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USING PC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPERATE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS

Users with PTZ access rights (Standard User by default) and higher can use a PC keyboard to operate PTZ and lens functions of cameras that
support such features. PTZ and lens functions can be controlled in Live mode using the keyboard.
The following table describes the keyboard buttons that you use to control PTZ and lens functions.
To use the keyboard (+) and (-) keys to control camera pan/tilt speed:
1. On the DX8100 toolbar, click .
2. Select a PTZ-enabled camera from the Site tree.
3. Click the mouse pointer in the camera’s view panel.
4. Press and hold the up/down and left/right arrows to pan/tilt the camera.
5. Press the plus (+) key once or more times to increase the pan/tilt speed. Press the minus (-) key once or more times to decrease the pan/tilt
speed.
Table P. Standard PC Keyboard Functions for Controlling PTZ and Lens Functions
Key Description
Insert and Delete These keys provide the following functionality:
•On-screen display, preset and pattern modes: Insert increases focus and Delete decreases focus, performing
the same actions as the focus control on the PTZ keypad.
•Remote camera programming mode: Insert and Delete perform the same actions as the PTZ keypad focus (+) and
(-) buttons, navigating up and down through the camera menu choices.
Home and End These keys provide the following functionality:
•On-screen display, preset and pattern modes: The Home key opens the iris and the End key closes the iris,
performing the same actions as the PTZ keypad iris (+) and (-) buttons.
•Remote camera programming mode: The Home key selects an option from the camera’s on-screen menu. The End
key cancels an option or exit a menu. These keys perform the same actions as the PTZ keypad iris (+) and (-) buttons.
Page Up and Page Down These keys provide the same functionality in the on-screen display and the preset and pattern modes as the PTZ keypad
zoom (+) and (-) buttons. Page Up zooms in; Page Down zooms out.
Up and Down Arrows These keys provide the following functionality:
•On-screen display, preset and pattern modes: The up arrow key raises the camera and the down arrow key
lowers the camera. The keys perform the same actions as the mouse to move the camera.
•Remote camera programming mode: The arrow keys navigate up and down the camera menu choices. The keys
perform the same actions as the PTZ keypad focus (+) and (-) buttons.
Left and Right Arrows These keys provide the same actions as the mouse for moving the camera. The left arrow key pans the camera to the left
and the right arrow key pans the camera to the right.
+ and - These keys perform similar actions as using the mouse to change the speed of camera movement. When pressed once,
the plus (+) key increases the camera's pan/tilt speed; when pressed once, the minus (-) key decreases the pan/tilt
speed. Each time the plus (+) key is pressed the pan/tilt speed is increased toward maximum speed; each time the minus
(-) key is pressed, the pan/tilt speed is decreased toward minimum speed.