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VIVOTEK
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Return Code  Description 
400 Bad Request  Request is rejected because some parameter values are illegal. 
415 Unsupported Media Type  Returned, if forcechk appears,when minsft is not achievable or the timeshift 
feature of the target stream is not enabled. 
8.21 Remote Focus 
Note: This request requires Administrator privileges. 
Method: GET/POST 
Syntax: 
http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/remotefocus.cgi?function=<value>[&direction=<value>] 
[&position=<value>][&steps=<value>][&iris] 
PARAMETER  VALUE  DESCRIPTION 
function focus, 
auto, 
scan,
stop, 
positioning, 
irisopen, 
irisenable, 
resetfocus, 
getstatus 
Function type 
focus – Move focus motor 
auto – Perform auto focus 
scan – Perform focus scan 
stop – Stop current operation 
positioning – Position the motors 
irisopen – Open iris. It will maintain this status until sending irisenable
cgi. 
irisenable – Not open iris 
resetfocus – reset focus motor to default valuegetstatus–Information 
of motors, return value as below: 
remote_focus_focus_motor_max: Maximum steps of focus motor 
remote_focus_focus_motor_start: Start point of effective focal length
remote_focus_focus_motor_end: End point of effective focal length 
remote_focus_focus_motor: Current position of focus motor 
remote_focus_focus_enable: Current function of focus motor 
remote_focus_value_mode: Source of focus value. 0: ISP, 1: Edge. 
remote_focus_iris_open: The current status of iris. 0: irisenable, 1: 
irisopen 
direction direct, 
forward, 
backward
Motor’s moving direction. 
It works only if function= focus. 










