VIVOTEK
User's Manual - 95
PTZ

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
serial interface first� Then you can configure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following
settings�
VIVOTEK provides one type of PTZ driver: Pelco D protocol. If your PTZ scanner does not support
Pelco D driver, please select Custom camera (scanner)� Please refer to the documentation 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 97