Mirasys VMS 7.5 Spotter for Windows User Guide

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Here you can see overview of the different Spotter user interface components.

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The profile control is the topmost item in the device tree. It contains all profiles that were added to the specific user group in the System Manager application. A profile can contain cameras, I/O

’s, audio and text channels.

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The default position for the device tree is on the left side of the Spotter window. The device tree can also be docked to the right side of the screen by drag and drop.

There is also a pin in the title bar of the device tree.

By default the device tree is always visible, but clicking on the pin changes the device tree to auto-hide mode. In this mode the device tree is hidden until the user accesses it, allowing for more room in the work area for cameras and other devices.

Below the dropdown profile control is a search window, if the user wants to search certain devices in the device tree.

Spotter uses the search text to show only those profile nodes (devices or folders) which

’ name contains the search text.

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After entering text to the search field, the device tree list is filtered. The user can now interact with the filtered list with a mouse or by pressing the keyboard down arrow.

Pressing down and up arrows moves focus to the filtered device list. It is possible to select an item with the Enter key. It is possible to move back to the search field by using arrow keys. Esc will clear the search field and return the full unfiltered device tree.

User can open one or more devices or a folder to the work area. A device is opened by drag and drop or by double-clicking on the device. Selecting a folder will open all the contents of the folder to the work area.

Selecting many devices is possible by pressing Shift or Ctrl keys when selecting the devices.

If devices are linked in the profile, all linked devices are opened when one of them is opened.

Cameras, audio devices and text channels are opening by default in real-time view, if not specified otherwise in the System Manager application

’s profile settings. Digital input and output (I/O) are opening in closed state. Digital output states can be changed from the device tree as well by pressing the button in the device tree.

In addition to showing the device symbol, also device state is shown in the device tree. A device is indicated with a white icon if it’s in normal state. When the device is

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in another state, for example no signal, connecting, no connection, there is an icon on top of device symbol.

Normal Recording No signal Not in use Connecting No connection

If a device is used as an alarm trigger or an alarm action, it has a yellow highlight color.

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The user can change the device name in the System Manager application and give a device a description. The name and the description are visible in the device tooltip.

The user can also define special icons for the devices in system Manager Profile

Settings.

The device three can also show the device description. To enable showing this feature, select “Description” in the Spotter menu.

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