Bosch MBV-BPRO-40 User manual

Bosch Video Management System
MBV-BPRO-40
en Operator's Manual

Table of contents
1Using the Help 6
1.1 Finding information 6
1.2 Printing the Help 6
2Introduction 8
3System overview 9
3.1 Hardware requirements 9
3.2 Software requirements 9
3.3 License requirements 9
4Getting started 10
4.1 Installing Bosch VMS Archive Player 10
4.2 Starting Bosch VMS Archive Player 10
5Displaying camera images 11
5.1 Displaying a camera in an Image pane 11
5.2 Finding an item in the Logical Tree 11
5.3 Arranging Image panes 11
5.4 Displaying the Alarm Image window 11
5.5 Starting manual recording 12
5.6 Starting a pre-configured camera sequence 12
5.7 Starting an automatic camera sequence 13
5.8 Using one channel audio mode 14
5.9 Using multichannel audio mode 14
5.10 Using digital zoom 14
5.11 Saving a single image 15
5.12 Printing a single image 15
5.13 Switching to full-screen mode 15
5.14 Displaying or hiding the Image pane bars 15
5.15 Displaying information on a camera 15
5.16 Starting instant playback 16
5.17 Assigning a camera to a monitor 16
5.18 Using audio mode 16
5.19 Displaying metadata (for NVR recordings only) 16
5.20 Using the Intercom functionality 17
5.21 Locking the control of a PTZ camera 18
5.22 Updating the reference image 18
6Using maps and the PTZ cameras 19
6.1 Displaying a map 19
6.2 Controlling PTZ cameras 19
6.3 Using in-window control of a camera 19
7Using favorites and bookmarks 21
7.1 Adding items to the Favorites Tree 21
7.2 Creating/editing views 21
7.3 Adding a bookmark 22
7.4 Editing a bookmark 22
7.5 Displaying a bookmark 23
8Managing recorded videos 24
8.1 Using the Timeline 24
8.2 Playing a specific recording mode 24
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8.3 Playing recorded videos 24
8.4 Authenticating video data (for NVR recordings only) 25
8.5 Changing the playback speed 25
8.6 Protecting video 25
8.7 Deleting video data 26
8.8 Exporting video data 26
8.9 Importing video data 27
8.10 Performing a Forensic Search (only VRM recordings) 27
8.11 Finding motion (only NVR recordings) 28
8.12 Finding Logbook entries 28
8.13 Finding recorded video data 29
9Handling alarms 30
9.1 Accepting an alarm 30
9.2 Adding comments to an alarm 30
9.3 Clearing an alarm 31
9.4 Customizing the Alarm List window 31
9.5 Displaying the Live Image window 32
9.6 Starting a workflow 32
9.7 Un-accepting an alarm 32
10 Using a CCTV keyboard 34
10.1 CCTV keyboard user interface 34
10.1.1 Status display 35
10.2 Using a keyboard connected to a workstation 36
10.2.1 Starting the keyboard 36
10.2.2 Entering operation modes 36
10.2.3 Displaying cameras 37
10.2.4 Using the joystick 37
10.2.5 Using softkeys 38
10.3 Using a keyboard connected to a decoder 39
10.3.1 Starting the keyboard 40
10.3.2 Displaying cameras 40
10.3.3 Using the joystick 40
10.3.4 Using softkeys 41
11 User interface 42
11.1 Live Mode 42
11.2 Playback Mode window 44
11.3 Alarm Mode (Alarm Display) 46
11.4 Menu commands 48
11.5 Reference Image dialog box 52
11.6 Select Search Parameters dialog box 52
11.7 ATM/POS Options dialog box 54
11.8 Device Selection dialog box 54
11.9 Event Selection dialog box 54
11.10 Logbook Results: dialog box 54
11.11 Options dialog box 55
11.12 Search dialog box 56
11.13 Favorites Tree window 56
11.14 Export Video dialog box 56
11.15 Exports window 57
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11.16 Map window 57
11.17 PTZ Control window 58
11.18 Monitors window 59
11.19 Image window 59
11.20 Image pane 60
11.21 Timeline window 61
11.22 Motion Search dialog box 63
11.23 Delete Video dialog box 64
11.24 Forensic Search dialog box (only VRM recordings) 64
11.25 Protect Video dialog box 65
11.26 Unprotect Video dialog box 65
11.27 Motion Search Results window 65
11.28 Alarm List window 66
11.29 Used icons 66
12 Keyboard shortcuts 70
12.1 General controls 70
12.2 Playback controls 70
12.3 Image window controls 70
13 Concepts 71
13.1 Alarm handling 71
13.2 Enterprise System 72
13.2.1 Scenarios 72
13.2.2 Permissions 75
13.2.3 Types of user groups 75
13.2.4 Licensing 75
13.3 Allegiant CCL commands supported in Bosch VMS 76
14 Troubleshooting 78
14.1 Updating an old Bosch VMS Archive Player version 78
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Using the Help
To find out more about how to do something in Bosch Video Management System, access the
online Help using any of the following methods.
