Basic Ptz Controls - Lorex D861 Series User Manual

17 Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Cameras
STEP 2: Camera configuration
1. From the Live View display, right-click to open the Quick Menu, then click Main Menu.
2. Click CAMERA, then click the IMAGE SETTINGS tab.
3. Select the channel you want to configure.
4. Configure the highlighted fields as needed.
NOTE
For Lorex HD PTZ cameras, there is no need for configuration — leave all fields at their default values. For
third-party PTZ cameras, select Serial next to Control Mode. For the correct settings to use in the remaining
fields, please reference your camera documentation.
5. Click Apply.
6. (OPTIONAL) Click Copy to apply the settings for the current channel to one or more other
channels (see 15.12 Copying Settings to Another Channel, page 89 for full instructions on us-
ing the copy function).
NOTE
If you copy settings over to connect multiple PTZ cameras, please note that each camera requires a unique ad-
dress. You cannot use the same address for 2 different cameras.

17.2 Basic PTZ Controls

Controlling PTZ cameras.
NOTE
Ensure you have completed initial setup of your PTZ camera in order to control the camera using the recorder. See
17.1 Connecting PTZ Cameras to the Recorder for more details.
To access the PTZ controls:
• Open the Live View screen for your PTZ camera in single-channel view (fullscreen). Right-
click to open the Quick Menu, then click Pan/Tilt/Zoom.
• Right-click again to close PTZ controls.
To use the PTZ controls:
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