If you have purchased one of our Diversity Series IP PTZ cameras (AVC-NSZ51X33L, AVC-NSZ21X25L or newer) and have integrated this camera with a Diversity Series NVR (firmware version v8.2.3.2+), you can enable and configure the Home Position function from the interface of the recorder, either through the local interface or through the web interface. This will allow for you to pick any of the existing presets from within the camera as a "Home Position", which will program camera to automatically return the camera back to this position if a user/operator changes the camera's position or zoom level.
1. After you have logged into the web interface of the NVR, find the camera channel for the Diversity Autotracking PTZ camera and then bring that camera into a single-channel view. This can be accomplished by double-clicking with the left mouse button within the frame of the channel. After you have the PTZ camera in the single-channel view, then click on the PTZ controls button to expand the panel from the right side of your browser.
2. With the PTZ control panel expanded, click on the Mode tab to show the rest of the option and then select Preset Cruise from the drop-down menu right underneath the Mode tab. Now we will use the PTZ controls to aim the camera at a "virtual home" preset, where we would like the camera will return to after it has tracked an object. When you have locked in your position, click on the gear icon on the first line of preset memory spaces and this will save the preset.
3. Next we need to click on the drop-down menu again that is directly under the Mode tab and choose Watch Mode. From this menu, we can change the options below:
- Time Interval: This controls how long PTZ will track before returning to the Watch Point (Home Position)
- Mode: Please choose Watch Mode Set to configure the Watch Point (Home Position)
- Number: This is the Preset number that you are choosing for the PTZ camera to return to
- Cruise: If button has the Play(⏵) symbol on it, Watch Mode is not active. Clicking will activate Watch Mode (Home Position logic).
4. Once the Watch Mode has been activated, you can stop it by clicking on the Cruise button again. It will change from the ⏹ symbol back to the ⏵ symbol.
5. Now we can test this function by moving the PTZ camera to a different position. The camera should then return to the Home Position after the time interval that was configured.
If you have any other questions or do not have the correct firmware versions on all devices, please contact our support department so that we can assist you.