C•CURE 800/8000 Monitoring Station Guide - Tyco Security Products

Glossarytime specification(time spec)A security object that specifies a given range of times; used in access controland to automatically cause events to happen during certain time periods.timestamp fieldAn external database field which contains a numeric value that increases inmagnitude with each external database update. This field is used by theautomated import function to retrieve new and modified personnel data fromthe external database without getting records processed by an earlier import.time zoneAny of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughoutwhich the same standard time is used.toggle inputAn input whose momentary activation can trigger either the arming ordisarming of an intrusion zone depending upon the zone’s prior mode andstatus.Example:A momentary action key or switch that turns in one direction to activate andthen springs back.See also follow input and input.trailer characterA value that defines the last character in a message from a third party device.The default value is 13.triggersAn initiation of a video event in C•CURE 800/8000's NetVue option. Triggersfall into two categories: 1) those initiated by a physical break in a dry contact,such as a door contact or by motion detection; 2) those triggers configured tocorrespond with access control events, such as the unlocking of a door orsetting off an alarm. Triggers may included pre- and post-video time capture.twain captureAllows a user to capture an image using the industry standard twaininterface. Twain capture involves third party software and devices, such asscanners. After an image is imported using the twain interface, a twaincapture dialogue box opens, where the image can be both previewed andedited.“unacknowledgedevent” eventAn event that is activated when another event has been active andunacknowledged longer than a specified amount of time.Glossary–34C•CURE 800/8000 Monitoring Station User Guide