Monitor Sequence

A monitor sequence is a sequential display of video from multiple cameras to a monitor. There are two types of monitor sequences:

An analog monitor sequence - comprises a sequence of video from matrix switches to a monitor.
A digital monitor sequence - comprises a sequence of video from multiple cameras to a monitor, using a selected layout.

Starting Monitor Sequences

To start a monitor sequence, click the Monitor Sequences button in the Tours And Sequences group on the Macros & Tours menu. The Monitor Sequences dialog appears.

Note: The Start button remains disabled until you select a system tour and a monitor. The Change and Stop buttons remain disabled until you click Start and select a monitor sequence in the Running Sequences panel.

Select a sequence from the Select Sequence drop-down menu. Select a monitor from the Monitor drop-down menu. Click Start. The system tour begins running and it becomes listed in the Running Sequences panel.

Changing Monitor Sequences

To edit a monitor sequence, click the Change button. The Change Sequence dialog appears. This dialog is the same as the Change Tour dialog for system tours.

The upper panel in the dialog contains all camera preset positions currently in the tour. You can enable or disable them by clicking the respective buttons. When a button is in the recessed position, it is enabled.

The lower panel contains presets that you can add to the tour. One at a time, select the presets that you want to add, and click Add after each selection. When you click a preset button, the Add button becomes enabled.

Click Save when you are finished adding presets.

If you want make further changes to the tour, click the Advanced button. The following screen appears:

In this screen, you can change monitors, change the dwell time between presets, and see all available cameras for the tour.

If you want to change presets in a more advanced manner, click Details. The following screen appears.

You can elect to randomly select presets by checking the Select preset at random checkbox.

The Preset drop-down menu offers the following preset selection options.

Preset Option	Description
Use all preset numbers available for the camera type	All presets compatible with the camera type are automatically added to the tour.
Set a range of preset numbers to be used	Only the range of preset numbers are added to the tour.
Select particular presets to be used	Select individual preset numbers to add.

If you select Use all preset numbers available for the camera type, click OK. The presets are automatically added to the tour.

If you select Set a range of preset numbers to be used, Minimum and Maximum fields appear in the Preset Selection area.

Enter beginning and ending values for the preset numbers that you want and click OK.

If you select Select particular presets to be used, select each preset that you want from the Available Presets column on the left side of the dialog and click the forward arrow button, as shown in the following screenshot.

The selected presets are added to the Selected Presets column on the right side of the dialog. You can use the double forward arrows to select all available presets. If you want to move presets back to the Available Presets column, use the back arrows.

When you are finished selecting presets, click OK.

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