Pelco C1553M-B Device Icons

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Device Icons

VMX300(-E) allows you to customize maps by placing icons on them that represent physical devices installed in the ﬁeld. Judicious placement of

device icons provides operators with an easy-to-use visual representation of the installation they are monitoring. Operators can control devices

by clicking the icons.

Before you can place a device icon for a particular device on a map, you must add the device itself as described in Add a New Device. Once you

have added the device, you can place as many icons representing the device as you want.

1. Load the map you want to place a device icon on. The map appears in the map viewport.

2. Navigate the Object Browser to [project name] > Device Drivers > [device driver name] > Devices. Click the device you want to place on the

map and hold the mouse button down. If you move the pointer slightly, it changes to cross-hairs.

3. Drag the pointer to the map, position it where you want to place the device, and release the mouse button. An icon representing the selected

device appears on the map and the pointer changes back to an arrow. If “Display the label for this device” is selected in the device’s local

settings, the device’s label appears below the icon. Refer to Edit a Device’s Local Settings for more information on displaying labels.

4. Scale and rotate: Move the pointer away from the icon to make the icon larger. Move the pointer towards the center of the icon to make

the icon smaller. Scaling the device icon does not affect the size of the device’s label. Refer to Scale a Device Label for instructions on

scaling the device’s label.

Move the pointer in a circle around the icon to change the orientation of the icon. Note that you can only rotate icons that represent devices

that are made to be oriented different ways, such as cameras. Icons representing devices that are not normally rotated, such as monitors,

cannot be rotated.

5. When the icon is sized and oriented the way you want it, press the left mouse button. The icon’s size and orientation freezes. If the device’s

label is displayed, it freezes in place below the icon.

Any device icon placed on a map can later be moved to another position on the same map. When you move an icon, only its position changes;

its size and orientation remain ﬁxed. For information on changing an icon’s size and orientation, refer to Scale and Rotate a Device Icon.

To move a device icon to a different position on the map:

1. With the desired map loaded, right-click the device icon you want to move and select Move from the pop-up menu. Make sure you position

the pointer over the icon, not the label, before right-clicking.

2. Move the pointer to the icon’s new location. The icon follows the pointer as you move it. If the device’s label is displayed, it moves with the

icon.

3. When the icon is located where you want it, press the left mouse button. The icon freezes in place. If the map has a grid, the icon snaps to

the grid.

NOTES:

•You do not need to have a device icon on a map in order for the device to function. The icon’s role is to provide operators with an

active visual representation of the device, its status, and controls. Operators can also access devices and their controls through the

Device List.

•Device icons appear as a hollow outline in the VMX300(-E) client if the device driver is not running.

NOTE: To minimize the CPU workload, device icons should be as small as possible.

TIP: Hold the Shift key down while scaling and rotating to constrain the scaling to 5 unit increments and the rotation to 15° increments.