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PRESETS and other functions.
The PTZ630 has up to 220 presets that once programmed will stay in the PTZ’s non-volatile
memory so they will be retained even after a power cut.
What is a preset? A preset is a particular area or object that the PTZ was looking at and has
been stored into its memory so when the preset is “called-up” the PTZ will select the area
again without the operator using the joystick to do this. Even the zoom at the time is stored
into the preset. This means that you could for example store a PRESET of a car-park
entrance. When the operator calls up this preset the camera automatically zooms in on this
area. By storing more than one preset you can add even more functionality to the PTZ. By
having two presets, you can then get the PTZ to “SCAN” between the two locations. You can
even vary the speed of this scan.
Having 3 or more presets you can get the PTZ to go on a TOUR (PATROL) of the presets.
When you run the patrol the PTZ goes to one preset, then waits a short period then on to the
next preset and so on. The PTZ continues to cycle around this patrol until you cancel it. The
length of time the camera stays at one location and the speed of travel between each preset
point can be set in the menu.
PRESETS -How to set up a preset
Aim the PTZ where you want it to look, zoom in or out to get the correct scene and let the
camera auto focus. Now press the following keys on the keypad :
PRESET xx Enter
(where
xx
is the preset number you wish to store). For example
PRESET 01 Enter would store
PRESET 01 and the camera would always go to this location when 01 is “CALLED”.
Note that some keyboards use the
SHOT
command to CALL a preset.
To test if the preset is stored correctly use the joystick to move the camera to a point in a new
location. Now press
CALL xx Enter
(where
xx
is the preset you wish the camera to go to). In
this example if you press
CALL 01 Enter
the PTZ630 should go straight to the PRESET 01
location.
TIP -You may wish to write down a list of presets that you have stored next to the keypad for
the operator.
CALLING a preset
This may be as follows:
PRESET 01 = MAIN GATE (a long zoom shot)
PRESET 02 = ENTRANCE DOOR
PRESET 03 = FIRE ESCAPE
PRESET 04 = EMERGENCY EXIT
PRESET 05 = CAR PARK (zoomed-out wide angle)
PRESET 06 = CAR PARK (zoomed-in narrow angle)
When the operator wishes to quickly zoom in on the MAIN GATE all he has to do is press
CALL 01 Enter.
To go to the EMERGENCY EXIT he would press
CALL 04 Enter
and so on.
To call up any previously stored preset camera location, simply press
CALL xx Enter,
where
xx
is the preset number.
Patrols (Tours) – How to set them up and use them
A patrol (tour) is simply a collection of at least three preset camera locations that are run in
sequence with the PTZ stopping at each location for a brief period of time and then moving
on to the next preset.
For example, you could use a patrol so that an outside PTZ camera points at a gate, then at a
side doorway, then zooms out to get an overall shot of a car park and finally zooming in on a