Operation Guide

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Bosch Security Systems Operator’s manual F.01U.247.166 | v1.2 | 2011.06
3.5 Cameos
A cameo is a single image area within the video display area. There can be one or many
cameos in this area.
– If you choose to make quick views, the display mode is selected with the display mode
icons in the toolbar.
– If a favorite view is selected, the number and layout of the cameos has already been
defined.
To assign a camera to a cameo:
 Drag a camera from the left side pane to a cameo position.
– The camera picture appears in the cameo.
– A yellow border appears around the cameo.
– The aspect ratio of the cameo column adapts to the aspect ratio of the camera.
To assign multiple cameras to a cameos:
 Select multiple cameras and drag them from the left side pane to a cameo position.
– The first camera picture appears in this cameo.
– The following cameos are filled from left to right and top to bottom with the
remaining selected cameras.
– The aspect ratio of the cameo column adapts to the aspect ratio of the camera.
To remove a camera from a cameo:
 Click the delete icon in the cameo header.
To enlarge a cameo:
 Double-click the cameo or click the enlarge icon in the header.
– The cameo fills the video display area.
– To return a cameo to its original size, double-click it again or click the reduce icon in
the cameo header.
Overlays generated by the camera itself can also be displayed, for example, camera names,
alarm messages, times and dates.
The manual live recording icon appears when the pointer is placed over a cameo. For
more information see:
– Section 6 Live recording, page 29.
3.5.1 Cameo context menu
Right-click in a cameo to display the context menu:
– Select video input
– Enter digital zoom
– Start/stop manual recording
– Maximize/restore video size
– Stop display
– Capture image
– Open instant playback
–Properties
If a monitor wall is configured, Send to Monitor and Send view to Monitor commands are
also available.