The following table lists what you can do while remotely monitoring a Security Desk from the Remote task.
All the commands listed are already described elsewhere in this user guide. If you want to find out more information about these commands, click the See also links.
| Command | Description | Default keyboard shortcut | See also |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controlling cameras | |||
| View live video | You can view video in the Monitoring task. NOTE: You cannot
hear audio from the remote monitor on your local Security
Desk.
|
Live and playback video modes | |
| Change the stream selection | Change the video stream on the selected camera. | Changing the video stream | |
| Switch to playback | Switch to playback video when you are currently viewing live video. | P | Live and playback video modes |
| Pause/play | Pause or play the video recording. | G | Live and playback video modes |
| Previous frame | When your playback video is paused, go to the previous video frame. | N | Camera widget |
| Next frame | When your playback video is paused, go to the next video frame. | M | Camera widget |
| Jump backward | Jump backwards in the recorded video according to the seek time specified in the Video options tab. | Ctrl+Shift+N | Camera widget |
| Jump forward | Jump forward in the recorded video according to the seek time specified in the Video options tab. | Ctrl+Shift+M | Camera widget |
| Go to specific date/time | Jump to a specific time in the video recording. | Switching between video modes | |
| Switch to live | Switch to live video. | L | Switching between video modes |
| Controlling PTZ cameras | |||
| PTZ pan left | Pan the PTZ camera image to the left. | Left arrow | PTZ widget |
| PTZ pan right | Pan the PTZ camera image to the right. | Right arrow | |
| PTZ tilt down | Tilt the PTZ camera image down. | DOWN ARROW | |
| PTZ tilt up | Tilt the PTZ camera image up. | UP ARROW | |
| PTZ zoom in | Zoom in the PTZ camera image. | Hold the PLUS SIGN (+) | |
| PTZ zoom out | Zoom out the PTZ camera image. | Hold the HYPHEN (-) key | |
| Go to preset | Go to preset position. | ||
| Rename preset/pattern/auxiliary | Rename a preset, pattern, or auxiliary. | ||
| Save preset | Save preset position. | ||
| Go to home position | Go to PTZ home (default) position. | ||
| Adjust PTZ motor speed | Adjust the speed of the PTZ motor. | ||
| Lock/unlock PTZ motor | Lock the PTZ controls from other users. | ||
| Focus near/far | Manually focus the image near or far. | ||
| Flip horizontally/vertically | Flip the PTZ motor 180 degrees. | ||
| Start PTZ pattern | Start a PTZ pattern. Click any preset of PTZ button to stop the pattern. | ||
| Record new PTZ pattern | Record a new PTZ pattern. | ||
| Set/clear auxiliary | Start or stop the PTZ auxiliary command. | ||
| Controlling remote Security Desk layout | |||
| Close all open tasks | Close all open tasks on the remote Security Desk workstation. | Opening tasks | |
| Save the workspace | Save the task list so that it is automatically restored the next time same user logs on to the remote Security Desk. | Saving tasks | |
| Start task cycling | Automatically switch between all loaded tasks in the Security Desk. By default, a 4 second dwell time for each task is used. | Opening tasks | |
| Stop task cycling | Stop the task cycling rotation. | Opening tasks | |
| Full screen | Toggle between displaying Security Desk in full screen and windows mode. | Opening tasks | |
| Rename task | Rename the selected task. | Opening tasks | |
| Change tile pattern | Change the tile pattern in the canvas. | Ctrl+P | |
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