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- Page 1 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Document number: C6775M Publication date: 2025-04-14...
- Page 2 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual © 2025, Pelco Corporation. All rights reserved. MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Unless stated explicitly and in writing, no license is granted with respect to any copyright, industrial design, trademark, patent or other intellectual property rights of Pelco Corporation or its licensors.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Contents Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Web Interface System Requirements Accessing the Web Interface Access the Web Interface from the Camera Configuration Tool (CCT) Creating the Initial User and Logging In Logging In Log Out Live View Configure Basic Settings Using the Camera Zoom and Focus Controls... - Page 4 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Keep Usernames and Passwords After Firmware Revert Configure 802.1x Port-Based Authentication Configure the 802.1X Port Security Switch 802.1X Authentication Profiles Remove an 802.1X Authentication Profile Return to the Network Page Enable SNMP Activate DSCP Configure the IP Filter Manage Certificates Downloading Certificates Removing Certificates...
- Page 5 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Save or Restore Video Configurations Settings Configure Streaming Settings Configure Audio Setting Configure Smart Compression Advanced Settings Events Turn on Bounding Boxes Enable and Configure Motion Detection Enable and Configure Tamper Detection Analytics Configuration Change the Analytics Scene Mode Create Video Analytic Events Enable and Configure Self-Learning Analytics Suspend Self Learning...
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Page 6: Standard Ptz Cameras Operations Manual
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual You can use the Standard PTZ Cameras Web Interface to check the camera ’s online status and image quality, configure network settings, manage features and upgrade firmware. Make sure you have completed the installation procedure and added the camera to the network before you try to access the web interface. -
Page 7: Accessing The Web Interface
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Accessing the Web Interface You can access the web interface to configure camera settings after the camera is installed. You need to use a computer on the same network as your camera to access the camera web interface. NOTE The web browser must be configured to accept cookies or the camera web interface will not function correctly. -
Page 8: Creating The Initial User And Logging In
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Creating the Initial User and Logging In Cameras do not have a default username and password and will be in a factory default state. NOTE You must create a user with administrator privileges before the camera is operational. If the camera is in the factory default state, you will be redirected to the New User page to create an administrator user: 1. -
Page 9: Live View
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Live View On the Live View page, you can preview the live video stream and configure basic settings. Configure Basic Settings 1. To manually zoom the camera, use the Zoom slider. a. To zoom out, move the slider towards the left. b. -
Page 10: Create And Mange Ptz Presets
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Create PTZ Tours on To create a tour, see the section titled page 35. The tours can also be configured in the client software through the PTZ controls. To view a tour: 1. At the lower-right of the Live View page, use the drop-down menu to select the name of a tour in the Tours field. -
Page 11: Delete A Preset
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Delete a Preset To delete a preset, select a preset from the drop-down menu, and then click Remove. Use PTZ Camera Functions 1. To zoom the camera: Besides using the Zoom slider, you can also click and drag to create a green box on the image panel to define the area you want to zoom in to see. -
Page 12: System Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual System Settings Use the System tab to configure General Settings, Firmware, Storage Management, Extended Settings and Diagnostics. Configure General Settings On the General Settings page you can update camera details, overlay settings and time settings. 1. -
Page 13: Manage Camera Firmware
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 10. Use the Overlay Background Color field to change the background color. 11. In the Time Settings area, select how the camera keeps time. a. To manually set the camera’s date and time, enter the time zone on this page. b. -
Page 14: Configure Storage Management
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Configure Storage Management On the Storage Management page you can enable the camera’s onboard storage feature and download recorded video directly from the camera. NOTE For cameras with 2 microSD card slots, you can now use one or both SD card slots. The camera will record video to both SD card slots simultaneously if two SD cards are inserted. -
Page 15: Enable Sd Card Encryption
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Continuous: the camera never stops recording to the SD card. On Motion: the camera only records when there is motion in the scene. If you are configuring a Pelco video analytics camera, the On Motion setting will record either pixel change in the scene or analytics motion events depending on how the camera is configured. -
Page 16: Download Recorded Video From The Sd Card
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual NOTE Do not close your browser window until the download is complete or the file might not download correctly. This is important if you are downloading multiple video files because the files are downloaded one by one. Download Recorded Video from the SD Card If you do not have enough bandwidth to download recorded video directly from the web interface, you can choose to download the recorded video directly from the SD card. -
Page 17: Access System Diagnostics Using The Device Log
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 1. Select the Enable Multi-Packet XML Documents checkbox to enable multi-packet XML documents to reduce metadata size. Only for Video Management systems that support multi-packet XML documents. IMPORTANT You must enable multi-packet XML when connecting to VideoXpert to ensure that bounding boxes align with their targets. - Page 18 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual The logs update to display the filtered information. The most recent log event is always displayed first. C6775M | 2025-04-14...
