{"id":1105,"date":"2011-04-05T23:22:28","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T06:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2011-04-05T23:22:28","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T06:22:28","slug":"why-i-can-not-select-any-of-osd-menu-items-by-ptz-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/GK\/2011\/04\/why-i-can-not-select-any-of-osd-menu-items-by-ptz-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I can not select OSD menu items in PTZ Controller?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/PTZ.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PTZ Controller<\/a> supports standard protocol. For most PTZ cameras, OSD menu items can be selected on Menu panel of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/PTZ.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PTZ Controller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MenuDialog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"PTZ Controller Menu Panel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MenuDialog_thumb.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"PTZ Controller Menu Panel\" width=\"182\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some PTZ cameras are not fully compatible with standard protocol. Just like OSD Menu function, it is not a standard rule for every camera.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please try to select the OSD menu items by clicking Iris +\/-, Focus +\/- or Zoom +\/-.<\/p>\n<p>If you have control commands for your PTZ camera on hand, you also can add the commands to buttons on Customize panel of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/PTZ.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PTZ Controller<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/customize.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"PTZ Controller Customize\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/customize_thumb.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"PTZ Controller Customize\" width=\"350\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/EditCustomization.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"PTZ Controller Edit Customization\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/EditCustomization_thumb.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"PTZ Controller Edit Customization\" width=\"377\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/setting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"PTZ Controller Command Setting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/sptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/setting_thumb.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"PTZ Controller Command Setting\" width=\"189\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.serialporttool.com\/PTZ.htm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0080ff;\">Back to PTZ Controller webpage<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PTZ Controller supports standard protocol. For most PTZ cameras, OSD menu items can be selected on Menu panel of PTZ Controller. Some PTZ cameras are not fully compatible with standard protocol. 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