Remote Viewing -
PTZ Control

REMOTE Access

Remote Surveillance

Live Viewing Tab:

By default, Remote Surveillance opens in Live Viewing mode (split-screen).

To use Live Viewing:

1.Click LIVE at the top of the main screen.

2.Click the display mode icons to view the main screen in single-channel, quad, or split-screen configurations. You can also double-click a channel at any time to view it in single-channel.

3.Click to show or hide all the channel windows.

4.Click to start/stop manual recording to your PC on ALL channels. For more details see RECORDING.

5.Select a channel (outlined in red) and then click the audio bars to increase or decrease listen-in volume. Click the icon to mute/unmute.

Live Viewing Talk Function

NOTE: The Talk function is not supported.

Recording

NOTE: You will record video to your PC regardless of the recording mode on the system itself. By default, recorded files are saved in C:\DVR\[ip_address]\Record.

Recording

You can record video directly to your PC using the remote surveillance software.

To record video to your PC, from Live viewing, click to start/stop manual recording to your PC on ALL channels

Quick Access Menu

Right-click any channel to open the sub-menu.

The sub-menu contains the following options:

Remote Viewing-

Quick Access Menu

PTZ Control

You must have a PTZ camera (not included) connected to the system in order to use the PTZ controls. To control a PTZ camera:

1.Select the channel of the connected PTZ camera(s).

2.Click the navigation arrows to pan and tilt the camera.

3.Click + /- to control zoom, focus, and iris.

4.Enter presets.

5.Click SETTING, HAND, and CLEAR to further control presets.

Screen Captures

Use the remote surveillance software to take a snapshot of the channels on the main display screen. Screen Captures can be useful for your own records, or may be needed by authorities in case of a security incident.

To take a screen capture:

1.From Live Viewing, select the channel you want to capture. The selected channel will be highlighted in a red frame.

2.Click .

3. Click OK in the confirmation window. Screen captures are saved as BMP files to the default save location (C:\DVR\...).

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First Alert PRO-D1610 user manual Live Viewing Tab, Live Viewing Talk Function Recording