Honeywell K14392V1 manual To Enable a PTZ Camera, System Administrator’s Guide

System Administrator’s Guide

To Enable a PTZ Camera

1.Continue or start a Maintenance Session for the Rapid Eye site.

2.Click the Video tab.

3.Click PTZ. See figure 6–2.

4.Select the Enable box. The PTZ boxes and the PTZ controller become available. Note: the Enable box is not available if a PTZ serial device is not assigned. To assign a PTZ device, see the procedure: To Assign and Set a New PTZ Device, above.

5.Select a driver that matches a PTZ camera. Drivers are listed in table 6–1.

6.If more than one PTZ camera is sharing the device, select a Camera Address that matches the address set on the dome hardware.

7.Select the port attributes of the PTZ dome: Data bits, Stop Bit, Baud Rate and Parity Bit.

8.Select the position that a PTZ camera takes after a View operator closes a Live Session. Consult your security officer before changing the value in the When Live Closes box. See Behavior of PTZ After a Session Closes and table 6–2,on p. 94.

9.Cameras that have a command menu can be set using the Camera Menu button. Use the dartboard control or the rubber band control to choose a command; use the Select button to change a value. The PTZ controls are explained next, in section Using a PTZ Camera.

Fig. 6–2. Configuration Settings (4) for a PTZ (3) Camera (2), on the Video Tab (1).

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