To use the Contents, Index, or Search:
4On the Help menu, click Help. Use the buttons and links to navigate.
To get Help on a window or dialog:
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On the toolbar, click .
OR
4Press F1 for help on any program window or dialog.
Finding information
You can find information in the Help in several ways.
To find information in the Online Help:
1. On the Help menu, click Help.
2. If the left-hand pane is not visible, click the Show button.
3. In the Help window, do the following:
Click: To:
Contents Display the table of contents for the Online Help. Click each book to
display pages that link to topics, and click each page to display the
corresponding topic in the right-hand pane.
Index Search for specific words or phrases or select from a list of index
keywords. Double-click the keyword to display the corresponding topic
in the right-hand pane.
Search Locate words or phrases within the content of your topics. Type the
word or phrase in the text field, press ENTER, and select the topic you
want from the list of topics.
Texts of the user interface are marked bold.
4The arrow invites you to click on the underlined text or to click an item in the application.
4
Click to get step-by-step instructions
Related Topics
4Click to display a topic with information on the application window you currently use.
This topic provides information on the application window controls.
Concepts, 71 provides background information on selected issues.
Caution!
Medium risk (without safety alert symbol): Indicates a potentially hazardous situation.
If not avoided, this may result in property damage or risk of damage to the unit.
Cautionary messages should be heeded to help you avoid data loss or damaging the system.
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This symbol indicates information or a company policy that relates directly or indirectly to the
safety of personnel or protection of property.
Printing the Help
While using the Online Help, you can print topics and information right from the browser
window.
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To print a Help topic:
1. Right-click in the right pane and select Print.
The Print dialog box opens.
2. Click Print. The topic is printed to the specified printer.
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Introduction
Bosch VMS Archive Player displays exported recordings.
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System overview
If you plan to install and configure Bosch Video Management System, participate in a system
training on Bosch Video Management System.
Refer to the Release Notes of the current Bosch Video Management System version for
supported versions of firmware and hardware and other important information.
See data sheets on Bosch workstations and servers for information on computers where
Bosch Video Management System can be installed.
The following software modules can optionally be installed on one PC.
Tasks of the software modules
– Management Server: Stream management, alarm management, priority management,
Management logbook, user management, device state management. Additional Enterprise
System license: Managing a server list that contains multiple Management Server
computers.
– VRM: Distributing storage capacities on iSCSI devices to the encoders, while handling
load balancing between multiple iSCSI devices.
Streaming playback video and audio data from iSCSI to Operator Clients.
– MVS: Provides a transcoding service that adapts the video stream from a camera
configured in Bosch Video Management System to the available network bandwidth. This
enables mobile video clients like an iPhone to receive live or playback video data via
unreliable network connections with limited bandwidth. Not supported on Windows XP.
