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USING KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPERATE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS
Users with PTZ access rights (Standard User by default) and higher can use a computer 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.
TableP describes the keyboard buttons that you us e to control PTZ and lens functions.
To use the keyboard (+) and (-) keys to control camera pan/tilt speed:
1. On the DX8100 toolbar, click the Live button .
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 one or more times to increase the pan/tilt speed. Press the minus (-) key one or more ti mes to decrease the pan/tilt
speed.
Table P. Standard 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 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.