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Page 19: Network And Security Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Network and Security Settings Use the Network and Security tab to configure the Network, Security, Users, 802.1X, SNMP, DSCP, IP Filter and Certificates settings. Configure Network Settings On the Network page, you can change how the camera connects to the server network and choose how the camera keeps time. - Page 20 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Stateless: the camera only receives DNS and NTP information from the DHCPv6 server. It does not accept an IP address from the DHCPv6 server. 4. Uncheck the Enable WS Discovery Protocol checkbox to turn off the WS Discovery protocol. This option is enabled by default.
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Page 21: Configure Security Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual NOTE Network traffic spikes might result in packet loss. Controlled (Default). This default option will allow your system to control the PTZ priority mode. When an Client has the PTZ controls selected, PTZ priority mode will be enabled. Enabled. -
Page 22: Manage Users
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Manage Users You can add, modify, and remove users on the Users page. Add a New User 1. Click the Network and Security tab, and then click the Users button. 2. Click Add..3. On the Add User page, enter a User Name and Password for the new user. 4. -
Page 23: Keep Usernames And Passwords After Firmware Revert
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 1. Click the Network and Security tab, and then click the Users button. 2. Click to select a user from the User Name (Security Group), and then click Remove. IMPORTANT There is no confirmation dialog box. The user is removed immediately. Keep Usernames and Passwords After Firmware Revert To add a layer of security to protect the camera from theft, you have the option of keeping the camera's current usernames and passwords after a firmware revert. -
Page 24: Configure 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Configure 802.1x Port-Based Authentication If your network switch requires 802.1x port-based authentication, you can set up the appropriate camera credentials so that the video stream is not blocked by the switch. You can configure multiple profiles (Saved 802.1x Configurations);... -
Page 25: Enable Snmp
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Enable SNMP You can use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to help manage cameras that are connected to the network. When SNMP is enabled, camera status information can be sent to an SNMP management station. On the SNMP page, you can configure the camera's SNMP settings and choose the status information that is sent to the management station page. -
Page 26: Activate Dscp
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Activate DSCP Differentiated services or DiffServ is a computer networking architecture that specifies a simple and scalable mechanism for classifying and managing network traffic and providing quality of service (QoS) on modern IP networks. DiffServ can, for example, be used to provide low-latency to critical network traffic, such as voice or streaming media, while providing simple best-effort service to non-critical services, such as web traffic or file transfers. -
Page 27: Configure The Ip Filter
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 9. In the Replay Stream drop-down menu, click to select one of the options: CS3(24) (This is the default option.) AF33(30) CS4(32) AF43(38) 10. Click Restore Defaults and then click Apply to restore the DSCP values to their default settings. NOTE In case of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Replay Stream, it is very important to prepare and setup stream traffic. - Page 28 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual NOTE If you have denied or not allowed access to the IP address you are currently using to connect to your camera, your web interface connection will close after you click Apply. C6775M | 2025-04-14...
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Page 29: Manage Certificates
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Manage Certificates On the Certificates page, administrators can manage certificates. Certificates are used to authenticate devices and encrypt communication over the network. In the Certificates area, you can view the following information: Cert ID : Used to uniquely identify the certificate. Subject : The entity a certificate belongs to: a machine, an individual, or an organization. -
Page 30: Uploading Certificates
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Uploading Certificates 1. To upload a certificate, click Upload Cert. a. Certificate : click Choose File to upload a certificate. b. Private key : click Choose File to upload a private key. c. Private key password : enter the private key password. 2. - Page 31 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual NOTE If you activate the new certificate other certificates will be deactivated, and the page will be reloaded. C6775M | 2025-04-14...
