Chapter 4 Viewing and Live Video

Viewing Video through the Home Window Overview

Table 4-1

Home Window Controls (continued)

 

 

 

Control

 

Description

 

 

 

IP camera

 

To pan the IP camera, use the left or right arrow buttons.

control buttons

 

To tilt the IP camera, use the up or down arrow buttons.

 

 

 

 

To move the IP camera to its home position, click the Move Camera Home button,

 

 

which is located in the middle of the group of arrow keys.

 

 

Pan and tilt functions require that the IP camera be installed with a pan/tilt mount

 

 

that supports the Pelco D protocol and that PTZ functions are enabled. For more

 

 

information, see the “PTZ (RS-485) Window” section on page 3-28.

 

 

For information about configuring the home position, see the “Preset Positions

 

 

Window” section on page 3-30.

 

 

Focus far button

Use these buttons to adjust the focus of the IP camera.

 

 

The focus function requires that the IP camera be installed with a motorized

 

 

zoom/focus lens in a pan/tilt mount that supports the Pelco D protocol and that PTZ

 

 

functions are enabled. For more information, see the “PTZ (RS-485) Window”

Focus Near

 

 

section on page 3-28.

button

 

 

Day button

Improves video quality when the IP camera captures video in bright conditions.

 

This button appears only if you configure the Day/Night Vision Switch Mode to

 

Day or Night. For more information, see the “Video Window” section on page 3-14.

 

 

Night button

Improves video quality when the IP camera captures video in dark conditions.

 

This button appears only if you configure the Day/Night Vision Switch Mode to

 

Day or Night. For more information, see the “Video Window” section on page 3-14.

 

Video display and audio controls

 

 

Resolution

Selects resolution for the video display:

drop-down list

AUTO—Resolution that is configured in the Resolution field in the Video

 

 

window. For more information, see the “Video Window” section on page 3-14.

 

720 x 480—D1 resolution.

 

704 x 480—4CIF resolution.

 

352 x 240—CIF resolution.

 

 

Digital Zoom

Accesses the digital zoom feature, which enlarges the video image by 2 times or 4

button

times. To zoom the video image, follow these steps:

 

1. Click the Digital Zoom button once for 2 times zooming or twice for 4 times

 

zooming. The button changes to include a 2 or 4, which indicates the zoom

 

factor.

 

2. Click the video image. The image resizes as indicated and the zoom factor (2X

 

or 4X) appears in the upper left corner of the video display.

 

To return the video image to normal size, click the Digital Zoom button twice when

 

in 2-times zoom mode or click it once when in 4-times zoom mode.

 

 

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Cisco Systems CIVS-IPC-2500 manual Information, see the PTZ RS-485 Window section on, Video display and audio controls