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IR Remote

image of the IR remote

PTZOptics IR Remote Button Descriptions​

  1. Standby Button Press this button to enter standby mode. Press it again to enter normal mode.
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Power consumption in standby mode is approximately half of the normal mode.

  1. Number Keys Press to set or call preset camera position or input a number.

  2. Star Sign Button Used predominantly when calling shortcuts.

  3. Set / Clear Presets To Set a Preset (save a camera position and image settings), press [PRESET] + any number zero through nine. To Clear a Preset (erase a camera position), press [RESET] + any number zero through nine. To erase all presets, press [*] + [#] + [RESET]

  4. Pan / Tilt Control Buttons Press the [LEFT or RIGHT] arrow to pan. Press the [UP or DOWN] arrow to tilt. Press the [HOME] button to return the camera to the factory default front facing home position.

  5. Return Button Press the [RETURN] button to go back to a previous menu within the on screen display (OSD).

  6. Zoom Buttons Press [+] to zoom in (Slow and fast speed). Press [-] to zoom out (Slow and fast speed).

  7. L / R Set Buttons Set the Left & Right directional buttons for the remote. Press the following buttons simultaneously. Press [L/R SET] + [1]: Buttons function normally. Press [L/R SET] + [2]: Buttons function inverted.

  8. Focus Buttons Pressing [AUTO] tells the camera to focus the image on the center object. Pressing [Manual] switches the camera to manual focus mode. Press [FAR] to focus on a far object. Press [NEAR] to focus on a near object.

  9. Camera Select Buttons Press 1, 2, 3, or 4 to select the corresponding camera.

  10. # Button For multiple functions. Typically used when calling shortcuts.

  11. Multi-Function Buttons

    Function 1: Auto-Tracking Control

    • [F1]: Enable video-based auto-framing (nonfunctional)
    • [F2]: Enable audio-based auto-tracking (nonfunctional)
    • [F3]: Enable video-based auto-tracking
    • [F4]: Disable auto-tracking

    Function 2: For setting camera IR address. Press these 3 keys one after another to set the camera IR address as follows:

    • [*] > [#] > [F1]: Address 1
    • [*] > [#] > [F2]: Address 2
    • [*] > [#] > [F3]: Address 3
    • [*] > [#] > [F4]: Address 4

    Function 4: Image Freeze

    • [#] > [*] > [F4]: Freeze the video feed. Repeat to unfreeze.

  12. Menu Button Press [MENU] to open the camera’s On Screen Menu (OSD). Press [MENU] again to close the OSD.

  13. P / T RST Button Perform camera self-calibrate pan and tilt movement.

  14. Backlight Button Use to enable or disable backlight compensation. Note: Only effective in auto exposure mode. Note: If there is light behind the subject, they may appear darker. In this case, use Backlight Compensation to enhance image.

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Although this remote can be used to control both PTZOptics Pan Tilt Zoom cameras and PTZOptics Studio Cams, the P / T RST Button will not self-calibrate Studio Cams.