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Opening the OSD Menu through remote login to the recorder

To open the OSD menu during a remote login to the recorder: 
1. 

After logging into the recorder, open the camera in a single Live View window. 

2. 

In the PTZ control panel, scroll down the Preset list to 

Preset95

, click the entry to highlight it, and 

then click the 

Call

 icon. See below. The OSD 

MAIN MENU

 screen will open. 

PTZ control panel

Preset95 

Call

 icon

NOTE

The PTZ control panel direction buttons and the 

Iris +

 and 

Iris -

 keys are used to navigate the OSD 

menu and set configuration options in the camera. 

OSD menu navigation 

For the ALIBI Recorder

: Navigation and settings in the OSD are made through direction keys and the 

Iris 

+

 and 

Iris -

 buttons in the recorder PTZ Control panel. See below. 

Direction keys

Iris+  Iris–

Iris+ Iris– 

Direction keys

ALIBI recorder PTZ Control panel

ALIBI recorder remote access PTZ control panel

For remote access to the 

recorder

: Navigation and settings in the OSD are made through direction keys 

and the 

Iris +

 and 

Iris -

 buttons in the recorder PTZ control panel. See above. 

The function of the directional keys and Iris buttons are defined in the table below. 

Keys

Function

p

Move up in the parameter list 

q

Move down in the parameter list. 

t

Move to previous page, field, or move the camera left. 

u

Move to next page, field, or move field right.

Zoom + 

Zoom in 

Zoom – 

Zoom out 

Iris+ 

(OPEN)

Set parameter value, or open sub-menu 

Iris– 

(CLOSE)

Cancel change of parameter. 

OSD Definitions: On-screen Display (OSD) menus 

After the camera is installed on a compatible recorder, you can open the OSD menu by clicking the PTZ 
Control icon on the Quick Setting Toolbar. 

To navigate the OSD menu and select options: 

• 

Click the up/down ( 

p

 / 

q

 ) direction buttons to select the menu item.

• 

Click the left/right ( 

t

 / 

u

 ) direction buttons to adjust the value of the selected item. 

• 

Click the 

Iris+

 key to confirm a selection.

VIDEO FORMAT 

You can set frame rate as 8 MP @ 12.5 fps, 8 MP @ 15 fps, 5 MP @ 20 fps, 4 MP @ 25 fps, 4 MP @ 30 fps, 
1080p @ 25 fps, or 1080p @ 30 fps.

Note

:

 

When switching the video output to CVBS, you can set the video format to either PAL or NTSC.

 

When switching the video output to AHD or CVI, you can set the video format to 8 MP @ 12.5 
fps, or 8 MP @ 15fps.

EXPOSURE

Exposure describes the brightness-related parameters, which can be adjusted by EXPOSURE MODE, and 
AGC.

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