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Page 32: Imaging Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Imaging Settings You can configure the image and display settings and privacy zones on the Imaging tab. NOTE You may need to reset the learning progress after modifying zoom or focus on cameras with video analytics. The learning progress might reset automatically if the camera's image rate, compression or display settings are updated. - Page 33 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 5. To set how the camera compensates for the environmental lighting conditions, define the following Day/Night Settings: a. Use the Day/Night Mode drop-down menu to set how the video image switches between day and night mode. i.
- Page 34 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual vii. Enable Adaptive IR Compensation: You can enable automatic infrared adjustments through Adaptive IR Compensation. This allows the camera to automatically adjust the video image for saturation caused by IR illumination. viii. Show Auto Contrast ROI: Enabling this option allows you view and select the region of interest.
- Page 35 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual specifiedmoves to the configured presets. Dual Light Mode: Use the drop-down menu to choose Both or Alternate illuminator options at presets. If you select Both at the preset, both groups of LEDs (wide and narrow) will be on. Out of that preset, only the wide lenses will be on.
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Page 36: Adjust White Balance Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual The iris can also be used to control the depth of field. When the iris aperture is fully open, it will reduce the depth of field while closing the aperture will allow more of the image to be in focus. - Page 37 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual To focus towards zero: Click << to take a large step. Click < to take a small step. Click 0 to focus at zero. To focus towards infinity: Click >> to take a large step. Click >...
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Page 38: Use Window Blanking
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Contrast: You can adjust the video’s contrast by entering a percentage number. 0 applies the least amount of contrast, while 100 applies the most contrast between objects in the image. e. Move the Temporal Filter Strength slider slightly to the left or right to adjust the amount of noise vs. -
Page 39: Deleting A Window Blank
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Deleting a Window Blank 1. Use one of the following methods to delete a window blank (privacy zone): In the list of window blanks, click to select the name of the window blank to delete (Privacy Zone [#]), and then click Remove. -
Page 40: Ptz Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual PTZ Settings Pelco PTZ Cameras use many of the same settings as other High Definition IP cameras. The following settings are only available on PTZ Cameras. Create PTZ Tours For PTZ cameras, you have the option of running Tours from the Live View page. Tours allow the PTZ camera to automatically move between a series of preset positions, and can be set to pause at each preset for a specific amount of time for video monitoring. -
Page 41: Edit Ptz Tours
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 9. To re-order a preset, click the Move Preset Up and Move Preset Down arrows or click and drag the left edge of the preset through the list and drop it to the correct location. 10. -
Page 42: Camera Link
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 4. For Spectra Enhanced 8 cameras, you can use Freeze Frame to pause the video stream during presets. The video stream will begin again when the camera arrives at the preset position. Freeze Frame is Off by default. a. - Page 43 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 1. Click the PTZ tab, and then click the Compass button. 2. Select the Enable Compass Overlay checkbox. If it is the first use, on the overlay, new text will appear: “Compass uninitialized.” 3. Point the camera to one of the cardinal directions (e.g. North). 4.
