To select an active monitor in a multi-monitor configuration (see Managing monitors on a local Client), click Select Monitor by number (Global mode).
When you click the button or press the hotkeys, a window opens, where you can enter the monitor ID.
Enter the monitor ID and click OK. This monitor becomes active.
When a key or key combination assigned to the Camera selection in current layout action (Global mode) is pressed, the go to camera by ID window opens.
Enter the destination camera's user- friendly ID (see The Camera object), then click OK.
If the current layout contains a camera with the specified ID, the relevant viewing tile becomes active. If the current layout does not contain a camera with the specified ID, a minimum layout containing the camera is opened.
If you press hotkeys for Select layout by number (Global mode), a window opens requesting you to enter the layout number. The layouts are sorted left to right, starting from 1.
Enter the number of a desired layout, then click OK.
If you press hotkeys for Select layout by ID (Global mode), a window opens requesting you to enter the layout ID (see Setting a layout ID).
In all other cases, no system actions occur.
Descriptions of other non-trivial actions performed via hot keys are given in the table.
Mode | Action | Description |
Global (general) | Navigation (up, left, down, right) | Navigate or move within the selected interface element. These keys are active only when a navigable menu or panel/ribbon is open. |
Activate layout ribbon | When this key is pressed, the layout ribbon expands, allowing to navigate between and select layouts. When the ribbon is minimized or a layout is selected, the relevant viewing tile becomes active. | |
Activate panel of video walls | When this key is pressed, the panel of video walls expands, allowing to navigate between available monitors. When the panel is minimized, the viewing tile becomes active. | |
Activate camera panel | When this key is pressed, the camera panel expands, allowing to navigate between and select cameras. When the panel is minimized or a camera is selected, a viewing tile becomes active. | |
Activate panel of configuration | Pressing this key a second time opens the tools panel, on the Layouts ribbon. | |
Open alarm panel | Pressing this key again minimizes the panel. | |
Open panel with hardware list (left) | Pressing this key again minimizes the panel. | |
Global (map) | Switch to 3D mode | If the map is in 2D mode, clicking this button switches to 3D mode. If the map is in 3D mode, clicking this button hides the map. |
Live Video mode | Open the menu of the selected camera and select a menu item. | Pressing this key again closes the menu. |
Switch to Archive mode | If a viewing tile in a layout is active, the archive is opened only for that particular camera. Pressing this key again switches to Live Video mode. If there are no active viewing tiles in the layout, the archive is opened for all cameras in the layout. | |
Archive viewing and search in Archive mode | Go to Search in Archive mode. | Pressing this key again switches to Archive mode. |
Go to the next/previous frame | Holding this key moves forward/backward frame by frame until the key is released. | |
Go to the next/previous video clip | Holding this key moves forward/backward between video clips until the key is released. | |
Go to TimeCompressor mode | Pressing this key again switches to standard Archive mode. | |
Open list of timeline events | Pressing this key again closes the list. | |
Move to next hour Move to next month Move to next timestamp Move to previous hour Move to previous month Move to previous timestamp | Listed are the actions available while operating the Calendar (see Navigating Using the Timeline). |