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Program Windows And Program Views
3.1.1 Program Window Areas
Menu Bar
Using the menu bar, you can access most of the features and settings that can be activated
using the buttons in the toolbars. There are certain features that can only be activated using
the menu bar, for example, switching the current environment.
Toolbars
Using the buttons located around the main window, you can quickly and easily perform
the most important functions for setting up and operating your MOBOTIX video surveillance
system. These include functions for live surveillance, controlling the cameras, playing back
recorded video and audio data and configuring integrated cameras.
The buttons for activating function areas of MxEasy are among the software's special
features. Clicking on the dynamic toolbar reveals additional buttons that can be used to
define the detailed settings for the following function areas:
• Image settings: Here, you can adjust the saturation, image brightness, contrast and
sharpness of the camera images to suit your needs. Using the Exposure Window
feature, you can adjust the camera's exposure for specific areas of the image.
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Image and recording formats: Here, you can set the image format for live images and
recordings and adjust the image quality and the frame rate. You can also determine
whether the camera's sound channel is to be recorded and whether the displayed
image (or a partial image) or the full image is to be recorded.
• PTZ views: Here you can predefine specific areas of the image with digital zoom
actions that can be called up again later.
• Alarm configuration: Here you can specify the type of recording and the sensors that
the cameras will use to trigger alarms, actions and messages.
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Player mode: Switches to the Player View. Here you can limit recorded events by event
type, search for specific events and play back the events you find in the main window.
Some buttons also enable the setting of specific values in a shortcut menu. These buttons
are identified with an arrow (▼). The shortcut menus can be opened by right-clicking on
the button.
Hover the mouse pointer over a button or element to display the corresponding Tooltip.