### PRIVACY MASK

You can configure the privacy mask settings to hide specific portions of surveillance video for privacy protection.

When a privacy mask is set, the resolution, frame rate, and image quality of the live video image may be limited.

The configured settings will be applied commonly to “CAM1” and “CAM2” selected under [VIEW].

1Click [PRIVACY MASK] in the sub menu.

The PRIVACY MASK SETTINGS screen appears.

The mask setting screen shows the video at the angle of view that you see on the live screen.

2Drag the mouse over the live video image to select the area you want to mask.

A mask pattern appears over the selected area.

You can set up to eight mask patterns on the screen.

To select a mask pattern, just click on it. The selected mask pattern is shown with a yellow green border.

To move a mask pattern, select it and then drag the mouse. To resize a mask pattern, place the mouse pointer over its border and then drag the mouse.

To delete a set mask pattern, click the DELETE button corresponding to the pattern number or drag it out of the screen.

3Select the [SETTING ITEMS] check box.

Each mask pattern for which you selected the check box appears on the live screen.

You may select two or more check boxes.

4In [COLOR], select the color of the mask pattern(s).

BLACK, GREY, WHITE, RED, BLUE

5In [SEMI TRANSPARENT], select whether to enable or disable the transparency of the mask pattern(s).

OFF (Disables transparency), ON (Enables transparency)

6Click SET and then BACK.

The settings are saved and you return to the sub menu.