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This page describes how to configure set the parameters of the Monitor interface window:

screen
1. Screen coordinates and window size
;
2. .
toolbar
3. Toolbar (displayed only in the List mode—see Configuring the display mode of camera windows)
;
4. .
displaying
5. The display of the number, name, time, menu, camera frame, and additional
info
6. information in
the Surveillance
7. surveillance windows displayed on the
Video
8. video surveillance monitor
;possibility of selecting
9. .
10. The ability to select cameras that you want to
be displayed in the Surveillance window using a
11. display in the surveillance window using the special menu in which cameras are grouped, and you can use a search.

To set the parameters of the Monitor interface window, do The setup is performed in the following way:

1. Go to the Basic settings tab on the settings panel of the Monitor
interface
2. object.
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In
3. From the Monitor drop-down
list
4. list (1), select the monitor number in the operating system (computer monitor), the coordinates for which must be set further
(1)
5. .
6. Set the position of the
Monitor interface
7. Monitor window in one of the following ways:
   1. Manually:

      1. Set the coordinates of the left upper corner of the Monitor

 interface

8. 1. 1. window: the X (the horizontal indent from the left

edge

9. 1. 1. border of the image) and Y (the vertical indent from the upper

edge

10. 1. 1. border of the image)

fields 

11. 1. 1. fields (2). Coordinates are

set in

12. 1. 1. expressed as a percentage relative to the screen size horizontally and vertically

correspondingly

13. 1. 1. , respectively.

       2. Set the size of the Monitor
interface
14. 1. 1. window: the W (
window’s
15. 1. 1. window width) and H (
window’s
16. 1. 1. window height) fields (3).
Sizes are set in
17. 1. 1. Dimensions are expressed as a percentage relative to the screen size horizontally and vertically
correspondingly
18. 1. 1. , respectively.

          To display

a

19. 1. 1. the toolbar in the Monitor

 interface

20. 1. 1. window, you must set the switch to the List position on the Basic settings tab and then set the Control panel checkbox (5).

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          If the toolbar is

on

21. 1. 1. enabled, the

window’s height 

22. 1. 1. H window height is automatically equal to the

window’s

23. 1. 1. W window width

W

24. 1. 1. . You cannot set

a

25. 1. 1. the width less than 20%. Such a setting

will be

26. 1. 1. is saved

,

27. 1. 1. but

it won

28. 1. 1. isn't

be

29. 1. 1. applied.

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          title Note
          By manually setting the coordinates, you can adjust the position of

the Monitor interface

30. 1. 1. the Monitor window on several monitors at the same time.

This

31. 1. 1. You can

be used

32. 1. 1. use it when setting up

a videowall

33. 1. 1. the video wall. For example, if

it is necessary

34. 1. 1. you want to stretch

one

35. 1. 1. one Monitor window to two computer monitors,

set 

36. 1. 1. you must set X=0, Y=0, W=200, H=100. If

it is necessary

37. 1. 1. you want to stretch one Monitor window to four computer monitors, set X=0, Y=0, W=200, H=200.  Note that if there is one computer monitor

, and 

38. 1. 1. and X and Y coordinates are greater than 100 or width and height are greater than 100, the Monitor

 window will not be

39. 1. 1. window isn't displayed on this

single

40. 1. 1. one monitor or

will be

41. 1. 1. is displayed incompletely.

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          title Attention!
          When

configuring videowall

42. 1. 1. you set up the video wall using Windows means, note that the load on video cards to which the physical monitors for

videowall

43. 1. 1. the video wall are connected

will be

44. 1. 1. is distributed unevenly, and you cannot

be regulated

45. 1. 1. regulate it by using Axxon PSIM means. For an even load

distribution

46. 1. 1. on the CPU and GPU, you must

configure videowall using

47. 1. 1. set up the video wall with the NVIDIA® Mosaic™ technology

and

48. 1. 1. using the NVIDIA® Quadro® Sync device (see NVIDIA documentation).

    2. Using
a
49. 1. the test window:
       1. Click the
X
50. 1. 1. Image Added button (4).
       2. Place the opened
test window
51. 1. 1. Specify dimensions
in a
52. 1. 1. test window in the position where the Monitor window must be displayed:
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       2. Click the OK button. As a result, the coordinates in the X, Y, W, H fields
will be
53. 1. 1. are set in accordance with the size and position of the test window.

