Panasonic Administration Console Wj Asc8501p Users Guide

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ALARM DEFINITION
An alarm record is defined by either clicking on the Alarms icon from the
main menu, or clicking on the down arrow in the lower right corner of the
Alarms icon and choosing Records.  An Alarm Target must be created
before an alarm can be defined.
Add, edit, or delete alarm records as needed using the three icons at the
bottom of this window. 

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IDUnique record ID assigned by the Admin Console as an
alarm is added, in order to identify one alarm to the
system.
The Admin Console automatically generates this number
in
consecutive order.  Upon adding alarms, 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 column style.  Since
logical and local numbers are...

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AckIf checked, the indicated output port will be turned ON
when this alarm is acknowledged.
If not checked, the indicated output port will be turned
OFF when the alarm is acknowledged.
Enter an output port number to specify which port will be
enabled when the alarm is acknowledged.
If no output port action is required when the alarm is
acknowledged, uncheck and leave the output port number
blank.
ResetIf...

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DelaySpecify the amount of delay time prior to resetting the
alarm using the mode selected. 

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ALARM ACTIONS
The Actions tab allows an administrator to specify up to ten alarm actions
for each alarm.
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.
To remove an existing action from an alarm, click on the line that
contains the action...

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Alarm s – Actions
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TypeChoose the type of action to perform when the alarm is
triggered.  Click on the first blank box under this column,
and select Cam Spot (camera spot), Tour Seq (tour
sequence), Grp Seq (group sequence), or Text Only.
IDIdentifies the ID number of the camera, tour sequence, or
group sequence depending on what was selected as the
action type.  Choose the ID number off of the list that
appears at the right of the Alarms window when on this
tab.
CPreCPreset.  Number...

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ASSIGN AN AVAILABLE TARGET
The Target tab from the Alarms window allows an administrator to
assign an existing target ID to a specific alarm.  The existing target IDs
appear under the Available section of this window.
The Monitors section of this window shows the administrator which
monitors are part of the highlighted target ID; and the display mode
section shows the mode for the target.  Monitors can also be viewed by
area\local number.
1....

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REMOVE AN ASSIGNED TARGET
From the Target tab of the Alarms window:
1. Highlight th e  alarm  you wish  to  re m o v e  a  ta rg e t fro m .
2. Highlight th e  assigned target yo u w ish  to  re m o v e .
3. Click th e  Rem ove Assigned T arget button.
4. Click EX IT to  e x it. 

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ALARM PERMISSIONS
Modify or copy alarm permissions in the same manner described
in the Cameras Permissions section, beginning on page 47.
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 18. 

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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 18 for full details on modes.