When you click a camera's Setup icon in the PID sub-menu the PID Setup screen will be displayed.
In the PID setup screen you can create up to 4 perimeters which allows you to monitor movement in and out of these zones.
Selecting Your Camera
You can select the camera you want to configure perimeters for from Camera drop down list.
Selecting A Perimeter
Your can create and configure up to 4 perimeters for each camera. These perimeter configurations are called Rules. You can select which Rule you want to create or edit by selecting it from the Rule Number drop down list.
To make things easier you can quickly tell which perimeter belongs to which Rule as it has a red Rule Number in the top left corner or the defined area.
Creating A Perimeter
To create a perimeter just follow these easy steps:
1.Select the Rule Number you want to create the perimeter for from the Rule Number drop down list.
2.Click on the camera's image where you want to set the top left corner of the perimeter.
3.Click where you want to set the bottom left corner.
4.Click where you want to set the bottom right corner.
5.Finally click where you want to set the top right corner of the perimeter.
You will notice as you are setting your corner points the recorder will draw a yellow box between between the points.
Editing A Perimeter
You can edit an existing perimeter as followed:
1.Select the Rule Number you want to edit the perimeter for from the Rule Number drop down list.
2.Click the red square in the top left corner of the parameter.
3.Click and drag the 4 corners to reposition them.
4.Click the red square in the top left corner to confirm and set the new positions.
Enabling And Disabling Individual Perimeters
You can turn each of the camera's 4 Rules On or Off independently as and when they are needed as described below:
1.Select the Rule Number you want to turn On/Off from the Rule Number drop down list.
2.Using the Rule Switch check box you can then turn the rule On (ticked) or Off (unticked).
Trigger On Entering A Perimeter, Exiting A Perimeter Or Both
There are 3 options as to what direction of movement will trigger PID. We call these options Rule Types.
For simplicity we label the area inside a perimeter A and the area outside the perimeter B. The direction of movement is also indicated by the light blue arrows on each side of the perimeter. To choose a Rule Type first select the Rule Number you want configure then select a Rule Type as described below from the Rule Type drop down list.
•A->B - This option will only trigger when an object moves from inside the perimeter (A) to outside the perimeter (B).
•B->A - This option will only trigger when an object moves from outside the perimeter (B) to inside the perimeter (A).
•A<->B - This option will trigger when an object crosses the perimeter in either direction.
Deleting Perimeters
You have 2 options when removing perimeters from a camera; you can remove individual perimeters or all perimeters as explained below:
Remove Individual Perimeters
To remove a perimeter click the Red Square in the top left corner of the perimeter to select it and then click the Remove button to delete it.
Remove All Perimeters
To remove all perimeters from the chosen camera simply click the Remove All button.
Saving Changes
When you are happy with the current settings click the Save button. If you exit the window without saving any changes will be lost.