Operation Manual

Spectra Enhanced 7 Operations Manual, PTZDome Cameras
C6653M-B | 06/20
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Configuring OSDi Overlays
The OSDi (Intelligent On Screen Display) feature allows the camera to show pertinent information as an
overlay within the field of view. Depending on your camera and model, you can define up to four overlay
rules.
If using the Current Zone Label overlay, and multiple zones are in the field of view, the camera will display
the labels in order of size, smallest to largest; if all zones in the field of view are the same size, the camera
will display zone labels in order of creation, oldest to newest.
The camera will display the label in the active zone until the camera’s field of view moves outside the zone.
You can set the Duration of the display as Indefinite or, alternatively, you can define a number of seconds
for the Current Zone Label to be displayed.
1. Go to the OSDi page from the System menu.
2. Hover in the viewing window to display Upper Left, Upper Center, Upper Right, Middle Left,
Middle Center, Middle Right, Lower Left, Lower Center, Lower Right buttons. Click the button
representing the location in which you want to display the overlay.
3. Use the Overlay Type pull-down menu to choose between the following overlay types:
l Plain Text: Enter a plain text string of your choice.
l Camera Name: Display the camera’s name.
l Camera Name/Date/Time: Display the camera’s name, date, and time.
l Date/Time: Display the camera’s date and time.
l Date: Display the camera’s date.
l Time: Display the camera’s time.
l Event Source: Display an event source on the overlay using a pre-defined Event Source and
associated Handler. Under the Steps to Enable Overlay section, click the Manage Handlers or
Manage Sources link. This will take you to the Handlers and Sources page under the Events
tab in which you can establish or change the settings for Event Source.
l PTZ Position: Display the current PTZ Position in the format of Pan°/Tilt° ZoomX Direction.
You can set the Duration of the display as Indefinite or, alternatively, you can define a number
of seconds for the PTZ Position to be displayed on the overlay after movement stops.
l Acquired PTZ Preset: Display the name of a PTZ Preset as defined in the PTZ Preset
Settings. This will only display as long as the preset is acquired by the camera. You can set the
Duration of the display as Indefinite or, alternatively, you can define a number of seconds for
the PTZ Preset Name to be displayed after the Preset is acquired.
l Current Zone Label: Display the label of the current zone. If a Current Zone Label has not
been defined, click the Manage Zones link to go to the PTZ Zones tab where you can establish
or create new zones. Under the Duration section, you can select the option to display the
current zone label indefinitely or establish a specific length of time (in seconds) for which to
display the current zone label.
l Image: Select an Image File to display by clicking Choose File and traversing to the local
directory in which your image file is stored.
4. Click Save.