User`s manual

AXIS P7214 Video Encoder

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

Preset positions

A preset position is a predeﬁned view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a speciﬁc location. Preset positions can

be accessed in several ways:

• By selecting the preset from the Preset positions drop-down list in the Live View Page.

• When setting up action rules. See page 29.

• When setting up Guard Tour. See .

To add a preset position:

1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.

2. Use the pan, tilt and zoom contro ls to steer the camera view to the desired position.

3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position ﬁ eld.

4. If required, select Use current position as Home.

5. Click Add.Thecamera’sposition,irisandfocussettingsaresavedasapresetposition.

The Hom e position is readily accessib le by clicking the Home button on the Live View page and in the Preset Positions se

tup window.

To set a customized home position, select Use current position as Home w h en adding a preset position. The u

ser-deﬁned home

position will have (H) added, for example, Entrance (H). The default Home positi on, calle d “Home ”, will still be ava ilable.

The product can be conﬁgured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a speciﬁed length

of time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home when inactive ﬁeld and click Save.Setthetimetozerotopreventthe

product fr om automatically returning to the Home posi

tion.

To include the preset position name in the over

lay text, go to Video & Audio,selectInclude overlay text and e nter the modiﬁer #P in

the ﬁeld. For more information about modiﬁers, see File Naming & Date/Tim e Formats intheonlinehelp

Advanced

Limits

Deﬁne the pan, tilt, zo om and focus limits for the Axis product. Movements to the left and right, up and down, can be restricted to

narrow the area under surveillance.