American Dynamics AD2089, Operator'S Manual

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Using the AD2089 in Operate Mode
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• To select Monitor mode, press the MON key.
If the user does not enter a number prior to pressing either the DVMS or Monitor keys, the
keyboard “remembers” the number of the last DVMS or monitor selected prior to toggling to the
alternate mode.
Monitor Mode Operations
(keyswitch in “operate” position)
Selecting Monitors
Workstation monitors display the video from the cameras and domes installed in local and/or
satellite facilities. Each monitor has an identification number documented by the system
administrator.
To select a monitor:
1 Enter the monitor identification number on the numeric keypad (the number will appear in the
ENTER display).
2 Press the MON key. (the monitor identification number will appear in the MONITOR/DVMS
display window. The ENTER display will clear). This monitor has now been
called to the
keyboard. Camera video can now be viewed on the called monitor. W
Note
When the monitor key is pressed a horizontal line segment appears below the monitor display
label.
Calling a Camera to View on a Monitor
After a monitor has been called to the control of the AD2089 (see page 3-1), a camera can be
called to view on the monitor. Each system camera has a unique identification number
documented by the system administrator.
To call a camera:
1 Enter the camera identification number on the numeric keypad (the number appears in the
ENTER display).
2 Press the CAM key (the number clears from the ENTER display, and appears in the CAMERA
display).
The selected video input now appears on the monitor screen. After calling a camera to the
selected monitor, any other camera can be called to the monitor by repeating the two step
procedure described above.
Controlling a Camera's Pan and Tilt
Once an appropriately equipped camera has been called to view on a monitor, the operator can
manually control the camera's movement.
Pan is the side-to-side movement of the camera. Tilt is
the up and down movement of the camera.