Sensaphone IMS-4000 Users manual - Manual (Page 48)

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PowerGate: Choose the specific PowerGate you’re programming.
Outlet: Choose the PowerGate outlet you want to program for alarm response.
New State: Select the action you want to have occur: On, Off, Cycle.
Click the Add button to add this response to the list of current responses; click Delete to remove an action. Repeat for as
many outlets as you wish to program.
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Camera images may be sent to one or more users when an Environmental or IP alarm occurs. Up to four alarm responses
(PowerGate or Camera Snapshot) may be programmed per input. To configure this feature choose Alarm Response from the
Properties screen for the chosen input. The following screen will appear.
Figure 22: Camera Alarm Response
Click the down arrow in the Response Type menu and choose Camera. Select the name of the camera from which you
would like to receive snapshots. Next, select the E-mail address where you would like the snapshots to be sent. There are
two options to determine the Duration over which snapshots will be sent. If you choose While in Alarm you will receive
snapshots continuously until the input goes back to normal. If you choose Total you will receive a fixed number of snap-
shots once the alarm is detected. You can also select the time between snapshots in the Snapshot Interval field, and you can
choose the maximum number of Snapshots Sent per E-mail. Camera snapshots will not work if a User Login is required in
the camera.
Note: the E-mail messages sent via Alarm Response operate independent of Profile Class and Contact Schedule.
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The IMS-4000 measures the sound level with the built-in microphone on the front panel. This can be useful in detecting
audible alarms in close proximity to the unit. To detect alarms at a distance from the unit, you can plug an external con-
denser microphone into the mic jack. Note that the audible alarm must be more than just a periodic beep. Only alarms that
produce a loud, steady or pulsing signal (for example, smoke detector alarms) will be recognized by the IMS-4000.
The unit is programmed to trip an alarm if the sound level increases by a programmed number of decibels. On the High
Sound programming screen this parameter is listed as “Change in dB.” The default setting is 30db. This means that if the
audio level increases more than 30 dB for the duration of the recognition time, an alarm will be tripped.
To verify that your audible alarm is capable of tripping an alarm we recommend that you perform several tests to check
the decibel increase at the IMS unit. The test should involve tripping your audible alarm and checking the measured level
within the ConsoleView Software. Using the data obtained from your testing, you can then set the Change in db parameter
appropriately.
If you are not concerned about High Sound alarms or if the unit is installed in a generally noisy environment that could
easily trip false alarms, we recommend you disable the High Sound alarm monitoring via the Schedule.