Milestone XProtect Smart Client 3.0; User’s Manual
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Audio
If one or more cameras have audio devices attached, you are able to listen to live audio from a
selected audio source when using the Smart Client’s Live tab.
Note: Depending on your user rights, access to listening to live audio may be restricted.
To listen to live audio, select the required audio source in the Audio section’s Audio Sources list:
Note: If the Audio Source list displays No Audio Hardware, your computer lacks the hardware
required to play audio from the surveillance system. This is typically due to your computer not
being equipped with an audio card.
To temporarily mute the live audio, simply select the Mute check box.
Tip: You can listen to live audio independently of the views/cameras you are watching.
PTZ Control and Digital Zoom
PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) and IPIX (technology allowing creation and viewing of 360-degree panoramic
images) cameras can be controlled from the Smart Client.
The PTZ Control section also lets you use Digital Zoom on any camera in the view.
Note: Depending on your user rights, access to PTZ controls from some cameras may be
restricted.
Tip: You may be able to use a joystick for controlling your PTZ cameras. Joystick control is
configured in the Smart Client’s application menu; see Customizing Joystick Setup on page 40.
Note: Even though joystick and point-and-click control is supported for a large number of PTZ
cameras, not all PTZ cameras may be controlled this way. Refer to the release note for information
about joystick and point-and-click support for PTZ cameras.
Point-and-Click Control
Many PTZ cameras may be controlled simply by pointing and clicking inside the images from the
camera. If you see a set of crosshairs when placing your mouse pointer over the images from a
PTZ camera, point-and-click control is supported for the camera.
Crosshairs indicate point-and-click control.
For some cameras, crosshairs may look different.
For some cameras, crosshairs surrounded by a square may be displayed. When this is the case,
you are able to zoom in on an area by dragging a square around the required area in the image.
For such cameras, zoom level is controlled by holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard while
moving the mouse up or down; this will display a zoom level slider inside the image.
