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10.2 Camera1 (or Similarly Named Device) in Camera Name Field
When the Camera Detection Wizard installs a new camera, the camera is automatically
named
Camera# , where # = 1, 2 , 3, ..., depending on the number of cameras detected. This
name appears in the title bar on the
Hardware Setup
dialog, as well as the on the
Hardware Setup|Controller/Camera tab. See Figure 10-1 .
Figure 10-1: Camera1 in Controller/Camera Tab, Camer Name Field
If desired, a more descriptive name can be provided by editing
PVCAM.INI
(located in the
Windows directory) to rename the camera. The new name will then be used by the system
until the Camera Detection Wizard is run again.
Perform the following procedure to change the default Camera Name:
1. Close the application program if it is running.
2.
Using Notepad.exe, open
PVCAM.INI
from the
Windows
directory.
3.
Edit the Name as illustrated in Figure 10-2 .
Figure 10-2: Editing Camera Name using a Text Editor (e.g., NotePad)
4. Save the edited file.
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