– Configuration Client: System configuration and administration for Operator Client.
– Operator Client: Live monitoring, storage retrieval and playback, alarm and accessing
multiple Management Server computers simultaneously.
Hardware requirements
See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System. Data sheets for platform PCs are
also available.
Software requirements
See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System.
Bosch Video Management System must not be installed on a computer where you want to
install Bosch VMS Archive Player.
License requirements
See the data sheet for Bosch Video Management System for the available licenses.
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Getting started
This chapter provides information on how to get started with Bosch Video Management
System and with Bosch VMS Archive Player
Installing Bosch VMS Archive Player
Caution!
Install Bosch VMS Archive Player only on a computer where Bosch Video Management is not
installed.
You can include the setup for Bosch VMS Archive Player in an export you create with
Bosch VMS Operator Client.
If there is no setup available with the export, you can find it on a computer where Bosch VMS
is installed: C:\<Installation directory>\Bosch\VMS\Update\NvrArchivePlayer
\NvrArchivePlayerSetup.exe
To install:
1. Copy the Setup program file on a computer where Bosch VMS is not installed.
2. Start NVRArchivePlayerSetup.exe.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Starting Bosch VMS Archive Player
You install Bosch VMS Archive Player only on a computer where Bosch Video Management
System is not installed.
To start Bosch VMS Archive Player:
4From the Start menu, select Programs > Bosch VMS > Bosch VMS Archive Player.
The application starts.
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Displaying camera images
This chapter provides information on how to display camera images.
Some of the features described in this chapter can be deactivated for your user group.
Displaying a camera in an Image pane
Main window
To assign a camera image to an Image pane:
4Drag a camera from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane.
The selected camera image is displayed in the Image pane.
Or:
1. Select an Image pane.
2. In the Logical Tree window, double-click a camera.
The selected camera image is displayed in the Image pane.
3. Repeat the above steps for every camera you want to display.
You can also drag maps and documents to Image panes.
Or:
4In the Logical Tree, right-click a camera and click Show in next free Image pane.
The camera is displayed.
To move a camera within the Image window:
4Drag the camera into another Image pane.
To zoom digitally:
4Right-click anywhere on an Image pane and click Zoom in.
Finding an item in the Logical Tree
Main window
To find an item in the Logical Tree:
1. Right-click the root node or a child node of the Logical Tree and click Tree Search.
The Search dialog box is displayed. This dialog box appears on the monitor where it was
closed earlier. It is always on top.
2. In the Search for: field, type a search string representing the display name of an item.
3. Click Find.
The first item that matches the search string is marked. If you want to display it in an
Image pane, double-click it.
4. Click Next to mark the next matching item.
5. Click Close.
Arranging Image panes
Main window
To arrange Image panes:
1. Move the slider for the Image pane pattern.
2. Drag an item from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane. Repeat this until all
required cameras are displayed.
If an object is already displayed in a target Image pane, this object is replaced.
3. Drag a camera from one Image pane to another, if required.
To resize an Image pane:
1. Point to an Image pane corner. The pointer appears as a double-headed arrow.
2. Drag the corner to resize the Image pane.
Displaying the Alarm Image window
Main window
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You can switch from the Image window to the Alarm Image window if at least one alarm is in the
Alarm List.
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A map displayed in an Alarm Image pane is optimized for display and contains only the initial
view of the basic .dwf file.
To display the Alarm Image window:
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In an Image window, click .
The Alarm Image window is displayed.
To display the Image window again:
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In an Image window, click .
Live Mode or Playback Mode is displayed depending on the Mode that was displayed
before.
Starting manual recording
Main window
You can start recording for each camera manually. The quality level of alarm recording mode is
used. The duration of alarm recording is configured in the Configuration Client.
If the selected camera is already recording, the quality level is changed to alarm recording
mode. The alarm recording can be protected when NVR recording is used. With VRM
recording, the alarm recording is not protected.
Note: You cannot start manual recording for a DiBos camera.
