User Manual

5BChapter 6: Controlling a PTZ camera
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To set up a preset:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
2. Use the directional, zoom, focus and iris buttons to position the camera in the
desired preset location.
3. Check Save Preset and enter a preset number. The preset is enabled and
stored in the camera.
If the desired preset number is larger than the 17 numbers listed, click […].
The Preset screen appears. Select a preset number from the dropdown list
and click the OK button to save changes.
Note: Presets can be overwritten.
4. Click Back to return to live view.
To call up a preset:
• PTZ control panel:
1. In live view left-click the mouse and select the PTZ control icon in the quick
access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears. Select the desired camera
from the toolbar.
– Or –
On the front panel, select the desired camera and press Enter to call up the
quick access toolbar. The PTZ control panel appears.
2. Scroll the toolbar to Preset and double-click the desired preset from the list.
The camera immediately jumps to the preset position.
• Menu toolbar:
1. Click the PTZ Settings icon on the menu toolbar and select More Settings.
The PTZ configuration window appears.
2. Check Call Preset and enter the preset number to call up. The camera
immediately moves to that preset position.
3. Click Back to return to live view.
Setting and calling up preset tours
Preset tours move a PTZ dome camera to different steps (called “Keypoint” in the
interface). The camera stays at a step for a set dwell time before moving on to
the next step. The steps are defined by presets (see “Setting and calling up
presets” on page 42.)
Each preset tour consists of steps. A step consists of a step number, a dwell
time, and a speed.
The step number is the order the camera will follow while cycling through the
preset tour. The dwell time is the length of time for which a camera stays at a