2.3.2 Configure an event action [Event action]
Click the [Event action] tab in the “Easy Setup” page. (→2.2.1 How to display the setup menu, 2.2.2 How to operate the setup menu)
The current settings are displayed here.
You can set event actions for SD schedule recording/FTP periodic image transmission/alarm detection. Once the settings are completed in each setup menu, click the [Next] button to proceed.
The setup flow is as follows.
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the settings in the screen will be saved.
Flow of event action setup
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event function type:
Select the trigger according to the purpose of setting.
 
Alarm
 
Schedule
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Terminal/VMD/Audio detection
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event action setup:
Configure the action conditions selected in the event function type setup.
 
FTP img. trans.
 
SD memory recording:
JPEG/H.265/H.264
 
SD memory recording:
H.265/H.264
 
FTP periodic image transmission
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Event detailed setup:
Configure the details of the settings in event action setup.
 
Settings of image transfer conditions
 
Settings of recording conditions
 
Settings of recording conditions
 
Settings of image transfer method
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FTP settings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alarm output (terminal)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E-mail settings
 
Schedule settings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Completed
 
Completed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.3.2.1 Configure the schedule/alarm (event function type setup menu)
Here, select the function type of the event.
[Trigger]
Alarm: Select when setting the alarm detection settings.
Schedule: Select during “SD memory recording” or “FTP periodic image transmission”.
Default: Alarm
[SD memory card format]
To format the SD memory card, click the [Execute] button.
Once you click the [Execute] button, the “Format” confirmation screen will be displayed.
If you click the [OK] button, the formatting will start.
Once the “Format” completion screen is displayed, press the button.
IMPORTANT
All data saved on the SD memory card will be deleted when the SD memory card is formatted.
Do not turn off the power of the camera during formatting.
[Next] button
If you select “Alarm”, and click the [Next] button, the alarm setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.2 Alarm: Configure the terminal and VMD (alarm setup menu))
If you select “Schedule”, and click the [Next] button, the schedule function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.7 Schedule: Configure SD recording or FTP periodic image transmission (schedule function type setup menu))
2.3.2.2 Alarm: Configure the terminal and VMD (alarm setup menu)
The settings relating to actions when an alarm is detected can be configured in this section.
Alarm
[Terminal 1]
Determine how to use terminal 1.
Off: Not used.
Alarm input(TRM1): Receives terminal alarm input.
Close: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “On”.
Open: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “Off”.
Black & white input: Receives the black & white input. (When the input is set to “On”, the black & white mode is activated)
Auto time adjustment: Receives time setting through terminal input. When the signal is entered, if the time difference from the hour (every hour) is less than 29 minutes, the time is adjusted to 00 minutes 00 seconds. The time is not changed in operations which reset the time under 5 seconds. If you select auto time adjustment, the pull-down menu to select close or open is displayed.
Close: Performs auto time adjustment when the terminal status is changed to “Close”.
Open: Performs auto time adjustment when the terminal status is changed to “Open”.
Default: Off
[Terminal 2]
Determine how to use terminal 2.
Off: Not used.
Alarm input(TRM2): Receives terminal alarm input.
Close: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “On”.
Open: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “Off”.
Alarm output: Alarm output will be carried out according to the settings for “Output terminal” (→2.7.2 Configure the settings relating to the output terminal [Alarm] ).
Default: Off
[Terminal 3]
Determine how to use terminal 3.
Off: Not used.
Alarm input(TRM3): Receives terminal alarm input.
Close: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “On”.
Open: An alarm is detected when the terminal status is changed to “Off”.
AUX output: AUX output is carried out. The [AUX] button will be displayed on the “Live” page.
Default: Off
VMD alarm
On: If the VMD area is not configured, the entire region is configured. To configure the VMD area, use the [VMD area] tab on the “Alarm” page. (→2.7.6 Set the VMD areas [VMD area])
Off: Disables all VMD states.
Default: Off
[Audio detection alarm]
On: If audio detection is not configured, set audio detection to “On”. To set the sensitivity of audio detection, set using the [Audio detection] tab on the “Alarm” page. (→2.7.7 Configure the settings relating to the audio detection [Audio detection] )
Off: Disables audio detection.
Default: Off
[Alarm deactivation time]