To start recording:
1. Select an Image pane displaying a camera.
2.
Click .
Recording is started.
Notes:
NVR recordings only: The icon in the Image pane bar changes to . Click to stop
recording. If you do not click to stop recording, manual recording stops after the configured
manual recording time. In the Timeline of the camera, the manual recording is displayed as
alarm recording.
VRM recordings only: You cannot manually stop recording. The recording stops after the
configured alarm recording time. In the Timeline of the camera, the pre-alarm recording is
displayed as alarm recording, if pre-alarm recording is configured in Configuration Client.
Starting a pre-configured camera sequence
Main window
With a camera sequence, a group of cameras are displayed one after the other. The pre-
configured camera sequences are configured in the Configuration Client and appear in the
Logical Tree.
A sequence can be configured to use more than one Image pane. If there are not enough Image
panes to display the whole sequence, only those Image panes are displayed which fit into the
Image window. The remaining Image panes are not displayed and an appropriate message is
displayed.
Under the following conditions, a sequence is not being displayed:
– Video loss
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– Connection to the camera lost
– No permission to display the camera
– Camera not configured
In addition, for sequences displayed on an analog monitor via a decoder, DiBos cameras
cannot be displayed.
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When the configuration is changed and activated, a camera sequence (pre-configured or auto-
matic) usually is continued after restart of the Operator Client.
But in the following cases the sequence is not continued:
A monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed has been removed.
The mode of a monitor (single/quad view) where the sequence is configured to be displayed
has been changed.
The logical number of a monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed is
changed.
To start and control a camera sequence:
1.
Drag the required sequence from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane.
The sequence is displayed indicated by the symbol.
2. Click a playback control icon of the Image window toolbar to control the sequence.
Starting an automatic camera sequence
Main window
With a camera sequence, a group of cameras are displayed one after the other.
You configure the dwell time for these sequences in the Options dialog box (Extras menu,
Options... command).
Under the following conditions, a sequence is not being displayed:
– Video loss
– Connection to the camera lost
– No permission to display the camera
– Camera not configured
In addition, for sequences displayed on an analog monitor via a decoder, DiBos cameras
cannot be displayed.
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When the configuration is changed and activated, a camera sequence (pre-configured or auto-
matic) usually is continued after restart of the Operator Client.
But in the following cases the sequence is not continued:
A monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed has been removed.
The mode of a monitor (single/quad view) where the sequence is configured to be displayed
has been changed.
The logical number of a monitor where the sequence is configured to be displayed is
changed.
To start a camera sequence:
1. Select an Image pane where you want the sequence to be played.
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2. Right-click a folder in the Logical Tree or Favorites Tree window and click Show as
sequence in selected Image pane.
The cameras of the selected folder are displayed one after the other in the selected
Image pane. indicates that the sequence is running.
To pause a camera sequence:
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In the Image window toolbar, click .
The sequence stops playing, as indicated by .
To jump to the previous / next step of a camera sequence:
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In the Image window toolbar, click or .
The sequence jumps to the previous or next step.
Using one channel audio mode
Main window
You use one channel audio mode when you want to hear only one audio source assigned to a
camera. You cannot activate audio for another camera.
To activate / de-activate multichannel audio mode:
1. On the Extras menu, click Options....
2. Select the Playback audio of the selected Image pane check box.
Using multichannel audio mode
Main window
You use multichannel audio mode when you want to hear different audio sources at the same
time. You can activate different audio sources assigned to a camera in the Image pane of each
camera.
To activate / de-activate multichannel audio mode:
1. On the Extras menu, click Options....
2. Select the Multichannel audio playback check box.
Using digital zoom
Main window
Every Image pane provides a digital zoom function. This digital zoom has 11 levels: 1x, 1.35x,
1.8x, 2.5x, 3.3x, 4.5x, 6x, 8.2x, 11x, 14.9x, 20.1x.
