3.6.3 PTZ Configuration

Configuration

[Preset]

Preset can be set to move your PTZ camera to a desired preset position. The preset position is the preparation for Patrol.

Step 1. Use the PTZ direction key to rotate the position of preset. Then choose a preset number and click to save a preset position. Up to 300 presets could be set.

Step 2. Choose a preset number and click to delete the preset position.

Step 3. Choose a preset number and click to check the preset position.

[Patrol]

The camera will patrol according to the preset positions. The total time and patrol speed of the path is variable.

Step1. Select a path. Up to 8paths could be set.

Step2. Click to add preset position (up to 48 positions could be added). Set the parameters of preset positions, including preset position number, scan time and scan speed, then click .

Step 3. Click to delete the preset position.

Step 4. Click to preview the path patrol. Click to stop.

Step5. Click to delete all preset positions of the path patrol.

[Pattern]

The camera will patrol back and forth in a constant speed. There is only one start point and one end point.

Step1. Select a pattern and click .Up to 4patterns could be set.

Step2. Drag the mouse or click 8 direction keys by mouse to rotate PTZ.

Step3. Click to save the PTZ movement patterns.

Step4. Click to preview the pattern. Click to stop.

[PTZ Operation]

Table 1.

Icons	Descriptions	Icons	Descriptions
	PTZ direction control and auto scan button		PTZ speed
	Zoom +, Focus +, Iris +		Zoom -, Focus -, Iris -
	Zoom		Focus
	Iris

Basic

Users can configure the functions and parameters about Pan/Tilt/Zoom.

Step1. Select channel.

Step 2. Configure the PTZ OSD parameter. You can set the Zoom status, Pan&Tilt Status, Preset Status with Always Close/Always Open/2s/5s/10s, and Patrol Status, Pattern Status, Auto Scan Status with Always Open/ Always Close

Step 3.If you enabled Preset Freezing, the live view of preset position will be showed directly instead of showing both the moving path to the position and the live view. It can also reduce the use of bandwidth in the digital network system.

Step 4.Set Speed.

Preset Speed: It determines the speed of calling presets. Level 1~10 are available

Manual Speed: It is only for Speed Dome, and it determines the PTZ speed of Manually control. Low/ Medium/ High are available

Step 5.Set Patrol.

Patrol Recovering: Enable Patrol Recovering

Patrol Recovering Time: Set time for Patrol Recovering, which is between 5 to 720 seconds

Step 6.Set Focus.

Focus Mode: Three focus modes are available: Auto/Semi-Auto/Manual

Minimum focus Distance: Set the minimum focus distance to adjust the step length of each focus. 1 meter, 1.5 meters, 3 meters, 6 meters, 10 meters and 20 meters are available. The default minimum focus distance is 1 meter

Step 7.Set Power Off Memory

If the camera stop working for a longer time than predefined, the position of it will be recorded. And it will resume to the position after going back to the normal work from power off. You can set the resume time to 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 300 seconds or 600 seconds to record its position

Step 8.Set Dehumidifying.

Fan Working Mode: Three fan working modes are available: General/Enhancement/Constant General: The fans are turned on from 4am to 7am and 5pm to 8pm every day

Enhancement: The fans are turned on from 5pm to 7am every day

Constant: The fans work 24 hours a day

PTZ Privacy Mask

The NVR supports setting privacy mask for PTZ camera. Different from the general Privacy Mask, it is featured with a 3D coordinate system to protect object’s privacy and keep the specified area masked through manual operations from monitoring no matter how cameras pan/tilt/zoom.

You can add a privacy mask by following steps:

Step1. Select channel and enable Privacy Mask.

Step2. Select the Region Type as Mask or Mosaic.

Step 3. Drag the mouse to select the area which needs to be protected on the live view window and then click"Add" button to add the area to the table. You can add 24 masks and 4 mosaic areas at most and each zone can be enabled and disabled. Please note that the areas added to the table will not take effect until you click"Apply".

Step3. Click to edit PTZ Privacy Mask Name, the Privacy Mask Type and Active Zoom Ratio.

Step4. Select "Apply" to save the settings.

Auto tracking

PTZ camera series supports to track the moving objects automatically after you configure this function.

Step1. Check the checkbox to enable Auto Tracking.

Step2. Enable "Report to Motion Detection" to trigger Motion Detection alarm during auto tracking.

Step3. Enable “Show Tracking” to show tracking in Auto Tracking function.

Step4.Set detection region.

Step5.Set detecting sensitivity.

Step6. Set Max. Tracking Time which must be between 5~300s. The camera will stop tracking when the tracking time is used up.

Step7. Select Tracking Zoom Ratio, which includes Auto Mode and Customize.

Step8. Check the type of tracking object as Human or Vehicle.

Step9. Click "Edit" to edit Auto Tracking Schedule which will be synchronized to IP Camera.

Step10. Click [Copy to Camera] to copy the same configuration to other channels.

Step11. Click "Apply"to apply configurations.

Advanced

Choose a channel and set the PTZ parameters. Besides, you can click "Copy" to copy the same configuration to other channels.