission tab allows an administrator to permit or deny a controller the 
ability to seize a specific alarm.  The Modes section of this tab is described on page 13. 
 
 
 
 
The permission grid’s dimensions are based on the maximum capacity for 
the chosen CPU size, not on physically installed components already in the...

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The Modes tab on the Alarms window allows an administrator to determine what modes 
are active for an alarm.  By default, all four modes are active, even if all four have not yet 
been defined.  This tab will be grayed out and inaccessible unless Scheduled Modes 
have been selected.  See page 13 for full details on modes. 
 
 
 
 
 
  

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Cameras 
 
Every camera in the system can be identified in several ways.  Not only is there a 
physical identification to a particular installation (such as the cabling run and port 
connection), but there is also information that may change when a camera is removed or 
replaced at any given location.  For each camera there is a record that contains its details. 
 
An operator calls a camera by its logical camera number.  However, configurations can 
be viewed in MPU955A Admin...

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2. Add, delete, edit, or replicate camera records as necessary using the four icons at 
the bottom of this window. 
 
When deleting or modifying a camera, be sure to check the Other tab to find 
references to other sections that refer to the camera. 
 
Deleting a camera will automatically delete the referenced permissions, 
but will not
 change any other references, such as sequences or alarms. 
 
  

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 CAMERAS – Definition 
 
Field Data 
ID Unique record ID assigned by MPU955A Admin Console as a camera is added, in order to identify one 
camera to the system.  1 to 8,192. 
MPU955A Admin Console automatically generates this number in consecutive order.  Upon adding 
cameras, the system will automatically assign the next available number. 
Component ID and sequence ID numbers are used primarily in the permission tabs to identify one 
component or sequence from another in row and...

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66  Replicating a Camera Definition 
 
1. Highlight a configured camera ID and click the “Replicate Record” 
button 
 
A confirmation message will appear asking “Are you sure you want to REPLICATE this 
Camera?” and explaining the replication rules: 
 
[1] Records will be generated according to ID. 
 
[2] ID will be incremented to the next available value. 
 
[3] Logical # and Control and Video Ports will be incremented from a specified base 
value you assign.  
 
[4] If a record...