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Can I pause motion detection for the next x hours?

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arlocurious
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I have motion detection set up for a couple of outdoor cameras and am pretty happy.... until we get a windy day.

 

I can turn off the motion detection and then turn it back on a few hours later... but memory isn't what it once was and I forget to turn it back on.  (At least that is what I tell myself, maybe my memory wasn't really as good as I remember it being.)

 

Is there a way to say... turn off motion detection for the next 4 hours and then automatically turn it back on again?    (Doesn't have to be 4 hours... could be anything from 1 hour to 12 hours and I'd be happy.)

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TomMac
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Use the schedule, its not that hard to set up

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arlocurious
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Hmmm... thinking...

 

  • I want to be able to simply pause the motion detection for the next 4 hours
  • I want to be able to do that at any time of day, any day of the week
  • I do not know in advance when that time of day I will need to do this.... would just be whenever the wind picks up.

 

I think I could create a default schedule that records 24x7, and then go edit the schedule to turn it off for the next 4 hours.  But (1) that is several steps to take every time I want to do it and (2) I'll have to remember to go back and reset the schedule to 24x7 again (or the system won't record during that 4 hour windows next week.)  

Is there a better way to do it?

TomMac
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arlocurious
and (2) I'll have to remember to go back and reset the schedule to 24x7 again (or the system won't record during that 4 hour windows next week.)  

Is there a better way to do it?


Yes... Just got to MODE hit DISARMED

 

Next put post-it on fridge ( or where you will se it ) that cameras are disarmed

 

Go to MODE hit ARMED when wanted...

 

Save post-it to reuse next time

 

 

Sorry, but couldn't help... its a simple ARM/DISARMED then, there is no easier way at this time.

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