Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 68)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 68 Defining your views
Maps do not have to be geographical maps, although they often are. Depending on your
organization's needs, photos and other kinds of image files can also be used as maps.
How elements interact with maps
You can use map elements to interact with the actual devices in the following ways:
Cameras
Place your mouse pointer over a camera on a map to see a live preview from the camera. Click the
title bar of the preview to display it as a separate floating window. You can resize the floating window
by pulling its corners. To start recording, right-click the required camera and select Start Recording
for # Minutes. Particular user rights may be required to use this feature.
A fixed camera is displayed on the map with an associated view zone that shows the camera's angle
of view. Note that the angle on the map is very likely to need adjustment to match the camera's angle
of view. To adjust the angle, simply drag it to a suitable size and position.
A PTZ camera is displayed on the map with any PTZ presets defined for the camera on the
surveillance system. The presets are illustrated as colored angles that radiate from the PTZ camera
icon. Each angle represents a particular preset. Note that the angles are very likely to need adjustment
to match the camera's preset angles. To adjust an angle, simply drag it to a suitable size and position.
If a camera has more than 25 presets, no angles are initially displayed since the angles would be too
small to be useful. In such cases, you can add required angles individually by dragging the presets
from the required camera from the Element Selector window onto the map. To go to one of a PTZ
camera's presets, simply click the preset on the map. This works in the floating preview window, on
the map itself, as well as in hotspot positions (see "Hotspots" on page 84). Alternatively, right-click the
camera, select PTZ Presets, then select the required preset.
Microphones
Place your mouse over a microphone; press and hold the left mouse button to listen to incoming audio
from a microphone, or right-click the microphone and select Listen to Microphone. You cannot use
microphones in map views in playback mode.
Speakers
Place your mouse over a speaker; press and hold the left mouse button to talk through the speaker.
You cannot use speakers in map views in playback mode.
Events
Click an event on the map (see "Alarms" on page 149) to activate it, or right-click the event and select
Activate Event. When left-clicking an event, the mouse pointer briefly changes to a lightning symbol
to indicate that the event is being activated.
Alarms
Click an alarm on the map (see "Alarms" on page 149) to view it, or right-click the alarm and select
Activate Alarm. Right-click to acknowledge the alarm.