User manual

Full-screen Mode

You can double click on the live video to switch to the full-screen view mode. To switch back to the normal

mode, double click on the live video again.

Please refer to the following section for more information:

1. Capturing pictures on Section

2. 5.2 Capturing Picture. .

3. Configuring recording on Error! Reference source not found..

4. Setting the image quality of live view on Section 6.1 Local Configuration.

5. Setting the saving path for the recorded video files and captured pictures on Section 6.1 Local

Configuration..

6. Setting the OSD text on live video on Section 7.1 Configuring OSD Settings. .

5.2 Capturing Picture

In live view mode, click the button on the toolbar to capture the live pictures.

When the picture is captured, the following pop-up message box will appear at the lower right corner.

Figure 5.2 Capture Picture

Note:

1. The saving path for the captured pictures can be set at the Configuration > Local Configuration

page.

2. The image is saved as a JPEG file on your computer.

5.4 Operating PTZ Control

Before you start:

1. Make sure the encoder is connected with the camera/dome which supports PTZ function. Connect

the R+ and R- terminals of the pan/tilt unit or speed dome to RS-485 T+ and RS-485 T- terminals of

the VP-4 respectively.

2. The baud rate, PTZ control and address configured in the RS-485 Settings interface (Remote

Configuration > Serial Port Settings > 485 Serial Port), as shown in Figure 6.3, must be the same

with the parameters of the connected pan/tilt unit or speed dome.