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- Keys/key combinations that are assigned in the Global function, cannot be used in other functions.
- There are default key combinations for important actions that are set in the Global function, and you cannot change them.
- You cannot assign the same key or key combination to different actions within one function (for example, Alarm classification mode).
- You can assign the same key/key combinations to different actions in different functions (for example, the Ctrl+V key combination in the Alarm classification mode and in the Live Video display mode will perform different actions).
- You can use hotkeys hot keys only after you completely start the client (see see Starting the client).
- When you use a standard keyboard, you can assign letter and number keys only in combination with modifiers (Ctrl, Alt, Shift).
- When the Settings tab is active, only the Activate configuration panel of configurationaction is active from the Global function amid function of all hot keys.
To configure hot keys, do the following:
- Go to the Settings tab → Options → Hot keys tab.
- In the Input devices column, select an input device from the drop-down list.
- Click the
button. - In the Functions column, select the required function:
- Global.
- Live Video display mode.
- Archive viewing and search in archive mode.
- Time Compressor mode.
- Alarm classification mode.
- Programming.
- Assign values for required actions:
- To add a key/button/key combination/button combination, you must select a line with the required action and click press the required key or key or key combination on the keyboard or joystick.
- To clear the value, select the line with action and double left-click the current value.
- To select the value, select the line with action and left-click the current value.
- If there is no value in the line, then a hot key/button/key combination/button combination isn't assigned to this action.
- Click the Apply
button.
Configuring hot keys is complete. Tables below provide a full list of actions and default values.
Global
Action | Hot key/default key combination | Description |
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General |
Activate cameras panel | F4 | Opens the cameras panel; camera selection and navigation by elements of the panel are also available. When you hide the panel or select a camera, the surveillance window opens |
Activate configuration panel | F5 | Opens a toolbar. If you press the button twice, the toolbar of the viewing mode |
toolbar opens |
Activate layouts panel | F2 | Opens the layouts panel (see The Layouts panel); navigation by the created layouts and selection of a certain layout are also available. When you hide the panel or select a layout, the surveillance window opens |
Activate videowall management panel | F3 | Opens the videowall management panel (see The Video wall panel); navigation by the active monitors is available. When you hide |
a the panel, the surveillance window opens |
Digit 0 | 0 (non-editable field) |
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Digit 1 | 1 (non-editable field)
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Digit 9 | 9 (non-editable field)
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Hide menu/panel, click Cancel | Escape (non-editable field)
| Closes dialog windows |
Lock application | CTRL+ALT+L | Locks the current user's session. To unlock, enter the current user's password |
Navigating. Down | Down (non-editable field)
| Performs navigation within the selected interface element. The assigned keys work only if you open any panel or menu with navigation capability |
Navigating. Left | Left (non-editable field)
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Navigating. Right | Right (non-editable field)
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Navigating. Up | Up (non-editable field)
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Open alarm panel | F6 | Opens the alarm panel (see Alert panel). |
If you press twice, it hides If you press twice, it hides Press the button again to hide the menu |
Open panel with list of devices | F7 | Opens the device panel (see Object panel). |
If you press twice, it hides Press the button again to hide the panel |
Remove current value | Del (non-editable field)
| Removes the current value |
Select item of menu and panels, click Save, Apply, OK | Enter (non-editable field)
| Completes operations |
Work with layout |
Cameras selection in current layout | CTRL+N | Opens a window to enter the camera number. You must enter a number (short name) of a camera (see Camera) and click the OK button. If there is a camera with the specified number (short name) on the current layout, then the corresponding surveillance window becomes active. If there is no such camera on the current layout, the |