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Page 44: A/V Streams
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual A/V Streams Use the A/V Streams tab to configure Video Configurations, Audio Configurations, Streaming Settings and Smart Compression. Compression and Image Rate Settings On the Compression and Image Rate , you can change the camera’s compression and image quality settings for sending video over the network. -
Page 45: Enable And Configure Smart Compression
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual If the camera is operating in High Framerate mode, then the maximum image rate is increased. For more information on the High Framerate mode, see Configure General Settings on page 7. c. In the Max Quality drop-down menu, select the desired image quality level. Image quality setting of 1 will produce the highest quality video and require the most bandwidth. -
Page 46: Access The Last Still Image Frame Using Uri
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual NOTE You can only generate the RTSP stream address in the camera web interface. 1. Click the A/V Streams tab, and then click the Video Configurations button. 2. View the auto-generated URIs in the RTSP Stream URI area: Unicast —... -
Page 47: Save Or Restore Video Configurations Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Save or Restore Video Configurations Settings After you have updated all settings on the Video Configurations page, do one of the following: Click Apply to save the settings. Click Restore Defaults to restore all settings (saved and unsaved) to the default settings. Configure Streaming Settings On the Streaming Settings page, you can set the ONVIF Media Profile and configure Profile Settings. -
Page 48: Configure Smart Compression Advanced Settings
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Configure Smart Compression Advanced Settings If you enabled Smart Compression on the Video Configuration page (see the section titled Enable and Configure Smart Compression on page 40), configure the Smart Compression Advanced Settings. 1. Click the A/V Streams tab, and then click the Smart Compression button. 2. -
Page 49: Events
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Events Use the Events tab to configure Motion, Sabotage, Analytics , DIO settings and configure Camera Automation. NOTE Other analytics events, that are not available in the Camera's web interface, can be configured using the Camera Configuration Tool (CCT). Turn on Bounding Boxes You can turn on bounding boxes to help see the objects being tracked in the camera's Live Viewer. -
Page 50: Enable And Configure Tamper Detection
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Click Clear All to remove all motion detection areas on the video image. Click Set All to set the motion detection area to span the entire video image. To set a specific motion detection area, click Select Area then click and drag anywhere on the video image. -
Page 51: Analytics Configuration
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Analytics Configuration You can use the Analytics Configuration page on the Events tab to create and edit analytic events. Change the Analytics Scene Mode Set the camera to use the Analytics Scene Mode that best describes the scene. Some scene modes are not available on all camera models: Outdoor —... - Page 52 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual NOTE Available on newer camera models only. Direction violated Unusual Crowd Growth Unusual Crowd Size Crowd Size 5. Select one or more object types from the list of options. If required, select one or more object types and subtypes from the list of options: Person Vehicle:...
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Page 53: Enable And Configure Self-Learning Analytics
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 17. Select an Inclusion Area and click Delete Exclusion Area if you want to delete it. NOTE At least one Inclusion area is required. 18. Click Save. 19. Click Test to trigger a mock event based on the saved settings. This event should appear in your VMS. -
Page 54: Reset Self Learning
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Reset Self Learning When the learning progress is reset, all learning data is cleared and the device needs to re-learn the scene. This prevents missed and false detections based on old data. NOTE Always reset Self Learning after a camera is physically moved or adjusted, or if the focus or zoom level is changed. - Page 55 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual enter any number between 100 and 86,400,000 milliseconds. e. Click Trigger to manually trigger the digital output from the web interface. f. Click Apply to save the settings. C6775M | 2025-04-14...
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Page 56: Camera Automation
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Camera Automation You can create rules and assign actions to automate camera functions and responses on the Automation page, found on the Events tab. Create and Manage Camera Rules On the Rules tab, you can review the list of defined rules or create a new rule. Follow these steps to create a new rule: 1. -
Page 57: Manage Sequences And Email Actions
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual a. Console Output — sends a message to the users console, for example an on screen message. b. Digital Output — triggers a digital output. c. Email — sends an email when the selected trigger occurs and the condition is true. d. -
Page 58: Create And Manage Email Actions
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Email as the action type, see Step 5 for instructions on how to add a new email action. 3. Click the Test button to test the sequence. 4. Click the Save button to save it. Create and Manage Email Actions You can click the Email button to review, edit, delete or test email actions. -
Page 59: Create And Manage Ftp Actions
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual 1. Click the Add Email button. 2. Enter a name for the Email Action. 3. Enter a recipient email address in the Email To field. 4. You can enter another email address in the Email Cc field, if required. 5. -
Page 60: Pelco Elevate
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Pelco Elevate You can use the Elevate tab to connect a Pelco Camera to Elevate. Check the Elevate Supported Cameras List to see the minimum firmware version required to connect a camera to Elevate. NOTE You must have an Elevate account to connect a camera to Elevate. -
Page 61: Camera Information
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual Camera Information You can access camera information by clicking the About button at the upper-right corner of the window. You will need this information when contacting product support. C6775M | 2025-04-14... -
Page 62: More Information & Support
Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual More Information & Support For additional product documentation and software and firmware upgrades, visit support.pelco.com. Technical Support Contact Pelco Technical Support at support.pelco.com/s/contactsupport. C6775M | 2025-04-14... - Page 63 Standard PTZ Cameras Operations Manual C6775M | 2025-04-14...
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