Set the duration for which detection is not to be performed after an alarm has been detected. For example, by using this function you can prevent mail from being sent too often when the E-mail notifications are configured to be sent to cellular phones when an alarm is detected.
5 – 600 seconds
Default: 5s
Note
The duration of the alarm deactivation time can be specified for each type of alarm. For example, during the time when detections for “Terminal alarm 1” are not made, detections for “VMD alarm” can be made.
[Next] button
If you click the [Next] button, the alarm function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.3 Alarm: Configure the alarm function type (Alarm function type setup menu))
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the event function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.1 Configure the schedule/alarm (event function type setup menu))
2.3.2.3 Alarm: Configure the alarm function type (Alarm function type setup menu)
Select the alarm function type as “FTP img. trans.” or “SD memory recording”.
[Trigger]
FTP img. trans.: When an alarm occurs, performs FTP transfer of the JPEG image.
SD memory recording : When an alarm occurs, records the image to the SD memory card.
Note
“FTP img. trans.” for when an alarm occurs and “FTP periodic image transmission” can both be performed simultaneously.
If both “FTP img. trans.” for when an alarm occurs and “FTP periodic image transmission” are set, “FTP img. trans.” will be given priority when an alarm occurs.
[Recording format]
When “SD memory recording” is selected for “Trigger”, “JPEG(1)”, “JPEG(2)”, “JPEG(3)”, “Stream(1)”, “Stream(2)”, “Stream(3)”, or “Stream(4)” can be selected for the stream encoding format for the recorded image.
[Next] button
If you select “FTP img. trans.” for “Trigger” and click the [Next] button, the FTP transfer setup menu will be displayed. (→ Set FTP transfer (FTP transfer setup menu))
If you select “SD memory recording” for “Trigger”, select “JPEG(1)”, “JPEG(2)”, or “JPEG(3)” for “Recording format”, and then click the [Next] button, the JPEG recording setup menu will be displayed. (→ Configure SD memory recording (JPEG) (JPEG recording setup menu) )
If you select “SD memory recording” for “Trigger”, select “Stream(1)”, “Stream(2)”, “Stream(3)”, or “Stream(4)” for “Recording format”, and then click the [Next] button, the video recording setup menu will be displayed. ( Configure SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) (video recording setup menu) )
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button the alarm setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.2 Alarm: Configure the terminal and VMD (alarm setup menu))
2.3.2.4 Alarm: Configure the details for image transfer or recording conditions
Set FTP transfer (FTP transfer setup menu)
FTP transfer when an alarm is detected is set in this section.
Refer to 2.9.2.2 Configure the settings related to FTP transmission for information about how to set the above screen. For information about “Image compression rate upon alarm detection” and “Image quality upon alarm detection”, refer to “2.7.4.1 Configure settings relating to image quality on alarm action”.
[Next] button
If you select “Alarm output” in the alarm setup menu and click the [Next] button, the alarm output setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.5 Alarm: Configure the output terminal )
If you click the [Next] button in the alarm setup menu without selecting “Alarm output”, the mail setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.6 Alarm: configure the mail notifications and mail server)
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the alarm function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.3 Alarm: Configure the alarm function type (Alarm function type setup menu))
Configure SD memory recording (JPEG) (JPEG recording setup menu)
The SD memory recording (JPEG) when an alarm is detected is configure in this section.
[Next] button
If you select “Alarm output” in the alarm setup menu and click the [Next] button, the alarm output setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.5 Alarm: Configure the output terminal )
If you click the [Next] button in the alarm setup menu without selecting “Alarm output”, the mail setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.6 Alarm: configure the mail notifications and mail server)
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the alarm function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.3 Alarm: Configure the alarm function type (Alarm function type setup menu))
Configure SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) (video recording setup menu)
The SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) when an alarm is detected is configured in this section.
[Audio recording]
Select On/Off to determine whether or not to record audio data.
On: Saves audio data to videos (MP4 format).
Off: Does not save audio data to videos (MP4 format).
Note
This setting is not available when “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission mode”.
[Frame rate]
Select a frame rate for the H.265 (or H.264) to be recorded.
Note
Refer to [Frame rate*] in “2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu) ” for information about available frame rates and the bit rates that are set according to the frame rate.
[Pre alarm (recording) duration]