When you save a Favorites View, the current setting of the digital zoom and the image section
are saved.
When you click , the current setting of the digital zoom and the image section are used
for instant playback.
When Operator Client restarts, the current setting of the digital zoom and the image section
are retained.
To use digital zoom:
1. Right-click anywhere on an Image pane and click Zoom in.
indicates that the digital zoom was used.
2. Repeat the previous step to zoom in.
3. Drag the image to navigate to the desired image section.
4. Right-click the Image pane and click Zoom 1:1 to return to the original size.
disappears.
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Note:
You can also use the controls for digital zoom in the PTZ Control window.
Saving a single image
Main window
To save a single image:
1. Select an Image pane.
2.
Click .
A dialog box for saving the image file is displayed.
3. Select the desired directory, enter a file name, and select the desired file type. JPG and
BMP are available.
4. Click OK.
The image is saved. The file contains additional information about the camera.
Printing a single image
Main window
To print a single image:
1. Select an Image pane.
2.
Click .
A dialog box for selecting the printer is displayed.
3. Click OK.
The image is printed. The printout contains additional information about the camera.
Switching to full-screen mode
Main window
Full-screen mode hides many control elements, for example the menu commands or the Alarm
List if no alarm monitor was switched to full-screen mode. For accessing these control
elements, leave the full-screen-mode.
To display the entire Image window in full-screen mode:
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On the Image window toolbar, click .
The Image window is displayed in full-screen mode.
To leave the full-screen mode:
4
Click .
To maximize a selected Image pane:
4Right-click an Image pane and click Maximize.
The selected Image pane is displayed using the entire Image window.
Displaying or hiding the Image pane bars
Main window
To display / hide the toolbars:
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Click to display the toolbars.
Click to hide the toolbars.
Displaying information on a camera
Main window
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To display information:
4Right-click an Image pane with a camera assigned and click Properties.
A dialog box with the camera properties is displayed.
Starting instant playback
Main window >
You can view the recordings of a camera in an Image pane in the Live Mode.
The current setting of the digital zoom and the image section are used for instant playback.
The start time (number of seconds in the past or rewind time) for instant playback is configured
in the Options dialog box (Extras menu, Options... command).
To start instant playback:
1. Select the required Image pane.
2.
Click .
The recording is played.
To return to live image, click .
Note: More than one Image pane with instant playback is possible, even multiple instant
playbacks of the same camera.
Assigning a camera to a monitor
Main window > > tab
You can assign IP devices to a decoder. This displays the video signal on the analog monitor
and plays the audio signal on the speakers if connected to the decoder. DiBos and Bosch
Allegiant cameras cannot be assigned this way.
To assign a camera image to a monitor:
1.
Click the tab and the tab.
2. Drag a camera from the Logical Tree window to the desired monitor.
Using audio mode
Main window
If available you can activate audio for a selected camera.
To hear the audio signal of multiple cameras simultaneously, activate multichannel audio
mode.
You switch the audio mode in the Options dialog box (Extras menu, Options... command).
To activate / de-activate audio:
1. Select an Image pane.
2. Click to de-activate or to activate audio.
Displaying metadata (for NVR recordings only)
Main window >
Main window
You can display metadata of the selected camera such as ATM / POS / Barcode if available.
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To display metadata in a separate window:
1. Select an Image pane.
2. In the Camera menu, click Show Metadata....
A window is displayed with the available metadata.
When you close the selected Image pane, the Metadata window is closed too.
Using the Intercom functionality
Main window >
You can use the Intercom functionality only when Live Mode is active.
Ensure that the microphone is active on your sound card and its volume is not 0. You perform
this task in the Control Panel of your workstation computer. Additionally ensure that in the
recording control of your sound card only the microphone is selected, not the stereo mix. For
Windows 7: Disable all input devices except the one you want to use for Intercom
functionality.
The following screenshot shows an example:
If you change the setting from stereo mix to microphone after the first start of Operator
Client, the setting is overridden after the next start of Operator Client.
