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3-8 PTZ Control
If you mount the IP camera on pan-tilt camera cradles that support pan-tilt
control via RS-485 connection, you can use this function to control pan-tilt
camera cradle so you can control the orientation of IP camera from remote
place.
Here are the descriptions of every setup item:
Item
Description
Enable RS-485
Check this box to enable RS-485 functionality.
Use Pelco-D
Select this option and RS-485 interface will output pan-tile
control signal in Pelco-D format. This format is widely accepted
by most of pan-tilt pan-tilt camera cradles.
You have also input pan-tilt camera cradle’s address code in
‘Address’ field. This code must be identical to pan-tilt camera
cradle’s address code.
Use Custom
Protocol
When the pan-tilt camera cradle does not support Pelco-D
protocol, you can define a protocol’s detail by this function.
Please refer to pan-tilt camera cradle’s user manual to define
the protocol.
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Baud Rate: Select data baud rate of RS-485 interface that
pan-tilt camera cradle will accept. When the length of