Determine whether or not to perform the pre alarm recording. Set the duration to save image data on the SD memory card.
Off/ 1s/ 2s/ 3s/ 4s/ 5s/ 8s/ 10s/ 15s/ 20s/ 25s/ 30s/ 40s/ 50s/ 60s
Default: Off
Note
The values change depending on the bit rate and the image capture size of the recorded stream. As the selected bit rate increases, the available maximum value for the pre alarm duration decreases.
[Post alarm (recording) duration]
Set the duration to save image data on the SD memory card after an alarm occurrence.
10s/ 20s/ 30s/ 40s/ 50s/ 60s/ 120s/ 180s/ 240s/ 300s
Default: 30s
* The actual recording time may sometimes be longer than the duration selected for this setting.
[Next] button
If you select “Alarm output” in the alarm setup menu and click the [Next] button, the alarm output setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.5 Alarm: Configure the output terminal )
If you click the [Next] button in the alarm setup menu without selecting “Alarm output”, the mail setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.6 Alarm: configure the mail notifications and mail server)
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the alarm function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.3 Alarm: Configure the alarm function type (Alarm function type setup menu))
2.3.2.5 Alarm: Configure the output terminal
Alarm output is configured in this section.
To configure settings relating to the output terminal:
Refer to 2.7.2 Configure the settings relating to the output terminal [Alarm] for information about how to configure the above screen.
[Next] button
If you click the [Next] button, the mail setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.6 Alarm: configure the mail notifications and mail server)
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, either the FTP transfer setup menu (→ Set FTP transfer (FTP transfer setup menu)), the JPEG recording setup menu (→ Configure SD memory recording (JPEG) (JPEG recording setup menu) ), or the video recording setup menu (→ Configure SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) (video recording setup menu) ) will be displayed.
2.3.2.6 Alarm: configure the mail notifications and mail server
The settings relating to e-mail can be configured in this section.
To configure e-mail related settings:
Refer to 2.9.2.1 Configure the settings related to sending E-mails for information about how to configure the above screen.
[Set] button
If you click the [Set] button, setup will be completed.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, either the FTP transfer setup menu (→ Set FTP transfer (FTP transfer setup menu)), the JPEG recording setup menu (→ Configure SD memory recording (JPEG) (JPEG recording setup menu) ), the video recording setup menu (→ Configure SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) (video recording setup menu) ), or the alarm output setup menu (→2.3.2.5 Alarm: Configure the output terminal ) will be displayed.
2.3.2.7 Schedule: Configure SD recording or FTP periodic image transmission (schedule function type setup menu)
Here, the schedule type is selected as “SD memory recording” or “FTP periodic image transmission”.
[Trigger]
SD memory recording : Records the H.265 (or H.264) image in the SD memory card at the scheduled time.
FTP periodic image transmission: Transmits the JPEG image to the FTP server at the scheduled time.
[Recording format]
When “SD memory recording” is selected for “Trigger”, “Stream(1)”, “Stream(2)”, “Stream(3)”, or “Stream(4)” can be selected for the recorded image.
[Next] button
If you select “SD memory recording” and click the [Next] button, the video recording setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu) )
If you select “FTP periodic image transmission” and click the [Next] button, the FTP periodic image transmission setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.9 Schedule: Configure FTP periodic image transmission (FTP periodic image transmission setup menu))
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the event function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.1 Configure the schedule/alarm (event function type setup menu))
Note
“FTP periodic image transmission” and “FTP img. trans.” for when an alarm occurs can both be performed simultaneously.
If you select “SD memory recording”, the “FTP periodic image transmission” setting will be canceled.
2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu)
Here, SD memory recording (H.265 or H.264) is configured according to the schedule.
[Audio recording]
Determine whether or not to perform audio recording.
On: Saves audio data to videos (MP4 format).
Off: Does not save audio data to videos (MP4 format).
Default: Off
Note
This setting is not available when “Interactive(Half-duplex)” is selected for “Audio transmission mode”.
IMPORTANT
When the [Overwrite] setting is changed from “Off” to “On”, if the remaining capacity of the SD memory card is low, old images may be deleted in order to prepare to save new images.
[Frame rate*]
Select a frame rate for the H.265 or H.264 to be recorded from the following.
1fps/ 3fps/ 5fps*/ 7.5fps*/ 10fps*/ 12fps*/ 15fps*/ 20fps*/ 30fps*
Default: 30fps*
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the “Transmission priority” will be set to “Frame rate”. (→[Transmission priority])
 