We recommend to use a headset instead of a microphone-loudspeaker combination to avoid
acoustic feedback.
The Intercom functionality only works with an encoder that has both audio-in and audio-out.
Ensure that the volume settings for the encoder microphone and loudspeakers are not 0. You
perform this task in Configuration Client.
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To use Intercom functionality on your workstation your user group must be granted to use it.
You perform this task in Configuration Client.
In the Options dialog box, you can configure half duplex or full duplex mode.
To use Intercom functionality:
1. Select an Image pane with an audio encoder.
2.
Click and hold the mouse button. If audio was off for this Image pane, it is switched
on automatically.
The icon changes to .
Now you can talk. If configured, the other side can talk also, regardless whether the icon
is clicked or not.
3. Release the mouse button. The transfer is interrupted.
Audio remains on for this Image pane.
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Locking the control of a PTZ camera
Main window >
You can lock the control of a PTZ camera for other users. A user with a higher priority can take
over the control and lock the camera control. A timeout can be configured for this explicit PTZ
locking. If you only take over the control without manually locking it before, the control is
locked for the user with lower priority for 5 seconds.
To lock a PTZ control:
1. Select one of the following items:
– Image pane with PTZ camera
– PTZ camera in the Logical Tree
– PTZ camera in the Favorites Tree
– PTZ camera in the Map window
2. Right-click the Image pane or the PTZ camera and click Lock.
The users with lower priorities cannot use the PTZ control any longer. On their displays a
corresponding message box is displayed.
To stop the locking of the PTZ control, right-click the Image pane or the PTZ camera and
click Unlock.
The locking ends automatically after a configured time period or when you log off.
Updating the reference image
Main window >
You can update the reference image.
To update the reference image:
1. Right-click an Image pane and click Reference Image....
The Reference Image dialog box is displayed.
2. Click Update.
The image of the time when you click Update is displayed.
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Using maps and the PTZ cameras
This chapter provides information on how to use the Map window and the PTZ Control
window.
You can view a map in the required ratio and zooming factor. Hence, you see all your devices
and their places at a glance.
You can activate that the map of the camera in the selected Image pane is automatically
getting the focus. This map is displayed in the Map window of the Control monitor.
Some of the features described in this chapter can be deactivated for your user group, your
Enterprise User Group or your Enterprise Account.
Displaying a map
Main window
You can display a map in the Map window or in an Image pane. In the Image pane, the 4:3 ratio
applies.
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A map displayed in an Alarm Image pane is optimized for display and contains only the initial
view of the basic .dwf file.
To view a map in the map window:
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Drag a map from the Logical Tree to the tab, wait until the Map window is
displayed, and drop the map on the Map window.
The map is displayed.
To view a map in an Image pane:
4Drag a map from the Logical Tree window to an Image pane.
The map is displayed in the Image pane.
Controlling PTZ cameras
Main window > tab
You can zoom and control the cameras in the PTZ Control window or in the Image pane.
The digital zoom function is not available for dome and pan/tilt cameras.
Controlling/zooming cameras in the PTZ Control window:
1. Select the required Image pane.
2. Click the various control elements in the PTZ Control window to control the camera.
Using in-window control of a camera
Main window
After you have assigned a PTZ camera to an Image pane, you can use the camera control
functions directly in this Image pane.
To use control functions:
1. Move the cursor on the Image pane which displays a PTZ camera.
The cursor changes depending on the location in the Image pane.
2. Move the cursor to the left side of the Image pane.
The cursor changes to an arrow.
Click to swivel to the left direction in a small step. Keep the mouse button pressed to
swivel continuously. Drag to the outside direction to accelerate.
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3. Move the cursor to another direction and perform a corresponding tilt or swiveling task.
4. Move the cursor to the center of the Image pane.
The cursor changes to a magnifying class.
In the upper area, use the zooming in function.
In the lower area, use the zooming out function.
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