Linear Products Knowledge Base

Select Monitor: Cameras.

On this page you can:

1. Select and aim a camera for viewing. You can select I.P. cameras or D.V.R. cameras.
2. Select a portal from the Select Portal drop-down and unlock the door temporarily.

To send camera images to a monitor for viewing:

1. Select Monitor: Cameras.
2. You can now select any camera in the system from the Cameras menu.

The controls at the bottom of the camera monitor pane allow you to aim cameras, move them to their home position, and zoom in or out if you have setup the pan, tilt, and zoom URLs on the Setting up Camera Types page.

Click-able icons in the monitor window allow you to execute the following actions:

Note: If the camera does not have these capabilities, or you have not setup the home, tilt, pan and zoom URLs, these controls will not appear.

Click the square box to open a video browser window.  Using the video browser window, you can monitor a live feed, rewind, fast forward, pause, and go forward and back one frame at a time to find a specific sequence.

Click the 'Home' box to move the camera to its preset home position.

Click the directional arrows to move the camera one step in the arrow direction.

NOTE: If the camera is connected to a Dedicated Micros D.V.R., then a single click starts the camera movement and a second click is required to stop the camera movement. If the camera moves too quickly for accurate positioning, then select a lower speed number from the camera speed drop-down. (See below.)

Click (+) to zoom in.

Click (-) to zoom out.

Select from the drop-down box the speed of camera movement. 1 is the slowest, 10 is the fastest.