Operation Guide

26 en | Viewing live images Bosch Video Client
F.01U.247.166 | v1.2 | 2011.06 Operator’s manual Bosch Security Systems
4 Viewing live images
There are two ways of showing live images in the video area:
– select a pre-defined view in the favorites pane to provide persistant video area layouts,
or
– drag cameras from the device tree into the quick (scratch) viewing layouts.
Note:
It is recommended that you take the time to set up a collection of favorite views. Refer to:
– Section 5 Setting up favorite views, page 28
4.1 Selecting favorite views
4.1.1 Selecting views
To select a pre-defined view:
1. Click the favorites tab to open the favorites pane.
– A list of views appears.
2. Double-click a view name to display the pre-defined layout in the live video area.
You can also drag the view to the live video area.
– A yellow border appears around the first cameo.
3. To change to a different view, double-click another view name in the favorites pane.
You can also drag the new view to the live video area.
4.2 Making quick views
4.2.1 Display mode
To switch the display mode, click a cameo view icon to change the layout configuration of the
live viewing area:
– Single cameo
– 2x2 cameos
– 3x3 cameos
– 4x3 cameos
4.2.2 Populating the cameos
To assign a camera to a cameo:
1. Click the device tree tab to open the device tree pane.
– A list of devices appears.
2. Drag a camera from the device tree to a cameo position.
You can also double-click a camera in the tree view to assign it to the next cameo.
– The camera picture appears in the cameo.
– A yellow border appears around the cameo.
3. To reposition a camera, drag it from one cameo to another.
Within a session, a quick display layout retains its assignments unless overruled by a pre-
defined favorite view.