Honeywell K14392V1 Customizing Windows for a PC Monitor’s Settings, PC Monitor’s Refresh Rate

Video Feed Setup

Customizing Windows for a PC Monitor’s Settings

Using Microsoft Windows

Honeywell recommends that if operators plan to use View's higher resolution settings:

•The Screen area (for the monitor) be set to "1280 by 1024 pixels" or higher to run View. Microsoft Windows is used to set this value, not View software. Recommended values are listed in table 5–5.The PC monitor’s refresh rate can also be changed. See Larger Monitors and Microsoft Windows, p. 83.

Honeywell also recommends that if you plan to display ten or more cameras at once on a PC screen that you consider:

•Using two PC monitors at the same time. See Microsoft Dual View and Rapid Eye View Software, p. 82.

Table 5–5 Display Properties for Optimal Rapid Eye Video at Higher Resolutions

Screen area	For Multi-Media DSP	For Multi-Media, Multi-Media LT and
(pixels)		over dial-up connections**

1600 by 1200	yes
1280 by 1024	yes
1280 by 960	yes
1152 by 864	no *
1024 by 768	no
800 by 600	no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no*

*Video is visible and workable even when using smaller screen area settings; see figure 5–17.

**Dial-up connections using few cameras are faster, as is retrieval of video recorded at lower resolutions. Lower settings for Screen area may be sufficient for such use.

PC Monitor’s Refresh Rate

Higher refresh rates can alleviate eye fatigue when monitoring video over time. You can change the Refresh Frequency, and the refresh rate (Hertz), as needed.

Not all monitors and video cards support the resolutions indicated in the preceding sections, nor do all offer various refresh rates. Consult the documentation supplied with Microsoft Windows, your monitor and the video card.

Microsoft Dual View and Rapid Eye View Software

Using two monitors and running View software

Two monitors can be effectively used with Multi-Media View to display more camera feeds at once. To set up a Dual View system, see your Microsoft documentation. Hardware note: a second video card is needed on the View operator’s PC for Microsoft’s Dual View setup.

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