CCTV Camera Pros Geovision 8.5 Multicam Digital Surveillance System - Manual (Page 488)

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9.2 Creating an E-Map File
To create and edit an E-Map file, follow the steps below.
1. Click the Add Map button (No.2, Figure 9-1) on the toolbar. A New Map file will be created in Map
View and the Floor Plan window separately, as illustrated below.
Figure 9-2 Creating a new map
2. Click
the New Map file in Map View, and then click the Load Map button (No. 4, Figure 9-1) to
import a graphic file. The file opens in the Floor Plan window (Figure 9-1).
3. Double-click the local server folder in Host View. The program will automatically detect the
number of cameras and I/O devices already installed at the server, and display their separate
icons.
4. Drag and drop these icons from Host View onto the map in the Floor Plan window.
5. The E-Map Editor lets you set the orientation of camera icons and change the icons. Right-click
any camera icon to call up a menu, and select the direction where you want the camera to point to.
Or change the camera icon into the dome icon.