Pelco C1554M-A (4/05) PELCO PTZ GADGET, OPENING THE DEVICE CONTROL DIALOG BOX, PAN, TILT, ZOOM, IRIS, AND FOCUS

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PELCO PTZ GADGET
Figure 30. PTZ Gadget
The Pelco PTZ gadget has four parts:
•Device control button: The Device Control button opens the Device Control dialog box.
•Presets drop-down list: The Presets drop-down list lists the user-defined presets for that camera. Select a preset from the list to make
the camera go to the preset. If the camera’s current view is not the result of going to a preset, <Custom View> appears in the drop-down
list. Refer to Presets for more information.
•Patterns drop-down list: The Patterns drop-down list lists the user-defined patterns for that camera. Select a pattern from the list to
make the camera run the pattern. The camera will run the pattern repeatedly until it receives a new movement command. If the camera is
not currently running a pattern, <No Pattern Running> appears in the drop-down list. Refer to Patterns for more information.
•Lock button: The Lock button allows you to take exclusive control of the camera. Click the Lock button to prevent a script or another
operator from moving or locking the camera. Refer to Locking a Camera for more information.
OPENING THE DEVICE CONTROL DIALOG BOX
The Device Control dialog box provides tools for controlling a Pelco PTZ camera. To access the Device Control dialog box, you must belong to, and
log in under, a user group that allows you to access the Device Control dialog box. The Device Control dialog box provides the following tabs:
•Control tab: Allows you to pan, tilt, zoom, and focus the camera, and adjust the Pan, Tilt, Zoom, Focus, and Iris for more information.
The Control tab also allows you to lock the camera. Refer to Locking a Camera for more information.
•Presets tab: Allows you to manage and use presets. Refer to Presets for more information.
•Patterns tab: Allows you to manage and use patterns. Refer to Patterns for more information.
•Auxiliaries tab: Allows you to use camera auxiliaries. Refer to Auxiliaries for more information.
•On-Screen Display tab: Allows you to access the camera’s On-Screen Display for more information.
Open the Device Control dialog box for a Pelco PTZ camera using one of the following methods:
•Double-click the camera’s icon on a map.
•Double-click the device in the Device List.
•Right-click the device in the Device List and select Show Control Dialog from the pop-up menu.
•Open the camera’s gadget and click the Device Control button.
PAN, TILT, ZOOM, IRIS, AND FOCUS
VMX300(-E) provides both mouse and keyboard controls for panning, tilting, zooming, focusing, and adjusting the iris of Pelco PTZ cameras.
Mouse Controls
You can control a camera from a custom window or from the Device Control dialog box:
•Custom window: To pan and tilt, click the custom window’s display area in the direction you want to move the camera. For example, to
pan and tilt up and to the left, click above and to the left of the center of the display area. Use the mouse wheel as described in Table C to
zoom, focus, and adjust the iris.
•Device Control dialog box: The square on the Control tab functions as a control pad. The dot in the center of the control pad represents
the current camera position. Click the control pad in the direction you want to pan and tilt the camera. For example, to pan and tilt down
and to the right, click below and to the right of the dot. Use the mouse wheel or the Zoom, Focus, and Iris buttons to control the camera.
The mouse and button functions are described in Table C.