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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
  4. Configure the conditions to start
  5. a macro (see Configuring
  6. filters for event-driven macros
  7. start conditions).
  8. Click the Image Added button.
  9. From the drop-down list, select Camera: Go to preset.
  10. From the PTZ drop-down list, select
  11. ).Select
  12. a PTZ device that you want to use
  13. from the PTZ list (1). Any PTZ cameras can be used, including those from other Servers (if they are on).
    Image Removed
  14. . You can select any PTZ camera, including those bound to another server (if enabled).
    Image Added
  15. In the Preset number parameter, select a preset
  16. Select the preset (2)
  17. to which you want to
  18. switch
  19. go when a macro
  20. is initiated.Set
  21. triggers
  22. In the Speed parameter, set the rotation speed of the camera
  23. (3)
  24. . The value must be in the range [1
  25. ;
  26. , 100].
  27. Set
  28. In the
  29. control
  30. Control priority
  31. of
  32. parameter, specify the camera
  33. (4)
  34. control priority. The priority determines
  35. the
  36. which user with which access level (see Roles)
  37. will take over the control of the camera when the macro is running. 
  38. can control camera during macro execution.
  39. In the Time parameter, set the time. If a macro is executed
  40. Set time (5). If the macro is running
  41. and the user has a lower access level than the macro, the user
  42. will be able to
  43. 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.