Remote Operation Software (DX-PC For View)
Chapter 4 ─ Operation
4.1 Live Monitoring
DX-PC For View provides remote monitoring functions for viewing video images in real time from either a single site or multiple sites. In addition, when events are detected at a remote site while in the live monitoring mode, DX-PC For View displays the event information on the Watch Event View panel. In order to perform live monitoring, the display option must be set to Watch Screen or Watch and Search Screen during System setup.
To connect a remote site on the Watch screen, select the site or camera you want to connect to in the Remote Site, Favorite Sites or Map panel and then drag and drop it in the desired position on the screen. The icon will be displayed on each Watch screen. To disconnect the current connection, select the site or camera you want to disconnect to in the Remote Sites, Favorite Sites or Map panel or on the screen and then click the button on the toolbar or select Disconnect from the System drop-down menu.
NOTE: Some DVR models will only transmit images to the DX-PC For View system while recording video.
NOTE: When selecting the display option of Watch and Search Screen during System setup, the remote site can also be set to connect using the right or left mouse buttons (This is user-defined and must be set during System setup). Select Watch Screen to connect to the selected site on the Watch screen when the text menu screen appears.
Screen Layout and Frame Layout
DX-PC For View provides multiple screen layout options. The formats available are single-screen, quad, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 1+32, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8 and full-screen. When in one of the multi-view formats, clicking the or button will move to the previous or next page. To view a specific image in the single-screen mode, move the cursor to that image and double click the left mouse button. To return to the previous screen mode from the single-screen mode, double click the left mouse button in the monitoring window.
Clicking (Layout Load) will apply the selected frame layout to DX-PC For View, and clicking (Layout Setup) allows you to set up the user-defined frame layout.
Audio Communication
DX-PC For View supports audio communication between the DX-PC For View system and the remote site equipped with two-way audio. If you want to enable audio communication with the remote site, select any camera of the remote site on the screen and click the right mouse button. Selecting Enable Audio from the menu displays the following audio control panel.
NOTE: The icon will display on each camera screen when audio communication is available between the DX-PC For View system and the remote site.