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MxEasy User Manual: Using MxEasy
3.2 Live Video Surveillance
The Default and Panorama views are used for the display and surveillance of live camera
images.
The Speaker button can activate playback of live audio data from a camera in the main
window. This is only possible, though if the microphone is activated for this camera. If this
is not the case, this button is grayed out.
3.2.1 Displaying And Switching Cameras
Use the mouse to drag the desired camera into the main window (or double-click on the
desired camera) to display a dierent camera from the image bar in the main window.
The cameras then switch places.
Manually Cycling Through Cameras
Up to four live images can be displayed in Default View. In the Camera Management,
however, you can activate up to 16 cameras for live display. Using the Next Camera
button, you can cycle through to the next camera in the list of activated cameras.
The current camera is removed from the main window and the top camera in
the image bar is displayed in the main window. The other two cameras in the
image bar move upwards and a new camera from the list of activated cameras
is added in the bottom position in the image bar.
Automatic Cycling Through Cameras
Cycling to the next camera can be automated. This means that the software switches
automatically every five seconds to the next camera that has been activated in the Overview.
You can select this setting with the Sequencer button. You can also set the frequency of
cycling under Tools | Preferences in the “Behavior“ tab.
You can switch to the previous camera or the next camera before the set time interval has
elapsed using the arrow keys on your keyboard (
Ctrl+ ← or Ctrl+ ←). You can stop
or restart the automatic cycle through the images by pressing
Ctrl+Spacebar. This
gives you more time to review a specific situation, for example.
Note
Camera Sequence
The activated cameras will normally be displayed in the same sequence as they appear
in the Camera Management. If a camera in the main window is replaced by a camera
in the image bar as described above, this will change the sequence accordingly. Each
change in the Camera Overview (activation or deactivation of cameras, switching
the sequence of the cameras) changes the display sequence to match the current
sequence in the Camera Overview.
3.2.2 Detection Of Alarms
If a camera has triggered an alarm, it will be displayed with a flashing red lightning symbol
in the live image. This symbol is displayed until you acknowledge the alarm by clicking in
the image. This applies to both the main window and the image bar.