Pelco CM9760-MGR manual

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    ADDENDUM C547M-B (9/02) September 2002 Addendum to Installation/User Manual C547M-B for the CM9760-MGR Software Future revisions of the manual will include this information. Should you need technical assistance with this product, please call (800) 289-9100 or (559) 292-1981 . ® Pelco • 3500 Pelco Way • Clovis, CA 93612-5699 • USA • Pelco O[...]

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    ADDENDUM — (9/02) 1 1. CAMERA ACCESS Y ou can create up to 32 groups of cameras and then decide on which monitors the cameras can be viewed and/or which operators can control cameras with PTZ functions. 1.1. CAMERA ACCESS FOR VIEWING (C/M GROUP) This feature allows you to create up to 32 groups of cameras and then to assign the groups of cameras [...]

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    2 ADDENDUM — (9/02) 2. Define which camera groups can be viewed on each monitor by entering the group number(s) in the Group Access field. Group Access identifies the camera groups that can be viewed on each monitor . In this example: Monitors 1-3 can view cameras that have been assigned to group 1 and any cam- eras that have not been assigned to[...]

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    ADDENDUM — (9/02) 3 1.2 CAMERA ACCESS FOR PTZ CONTROL (C/C GROUP) This feature allows you to create up to 32 groups of cameras and then to assign the groups of cameras to specific operators for PTZ control. Here is an example of how this feature might be used in an installation: Cameras 1, 2, 3, and 10 are PTZ cameras that the supervisor uses to [...]

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    4 ADDENDUM — (9/02) 2. Define which operators can control each camera group by entering the group number(s) in the Group Access field. Group Access identifies the camera groups that can be controlled by each operator . In this example: Operators 1 and 2 can control any camera that has not been assigned to a specific group (0 in C/C Group field in[...]

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    ADDENDUM — (9/02) 5 2. PTZ CONTROL THROUGH A GENEX MUL TIPLEXER To control a multiplexer: 1. With the CM9760-MGR software running, select 9760 SETUP from the tool bar . 2. In the Configuration Files dialog box, click the Cameras tab. 3. In the Defined Cameras window , highlight the line for the physical number of the matrix camera input port wher[...]

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    6 ADDENDUM — (9/02) 3. ON-SCREEN CHARACTER BLINKING To reduce the possibility of “burning in” characters on a monitor screen, you can make the Camera ID on the monitors blink. To set the blink time: 1. With the CM9760-MGR software running, select 9760 SETUP from the tool bar . 2. In the Configuration Files dialog box, click the System tab. 3.[...]