Vivotek IP8151 manual Camera Control, Mechanical PTZ Operation, RS485 Settings

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Camera Control

This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation. There are two ways to enable the camera control function:

1� Mechanical: Connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface�

2� Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation� It allows users to quickly move the focus to a target area for close-up viewing without moving the camera physically� Please refer to page 77 for detailed instruction�

Mechanical PTZ Operation

If you select “Mechanical“, the RS485 Settings section will be displayed as shown below:

RS485 Settings

Disable: Select this option to disable this function�

PTZ camera: Select this option to enable PTZ operation�

To utilize this feature, please connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface first. Then you can configure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings.

VIVOTEK offers three PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, and Pelco D protocol. If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner, please select Custom camera (scanner)� Please refer to the user’s manual of your PTZ scanner to determine the Camera ID, PTZ driver, and Port settings� The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras� If you click Save to enable this function, the camera control panel will be displayed on the main page� Please refer to the illustration on page 74�

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