VIVOTEK
78 - User's Manual
PTZ
This section explains how to control the Network Camera’s Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation.
There are two ways to enable the camera control function:
1. Mechanical: Connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface.
2. Digital: Control the e-PTZ operation. It allows users to quickly move the focus to a target
area for close-up viewing without physically moving the camera. Please refer to page 83 for
detailed instruction.
Mechanical PTZ Operation
If you select “Mechanical“, the RS485 Settings section will be displayed as shown below:
RS485 Settings
Disable: Select this option to disable this function.
PTZ camera: Select this option to enable PTZ operation.
To utilize this feature, please connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 serial
interface first. Then you can configure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings.
VIVOTEK offers five PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, Pelco D, Pelco P, and
Samsung Scc643 protocol. If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner, please
select
Custom camera
(scanner). Please refer to the user’s manual of your PTZ scanner to determine
the Camera ID, PTZ driver, and Port settings. The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras.
If you click
Save
to enable this function, the camera control panel will be displayed on the main page.
Please refer to the illustration on page 80.