What is alarm output in DVR?

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The alarm outputs on the DVR can be configured to be triggered by an event, such as camera motion detection or door contact via an alarm input. Each alarm output of the DVR is a simple relay circuit that switches from one position to the other (from normally closed to normally opened).

How do I connect my siren to my DVR?

Now in configuration of DVR; Go to “Main menu” > “Alarm” > “Alarm Input”. Choose the alarm input and select “Enable”, then in Type selection, choose “Normal Close”.

What is alarm output?

Alarm Output Module. Page 1. The Alarm Output Module (AOM) is a dry contact, control relay that operates as either a normally-open or normally-closed single pole switch. The output is rat- ed at 1 amp AC or DC. It should be used with low voltage control signals due to its exposed terminal contacts.

What is alarm out in NVR?

Description. This feature will allow you to specify a range of time for a Dahua device to record when a physical alarm is triggered. Alarm output circuit on the NVR is Normally Open by default.

How do I set alarm on Hikvision DVR?

Enable Alarm Notification

Enter the Settings page of the device.
Tap Alarm Notification to enter the Alarm Notification page.
Set the Alarm Notification switch to ON to enable Alarm Notification.
Optional: Set the Notification Schedule switch to ON to set a notification schedule.

How do I set an alarm on my CP Plus DVR?

Go to Main Menu → Event → Motion Detect. Detection menu is shown as below.

How do I set the alarm on my Dahua DVR?

Step by Step Instructions

Identify the connections on the Alarm Trigger.
Connect the N.C. (Normally Closed) wire to one of the numbered ports.
From your local GUI, right click on your live view screen and click on Main Menu.
Click Event from the Settings menu option.
From the left menu tab, click Alarm.

What is alarm input in CCTV?

Alarm Input means the event outside the device triggers the linkage action of the device; while Alarm Output means the event inside the device triggers the outside linkage action.

How do I turn off the alarm on my Hikvision DVR?

Disabling All Alarms

Click ‘Menu’ to enter the main menu.
Next click ‘Configuration’.
Now click ‘Exceptions’.
Now select ‘All’ from the drop down next to ‘Exception Type’.
Uncheck the ‘Audible Warning’ tick box and click the ‘Apply’ button.
Individual alarms, such as ‘HDD Error’ can be re-enabled if desired.

What is alarm in HIK connect?

You can enable alarm notification on the Device Settings page to allow the Mobile Client receives alarm notifications if alarms are triggered on the device. You can also set a notification schedule to define the time period for receiving the alarm notifications.

Why is my Hikvision DVR beeping?

The most common reason people get this alarm sound is because they are setting up their recorder for the first time with a hard drive that has not been ‘initialised’. This is just another word for formatting, which is the process of wiping off the hard drive and preparing it to be used by a new device.

How do the alarm outputs on the DVR work?

How to connect hardwired sensor to DVR system?

If DVR system connects with hardwired sensor, you can make the DVR system to record video or send E-mail alert, when hardwired sensor is triggered. To use this function, you need to use the alarm inputs on the DVR. Simple connect directly to alarm inputs of DVR.

How do I activate alerts and buzzers on my DVR?

Some DVRs are also equipped with Alarm Inputs, which give you the option of adding devices to activate alerts and buzzers on the DVR, or you can redirect these inputs to activate an output, every time the device connected to the input of the DVR (example, motion detector) activate this input.

Why can’t I connect my alarm system to my DVR?

So if your alarm system only with wireless zones, then it can not connect to DVR. After make the correct wiring between sensors and DVR, when sensor is triggered, the DVR system will start to record the video for that channel.