User Manual

4BChapter 5: Live view
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Name Description
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. Display format Define how you want video to be displayed in the viewer: Single or multiview.
7
. Streaming type Select main stream, substream, and transcoded stream for all the
cameras.
8
. Full screen Display the video tiles only. Toolbars and panels not displayed. Press ESC
button on the keyboard to view toolbars and panels.
9
. Transcoding play Transcoded streaming is normally used when accessing the recorder via a web
client.
Modify the resolution, maximum bit rate, and frame rate of the transcoded
stream.
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. Video function toolbar Lets you do the following in live view:
Pause live viewing.
Start/stop live streaming from all cameras.
Start/stop local recording from all cameras.
Digital zoom.
Take a snapshot.
View previous and next camera respectively.
If
viewing in multiview format, live view moves to the next group of
cameras for the selected number of video tiles.
Turn audio on/off
Turn microphone on/off
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. Alarm output Shows the alarm outputs of the recorder and lets you trigger them on/off
Custom views
You can easily group cameras so that they appear in live view together. This allows you, for
example, to quickly see all the cameras in a pre-defined part of the building such as a parking
lot or different floors.
You can change the name of a custom view as well as select which cameras in a custom view
group are main stream and substream. Not available for cameras with transcoded streaming.
To create a custom view of cameras:
1. Select the required multiscreen lay-out, depending on the number of cameras you want to
show in the custom view.
2. Select a video tile for the camera that you want to appear in the custom view and click the
camera button to enable live view ( ).The camera’s live view appears in the video tile.
3. Select another video tile and enable live view for the next camera to include in the custom
view. Repeat for each camera to be included in the custom view.
4. Click the Add Custom View button . The list of selected cameras appears. Enter the
name of the custom view in the text box.