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Camera status indication
The camera icon on the Map depends on the type of camera: PTZ camera or regular camera. The camera icons on the Map are shown in the figure:
Regular camera
PTZ camera
The camera status is indicated through different colours and intermittent blinking of the given camera symbol on the Map.
Note
If camera performs recording, then the camera icon is marked with REC: 
or 
.
Camera operations
The camera is operated via the function menu of the given camera symbol shown on the Map.
You can access the function menu of the camera by right-clicking the corresponding camera symbol.
The function menu of the camera provides access to various operating functions of the camera.
Item of the function menu | Function | Comments |
|---|---|---|
Camera No./Connection | Displays the identifier of the selected camera, as well as the date and time of the first connection of the camera | |
Stop recording | Stops recording | |
Video out | Outputs the camera image to the analogue monitor connected to the system | |
Arm | Arms the camera in the main detection zone | |
Start recording | Starts recording on Operator's command | |
Sip disconnected | Disconnection of a Sip device | |
Disarm | Disarms the camera in the main detection zone | |
| Sip connected | Connection of a Sip device |
Note
The Start video export and Stop video export menu items cannot be used on the Map, because the reactions corresponding to them need extra settings. You can use these reactions using macros and scripts (see Administrator's Guide).
Displaying camera on Video surveillance monitor when selected on Map
If Video surveillance monitor in Active camera mode was configured at system setup (see Configuring the display mode of camera windows), then video from a camera is displayed on such a Video surveillance monitor when you select the camera icon on the Map.
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