The face of the settings panel for the Monitor object is shown in the figures.

The settings panel of the Monitor object. The Basic settings tab

 

The settings panel of the Monitor object. The List of cameras tab

 

The settings panel of the Monitor object. The PTZ tab

The table describes the setting parameters of the Monitor interface object.

 

 

Parameter

Method of setting the value

Parameter description

Symbols used

Default value

Value range

1

The Identification number field

Automatically

Displays the identification number of the Monitor interface object in the system.

Sequence of numbers

-

Depends on the number of the Monitor objects in the system.

2

The Name field

Enter the value in the field

Defines the name of the Monitor object in the system.

Latin, Cyrillic and service digits

Monitor

A line containing a sequence of any symbols (letters, digits, service characters apart from > and < symbols), not case-sensitive

Number of symbols – from 1 to 60.

3

The Disable checkbox

Set the checkbox

Defines the mode of the Monitor object (enabled or disabled) in the system.

Boolean type

-

Yes – the Monitor object is disabled and is not in use

No – the Monitor object is enabled and is in use

4

The Display drop-down list

Select in the list

Sets the parent Display object  for the given Monitor object.

Names of the Display objects registered in the system

Name of the parent Display object

Depends on the number of the Display object s in the system.

The Coordinates group

5

The X field

Enter the value in the field

Set the X coordinate in the horizontal axis for the upper-left corner of the Monitor interface box

% of the screen width

-

From 0 to M*100, where M is the number of the monitors installed

6

The Y field

Enter the value in the field

Set the Y coordinate in the vertical axis for the upper left corner of the Monitor interface box

% of the screen height

-

From 0 to M*100, where M is the number of the monitors installed

7

The W field

Enter the value in the field

Set the width of the Monitor interface box

% of the screen width

-

From 0 to 900

This restriction can be removed using the UnlimitMonitorSize registry key (see Registry keys reference guide).

8

The H field

Enter the value in the field

Set the height of the Monitor object if the control panel is not active

% of the screen width

-

From 0 to 900

This restriction can be removed using the UnlimitMonitorSize registry key (see Registry keys reference guide).

9

The Monitor drop-down list

Select in the list

Sets the monitor number, the coordinates to which are assigned

Sequence of numbers

1

From 1 to 9

10

The Allow moving checkbox

Set the checkbox

Allows hand shifting of the Monitor interface box if the control panel is active

Boolean type

-

Yes – hand shifting is allowed.

No – hand shifting is prohibited.

Quad splitter group
11horizontal fieldEnter the value in the fieldSets number of video surveillance windows in the horizontal direction to display then on the Monitor. If value is not specified (field is empty) then default grid of video surveillance windows depending on the selected layout is displayedNatural numbers->0
12vertical fieldEnter the value in the fieldSets number of video surveillance windows in the vertical direction to display then on the Monitor. If value is not specified (field is empty) then default grid of video surveillance windows depending on the selected layout is displayedNatural numbers->0

The Basic settings tab

13

The Overlay drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the Overlay mode for processing video signals

Names of overlay modes

Method2 (Recommended)

Method1 – video signals are processed as one stream

Method2 (Recommended) – video signals are processed independently from each other

None – video signals are not processed by a video capture card

14

The Active camera switch

Set in the position

Set the display mode for an active camera box

Boolean type

-

Yes - The Active camera mode is enabled and is in use

 No - The Active camera mode is disabled and is not in use

15

The Alarms cameras switch

Set in the position

Set the display mode for alarm cameras’ boxes

Boolean type

-

Yes - The Alarms cameras mode is enabled and is in use

No - The Alarms cameras mode is disabled and is not in use

16

The Max field

Enter the value in the field

Specify the maximum number of video cameras, boxes of which are displayed on the Monitor in the Alarms cameras and List modes

Sequence of numbers

-

From 1 to 64

Depends on the number of cameras registered in the system

17

The Min field

Enter the value in the box

Specify the minimum number of video cameras, boxes of which are displayed on the Monitor in the Alarms cameras even on no-alarm

Sequence of numbers

-

From 1 to 64

Depends on the number of cameras registered in the system.

0 – on no-alarm camera boxes are not displayed in the Monitor box.

18

The List switch

Set in the position

Set the display mode according to the selected layout.

Boolean type

Yes

Yes - The List mode is enabled and is in use

No - The List mode is disabled and is not in use

19

The Control panel checkbox

Set the checkbox

Activates the control panel for the Monitor in the List mode

Boolean type

-

Yes - The Control panel mode is enabled and is in use

No - The Control panel mode is disabled and is not in use

20

The Telemetry control drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the prioritiy for the Telemetry control using the Monitor object

Names of the Telemetry control priorities

Low priority

Forbidden – option of the Telemetry control using the Monitor object is disabled

Low priority – low priority of control

High priority – high priority of control

21

The Slideshow field

Enter the value in the field

Set the period of automatic slideshow of camera boxes when the control panel is enabled

Period in seconds (s)

-

Whole number from 1 and bigger

22

The 4:3 Ratio checkbox

Set the checkbox

Set the 4:3 proportion of height and width of the Monitor box

Boolean type

-

Yes - proportion of height and width of the Monitor box is 4:3

No - proportion of height and width of the Monitor box can be random.

23

The Show captions checkbox

Set the checkbox

Shows the captions for cameras of the Monitor interface box.

In large distributed systems it is recommended to disable captions on those monitors where captions are not planned to be shown in order to decrease the number of redundant events.