54. If you want to move the Monitor

interface

55. window, set

the 

56. the Allow moving checkbox (6).

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    title Note
    This setting is relevant only when you use the toolbar

is used

57. .

58. In the horizontal and vertical fields of the Quad splitter group (7),

enter

59. set the number of

Surveillance windows which will be

60. surveillance windows that are displayed in the Video surveillance monitor

in horizontal and vertical directions correspondingly (7). If

61. window horizontally and vertically, respectively. If you don't set one of these values

isn't specified

62. ,

then

63. the default grid

of Surveillance

64. of surveillance windows, depending on the selected layout, is displayed

on

65. in the Video surveillance

monitor

66. monitor window. The maximum number of

Surveillance

67. surveillance windows vertically and horizontally is 64 and 64, respectively.
    If you create several layouts, use the CycleByLayouts=1 parameter of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AxxonSoft\PSIM\ registry section (see Registry keys reference guide) to enable the layouts slideshow.
    

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    title Note
    Fields in the Quad splitter group are inactive if

the

68. you select the Alarm cameras mode

is selected

69. (

see

70. see Configuring the display mode of camera windows). The

Quad

71. quad splitter settings

will be

72. are ignored if the

CycleByLayouts=1 key is set, which enables paging through layouts (see Registry keys reference guide)

73. user is on the previously created layout.

74. If you want to save the ratio of the width and height of the video coming from the camera when

displaying

75. it is displayed in the

Surveillance

76. surveillance window,

then

77. set

the

78. the Keep camera ratio checkbox (8). If you set the checkbox

is set

79. , there

may

80. can be

some

81. an empty space in the

Surveillance window

82. surveillance window that isn't occupied by the video during the display. If you clear the checkbox

is clear

83. , the video

fits the entire area

84. occupies all available space of the

Surveillance

85. surveillance window, while the ratio

may

86. can be affected.

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    When you work with widescreen monitors, portrait-oriented monitors, or in other cases, it may be necessary to use other window proportions. For this, use the Monitor<monitor_id>_cw, monitor<monitor_id>_ch, monitor<monitor_id>_w43, monitor<monitor_id>_h43 registry keys (see Registry keys reference guide).

87. Set the Smoothing checkbox (9) to display the video

with greater

88. of great resolution on which the ladder effect appears when

displaying

89. it is displayed in the small window

(9)

90. .

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    When

using

91. you use the smoothing function, the load on the CPU of the computer where the video is displayed increases significantly (up to 30%). As a result, if the computer

does not have enough

92. lacks the resources to use this function, the video display speed (FPS)

decreases

93. can decrease, the response to telemetry commands slows down, and so on.

So,

94. Due to this, we recommend using this setting

is recommended

95. only for displaying video from analog cameras or the low-resolution video.

96. The function affects only

displaying

97. the video display in the

Video

98. video surveillance monitor. The original video stream from the camera

is streamed

99. comes to the archive and to

detection tools

100. detectors.

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Video

101. The example of the video image received with the smoothing function
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Video

102. The example of the video image received without the smoothing function
     
     

103. By default, all elements of the

Surveillance

104. surveillance window

(

105. , such as number, name, time, menu

and

106. , camera frame, and the name of the

Video

107. video surveillance monitor

)

108. , are displayed except for the additional

info

109. information (see Additional information on camera). To disable

displaying

110. the display of these elements,

set

111. clear the corresponding checkboxes

clear

112. in

the group 

113. group 10.

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The date can be displayed on the video

114. You can also enable the display of the date next to the camera time

if

115. using the ShowDate registry key

is set

116. .

117. In the
Surveillance
118. surveillance window, you can switch between
Cameras
119. cameras using the Camera submenu (see Selecting
a
120. camera to display in
surveillance
121. Surveillance window).
To have cameras grouped by Computer
122. Set the Select camera with grouping and search checkbox (11) to group cameras in this menu by computers so that you can search among them
, set the Select cameras with grouping and search checkbox (11)
123. .
124. To save the changes, click the Apply button (12).

The Setting the parameters of the Monitor interface window are now setis complete.

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