iContents1 Before You Start ································································································································1Front View, Indicators, and Buttons ··········································································································1Front View ··········································································································································1Indicators ············································································································································2Panel buttons ·····································································································································3User Login ··················································································································································5Man-Machine Interface ·····························································································································5How to Use the Man-Machine Interface ···································································································6How to Use the Remote Control ················································································································7How to Use the Mouse ······························································································································82 Initial Configuration ··························································································································9Before Power-On ·······································································································································9Power-On Wizard ·······································································································································9Adding IPCs ··············································································································································15Adding IPCs by Quick Search ············································································································16Adding IPCs in the Manner of Customization ··················································································19Deleting IPCs·····································································································································20Configuring Channel Parameters ·············································································································20Configuring Camera ··························································································································21Configuring Audio and Video············································································································24Configuring Encoding ·······················································································································25Configuring OSD ·······························································································································26Configuring ROI ································································································································293 Preview ···········································································································································30Man-Machine Interface Output ···············································································································30Automatic Detection ························································································································30Manual Configuration ······················································································································30States in the Preview Window ·················································································································31Pane Toolbar in the Preview Window ·····································································································32Right-Click Menu in the Preview Window ·······························································································33Auto-Switch Operations Example ············································································································34Preview Capturing ····································································································································35Digital Zoom ·············································································································································36Configuring Preview Parameters ·············································································································37Configuring Virtual Channels ···················································································································394 PTZ Control ·····································································································································40Controlling a PTZ Camera Through the PTZ Toolbar ················································································41Configuring and Calling Preset Positions ·································································································43Configuring and Starting Patrol················································································································44Configuring Patrol Routes and Plans ································································································44Starting Patrol···································································································································48Configuring PTZ Parameters ····················································································································49