Boolean type

Yes

Yes – The Captions submenu is available  in the context menu of the Monitor interface box

No – The Captions submenu is unavailable  in the context menu of the Monitor interface box

 

24Smoothing checkboxSetting checkbox

Is used when it is required to display video with greater resolution on which the ladder effect appears while displaying in the small window

Note. When this feature is enabled, the CPU load of the computer where the display is performed increases. It is recommended to use only to display video from analog cameras or low-resolution video.

Boolean typeNo

Yes – smotthing is applied.

No – smoothing is not applied

25

The Audio player drop-down list

Select in the list

Sets the Audio player object used to playback audio signals and export video with audio from the Monitor interface

Names of the Audio player objects registered in the system

-

Depends on the number of the audio players registered in the system

26Group of checkboxes used to enable displaying elements of Surveillance windows Set the checkboxesAllows enabling and disabling display of various elements of the Surveillance window such as number, name, time, menu and camera frame as well as additional info on the camera.Boolean typeAll checkboxes are set checked

Yes – the corresponding element is displayed in Surveillance windows of all cameras added to the Video surveillance monitor.

No – the corresponding element is not displayed in Surveillance windows on the Video surveillance monitor.

The List of cameras tab

27

The Number drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the number of the video camera to display on the Monitor

Sequence of numbers

-

Depends on the number of video cameras registered in the system

28

The Camera drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the name of the video camera to display on the Monitor

Name of the cameras registered in the system

-

Depends on the number of video cameras registered in the system

29

Video stream drop-down list

Select value from the list

 Set the number of video stream from camera which is to be displayed when receiving video stream straight from camera

Streams numbers

Default

1, 2, 3, 4 – video streams.

Default – default video stream.

30

Connection drop-down list

Select value from the list

Set the way of receiving video from camera

Ways of receiving video

Through Server

Direct - the video stream is received straight from camera

Through Server - the video stream is received from the Server, which camera is connected to

31

The Fps drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the fps for transmitting the video signal to the Monitor of the Client.

Sequence of numbers

-

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30

32

The Compression drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the compression for transmitting the video signal to the Monitor of the Client.  The given value leads to extra consumption of Server’s resources.

Sequence of numbers

-

In the range of rising compression level 0,1,2,3,4,5

0 – the video signal is not compressed

5 – maximum compression of the video signal

33

Compressor drop-down list

Select value from the list

Specifies the procedure of video stream compression which is in use for video signal recompression for displaying on the Monitor. The value is to be selected in the Compression list if the compressor is specified.

List of available procedures

-

MJPEG, Motion Wavelet 3.5, Motion Wavelet 7.1

34

The Gate drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the Gate object via which the live and archive video from the selected camera is to be transmitted to the Monitor

Names of the Gateway objects registered in the system

-

Depends on the number of the Gate objects registered in the system

35

The Backup archive drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the Backup archive object the video archive fromthe selected camera of which is to be transmitted to the Monitor

Names of the Backup archive objects registered in the system

-

Depends on the number of the Backup archive objects registered in the system

36

The External storage

Select in the list

Set the External storage object the video archive from which is to be transmitted to the Monitor via the selected camera

Names of the External storage objects registered in the system

-

Depends on the number of the External storage objects registered in the system

37

The Gateway for Backup archive drop-down list

Select in the list

Set the Gate object via which the video archive of the Backup archive object is to be  transmitted to the Monitor

Names of the Gateway objects registered in the system

-

Depends on the number of the Gateway objects registered in the system

38The Display type dropdown listSelect value in the listSets the type of conversion performed in the Surveillance window on the Video surveillance monitorSupported conversion typesPTZ

PTZ – virtual telemetry.

Panorama – panoramic view.

39

The Range button

Click the button

Select all cameras registered in the system to display on the Monitor

-

-

-

40

The All button

Click the button

Access to complex selection and editing of cameras’parameters to display on the Monitor

-

-

-

41

Auto select of streams for displaying checkbox

Setting checkbox

Enables the function of auto select of video stream for displaying in the Monitor. Influents on cameras for which the On default video stream is selected - see 25.

Boolean type

No

Yes - video stream for displaying is selected depending on the size of video image on the Monitor and required frame frequency

No -video stream is selected depending on the Video stream and Connection settings (25-26) and depending on settings of the Server and video camera from which the stream is required.

42

Mouse behavior

-

The list of available actions with a mouse

-

-

-

43

Action drop-down list

Select value from the list

Specify reaction performed while executing the corresponding action using a mouse

Reaction list of the PTZ device object

(Default)

Reaction list of the PTZ device object

44

Parameter field

Enter the value in the field

Specify the value of reaction parameter if it’s required

Depends on the selected action

-

Depends on the selected action. It is a preset number for reactions connected with presets, for other reactions it is speed if the selected reaction allows speed specifying as parameter. The speed value from the PTZ device object connected with Camera selected in the Monitor is in use if the parameter is not specified.

45

Joystick buttons column

-

List of joystick buttons

-

-

-

46

Action drop-down list

Select value from the list

Specify reaction which is to be performed while clicking the joystick button

List of reaction of PTZ device object.

(Default)

List of reaction of PTZ device object

 

47

Parameter field

Enter the value in the field.

Specify the value of reaction parameter if it is required.

Depends on the selected action

-

Depends on the selected action. It is a preset number for reactions connected with presets, for other reactions it is speed if the selected reaction allow speed specifying as parameter. The speed value from the PTZ device object connected with Camera selected in the Monitor is in use if the parameter is not specified.