The bit rate is set as follows depending on the selected image capture size and frame rate.
Unit: kbps
Image capture size
Frame rate (fps)
1
3
5
7.5
10
12
15
20
30
320×180
128
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
384
QVGA
128
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
384
400×300
128
256
256
256
256
384
384
384
384
640×360
256
384
384
384
384
384
384
384
512
VGA
256
384
384
384
384
384
384
384
512
800×600
384
512
512
512
768
768
768
768
1024
1280×720
384
512
512
512
768
768
768
1024
1536
1280×960
512
768
768
768
768
1024
1024
1024
1536
1920×1080
768
1024
1024
1024
1536
1536
1536
2048
2048
2048×1536
1024
1536
1536
1536
2048
2048
2048
2048
3072
 
[Overwrite]
Determine whether or not to overwrite images when the remaining capacity of the SD memory card becomes insufficient.
On: Overwrites when the remaining capacity of the SD memory card becomes insufficient. (The oldest image is the first to be overwritten.)
Off: Stops saving images on the SD memory card when the SD memory card becomes full.
Default: Off
IMPORTANT
When the [Overwrite] setting is changed from “Off” to “On”, if the remaining capacity of the SD memory card is low, old images may be deleted in order to prepare to save new images.
[Next] button
If you click the [Next] button, the setup menu to set the schedule for recording into the SD memory card will be displayed. (→2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu) )
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the schedule function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu) )
To configure the schedule settings:
Refer to 2.10 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] for information about how to set the above screen.
[Set] button
If you click the [Set] button, setup will be completed.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the (video recording setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu) )
Note
Video recording is not performed if “SD memory recording” is not selected in the “Schedule mode”.
2.3.2.9 Schedule: Configure FTP periodic image transmission (FTP periodic image transmission setup menu)
The FTP periodic image transmission is configured in this section.
To configure FTP periodic image transmission settings:
Refer to 2.9.2.2 Configure the settings related to FTP transmission for information about how to configure the above screen.
[Next] button
If you click the [Next] button, the setup menu to set the FTP periodic image transmission schedule will be displayed. (→2.3.2.9 Schedule: Configure FTP periodic image transmission (FTP periodic image transmission setup menu))
Note
If you click the [Next] button, the setting items in the screen are saved.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the schedule function type setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.8 Schedule: Set SD memory recording (video recording setup menu) )
To configure FTP periodic image transmission schedule settings:
Refer to 2.10 Configure the settings relating to the schedules [Schedule] for information about how to set the above screen.
[Set] button
If you click the [Set] button, setup will be completed.
[Back] button
If you click the [Back] button, the FTP periodic image transmission setup menu will be displayed. (→2.3.2.9 Schedule: Configure FTP periodic image transmission (FTP periodic image transmission setup menu))
Note
FTP periodic image transmission will not be performed when “FTP periodic image transmission” is not selected in “Schedule mode”.