minimal minimum layout containing this camera opens. In other cases, no actions occur in the system |
Decrease layout cell | CTRL+Subtract | Decreases the size of the current layout cell |
Delete layout from monitor | ALT+D | Deletes the current layout from monitor |
Go to the next layout in the list | SHIFT+Right | Switches to the next layout |
Go to the previous layout in the list | SHIFT+Left | Switches to the previous layout |
Increase layout cell | CTRL+Add | Increases the size of the current layout cell |
Navigating the cameras, downward shift | ALT+Down | Switches to the camera located below |
Navigating the cameras, left shift | ALT+Left | Switches to the camera on the left |
Navigating the cameras, right shift | ALT+Right | Switches to the camera on the right |
Navigating the cameras, upward shift | ALT+Up | Switches to the camera located above |
Open bookmarks list |
| Opens the bookmarks list to quickly access the created bookmarks (see Bookmarks) |
Replace selected camera in current layout | CTRL+R | Opens a window to enter the camera number. You must enter the camera number and click the OK button. The system replaces the current camera to another one in the selected layout cell (see Changing cameras on a layout) |
Select layout by ID |
| Opens a window to enter the layout ID (see Setting a layout ID) |
Select layout by number | ALT+N | Opens a window to enter the layout number. You must enter the number of the required layout and click the OK button. Layouts are arranged from left to right starting with |
one 1 (see The Layouts panel) |
Select monitor by number | SHIFT+N | Opens a window to enter the monitor ID number. You must enter the monitor number and click the OK button. The specified monitor becomes active (see Monitor management) |
Select next camera in current layout cell |
| Switches to the next camera in the current cell according to the camera numbering |
Select previous camera in current layout cell |
| Switches to the previous camera in the current layout cell according to the camera numbering |
Show current camera on monitor | ALT+C | Displays the current camera on the monitor |
Show current layout on monitor | ALT+L | Displays the current layout on the monitor |
Show selected camera on monitor | ALT+S | Displays the selected camera on the monitor |
Work with map |
Show map in 2D mode | | If the map is in 2D mode, switches the system |
switches the system see Live Video display mode
Action | Hot key/default key combination | Description |
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PTZ control (see PTZ) |
Auto Iris |
| Sets |
automatically the camera iris automatically |
Autofocus |
| Sets |
automatically the camera focus automatically |
Close iris | PgDn | Closes the camera iris |
Focus far | End | Increases the |
focus focal distance |
Focus near | Home | Decreases the |
focus focal distance |
Move down | NumPad2 | Moves the camera down |
Move left | NumPad4 | Moves the camera to the left |
Move right | NumPad6 | Moves the camera to the right |
Move up | NumPad8 | Moves the camera up |
Open iris | PgUp | Opens the camera iris |
Patrolling | Multiply | Starts the camera patrolling by the specified routes (see Patrolling) |
Select preset by number |
| Opens a window to enter the preset number (see Selecting a preset). You must enter the preset number and click the OK button |
Zoom in | NumPad9 | Zooms in the video image |
Zoom out | NumPad3 | Zooms out the video image |
Work with camera |
Add bookmark | CTRL+B | Opens a window |
of for creating a bookmark (see Bookmarks) |
Arm | CTRL+A | Arms the current camera |
Disarm | CTRL+D | Disarms the current camera |
Open menu of selected camera and select menu item | F9 | Opens the context menu |
for If you press twice, it hides Press the button again to hide the menu |
Quick export of video frame | CTRL+S | Exports the current frame of the video image (see Export 3.0) |
Switch to alarm classification mode or initiate alarm | CTRL+M | Enables the classification mode or initiates an alarm (see Switching to the Alarm management mode) |
Switch to archive mode | CTRL+Tab | If any surveillance window is active on the layout, the system switches to the archive of this camera. If you press the key combination |
twiceagain, the system enables the Switching to Live mode. If there are no active surveillance windows on the layout, the system switches to the archive for all cameras on the layout (see Switching to the Archive Mode) |
Switch to search in archive mode | CTRL+F | Opens |
