Camera

OSD

The OSD sub-menu allows you to configure custom names for your cameras or configure the on-screen text shown for your cameras.

Configuring the On-Screen Display and Camera Name

You can customize the appearance of on-screen text.

To configure the on-screen display:

1Right-click and click Menu.

2Enter the system user name (default: admin) and password (default: 000000) and click Yes.

3Click Camera>OSD.

4Under Camera, select the camera you would like to modify.

5Under Camera Name, enter the desired camera name.

6Check Display Name to show the camera name.

7Check Display Date to show the current date and time.

8Check Display Week to show the day of the week in the date.

9Under Date Format, select the desired date format.

10Under Time Format, select 24-hour or 12-hour time.

11Under Display Mode, select Non-Transparent and Not Flashing to have the on-screen text shown at all times, or select Non-Transparent and Flashing to have the on-screen text flash on the screen.

12Click and drag the boxes in the image preview to change the position of the on-screen display text. The yellow box controls the position of the time and date, and the red box controls the position of the camera name.

Select the camera

Configure on-screen text

 

 

Click and drag messages to

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adjust their position

 

 

NOTE: The position of the on-screen text will not update until you click Apply.

13Click Apply to save your changes. Right-click repeatedly to return to live view.

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