Operator`s manual

1-6 Operator’s Manual
• The system's cameras enable you to monitor activity throughout a facility
from a single location. You can see video from up to 16 cameras. The
AD T
OUCH
T
RACKER
16 system is compatible with programmable and
non-programmable domes, PTZ cameras, and fixed cameras.
• The T
OUCH
T
RACKER
is the device you use to select cameras and
manually control their movement, as well as adjust their zoom, focus,
and iris. The T
OUCH
T
RACKER
enables you to perform automated camera
operations and clear system alarms. With the T
OUCH
T
RACKER
you can
access the menu to program automated system functions and use the
utilities.
• If there are two T
OUCH
T
RACKER
s installed with your system, you must
configure one as the Main T
OUCH
T
RACKER
and the other as the Call
T
OUCH
T
RACKER
. The Main T
OUCH
T
RACKER
employs all of the
functionality described in this manual. The Call T
OUCH
T
RACKER
,
however, has no programming capabilities, and it cannot select a monitor
display format, initiate the Sequence, or clear alarms.
• The video monitor displays the camera's video. You may have only one
monitor, you may have two monitors, or you may have a separate
monitor dedicated for every camera. If a system contains two monitors,
one is referred to as the Main monitor and the other as the Call monitor.
The Main monitor displays video in a multiplexed format and is
controlled by the Main T
OUCH
T
RACKER
. The Call monitor is dedicated
for full-screen view only, and its video is controlled by the Call T
OUCH
T
RACKER
.
• The Quad Splitter or Multiplexer is the unit that allows video to be
displayed in a multiplexed format. The quad splitter enables you to see
video from up to 4 cameras simultaneously on one monitor. A
multiplexer enables you to see video from up to 16 cameras
simultaneously on one monitor.