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ACTIVATING PATTERNS
A pattern is a user-defined, viewable camera path with a specified beginning and end. Patterns are made up of a sequence of standard pan/tilt
and lens commands. Patterns are stored in the internal memory of the PTZ device that is connected to the DX4104. Depending on the type and
configuration of the PTZ device, the DX4104 can address up to four unique PTZ patterns. Once defined, a pattern can be activated with a series of
on-screen commands and will run continuously until it is deactivated.
To activate a pattern:
1. Click a camera pane, and then click PTZ .
2. Click the number pad on the PTZ control, and then click PATTERN. The pattern runs.
3. To halt the pattern, click the move buttons .
PTZ PRESETS
A preset is a user-defined camera position using PTZ and focus commands (the camera’s auto focus option must be turned off). The DX4104
preset range is 0 to 255. For information about the number of presets supported by a given camera, refer to the documentation supplied with the
camera.
Programming a Preset
1. Click a camera pane, and then click PTZ .
2. Click the Move , ZOOM, and FOCUS buttons to position, zoom, and focus the camera.
3. Store the preset to a memory location.
a. Click SET. The camera is now in the programming mode.
b. Click the numbers on the keypad for the preset memory location.
c. Click PRESET. The camera’s position, zoom factor, and focus setting are stored to the memory location.
4. To create additional presets for the same camera, repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. Click SET to exit the programming mode.
6. Verify that you can activate the preset.
a. Click the Move buttons .
b. If you changed the camera’s zoom or focus, verify that the settings are different than the preset settings, and then click PRESET.
The camera performs the programmed preset.
Preset Tours
A preset tour allows a camera to move through a programmed sequence of PTZ presets. The DX4104 tour advances sequentially through presets
1 to 16. There is approximately a four-second pause between the end of the current preset and the start of the next preset. If the presets are
programmed sequentially (1, 2, 3, 4, and so forth), the time period between presets is brief. If any presets are not programmed sequentially, the
time period between the end of the current preset and the start of the next can be longer, because the system still accounts for the four-second
interval for the unprogrammed preset memory location. For example, if presets 1 and 2 are programmed and presets 3 to 16 are not programmed,
the system waits approximately 56 seconds (14 unprogrammed presets at four seconds each) before starting preset 1.
A preset tour operates continuously until another PTZ control action is performed. At least one PTZ preset must be set in order to create a
preset tour.
To activate a preset tour, click the PRESET button without entering a preset number. This activates a preset tour for all PTZ-enabled cameras.
Clearing a Preset
1. Click SET, and then click PRESET.
2. Click a number, and then click CLR. The preset is cleared from the camera’s memory.