a Archive viewing and search in archive mode
Action | Hot key/default key combination | Description |
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Work with camera |
Decrease video playback speed | CTRL+Down | Decreases the video playback speed. Each click decreases the speed |
to Switches
| Moves to the next month ( |
see Switches
| Moves to the previous month ( |
see see Navigating using the Timeline) |
Go to the next frame | CTRL+Right | If you hold down the given key combination, the system switches to the next frame until you release the key combination |
Go to the next video clip | CTRL+SHIFT+Right | If you hold down the given key combination, the system switches to the next video clips until you release the key combination |
Go to the previous frame | CTRL+Left | If you hold down the given key combination, the system switches to the previous frame until you release the key combination |
Go to the previous video clip | CTRL+SHIFT+Left | If you hold down the given key combination, the system switches to the previous video clips until you release the key combination |
Increase video playback speed | CTRL+Up | Increases the video playback speed. Each click increases the speed |
to by X2 (see Navigating using the Playback panel) |
Move to next timestamp |
| Moves to the next timestamp |
Move to previous timestamp |
| Moves to the previous timestamp |
Open list of timeline events | CTRL+E | Opens the list of events (see Events List). |
If you press Press the key combination |
twice, it hides If you press twice, the system switches Time Compressor mode
Action | Hot key/default key combination | Description |
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General |
Decrease number of objects | CTRL+Down | Decreases the number of the monitored objects |
Go home | CTRL+B | Moves the playback pointer to the beginning of the archive |
Increase number of objects | CTRL+Up | Increases the number of the monitored objects |
Pause / Play | CTRL+Space | Stops/starts the video playback |
Alarm classification mode
Action | Hot key/default key combination | Description |
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Work with camera |
Decrease playback speed | CTRL+Down | Decreases the video playback speed. Each click decreases the speed |
to by X2 (see Navigating using the Playback panel) |
Go to the next frame | СTRL+Rigt | Moves the playback pointer to the next frame |
Go to the previous frame | CTRL+Left | Moves the playback pointer to the previous frame |
Increase playback speed | CTRL+Up | Increases the video playback speed. Each click increases the speed |
to by X2 (see Navigating using the Playback panel) |
Resolution Confirmed alarm | CTRL+1 | Sets the Confirmed alarm status for the current event |
Resolution False alarm | CTRL+3 | Sets the False alarm status for the current event |
Resolution Suspicious situation | CTRL+2 | Sets the Suspicious situation status for the current event |
Programming
Action | Hot key/default key combination | Description |
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- Enter the numerical value of a camera/layout/monitor.

- Click the OK button.
Entering Input is complete.
Exporting hot keys
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- Connect a joystick to the computer.
- Calibrate a joystick.
- Go to the Settings tab → the Options tab → the Hot keys item.
- In the Input device column, select a joystick from the drop-down list.
- Click the
button. - Set up the hot keys and click the Apply
button. - Set the sensitivity of control commands of the PTZ device control commands:
- Open the <Joystick_name>.xml joystick configuration file using a text editor that is located in C:\Users\<User_name>\AppData\Local\AxxonSoft\AxxonOne\HotKeysXmlConfigurationFiles.
- Set the sensitivity of the control commands in the <Sensitivity>0.2</Sensitivity> parameter in the range from 0.0 (low sensitivity) to 1.0 (high sensitivity). Commands supporting the sensitivity setup:
Command | Description |
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DiscreteMoveXAxisRight | Moves the camera to the right |
DiscreteMoveXAxisLeft | Moves the camera to the left |
DiscreteMoveYAxisUp | Moves the camera up |
DiscreteMoveYAxisDown | Moves the camera down |
DiscreteZoomIn | Zooms in the video image |
DiscreteZoomOut | Zooms out the video image |
DiscreteFocusNear | Decreases the focus focal distance |
DiscreteFocusFar | Increases the focus focal distance |
DiscreteIrisOpen | Opens the camera iris |
DiscreteIrisClose | Closes the camera iris |
Note |
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- We highly don't recommend setting values out of the range 0.0—–1.0 and editing other parameters in the XML file.
