Instruction manual

Revision 6.0 APEX LITE SERIES DVR
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The APEX DVR supports a variety of PTZ cameras. Please read the PTZ manufacturer’s instruction
manual and confirm their settings fully prior to proceeding to any attempts to connect and control the PTZ
camera through the APEX DVR. Please match the configurations of the DVR with the PTZ settings in
following menus DEVICE˧
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˧COM PORT and DEVICE˧
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˧CAMERA˧
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˧PTZ ID in the main MENU.
COM PORT
COM PORT: Name and type of the port that is used to connect the PTZ
PTZ ID
PTZ ID: ID number of the PTZ camera. It is suggested to match with channel numbers
To control a PTZ camera press the appropriate channel number to display in full screen then press
PTZ button to control the PTZ camera.
icon is displayed while in PTZ control mode. Controlling
PTZ function is also supported from the remote controller and Mouse.
Notice: While in PTZ mode, no other buttons will work in DVR operation mode. To exit from a PTZ mode,
press PTZ button and
icon will be disappeared.
The remote controller and the PTZ GUI share the same button layout. A remote controller can be used to
control a PTZ if a mouse is not present. Some buttons and functions only works with NUVICO PTZ
models in NUVICO protocol.
DIRECTION: Also used as a directional, enter and esc button in the PTZ menu.
Press right click on the mouse to hide the PTZ GUI.
MOUSE MOVEMENT TRACK: For NUVICO PTZs, a PTZ camera can be moved with the
mouse clicks on the picture.
The camera will track the mouse movement and change its speed based on the distance of
the mouse point from the center of the picture.
MENU: Access menu of the PTZ camera.
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