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’s Manual

7. Additional Functions

There are more functions available when right clicking on the displaying grids.

Refer to the following subsections for more information.

7.1 Dome Control

Users can also control a dome camera in CMS. Right click on a grid where a dome camera is properly installed and select <Dome Control>. The dome control panel will be displayed.

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The function of each button on the dome control panel is described below.

Focus

This is used to manually focus on preferred objects. Click on the <Focus

Near> / <Focus Far> icons to adjust the focus.

Iris

This is used to adjust iris of then lens. Click on the <Iris Open> icon let in more light. Otherwise, click on the <Iris Close> icon to reduce incoming light.

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Zoom

This is used to zoom in / out to preferred objects. Click on the <Zoom In> /

<Zoom Out> icons to adjust the lens. It can also be adjusted by moving the scroll wheel of the mouse. Scroll toward users to zoom out and away from users to zoom in. CMS zoom function will be disabled in dome camera control mode.

A.F. (Auto Focus)

Click on to focus the camera automatically.

Go Preset Point

Click on to go to any preset point.

Direction Button

Click on the arrows to pan/tilt the dome camera.

Set Preset Point

Click on to set the current position as a present point. As shown on the right, specify the preset point number and give it a name.

The setting will apply to the remote site as well.

ID

Click on to setup the Dome ID and Dome Protocol.

Speed Slider Bar

The slider bar is used to adjust the speed of the pan/tilt movement. 0 is the slowest and 100 is the fastest.

Mouse Control

If the mouse is moved to the top / bottom / left / right edge of the screen, a red triangle as in the picture on the right will show up. At this time left clicking the mouse to move the screen toward the direction where the red triangle points to.

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