On Screen Display (Osd) - FLIR Nexus Configuration Manual

3 Advanced Configuration
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With some cameras, it is possible to
display text information (such as the
name of the camera or the date/
time) as an overlay on the video
image. The Sensor > Devices >
OSD page is used to turn on and
configure the OSD options. The
OSD configuration page allows
certain camera-related information
to be displayed in the analog video
and in the IP video streams. It is
possible to display the following
parameters as an overlay on the
video channels: Date, Time, Label,
Preset
The Label can display the
Hostname (as configured on the LAN Settings page) or a custom text string (using the Text Mode
parameter).
The appearance of each text string can be controlled with the following parameters:
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The Initial System Info parameters control how the initial system information is displayed, such as the
IP address. The OSD text will appear on the IP video stream as well as the analog video output.
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On Screen Display (OSD)

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State (on or off)
Transparency (on indicates only the letters are displayed, off indicates the letters are displayed
inside an opaque block)
Color (changes the color of the letters)
Style Mode (can be Preset, which indicates the information is displayed in certain preset sizes
and locations, or Manual, which requires additional size and location settings)
Size (text size - small, medium or large)
Location (preset location on the screen where the information will appear)
1. The Preset label is generally used with FLIR pan/tilt cameras.
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