The Monitor window

The figure shows the overall view of the Monitor window.

The Monitor contains video tiles and the toolbar which includes the following elements:

The buttons allow switching the number of video tiles displayed in the Monitor.
The button allows controlling Monitor layouts.
The buttons allow to switch between video tiles.
The field displays current date and time.

Each video tile includes the video image area superimposed with the captions display area. Besides, a functional menu opens for each video tile to allow you to access various system functions.

When one of the Debug 1, 2, 3, modes is enabled, current video characteristics (FPS, Bitrate, Resolution) are displayed in the field . If the Debug mode is disabled, current date and time are displayed in the field .

To open the menu, click the camera number in the lower left corner of the video tile.

The table describes the keyboard shortcuts available for the Monitor and video tiles.

Shortcut	Action	Description
0 .. 9 Numpad	Select current video tile	Numerals correspond to video tile numbers. To select a two-digit number, press two keys in quick succession.
F1 .. F8	Select the number of video tiles in the Monitor	F1 – 1 tile. F2 – 4 tiles. F3 – 9 tiles. F4 – 16 tiles, etc.
Ctrl + R Ctrl + T	Video recording control	Ctrl + R – start recording, Ctrl + T – stop recording.
Shift + LeftClick/RightClick	Scale video image	Shift + LeftClick – zoom in. Shift + RightClick – zoom out.
Tab	Switch current tile to archive mode and back	Please refer to the Axxon PSIM. Operator’s Guide document.
Ctrl + “/” Ctrl + Spacebar Ctrl + * Left/Right	Archive playback control	Ctrl + “/” – play. Ctrl + Spacebar – stop. Ctrl + * – pause. Left/Right – previous/next frame (in pause mode).
Ctrl + A/D	Arm the camera	Ctrl + A – Arm the camera. Ctrl + D – Disarm the camera.
Ctrl + E/P	Individual frame operations	Ctrl + E – export (save) the frame. Ctrl + P – print the frame.
Ctrl + W	Increase image contrast	Set maximum contrast. Press the same shortcut to restore normal contrast.
Ctrl + S Ctrl + H	Set camera mask	Ctrl + S – display the camera mask. Ctrl + H – hide the camera mask. Please refer to the Axxon PSIM. Operator’s Guide document.

Note.

Please refer to the Axxon PSIM. Operator’s Guide document for a detailed description of the Monitor and video tiles.

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