Video Overlay Window - Cisco 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Feature Setup

Video Overlay Window

The Video Overlay window provides options for configuring overlay information that appears on the
video image in the Camera Video & Control window.
To display the Video Overlay window, perform the following steps:
Procedure
From the IP camera user interface, click the Setup link.
Step 1
Click Feature Setup to expand the menu.
Step 2
From the Feature Setup menu, click Video Overlay.
Step 3
The Video Overlay window appears. If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save
Settings button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you
exit the window. Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it.
Table 4-5
Table 4-5
Option
Text Overlay Area
Enable Date/Time
Display
Date/Time alignment in
Overlay
Enable Text Display
Text Alignment in
Overlay
Text Format
Display Text
Overlay Placement
OL-28694-01
describes the options in the Video Overlay window.
Video Overlay Window Options
Description
Check this check box to display the time from the internal clock of the IP
camera as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.
Choose whether the Date/Time is to be aligned to the Left, Center, or Right
Check this check box to display the text that you enter in the Display Text
field as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.
This option can be useful for identifying this IP camera in an installation
with several IP cameras.
Choose whether the text overlay is to be aligned to the Left, Center, or
Right.
Specifies the text format to use for the text overlay. Currently, English
(ASCII) is the only available text format.
If you check the Enable Text Display check box, the text that you enter in
this field appears as an overlay on the video image from the IP camera.
The text can contain up to 26 characters, which can include letters, numbers,
spaces, and these characters: ! $ % ( ) + , - . / : = @ ^ _ ` { } ~
Choose whether the text overlay is to appear at the Top of Image or Bottom
of Image.
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