Event Monitoring Setup There are two steps to configure Event Monitoring within exacqvision. First, a profile needs to be created and defined. Then, the profile is activated and assigned to a particular video panel. In addition, there are two unique modes of operation used in Event Monitoring. Event Acknowledge Mode brings up a list of events which the user can click on to view. Virtual Matrix Mode automatically shows video as it is triggered. This document will go over the various steps involved to create profiles and then activate them in both modes. 1. Click on the Configuration button. 2. Click on Event Monitor 3. Click the New button on the right side of the page under Profiles Page 1 of 6
4. Give the profile a name and a description. A profile is a set of actions (e.g. the playing of live video or an alarm sound) triggered by sources such as video motion, input triggers, etc. Each profile can be activated and assigned to a specific video panel by the user. Optionally, you can create a brief description of your profile. Use the radial buttons next to the Type: option to choose either a Virtual Matrix or Event Monitor Mode. 5. At this point, do not click on the Apply button. You still need to create an event or events for your profile. 6. Create an Event that you wish to monitor. If you are familiar with exacqvision s Event Linking feature, this should look familiar to you. o In the Event Type box, click once on Video Motion. It will now be highlighted (the color depends on your personal Windows settings). o The next box, Event Source, allows you to choose a camera from which to monitor video. Choose a camera from the list by clicking on it once. Page 2 of 6
o The Action Type and the Action Target are set by default to show the video clip in the matrix display whenever motion is detected on the camera. 7. To add another camera to this profile click on the other New button located at the bottom of the page. o Repeat the event linking process by clicking on Video Motion under Event Type and then selecting another camera from the Event Source box. You can repeat this process to add additional cameras to the profile. 8. Click the Apply button on the upper right after you have added another camera. o You have now created a profile that will utilize Event Monitoring. Page 3 of 6
9. Click on the Live Video button at the top left and choose a 2 by 2 screen. 10. Right click in the top left frame, choose Event Monitor and select the first profile you created. o At this point, an orange border will appear around the video panel and you will probably not have any video in the panel until an event triggers. o Also, the Event Monitor Box will appear just below this panel. You can move it and resize it as you need. Once a video event takes place, it will be automatically listed in the box. Page 4 of 6
11. Right click in the upper right frame, choose Event Monitor and select the second profile you created. An orange border will appear 12. As motion is triggered on the cameras, it will trigger event monitoring. An orange border will appear around the video panel but the Event Monitor box will not appear as you are in Virtual Matrix Mode. 13. On the left frame (using Event Acknowledge Mode), a list should start to form listing all of the motion events. 14. Clicking on the event line will switch the video to that camera. 15. Clicking on the small blue rewind button will replay the event as it was tripped. 16. The small red X acknowledges the event and removes it from the list. Page 5 of 6
17. The right frame (in Virtual Matrix Mode) does not create a list or request acknowledgment. Instead, it switches between cameras and pops them into the frame as motion occurs. This makes it easy to follow a string of events occurring on multiple cameras as Jim was able to demonstrate in the Event Monitoring video which can be scene here: http://www.exacq.com/blog/2007/07/06/event-monitoring-virtual-matrix-switching/ As always, if you have questions or require technical support, please contact Brian Clark at support@exacq.com or 317.845.5710 ext. 227. Page 6 of 6