User`s guide

21-0381E v4.7.4
Welcome Report
Control Admin Sys Config Tech-Ref
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- For cameras that support pan-tilt-zoom
(PTZ) control, your mouse cursor will
change to indicate different pan-tilt-
zoom directions as you move around
the camera-view.
(Click, or click-and-
hold with the mouse indicating the desired
action.)
To zoom out: Right-click-and-hold near the
centre of the screen (magnifying glass).
- Adjust PTZ Speed: After clicking
"Start PTZ", an additional button will
appear on the right which allows
opening the PTZ speed control. The
length of the blue bar indicates the
present relative speed. To adjust the
speed click a new position on the
speed indicator bar, or click the + / -
symbols at either end.
- X: This closes the PTZ speed control,
and returns you to the camera-image.
Checking Camera/PTZ
Connection Status
Camera and PTZ connection status can be
viewed at any time.
Steps:
1) Open the 'View' that contains the desired
camera-image.
MyTools Bar: Visual Director (+User login if
prompted). Tree
: Control & Status, Panel
Control & Status (+User login if prompted),
Visual Director.
Then, select from the 'Views' toolbar (top-right).
2) Open the video toolbar by clicking the
button in the bottom-left corner of the
camera-image. Then, click the 3rd
button ("View Messages").
For more information, refer to the item-
descriptions for this screen.
- This screen shows the connection status for the
camera being viewed.
Flashing Yellow Symbol: When a problem occurs
(such as PTZ timeout), the 'View Messages' button will
appear with a warning symbol.
- X: This closes the status window and returns
you to the camera-image.
Setting the Maximum Camera-
Image Size
Camera-images auto-size relative to the
window they are displayed in.
Exception
: To avoid jagged looking images,
you can set the maximum displayed image-
size for each camera.
Steps:
1) Open the 'View' that contains the desired
camera-image.
MyTools Bar: Visual Director (+User login if
prompted). Tree
: Control & Status, Panel
Control & Status (+User login if prompted),
Visual Director.
Then, select from the 'Views' toolbar (top-right).
2) Open the video toolbar by clicking the
button in the bottom-left corner of the
camera-image. Then, click the 2nd button
("Change View Size").
 Then hover over the Camera-Image
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