Honeywell IPCAM-PT manual

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    T T o o t t a a l l C C o o n n n n e e c c t t O O n n l l i i n n e e H H e e l l p p G G u u i i d d e e f f o o r r : : i i P P C C a a m m e e r r a a s s POWER NETWORK iPCAM-WI Camera iPCAM-PT Pan and Tilt Camera 800-02577-iPcams 2/10 Rev. A[...]

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    iP Cameras Online Help Guide – 1 – This guide covers the operation of Honeywell's iP Cameras for use with the Total Connect website. Th e various cameras each have different features that can be controlled from the Tota l Connect website. When a particular camera is selected, only the operating switches for that model camera will appear. R[...]

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    iP Cameras Online Help Guide – 2 – 3 On the right, thumbnail still pictures for each camera will appear. These thumbnails are updated every 10 to 20 seconds. You may select a camera to view its live video by clicking on that camera. The live video appears on the left. 4 You may use the arrow buttons to position a PT (p an & tilt) camera. Us[...]

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    iP Cameras Online Help Guide – 3 – 5 This dedicated camera viewing window provides a larg er live video view. The tool buttons available will depend on the iP camera model. For a detailed description of each button's function, refer to the "Tool Buttons" topic that follows. 6 When your session is over, in the video monitoring win[...]

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    iP Cameras Online Help Guide – 4 – Tool buttons Button Function How the camera's "Home" position is determined. • If no video detection areas have been set up, th e c amera's home position is centered in its vertical and horizontal axis. • If a video detection area has been set up , that view now becomes the home positio[...]

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    iP Cameras Online Help Guide – 5 – Edit camera settings Note, that the settings for each camera are configured separately. On each camera preview window there is a tool icon in the lower right corner, click this icon to bring up the camera's Camera Configuration window. It is important to know that configurat io n settings are stor ed in t[...]

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    iP Cameras Online Help Guide – 6 – Group or Item Function Features Pan/Tilt Speed – Allows choosing the camera pannin g speed. Note, a slower speed will give clearer video. Status LED Operation – Uncheck this box to turn off the camera' s status LEDs for stealth operation. Although the camer a will appear as not operating, all function[...]

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    iP Cameras Online Help Guide – 7 – Edit Detection Areas window When an area is activated by checking th e box, a transparen t colored Detection Area will app ear on the screen. You can drag and resize the box as desired. Clic k Done when all the areas are configured. Edit Schedule window This window allows you to setup schedul es that define wh[...]

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    TRADEMARKS Honeywell is a registered trademark of Honeywell International Inc. Flash is a registered trade mark of Adobe Systems Incorporated, r egistered in the U.S. and other countries. QuickTime is a registered trademark of Apple In c., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners[...]