MEGAPOWER CPU 8200-0421-03, REV. G
ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE
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Configuring Alarms
The MegaPower CPU can respond to 4,096 alarms
by calling cameras, salvos, or Presets to armed
monitors and turning auxiliary devices on or off.
These alarm responses are defined in tables called
Alarm Monitor/Contact Tables.
EASY CPU provides one master Alarm
Monitor/Contact Table and four additional tables for
customizing monitor assignments. The master Alarm
Monitor/Contact Table conforms to the site
configuration of alarms and their associated cameras
and auxiliary devices. You should alter this table only
if the site configuration changes or in the event of
errors in previous data entries.
Each of the additional tables contains the same
associations of alarms to cameras, salvos, presets
and auxiliary devices as the master Alarm
Monitor/Contact Table. The difference between the
master table and any of the additional tables is in the
association of monitors to each alarm. You can
change the monitor associations in any of the
additional tables.
The system routes alarms to monitors depending on
which Alarm Monitor/Contact Table is active at the
time of the alarm. You can schedule Alarm
Monitor/Contact Tables to become active
automatically through Event Timers (see page
35).
Click on the Alarms links in the Explore menu to
begin (
Figure 74 on page 37).
Figure 74. Alarms links
Setting Up Alarm Monitors
The Alarms–Monitor screen allows you to arm
monitors to respond to alarms. You can arm each
monitor by setting up methods for displaying,
queuing, and clearing alarms.
Click on the Alarms–Monitor link in the Explore menu
to begin. The Monitors screen appears.
Figure 75. Alarms – Monitor screen
The Alarms–Monitor screen is split into an upper and
lower screen. The upper screen shows existing
monitor definitions and allows you to add new
definitions.
The lower screen provides two tabs that allow you to:
• Add contact arming to selected monitors.
• View or delete event timers associated with
selected monitors.
Adding Monitor Definitions
To create monitor definitions, click Add on the right
side of the Alarms-Monitor screen. The Add Monitors
dialog box appears.
Figure 76. Add Monitors dialog
To add monitors, complete the following fields:
• Number of Monitors – Enter the number of the
monitor you want to define. The system will
number monitors consecutively starting with the
next highest available number.
If you plan to group several monitors together,
select a range of monitors.
