American Dynamics ADMPCPU User Manual

MEGAPOWER CPU 

8200-0421-03, REV. G 

ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE 

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The following procedure describes how to configure 
the MegaPower CPU for video loss detection using 
EASY CPU. 

Caution: As you progress through this configuration, 
ensure that the video loss contact assignments do 
not conflict with or duplicate the actual physical 
contacts. 

1.  With EASY CPU started, go to the Definitions – 

Cameras screen to define your cameras.  

2.  In the upper screen section, click on the Video 

Loss Detection field in the row for the camera you 
want to define, and then click on the scroll arrow 
to display the dropdown menu. 

 

3. 

Choose one of the following from the dropdown 
menu:

 

•  Off – Video loss detection not enabled 
•  Sync – To detect the presence or loss of the 

synchronized portion of the video signal 

•  Low – To detect low picture content 
•  Medium – To detect medium picture content 
•  High – To detect high picture content 

Note: The video signal is not measured as a 
signal peak-to-peak value. The Low, Medium, 
and High selections indicate the degree of video 
complexity being detected. 

4.  Go to the Alarms – Monitors screen and define 

your monitors. 

5.  Go to the Alarms – Alarm Messages screen and 

create your alarm messages. You can create up 
to 128 messages. Refer to Alarm Messages on 
page 42 for more information. 

6.  Go to the Alarms – Email Messages screen and 

set up your Email addresses and messages. You 
can create up to 16 messages. Refer to Email 
Messages on page 42 for more information. 

7.  Go to the Alarms – Contact Definitions screen and 

define the contacts, including the associated 
alarm and Email messages. Refer to Creating 
Alarm Monitor/ Contact

 on page 40 for 

more information. 

8.  Go back to the Definitions – Cameras screen. In 

the Alarm Number field, assign contact numbers 
for video loss detection to the desired cameras. 

9.  Go to the Alarms – Monitors screen, and do the 

following: 

•  In the lower section of the screen, click on the 

Contact Arming tab, and specify the contacts 
to be associated with each monitor. 

•  In the upper screen section, click on the Type 

field in the row for the monitor you want to 
define, and then click on the scroll arrow to 
display the dropdown menu. 

 

Choose one of the following types of monitors 
from the dropdown menu: 

− 

Single – incoming alarms are displayed on 
a single monitor. Multiple alarms received at 
a single monitor will be either sequenced or 
held based on the monitor’s alarm queuing 
method. For an explanation of alarm 
queuing methods, refer to APPENDIX H: 
Monitor Arming Methods on page 74.