- If there is not the no <Sensitivity>0.2</Sensitivity> parameter in the file, do the following:
- Go to the Settings tab → the Options tab → the Hot keys item.
- In the Input device column, select a joystick from the drop-down list.
- Click the
button next to the joystick. - Click the Apply button.
- Add and configure the joystick again.
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Code Block |
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<HotKeysSchemaDeviceCommands>
<CommandName>DiscreteZoomOut</CommandName>
<HotKey>A2-</HotKey>
<Sensitivity>0.2</Sensitivity>
</HotKeysSchemaDeviceCommands> |
- Save changes in the file.
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The CH VM-Desktop USB keyboard is a specialized control device including that includes the following elements:
- Three-position joystick (J1, J2): to control the PTZ camera and optical zoom.
- Jog Dial rotary switch (J3, J4): to navigate in the archive.
- 27 keys: 10 numeric keys, *, #, B1, B2 and 13 programmable keys (C1—–C13). You cannot reprogram keys in Axxon One.

You can control functions using the keyboard within the active monitor. The active monitor is the main monitor (if the additional monitors are disabled or inactive) or the additional monitor that is active at this current moment (see Managing monitors on a local Client). You can select the active monitor only by using a the mouse. If the mouse is unavailable, the device controls cameras only on the main monitor. The table below provides the description of actions assigned to the default keys:
Default key | Description |
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Live Video display mode |
J4 | Opens/closes the camera iris |
1 | Starts/stops the camera patrolling by the specified routes (see Patrolling) |
2,3 | Increases/decreases the |
focus focal distance |
B2 | If any surveillance window is active on the layout, the system switches only to the archive of this camera. If you press the key |
twice sequentially to the previous frame sequentially until the key is released. If you enable playback, the action is ignored |
J3 (clockwise rotation) | Moves |
sequentially to the next frame sequentially until the key is released. If you enable playback, the action is ignored |
J4 (counterclockwise rotation) | When you hold down the key, the system switches to the previous recordings until the key is released |
J4 (clockwise rotation) | When you hold down the key, the system switches to the next recordings until the key is released |
С11 | Decreases the video playback speed. Each click decreases the speed |
to to by X2 (see Navigating using the Playback panel) |
С9 | Opens/closes a calendar to select the date and time of a recording |
B2 | Switches to the live mode (see Switching to Live mode) |
Alarm classification mode |
B2 | Switches to the live mode (see Switching to Live mode) |
С1 | Sets the False alarm status for the current event |
С2 | Sets the Suspicious situation status for the current event |
С3 | Sets the Confirmed alarm status for the current event |
In any mode |
J1 | Controls the PTZ of the selected camera. If a camera doesn't support the PTZ, the action is ignored |
J2 | Controls the optical zoom of the selected camera. If a camera doesn't support the PTZ, the action is ignored |
* n # |
Enables Activates a camera on the layout. n is the |
camera number If If there is a camera with the specified number (short name) on the current layout, then the corresponding surveillance window becomes active. If there is no such camera on the current layout, the |
minimal minimum layout containing this camera opens. In other cases, no actions occur in the system |
# n # | Switches to the layout. n is the layout ID (see Setting a layout ID) |
С10 | Resets the entered value. If you don't complete entering the number of a camera or layout |
number (the # isn't pressed), then if you |
click the press the С10 button, the system resets the entered number |
С4 | Enables the classification mode or initiates an alarm (see Switching to the Alarm management mode) |
С5 | Increases the size of the current layout cell |
С6 | Decreases the size of the current layout cell |
С7 | Switches to the previous layout |
С8 | Switches to the next layout |
If calendar opened |
B1, B2 | Switches to the previous B1 or to the next B2 (days → hours → minutes → seconds, see Navigating using the Timeline) |
J3 | Enters the seleted value in the calendar (day, hour, minute, second) |
J4 | Switches to the previous/next month (see Navigating using the Timeline) |