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General information

This action allows you to go to a preset of a PTZ camera.

Configuring an action

To configure the action, do the following:

  1. Go to the Programming tab.
  2. In the Event rules or Cycle rules list, click Create... (see Configuring macros).
  3. If necessary, select a start condition that triggers a macro (see Configuring start conditions).
  4. Click the Image Added button.
  5. From the drop-down list, select Camera:

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  1. Go to preset.
  2. From the PTZ drop-down list, select
  3. Select
  4. a PTZ device that you want to use
  5. from the PTZ list (1). Any PTZ cameras can be used, including those from other Servers (if they are on).
    Image Removed
  6. . You can select any PTZ camera, including those bound to another server (if enabled).
    Image Added
  7. In the Preset number parameter, select a preset
  8. Select the preset (2)
  9. to which you want to
  10. switch
  11. go when a macro
  12. is triggered.Set
  13. triggers
  14. In the Speed parameter, set the rotation speed of the camera
  15. (3)
  16. . The value
  17. should
  18. must be in the range [1
  19. ;
  20. , 100].
  21. Set
  22. In the
  23. control
  24. Control priority
  25. of
  26. parameter, specify the camera
  27. (4)
  28. control priority. The priority determines
  29. the
  30. which user with which access level (see
  31. Creating and configuring roles) will take over the control of the camera when the macro is running. 
  32. Roles) can control camera during macro execution.
  33. In the Time parameter, set the time. If a macro is executed
  34. Set time (5). If the macro is running
  35. and the user has a lower access level than the macro, the user
  36. will be able to
  37. can control the PTZ camera only after this time has elapsed.
    Info
    titleNote

    In order to create a sequential switching to specified presets at selected time intervals

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  1. ,

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  1. configure Wait till previous action finishes between the switching actions. You can also set Wait for timeout. In this case, the switching between the presets

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  1. takes place after the timeout time.

  2. Click the Apply Image Added button.

Configuration of the Go to preset action is complete.