Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 93)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 93 Defining your views
3. Click Link window to synchronize your view in the floating window with that of your main view.
If you link the floating window, the corresponding timeline is not displayed in your floating
window but is included in the timeline on the main window.
4. To close a separate view window, click the Close button in the right corner of the window:
If a view is sent to Primary Display or a Secondary Display the title bar is hidden. To display
the title bar and get access to the Close button, move your mouse to the top of the view.
Any hotspots, carousels, Matrix positions, still images or HTML pages included in the view will work as
usual in a floating window.
Frequently asked questions: multiple windows
How many secondary displays can I use?
In the XProtect Smart Client there is no limitation. However, the number of secondary displays you can
use depends on your hardware (display adapters, etc.) and your Windows version.
I want to close a view sent to Primary Display or a Secondary Display; where is the Close
button?
In order to allow the maximum possible viewing area, the title bar of a view sent to primary display or a
secondary display is hidden. To show the title bar, and get access to the Close button, move your
mouse pointer to the top of the view.
I watch the same carousel in two different windows; why are they out of sync?
A carousel changes cameras at a specific interval, configured in setup mode. Example: With an
interval of 10 seconds, the carousel will show Camera 1 for 10 seconds, then Camera 2 for 10
seconds, etc. The timing begins when you start watching a view containing the carousel. When you
later begin watching the same carousel in another view, perhaps even in another window or another
display, the timing for that instance of the carousel begins. This is why the carousel appears to be out
of sync: in reality, you are watching two separate instances of the carousel. For more information, see
Carousel properties (see " Carousel settings " on page 91).
Matrix
The ability to add Matrix content to views is only available when connecting to selected surveillance
systems (see "Surveillance system differences" on page 42). Matrix is only available if Matrix has been
configured on your surveillance system, and you have the required user rights.
About Matrix
Matrix is a feature that lets you send or receive video from any surveillance system camera to any
monitor (known as a Matrix recipient) on a network. A typical Matrix configuration automatically
presents live video on the required Matrix recipient when a defined event occurs, for example, when
motion is detected or when another user wants to share important live video. Provided Matrix has
been configured on the surveillance system server, you can include Matrix content in your XProtect
Smart Client views. When a particular event occurs, or another user wants to share video with you,
live video will automatically appear in your Matrix views.