On Screen Display

On Screen Display (OSD) refers to the textual information (date, time, camera number, camera name, frame count, and statistics such as playback speed) that appears in the Video Window. You can customize the appearance and position of the text that, by default, appears in the upper-left corner of the window, as shown in the following example:

Note: To define the format in which text is displayed, go to Setup>System Setup>Run Basic Configuration Wizard>Advanced Options>Camera OSD. You can determine both what is displayed and in which order.

To change the settings, click the On Screen Display button in the Video Configuration group. The Configure On Screen Display dialog appears.

Eliminating the OSD

If you do not want to see the OSD, deselect the Enable On Screen Display checkbox.

Changing the OSD Text Position

Click a quadrant in the Select Position of On Screen Text area of the dialog. The OSD will appear in the corresponding quadrant on the playback screen.

Changing the the OSD Text Color

Click the Color button. The Select On Screen Display Colour dialog appears.

Click a color on the Swatches tab to select it. The selected color becomes visible in the Preview area. Click OK if you are satisfied with your color selection. Click Reset to revert to the previous color.

Note: The HSB and RGB tabs provide options for for more advanced and precise color selection by allowing you to specify the color using either the Hue, Saturation, and Brightness (HSB) or the Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) color values.

Changing the OSD Text Size

Select a value from the Size drop-down menu.

Changing the OSD Text Font

Select a value from the Font drop-down menu.

Changing the OSD Transparency

Select a value from the Transparency drop-down menu. 0% = fully opaque; 100% = fully transparent (invisible).

Changing the OSD Background Color

The OSD background color appears behind the text, as shown in the following screenshot:

Note: The background color options apply to H.264 cameras only.

Check the Use Solid Background checkbox. Click the Background button. The Select On Screen Display Background Colour dialog appears.

Click a color on the Swatches tab to select it. The selected color becomes visible in the Preview area. Click OK if you are satisfied with your color selection.

Note: The HSB and RGB tabs provide options for for more advanced and precise color selection.

Enabling the Frame Counter

Note: The frame counter feature applies to H264 cameras only.

Check the Enable Frame Counter checkbox. The running display of the number of frames recorded up to that moment in the day becomes part of the OSD.

Displaying the Meta Data

Check the Display Meta Data checkbox. This allows statistics regarding Synergy alarms and incidents to appear in the OSD.

Globally Setting OSD

To globally set OSD settings on all clients, click Set Global Osd.

Click Yes to confirm. Upon each client logging out and in again, the new OSD settings will be applied.

Click Ok to save your changes. The Choose OSD Usage dialog appears.

Select Workstation if you want to apply the OSD settings to the workstation, regardless of the user. Select User Only if you want to apply the OSD settings to the current user (you). Click OK.

Click Cancel to cancel your changes to the OSD.

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