Io Ports Window - Cisco Video Surveillance 3000 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Feature Setup
Procedure
Step 1 From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 2 Click Feature Setup to expand the menu.
Step 3 From the Feature Setup menu, click Video Overlay.
The Video Overlay window appears. If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save
button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the
window. The Save button appears at the bottom of the window. You might need to scroll down to it.
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Table 4-5
Option
Text Overlay Area
Enable Date/Time
Display
Date/Time alignment in
Overlay
Enable Text Display
Text Alignment in
Overlay
Text Format
Display Text
Overlay Placement

IO Ports Window

The IO Ports window lets you configure various options for the two input and two output ports on the IP
camera. A state change of an input ports triggers a camera to take configured actions. Output ports send
signals that can control external devices, such as alarms or door switches.
The IP camera can trigger an action only when the input that is received on an input port comes from a
contact that is in a normally closed condition. The camera triggers the action when the contact changes
to an open condition.
To display the IO Ports window, perform the following steps:
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describes the options in the Video Overlay window.
Video Overlay Window Options
Description
Check this check box to display the time from the internal clock of the IP
camera as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.
Choose whether the Date/Time is to be aligned to the Left, Center, or Right
Check this check box to display the text that you enter in the Display Text
field as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.
This option can be useful for identifying this IP camera in an installation
with several IP cameras.
Choose whether the text overlay is to be aligned to the Left, Center, or
Right.
Specifies the text format to use for the text overlay. Currently, English
(ASCII) is the only available text format.
If you check the Enable Text Display check box, the text that you enter in
this field appears as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.
The text can contain up to 26 characters, which can include letters, numbers,
spaces, and these characters: ! $ % ( ) + , - . / : = @ ^ _ ` { } ~
Choose whether the text overlay is to appear at the Top of Image or Bottom
of Image.
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